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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-22487                    

                                DBX ETF Trust                               

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

345 Park Avenue

                         New York, New York 10154                            

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Freddi Klassen

DBX ETF Trust

345 Park Avenue

                           New York, New York 10154                          

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:  May 31

Date of reporting period:  November 30, 2017

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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November 30, 2017

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

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

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBAP)

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF (DBBR)

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM)

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU)

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ)

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR)

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP)

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF (DBMX)

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO)

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF (DBUK)

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     2  

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     3  

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     4  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     5  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     7  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     8  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     9  

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

     10  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     11  

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

     12  

Fees and Expenses

     13  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     15  

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     40  

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     49  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     52  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     67  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     75  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     84  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     87  

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

     93  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     95  

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

     98  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     102  

Statements of Operations

     105  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     108  

Financial Highlights

     114  

Notes to Financial Statements

     120  

Additional Information

     134  

Privacy Policy Notice

     135  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semi-annual report for 11 of our currency-hedged equity ETFs for the period ended November 30, 2017.

Global economies witnessed synchronized momentum in growth, amidst strong business investment and consumer confidence. Overall, equity markets, with support from positive economic sentiments, remained unfazed by geo-political risks and reached record highs on increased investment and trade. Owing to a pickup in economic activity and a stable future outlook, major central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) continued to engineer a gradual path towards normalization. Elsewhere, a recovery in commodity prices, coupled with strong fundamentals and supportive external environment, continued to buoy emerging markets ahead of their developed market counterparts.

As the political scenario stabilized, the European economy entered a rapid growth trajectory, specifically uplifted by improving economic conditions and strong corporate earnings. Running hand in glove with Europe’s positive progression was Germany, which experienced rising production and falling unemployment rates. In France, economic growth beat expectations as business activity got a boost from labor market and tax reforms. Meanwhile, European equity markets performed moderately vis-a-vis global equities. With global central banks moving towards normalization, the ECB decided to reduce its bond purchases from January 2018, but extended the program until September in the same year. Elsewhere, the BoE took a bold step to increase its interest rates, despite the concurrent Brexit1 proceedings. This move came after inflation comfortably stayed above its target rate.

In Asia, equity markets rallied after Japanese and Chinese administrative and political outcomes fell in line with the equity investor’s view on the likely continuation of stable policies. Chinese equity markets reached new highs, following strong economic data, with expanding industrial production and a reduction in reserve requirement by banks. Among other policies, China’s focus on deleveraging, efficient allocation of resources and transition to a consumption-led economy were in line with investor expectations. Australia’s economy was supported by growing public infrastructure, despite disappointment from domestic demand.

Global economic conditions remain strong, with major economies worldwide expected to steadily move toward their target growth rates. Against this supportive economic backdrop, emerging markets are likely to experience a sustained pickup in activity. Meanwhile, with the U.S. and Eurozone recovering strongly, monetary policies are expected to tighten in these regions, but at a cautious pace. Furthermore, as Donald Trump’s proposed tax reforms continue to gain support, business confidence in the U.S. could improve. In view of an appreciating U.S. dollar, our currency-hedged strategy plays a significant role in managing investments in international equities.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

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

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

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

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (9.8% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    1.4%  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    1.3%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    1.1%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    1.0%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.9%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    0.9%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    0.9%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    0.8%  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    0.8%  

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.7%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Japan

    16.8%  

United Kingdom

    10.7%  

France

    7.5%  

Germany

    7.0%  

China

    6.7%  

Canada

    6.6%  

Switzerland

    6.1%  

Australia

    4.8%  

South Korea

    3.9%  

Hong Kong

    3.3%  

Netherlands

    3.3%  

Taiwan

    2.9%  

Spain

    2.3%  

Other

    18.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    23.2%  

Industrials

    11.9%  

Information Technology

    11.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.2%  

Consumer Staples

    9.5%  

Materials

    7.8%  

Health Care

    7.7%  

Energy

    6.5%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.2%  

Real Estate

    3.2%  

Utilities

    3.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBAP)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (25.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    5.2%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    4.1%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    3.7%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    3.3%  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1.9%  

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    1.8%  

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    1.5%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.3%  

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    1.2%  

Baidu, Inc. (China)

    1.2%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

China

    27.2%  

Australia

    19.0%  

South Korea

    16.0%  

Hong Kong

    13.0%  

Taiwan

    11.6%  

Singapore

    3.8%  

Malaysia

    2.3%  

Thailand

    2.3%  

Indonesia

    2.2%  

Other

    2.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Information Technology

    27.8%  

Financials

    26.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.5%  

Real Estate

    6.9%  

Industrials

    6.8%  

Materials

    6.5%  

Consumer Staples

    4.7%  

Telecommunication Services

    3.8%  

Energy

    3.5%  

Health Care

    3.2%  

Utilities

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 40.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF (DBBR)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (56.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    10.2%  

Vale SA

    8.4%  

Banco Bradesco SA

    7.7%  

Ambev SA

    7.2%  

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

    4.6%  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    4.5%  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    4.0%  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    3.8%  

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    3.4%  

Cielo SA

    2.3%  
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    35.3%  

Consumer Staples

    14.1%  

Materials

    13.8%  

Energy

    11.8%  

Industrials

    6.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

    5.4%  

Utilities

    4.8%  

Telecommunication Services

    2.8%  

Information Technology

    2.5%  

Health Care

    2.0%  

Real Estate

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 49.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in the global emerging markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index includes securities from the following 24 countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (25.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    5.4%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    4.2%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    3.8%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    3.5%  

Naspers Ltd. (South Africa)

    2.2%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.4%  

Baidu, Inc. (China)

    1.2%  

China Mobile Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    1.2%  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (China)

    1.1%  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    1.0%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

China

    26.5%  

South Korea

    15.5%  

Taiwan

    11.5%  

India

    8.6%  

Brazil

    6.8%  

South Africa

    6.6%  

Hong Kong

    3.6%  

Russia

    3.4%  

Mexico

    3.0%  

Malaysia

    2.3%  

Thailand

    2.3%  

Indonesia

    2.2%  

Other

    7.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Information Technology

    28.4%  

Financials

    23.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.4%  

Materials

    7.3%  

Energy

    6.7%  

Consumer Staples

    6.4%  

Industrials

    5.2%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.8%  

Real Estate

    2.8%  

Health Care

    2.5%  

Utilities

    2.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 52.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (18.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    2.8%  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands)

    2.8%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.1%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2.0%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    1.9%  

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.5%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    1.4%  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.4%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    1.2%  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

    1.1%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

United Kingdom

    23.6%  

France

    16.6%  

Germany

    15.6%  

Switzerland

    13.7%  

Netherlands

    7.2%  

Spain

    5.2%  

Sweden

    4.3%  

Italy

    3.3%  

Denmark

    2.8%  

Other

    7.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    21.0%  

Consumer Staples

    13.8%  

Industrials

    13.3%  

Health Care

    12.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.4%  

Materials

    8.0%  

Energy

    7.3%  

Information Technology

    5.1%  

Telecommunication Services

    3.8%  

Utilities

    3.7%  

Real Estate

    1.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 67.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EMU IMI US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equities in countries in the EMU, or the “Eurozone,” that have adopted the euro as their common currency and sole legal tender, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (19.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TOTAL SA (France)

    2.4%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    2.0%  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

    2.0%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    1.9%  

Bayer AG (Germany)

    1.9%  

Siemens AG (Germany)

    1.9%  

Sanofi (France)

    1.9%  

BASF SE (Germany)

    1.8%  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom)

    1.7%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Belgium)

    1.6%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

France

    29.9%  

Germany

    29.1%  

Spain

    9.9%  

Netherlands

    8.7%  

Italy

    7.5%  

Belgium

    3.9%  

Finland

    3.2%  

United Kingdom

    3.0%  

Other

    4.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    19.6%  

Industrials

    15.8%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.6%  

Consumer Staples

    9.5%  

Materials

    8.6%  

Information Technology

    8.5%  

Health Care

    7.8%  

Utilities

    5.2%  

Energy

    4.8%  

Telecommunication Services

    3.8%  

Real Estate

    2.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (53.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

SAP SE

    7.3%  

Allianz SE

    7.0%  

Bayer AG

    7.0%  

Siemens AG

    6.9%  

BASF SE

    6.8%  

Daimler AG

    5.3%  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    3.9%  

Deutsche Post AG

    3.0%  

Volkswagen AG

    3.0%  

Linde AG

    2.8%  
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Consumer Discretionary

    18.5%  

Financials

    15.2%  

Materials

    14.9%  

Industrials

    14.3%  

Health Care

    12.0%  

Information Technology

    11.0%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.6%  

Consumer Staples

    3.5%  

Utilities

    3.4%  

Real Estate

    2.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (18.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    4.4%  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    2.2%  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1.9%  

Sony Corp.

    1.6%  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1.5%  

Keyence Corp.

    1.5%  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1.5%  

KDDI Corp.

    1.4%  

FANUC Corp.

    1.3%  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1.2%  
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Industrials

    21.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

    20.1%  

Information Technology

    13.1%  

Financials

    12.5%  

Consumer Staples

    7.7%  

Health Care

    7.0%  

Materials

    6.6%  

Telecommunication Services

    5.4%  

Real Estate

    3.9%  

Utilities

    1.7%  

Energy

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF (DBMX)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to the Mexican equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Mexican peso. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (59.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

America Movil SAB de CV

    15.2%  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    9.0%  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV

    7.4%  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    6.2%  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV

    5.3%  

Grupo Televisa SAB

    4.6%  

Cemex SAB de CV

    4.4%  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    2.7%  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV

    2.5%  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

    2.3%  
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Consumer Staples

    26.5%  

Telecommunication Services

    16.4%  

Financials

    15.5%  

Materials

    14.1%  

Industrials

    10.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.7%  

Real Estate

    6.5%  

Utilities

    1.7%  

Health Care

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

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

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (43.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    19.8%  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    4.9%  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    2.8%  

POSCO

    2.7%  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2.6%  

NAVER Corp.

    2.5%  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2.3%  

LG Chem Ltd.

    2.1%  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    2.1%  

Celltrion, Inc.

    1.8%  
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Information Technology

    35.9%  

Financials

    14.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8%  

Industrials

    10.6%  

Materials

    8.8%  

Consumer Staples

    8.1%  

Health Care

    4.5%  

Energy

    2.7%  

Utilities

    1.4%  

Telecommunication Services

    0.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 95.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF (DBUK)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI United Kingdom US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to the United Kingdom equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and British pound sterling. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (46.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

    10.1%  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    7.6%  

British American Tobacco PLC

    5.6%  

BP PLC

    4.6%  

Diageo PLC

    3.4%  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    3.3%  

AstraZeneca PLC

    3.1%  

Vodafone Group PLC

    3.1%  

Unilever PLC

    2.7%  

Prudential PLC

    2.5%  
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    22.4%  

Consumer Staples

    17.9%  

Energy

    15.3%  

Health Care

    9.2%  

Materials

    8.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.0%  

Industrials

    8.0%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.4%  

Utilities

    3.3%  

Information Technology

    1.7%  

Real Estate

    1.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 98.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds

The examples in the table are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017).

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, 2017
     Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,068.80        0.40   $ 2.07  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.06        0.40   $ 2.03  
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,111.70        0.60   $ 3.18  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.06        0.60   $ 3.04  
Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,104.20        0.60   $ 3.16  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.06        0.60   $ 3.04  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,113.40        0.65   $ 3.44  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81        0.65   $ 3.29  
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.00        0.45   $ 2.28  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,029.50        0.45   $ 2.29  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

      Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2017
     Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,036.50        0.45   $ 2.30  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,149.90        0.45   $ 2.43  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  
Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 957.40        0.50   $ 2.45  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.56        0.50   $ 2.54  
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,076.90        0.58   $ 3.02  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.16        0.58   $ 2.94  
Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 993.80        0.45   $ 2.25  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 95.5%    
Australia — 4.7%    

AGL Energy Ltd.

    4,172     $ 78,861  

Alumina Ltd.

    16,246       27,280  

Amcor Ltd.

    6,687       77,995  

AMP Ltd.

    16,474       63,676  

APA Group (a)

    6,479       45,773  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    3,247       54,008  

ASX Ltd.

    1,206       52,124  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    13,806       55,034  

AusNet Services

    13,115       18,600  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    17,560       378,017  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    2,564       25,561  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    2,452       21,589  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    19,140       395,236  

BHP Billiton PLC

    12,632       229,772  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    3,440       35,414  

Boral Ltd.

    6,561       37,320  

Brambles Ltd.

    9,856       76,191  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    1,517       39,083  

Challenger Ltd.

    3,987       42,191  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    618       23,854  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    3,568       21,429  

Cochlear Ltd.

    362       49,484  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    10,307       619,254  

Computershare Ltd.

    2,888       35,979  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    2,417       22,579  

CSL Ltd.

    2,729       295,885  

Dexus REIT

    6,015       47,135  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    445       15,820  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (b)

    386       13,069  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    9,781       34,032  

Goodman Group REIT

    11,114       73,054  

GPT Group REIT

    11,150       45,627  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (b)

    3,456       10,483  

Healthscope Ltd.

    8,008       12,024  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    10,681       32,236  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    13,575       73,623  

LendLease Group (a)

    3,441       41,384  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,877       139,464  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    17,099       42,293  

Mirvac Group REIT

    22,972       42,398  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    15,984       357,752  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    4,869       85,849  

Oil Search Ltd.

    6,960       36,957  

Orica Ltd.

    2,703       34,757  

Origin Energy Ltd.*

    9,782       66,074  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    8,543       68,626  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    891       47,029  

REA Group Ltd.

    277       16,508  

Santos Ltd.*

    8,630       33,161  

Scentre Group REIT

    31,695       101,411  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,976       27,621  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    2,516       42,401  

South32 Ltd.

    33,327       82,180  

Stockland REIT

    14,411       51,232  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    7,601       82,389  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)    

Sydney Airport (a)

    6,598     $ 36,981  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    5,171       18,970  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    9,074       29,582  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    24,603       63,831  

TPG Telecom Ltd. (b)

    2,186       9,838  

Transurban Group (a)

    12,257       116,354  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    4,567       54,339  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    21,347       45,211  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    6,749       224,209  

Westfield Corp. REIT

    11,916       75,531  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    20,033       476,864  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    4,359       102,212  

Woolworths Ltd.

    7,913       161,067  
   

 

 

 
      5,993,767  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.2%            

ANDRITZ AG

    332       18,595  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    1,804       78,695  

OMV AG

    904       56,231  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG*

    907       32,117  

voestalpine AG

    554       32,185  
   

 

 

 
      217,823  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.8%            

Ageas

    984       48,353  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    4,697       540,611  

Colruyt SA

    362       19,170  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    505       54,307  

KBC Group NV

    1,572       128,599  

Proximus SADP

    450       15,423  

Solvay SA

    450       63,309  

Telenet Group Holding NV*

    371       25,917  

UCB SA

    802       59,890  

Umicore SA

    1,124       52,457  
   

 

 

 
      1,008,036  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 1.1%            

Ambev SA

    28,294       177,710  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda*

    2,300       10,673  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    12,620       89,596  

Banco Bradesco SA

    5,467       50,738  

Banco do Brasil SA

    5,378       49,172  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    3,145       27,766  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    4,618       37,921  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    4,900       18,097  

BRF SA*

    2,663       31,304  

CCR SA

    7,454       36,047  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA*

    470       2,689  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    2,332       23,295  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais*

    719       1,443  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA*

    3,911       8,794  

Cielo SA

    6,963       48,711  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    815       8,921  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    1,828       7,706  

Embraer SA

    3,041       14,539  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Brazil (Continued)            

Equatorial Energia SA

    1,292     $ 25,240  

Fibria Celulose SA

    1,441       19,884  

Hypermarcas SA

    2,332       23,402  

JBS SA

    4,527       10,939  

Klabin SA

    3,591       19,582  

Kroton Educacional SA

    8,410       46,553  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    3,084       18,871  

Lojas Renner SA

    4,465       46,281  

M Dias Branco SA

    702       10,036  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    1,387       12,355  

Odontoprev SA

    1,671       7,785  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA*

    17,725       86,366  

Porto Seguro SA

    447       4,893  

Qualicorp SA

    2,524       23,648  

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,586       42,636  

Rumo SA*

    4,440       17,660  

Sul America SA

    753       4,115  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    2,413       12,907  

TIM Participacoes SA

    4,449       16,038  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    1,110       7,216  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    2,172       46,579  

Vale SA

    17,898       192,134  

WEG SA

    3,311       23,143  
   

 

 

 
      1,363,385  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 6.4%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    1,124       49,267  

Agrium, Inc.

    816       89,661  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

    2,604       132,789  

AltaGas Ltd. (b)

    717       16,300  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    2,332       28,577  

Atco Ltd., Class I

    457       16,323  

Bank of Montreal

    3,920       301,623  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    7,304       461,457  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    7,312       100,996  

BCE, Inc.

    704       33,690  

BlackBerry Ltd.*

    3,363       36,285  

Bombardier, Inc., Class B*

    12,499       29,064  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    5,074       210,881  

CAE, Inc.

    1,682       29,699  

Cameco Corp.

    2,047       19,198  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    2,626       240,465  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    4,616       360,328  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    6,921       234,750  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    908       158,917  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    440       55,601  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    804       24,329  

CCL Industries, Inc., Class B

    916       42,451  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    5,335       50,863  

CGI Group, Inc., Class A*

    1,317       69,507  

CI Financial Corp.

    1,626       36,738  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    131       76,731  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    3,354       24,463  

Dollarama, Inc.

    645       78,846  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    2,963       22,346  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Emera, Inc.

    323     $ 12,157  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

    782       15,044  

Enbridge, Inc.

    9,844       371,205  

Encana Corp.

    6,247       73,938  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    155       85,179  

Finning International, Inc.

    1,222       29,277  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

    834       13,601  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    4,405       50,634  

Fortis, Inc.

    2,470       90,939  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    829       67,540  

George Weston Ltd.

    269       22,917  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    916       29,067  

Goldcorp, Inc.

    5,269       66,610  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    1,814       49,366  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    3       49  

Husky Energy, Inc.*

    2,081       25,211  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A

    1,669       29,418  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    613       21,182  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    1,942       59,909  

Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.

    645       30,081  

Intact Financial Corp.

    684       57,386  

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    2,143       45,014  

Jean Coutu Group PJC, Inc., Class A

    126       2,401  

Keyera Corp.

    826       23,279  

Kinross Gold Corp.*

    8,345       34,864  

Linamar Corp.

    105       5,677  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    1,376       72,450  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    3,807       22,190  

Magna International, Inc.

    2,120       118,920  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    12,130       254,888  

Methanex Corp.

    570       30,379  

Metro, Inc.

    1,392       43,600  

National Bank of Canada

    2,139       105,396  

Onex Corp.

    469       33,913  

Open Text Corp.

    1,211       39,498  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    3,119       108,620  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

    5,285       103,721  

Power Corp. of Canada

    2,332       59,089  

Power Financial Corp.

    1,486       40,716  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    1,097       28,706  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    1,503       93,350  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    2,296       119,165  

Royal Bank of Canada

    8,824       689,765  

Saputo, Inc.

    1,295       43,945  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd., Class A*

    1,534       20,974  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    2,796       62,307  

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

    476       49,867  

SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.

    1,012       44,138  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    3,697       146,086  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    9,984       346,304  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    3,682       84,591  

TELUS Corp.

    1,033       38,176  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    1,743       76,764  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    11,124       631,494  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.*

    1,217       21,866  

TransCanada Corp.

    5,599       268,547  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.*

    3,868     $ 11,453  

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

    607       21,407  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    360       22,753  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    2,796       58,492  
   

 

 

 
      8,257,620  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.3%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    9,121       5,246  

Antofagasta PLC

    2,516       30,947  

Banco de Chile

    147,982       20,494  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    228       13,653  

Banco Santander Chile

    392,625       26,868  

Cencosud SA

    10,593       25,954  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    884       11,201  

Colbun SA

    40,553       8,249  

Empresas CMPC SA

    5,893       16,722  

Empresas COPEC SA

    2,707       36,324  

Enel Americas SA

    173,584       33,534  

Enel Chile SA

    102,572       11,011  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    15,415       12,581  

Itau CorpBanca

    1,679,537       13,307  

Latam Airlines Group SA

    1,848       23,204  

SACI Falabella

    3,760       31,496  
   

 

 

 
      320,791  
   

 

 

 
China — 6.4%            

3SBio, Inc., 144A*

    4,732       9,209  

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    526       37,735  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    5,188       103,824  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,000       14,417  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    148,094       68,831  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    17,267       18,527  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    6,846       1,212,290  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    12,558       8,329  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,340       35,243  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    6,459       28,945  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*

    322       17,829  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,514       8,648  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    1,569       374,332  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    473,111       229,585  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    50,720       37,536  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,955       13,232  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    3,899       34,571  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    4,000       9,577  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    52,597       14,344  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    49,800       18,491  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    58,540       37,852  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    30,560       34,120  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    19,597       12,446  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    7,292       16,059  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    501,312       437,115  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,576     $ 8,610  

China Evergrande Group*

    19,877       65,662  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,138       11,097  

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

    37,200       17,052  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co.
Ltd.*(c)

    38,883       5  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    44,168       143,359  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    20,614       13,883  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    2,426       5,069  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    15,125       38,422  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,642       92,629  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    34,934       35,202  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,000       13,095  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    16,275       14,962  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    11,625       10,717  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,901       75,839  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    149,400       106,740  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,487       15,956  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    16,985       12,679  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    11,000       14,591  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,308       54,898  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,473       9,360  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    89,233       43,302  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,157       26,071  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    5,000       4,712  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,820       14,742  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,274       28,723  

CNOOC Ltd.

    99,588       134,907  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    32,278       50,834  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    22,680       20,676  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    21,347       42,365  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    2,267       104,463  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,457       21,949  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    4,783       34,877  

Fosun International Ltd.

    19,001       39,412  

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

    3,255       12,503  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    28,520       99,325  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,555       11,138  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd. (b)

    77,446       8,726  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,341       20,294  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,674       31,806  

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

    9,092       19,441  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    3,701       10,828  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,570       29,167  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    4,356     $ 42,472  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    23,226       14,869  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    23,491       7,489  

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

    8,870       17,944  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    454,931       353,570  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    3,971       148,714  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,274       9,965  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,073       11,012  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    4,159       11,822  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    46,909       26,667  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    15,348       36,041  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*

    7,500       10,870  

Minth Group Ltd.

    4,650       25,959  

Momo, Inc., ADR*

    531       12,744  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    480       157,781  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,528       28,872  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR

    813       68,991  

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

    41,191       21,202  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    119,991       80,658  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,665       50,529  

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

    31,434       309,907  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(b)

    15,981       22,303  

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

    11,437       7,834  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd.,
Class H*

    18,292       7,167  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,202       5,802  

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

    5,400       8,008  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,416       16,118  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,639       41,875  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    23,250       8,186  

SINA Corp.*

    356       34,806  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    16,342       10,232  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,387       12,086  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,599       29,870  

SOHO China Ltd.

    12,723       7,200  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    11,210       51,671  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    4,407       73,355  

TAL Education Group, ADR

    1,638       45,667  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    34,485       1,757,332  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    14,230       22,374  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    5,989       16,372  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,296     $ 5,260  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    1,936       15,933  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    37,388       29,297  

Weibo Corp., ADR*

    197       21,386  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,613       2,914  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    14,500       16,880  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,625       10,851  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    2,286       93,337  

YY, Inc., ADR*(b)

    180       18,574  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,007       9,596  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,058       23,303  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    31,613       10,969  

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    929       3,229  
   

 

 

 
      8,291,040  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    1,380       13,267  

Ecopetrol SA

    41,949       24,337  

Grupo Argos SA

    1,798       12,207  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    1,449       18,734  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    2,328       10,650  
   

 

 

 
      79,195  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

CEZ AS

    1,004       22,969  

Komercni banka AS

    454       19,029  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    2,925       10,548  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    1       13  
   

 

 

 
      52,559  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.3%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    16       27,404  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    39       69,978  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    660       78,158  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    656       59,535  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    742       58,156  

Danske Bank A/S

    4,358       162,804  

DSV A/S

    1,130       86,958  

Genmab A/S*

    345       67,862  

H Lundbeck A/S

    422       21,278  

ISS A/S

    1,355       51,226  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    11,094       572,699  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,345       72,788  

Orsted A/S, 144A

    886       51,547  

Pandora A/S

    810       81,154  

TDC A/S

    5,098       31,029  

Tryg A/S

    661       16,068  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    1,323       84,672  

William Demant Holding A/S*

    925       25,429  
   

 

 

 
      1,618,745  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    6,249       26,625  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.

    2,888       3,969  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Egypt (Continued)            

Global Telecom Holding SAE*

    12,321     $ 5,233  
   

 

 

 
      35,827  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.7%            

Elisa OYJ

    873       35,516  

Fortum OYJ

    2,742       57,702  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    2,127       109,469  

Metso OYJ

    675       23,821  

Neste OYJ

    1,036       64,368  

Nokia OYJ

    34,904       175,151  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    833       36,358  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    714       26,370  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    2,623       138,649  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    3,169       48,507  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    3,197       96,234  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    898       59,321  
   

 

 

 
      871,466  
   

 

 

 
France — 7.2%            

Accor SA

    1,126       56,477  

Aeroports de Paris

    276       52,644  

Air Liquide SA

    2,575       322,273  

Airbus SE

    3,505       364,159  

Alstom SA

    1,126       46,479  

Amundi SA, 144A

    351       31,325  

Arkema SA

    434       53,103  

Atos SE

    558       82,522  

AXA SA

    11,715       353,475  

BioMerieux

    241       20,105  

BNP Paribas SA

    6,660       504,003  

Bollore SA

    4,095       21,748  

Bouygues SA

    1,113       57,574  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,492       39,557  

Capgemini SE

    966       111,391  

Carrefour SA

    3,395       71,342  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    293       17,831  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    3,017       171,882  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    1,021       148,078  

CNP Assurances

    909       20,459  

Credit Agricole SA

    6,749       113,707  

Danone SA

    3,526       297,638  

Dassault Aviation SA

    13       19,987  

Dassault Systemes SE

    745       80,081  

Edenred

    1,288       36,854  

Eiffage SA

    260       28,530  

Electricite de France SA

    2,283       29,918  

Engie SA

    10,609       185,685  

Essilor International SA

    1,208       155,357  

Eurazeo SA

    316       27,810  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    1,114       25,219  

Faurecia

    441       33,741  

Fonciere Des Regions REIT

    184       19,686  

Gecina SA REIT

    319       53,157  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    3,072       40,842  

Hermes International

    184       96,987  

ICADE REIT

    198       18,392  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Iliad SA

    157     $ 36,729  

Imerys SA

    272       24,938  

Ingenico Group SA

    367       38,458  

Ipsen SA

    239       29,130  

JCDecaux SA

    557       23,211  

Kering

    460       204,086  

Klepierre SA REIT

    1,574       65,009  

Lagardere SCA

    709       23,236  

Legrand SA

    1,593       119,376  

L’Oreal SA

    1,502       332,165  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (b)

    1,668       485,415  

Natixis SA

    6,248       50,644  

Orange SA (b)

    11,937       205,732  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,272       198,409  

Peugeot SA

    3,034       62,745  

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,216       80,762  

Remy Cointreau SA

    134       17,831  

Renault SA

    1,067       108,432  

Rexel SA

    1,867       34,433  

Safran SA

    1,815       193,412  

Sanofi

    6,943       633,015  

Schneider Electric SE*

    3,357       288,527  

SCOR SE

    923       37,638  

SEB SA

    53       9,765  

Societe BIC SA

    174       20,201  

Societe Generale SA

    4,594       231,351  

Sodexo SA

    566       73,936  

Suez

    2,194       40,451  

Teleperformance

    336       49,731  

Thales SA

    635       64,183  

TOTAL SA

    13,859       781,977  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    367       28,144  

Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT

    610       156,065  

Valeo SA

    1,559       113,173  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,888       73,063  

Vinci SA

    3,070       313,665  

Vivendi SA

    6,156       163,872  

Wendel SA

    168       28,275  

Zodiac Aerospace

    1,346       39,571  
   

 

 

 
      9,290,774  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 6.4%            

adidas AG

    1,118       233,138  

Allianz SE

    2,669       629,478  

Axel Springer SE

    273       21,547  

BASF SE

    5,492       614,464  

Bayer AG

    4,944       630,534  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,986       200,170  

Beiersdorf AG

    600       71,408  

Brenntag AG

    929       57,830  

Commerzbank AG*

    6,530       94,473  

Continental AG

    667       177,634  

Covestro AG, 144A

    552       57,489  

Daimler AG

    5,748       475,625  

Deutsche Bank AG (d)

    12,372       233,551  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,102       124,935  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    1,306     $ 44,877  

Deutsche Post AG

    5,965       283,212  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    19,545       349,184  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    2,103       92,965  

Drillisch AG

    308       23,503  

E.ON SE

    13,167       152,285  

Evonik Industries AG

    739       27,566  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    278       27,689  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,305       129,652  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    2,483       179,126  

GEA Group AG

    1,063       51,286  

Hannover Rueck SE

    431       56,635  

HeidelbergCement AG

    821       87,332  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    646       78,735  

HOCHTIEF AG

    116       20,386  

HUGO BOSS AG

    384       31,578  

Infineon Technologies AG

    6,782       187,277  

Innogy SE, 144A

    813       37,580  

K+S AG

    1,251       29,296  

KION Group AG

    426       34,672  

LANXESS AG

    565       42,918  

Linde AG

    1,007       221,018  

Linde AG*

    108       25,214  

MAN SE

    92       10,333  

Merck KGaA

    790       84,091  

METRO AG*

    1,114       21,745  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    302       54,296  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    968       215,397  

OSRAM Licht AG

    589       50,469  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    1,584       50,377  

RWE AG*

    3,104       71,120  

SAP SE

    5,876       661,973  

Siemens AG

    4,573       621,592  

Symrise AG

    737       62,642  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    3,907       18,583  

thyssenkrupp AG

    2,559       70,024  

TUI AG

    2,609       48,127  

Uniper SE

    1,170       34,808  

United Internet AG

    735       49,516  

Volkswagen AG

    193       39,959  

Vonovia SE

    2,836       133,486  

Wirecard AG

    683       72,807  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    660       33,752  
   

 

 

 
      8,241,359  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Bank AE*

    7,212       13,992  

Eurobank Ergasias SA*

    8,827       7,144  

FF Group*

    199       3,678  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,023       12,359  

JUMBO SA

    574       8,677  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    32,350       10,011  

OPAP SA

    945       11,529  

Piraeus Bank SA*

    1,855       5,211  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Greece (Continued)            

Titan Cement Co. SA

    171     $ 4,217  
   

 

 

 
      76,818  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.2%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    71,815       582,049  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    23,752       11,709  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*(b)

    63,309       8,511  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    1,475       21,190  

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

    6,985       30,900  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    3,297       18,996  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    30,872       24,112  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    22,611       114,356  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    16,816       44,138  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    14,795       19,853  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    11,431       35,127  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    24,060       10,875  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,148       21,022  

China Mobile Ltd.

    36,568       371,057  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    22,192       70,468  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,360       28,453  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    6,142       23,710  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    17,417       50,065  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,679       20,100  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    11,756       15,263  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,575       36,166  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.*

    33,981       49,252  

CITIC Ltd.

    24,033       34,033  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    15,101       127,128  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    16,053       202,046  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    4,315       36,630  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    9,824       100,188  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    10,481       10,561  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    11,614       10,588  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    10,916       8,162  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*

    40,691       17,037  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    14,289       102,729  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.*(b)

    97,590       15,744  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    16,656       22,392  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    6,729       18,007  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.*(c)

    36,104       0  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    5,457       19,634  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    12,103       28,483  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    4,264       105,370  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    7,385       48,224  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., 144A (a)

    15,697       14,410  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    23,305       29,272  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    49,573       96,732  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    7,042       212,067  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    9,100       66,430  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    6,337       33,956  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    1,000       62,480  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    946       39,259  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    5,057     $ 22,338  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    3,500       20,076  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd.

    24,000       29,562  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    20,390       17,622  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    9,000       10,544  

Li & Fung Ltd.

    27,005       11,894  

Link REIT

    13,293       118,545  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    1,311       34,230  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    8,830       51,950  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    34,474       49,967  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    8,250       13,690  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    12,540       22,767  

PCCW Ltd.

    21,930       13,029  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    8,233       70,311  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,494       9,864  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    10,565       20,643  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    26,886       35,182  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    18,918       34,250  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    15,979       12,848  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    14,880       14,556  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    8,452       138,086  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    3,500       33,655  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    10,309       34,913  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    8,978       51,901  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    46,783       49,657  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    9,120       28,726  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.*

    8,826       53,339  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    4,692       32,201  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    4,230       15,111  
   

 

 

 
      4,120,391  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    1,864       21,611  

OTP Bank PLC

    1,476       56,414  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    854       22,068  
   

 

 

 
      100,093  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.1%            

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

    425       14,884  

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

    2,406       22,953  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    1,058       16,462  

Tata Motors Ltd., ADR*

    345       10,761  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    3,874       20,881  
   

 

 

 
      85,941  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.5%            

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    59,348       7,459  

PT Astra International Tbk

    115,074       67,848  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    75,858       114,129  

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

    25,211       9,366  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    78,731       43,073  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    41,810       25,038  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    341,306       80,999  

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk

    24,600       5,820  

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

    65,887       8,037  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    46,490       10,036  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    929       5,256  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Indonesia (Continued)            

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk

    43,228     $ 13,103  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    11,627       15,838  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    9,980       6,235  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    20,630       11,172  

PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk

    25,913       12,213  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    1,369       162  

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

    202,597       8,613  

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk

    19,040       14,921  

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

    39,478       3,794  

PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk

    130,204       5,968  

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

    52,657       6,618  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk

    23,241       16,152  

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    35,560       5,784  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

    315,956       96,941  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    25,573       10,777  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    7,454       27,169  

PT United Tractors Tbk

    11,314       28,021  

PT Waskita Karya Persero Tbk

    28,604       4,462  

PT XL Axiata Tbk*

    39,478       8,990  
   

 

 

 
      673,994  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.4%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    1,095       56,907  

Allied Irish Banks PLC

    4,735       30,715  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC*

    4,800       37,444  

CRH PLC

    4,733       163,089  

DCC PLC

    523       50,608  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    2,624       42,673  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    832       87,145  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    477       53,192  

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR*

    170       20,730  
   

 

 

 
      542,503  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.3%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    252       13,511  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    6,311       43,064  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    7,908       43,893  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    6,827       10,235  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

    784       81,763  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    147       20,364  

Frutarom Industries Ltd.

    238       20,973  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    3,408       13,885  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    1,085       19,784  

Nice Ltd.

    430       37,203  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR (b)

    5,170       76,620  
   

 

 

 
      381,295  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.4%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    6,924       126,751  

Atlantia SpA

    2,888       95,939  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    3,377       26,287  

Enel SpA

    48,367       314,038  

Eni SpA

    15,413       253,349  

Ferrari NV

    727       78,916  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    75,875     $ 254,855  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA-RSP

    3,229       10,315  

Leonardo SpA

    2,511       30,007  

Luxottica Group SpA

    928       53,957  

Mediobanca SpA

    3,266       37,688  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    2,156       15,743  

Prysmian SpA

    1,305       43,461  

Recordati SpA

    631       28,390  

Snam SpA

    15,766       79,491  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    64,146       53,674  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    39,836       26,979  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    10,783       66,675  

UniCredit SpA*

    11,235       225,994  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    6,855       16,074  
   

 

 

 
      1,838,583  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 16.3%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    100       5,473  

Acom Co. Ltd.*

    2,400       9,959  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    6,400       103,724  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    400       8,853  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    500       9,125  

Air Water, Inc.

    1,000       21,396  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    800       42,721  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    3,800       69,689  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    600       12,859  

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    600       19,059  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,100       14,573  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    300       11,942  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    400       15,478  

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    800       33,267  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,100       106,488  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    7,800       97,374  

Asics Corp.

    600       8,828  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    15,700       198,927  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    700       22,702  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    200       10,165  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    200       7,037  

Bridgestone Corp.

    4,300       194,664  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    700       17,266  

Calbee, Inc.

    300       10,462  

Canon, Inc.

    6,600       252,048  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    700       10,213  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    800       147,674  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    3,000       22,897  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,300       54,216  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,000       51,624  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,200       13,221  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Inc.

    600       22,738  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    8,200       44,809  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    500       9,592  

CYBERDYNE, Inc.*

    400       5,285  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,000       21,813  

Daicel Corp.

    1,000       11,826  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    600       32,627  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    7,900       161,166  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    6,200       149,181  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,500     $ 172,198  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    300       54,765  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,900       142,562  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    6       14,362  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    7,000       43,414  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    300       6,784  

Denso Corp.

    2,800       156,862  

Dentsu, Inc.

    900       40,624  

Disco Corp.

    100       22,089  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       23,857  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,900       183,424  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,400       79,252  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    400       11,089  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       13,452  

FANUC Corp.

    1,100       273,131  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    300       115,980  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,000       14,074  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    4,200       170,993  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    10,000       74,184  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    2,000       10,343  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

    600       3,412  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       16,090  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    500       17,104  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    1,400       54,112  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    100       14,376  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    1,000       12,208  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    100       14,874  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    300       16,847  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    400       10,495  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    500       16,504  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    200       8,254  

Hitachi Ltd.

    38,200       283,144  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    700       9,236  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    10,100       335,994  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    200       18,997  

Hoya Corp.

    2,000       96,815  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,300       14,219  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    600       20,099  

IHI Corp.

    600       18,473  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       9,196  

Inpex Corp.

    7,200       80,928  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,400       16,159  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    6,100       95,989  

ITOCHU Corp.

    9,000       155,618  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,000       16,838  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    300       10,972  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    200       7,446  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    3,600       65,958  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    1,100       13,947  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,200       105,615  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    4       13,417  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    5       24,257  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    10       17,708  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    7,900       261,122  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    6,000       140,850  

JGC Corp.

    1,000       17,335  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

JSR Corp.

    600     $ 11,467  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,300       22,282  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    18,850       105,518  

Kajima Corp.

    4,000       41,903  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    400       6,305  

Kaneka Corp.

    1,000       8,814  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    6,700       88,345  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    800       20,962  

Kao Corp.

    2,900       191,658  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    600       19,779  

KDDI Corp.

    10,700       305,660  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       17,726  

Keikyu Corp.

    500       9,627  

Keio Corp.

    400       17,628  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    500       15,994  

Keyence Corp.

    600       346,048  

Kikkoman Corp.

    1,000       39,095  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       27,336  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,100       165,884  

Kobe Steel Ltd.*

    1,100       10,292  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    600       41,317  

Komatsu Ltd.

    6,800       210,263  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    400       21,076  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    5,200       50,639  

Kose Corp.

    100       15,301  

Kubota Corp.

    7,600       143,160  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,500       28,802  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    400       12,493  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,784       125,242  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,000       18,917  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    5,000       56,999  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

    900       5,310  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    800       24,666  

Lawson, Inc.

    300       20,632  

LINE Corp.*

    200       8,512  

Lion Corp.

    1,032       19,201  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    900       23,631  

M3, Inc.

    800       26,230  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    200       10,627  

Makita Corp.

    1,300       53,596  

Marubeni Corp.

    9,900       65,604  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    900       15,882  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    200       5,633  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    5,600       74,786  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    300       13,075  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    7,670       32,099  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    400       7,744  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       43,449  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    2,300       45,266  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    1,500       43,649  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    9,200       99,402  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    9,300       232,448  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    13,300       218,919  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    7,000       124,550  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    600       16,740  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,900       70,061  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    300       9,996  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    6,000     $ 41,850  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    1,100       23,721  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    72,100       507,445  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    3,000       17,033  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    10,300       156,040  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    800       25,767  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    6,000       135,199  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    600       19,192  

Mixi, Inc.

    300       13,914  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    151,600       274,657  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    4,600       149,389  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,100       148,221  

Nabtesco Corp.

    700       27,274  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    800       19,484  

NEC Corp.

    1,000       26,656  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    700       20,028  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,000       19,059  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    800       18,382  

NH Foods Ltd.

    1,000       24,497  

Nidec Corp.

    1,400       189,951  

Nikon Corp.

    1,100       21,766  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    689       276,714  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    6       30,015  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    400       15,496  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    300       19,006  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       21,458  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    7       14,996  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    6,610       159,810  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    4,900       255,961  

Nippon Yusen KK*

    800       18,609  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    200       7,997  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    16,700       161,443  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    1,350       26,341  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       21,618  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       48,874  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    900       88,205  

NOK Corp.

    200       4,855  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    24,500       145,962  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    600       13,797  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    30       37,772  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    752       33,943  

NSK Ltd.

    4,700       70,618  

NTT Data Corp.

    3,800       44,603  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    8,400       217,007  

Obayashi Corp.

    5,600       72,248  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    200       13,843  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,100       23,311  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    3,000       18,206  

Olympus Corp.

    1,700       69,634  

Omron Corp.

    700       41,237  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,300       120,509  

Oracle Corp.

    100       8,868  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    1,100       97,651  

ORIX Corp.

    9,000       154,658  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,600       30,665  

Otsuka Corp.

    100       7,464  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,283     $ 100,899  

Panasonic Corp.

    15,700       232,686  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    400       9,838  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,000       23,351  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    400       14,572  

Rakuten, Inc.

    5,900       60,156  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,100       143,469  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    3,400       41,479  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    15,800       83,657  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    5,800       51,329  

Rinnai Corp.

    100       8,948  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    400       40,873  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    100       31,143  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,400       21,296  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    400       7,090  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,300       97,190  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    700       8,446  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    500       9,014  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    900       21,751  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,400       27,006  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    5,700       106,079  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,600       229,135  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    5,200       17,373  

Sharp Corp.*(b)

    600       18,846  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,000       23,786  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    100       12,022  

Shimano, Inc.

    300       41,370  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,300       25,484  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,000       209,072  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    500       7,966  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,600       88,981  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    3,351       162,927  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    2,000       19,690  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

    800       10,179  

SMC Corp.

    300       121,205  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    5,400       455,098  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    400       22,142  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,400       56,376  

Sony Corp.

    8,400       388,186  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    300       5,059  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    800       31,881  

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    600       18,259  

Subaru Corp.

    3,700       120,621  

SUMCO Corp.

    1,400       35,117  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    6,000       41,690  

Sumitomo Corp.

    8,300       128,580  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    700       10,126  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    6,100       106,152  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    400       16,225  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,000       38,696  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    8,800       355,534  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    1,310       48,468  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,539       50,541  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    400       7,250  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    400       18,375  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    500       21,591  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    600     $ 12,854  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    400       15,780  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,800       96,601  

Sysmex Corp.

    600       45,422  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    6,000       98,387  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    400       16,385  

Taisei Corp.

    1,200       62,908  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       15,851  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    500       6,846  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    1,000       9,836  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,200       230,777  

TDK Corp.

    800       65,183  

Teijin Ltd.

    600       12,902  

Terumo Corp.

    1,500       71,705  

THK Co. Ltd.

    700       25,532  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    800       25,412  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    500       16,860  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    200       5,669  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    5,500       72,424  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    5,000       220,356  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    10,200       40,784  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    800       147,568  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,600       37,461  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    1,000       13,826  

Tokyu Corp.

    2,000       31,827  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    5,800       41,743  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    3,000       27,882  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    8,000       75,134  

Toshiba Corp.*

    38,100       93,435  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,500       33,040  

TOTO Ltd.

    500       27,722  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    900       14,802  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    500       21,236  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    100       2,494  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    700       43,352  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    16,000       1,001,413  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    1,300       48,745  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    400       22,569  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    200       27,580  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,400       36,609  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    12       16,985  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,100       23,115  

West Japan Railway Co.

    900       66,030  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    8,000       36,465  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    300       23,351  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    6,100       33,062  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    1,000       11,915  

Yamaha Corp.

    600       22,018  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,300       40,659  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,400       28,306  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    1,000       19,246  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,300       57,177  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    800       14,714  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    500       11,178  
   

 

 

 
      20,927,575  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Jersey Island — 0.0%            

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    640     $ 58,640  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.2%            

ArcelorMittal*

    3,894       117,562  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    71       42,989  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    446       29,171  

SES SA

    1,188       19,619  

Tenaris SA

    2,795       40,620  
   

 

 

 
      249,961  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.1%            

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    6,508       16,616  

Sands China Ltd.

    15,174       73,731  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    10,625       30,405  
   

 

 

 
      120,752  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.6%            

AirAsia Bhd

    9,100       6,987  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    14,300       12,903  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    8,687       8,816  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    7,000       4,861  

Axiata Group Bhd

    16,755       21,837  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    700       6,398  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    19,416       28,724  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    18,520       21,013  

Gamuda Bhd

    10,100       12,077  

Genting Bhd

    15,500       33,354  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    18,418       22,924  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    1,000       2,568  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    4,500       10,641  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    4,700       10,987  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    1,200       4,443  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    700       2,749  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    12,304       16,969  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    18,400       13,903  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    17,000       18,540  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    9,900       4,575  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    1,500       8,942  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    25,759       58,264  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    500       1,009  

Maxis Bhd

    19,100       27,696  

MISC Bhd

    9,100       15,688  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    300       7,138  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    14,657       26,522  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    5,200       30,771  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    5,700       22,134  

PPB Group Bhd

    3,800       15,481  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    7,600       9,664  

Public Bank Bhd

    16,800       81,751  

Sapura Energy Bhd

    24,000       7,336  

Sime Darby Bhd

    18,711       10,752  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd*

    18,711       22,923  

Sime Darby Property Bhd*

    18,711       5,490  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    6,100       5,206  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    15,600       23,002  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    19,800       74,852  

UMW Holdings Bhd*

    8,100       10,438  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    16,800       14,132  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

YTL Corp. Bhd

    20,172     $ 5,771  

YTL Power International Bhd

    27,774       7,810  
   

 

 

 
      758,041  
   

 

 

 
Malta — 0.0%            

Brait SE*

    2,731       9,198  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.7%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    18,251       20,342  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    198,938       170,700  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    2,332       15,969  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    86,699       66,344  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    2,986       20,505  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    1,158       7,855  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    16,192       25,302  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    11,685       105,506  

Fresnillo PLC

    1,537       26,835  

Gentera SAB de CV

    6,964       6,390  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    797       9,881  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    2,278       22,675  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    1,217       21,802  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    9,317       21,724  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    2,695       8,583  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    14,257       83,621  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    12,931       22,843  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

    10,973       17,801  

Grupo Lala SAB de CV

    5,058       7,673  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    23,223       72,691  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    14,176       53,235  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    829       17,391  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    3,230       17,650  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    8,004       14,311  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    6,248       16,251  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    1,479       14,874  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    23,984       56,526  
   

 

 

 
      945,280  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 3.1%            

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    2,483       73,663  

Aegon NV

    10,841       67,331  

Akzo Nobel NV (b)

    1,488       134,072  

Altice NV, Class A*(b)

    2,307       18,216  

ASML Holding NV

    2,228       391,417  

Boskalis Westminster

    558       20,639  

EXOR NV

    622       37,683  

Heineken Holding NV

    631       60,812  

Heineken NV

    1,414       144,049  

ING Groep NV

    23,872       430,609  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    7,878     $ 168,735  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    1,137       106,614  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    20,537       75,337  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    5,561       215,944  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    454       19,183  

NN Group NV

    1,802       79,155  

NXP Semiconductors NV*

    2,062       233,810  

QIAGEN NV*

    1,224       38,658  

Randstad Holding NV

    752       46,311  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    26,364       840,555  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    23,243       750,793  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,810       93,768  
   

 

 

 
      4,047,354  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    6,995       30,503  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    3,318       29,709  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    4,012       19,031  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    4,350       9,782  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    7,601       15,066  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    2,759       19,782  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    10,847       26,838  
   

 

 

 
      150,711  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.5%            

DNB ASA

    5,749       104,829  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,185       21,480  

Marine Harvest ASA*

    2,936       51,666  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    8,315       56,520  

Orkla ASA

    5,072       50,845  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    443       11,022  

Statoil ASA

    7,791       156,205  

Telenor ASA

    4,438       99,435  

Yara International ASA

    1,099       48,864  
   

 

 

 
      600,866  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    1,208       16,900  

Credicorp Ltd.

    339       71,539  

Southern Copper Corp.

    467       19,637  
   

 

 

 
      108,076  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.3%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    11,617       16,180  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    24,400       19,055  

Alliance Global Group, Inc.*

    18,300       5,695  

Ayala Corp.

    1,920       38,965  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    46,400       39,513  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    2,440       4,995  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    13,010       37,793  

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    18,200       5,446  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    455       10,411  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    5,330       11,231  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    14,750       20,191  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    5,260       25,494  

Manila Electric Co.

    1,310       8,210  

Megaworld Corp.

    69,400       7,374  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Philippines (Continued)            

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    108,800     $ 14,504  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    1,010       1,925  

PLDT, Inc.

    870       25,636  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    9,800       4,465  

Security Bank Corp.

    710       3,532  

SM Investments Corp.

    1,625       31,362  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    65,200       47,090  

Universal Robina Corp.

    6,190       16,380  
   

 

 

 
      395,447  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.3%            

Alior Bank SA*

    1,100       22,455  

Bank Pekao SA

    978       35,467  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    230       24,111  

CD Projekt SA

    391       11,244  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    1,191       8,412  

Dino Polska SA, 144A*

    285       5,882  

Grupa Azoty SA

    270       5,454  

Grupa Lotos SA

    556       8,870  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    785       23,753  

LPP SA

    3       6,948  

mBank SA*

    89       11,851  

Orange Polska SA*

    3,950       6,099  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA*

    5,185       17,526  

PLAY Communications SA, 144A*

    664       6,795  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    1,781       55,909  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    15,825       27,036  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA*

    5,387       64,561  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    4,312       54,292  

Synthos SA

    3,177       4,276  

Tauron Polska Energia SA*

    6,318       5,549  
   

 

 

 
      406,490  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    14,215       49,827  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    3,315       62,559  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,389       27,279  
   

 

 

 
      139,665  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.1%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    1,853       14,249  

Commercial Bank QSC*

    1,194       8,821  

Doha Bank QPSC

    915       6,461  

Ezdan Holding Group QSC

    6,211       13,646  

Industries Qatar QSC

    1,225       29,857  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    2,332       21,743  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    382       16,996  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    1,637       6,227  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    811       8,263  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    357       8,925  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    1,376       44,213  
   

 

 

 
      179,401  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.0%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    2,636       41,007  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Russia — 0.7%            

Alrosa PJSC

    15,960     $ 21,259  

Gazprom PJSC

    64,459       145,711  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    89,451       5,639  

LUKOIL PJSC

    1,989       112,022  

Magnit PJSC, GDR

    2,073       54,769  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    12,994       9,764  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    351       59,296  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    3,015       31,266  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    8,467       17,996  

Novatek PJSC, GDR

    561       63,561  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    7,208       16,306  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    658       9,870  

Polyus PJSC

    155       13,024  

RusHydro PJSC

    323,671       4,507  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    64,242       246,539  

Severstal PJSC

    1,301       20,563  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    44,210       20,797  

Tatneft PJSC

    7,134       55,732  
   

 

 

 
      908,621  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.9%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    16,000       31,321  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT

    17,107       23,975  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    14,857       38,889  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    16,291       24,764  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    14,900       22,097  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,600       192,020  

Genting Singapore PLC

    44,200       43,590  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    18,400       45,707  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    42,593       11,686  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    400       11,829  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    8,900       50,354  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    18,600       171,711  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    5,800       13,117  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    3,200       25,484  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    5,193       28,880  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (b)

    15,300       31,312  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    9,530       23,037  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    48,400       133,866  

StarHub Ltd.

    4,400       9,299  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    10,628       16,077  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    7,922       153,905  

UOL Group Ltd.

    3,800       25,078  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    9,500       21,978  
   

 

 

 
      1,149,976  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 1.7%            

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.*

    541       14,364  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    3,041       31,663  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    2,190       48,782  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    4,090       47,052  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    1,840       39,581  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    2,001       27,919  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    292       20,967  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (b)

    1,370       7,222  

Discovery Ltd.

    1,653       19,852  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    1,673     $ 17,985  

FirstRand Ltd.

    21,369       87,797  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A REIT

    4,078       5,129  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B REIT

    4,803       14,761  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    1,379       15,886  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    5,277       22,389  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    12,608       22,982  

Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT

    1,401       10,956  

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    935       15,494  

Investec Ltd.

    1,003       6,950  

Investec PLC

    4,005       28,002  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    375       8,894  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    506       4,285  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,266       11,929  

Mediclinic International PLC (b)

    2,004       15,326  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    5,675       8,309  

Mondi Ltd.

    760       18,014  

Mondi PLC

    2,231       53,284  

Mr Price Group Ltd. (b)

    1,333       20,217  

MTN Group Ltd.

    9,939       93,679  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    2,619       704,201  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    1,395       23,526  

Netcare Ltd.

    6,148       10,086  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    908       4,214  

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    778       7,431  

PSG Group Ltd.

    477       10,083  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    3,024       9,353  

Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT

    30,629       22,600  

Remgro Ltd.

    3,146       49,088  

Resilient REIT Ltd. REIT

    1,730       18,457  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    3,848       18,776  

Sanlam Ltd.

    7,890       45,022  

Sappi Ltd.

    4,072       28,885  

Sasol Ltd.

    3,783       118,607  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    3,126       51,933  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    15,608       21,361  

SPAR Group Ltd. (b)

    936       12,953  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    8,440       106,462  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

    19,785       81,160  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. (b)

    1,010       3,650  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    1,121       34,122  

Truworths International Ltd.

    2,391       13,950  

Vodacom Group Ltd. (b)

    3,474       36,744  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    5,799       24,524  
   

 

 

 
      2,196,858  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 3.6%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    199       56,504  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    191       25,888  

BGF retail Co. Ltd. (c)

    168       12,211  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    1,663       14,533  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    199       15,946  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    478       87,891  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    440       8,127  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    47       17,319  

CJ Corp.

    100       17,965  

CJ E&M Corp.

    180       14,225  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    54     $ 7,542  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    345       30,402  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    185       14,059  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co.
Ltd.*

    748       3,856  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    264       16,618  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    1,034       9,482  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    85       2,331  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    220       7,187  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    327       4,928  

E-MART, Inc.

    125       31,415  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*

    462       11,569  

GS Holdings Corp.

    256       14,373  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    248       9,002  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    1,846       80,489  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    465       22,903  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.*

    37       19,346  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.*

    84       8,799  

Hanon Systems

    1,119       13,573  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    89       15,007  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    645       17,336  

Hanwha Corp.

    276       10,525  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,637       11,222  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.*

    231       7,482  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    264       20,547  

Hyosung Corp.

    144       17,864  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    93       8,358  

Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction

    373       14,190  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    370       11,917  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    112       15,077  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    205       27,880  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    375       14,955  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    405       101,785  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    908       137,253  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.*

    65       23,832  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    544       29,993  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    172       10,700  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd., 144A

    191       9,513  

Kakao Corp.

    200       25,086  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    705       24,067  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,476       136,285  

KCC Corp.

    35       12,398  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    195       6,755  

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,586       49,041  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    457       21,039  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1,373       47,312  

Korea Gas Corp.*

    165       6,709  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    278       17,422  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    51       22,799  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    272       7,836  

KT Corp.

    166       4,645  

KT&G Corp.

    670       75,111  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    193       15,855  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

LG Chem Ltd.

    275     $ 105,502  

LG Corp.

    432       36,124  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,345       38,190  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    648       53,591  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    56       60,361  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    161       23,819  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    95       31,252  

Lotte Corp.

    176       9,946  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    78       15,052  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    35       14,987  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    1,031       9,711  

NAVER Corp.

    172       126,442  

NCSoft Corp.

    104       41,715  

Netmarble Games Corp., 144A*

    101       15,685  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    844       10,548  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    100       11,165  

Orion Corp.*

    158       16,624  

Ottogi Corp.

    8       5,837  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    1,287       6,504  

POSCO

    470       144,682  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    277       4,722  

S-1 Corp.

    101       9,281  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    98       30,843  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    470       57,009  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    285       10,004  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    372       34,183  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    583       1,360,735  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    187       44,677  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    742       8,148  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    430       50,577  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    354       68,962  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    221       38,179  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    279       9,332  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,609       116,035  

Shinsegae Inc.

    52       13,714  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    191       51,249  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    3,435       242,415  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    367       69,640  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    822       4,872  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    96       23,289  

S-Oil Corp.

    288       31,625  

Woori Bank

    1,873       27,882  

Yuhan Corp.

    54       10,917  
   

 

 

 
      4,652,306  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.3%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    3,642       81,322  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,506       58,257  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    401       79,779  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    2,518       181,531  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    39,934       341,371  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    31,319       62,999  

Banco Santander SA

    96,058       645,181  

Bankia SA

    5,991       28,780  

Bankinter SA

    4,037       38,954  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

CaixaBank SA

    21,240     $ 100,947  

Enagas SA

    1,348       39,558  

Endesa SA

    1,904       42,458  

Ferrovial SA

    2,713       59,723  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    2,098       46,896  

Grifols SA (b)

    1,854       54,087  

Iberdrola SA

    33,722       267,798  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    6,965       246,547  

Mapfre SA

    7,906       26,593  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    3,175       71,802  

Repsol SA

    7,434       136,441  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    1,440       18,031  

Telefonica SA

    27,118       277,745  
   

 

 

 
      2,906,800  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.8%            

Alfa Laval AB

    1,582       37,382  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    6,026       122,162  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    4,143       177,975  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    2,245       86,250  

Boliden AB

    1,755       55,495  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    1,531       50,845  

Essity AB, Class B*

    3,791       110,094  

Getinge AB, Class B (b)

    1,392       25,043  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    5,708       134,399  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    1,496       73,487  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    2,505       22,848  

ICA Gruppen AB (b)

    454       16,422  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    1,016       24,760  

Investor AB, Class B

    2,680       125,148  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    1,386       44,440  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    235       17,237  

Lundin Petroleum AB*

    1,072       24,665  

Nordea Bank AB

    17,983       210,744  

Sandvik AB

    6,487       111,359  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,870       32,839  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    8,744       103,830  

Skanska AB, Class B

    2,053       45,028  

SKF AB, Class B

    2,297       51,917  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    8,939       122,163  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    5,352       127,807  

Swedish Match AB

    1,128       42,662  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,814       23,209  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    18,757       117,974  

Telia Co. AB

    11,526       50,574  

Volvo AB, Class B

    9,395       178,675  
   

 

 

 
      2,367,433  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 5.9%            

ABB Ltd.

    11,725       300,232  

Adecco Group AG

    998       75,478  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    3       17,733  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    3,092       266,218  

Clariant AG*

    1,351       36,805  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    1,438       46,071  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Credit Suisse Group AG*

    14,469     $ 245,035  

Dufry AG*

    187       26,917  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    58       38,676  

Ferguson PLC

    1,569       113,098  

Geberit AG

    265       115,240  

Givaudan SA

    58       131,948  

Glencore PLC*

    76,933       353,332  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

    1,373       80,670  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    272       47,778  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

    2,824       154,441  

Lonza Group AG*

    376       98,266  

Nestle SA

    18,880       1,616,915  

Novartis AG

    13,258       1,134,763  

Pargesa Holding SA

    276       23,707  

Partners Group Holding AG

    103       70,778  

Roche Holding AG

    4,170       1,052,090  

Schindler Holding AG

    19       4,228  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    260       58,726  

SGS SA

    38       93,943  

Sika AG

    12       92,706  

Sonova Holding AG

    311       49,539  

STMicroelectronics NV

    3,812       86,389  

Straumann Holding AG

    62       46,134  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    194       70,737  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    269       19,032  

Swiss Life Holding AG*

    160       53,705  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    528       45,514  

Swiss Re AG

    1,939       181,729  

Swisscom AG

    159       83,884  

UBS Group AG*

    21,645       373,823  

Vifor Pharma AG

    176       22,167  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    904       273,107  
   

 

 

 
      7,601,554  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 2.8%            

Acer, Inc.*

    22,916       15,662  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

    39,015       50,535  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    2,031       13,543  

Airtac International Group

    1,000       17,037  

Asia Cement Corp.

    14,010       13,009  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    3,980       36,623  

AU Optronics Corp.

    57,863       24,597  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    3,898       41,977  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    45,155       77,833  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,819       16,879  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    25,262       13,686  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    12,063       20,672  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,955       7,842  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    75,739       23,736  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    9,280       8,740  

China Steel Corp.

    73,698       60,199  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    22,628       78,082  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    28,370       19,627  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    112,852       75,250  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    11,993     $ 54,579  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    59,604       36,863  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    1,656       14,824  

Eva Airways Corp.

    11,975       6,029  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    19,960       17,003  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    11,629       27,721  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    63,903       41,013  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    17,559       53,273  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    8,784       31,043  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    24,524       74,077  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    5,600       15,571  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    34,724       56,785  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.

    1,096       8,642  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,496       12,483  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    1,169       15,726  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    954       10,512  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    93,201       310,732  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,470       17,006  

HTC Corp.*

    5,742       12,903  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    52,746       28,928  

Innolux Corp.

    58,095       25,373  

Inventec Corp.

    18,389       13,795  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    710       121,671  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    12,237       15,034  

Macronix International*

    10,000       15,803  

MediaTek, Inc.

    10,186       110,710  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    67,651       53,342  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    29,285       73,813  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    3,451       8,951  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,193       10,938  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    3,429       13,090  

Pegatron Corp.

    12,747       29,027  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    1,014       10,277  

Pou Chen Corp.

    15,041       18,053  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    2,135       6,477  

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,225       30,536  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    15,720       32,232  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    2,143       7,966  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.*

    5,580       5,804  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    48,825       16,685  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    17,061       28,441  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,908       20,190  

Standard Foods Corp.

    3,629       9,086  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    7,902       10,696  

TaiMed Biologics, Inc.*

    783       4,790  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    55,001       24,755  

Taiwan Business Bank

    22,755       6,274  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    26,000       29,083  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    62,808       34,237  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    10,469       8,377  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    9,571       34,303  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    146,936       1,107,139  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    9,906       9,710  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    32,439       68,893  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

United Microelectronics Corp.

    91,175     $ 46,509  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    6,403       15,242  

Wistron Corp.

    11,448       8,817  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    8,794       11,933  

Yageo Corp.

    1,000       11,202  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    74,615       34,579  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    2,849       6,962  
   

 

 

 
      3,612,037  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.5%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    5,300       28,317  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    25,900       49,365  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    400       261  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    19,900       4,844  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    7,700       13,674  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    800       1,972  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    15,700       11,345  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    29,200       65,266  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    200       1,317  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    100       39  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    18,100       27,156  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    208,852       39,647  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    15,100       104,951  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    1,300       3,284  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    26,500       15,660  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    5,700       7,592  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    8,800       24,587  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    7,900       19,230  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    7,100       89,565  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    700       1,586  

Siam Cement PCL

    700       10,202  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    10,400       48,561  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    10,400       29,614  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    26,400       4,607  
   

 

 

 
      602,642  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.3%            

Akbank TAS

    12,935       29,696  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    832       4,963  

Arcelik AS

    1,732       8,762  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    1,203       10,230  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    1,256       23,206  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    459       4,105  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT*

    26,132       16,416  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    291       4,091  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    7,418       19,265  

KOC Holding AS

    5,060       21,308  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    4,060       6,760  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    1,870       9,322  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    1,858       14,804  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    1,028       31,817  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    6,459       20,222  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS*

    3,155       4,584  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Turkey (Continued)            

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    5,846     $ 22,707  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    13,949       34,232  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    5,761       13,064  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    10,269       16,180  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    10,194       10,908  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    925       4,294  
   

 

 

 
      330,936  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.1%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    9,308       17,866  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    5,854       3,506  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    10,910       10,248  

DP World Ltd.

    1,062       25,541  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    8,653       5,795  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    2,155       3,538  

DXB Entertainments PJSC*

    19,227       3,455  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    9,402       5,503  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    17,711       36,406  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    10,463       46,717  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    4,458       12,259  
   

 

 

 
      170,834  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 10.4%            

3i Group PLC

    5,779       70,417  

Admiral Group PLC

    1,398       36,357  

Anglo American PLC

    7,890       145,010  

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,985       76,661  

Associated British Foods PLC

    2,131       84,960  

AstraZeneca PLC

    7,550       487,759  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    6,498       29,554  

Aviva PLC

    24,297       167,910  

Babcock International Group PLC

    1,552       14,629  

BAE Systems PLC

    19,279       143,922  

Barclays PLC

    101,230       264,907  

Barratt Developments PLC

    6,185       50,689  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    755       38,964  

BP PLC

    116,507       770,642  

British American Tobacco PLC

    13,711       869,465  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    5,736       48,794  

BT Group PLC

    50,342       177,558  

Bunzl PLC

    2,063       59,008  

Burberry Group PLC

    2,525       58,598  

Capita PLC

    3,878       24,466  

Centrica PLC

    33,322       65,163  

CNH Industrial NV

    6,585       85,275  

Cobham PLC*

    12,553       21,560  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    314       12,243  

Compass Group PLC

    9,347       189,486  

ConvaTec Group PLC, 144A

    7,101       18,631  

Croda International PLC

    777       44,901  

Diageo PLC

    15,057       523,023  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    8,191       40,521  

easyJet PLC

    1,207       22,951  

Experian PLC

    5,664       117,810  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*

    5,757       98,810  

G4S PLC

    9,287       32,228  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

GKN PLC

    10,655     $ 44,685  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    29,367       508,163  

Hammerson PLC REIT

    4,443       31,215  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,720       37,264  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    118,569       1,176,983  

IMI PLC

    1,770       30,065  

Imperial Brands PLC

    5,736       237,723  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    1,124       66,109  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

    3,861       31,921  

Intertek Group PLC

    929       65,708  

ITV PLC

    22,413       48,468  

J Sainsbury PLC

    10,506       33,006  

John Wood Group PLC

    3,872       37,886  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    1,278       52,387  

Kingfisher PLC

    13,856       62,587  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    4,435       56,020  

Legal & General Group PLC

    35,530       128,391  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    402,118       358,922  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,959       100,118  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    9,354       39,621  

Meggitt PLC

    4,916       32,205  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    3,659       17,413  

Micro Focus International PLC

    2,516       84,691  

National Grid PLC

    20,216       241,959  

Next PLC

    871       52,736  

Old Mutual PLC

    30,747       82,041  

Pearson PLC

    4,911       47,023  

Persimmon PLC

    1,856       63,755  

Prudential PLC

    15,384       386,769  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    3,902       342,269  

RELX NV

    5,776       132,238  

RELX PLC

    6,308       147,414  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,518       135,133  

Rio Tinto PLC

    7,391       349,994  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    9,902       114,764  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC —
Entitlement*

    440,726       596  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

    21,826       81,645  

Royal Mail PLC

    4,356       26,032  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    6,583       54,174  

Sage Group PLC

    6,457       67,632  

Schroders PLC

    719       33,547  

Segro PLC REIT

    5,074       37,638  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,405       39,883  

Sky PLC*

    6,174       78,195  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    5,063       89,698  

Smiths Group PLC

    2,517       50,481  

SSE PLC

    6,050       112,011  

St James’s Place PLC

    3,314       54,409  

Standard Chartered PLC*

    19,646       196,186  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    15,847       92,198  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    19,662       51,985  

Tesco PLC

    48,920       128,382  

Travis Perkins PLC

    1,471       32,009  

Unilever NV

    9,751       561,562  

Unilever PLC

    7,667       431,757  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

United Utilities Group PLC

    4,082     $ 45,295  

Vodafone Group PLC

    159,290       483,193  

Weir Group PLC

    1,409       37,386  

Whitbread PLC

    1,113       53,706  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    12,359       36,153  

Worldpay Group PLC, 144A

    7,877       44,955  

WPP PLC

    7,455       131,773  
   

 

 

 
      13,322,999  
   

 

 

 
United States (e) — 0.3%            

Carnival PLC

    1,122       72,319  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.*

    5,000       10,755  

Shire PLC

    5,397       267,248  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Inc.*

    1,947       32,793  
   

 

 

 
      383,115  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $107,125,405)

      122,806,580  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.2%    
Brazil — 0.6%    

Banco Bradesco SA

    18,586       185,380  

Braskem SA, Class A*

    1,203       16,685  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao*

    813       17,385  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    4,682       9,440  

Gerdau SA

    6,209       21,016  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    19,232       242,467  

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    23,216       73,617  

Lojas Americanas SA

    3,755       17,012  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA*

    22,786       107,058  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    2,380       34,521  
   

 

 

 
      724,581  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    572       30,921  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA

    3,315       32,090  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    24,697       10,111  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    15       188  
   

 

 

 
      42,389  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany — 0.4%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    292     $ 25,267  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    465       24,436  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,020       138,402  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    945       79,072  

Schaeffler AG

    1,126       19,641  

Volkswagen AG

    1,110       235,302  
   

 

 

 
      522,120  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    42,890       20,829  

Transneft PJSC

    3       9,134  
   

 

 

 
      29,963  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    82       12,584  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    166       14,872  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    194       19,342  

LG Chem Ltd.

    46       10,546  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    108       208,011  
   

 

 

 
      265,355  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,273,569)

      1,615,329  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Taiwan — 0.0%    

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd., expires 12/15/17*(c)
(Cost $0)

    1,495       0  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.9%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (f)(g)
(Cost $1,215,429)

    1,215,429       1,215,429  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.6%
(Cost $109,614,403)
    $ 125,637,338  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 2.4%

      2,971,896  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 128,609,234  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $834,231, which is 0.6% of net assets.
(c) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(d) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(e) Securities are domiciled in the United States and trade on a non-U.S. exchange.
(f) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(g) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

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

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income
($)
     Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

     195,941        32,114        (10,557     (8,283     24,336               233,551  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-mini MSCI EAFE Index

     USD        9      $ 902,948      $ 908,640        12/15/2017      $ 5,692  

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     USD        4        222,795        224,000        12/15/2017        1,205  

MINI S&P/TSX 60 Futures

     CAD        2        73,506        73,728        12/14/2017        226  

SGX NIFTY 50 Futures

     USD        124        2,590,360        2,548,944        12/28/2017        (41,416
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (34,293
                 

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AED      17,700      USD      4,818      $      $ (1

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AED      530,300      USD      144,368               (9

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AUD      386,000      USD      295,852        3,888         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AUD      300,000      USD      227,597        682         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AUD      978,000      USD      749,615        9,873         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    AUD      5,345,800      USD      4,097,326        53,854         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    AUD      1,097,500      USD      841,205        11,075         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    BRL      235,200      USD      70,758               (1,053

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    BRL      218,000      USD      66,364               (195

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    BRL      6,836,700      USD      2,081,029               (6,341

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CAD      434,000      USD      336,748        322         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CAD      9,165,000      USD      7,111,437        6,960         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CAD      356,100      USD      279,200        3,160         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CAD      1,084,300      USD      841,368        846         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      6,123,500      USD      6,155,756               (71,972

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      153,000      USD      153,806               (1,798

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      228,500      USD      230,102               (2,287

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CHF      578,100      USD      581,119               (6,821

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CLP      14,540,000      USD      22,837        376         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CLP      213,875,600      USD      336,227        5,835         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CLP      7,613,900      USD      12,076        314         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    COP      12,024,300      USD      3,987        3         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    COP      360,728,300      USD      118,204               (1,319

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CZK      1,401,900      USD      63,743               (1,667

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CZK      46,700      USD      2,151               (28

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    DKK      10,518,900      USD      1,649,758               (33,094

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    DKK      364,300      USD      57,670      $      $ (612

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    DKK      410,000      USD      64,302               (1,292

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      809,600      USD      953,624               (10,366

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      9,041,600      USD      10,550,110               (215,716

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      910,000      USD      1,061,914               (21,623

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      12,778,400      USD      14,911,349               (303,881

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    EUR      1,558,600      USD      1,818,670               (37,154

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      3,883,800      USD      5,161,803               (91,818

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      354,000      USD      470,502               (8,354

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      420,000      USD      554,161               (13,973

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      6,882,600      USD      9,147,806               (162,296

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    GBP      395,400      USD      525,522               (9,336

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      2,479,400      USD      317,560        80         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      3,228,000      USD      413,922        586         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      33,450,300      USD      4,289,325        6,119         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      36,041,200      USD      4,621,482        6,520         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    HKD      1,662,800      USD      213,217        301         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HUF      6,170,200      USD      23,107               (357

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HUF      801,100      USD      3,025               (22

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    HUF      17,863,500      USD      66,893               (1,040

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ILS      27,600      USD      7,853               (45

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ILS      828,100      USD      235,436               (1,534

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      147,850,000      USD      1,302,903               (11,211

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      86,528,000      USD      765,779               (3,295

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      676,604,300      USD      5,961,340               (52,424

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    JPY      219,294,500      USD      1,932,161               (16,962

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    JPY      1,252,090,300      USD      11,031,924               (96,848

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      2,491,151,300      USD      2,223,686               (65,537

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      326,500,000      USD      292,133               (7,901

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      183,066,000      USD      166,879               (1,348

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      2,566,016,300      USD      2,291,905               (66,116

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    KRW      108,313,700      USD      96,717               (2,817

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    MXN      590,800      USD      30,914               (761

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    MXN      7,362,800      USD      382,886               (11,857

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    MXN      10,360,800      USD      538,764               (16,710

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      2,339,900      USD      286,194        4,882         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      174,200      USD      21,214        271         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      325,000      USD      39,750        677         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    NOK      2,561,200      USD      313,252        5,335         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NZD      8,100      USD      5,548        12         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NZD      243,000      USD      166,359        280         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    PHP      630,600      USD      12,411               (132

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    PHP      18,917,800      USD      364,997               (11,287

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    PLN      46,000      USD      12,776               (258

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    PLN      344,600      USD      94,695               (2,945

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    PLN      1,036,000      USD      284,694               (8,850

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    QAR      24,400      USD      6,300               (401

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    QAR      732,500      USD      201,162               (8

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    RUB      1,687,000      USD      28,173               (657

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    RUB      50,608,800      USD      862,628               (2,254

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SEK      3,678,100      USD      440,115        520         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SEK      687,300      USD      81,881               (263

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SEK      764,000      USD      91,416        105         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      16,176,100      USD      1,935,450        2,135         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SGD      53,500      USD      39,451               (220

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SGD      69,000      USD      50,655               (510

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SGD      371,200      USD      272,519               (2,735

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    SGD      1,164,200      USD      854,657               (8,626

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    THB      18,640,900      USD      560,966      $      $ (9,856

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    THB      640,600      USD      19,442               (175

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    THB      576,000      USD      17,323               (315

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      30,000      USD      7,829        180         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      43,500      USD      11,207        117         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      1,274,000      USD      332,210        7,393         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      103,415,000      USD      3,431,724               (17,034

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      7,252,000      USD      241,243               (602

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      3,688,900      USD      122,963               (57

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      149,197      AED      548,000               (1

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,263,219      AUD      1,664,000               (4,598

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      4,058,249      AUD      5,345,800               (14,777

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      833,167      AUD      1,097,500               (3,037

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,230,350      BRL      7,289,900               (4,610

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      7,727,723      CAD      9,955,100               (10,780

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      841,701      CAD      1,084,300               (1,179

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      6,624,985      CHF      6,505,000               (9,263

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      588,727      CHF      578,100               (787

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      364,434      CLP      236,029,500        180         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      124,022      COP      372,752,600               (516

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      67,660      CZK      1,448,600               (71

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,809,415      DKK      11,293,200               (2,687

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      12,831,117      EUR      10,761,200               (17,766

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      15,237,073      EUR      12,778,400               (21,843

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      1,858,397      EUR      1,558,600               (2,573

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      6,305,031      GBP      4,657,800               (4,419

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      9,316,842      GBP      6,882,600               (6,740

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      535,233      GBP      395,400               (375

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      5,013,662      HKD      39,157,700        359         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      4,614,632      HKD      36,041,200        330         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      212,901      HKD      1,662,800        15         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      26,559      HUF      6,971,300               (48

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      68,056      HUF      17,863,500               (123

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      244,925      ILS      855,700               (56

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      8,140,676      JPY      910,982,300               (43,724

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      1,959,649      JPY      219,294,500               (10,525

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      11,189,468      JPY      1,252,090,300               (60,696

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,758,646      KRW      3,000,717,300               (1,161

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,359,794      KRW      2,566,016,300               (1,774

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      99,571      KRW      108,313,700               (37

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      427,399      MXN      7,953,600               (982

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      556,853      MXN      10,360,800               (1,378

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      342,491      NOK      2,839,100               (1,163

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      308,960      NOK      2,561,200               (1,042

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      172,315      NZD      251,100               (701

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      388,636      PHP      19,548,400        191         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      110,876      PLN      390,600               (202

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      294,080      PLN      1,036,000               (537

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      203,468      QAR      756,900        4,403         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      894,663      RUB      52,295,800               (951

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      615,515      SEK      5,129,400               (2,466

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      1,940,988      SEK      16,176,100               (7,674

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      366,519      SGD      493,700               (428

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      864,291      SGD      1,164,200               (1,008

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      608,007      THB      19,857,500        70         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      18,795      TRY      73,500               (56

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      325,778      TRY      1,274,000               (960

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      3,810,593      TWD      114,355,900        3,030         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,158,202      ZAR      29,447,800      $      $ (12,875

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      949,900      USD      66,913               (2,289

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      25,710,900      USD      1,807,766               (65,320

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      2,787,000      USD      195,948               (7,090

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    EGP      613,700      USD      34,387               (314

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    EGP      20,500      USD      1,156               (3

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    IDR      1,991,727,200      USD      146,289               (884

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    IDR      294,163,000      USD      21,709               (27

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/6/2017    IDR      6,833,162,800      USD      502,291               (2,625

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    INR      2,280,000      USD      35,093               (242

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    INR      5,939,500      USD      91,307               (744

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    INR      274,000      USD      4,190               (56

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    MYR      99,100      USD      23,765               (462

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    MYR      2,973,100      USD      702,445               (24,394

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      35,790      EGP      634,200        70         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      169,388      IDR      2,285,890,200               (479

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      505,038      IDR      6,833,162,800               (122

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      131,784      INR      8,493,500               (152

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      752,990      MYR      3,072,200               (1,924

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    AED      548,000      USD      149,181               (6

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    AUD      1,664,000      USD      1,263,013        4,582         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    AUD      5,345,800      USD      4,057,488        14,628         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    AUD      1,097,500      USD      833,032        3,027         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    BRL      7,289,900      USD      2,223,276        5,092         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CAD      9,955,100      USD      7,731,798        10,826         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CAD      1,084,300      USD      842,153        1,192         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CHF      6,505,000      USD      6,643,721        9,177         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CHF      578,100      USD      590,386        773         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CLP      236,029,500      USD      364,479               (135

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    COP      372,752,600      USD      123,645        507         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CZK      1,448,600      USD      67,932        67         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    DKK      11,293,200      USD      1,813,549        2,647         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EGP      634,200      USD      35,510               (281

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      10,761,200      USD      12,858,988        17,429         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      12,778,400      USD      15,270,427        21,702         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    EUR      1,558,600      USD      1,862,458        2,549         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      4,657,800      USD      6,313,275        4,443         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      6,882,600      USD      9,329,086        6,836         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    GBP      395,400      USD      535,931        376         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      3,455,000      USD      442,516               (59

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      39,157,700      USD      5,015,395               (589

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      36,041,200      USD      4,616,287               (483

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    HKD      1,662,800      USD      212,971               (29

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HUF      6,971,300      USD      26,626        49         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    HUF      17,863,500      USD      68,230        129         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    IDR      2,285,890,200      USD      168,825        375         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    IDR      6,833,162,800      USD      503,475               (68

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    ILS      855,700      USD      245,170        15         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    INR      8,493,500      USD      131,356        157         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    KRW      3,000,717,300      USD      2,758,393        316         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    KRW      2,566,016,300      USD      2,359,946        1,420         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    KRW      108,313,700      USD      99,581        26         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    MXN      7,953,600      USD      425,141        1,069         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    MXN      10,360,800      USD      553,820        1,400         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    MYR      50,000      USD      12,219        9         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    MYR      3,072,200      USD      752,621        2,383         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    NOK      2,839,100      USD      342,887        1,175         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    NOK      2,561,200      USD      309,296        1,031         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        NZD        251,100        USD        172,240      $ 701      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        PHP        19,548,400        USD        387,942               (185

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        PLN        390,600        USD        110,909        193         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        PLN        36,000        USD        10,222        17         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        PLN        1,036,000        USD        294,203        548         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        QAR        756,900        USD        203,413               (4,473

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        SEK        5,129,400        USD        617,215        2,530         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        SEK        16,176,100        USD        1,946,243        7,770         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        493,700        USD        366,577        424         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        1,164,200        USD        864,439        1,009         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        THB        19,857,500        USD        608,193               (295

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        TRY        73,500        USD        18,623        64         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        TRY        1,274,000        USD        322,775        1,091         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        TWD        114,355,900        USD        3,815,679               (4,048

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        48,580        AUD        64,000               (178

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        68,029        BRL        223,000               (174

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        191,845        CAD        247,000               (277

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        78,648        CHF        77,000               (114

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        40,494        CLP        26,230,000        26         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        13,281        CZK        283,000               (23

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        177,146        DKK        1,103,000               (276

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        611,883        EUR        512,000               (902

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        525,946        GBP        388,000               (413

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        14,702        IDR        199,508,000                

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        19,486        ILS        68,000               (5

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        15,219        INR        985,000               (4

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        88,414        KRW        96,062,000               (120

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        37,635        MXN        704,000               (99

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        30,557        NOK        253,000               (106

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        17,149        NZD        25,000               (70

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        25,303        QAR        94,000        515         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        118,048        SEK        981,000               (489

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        50,490        SGD        68,000               (58

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        16,727        TRY        66,000               (62

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        61,832        TWD        1,850,000               (38

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        ZAR        29,447,800        USD        2,147,632        13,125         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        ZAR        713,000        USD        52,005        324         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        910,982,300        USD        8,155,032        42,576         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        8,137,000        USD        72,854        393         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/5/2018        JPY        219,294,500        USD        1,963,351        10,495         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/5/2018        JPY        1,252,090,300        USD        11,210,457        60,375         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/10/2018        RUB        4,808,000        USD        81,825        150         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/10/2018        RUB        52,295,800        USD        890,038        1,672         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 400,754      $ (1,804,751
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Abbreviations

AED   Arab Emirates Dirham
AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
CLP   Chilean Peso
COP   Colombian Peso
CZK   Czech Koruna
DKK   Danish Krone
EGP   Egyptian Pound
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
ILS   Israeli Shekel
INR   Indian Rupee
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
PHP   Philippine Peso
PLN   Polish Zloty
QAR   Qatari Rial
RUB   Russian Ruble
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thai Baht
TRY   Turkish Lira
TWD   New Taiwan Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar
ZAR   South African Rand

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (h)

     $ 122,794,364      $      $ 12,216        $ 122,806,580  

Preferred Stocks (h)

       1,615,329                        1,615,329  

Rights

                     0          0  

Short-Term Investments

       1,215,429                        1,215,429  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              400,754                 400,754  

Futures Contracts

       7,123                        7,123  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 125,632,245      $ 400,754      $ 12,216        $ 126,045,215  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (1,804,751    $        $ (1,804,751

Futures Contracts

       (41,416                      (41,416
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (41,416    $ (1,804,751    $        $ (1,846,167
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(h) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(i) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $18,441 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $65,364. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 90.9%    
Australia — 17.4%    

AGL Energy Ltd.

    528     $ 9,980  

Alumina Ltd.

    1,754       2,945  

Amcor Ltd.

    917       10,696  

AMP Ltd.

    2,324       8,983  

APA Group (a)

    882       6,231  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    426       7,086  

ASX Ltd.

    159       6,872  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    1,624       6,474  

AusNet Services

    1,411       2,001  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    2,279       49,060  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    360       3,589  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    425       3,742  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    2,492       51,459  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    450       4,633  

Boral Ltd.

    921       5,239  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,287       9,949  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    229       5,900  

Challenger Ltd.

    421       4,455  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    76       2,934  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    453       2,721  

Cochlear Ltd.

    45       6,151  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    1,350       81,109  

Computershare Ltd.

    368       4,585  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    288       2,690  

CSL Ltd.

    358       38,815  

Dexus REIT

    742       5,815  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    39       1,386  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (b)

    44       1,490  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,275       4,436  

Goodman Group REIT

    1,416       9,308  

GPT Group REIT

    1,423       5,823  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (b)

    440       1,335  

Healthscope Ltd.

    1,374       2,063  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    1,326       4,002  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,874       10,163  

LendLease Group (a)

    438       5,268  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    254       18,873  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    2,180       5,392  

Mirvac Group REIT

    2,770       5,112  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    2,097       46,935  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    622       10,967  

Oil Search Ltd.

    1,085       5,761  

Orica Ltd.

    296       3,806  

Origin Energy Ltd.*

    1,337       9,031  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,086       8,724  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    112       5,912  

REA Group Ltd.

    42       2,503  

Santos Ltd.*

    1,448       5,564  

Scentre Group REIT

    4,141       13,249  

SEEK Ltd.

    264       3,690  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    313       5,275  

South32 Ltd.

    4,183       10,315  

Stockland REIT

    1,904       6,769  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    1,021       11,067  

Sydney Airport (a)

    873       4,893  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    661     $ 2,425  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    1,066       3,475  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    3,309       8,585  

TPG Telecom Ltd. (b)

    266       1,197  

Transurban Group (a)

    1,617       15,350  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    584       6,949  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    2,664       5,642  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    884       29,367  

Westfield Corp. REIT

    1,547       9,806  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    2,672       63,604  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    601       14,092  

Woolworths Ltd.

    1,040       21,169  
   

 

 

 
      754,887  
   

 

 

 
China — 24.9%            

3SBio, Inc., 144A*

    558       1,086  

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    67       4,807  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    614       12,288  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       2,883  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    20,367       9,466  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    1,105       1,186  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    897       158,841  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    3,465       2,298  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    970       4,657  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    704       3,155  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*(b)

    41       2,270  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,709       895  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    215       51,295  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    61,926       30,051  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,915       5,118  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,181       1,745  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    555       4,921  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    500       1,197  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    7,417       2,023  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,471       2,403  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    7,310       4,727  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,478       3,883  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,413       1,532  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    1,069       2,354  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    65,361       56,991  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,257       1,046  

China Evergrande Group*

    2,531       8,361  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,618       2,055  

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

    5,000       2,292  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.*(c)

    2,821       0  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,846       18,975  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,370       1,596  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    693       1,448  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    2,159       5,484  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,066       12,013  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    4,319     $ 4,352  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,000       1,871  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    2,262       2,079  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    1,119       1,032  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,071       9,878  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    20,126       14,379  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,518       1,796  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    3,398       2,536  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    1,500       1,990  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,700       6,644  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,203       1,075  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    10,364       5,029  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    930       3,388  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    200       188  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,867       2,030  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,934       4,185  

CNOOC Ltd.

    13,844       18,754  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,196       6,608  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,470       3,163  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    3,329       6,607  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    297       13,686  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,731       2,176  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    595       4,339  

Fosun International Ltd.

    2,143       4,445  

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

    400       1,536  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    3,841       13,377  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    950       1,905  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd. (b)

    8,085       911  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,480       2,902  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,652       4,146  

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

    846       1,809  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    600       1,755  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,620       3,905  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    568       5,538  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    2,524       1,616  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,710       864  

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

    1,113       2,252  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    57,783       44,909  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    515       19,287  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    960       1,315  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,081       1,683  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    656       1,865  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    5,673       3,225  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    1,217       2,858  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*

    1,000       1,449  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Minth Group Ltd.

    535     $ 2,987  

Momo, Inc., ADR*

    84       2,016  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    63       20,709  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    644       4,106  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR

    106       8,995  

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

    5,999       3,088  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,576       11,142  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,614       6,848  

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

    3,588       35,374  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(b)

    2,339       3,264  

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

    1,480       1,014  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H*

    1,351       529  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    384       1,854  

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

    500       741  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    574       1,442  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    438       3,954  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    3,000       1,056  

SINA Corp.*

    46       4,497  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    2,500       1,565  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,919       1,730  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    845       3,322  

SOHO China Ltd.

    977       553  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    1,675       7,721  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    560       9,321  

TAL Education Group, ADR

    222       6,189  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    4,418       225,138  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    1,541       2,423  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    733       2,004  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    282       1,145  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    321       2,642  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    4,229       3,314  

Weibo Corp., ADR*(b)

    36       3,908  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,004       3,350  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    1,502       1,749  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,457       1,360  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    288       11,759  

YY, Inc., ADR*(b)

    33       3,405  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,126       1,349  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    404       2,320  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,426       1,536  

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    649       2,256  
   

 

 

 
      1,080,354  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 11.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    9,398       76,169  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    2,881     $ 1,420  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*(b)

    9,764       1,313  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    216       3,103  

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

    888       3,928  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    304       1,752  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    3,350       2,616  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    2,907       14,702  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    2,376       6,236  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    1,661       2,229  

China Everbright Ltd.

    684       1,526  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    1,371       4,213  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    3,451       1,560  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,202       3,101  

China Mobile Ltd.

    4,339       44,028  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    3,013       9,567  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,328       3,647  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    699       2,698  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    2,178       6,261  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,511       2,844  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    1,586       2,059  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,118       4,223  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.*

    4,703       6,817  

CITIC Ltd.

    4,508       6,384  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,590       13,385  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    2,109       26,544  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    521       4,423  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    1,290       13,156  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    1,226       1,235  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    1,253       1,142  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    1,502       1,123  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*

    5,648       2,365  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    898       6,456  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.*(b)

    10,620       1,713  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    765       1,028  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    1,109       2,968  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.*(c)

    36,273       0  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    753       2,709  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    1,590       3,742  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    592       14,629  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    942       6,151  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., 144A (a)

    2,259       2,074  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    2,974       3,736  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,594       12,867  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    834       25,116  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    900       6,570  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    493       2,642  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    170       10,622  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    200       8,300  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    510       2,253  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    500       2,868  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd.

    2,000       2,463  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    2,037       1,761  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    1,000       1,172  

Li & Fung Ltd.

    5,319       2,343  

Link REIT

    1,739       15,508  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    194     $ 5,065  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    1,195       7,031  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    4,565       6,616  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    1,504       2,496  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    1,466       2,662  

PCCW Ltd.

    3,765       2,237  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    643       5,491  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    253       714  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    984       2,217  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    1,060       2,071  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    2,904       3,800  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    2,459       4,452  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    1,289       1,036  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    1,801       1,762  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,130       18,462  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    391       3,760  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    931       3,153  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,080       6,243  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    6,807       7,225  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    960       3,024  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.*

    960       5,802  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    639       4,385  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    583       2,083  
   

 

 

 
      517,247  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.0%            

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    12,210       1,535  

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk

    1,084       509  

PT Astra International Tbk

    16,008       9,438  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    7,749       11,658  

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

    2,313       859  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    14,822       8,109  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    5,954       3,566  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    43,810       10,397  

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk

    3,000       710  

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

    6,032       736  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    5,605       1,210  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    373       2,110  

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk

    8,340       2,528  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    1,446       1,970  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    1,830       1,143  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    3,364       1,822  

PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk

    2,421       1,141  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    13,694       1,620  

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk

    1,958       1,534  

PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk

    19,100       876  

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

    6,782       852  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk

    2,350       1,633  

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    5,316       865  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

    39,874       12,234  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    1,602       675  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    1,288       4,695  

PT United Tractors Tbk

    988       2,447  

PT Waskita Karya Persero Tbk

    2,861       446  

PT XL Axiata Tbk*

    3,399       774  
   

 

 

 
      88,092  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Ireland — 0.1%            

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI (d)

    344     $ 5,594  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.4%            

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    787       2,009  

Sands China Ltd.

    1,969       9,568  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    1,276       3,651  
   

 

 

 
      15,228  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 2.1%            

AirAsia Bhd

    1,200       921  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    776       700  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    1,300       1,319  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    1,200       833  

Axiata Group Bhd

    2,136       2,784  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    150       1,371  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    3,172       4,693  

Dialog Group Bhd

    2,500       1,473  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    2,402       2,725  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

    1,500       668  

Gamuda Bhd

    1,300       1,554  

Genting Bhd

    1,800       3,873  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    2,453       3,053  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    100       257  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    500       1,182  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    500       1,169  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    551       2,040  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    225       884  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    1,576       2,174  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    2,300       1,738  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    1,500       1,636  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    1,325       612  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    400       2,385  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    3,065       6,933  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    625       1,261  

Maxis Bhd

    1,501       2,177  

MISC Bhd

    925       1,595  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    1,900       3,438  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    200       1,183  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    575       2,233  

PPB Group Bhd

    300       1,222  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    900       1,144  

Public Bank Bhd

    2,226       10,832  

RHB Bank Bhd

    600       719  

Sapura Energy Bhd

    3,100       948  

Sime Darby Bhd

    1,846       1,061  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd*

    1,846       2,261  

Sime Darby Property Bhd*

    1,846       542  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    700       597  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    851       1,255  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    2,500       9,451  

UMW Holdings Bhd*

    376       485  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    800       673  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    3,570       1,021  

YTL Power International Bhd

    1,664       468  
   

 

 

 
      91,543  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.4%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    763       3,327  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
New Zealand (Continued)            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    408     $ 3,653  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    549       2,604  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    174       392  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,014       2,010  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    307       2,201  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    1,319       3,264  
   

 

 

 
      17,451  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 1.0%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    1,557       2,169  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    1,150       898  

Alliance Global Group, Inc.*

    3,200       996  

Ayala Corp.

    185       3,755  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    5,826       4,961  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    188       385  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    1,769       5,139  

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    3,100       928  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    25       910  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    75       1,716  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    403       849  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    2,150       2,943  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    358       1,735  

Manila Electric Co.

    160       1,003  

Megaworld Corp.

    9,000       956  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    12,500       1,666  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    239       456  

PLDT, Inc.

    75       2,210  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    900       410  

Security Bank Corp.

    130       647  

SM Investments Corp.

    187       3,609  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    6,857       4,952  

Universal Robina Corp.

    720       1,905  
   

 

 

 
      45,198  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 3.5%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    2,050       4,013  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT

    1,923       2,695  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    2,051       5,368  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    1,901       2,890  

City Developments Ltd.

    350       3,143  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    1,700       2,521  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,400       25,361  

Genting Singapore PLC

    4,803       4,737  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    2,101       5,219  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    5,603       1,537  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    3,952       1,680  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    100       2,957  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    1,100       6,223  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    2,350       21,695  

SATS Ltd.

    500       1,961  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    750       1,696  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    400       3,185  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    650       3,615  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (b)

    1,250       2,558  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    1,250       3,022  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    6,403       17,710  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

StarHub Ltd.

    400     $ 845  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,900       2,874  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,017       19,758  

UOL Group Ltd.

    358       2,363  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,250       2,892  
   

 

 

 
      152,518  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 14.0%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    25       7,099  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    25       3,388  

BGF retail Co. Ltd. (c)

    16       1,163  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    161       1,407  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    24       1,923  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    63       11,584  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    55       1,016  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    6       2,211  

CJ Corp.

    9       1,617  

CJ E&M Corp.

    19       1,501  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    4       559  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    42       3,701  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    22       1,672  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    98       505  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    36       2,266  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    83       761  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    38       1,042  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    28       915  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    25       377  

E-MART, Inc.

    15       3,770  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*

    30       751  

GS Holdings Corp.

    30       1,684  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    21       762  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    241       10,508  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    62       3,054  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.*

    5       2,614  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.*

    11       1,152  

Hanon Systems

    172       2,086  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    8       1,349  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    85       2,285  

Hanwha Corp.

    31       1,182  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    102       699  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.*

    29       939  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    29       2,257  

Hyosung Corp.

    16       1,985  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    13       1,168  

Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction

    45       1,712  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    57       1,836  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    17       2,289  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    24       3,264  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    50       1,994  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    54       13,571  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    121       18,290  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.*

    7       2,567  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    68       3,749  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    10     $ 622  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    199       2,908  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd., 144A

    23       1,146  

Kakao Corp.

    24       3,010  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    92       3,141  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    312       17,173  

KCC Corp.

    5       1,771  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    18       624  

Kia Motors Corp.

    209       6,463  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    57       2,624  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    213       7,340  

Korea Gas Corp.*

    22       895  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33       2,068  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    6       2,682  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    35       1,008  

KT Corp.

    25       700  

KT&G Corp.

    92       10,314  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    14       1,150  

LG Chem Ltd.

    36       13,811  

LG Corp.

    75       6,272  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    167       4,742  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    87       7,195  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    7       7,545  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    9       1,331  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    12       3,948  

Lotte Corp.

    17       961  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    8       1,544  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    3       1,285  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    290       2,731  

NAVER Corp.

    22       16,173  

NCSoft Corp.

    14       5,615  

Netmarble Games Corp., 144A*

    13       2,019  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    111       1,387  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    13       1,451  

Orion Corp.*

    19       1,999  

Ottogi Corp.

    1       730  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    168       849  

POSCO

    60       18,470  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    23       392  

S-1 Corp.

    15       1,378  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    14       4,406  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    62       7,520  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    26       913  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    43       3,951  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    76       177,386  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    24       5,734  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    201       2,207  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    55       6,469  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    44       8,572  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    26       4,492  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    51       1,706  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    335       14,899  

Shinsegae Inc.

    6       1,582  

SillaJen, Inc.*

    38       3,858  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25       6,708  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    461       32,534  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    51     $ 9,677  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    54       320  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    17       4,124  

S-Oil Corp.

    34       3,734  

Woori Bank

    288       4,287  

Yuhan Corp.

    6       1,213  
   

 

 

 
      605,983  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 10.6%            

Acer, Inc.*

    2,299       1,571  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

    5,149       6,669  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    273       1,820  

Asia Cement Corp.

    1,944       1,805  

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.*

    1,436       481  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    555       5,107  

AU Optronics Corp.

    6,424       2,731  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    527       5,675  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,366       10,973  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    806       2,338  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    3,727       2,019  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,530       2,622  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    511       1,356  

China Airlines Ltd.*

    1,842       709  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    11,295       3,540  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,831       1,725  

China Steel Corp.

    9,810       8,013  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    2,986       10,304  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    3,054       2,113  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    14,124       9,418  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    1,533       6,977  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,055       4,363  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    139       1,244  

Eva Airways Corp.

    1,391       700  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.*

    1,537       864  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    2,738       2,332  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    1,256       2,994  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    262       1,096  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,200       4,621  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    2,302       6,984  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    1,098       3,880  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    3,251       9,820  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    892       894  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    723       2,010  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,226       8,546  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.

    132       1,041  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    221       1,105  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    116       1,561  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    642       854  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    165       1,818  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    11,253       37,518  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    240       2,777  

HTC Corp.*

    483       1,085  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,180       3,389  

Innolux Corp.

    6,840       2,987  

Inventec Corp.

    1,864       1,398  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    79       13,538  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    1,826     $ 2,243  

Macronix International*

    1,000       1,580  

MediaTek, Inc.

    1,181       12,836  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,657       6,826  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    531       1,298  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    3,744       9,437  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    377       978  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    115       1,054  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    485       1,852  

Pegatron Corp.

    1,517       3,454  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    127       1,287  

Pou Chen Corp.

    1,409       1,691  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    521       1,581  

President Chain Store Corp.

    450       4,261  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    2,124       4,355  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    352       1,309  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.*

    722       751  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.*

    404       672  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,000       2,050  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,447       2,412  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,761       2,725  

Standard Foods Corp.

    466       1,167  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    1,191       1,612  

TaiMed Biologics, Inc.*

    170       1,040  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,121       3,205  

Taiwan Business Bank

    2,655       732  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    2,611       2,921  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,949       3,243  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    1,327       1,062  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    1,263       4,527  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    19,098       143,900  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    1,379       1,352  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    3,159       6,709  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    9,590       4,892  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    806       1,919  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    2,000       1,907  

Wistron Corp.

    2,036       1,568  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,219       1,654  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,283       3,839  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    375       916  
   

 

 

 
      460,202  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.1%    

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    798       4,264  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    3,000       5,718  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    200       1,222  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    3,200       2,087  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    6,700       1,631  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    2,200       1,152  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    1,300       2,309  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    4,600       1,162  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL

    300       1,833  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    1,100       2,711  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    2,100     $ 1,518  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    3,811       8,518  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    400       1,032  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    100       658  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    800       1,115  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    278       743  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    4,700       1,813  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    826       1,239  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    8,873       1,684  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    1,500       10,426  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    200       505  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    3,204       1,893  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    1,700       2,264  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    1,100       3,073  

PTT Global Chemical PCL

    1,500       3,651  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    825       10,407  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    400       906  

Siam Cement PCL

    100       1,457  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    200       2,915  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,400       6,537  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    551       1,569  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    1,500       845  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    10,400       892  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    7,900       1,379  
   

 

 

 
      91,128  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.4%            

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    332       17,817  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.1%            

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.*

    1,000       2,151  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,251,496)

      3,945,393  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.8%    
South Korea — 0.8%    

Amorepacific Corp.

    7     $ 1,074  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    18       1,613  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    26       2,592  

LG Chem Ltd.

    8       1,834  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    2       1,290  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    13       25,039  
   

 

 

 
      33,442  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $17,891)

      33,442  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Taiwan — 0.0%    

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd., expires 12/15/17*(c)
(Cost $0)

    193       0  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 0.1%    

Global X MSCI Pakistan ETF
(Cost $3,831)

    270       3,661  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.7%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (e)(f)
(Cost $29,189)

    29,189       29,189  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 92.5%

(Cost $3,302,407)

    $ 4,011,685  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 7.5%

      328,198  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,339,883  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $27,572, which is 0.6% of net assets.
(c) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(d) Security is listed in country of domicile. Significant business activities of company are in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
(e) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(f) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CDI:   Chess Depositary Interest
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At November 30, 2017, open futures contract purchased was as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

SGX NIFTY 50 Futures

     USD        17      $ 355,130      $ 349,452        12/28/2017      $ (5,678

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        AUD        1,018,000        USD        780,256      $ 10,258      $  

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        AUD        33,000        USD        25,293        332         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        HKD        9,640,600        USD        1,236,212        1,764         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        HKD        269,000        USD        34,494        49         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        KRW        31,754,000        USD        28,414               (766

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        KRW        670,097,400        USD        598,649               (17,132

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        NZD        26,800        USD        18,347        31         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        PHP        87,000        USD        1,677               (53

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        PHP        2,189,500        USD        42,244               (1,306

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        SGD        199,700        USD        146,611               (1,472

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        SGD        11,000        USD        8,075               (81

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        THB        37,000        USD        1,114               (19

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        THB        2,924,000        USD        87,993               (1,546

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        TWD        798,000        USD        26,530               (82

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        TWD        13,640,300        USD        452,640               (2,247

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        USD        797,867        AUD        1,051,000               (2,908

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        1,268,802        HKD        9,909,600        91         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        USD        645,677        KRW        701,851,400               (717

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        18,391        NZD        26,800               (75

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        45,258        PHP        2,276,500        22         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        156,422        SGD        210,700               (183

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        90,661        THB        2,961,000        10         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        481,116        TWD        14,438,300        383         

RBC Capital Markets

     12/6/2017        IDR        1,198,782,300        USD        88,068               (512

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/6/2017        MYR        7,000        USD        1,655               (56

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/6/2017        MYR        369,000        USD        87,183               (3,028

RBC Capital Markets

     12/6/2017        USD        88,569        IDR        1,198,782,300        11         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/6/2017        USD        92,157        MYR        376,000               (235

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/4/2018        AUD        12,000        USD        9,108        32         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/4/2018        AUD        1,051,000        USD        797,709        2,871         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        HKD        337,000        USD        43,163               (6

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        HKD        9,909,600        USD        1,269,241               (149

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        IDR        1,198,782,300        USD        88,302               (38

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        IDR        24,662,000        USD        1,815               (2

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/4/2018        KRW        11,943,000        USD        10,984        7         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/4/2018        KRW        701,851,400        USD        645,737        638         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        MYR        376,000        USD        92,112        292         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        NZD        26,800        USD        18,383        75         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        NZD        2,000        USD        1,372        6         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        PHP        2,276,500        USD        45,178               (22

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        5,000        USD        3,712        4         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        210,700        USD        156,447        181         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        THB        2,961,000        USD        90,689               (44

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        TWD        14,438,300        USD        481,758               (511

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        13,035        TWD        390,000               (8
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 17,057      $ (33,198
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD   Australian Dollar
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
KRW   South Korean Won
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
PHP   Philippine Peso
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thai Baht
TWD   New Taiwan Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (g)

     $ 3,944,230      $      $ 1,163        $ 3,945,393  

Exchange-Traded Fund

       3,661                        3,661  

Preferred Stock

       33,442                        33,442  

Rights

                     0          0  

Short-Term Investments

       29,189                        29,189  

Derivatives (h)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              17,057                 17,057  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 4,010,522      $ 17,057      $ 1,163        $ 4,028,742  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (33,198    $        $ (33,198

Futures Contracts

       (5,678                      (5,678
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (5,678    $ (33,198    $        $ (38,876
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(h) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $1,994 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $7,108. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 61.0%    
Consumer Discretionary — 4.1%    

Kroton Educacional SA

    17,339     $ 95,979  

Lojas Renner SA

    8,930       92,561  
   

 

 

 
      188,540  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 12.2%            

Ambev SA

    52,384       329,015  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda*

    5,000       23,202  

BRF SA*

    5,601       65,841  

JBS SA

    10,490       25,348  

M Dias Branco SA

    1,259       18,000  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    2,236       19,918  

Raia Drogasil SA

    2,891       77,719  
   

 

 

 
      559,043  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 6.4%            

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    2,115       23,150  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA*

    35,716       174,027  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    4,531       97,169  
   

 

 

 
      294,346  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 11.4%            

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    25,809       183,232  

Banco Bradesco SA

    10,436       96,854  

Banco do Brasil SA

    10,212       93,371  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    5,216       46,050  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    8,779       72,089  

Porto Seguro SA

    1,401       15,335  

Sul America SA

    2,533       13,843  
   

 

 

 
      520,774  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 1.9%            

Hypermarcas SA

    4,351       43,663  

Odontoprev SA

    3,290       15,327  

Qualicorp SA

    2,923       27,387  
   

 

 

 
      86,377  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 5.6%            

CCR SA

    15,208       73,544  

Embraer SA

    8,351       39,925  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    6,264       38,329  

Rumo SA*

    13,684       54,428  

WEG SA

    7,073       49,437  
   

 

 

 
      255,663  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 2.4%            

Cielo SA

    15,323       107,195  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 11.3%            

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA*

    8,023       18,039  

Fibria Celulose SA

    3,122       43,080  

Klabin SA

    7,383       40,259  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    5,546       29,666  

Vale SA

    35,897       385,349  
   

 

 

 
      516,393  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.3%            

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    10,573       39,050  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    1,050     $ 22,306  
   

 

 

 
      61,356  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 0.8%            

TIM Participacoes SA

    10,575       38,120  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.6%            

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA*

    2,692       15,403  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    4,358       43,534  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais*

    1,484       2,978  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    3,758       15,843  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    2,121       22,957  

Equatorial Energia SA

    2,514       49,113  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    2,286       14,861  
   

 

 

 
      164,689  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,051,976)

      2,792,496  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 31.9%    
Consumer Discretionary — 0.9%    

Lojas Americanas SA

    9,292       42,096  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 0.9%            

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao*

    1,986       42,469  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.5%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA*

    44,010       206,777  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 21.4%            

Banco Bradesco SA

    35,454       353,625  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    37,199       468,986  

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    49,529       157,055  
   

 

 

 
      979,666  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 1.6%            

Braskem SA, Class A*

    2,161       29,971  

Gerdau SA

    12,978       43,928  
   

 

 

 
      73,899  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 1.8%            

Telefonica Brasil SA

    5,594       81,139  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.8%            

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B

    2,894       18,884  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    9,341       18,833  
   

 

 

 
      37,717  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,011,848)

      1,463,763  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 6.1%    

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (a)

    5,384       208,361  

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

    4,500       70,020  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $279,484)

      278,381  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.8%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (b)(c)
(Cost $38,294)

    38,294     $ 38,294  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%

(Cost $3,381,602)

    $ 4,572,934  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      8,315  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,581,249  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $36,146, which is 0.8% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        BRL        10,990,745        USD        3,345,482      $      $ (10,194

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        BRL        322,000        USD        98,020               (293

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        BRL        2,585,755        USD        787,140               (2,338

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        BRL        1,145,400        USD        348,639               (1,073

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        BRL        475,000        USD        144,553               (474

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        BRL        63,000        USD        19,178               (57

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        3,362,627        BRL        10,990,745               (6,950

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        98,501        BRL        322,000               (188

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        USD        791,114        BRL        2,585,755               (1,635

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        515,037        BRL        1,683,400               (1,065

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        BRL        10,990,745        USD        3,351,961        7,677         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        BRL        322,000        USD        98,198        219         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/4/2018        BRL        2,585,755        USD        788,453        1,655         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        BRL        463,000        USD        141,094        211         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        BRL        1,683,400        USD        513,373        1,145         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        299,213        BRL        981,000               (713
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 10,907      $ (24,980
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

BRL   Brazilian Real
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (d)

     $ 2,792,496        $      $   —        $ 2,792,496  

Preferred Stocks (d)

       1,463,763                          1,463,763  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       278,381                          278,381  

Short-Term Investments

       38,294                          38,294  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                10,907                 10,907  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 4,572,934        $ 10,907      $        $ 4,583,841  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (24,980    $        $ (24,980
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (24,980    $        $ (24,980
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.9%    
Brazil — 4.3%    

Ambev SA

    188,782     $ 1,185,709  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda*

    13,200       61,253  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    81,979       582,014  

Banco Bradesco SA

    36,556       339,266  

Banco do Brasil SA

    33,991       310,789  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    17,200       151,852  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    28,944       237,674  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    33,396       123,343  

BRF SA*

    18,478       217,212  

CCR SA

    50,117       242,360  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA*

    8,989       51,433  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    14,130       141,151  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais*

    4,955       9,945  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA*

    24,694       55,522  

Cielo SA

    50,556       353,673  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    6,748       73,861  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    12,550       52,908  

Embraer SA

    27,560       131,761  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    6,749       73,047  

Equatorial Energia SA

    8,217       160,527  

Fibria Celulose SA

    10,305       142,198  

Hypermarcas SA

    14,382       144,327  

JBS SA

    33,850       81,796  

Klabin SA

    24,376       132,921  

Kroton Educacional SA

    57,155       316,378  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    20,697       126,643  

Lojas Renner SA

    29,272       303,411  

M Dias Branco SA

    4,205       60,118  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    3,502       74,395  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    7,133       63,541  

Odontoprev SA

    10,984       51,171  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA*

    118,744       578,584  

Porto Seguro SA

    4,682       51,248  

Qualicorp SA

    9,224       86,423  

Raia Drogasil SA

    9,561       257,028  

Rumo SA*

    45,325       180,278  

Sul America SA

    7,926       43,317  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    16,705       89,357  

TIM Participacoes SA

    35,043       126,322  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    7,634       49,627  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    14,957       320,757  

Vale SA

    127,519       1,368,896  

WEG SA

    23,366       163,318  
   

 

 

 
      9,367,354  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 1.0%            

AES Gener SA

    121,578       35,642  

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    108,134       62,198  

Banco de Chile

    1,036,059       143,481  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    1,837       110,002  

Banco Santander Chile

    2,727,396       186,643  

Cencosud SA

    59,184       145,009  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Chile (Continued)            

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    6,108     $ 77,394  

Colbun SA

    326,320       66,378  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    6,243       60,351  

Empresas CMPC SA

    51,692       146,680  

Empresas COPEC SA

    18,814       252,457  

Enel Americas SA

    1,205,917       232,968  

Enel Chile SA

    812,028       87,167  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    135,659       110,717  

Itau CorpBanca

    6,356,669       50,364  

Latam Airlines Group SA

    10,227       128,415  

SACI Falabella

    30,070       251,880  
   

 

 

 
      2,147,746  
   

 

 

 
China — 25.8%            

3SBio, Inc., 144A*

    41,885       81,516  

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    3,733       267,805  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    29,671       593,789  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    59,664       86,018  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,048,137       487,153  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    75,468       80,974  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    46,734       8,275,657  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    163,091       108,168  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    51,774       248,590  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    44,285       198,457  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*

    2,163       119,765  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    87,698       45,925  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    11,099       2,647,999  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    3,229,967       1,567,393  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    361,950       267,866  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,171       91,862  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    26,487       234,851  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    25,141       60,196  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    438,553       119,603  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    364,679       135,410  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    369,243       238,750  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    183,086       204,415  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    102,222       64,918  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    56,562       124,564  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    3,419,224       2,981,366  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    113,615       52,660  

China Evergrande Group*

    132,402       437,376  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    138,537       108,734  

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

    377,527       173,050  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.*(b)

    136,324       17  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    300,020       973,798  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    131,209       88,367  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    51,424       107,455  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    113,616       288,617  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    157,073     $ 615,409  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    216,980       218,643  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    141,484       88,222  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    119,062       109,456  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    58,514       53,943  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    105,362       502,517  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    1,016,880       726,515  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    81,564       96,496  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    165,285       123,379  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    65,041       86,276  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    141,118       347,277  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    75,124       67,139  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    554,930       269,289  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    48,938       178,266  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    35,300       33,265  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    105,839       74,940  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    94,215       203,867  

CNOOC Ltd.

    719,803       975,079  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    220,853       347,816  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    171,716       156,542  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    185,378       367,901  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    15,598       718,756  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    112,185       141,055  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    31,337       228,503  

Fosun International Ltd.

    106,569       221,048  

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

    20,906       80,303  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    197,956       689,411  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    56,892       114,073  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd. (a)

    304,074       34,261  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    128,171       149,995  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    86,948       218,201  

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

    39,882       85,277  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    26,401       77,241  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    133,942       199,623  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    29,895       291,480  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    174,930       111,989  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    197,017       62,812  

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

    67,533       136,620  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    2,998,591       2,330,486  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    26,327       985,946  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    50,534       69,232  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    51,639       80,399  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    32,432       92,187  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    298,585       169,743  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    60,395     $ 141,821  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*

    49,360       71,542  

Momo, Inc., ADR*

    4,559       109,416  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    3,210       1,055,159  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,073       204,508  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR

    5,355       454,425  

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

    288,677       148,586  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    841,161       565,430  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    190,200       360,423  

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

    211,424       2,084,422  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(a)

    114,310       159,533  

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

    77,895       53,359  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H*

    116,787       45,757  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,013       96,604  

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

    37,900       56,206  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    28,505       71,608  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    30,864       278,601  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    156,806       55,212  

SINA Corp.*

    2,346       229,368  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    124,283       77,815  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    144,525       85,677  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    49,326       193,890  

SOHO China Ltd.

    86,005       48,673  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    85,029       391,932  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    28,491       474,233  

TAL Education Group, ADR

    11,613       323,770  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    231,180       11,780,778  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    81,114       127,537  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    38,564       105,419  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,900       60,476  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    16,791       138,190  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    206,992       162,198  

Weibo Corp., ADR*

    1,918       208,218  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    81,879       91,313  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    76,685       71,578  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    15,501       632,906  

YY, Inc., ADR*(a)

    1,817       187,496  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    58,960       70,660  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,635       129,982  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    237,232       82,316  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    29,677     $ 103,165  
   

 

 

 
      56,284,164  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.3%            

Bancolombia SA

    10,004       96,176  

Cementos Argos SA

    19,048       66,935  

Ecopetrol SA

    204,031       118,367  

Grupo Argos SA

    9,322       63,290  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    9,697       125,372  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    16,034       73,353  
   

 

 

 
      543,493  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

CEZ AS

    6,675       152,709  

Komercni banka AS

    2,773       116,227  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    17,051       61,490  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    2,565       32,025  
   

 

 

 
      362,451  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    42,944       182,972  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.

    20,339       27,951  

Global Telecom Holding SAE*

    86,767       36,851  
   

 

 

 
      247,774  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.3%            

Alpha Bank AE*

    58,349       113,203  

Eurobank Ergasias SA*

    76,838       62,190  

FF Group*

    1,638       30,278  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    10,131       122,393  

JUMBO SA

    4,219       63,775  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    226,949       70,233  

OPAP SA

    9,235       112,668  

Piraeus Bank SA*

    11,736       32,966  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    1,908       47,055  
   

 

 

 
      654,761  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.6%            

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    135,346       66,718  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*(a)

    521,746       70,144  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    21,528       124,039  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    198,773       155,249  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    125,041       328,206  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    101,952       136,804  

China Everbright Ltd.

    38,328       85,488  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    72,167       221,764  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    154,452       69,809  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    43,988       113,488  

China Mobile Ltd.

    249,638       2,533,090  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    146,503       465,199  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    67,077       184,222  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    36,785       142,003  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    114,642       329,534  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    79,525     $ 149,679  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    83,515       108,428  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    66,880       252,615  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.*

    240,611       348,741  

CITIC Ltd.

    214,048       303,115  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    69,939       70,475  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    81,684       74,466  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*

    285,544       119,553  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.*

    552,900       89,198  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    116,579       156,729  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    51,954       139,029  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.*(b)

    792,724       0  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    24,275       139,244  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    136,260       117,764  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    58,893       68,996  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    67,613       112,196  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    20,222       57,092  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    49,020       95,779  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    183,902       240,646  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    98,622       96,473  
   

 

 

 
      7,765,975  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.3%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    15,720       182,252  

OTP Bank PLC

    9,436       360,654  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    5,783       149,436  
   

 

 

 
      692,342  
   

 

 

 
India — 8.4%            

ACC Ltd.

    1,862       48,164  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    29,973       185,007  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    24,635       100,290  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    47,074       86,037  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    11,899       211,619  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    10,892       117,037  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR

    10,996       451,386  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    12,265       101,841  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    3,470       177,886  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    6,819       182,642  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    1,582       127,927  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    8,668       93,180  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    36,438       51,990  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    31,398       245,346  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    49,588       381,792  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    25,852       153,837  

Bosch Ltd.

    306       96,497  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    929       69,381  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    8,464       56,280  

Cipla Ltd.

    14,303       133,292  

Coal India Ltd.

    28,237       120,778  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    1,710       34,688  

Dabur India Ltd.

    21,853       116,687  

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

    4,799       168,061  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    551       255,881  

GAIL India Ltd.

    20,983       152,426  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    5,715     $ 49,997  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    9,860       147,028  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    13,070       237,137  

Havells India Ltd.

    10,339       81,663  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    21,509       282,873  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    2,062       116,200  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    48,237       179,879  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    25,068       162,001  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    25,339       500,041  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    60,458       1,571,177  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    64,498       307,636  

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

    15,366       146,592  

Idea Cellular Ltd.*

    59,633       87,350  

IDFC Bank Ltd.

    56,193       47,844  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    13,144       245,808  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    24,098       147,062  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    44,765       696,543  

Infosys Ltd.

    29,013       439,200  

ITC Ltd.

    135,433       537,804  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    34,982       138,262  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    17,148       323,533  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    12,310       111,034  

Lupin Ltd.

    9,148       116,010  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    11,524       78,352  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    15,408       336,106  

Marico Ltd.

    18,674       88,620  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    4,159       554,647  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    26,116       147,915  

Nestle India Ltd.

    955       113,503  

NTPC Ltd.

    68,193       191,581  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    53,065       148,669  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    15,484       60,418  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    3,215       138,305  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    26,199       49,103  

Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR, 144A

    53,024       1,476,718  

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    28,580       68,281  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    347       92,548  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    6,096       125,508  

Siemens Ltd.

    2,944       54,682  

State Bank of India

    70,420       349,861  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    39,684       332,310  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    18,419       753,271  

Tata Motors Ltd., ADR*

    13,000       405,470  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A*

    14,640       52,550  

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

    45,859       67,352  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    12,449       134,018  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    19,324       146,623  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    12,847       163,158  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    3,633       236,855  

United Spirits Ltd.*

    2,403       122,410  

UPL Ltd.

    14,672       166,414  

Vakrangee Ltd.

    8,105       89,686  

Vedanta Ltd.

    61,498       281,786  

Wipro Ltd.

    9,741       44,097  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    36,596       197,252  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    69,765       332,055  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    21,845     $ 192,482  
   

 

 

 
      18,385,232  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.1%            

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    606,095       76,176  

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk

    74,283       34,873  

PT Astra International Tbk

    837,002       493,501  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    407,812       613,557  

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

    138,718       51,535  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    771,894       422,299  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    312,029       186,858  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    2,321,345       550,903  

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk

    146,130       34,572  

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

    318,353       38,835  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    305,140       65,874  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    19,893       112,547  

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk

    384,797       116,640  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    80,504       109,662  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    96,448       60,253  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    181,545       98,316  

PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk

    90,039       42,437  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    872,261       103,180  

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

    572,579       24,341  

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk

    102,562       80,375  

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

    236,123       22,694  

PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk

    896,165       41,078  

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

    451,096       56,695  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk

    132,753       92,258  

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    252,446       41,060  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

    2,032,672       623,657  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    84,320       35,533  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    57,455       209,414  

PT United Tractors Tbk

    69,411       171,911  

PT Waskita Karya Persero Tbk

    196,454       30,646  

PT XL Axiata Tbk*

    132,593       30,193  
   

 

 

 
      4,671,873  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 2.3%    

AirAsia Bhd

    63,170       48,503  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    41,351       37,311  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    68,746       69,763  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    65,000       45,140  

Axiata Group Bhd

    103,708       135,167  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    5,642       51,571  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    179,970       266,247  

Dialog Group Bhd

    112,036       66,024  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    128,560       145,866  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

    60,100       26,747  

Gamuda Bhd

    70,300       84,061  

Genting Bhd

    94,567       203,494  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    123,034       153,134  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    10,300       26,446  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    25,451       60,181  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    26,801       62,653  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    26,541       98,259  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    9,900       38,879  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    85,335     $ 117,689  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    119,764       90,493  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    93,394       101,855  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    68,788       31,791  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    19,787       117,962  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    186,363       421,533  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    34,400       69,397  

Maxis Bhd

    77,396       112,229  

MISC Bhd

    55,400       95,506  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    2,200       52,344  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    102,824       186,061  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    10,604       62,750  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    29,035       112,746  

PPB Group Bhd

    19,519       79,517  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    49,700       63,196  

Public Bank Bhd

    117,222       570,416  

RHB Bank Bhd

    32,553       39,005  

RHB Bank Bhd (b)

    19,600       0  

Sapura Energy Bhd

    179,258       54,792  

Sime Darby Bhd

    98,123       56,386  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd*

    98,123       120,209  

Sime Darby Property Bhd*

    98,123       28,793  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    23,000       19,628  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    46,945       69,221  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    128,505       485,802  

UMW Holdings Bhd*

    19,264       24,825  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    42,007       35,335  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    184,198       52,699  

YTL Power International Bhd

    86,206       24,242  
   

 

 

 
      4,915,868  
   

 

 

 
Malta — 0.0%            

Brait SE *

    15,270       51,427  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 2.9%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    128,640       143,377  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    1,356,306       1,163,786  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    18,241       124,911  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    579,982       443,814  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    21,495       147,609  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    7,961       53,999  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    123,232       192,567  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    75,136       678,416  

Gentera SAB de CV

    40,660       37,310  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    8,948       110,938  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    14,790       147,216  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    8,592       153,922  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    68,072       158,718  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    18,719       59,617  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    100,630       590,221  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    95,950       169,501  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)            

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

    75,553     $ 122,562  

Grupo Lala SAB de CV

    25,596       38,830  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    149,835       469,000  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    101,113       379,707  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    5,754       120,711  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    22,204       121,332  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    63,028       112,695  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    43,420       112,935  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    9,435       94,886  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    208,147       490,568  
   

 

 

 
      6,439,148  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.4%            

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    7,868       110,073  

Credicorp Ltd.

    2,735       577,167  

Southern Copper Corp.

    3,514       147,764  
   

 

 

 
      835,004  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 1.1%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    81,570       113,607  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    60,546       47,283  

Alliance Global Group, Inc.*

    179,876       55,974  

Ayala Corp.

    10,301       209,053  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    304,504       259,307  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    32,509       66,557  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    68,055       197,693  

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    164,724       49,293  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    1,394       50,757  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    3,606       82,509  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    20,982       44,210  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    118,492       162,202  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    18,073       87,596  

Manila Electric Co.

    9,270       58,099  

Megaworld Corp.

    470,000       49,936  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    586,227       78,148  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    29,334       55,913  

PLDT, Inc.

    3,576       105,373  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    67,910       30,942  

Security Bank Corp.

    9,095       45,240  

SM Investments Corp.

    10,093       194,791  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    358,591       258,990  

Universal Robina Corp.

    36,459       96,479  
   

 

 

 
      2,399,952  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 1.3%            

Alior Bank SA*

    3,743       76,407  

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    1,348       27,880  

Bank Millennium SA*

    25,081       58,340  

Bank Pekao SA

    6,515       236,268  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    1,490       156,196  

CCC SA

    1,131       76,857  

CD Projekt SA

    2,620       75,344  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    9,733       68,746  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Poland (Continued)            

Dino Polska SA, 144A*

    1,376     $ 28,397  

Grupa Azoty SA

    1,845       37,271  

Grupa Lotos SA

    3,823       60,992  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA*

    2,185       55,350  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    5,792       175,259  

LPP SA

    53       122,741  

mBank SA*

    609       81,095  

Orange Polska SA*

    28,645       44,231  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA*

    34,790       117,591  

PLAY Communications SA, 144A*

    3,489       35,705  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    12,383       388,728  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    73,195       125,049  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA*

    37,322       447,287  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    25,083       315,816  

Synthos SA

    21,890       29,459  

Tauron Polska Energia SA*

    43,484       38,192  
   

 

 

 
      2,879,201  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.5%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    4,023       30,936  

Commercial Bank QSC*

    8,408       62,115  

Doha Bank QPSC

    6,279       44,335  

Ezdan Holding Group QSC

    32,906       72,296  

Industries Qatar QSC

    6,402       156,039  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    15,196       141,683  

Ooredoo QSC

    3,524       77,327  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    1,135       50,499  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    11,223       42,688  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    5,750       58,586  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    2,440       60,999  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    9,547       306,762  
   

 

 

 
      1,104,265  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.1%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    15,556       242,000  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 3.2%            

Alrosa PJSC

    106,593       141,984  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    47,870       213,955  

Gazprom PJSC

    333,269       753,361  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    1,295,138       81,650  

LUKOIL PJSC

    7,182       404,494  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    10,162       564,499  

Magnit PJSC, GDR

    14,071       371,756  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    83,165       62,495  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    2,488       420,313  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    20,659       214,234  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    61,246       130,171  

Novatek PJSC, GDR

    3,619       410,033  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    49,565       112,127  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    4,817       72,255  

Polyus PJSC

    1,025       86,124  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR

    49,127       242,344  

RusHydro PJSC

    3,993,083       55,600  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    440,359       1,689,951  

Severstal PJSC

    1,600       25,289  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Russia (Continued)            

Severstal PJSC, GDR

    7,150     $ 111,111  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    31,539       144,890  

Tatneft PJSC

    60,968       476,293  

VTB Bank PJSC, GDR

    115,442       206,641  
   

 

 

 
      6,991,570  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 6.4%            

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.*

    2,229       59,181  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    16,879       175,743  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    16,045       357,400  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    28,303       325,603  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    14,004       301,247  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    14,018       195,588  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    1,743       125,154  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (a)

    9,399       49,548  

Discovery Ltd.

    14,713       176,695  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    9,953       106,997  

FirstRand Ltd.

    131,460       540,122  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A REIT

    43,639       54,887  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B REIT

    33,092       101,701  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    9,547       109,984  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    33,973       144,141  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    87,772       159,993  

Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT

    10,272       80,326  

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    6,307       104,517  

Investec Ltd.

    11,206       77,654  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    2,409       57,135  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    5,534       46,862  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    53,624       102,087  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    39,070       57,202  

Mondi Ltd.

    4,894       116,000  

Mr Price Group Ltd. (a)

    10,138       153,759  

MTN Group Ltd.

    67,187       633,267  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    17,712       4,762,429  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    9,228       155,628  

Netcare Ltd.

    42,329       69,442  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    15,150       70,310  

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    5,957       56,899  

PSG Group Ltd.

    3,829       80,941  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    28,042       86,733  

Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT

    215,625       159,105  

Remgro Ltd.

    21,886       341,495  

Resilient REIT Ltd. REIT

    11,619       123,959  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    29,191       142,433  

Sanlam Ltd.

    52,671       300,549  

Sappi Ltd.

    23,005       163,190  

Sasol Ltd.

    21,871       685,711  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    18,493       307,228  

Sibanye Gold Ltd. (a)

    71,648       98,056  

SPAR Group Ltd. (a)

    8,429       116,648  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    51,202       645,858  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

    115,063       471,997  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. (a)

    11,543       41,711  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    6,849       208,476  

Truworths International Ltd. (a)

    18,996       110,832  

Vodacom Group Ltd. (a)

    24,837       262,695  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    41,149       174,017  
   

 

 

 
      14,049,135  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea — 14.3%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    1,272     $ 361,174  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    1,211       164,137  

BGF retail Co. Ltd. (b)

    1,015       73,776  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    10,969       95,856  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    1,235       98,959  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    3,202       588,762  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    2,968       54,819  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    328       120,862  

CJ Corp.

    601       107,967  

CJ E&M Corp.

    782       61,798  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    332       46,372  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    2,210       194,752  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    1,189       90,356  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    5,464       28,167  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,048       128,912  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    7,281       66,772  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    1,444       39,608  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    1,485       48,511  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    2,413       36,364  

E-MART, Inc.

    867       217,895  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*

    2,053       51,408  

GS Holdings Corp.

    2,117       118,859  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    1,114       40,435  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    11,834       515,987  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    3,075       151,454  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.*

    251       131,237  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.*

    517       54,159  

Hanon Systems

    7,724       93,689  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    435       73,349  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    4,593       123,451  

Hanwha Corp.

    1,984       75,659  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    10,754       73,719  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd. *

    1,535       49,721  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    1,373       106,862  

Hyosung Corp.

    873       108,298  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    662       59,493  

Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction

    2,497       94,993  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    3,286       105,834  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    823       110,792  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    1,305       177,478  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,587       103,171  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    2,743       689,373  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    6,181       934,321  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.*

    410       150,324  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    3,310       182,495  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    718       44,667  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    10,420       152,243  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd., 144A

    1,099       54,735  

Kakao Corp.

    1,403       175,979  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    4,434       151,365  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    15,993       880,295  

KCC Corp.

    238       84,309  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    930       32,218  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Kia Motors Corp.

    10,226     $ 316,200  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    2,818       129,733  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    10,618       365,886  

Korea Gas Corp.*

    1,300       52,860  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,614       101,148  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    352       157,361  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    1,942       55,945  

KT&G Corp.

    4,671       523,650  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    755       62,023  

LG Chem Ltd.

    1,829       701,684  

LG Corp.

    3,584       299,696  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    9,664       274,402  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    4,236       350,324  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    387       417,139  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    586       86,695  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    639       210,211  

Lotte Corp.

    1,204       68,041  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    466       89,924  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    176       75,365  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    15,335       144,437  

NAVER Corp.

    1,122       824,810  

NCSoft Corp.

    726       291,201  

Neoplux Co. Ltd.*(b)

    5       0  

Netmarble Games Corp., 144A*

    702       109,017  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    5,820       72,733  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    717       80,051  

Orion Corp.*

    1,031       108,476  

Ottogi Corp.

    48       35,021  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    8,836       44,657  

POSCO

    2,907       894,872  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    1,768       30,137  

S-1 Corp.

    708       65,059  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    686       215,902  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    2,970       360,248  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    1,201       42,158  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    2,319       213,094  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3,949       9,217,055  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,283       306,529  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    10,732       117,847  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,896       340,628  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    2,193       427,214  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    1,441       248,939  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,861       62,247  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    17,102       760,613  

Shinsegae Inc.

    326       85,975  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,308       350,963  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    23,565       1,663,030  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    2,576       488,807  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    5,888       34,898  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    838       203,292  

S-Oil Corp.

    1,861       204,355  

Woori Bank

    15,250       227,016  

Yuhan Corp.

    339       68,532  
   

 

 

 
      31,256,291  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan — 11.2%            

Acer, Inc.*

    121,021     $ 82,714  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

    277,826       359,857  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    14,400       96,019  

Airtac International Group

    4,679       79,715  

Asia Cement Corp.

    86,765       80,563  

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.*

    87,141       29,198  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    29,179       268,501  

AU Optronics Corp.

    358,181       152,257  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    27,353       294,560  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    327,715       564,875  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    48,380       140,330  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    194,619       105,440  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    80,424       137,821  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    24,836       65,911  

China Airlines Ltd.*

    108,591       41,816  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    557,344       174,669  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    101,773       95,855  

China Steel Corp.

    520,533       425,187  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    152,160       525,057  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    173,812       120,244  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    702,371       468,341  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    80,559       366,617  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    366,570       226,708  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    7,378       66,046  

Eva Airways Corp.

    86,287       43,440  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.*

    80,889       45,442  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    132,812       113,134  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    66,024       157,389  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    13,814       57,800  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    378,876       243,161  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    121,183       367,662  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    55,148       194,895  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    165,502       499,916  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    31,350       31,409  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    38,020       105,717  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    275,778       450,987  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.

    7,000       55,194  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    12,409       62,057  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    9,179       123,482  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    33,772       44,926  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    8,692       95,776  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    636,963       2,123,635  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    11,295       130,672  

HTC Corp.*

    27,195       61,110  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    296,913       162,840  

Innolux Corp.

    370,384       161,767  

Inventec Corp.

    107,607       80,721  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    3,569       611,611  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    87,492       107,491  

Macronix International*

    72,013       113,803  

MediaTek, Inc.

    60,936       662,304  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    449,900       354,742  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    27,950       68,305  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    189,889       478,616  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Nanya Technology Corp.

    28,416     $ 73,707  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    6,057       55,534  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    23,907       91,263  

Pegatron Corp.

    80,378       183,031  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    6,109       61,917  

Pou Chen Corp.

    91,392       109,692  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    29,000       87,984  

President Chain Store Corp.

    23,642       223,856  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    111,809       229,254  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    19,958       74,192  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.*

    38,025       39,554  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.*

    23,360       38,824  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    343,779       117,481  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    86,586       144,339  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    434,089       135,029  

Standard Foods Corp.

    24,592       61,574  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    58,626       79,356  

TaiMed Biologics, Inc.*

    7,205       44,079  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    390,085       175,573  

Taiwan Business Bank

    138,036       38,060  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    143,065       160,026  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    327,992       178,791  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    69,823       55,870  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    66,485       238,286  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,002,013       7,550,008  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    78,676       77,118  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    199,718       424,153  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    495,937       252,979  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    33,763       80,372  

Wistron Corp.

    107,198       82,559  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    64,158       87,058  

Yageo Corp.

    8,452       94,681  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    421,740       195,445  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    19,269       47,090  
   

 

 

 
      24,367,040  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.2%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    42,974       229,607  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    177,500       338,315  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    11,346       69,306  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    160,300       104,543  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    309,800       75,411  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    81,300       42,567  

BEC World PCL, NVDR

    42,984       19,610  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    49,700       88,261  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    241,600       61,029  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    14,900       91,015  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    55,600       137,042  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    129,143       93,318  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    204,200       456,418  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    23,602       60,884  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    5,200       34,231  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    46,600     $ 64,920  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    21,000       56,101  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    163,200       62,961  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    59,497       89,264  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    413,980       78,588  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    76,679       532,950  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    11,200       28,292  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    146,606       86,635  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    89,500       119,205  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    60,913       170,187  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    89,600       218,102  

PTT PCL

    15,200       191,745  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    25,898       326,699  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    20,600       46,675  

Siam Cement PCL

    17,658       257,355  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    72,998       340,851  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    33,857       96,408  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    78,700       44,338  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    543,700       46,612  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    414,200       72,288  
   

 

 

 
      4,831,733  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 1.0%            

Akbank TAS

    90,974       208,855  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    8,571       51,130  

Arcelik AS

    9,781       49,481  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    8,268       70,309  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    8,788       162,367  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    3,154       28,206  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT*

    78,571       49,359  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    57,892       127,289  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    2,903       40,811  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    37,971       98,615  

KOC Holding AS

    31,458       132,471  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    27,915       46,479  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    3,522       17,556  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    5,167       41,168  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    5,183       160,418  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    22,827       71,467  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS*

    21,712       31,549  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    43,899       170,511  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    95,523       234,423  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    26,462       60,007  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    65,682       103,490  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    32,562       34,841  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    31,017       45,861  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    6,366       29,555  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS*

    35,954       38,103  
   

 

 

 
      2,104,321  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.6%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    78,516       150,705  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    130,055       77,898  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    75,054       70,497  

DP World Ltd.

    6,868       165,175  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    61,218       41,001  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    51,093       83,880  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Arab Emirates (Continued)            

DXB Entertainments PJSC*

    132,323     $ 23,777  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    80,725       47,253  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    145,740       299,574  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    67,978       303,523  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    54,276       149,248  
   

 

 

 
      1,412,531  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.0%            

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.*

    34,126       73,407  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $163,762,720)

      205,076,058  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 3.5%    
Brazil — 2.3%    

Banco Bradesco SA

    123,308       1,229,897  

Braskem SA, Class A*

    7,133       98,929  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B

    9,376       61,181  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao*

    6,539       139,831  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    31,190       62,886  

Gerdau SA

    42,976       145,465  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    130,467       1,644,862  

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    155,072       491,728  

Lojas Americanas SA

    30,116       136,437  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA*

    158,358       744,030  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    18,512       268,509  
   

 

 

 
      5,023,755  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B

    10,765       47,073  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    3,984       215,364  
   

 

 

 
      262,437  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.2%            

Bancolombia SA

    18,694       180,960  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    157,755       64,587  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    4,721       59,191  
   

 

 

 
      304,738  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.0%            

Vedanta Ltd.*

    60,000       9,677  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.1%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    298,942       145,175  

Transneft PJSC

    18       54,807  
   

 

 

 
      199,982  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.8%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    371       56,933  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    981       87,891  

Hyundai Motor Co. - 2nd Preferred

    1,559       155,434  

LG Chem Ltd.

    320       73,366  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    83       53,541  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    705       1,357,850  
   

 

 

 
      1,785,015  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $5,547,646)

      7,585,604  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Taiwan — 0.0%    

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd., expires 12/15/17*(b)
(Cost $0)

    9,978     $ 0  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.8%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (c)(d)
(Cost $1,642,194)

    1,642,194       1,642,194  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.2%

   

(Cost $170,952,560)

    $ 214,303,856  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.8%

      4,121,877  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 218,425,733  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $1,545,805, which is 0.7% of net assets.
(b) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
OJSC:   Open Joint Stock Company
PJSC:   Private Joint Stock Company
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At November 30, 2017, open futures contract purchased was as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     USD        95      $ 5,236,870      $ 5,320,000        12/15/2017      $ 83,130  

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AED      3,865,800      USD      1,052,420      $      $ (62

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AED      1,093,700      USD      297,743               (22

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    BRL      917,000      USD      279,148               (829

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    BRL      14,356,900      USD      4,370,109               (13,316

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    BRL      36,723,900      USD      11,178,078               (34,402

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CLP      104,243,000      USD      163,729        2,696         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CLP      1,232,438,100      USD      1,937,476        33,624         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CLP      462,074,400      USD      726,452        12,647         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    COP      2,745,667,600      USD      899,701               (10,037

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CZK      5,604,100      USD      254,811               (6,665

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    CZK      2,843,300      USD      129,261               (3,401

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      583,300      USD      680,663               (13,871

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      77,943,500      USD      9,994,678      $ 14,259      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      17,894,000      USD      2,294,449        3,178         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      47,019,900      USD      6,029,256        8,506         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    HKD      130,943,700      USD      16,790,614        23,685         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    HKD      103,669,500      USD      13,293,262        18,709         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HUF      16,253,900      USD      60,870               (942

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    HUF      101,925,900      USD      381,677               (5,931

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    HUF      73,048,400      USD      273,519               (4,273

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      24,000,952,800      USD      21,424,066               (631,417

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      1,809,704,000      USD      1,619,205               (43,808

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    KRW      8,255,186,300      USD      7,373,335               (212,702

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    KRW      4,101,959,000      USD      3,662,790               (106,672

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    MXN      16,976,000      USD      882,799               (27,337

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    MXN      14,653,500      USD      761,583               (24,037

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    MXN      27,985,900      USD      1,454,600               (45,811

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    MXN      72,505,700      USD      3,770,316               (116,940

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    PHP      64,335,900      USD      1,241,287               (38,385

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    PHP      11,091,700      USD      213,989               (6,630

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    PHP      47,010,100      USD      906,044               (29,009

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    PLN      1,778,500      USD      488,726               (15,199

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    PLN      2,837,800      USD      779,768               (24,303

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    PLN      5,503,900      USD      1,512,476               (47,015

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    QAR      4,444,700      USD      1,220,619               (47

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    RUB      121,636,600      USD      2,073,299               (5,418

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    RUB      295,245,800      USD      5,031,220               (14,403

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    THB      3,816,000      USD      114,767               (2,087

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    THB      120,418,200      USD      3,623,780               (63,668

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    THB      38,055,100      USD      1,145,031               (20,293

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      492,000      USD      128,251        2,811         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      5,528,200      USD      1,441,542        32,079         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    TRY      2,769,700      USD      722,224        16,064         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      235,601,200      USD      7,818,191               (38,807

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      122,636,400      USD      4,071,458               (18,309

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    TWD      72,745,300      USD      2,415,824               (10,139

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TWD      310,168,700      USD      10,302,178               (41,552

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TWD      44,901,000      USD      1,491,579               (5,812

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,052,491      AED      3,865,800               (10

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      297,767      AED      1,093,700               (3

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      4,673,061      BRL      15,273,900               (9,659

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      11,235,704      BRL      36,723,900               (23,224

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,063,862      CLP      1,336,681,100        1,023         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      713,384      CLP      462,074,400        422         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      913,536      COP      2,745,667,600               (3,797

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      261,752      CZK      5,604,100               (276

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      132,802      CZK      2,843,300               (140

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      695,532      EUR      583,300               (997

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      9,979,706      HKD      77,943,500        714         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      8,311,426      HKD      64,913,900        594         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      16,765,729      HKD      130,943,700        1,199         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      13,273,604      HKD      103,669,500        949         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      61,923      HUF      16,253,900               (112

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      388,312      HUF      101,925,900               (704

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      278,299      HUF      73,048,400               (507

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      23,728,482      KRW      25,810,656,800               (9,986

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      7,591,744      KRW      8,255,186,300               (5,706

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      3,770,876      KRW      4,101,959,000               (1,414

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      912,232      MXN      16,976,000               (2,096

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      787,425      MXN      14,653,500               (1,805

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      1,503,903      MXN      27,985,900      $      $ (3,492

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      3,896,899      MXN      72,505,700               (9,643

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,279,044      PHP      64,335,900        628         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      220,187      PHP      11,091,700        432         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      933,296      PHP      47,010,100        1,758         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      504,844      PLN      1,778,500               (919

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      805,538      PLN      2,837,800               (1,467

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      1,562,343      PLN      5,503,900               (2,852

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,194,812      QAR      4,444,700        25,854         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,080,928      RUB      121,636,600               (2,212

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      5,051,003      RUB      295,245,800               (5,381

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      3,803,864      THB      124,234,200        437         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      1,168,410      THB      38,055,100               (3,086

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      125,812      TRY      492,000               (372

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,413,631      TRY      5,528,200               (4,167

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      708,262      TRY      2,769,700               (2,102

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      7,850,756      TWD      235,601,200        6,243         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      4,086,518      TWD      122,636,400        3,249         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      2,424,035      TWD      72,745,300        1,927         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      11,838,024      TWD      355,069,700        3,096         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      3,059,936      ZAR      41,751,600               (18,255

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      10,315,225      ZAR      140,746,700               (61,568

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      1,216,140      ZAR      16,593,700               (7,258

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      16,283,000      USD      1,144,825               (41,422

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      25,468,600      USD      1,790,730               (64,705

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      140,746,700      USD      9,896,045               (357,612

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    ZAR      16,593,700      USD      1,166,705               (42,176

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    EGP      4,674,800      USD      261,941               (2,389

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    IDR      41,058,258,000      USD      3,015,663               (18,213

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/6/2017    IDR      14,877,311,300      USD      1,093,598               (5,716

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    IDR      8,968,695,400      USD      658,882               (3,833

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    INR      300,826,800      USD      4,623,126               (39,094

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    INR      79,741,000      USD      1,227,276               (8,552

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/6/2017    INR      869,487,000      USD      13,366,236               (109,090

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    MYR      14,421,500      USD      3,407,324               (118,328

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    MYR      5,992,400      USD      1,416,141               (48,833

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      263,815      EGP      4,674,800        515         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      3,042,479      IDR      41,058,258,000               (8,602

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      1,099,580      IDR      14,877,311,300               (265

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    USD      662,630      IDR      8,968,695,400        85         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      5,904,853      INR      380,567,800               (6,806

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      13,474,778      INR      869,487,000        548         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/6/2017    USD      3,534,681      MYR      14,421,500               (9,029

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    USD      1,464,955      MYR      5,992,400        18         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    AED      3,865,800      USD      1,052,377               (43

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    AED      1,093,700      USD      297,727               (20

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    BRL      15,273,900      USD      4,658,239        10,669         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    BRL      36,723,900      USD      11,199,384        24,969         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CLP      1,336,681,100      USD      2,064,117               (766

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CLP      462,074,400      USD      713,650               (155

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    COP      2,745,667,600      USD      910,757        3,737         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CZK      5,604,100      USD      262,805        260         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    CZK      2,843,300      USD      133,356        151         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EGP      4,674,800      USD      261,747               (2,072

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      583,300      USD      697,054        991         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      14,050,000      USD      1,799,522               (241

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      77,943,500      USD      9,983,157               (1,172

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      1,484,000      USD      190,060               (36

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      64,913,900      USD      8,314,407      $      $ (870

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    HKD      130,943,700      USD      16,771,205               (2,292

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    HKD      103,669,500      USD      13,277,361               (2,393

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HUF      16,253,900      USD      62,080        116         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    HUF      101,925,900      USD      389,306        735         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    HUF      73,048,400      USD      278,977        495         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    IDR      41,058,258,000      USD      3,032,368        6,744         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    IDR      14,877,311,300      USD      1,096,177               (147

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    IDR      8,968,695,400      USD      660,629               (283

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    INR      380,567,800      USD      5,885,676        7,037         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    INR      869,487,000      USD      13,433,142        2,159         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    KRW      25,810,656,800      USD      23,726,301        2,720         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    KRW      8,255,186,300      USD      7,592,233        4,569         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    KRW      4,101,959,000      USD      3,771,257        987         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    KRW      200,447,000      USD      184,238               (1

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    MXN      16,976,000      USD      907,411        2,281         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    MXN      14,653,500      USD      783,301        2,002         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    MXN      27,985,900      USD      1,495,612        3,454         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    MXN      72,505,700      USD      3,875,673        9,798         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    MYR      14,421,500      USD      3,532,950        11,187         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    MYR      5,992,400      USD      1,465,027        1,669         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    PHP      64,335,900      USD      1,276,759               (609

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    PHP      11,091,700      USD      219,860               (362

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    PHP      47,010,100      USD      931,908               (1,462

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    PLN      378,000      USD      107,327        182         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    PLN      1,778,500      USD      504,996        879         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    PLN      2,837,800      USD      805,896        1,519         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    PLN      5,503,900      USD      1,562,995        2,911         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    QAR      4,444,700      USD      1,194,491               (26,269

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    THB      124,234,200      USD      3,805,029               (1,846

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    THB      4,326,000      USD      132,781        220         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    THB      38,055,100      USD      1,168,948        2,836         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    TRY      492,000      USD      124,659        430         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    TRY      5,528,200      USD      1,400,601        4,732         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    TRY      2,769,700      USD      701,686        2,338         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    TWD      235,601,200      USD      7,861,235               (8,340

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    TWD      122,636,400      USD      4,093,338               (2,976

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    TWD      72,745,300      USD      2,428,973               (873

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    TWD      4,057,000      USD      135,312               (200

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    TWD      355,069,700      USD      11,849,086               (10,988

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      779,744      BRL      2,556,000               (1,999

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      312,380      CLP      202,344,000        198         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      279,222      INR      18,081,000        76         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    USD      175,580      KRW      190,755,000               (250

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      376,137      MXN      7,036,000               (990

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      82,369      QAR      306,000        1,676         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      116,094      THB      3,785,000               (111

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      10,365      TRY      41,000               (13

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      141,923      TRY      560,000               (523

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    USD      555,197      TWD      16,609,000               (422

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      421,877      ZAR      5,784,000               (2,627

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    ZAR      41,751,600      USD      3,044,950        18,609         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    ZAR      140,746,700      USD      10,264,731        62,783         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    ZAR      16,593,700      USD      1,210,150        7,365         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/10/2018    RUB      30,510,000      USD      519,236        953         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/10/2018    RUB      121,636,600      USD      2,070,169        3,890         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/10/2018    RUB      295,245,800      USD      5,024,892        9,458         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/10/2018        USD        206,522        RUB        12,133,000      $      $ (414
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 435,734      $ (2,823,191
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AED   Arab Emirates Dirham
BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
COP   Colombian Peso
CZK   Czech Koruna
EGP   Egyptian Pound
EUR   Euro
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
INR   Indian Rupee
KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
PHP   Philippine Peso
PLN   Polish Zloty
QAR   Qatari Rial
RUB   Russian Ruble
THB   Thai Baht
TRY   Turkish Lira
TWD   New Taiwan Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar
ZAR   South African Rand

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 205,002,265        $      $ 73,793        $ 205,076,058  

Preferred Stocks (e)

       7,585,604                          7,585,604  

Rights

                       0          0  

Short-Term Investments

       1,642,194                          1,642,194  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                435,734                 435,734  

Futures Contracts

       83,130                          83,130  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 214,313,193        $ 435,734      $ 73,793        $ 214,822,720  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (2,823,191    $        $ (2,823,191
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (2,823,191    $        $ (2,823,191
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(f) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $109,896 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $442,356. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   66  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%    
Australia — 0.4%    

BHP Billiton PLC

    510,504     $ 9,285,908  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.4%            

ANDRITZ AG

    17,057       955,315  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    73,091       3,188,423  

OMV AG

    35,810       2,227,469  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG*

    36,690       1,299,190  

voestalpine AG

    27,317       1,587,010  
   

 

 

 
      9,257,407  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.8%            

Ageas

    45,552       2,238,400  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    184,171       21,197,552  

Colruyt SA

    13,659       723,301  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    19,501       2,097,119  

KBC Group NV

    60,096       4,916,204  

Proximus SADP

    36,140       1,238,635  

Solvay SA

    17,828       2,508,177  

Telenet Group Holding NV*

    13,128       917,066  

UCB SA

    31,080       2,320,938  

Umicore SA

    46,125       2,152,639  
   

 

 

 
      40,310,031  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Antofagasta PLC

    95,696       1,177,062  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 2.8%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    910       1,558,603  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    1,554       2,788,358  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    26,042       3,083,927  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    24,203       2,196,543  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    28,902       2,265,256  

Danske Bank A/S

    180,670       6,749,374  

DSV A/S

    46,150       3,551,419  

Genmab A/S*

    14,039       2,761,506  

H Lundbeck A/S

    17,242       869,393  

ISS A/S

    40,784       1,541,849  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    450,649       23,263,581  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    54,408       2,944,406  

Orsted A/S, 144A

    45,569       2,651,165  

Pandora A/S (a)

    25,648       2,569,681  

TDC A/S

    195,672       1,190,973  

Tryg A/S

    26,540       645,133  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    51,958       3,325,325  

William Demant Holding A/S*

    28,012       770,060  
   

 

 

 
      64,726,552  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.5%            

Elisa OYJ

    34,176       1,390,373  

Fortum OYJ

    106,119       2,233,127  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    80,841       4,160,594  

Metso OYJ

    27,874       983,698  

Neste OYJ

    31,391       1,950,355  

Nokia OYJ

    1,410,673       7,078,887  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    27,690       1,208,570  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    25,095       926,845  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    108,053       5,711,571  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    133,784       2,047,779  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Finland (Continued)            

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    129,008     $ 3,883,323  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    36,090       2,384,064  
   

 

 

 
      33,959,186  
   

 

 

 
France — 16.5%            

Accor SA

    45,543       2,284,305  

Aeroports de Paris

    7,415       1,414,318  

Air Liquide SA

    103,110       12,904,704  

Airbus SE

    140,396       14,586,706  

Alstom SA

    37,834       1,561,706  

Amundi SA, 144A

    14,639       1,306,456  

Arkema SA

    16,124       1,972,895  

Atos SE

    22,886       3,384,576  

AXA SA

    468,770       14,144,115  

BioMerieux

    10,032       836,915  

BNP Paribas SA

    271,580       20,552,105  

Bollore SA

    216,192       1,148,173  

Bouygues SA

    52,342       2,707,560  

Bureau Veritas SA

    63,262       1,677,253  

Capgemini SE

    38,822       4,476,618  

Carrefour SA

    140,434       2,951,060  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    13,407       815,916  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    121,888       6,944,117  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    41,399       6,004,176  

CNP Assurances

    42,470       955,898  

Credit Agricole SA

    274,794       4,629,724  

Danone SA

    145,904       12,316,120  

Dassault Aviation SA

    603       927,079  

Dassault Systemes SE

    31,627       3,399,631  

Edenred

    54,271       1,552,889  

Eiffage SA

    17,766       1,949,447  

Electricite de France SA

    139,579       1,829,133  

Engie SA

    441,470       7,726,881  

Essilor International SA

    50,167       6,451,800  

Eurazeo SA

    10,872       956,813  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    42,604       964,493  

Faurecia

    18,385       1,406,622  

Fonciere Des Regions REIT

    8,423       901,190  

Gecina SA REIT

    11,188       1,864,312  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    115,045       1,529,533  

Hermes International

    7,655       4,034,966  

ICADE REIT

    8,249       766,225  

Iliad SA

    6,316       1,477,587  

Imerys SA

    8,643       792,433  

Ingenico Group SA

    14,044       1,471,665  

Ipsen SA

    9,100       1,109,122  

JCDecaux SA

    17,957       748,280  

Kering

    18,314       8,125,290  

Klepierre SA REIT

    53,188       2,196,753  

Lagardere SCA

    29,103       953,808  

Legrand SA

    64,910       4,864,233  

L’Oreal SA

    60,898       13,467,492  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (a)

    67,398       19,613,896  

Natixis SA

    232,845       1,887,348  

Orange SA (a)

    481,964       8,306,559  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Pernod Ricard SA

    51,311     $ 8,003,602  

Peugeot SA

    142,158       2,939,911  

Publicis Groupe SA

    50,103       3,327,637  

Remy Cointreau SA

    5,717       760,761  

Renault SA

    46,461       4,721,529  

Rexel SA

    74,190       1,368,280  

Safran SA

    80,639       8,593,137  

Sanofi

    274,630       25,038,871  

Schneider Electric SE*

    137,006       11,775,380  

SCOR SE

    42,115       1,717,363  

SEB SA

    5,370       989,426  

Societe BIC SA

    6,942       805,945  

Societe Generale SA

    185,469       9,340,118  

Sodexo SA

    22,158       2,894,497  

Suez

    88,956       1,640,079  

Teleperformance

    13,992       2,070,921  

Thales SA

    25,385       2,565,814  

TOTAL SA

    574,218       32,399,548  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    15,273       1,171,252  

Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT

    23,948       6,126,955  

Valeo SA

    57,703       4,188,852  

Veolia Environnement SA

    114,702       2,901,817  

Vinci SA

    121,969       12,461,697  

Vivendi SA

    248,390       6,612,124  

Wendel SA

    6,971       1,173,228  

Zodiac Aerospace

    50,094       1,472,722  
   

 

 

 
      377,912,362  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 14.6%            

adidas AG

    45,512       9,490,695  

Allianz SE

    108,654       25,625,821  

Axel Springer SE

    11,808       931,952  

BASF SE

    222,003       24,838,462  

Bayer AG

    199,880       25,491,742  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    80,029       8,066,149  

Beiersdorf AG

    24,685       2,937,837  

Brenntag AG

    37,627       2,342,283  

Commerzbank AG*

    255,098       3,690,626  

Continental AG

    26,589       7,081,138  

Covestro AG, 144A

    29,367       3,058,480  

Daimler AG

    232,729       19,257,427  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    499,555       9,430,278  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    46,311       5,250,337  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    56,257       1,933,131  

Deutsche Post AG

    234,677       11,142,241  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    807,470       14,425,972  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    85,659       3,786,630  

Drillisch AG

    12,841       979,857  

E.ON SE

    532,023       6,153,194  

Evonik Industries AG

    39,188       1,461,807  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    10,076       1,003,570  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    51,812       5,147,529  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    100,486       7,249,163  

GEA Group AG

    44,497       2,146,836  

Hannover Rueck SE

    14,662       1,926,639  

HeidelbergCement AG

    35,969       3,826,116  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    24,816     $ 3,024,612  

HOCHTIEF AG

    4,820       847,068  

HUGO BOSS AG

    15,028       1,235,818  

Infineon Technologies AG

    274,536       7,580,979  

Innogy SE, 144A

    34,142       1,578,157  

K+S AG (a)

    46,083       1,079,179  

KION Group AG

    17,000       1,383,617  

LANXESS AG

    22,235       1,689,009  

Linde AG

    41,670       9,145,815  

Linde AG*

    4,514       1,053,872  

MAN SE

    8,277       929,606  

Merck KGaA

    31,122       3,312,750  

METRO AG*

    43,080       840,926  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    12,592       2,263,880  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    37,530       8,351,068  

OSRAM Licht AG

    23,910       2,048,754  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    57,068       1,814,960  

RWE AG*

    124,534       2,853,361  

SAP SE

    237,551       26,761,810  

Siemens AG

    184,906       25,133,624  

Symrise AG

    30,128       2,560,751  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    185,285       881,259  

thyssenkrupp AG

    104,994       2,873,038  

TUI AG

    108,238       1,996,628  

Uniper SE

    48,741       1,450,059  

United Internet AG

    30,021       2,022,458  

Volkswagen AG

    7,636       1,580,987  

Vonovia SE

    118,297       5,568,052  

Wirecard AG

    28,426       3,030,176  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    26,649       1,362,805  
   

 

 

 
      334,930,990  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.9%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    34,373       1,786,365  

Allied Irish Banks PLC

    197,193       1,279,163  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC*

    221,228       1,725,777  

CRH PLC

    202,164       6,966,111  

DCC PLC

    21,960       2,124,931  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    38,772       4,061,055  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    19,428       2,166,503  

Ryanair Holdings PLC*

    26,745       558,673  
   

 

 

 
      20,668,578  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 3.3%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    302,001       5,528,442  

Atlantia SpA

    108,678       3,610,268  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    140,645       1,094,813  

Enel SpA

    1,961,240       12,733,960  

Eni SpA

    614,888       10,107,126  

Ferrari NV

    29,500       3,202,247  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    3,258,418       10,944,648  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA-RSP

    228,262       729,213  

Leonardo SpA

    96,118       1,148,620  

Luxottica Group SpA

    41,030       2,385,636  

Mediobanca SpA

    139,616       1,611,094  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    128,528       938,535  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Prysmian SpA

    50,557     $ 1,683,709  

Recordati SpA

    24,600       1,106,789  

Snam SpA

    557,071       2,808,695  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    2,753,339       2,303,844  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    1,415,870       958,901  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    336,030       2,077,790  

UniCredit SpA*

    484,170       9,739,184  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    238,722       559,753  
   

 

 

 
      75,273,267  
   

 

 

 
Jersey Island — 0.1%            

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    22,342       2,047,077  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.5%            

ArcelorMittal*

    159,096       4,803,216  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    2,643       1,600,284  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    15,508       1,014,297  

RTL Group SA

    8,858       706,397  

SES SA

    87,337       1,442,345  

Tenaris SA

    115,243       1,674,820  
   

 

 

 
      11,241,359  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.0%            

Fresnillo PLC

    53,552       934,986  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.2%            

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    101,996       3,025,912  

Aegon NV

    423,570       2,630,675  

Akzo Nobel NV (a)

    60,953       5,491,980  

Altice NV, Class A*(a)

    128,267       1,012,811  

ASML Holding NV

    93,859       16,489,226  

Boskalis Westminster

    22,166       819,854  

EXOR NV

    26,337       1,595,593  

Heineken Holding NV

    28,113       2,709,376  

Heineken NV

    62,651       6,382,474  

ING Groep NV

    939,129       16,940,226  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    309,698       6,633,279  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    43,724       4,099,906  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    826,509       3,031,923  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    227,425       8,831,342  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    16,682       704,879  

NN Group NV

    73,615       3,233,624  

NXP Semiconductors NV*

    83,632       9,483,033  

QIAGEN NV*

    51,613       1,630,107  

Randstad Holding NV

    28,975       1,784,382  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    1,090,251       34,760,109  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    905,313       29,243,338  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    72,087       3,734,511  
   

 

 

 
      164,268,560  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.0%            

DNB ASA

    234,854       4,282,417  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    48,942       887,132  

Marine Harvest ASA*

    100,706       1,772,155  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    326,832       2,221,583  

Orkla ASA

    198,266       1,987,557  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    23,691       589,467  

Statoil ASA

    278,058       5,574,897  

Telenor ASA

    181,457       4,065,603  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Norway (Continued)            

Yara International ASA

    43,109     $ 1,916,716  
   

 

 

 
      23,297,527  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP—Energias de Portugal SA

    570,658       2,000,319  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    120,413       2,272,362  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    62,120       1,219,982  
   

 

 

 
      5,492,663  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.2%            

Investec PLC

    160,934       1,125,230  

Mediclinic International PLC

    89,206       682,228  

Mondi PLC

    88,861       2,122,291  
   

 

 

 
      3,929,749  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 5.1%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    167,145       3,732,194  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    58,933       2,279,711  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    16,273       3,237,517  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    106,067       7,646,732  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,606,068       13,729,266  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    1,294,218       2,603,347  

Banco Santander SA

    3,904,435       26,224,441  

Bankia SA

    243,388       1,169,199  

Bankinter SA

    163,048       1,573,308  

CaixaBank SA

    861,892       4,096,285  

Enagas SA

    55,951       1,641,916  

Endesa SA

    77,931       1,737,809  

Ferrovial SA

    118,768       2,614,519  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    84,423       1,887,098  

Grifols SA (a)

    73,052       2,131,147  

Iberdrola SA

    1,374,293       10,913,734  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    263,661       9,333,077  

Mapfre SA

    263,566       886,542  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    104,312       2,358,989  

Repsol SA

    295,637       5,426,017  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    57,045       714,285  

Telefonica SA

    1,095,909       11,224,406  
   

 

 

 
      117,161,539  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 4.2%            

Alfa Laval AB

    71,132       1,680,802  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    240,862       4,882,872  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    162,310       6,972,527  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    94,612       3,634,859  

Boliden AB

    66,629       2,106,893  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    58,963       1,958,167  

Essity AB, Class B*

    146,236       4,246,826  

Getinge AB, Class B (a)

    55,472       997,985  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    229,486       5,403,412  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    61,981       3,044,647  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    102,576       935,578  

ICA Gruppen AB (a)

    19,941       721,320  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    40,013       975,117  

Investor AB, Class B

    110,094       5,141,082  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    56,807       1,821,418  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   69  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    9,326     $ 684,052  

Lundin Petroleum AB*

    44,298       1,019,215  

Nordea Bank AB

    734,179       8,603,917  

Sandvik AB

    271,498       4,660,673  

Securitas AB, Class B

    74,841       1,314,263  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    364,055       4,322,934  

Skanska AB, Class B

    82,782       1,815,657  

SKF AB, Class B

    92,210       2,084,128  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    366,241       5,005,163  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    218,892       5,227,186  

Swedish Match AB

    43,435       1,642,767  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    89,453       1,144,484  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    736,963       4,635,209  

Telia Co. AB

    630,480       2,766,416  

Volvo AB, Class B

    376,719       7,164,499  
   

 

 

 
      96,614,068  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 13.5%            

ABB Ltd.

    445,450       11,406,237  

Adecco Group AG

    39,371       2,977,588  

Baloise Holding AG

    12,096       1,862,815  

Barry Callebaut AG*

    531       986,702  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    25       1,751,715  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    252       1,489,586  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    126,171       10,863,211  

Clariant AG*

    56,267       1,532,865  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    44,749       1,433,677  

Credit Suisse Group AG*

    586,917       9,939,555  

Dufry AG*

    8,581       1,235,141  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    1,959       1,306,332  

Ferguson PLC

    60,775       4,380,817  

Geberit AG

    8,953       3,893,361  

Givaudan SA

    2,232       5,077,729  

Glencore PLC*

    2,957,422       13,582,631  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

    53,405       3,137,798  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    13,329       2,341,297  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

    110,021       6,016,904  

Lonza Group AG*

    18,020       4,709,471  

Nestle SA

    752,233       64,422,496  

Novartis AG

    537,635       46,016,637  

Pargesa Holding SA

    9,361       804,071  

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,195       2,882,663  

Roche Holding AG

    169,815       42,844,303  

Schindler Holding AG

    4,640       1,032,474  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    9,842       2,223,016  

SGS SA

    1,292       3,194,047  

Sika AG

    520       4,017,281  

Sonova Holding AG

    12,559       2,000,503  

STMicroelectronics NV

    153,545       3,479,691  

Straumann Holding AG

    2,495       1,856,508  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    7,454       2,717,916  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    13,492       954,555  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Swiss Life Holding AG*

    7,771     $ 2,608,370  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    17,070       1,471,447  

Swiss Re AG

    76,019       7,124,729  

Swisscom AG

    6,269       3,307,356  

UBS Group AG*

    884,528       15,276,372  

Vifor Pharma AG

    11,816       1,488,185  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    36,579       11,050,855  
   

 

 

 
      310,698,907  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 23.4%            

3i Group PLC

    232,590       2,834,123  

Admiral Group PLC

    48,944       1,272,863  

Anglo American PLC

    320,608       5,892,461  

Ashtead Group PLC

    121,306       3,115,374  

Associated British Foods PLC

    85,499       3,408,721  

AstraZeneca PLC

    305,952       19,765,667  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    239,858       1,090,898  

Aviva PLC

    974,447       6,734,139  

Babcock International Group PLC

    61,309       577,910  

BAE Systems PLC

    765,418       5,714,006  

Barclays PLC

    4,117,547       10,775,129  

Barratt Developments PLC

    245,902       2,015,290  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    31,993       1,651,073  

BP PLC

    4,774,367       31,580,310  

British American Tobacco PLC

    554,359       35,153,961  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    239,738       2,039,344  

BT Group PLC

    2,037,597       7,186,688  

Bunzl PLC

    81,820       2,340,307  

Burberry Group PLC

    104,118       2,416,273  

Capita PLC

    163,266       1,030,031  

Centrica PLC

    1,351,720       2,643,370  

CNH Industrial NV

    244,042       3,160,323  

Cobham PLC*

    578,618       993,799  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    52,787       2,058,165  

Compass Group PLC

    382,242       7,748,952  

ConvaTec Group PLC, 144A

    328,801       862,656  

Croda International PLC

    32,354       1,869,665  

Diageo PLC

    608,844       21,148,936  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    338,801       1,676,067  

easyJet PLC

    37,545       713,905  

Experian PLC

    227,230       4,726,340  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*

    260,103       4,464,251  

G4S PLC

    381,272       1,323,106  

GKN PLC

    420,466       1,763,338  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1,188,834       20,571,428  

Hammerson PLC REIT

    192,931       1,355,472  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    63,461       1,374,904  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    4,858,267       48,225,903  

IMI PLC

    66,446       1,128,655  

Imperial Brands PLC

    231,728       9,603,755  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    43,185       2,539,951  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

    150,439       1,243,750  

Intertek Group PLC

    38,429       2,718,089  

ITV PLC

    863,480       1,867,255  

J Sainsbury PLC

    403,113       1,266,423  

John Wood Group PLC

    162,416       1,589,170  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   70  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Johnson Matthey PLC

    47,329     $ 1,940,065  

Kingfisher PLC

    528,148       2,385,641  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    179,186       2,263,361  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,433,336       5,179,495  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    17,390,950       15,522,804  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    75,670       3,867,262  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    397,605       1,684,134  

Meggitt PLC

    190,032       1,244,898  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    174,964       832,666  

Micro Focus International PLC

    105,760       3,559,994  

National Grid PLC

    826,359       9,890,425  

Next PLC

    35,100       2,125,187  

Old Mutual PLC

    1,181,483       3,152,517  

Pearson PLC

    194,591       1,863,198  

Persimmon PLC

    73,342       2,519,355  

Prudential PLC

    625,023       15,713,695  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    161,536       14,169,326  

RELX NV

    233,483       5,345,465  

RELX PLC

    257,902       6,027,003  

Rio Tinto PLC

    298,412       14,131,015  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    398,386       4,617,297  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC — Entitlement*

    19,314,250       26,120  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

    863,602       3,230,493  

Royal Mail PLC

    220,964       1,320,531  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    247,194       2,034,236  

Sage Group PLC

    265,480       2,780,713  

Schroders PLC

    30,043       1,401,733  

Segro PLC REIT

    244,165       1,811,186  

Severn Trent PLC

    57,098       1,620,825  

Sky PLC*

    247,583       3,135,679  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    211,751       3,751,455  

Smiths Group PLC

    95,628       1,917,914  

SSE PLC

    243,792       4,513,629  

St James’s Place PLC

    130,546       2,143,311  

Standard Chartered PLC*

    795,611       7,945,027  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    647,628       3,767,896  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    801,231       2,118,397  

Tesco PLC

    1,966,844       5,161,626  

Travis Perkins PLC

    61,177       1,331,212  

Unilever NV

    393,740       22,675,574  

Unilever PLC

    305,216       17,187,826  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

United Utilities Group PLC

    166,675     $ 1,849,490  

Vodafone Group PLC

    6,445,805       19,552,819  

Weir Group PLC

    53,443       1,418,054  

Whitbread PLC

    44,320       2,138,590  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    550,002       1,608,880  

Worldpay Group PLC, 144A

    483,416       2,758,903  

WPP PLC

    307,982       5,443,821  
   

 

 

 
      537,912,939  
   

 

 

 
United States (c) — 0.6%            

Carnival PLC

    45,964       2,962,612  

Shire PLC

    219,498       10,869,074  
   

 

 

 
      13,831,686  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,120,099,391)

      2,254,932,403  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.9%    
Germany — 0.9%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    13,463       1,164,969  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    16,948       890,609  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    43,063       5,843,151  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    37,459       3,134,365  

Schaeffler AG

    41,020       715,516  

Volkswagen AG

    44,857       9,508,941  
   

 

 

 
      21,257,551  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $20,172,486)

      21,257,551  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.6%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $36,387,864)

    36,387,864       36,387,864  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.8%

(Cost $2,176,659,741)

    $ 2,312,577,818  

Other assets and liabilities, net —(0.8%)

      (17,333,698
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,295,244,120  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $24,255,704, which is 1.1% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(c) Securities are domiciled in the United States and trade on a non-U.S. exchange.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

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

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   71  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($)
at 5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
     Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
     Income ($)      Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

     10,922,148        231,285        (2,454,733      12,644        718,934               9,430,278  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

AMSTERDAM Index Futures

     EUR        6      $ 765,814      $ 771,424        12/15/2017      $ (1,557

CAC40 10 EURO Futures

     EUR        29        1,815,493        1,852,713        12/15/2017        20,091  

DAX Index Futures

     EUR        4        1,489,186        1,553,573        12/15/2017        60,973  

EURO STOXX Futures

     EUR        105        4,499,755        4,465,399        12/15/2017        (129,787

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     GBP        29        2,811,268        2,874,390        12/15/2017        (7,080

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

     EUR        3        395,187        399,513        12/15/2017        3,702  

IBEX 35 Index Futures

     EUR        6        706,731        728,411        12/15/2017        15,060  

OMXS30 Index Futures

     SEK        21        407,148        403,897        12/15/2017        (4,378

SWISS MKT IX Futures

     CHF        16        1,499,580        1,518,760        12/15/2017        48,047  
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized appreciation

                  $ 5,071  
                 

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      132,949,122      USD      133,650,856      $      $ (1,561,202

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      7,726,000      USD      7,766,623               (90,881

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CHF      149,838,617      USD      150,621,094               (1,767,936

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CHF      1,000,000      USD      998,801               (18,220

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    DKK      12,613,200      USD      1,978,223               (39,683

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    DKK      151,547,242      USD      23,768,163               (476,925

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    DKK      39,801,800      USD      6,242,049               (125,590

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      21,344,000      USD      3,347,448               (67,244

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      207,786,800      USD      32,586,852               (655,649

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      46,486,500      USD      54,242,354                   (1,109,080

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      162,486,823      USD      189,608,847               (3,864,069

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    EUR      257,887,997      USD      300,919,446               (6,147,563

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    EUR      132,717,955      USD      154,871,900               (3,155,252

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    EUR      44,616,000      USD      52,062,232               (1,062,000

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    EUR      371,610,821      USD      433,619,661               (8,857,014

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      29,059,800      USD      38,622,218               (687,013

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      95,582,150      USD      127,040,214               (2,253,890

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    GBP      193,071,320      USD      256,609,161               (4,558,676

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    GBP      51,566,264      USD      68,537,753               (1,216,002

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    GBP      16,824,000      USD      22,360,560               (397,288

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    GBP      94,427,890      USD      125,503,164               (2,229,571

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    GBP      1,960,000      USD      2,599,195               (52,099

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      87,348,891      USD      10,683,662        182,233         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    NOK      42,298,600      USD      5,173,318        88,013         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NOK      10,900,000      USD      1,333,177        22,736         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NOK      62,570,800      USD      7,652,891        130,382         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    SEK      302,718,836      USD      36,222,202        42,235         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    SEK      251,826,400      USD      30,130,344        32,875         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      37,750,000      USD      4,517,155        5,398         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      276,015,750      USD      33,024,929        36,428         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,439,470      CHF      1,431,600        16,498         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      140,536,056      CHF      137,990,822               (196,484

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,267,540      CHF      1,252,700        6,482         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      152,592,919      CHF      149,838,617                   (203,889

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   72  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      1,018,382      CHF      1,000,000      $      $ (1,361

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,020,907      DKK      12,613,200               (3,001

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      23,642,167      DKK      147,559,242               (35,093

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      333,805      DKK      2,126,900        6,465         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      295,289      DKK      1,861,100        2,457         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      6,376,756      DKK      39,801,800               (9,117

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      36,709,678      DKK      229,130,800               (52,486

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      55,428,178      EUR      46,486,500               (76,744

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      5,152,608      EUR      4,365,000        44,794         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      182,597,357      EUR      153,133,223               (261,764

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      5,825,522      EUR      4,988,600        114,399         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      307,492,753      EUR      257,887,997               (425,744

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      211,457,441      EUR      177,333,955               (306,058

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      443,090,162      EUR      371,610,821               (613,487

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      39,336,798      GBP      29,059,800               (27,567

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      2,730,173      GBP      2,073,300        74,382         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      123,373,570      GBP      91,139,350               (89,248

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      3,128,759      GBP      2,369,500        76,467         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      261,350,992      GBP      193,071,320               (183,156

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      92,579,558      GBP      68,390,264               (67,956

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      130,475,467      GBP      96,387,890               (91,438

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      122,728      NOK      997,500               (2,804

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      106,767      NOK      872,800               (1,836

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      10,311,598      NOK      85,478,591               (35,024

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      5,102,518      NOK      42,298,600               (17,213

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      8,862,849      NOK      73,470,800               (29,899

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      445,013      SEK      3,731,200        928         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      510,877      SEK      4,264,300               (1,222

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      35,365,961      SEK      294,723,336               (141,591

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      30,216,932      SEK      251,826,400               (119,463

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      37,649,104      SEK      313,765,750               (148,846

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    CHF      137,990,822      USD      140,934,694        195,850         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CHF      149,838,617      USD      153,023,026            200,444         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CHF      561,000      USD      572,952        780         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CHF      1,000,000      USD      1,021,242        1,327         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    DKK      12,613,200      USD      2,025,524        2,956         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    DKK      147,559,242      USD      23,696,389        34,778         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    DKK      39,801,800      USD      6,391,194        8,844         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    DKK      229,130,800      USD      36,792,203        50,323         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      46,486,500      USD      55,548,578        75,291         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      153,133,223      USD      182,997,065        260,069         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    EUR      257,887,997      USD      308,164,809        421,807         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    EUR      5,000,000      USD      5,965,780               (822

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    EUR      177,333,955      USD      211,912,303        296,081         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    EUR      371,610,821      USD      444,052,634        601,869         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      29,059,800      USD      39,388,234        27,717         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      91,139,350      USD      123,535,698        90,529         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    GBP      193,071,320      USD      261,691,956        183,380         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    GBP      68,390,264      USD      92,699,583        67,283         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    GBP      96,387,890      USD      130,644,146        90,007         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    NOK      85,478,591      USD      10,323,612        35,464         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    NOK      42,298,600      USD      5,108,249        17,217         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NOK      73,470,800      USD      8,872,910        30,012         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    SEK      294,723,336      USD      35,463,241        144,893         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    SEK      251,826,400      USD      30,299,462        121,694         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    SEK      313,765,750      USD      37,751,024        150,717         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    USD      3,768,887      DKK      23,467,000               (5,877

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      16,253,129      EUR      13,600,000               (23,972

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   73  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        17,621,890        GBP        13,000,000      $      $ (13,829

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        382,619        NOK        3,168,000               (1,320

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        4,452,561        SEK        37,000,000               (18,643
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 3,992,504      $ (43,599,801
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
NOK   Norwegian Krone
SEK   Swedish Krona
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 2,254,932,403      $      $   —        $ 2,254,932,403  

Preferred Stocks

       21,257,551                        21,257,551  

Short-Term Investments

       36,387,864                        36,387,864  

Derivatives (g)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              3,992,504                 3,992,504  

Futures Contracts

       147,873                        147,873  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,312,725,691      $ 3,992,504      $        $ 2,316,718,195  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (43,599,801    $        $ (43,599,801

Futures Contracts

       (142,802                      (142,802
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (142,802    $ (43,599,801    $        $ (43,742,603
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(g) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   74  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.2%    
Austria — 1.1%    

ANDRITZ AG

    735     $ 41,165  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    269       7,707  

BUWOG AG*

    1,123       32,280  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    730       21,939  

DO & CO AG

    71       4,030  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    3,053       133,180  

EVN AG

    429       7,463  

FACC AG*

    233       3,928  

IMMOFINANZ AG*

    7,916       18,995  

Kapsch TrafficCom AG

    61       3,575  

Lenzing AG

    139       16,533  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    318       14,345  

OMV AG

    1,496       93,055  

POLYTEC Holding AG

    135       3,171  

Porr AG (a)

    95       3,053  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG*

    1,501       53,150  

S IMMO AG

    545       9,299  

S&T AG (a)

    361       7,610  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment
AG*

    115       10,813  

Semperit AG Holding

    113       3,282  

Telekom Austria AG*

    1,808       17,433  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    1,117       11,850  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    431       12,697  

voestalpine AG

    1,179       68,495  

Wienerberger AG

    1,144       25,980  

Zumtobel Group AG

    311       3,939  
   

 

 

 
      628,967  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 3.8%            

Ablynx NV*

    655       15,187  

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    245       42,794  

Aedifica SA REIT

    177       16,854  

Ageas

    1,912       93,955  

AGFA-Gevaert NV*

    1,994       9,071  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    7,717       888,204  

Balta Group NV, 144A*

    271       2,564  

Barco NV

    100       10,662  

Befimmo SA REIT

    205       13,078  

Bekaert SA

    388       16,127  

Biocartis NV, 144A*

    236       3,518  

bpost SA (a)

    1,022       31,536  

Celyad SA*

    63       2,618  

Cie d’Entreprises CFE

    85       12,318  

Cofinimmo SA REIT

    204       26,309  

Colruyt SA

    627       33,202  

D’ieteren SA/NV

    280       13,132  

Econocom Group SA/NV

    1,385       9,879  

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    324       19,051  

Euronav NV

    1,316       11,292  

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    147       5,052  

Exmar NV*

    372       2,443  

Fagron*

    454       5,933  

Galapagos NV*(a)

    449       39,243  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Belgium (Continued)            

Gimv NV

    110     $ 6,724  

Greenyard NV

    171       3,764  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    794       85,386  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV REIT

    97       2,534  

Ion Beam Applications

    237       6,872  

KBC Ancora

    317       19,277  

KBC Group NV

    2,531       207,051  

Kinepolis Group NV

    165       12,033  

Melexis NV

    219       21,398  

Nyrstar NV*

    800       5,697  

Ontex Group NV (a)

    861       29,043  

Orange Belgium SA

    349       7,550  

Proximus SADP

    1,572       53,878  

Recticel SA

    310       3,020  

Sioen Industries NV

    79       2,707  

Sofina SA

    159       24,460  

Solvay SA

    753       105,938  

Telenet Group Holding NV*

    498       34,788  

Tessenderlo Group*

    255       11,910  

UCB SA

    1,267       94,615  

Umicore SA

    1,919       89,559  

Van de Velde NV

    68       3,723  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    179       19,431  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE, 144A*

    558       6,104  
   

 

 

 
      2,181,484  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 3.2%            

Amer Sports OYJ*

    1,230       32,311  

Atria OYJ

    138       1,987  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    403       23,086  

Caverion OYJ*

    728       5,459  

Citycon OYJ

    4,161       10,539  

Cramo OYJ

    438       9,733  

DNA OYJ

    648       11,500  

Elisa OYJ

    1,467       59,682  

Ferratum OYJ (a)

    90       2,954  

Finnair OYJ

    553       7,885  

Fortum OYJ

    4,477       94,212  

F-Secure OYJ

    948       4,547  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    961       42,322  

Kemira OYJ

    929       12,064  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    684       34,649  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    3,428       176,427  

Konecranes OYJ

    676       30,076  

Lehto Group OYJ

    223       3,034  

Metsa Board OYJ

    1,821       14,143  

Metso OYJ

    1,111       39,208  

Neste OYJ

    1,289       80,087  

Nokia OYJ

    58,974       295,937  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    1,214       52,987  

Oriola OYJ, Class B

    1,247       4,334  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    1,027       37,931  

Outokumpu OYJ

    3,189       27,557  

Outotec OYJ*

    1,547       11,674  

Ponsse OYJ

    137       4,368  

Ramirent OYJ

    748       6,677  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    4,537       239,821  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   75  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Finland (Continued)            

Sanoma OYJ

    826     $ 10,372  

Stockmann OYJ Abp, Class B*

    349       1,878  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    5,563       85,151  

Technopolis OYJ

    1,317       6,270  

Tieto OYJ

    582       18,212  

Tikkurila OYJ

    308       6,683  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    649       5,191  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    5,407       162,758  

Uponor OYJ

    620       12,036  

Valmet OYJ

    1,346       24,800  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,491       98,494  

YIT OYJ (a)

    1,268       9,123  
   

 

 

 
      1,818,159  
   

 

 

 
France — 29.6%            

AB Science SA*

    202       2,116  

ABC arbitrage

    255       1,930  

Accor SA

    1,924       96,502  

Aeroports de Paris

    302       57,603  

Air France-KLM*

    1,632       23,203  

Air Liquide SA

    4,342       543,422  

Airbus SE

    5,896       612,576  

Albioma SA

    226       5,332  

ALD SA, 144A*

    988       15,687  

Alstom SA

    1,546       63,816  

Altamir

    283       5,053  

Alten SA

    281       23,359  

Altran Technologies SA

    1,564       26,713  

Amundi SA, 144A

    610       54,439  

ANF Immobilier REIT

    99       2,614  

Arkema SA

    684       83,693  

Assystem

    80       3,009  

Atos SE

    957       141,529  

Aubay

    67       2,743  

AXA SA

    19,737       595,521  

Axway Software SA

    59       1,615  

Beneteau SA

    315       7,011  

BioMerieux

    417       34,788  

BNP Paribas SA

    11,398       862,556  

Boiron SA

    71       6,423  

Bollore SA

    8,768       46,566  

Bonduelle SCA

    127       5,968  

Bourbon Corp. (a)

    334       2,664  

Bouygues SA

    2,169       112,199  

Bureau Veritas SA

    2,660       70,524  

Capgemini SE

    1,629       187,842  

Carrefour SA

    5,903       124,045  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    586       35,662  

Cellectis SA*

    283       6,865  

Chargeurs SA

    188       5,388  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    5,106       290,895  

Cie des Alpes

    46       1,493  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    1,742       252,646  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

    593       25,678  

CNP Assurances

    1,718       38,668  

Coface SA

    1,015       11,127  

Credit Agricole SA

    11,517       194,038  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Danone SA

    6,130     $ 517,449  

Dassault Aviation SA

    25       38,436  

Dassault Systemes SE

    1,316       141,459  

DBV Technologies SA*

    190       8,448  

Derichebourg SA

    859       9,355  

Devoteam SA

    49       4,332  

Direct Energie

    93       4,271  

Edenred

    2,222       63,579  

Eiffage SA

    744       81,638  

Electricite de France SA

    5,937       77,802  

Elior Group SA, 144A

    1,146       25,173  

Elis SA

    1,636       42,684  

Engie SA

    18,551       324,691  

Eramet*

    94       9,491  

Essilor International SA

    2,100       270,074  

Esso SA Francaise*

    42       2,796  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom*

    528       2,262  

Euler Hermes Group

    166       24,065  

Eurazeo SA

    429       37,755  

Europcar Groupe SA, 144A

    934       11,767  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    1,825       41,315  

Faurecia

    753       57,611  

FFP

    54       6,260  

FIGEAC-AERO*

    89       1,782  

Fnac Darty SA*

    185       19,468  

Fonciere Des Regions REIT

    350       37,447  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    248       13,193  

Gecina SA REIT

    471       78,485  

Genfit*

    309       8,400  

GL Events

    122       3,623  

Groupe Crit

    25       2,333  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    4,660       61,955  

Groupe Guillin

    67       2,742  

Guerbet

    67       5,726  

Haulotte Group SA

    179       3,238  

Hermes International

    320       168,673  

ICADE REIT

    314       29,167  

ID Logistics Group*

    22       3,305  

Iliad SA

    265       61,995  

Imerys SA

    350       32,090  

Ingenico Group SA

    610       63,922  

Innate Pharma SA*

    427       2,501  

Interparfums SA

    94       3,821  

Ipsen SA

    375       45,706  

IPSOS

    367       13,258  

Jacquet Metal Service

    153       4,761  

JCDecaux SA

    782       32,586  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    147       6,797  

Kering

    770       341,622  

Klepierre SA REIT

    2,207       91,153  

Korian SA

    483       16,836  

Lagardere SCA

    1,135       37,198  

Legrand SA

    2,706       202,783  

LISI

    165       7,639  

LNA Sante SA

    56       3,929  

L’Oreal SA

    2,558       565,697  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (a)

    2,832       824,157  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   76  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Maisons du Monde SA, 144A

    436     $ 18,015  

Manitou BF SA

    88       3,289  

Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits SA*

    204       2,819  

Mercialys SA REIT

    536       11,244  

Mersen SA

    108       4,795  

Metropole Television SA

    278       7,313  

MGI Coutier

    84       3,370  

Natixis SA

    9,470       76,760  

Naturex*

    73       7,752  

Neopost SA

    383       12,755  

Nexans SA

    295       19,364  

Nexity SA *

    452       27,685  

Oeneo SA

    362       4,235  

Orange SA (a)

    20,238       348,798  

Orpea

    419       50,495  

Parrot SA*

    175       1,795  

Pernod Ricard SA

    2,161       337,078  

Peugeot SA

    5,946       122,967  

Pierre & Vacances SA*

    68       3,757  

Plastivaloire

    94       2,452  

Publicis Groupe SA

    2,097       139,274  

Rallye SA

    278       5,026  

Remy Cointreau SA

    221       29,408  

Renault SA

    1,945       197,658  

Rexel SA

    3,006       55,439  

Rubis SCA

    874       62,167  

Safran SA

    3,391       361,355  

Sanofi

    11,520       1,050,314  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    286       20,459  

Schneider Electric SE*

    5,752       494,372  

SCOR SE

    1,786       72,829  

SEB SA

    227       41,825  

Societe BIC SA

    295       34,249  

Societe Generale SA

    7,773       391,444  

Sodexo SA

    921       120,310  

SOITEC*

    187       14,294  

Solocal Group*

    5,959       6,419  

Sopra Steria Group

    140       25,045  

SPIE SA

    1,010       27,932  

SRP Groupe SA, 144A*

    170       1,894  

Ste Industrielle d’Aviation Latecoere SA*

    851       5,551  

Suez

    3,743       69,010  

Synergie SA

    69       3,651  

Tarkett SA

    325       12,707  

Technicolor SA

    3,767       13,796  

Teleperformance

    583       86,288  

Television Francaise 1

    458       7,294  

Thales SA

    1,080       109,162  

TOTAL SA

    24,072       1,358,233  

Trigano SA

    78       12,334  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    635       48,697  

Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT

    1,010       258,403  

Valeo SA

    2,426       176,111  

Vallourec SA*

    3,398       18,354  

Veolia Environnement SA

    4,878       123,407  

Vicat SA

    195       15,964  

Vinci SA

    5,131       524,239  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Virbac SA*

    49     $ 6,334  

Vivendi SA

    10,460       278,444  

Wendel SA

    289       48,639  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    404       19,898  

Zodiac Aerospace

    2,034       59,798  
   

 

 

 
      16,760,987  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 27.1%            

Aareal Bank AG

    593       26,323  

adidas AG

    1,909       398,087  

ADLER Real Estate AG*

    282       4,206  

ADO Properties SA, 144A

    323       16,681  

ADVA Optical Networking SE*

    502       3,646  

AIXTRON SE*

    1,022       14,993  

Allianz SE

    4,574       1,078,768  

alstria office REIT-AG REIT

    1,428       21,518  

Amadeus Fire AG

    61       5,560  

Aumann AG, 144A*

    59       4,850  

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co KGaA (a)

    243       15,711  

Aurubis AG

    336       27,875  

Axel Springer SE

    500       39,463  

BASF SE

    9,316       1,042,306  

Basler AG

    15       2,821  

Bauer AG

    83       2,881  

Bayer AG

    8,380       1,068,745  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    3,348       337,446  

BayWa AG

    148       5,645  

Bechtle AG

    282       24,066  

Beiersdorf AG

    1,022       121,631  

Bertrandt AG

    64       7,149  

bet-at-home.com AG

    25       3,053  

Bilfinger SE

    288       12,658  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA

    741       5,303  

Brenntag AG

    1,555       96,799  

CANCOM SE

    147       12,043  

Capital Stage AG

    903       6,844  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    387       22,893  

CECONOMY AG

    1,716       22,488  

CENTROTEC Sustainable AG

    111       2,024  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    61       5,766  

comdirect bank AG

    248       3,437  

Commerzbank AG*

    10,807       156,350  

CompuGroup Medical SE

    226       15,279  

Continental AG

    1,121       298,543  

Covestro AG, 144A

    1,230       128,101  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    513       24,903  

Daimler AG

    9,766       808,099  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    20,942       395,330  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    140       7,868  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,959       222,094  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    477       18,310  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    2,384       81,920  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, 144A

    1,176       18,176  

Deutsche Post AG

    9,866       468,428  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    33,669       601,518  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    3,602       159,230  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   77  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Deutz AG

    1,348     $ 11,231  

DIC Asset AG

    506       6,471  

Diebold Nixdorf AG

    85       7,424  

DMG Mori AG

    224       12,215  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    33       2,373  

Drillisch AG

    517       39,451  

Duerr AG

    255       32,097  

E.ON SE

    22,293       257,833  

Elmos Semiconductor AG

    109       3,116  

ElringKlinger AG (a)

    322       6,094  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,626       60,654  

Evotec AG*

    1,322       19,401  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    419       41,732  

Freenet AG

    1,320       50,033  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    2,172       215,788  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    4,200       302,992  

GEA Group AG

    1,842       88,871  

Gerresheimer AG

    327       26,101  

Gerry Weber International AG

    291       2,978  

GFT Technologies SE (a)

    182       2,681  

Grammer AG

    101       6,145  

GRENKE AG

    282       28,443  

H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA*

    156       2,616  

Hamborner REIT AG REIT

    873       10,004  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    269       7,912  

Hannover Rueck SE

    603       79,236  

Hapag-Lloyd AG, 144A*

    467       17,492  

HeidelbergCement AG

    1,503       159,878  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG*

    2,870       10,067  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,029       125,416  

HOCHTIEF AG

    188       33,039  

Hornbach Baumarkt AG

    86       3,212  

HUGO BOSS AG

    633       52,054  

Hypoport AG*

    35       5,403  

Indus Holding AG

    158       11,679  

Infineon Technologies AG

    11,502       317,614  

Innogy SE, 144A

    1,385       64,019  

Isra Vision AG

    33       6,053  

Jenoptik AG

    497       16,226  

JOST Werke AG, 144A*

    78       3,903  

K+S AG

    1,996       46,743  

KION Group AG

    721       58,682  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    855       10,071  

Koenig & Bauer AG

    148       11,300  

KPS AG

    180       2,798  

Krones AG (a)

    160       20,263  

KWS Saat SE

    19       7,611  

LANXESS AG

    908       68,973  

LEG Immobilien AG

    630       66,970  

Leoni AG

    307       22,615  

Linde AG*

    192       44,826  

Linde AG

    1,756       385,410  

MAN SE

    354       39,758  

Manz AG*(a)

    51       2,125  

MBB SE

    26       2,754  

Merck KGaA

    1,297       138,058  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

METRO AG*

    1,859     $ 36,288  

MLP SE

    675       4,198  

MorphoSys AG*

    293       27,659  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    525       94,388  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    1,582       352,022  

Nemetschek SE

    205       19,584  

Nordex SE*

    711       7,222  

Norma Group SE

    333       21,189  

OHB SE

    68       3,403  

OSRAM Licht AG

    1,018       87,228  

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG*

    526       12,402  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    63       11,443  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    2,309       73,434  

Rational AG

    33       21,587  

Rheinmetall AG

    452       57,511  

RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG

    286       9,952  

RIB Software SE (a)

    384       8,782  

Rocket Internet SE, 144A*

    629       14,973  

RWE AG*

    5,231       119,854  

SAF-Holland SA

    511       10,376  

Salzgitter AG

    372       19,157  

SAP SE

    9,978       1,124,093  

Scout24 AG, 144A

    900       37,879  

Senvion SA*

    234       2,539  

SGL Carbon SE*

    544       7,333  

Siemens AG

    7,753       1,053,838  

Siltronic AG*

    214       31,788  

Sixt Leasing SE

    142       3,210  

Sixt SE

    107       9,643  

SLM Solutions Group AG*

    145       8,327  

SMA Solar Technology AG

    138       5,503  

Software AG

    492       26,935  

STADA Arzneimittel AG

    265       25,669  

STRATEC Biomedical AG

    51       4,237  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    263       19,915  

Suedzucker AG

    751       15,562  

Surteco SE

    82       2,662  

Symrise AG

    1,251       106,330  

TAG Immobilien AG

    1,178       21,572  

Takkt AG

    372       7,941  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    7,730       36,766  

thyssenkrupp AG

    4,424       121,058  

TLG Immobilien AG

    744       18,335  

Uniper SE

    2,038       60,631  

United Internet AG

    1,238       83,402  

Vapiano SE, 144A*

    104       2,785  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    275       2,639  

Volkswagen AG

    336       69,567  

Vonovia SE

    4,922       231,671  

Vossloh AG*

    113       6,187  

VTG AG

    116       6,170  

Wacker Chemie AG

    155       25,257  

Wacker Neuson SE

    317       10,346  

Washtec AG

    102       9,332  

Wirecard AG

    1,185       126,320  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    212       5,718  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   78  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

XING AG

    31     $ 9,686  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    1,143       58,452  

zooplus AG*(a)

    62       10,682  
   

 

 

 
      15,369,364  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.9%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    1,393       72,394  

Allied Irish Banks PLC

    8,233       53,406  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC*

    9,139       71,292  

C&C Group PLC

    3,447       11,734  

Cairn Homes PLC*

    6,599       13,981  

CRH PLC

    8,440       290,823  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC*

    1,814       12,566  

Glanbia PLC

    1,995       37,150  

Green REIT PLC REIT

    6,825       12,145  

Hibernia REIT PLC REIT

    7,322       12,463  

Irish Continental Group PLC

    1,823       12,628  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC REIT

    4,096       7,259  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    1,593       166,854  

Kingspan Group PLC

    1,514       61,990  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    1,374       11,150  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    806       89,881  

Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC*(a)

    1,694       4,476  

Ryanair Holdings PLC*

    1,582       33,046  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    2,385       76,107  
   

 

 

 
      1,051,345  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 7.4%            

A2A SpA

    15,535       29,215  

ACEA SpA

    471       9,575  

Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi Di Bologna SpA

    140       2,749  

Amplifon SpA

    987       15,425  

Anima Holding SpA, 144A

    2,467       17,075  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA*

    1,036       2,824  

Ascopiave SpA

    552       2,445  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    12,637       231,333  

Astaldi SpA (a)

    533       1,341  

ASTM SpA

    417       11,892  

Atlantia SpA

    4,622       153,542  

Autogrill SpA

    1,365       17,417  

Azimut Holding SpA

    1,203       22,853  

Banca Carige SpA*(a)

    6,685       80  

Banca Farmafactoring SpA, 144A*

    563       4,326  

Banca Generali SpA

    627       22,000  

Banca IFIS SpA

    189       8,335  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    2,707       22,570  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA*

    2,831       13,815  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCPA

    4,868       19,352  

Banco BPM SpA*

    14,952       51,219  

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ REIT

    10,130       9,272  

Biesse SpA

    115       5,960  

Bio On SpA*

    85       2,876  

BPER Banca

    5,076       27,768  

Brembo SpA

    1,461       22,589  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    349       11,050  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    721       19,180  

Buzzi Unicem SpA-RSP

    456       6,893  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Cairo Communication SpA

    863     $ 4,109  

Cementir Holding SpA

    280       2,378  

Cerved Information Solutions SpA

    1,902       23,544  

CIR-Compagnie Industriali Riunite SpA

    4,164       5,551  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    996       8,713  

Credito Valtellinese SpA*(a)

    1,245       2,190  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    132       3,112  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA-RSP

    342       5,463  

Datalogic SpA

    208       7,813  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    5,830       45,382  

De’ Longhi SpA

    649       19,065  

DeA Capital SpA

    990       1,549  

DiaSorin SpA

    237       21,834  

doBank SpA, 144A*

    372       5,805  

Ei Towers SpA

    182       12,109  

El.En. SpA

    90       2,767  

Enav SpA, 144A

    2,582       13,793  

Enel SpA

    83,048       539,215  

Eni SpA

    25,698       422,407  

ERG SpA

    608       11,579  

Falck Renewables SpA

    1,427       2,429  

Ferrari NV

    1,246       135,254  

Fila SpA

    206       4,627  

Fincantieri SpA*

    5,404       7,712  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    3,936       39,680  

GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA*

    3,404       2,806  

Geox SpA

    877       3,067  

Hera SpA

    7,400       26,600  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA REIT

    5,035       6,454  

Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA

    165       13,944  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    2,553       19,752  

Interpump Group SpA

    690       22,749  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    136,508       458,515  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA-RSP

    9,653       30,838  

Iren SpA

    5,629       17,259  

Italgas SpA

    4,865       30,806  

Italmobiliare SpA

    167       4,711  

Juventus Football Club SpA*(a)

    3,734       3,127  

La Doria SpA

    48       965  

Leonardo SpA

    4,015       47,980  

Luxottica Group SpA

    1,730       100,589  

Maire Tecnimont SpA

    1,301       5,980  

MARR SpA

    388       10,026  

Mediaset SpA*(a)

    5,144       19,286  

Mediobanca SpA

    5,745       66,294  

Moncler SpA

    1,626       44,571  

OVS SpA, 144A

    1,972       13,520  

Piaggio & C SpA

    1,874       5,942  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    5,447       39,775  

Prima Industrie SpA

    69       2,686  

Prysmian SpA

    2,062       68,671  

RAI Way SpA, 144A

    1,145       7,264  

Recordati SpA

    1,016       45,711  

Reply SpA

    212       12,198  

Safilo Group SpA*

    365       1,918  

Saipem SpA*(a)

    6,341       25,450  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   79  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Salini Impregilo SpA

    1,995     $ 7,299  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA (a)

    474       12,954  

Saras SpA

    5,239       13,507  

Snam SpA

    22,944       115,681  

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni SC

    1,613       17,500  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    792       13,989  

Sogefi SpA*

    520       2,659  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    917       6,221  

Technogym SpA, 144A

    984       9,446  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    114,907       96,148  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    59,291       40,155  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    14,459       89,405  

Tod’s SpA (a)

    107       7,132  

UniCredit SpA*

    20,296       408,258  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    10,172       48,962  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    3,693       16,932  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    9,244       21,675  

Vittoria Assicurazioni SpA

    194       2,806  

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA*

    545       17,839  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    151       1,433  
   

 

 

 
      4,222,506  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.9%            

APERAM SA

    504       25,762  

ArcelorMittal*

    6,691       202,006  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    110       66,603  

Grand City Properties SA

    1,089       24,887  

RTL Group SA

    390       31,101  

SES SA

    3,778       62,393  

Solutions 30 SE*

    188       5,923  

Tenaris SA

    4,660       67,723  
   

 

 

 
      486,398  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 8.6%            

Aalberts Industries NV

    995       50,806  

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    4,301       127,598  

Accell Group

    256       7,324  

Aegon NV

    17,799       110,545  

Akzo Nobel NV (a)

    2,561       230,751  

Altice NV, Class A*

    5,346       42,213  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    254       11,305  

Arcadis NV

    667       15,402  

ASM International NV

    471       32,555  

ASML Holding NV

    3,943       692,709  

ASR Nederland NV

    1,521       62,005  

Basic-Fit NV, 144A*

    306       7,721  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    350       28,732  

BinckBank NV

    767       3,925  

Boskalis Westminster

    889       32,881  

Brunel International NV

    263       4,649  

Corbion NV

    619       19,999  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    432       18,277  

Euronext NV, 144A

    557       33,990  

EXOR NV

    1,095       66,339  

Flow Traders, 144A

    292       6,405  

ForFarmers NV

    233       2,790  

Fugro NV*

    854       12,035  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

Gemalto NV

    847     $ 32,175  

Heineken Holding NV

    1,151       110,927  

Heineken NV

    2,645       269,455  

IMCD Group NV

    516       31,900  

ING Groep NV

    39,454       711,680  

Intertrust NV, 144A

    633       11,753  

InterXion Holding NV*

    704       40,642  

Kendrion NV

    135       6,580  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    12,968       277,756  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    2,338       12,698  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    1,841       172,627  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    34,547       126,730  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    9,534       370,223  

Koninklijke Volkerwessels NV

    296       8,614  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    736       31,099  

NN Group NV

    3,087       135,600  

NSI NV REIT

    205       8,296  

NXP Semiconductors NV*

    3,509       397,886  

OCI NV*

    782       17,568  

Philips Lighting NV, 144A

    866       32,804  

PostNL NV

    4,079       18,061  

QIAGEN NV*

    2,163       68,315  

Randstad Holding NV

    1,193       73,469  

Refresco Group NV, 144A

    610       14,376  

SBM Offshore NV

    1,562       25,908  

SIF Holding NV

    104       2,042  

Takeaway.com NV, 144A*

    189       10,134  

TKH Group NV

    371       24,729  

TomTom NV*

    1,411       15,239  

Vastned Retail NV REIT

    181       8,579  

Wereldhave NV REIT

    415       19,244  

Wessanen

    789       15,866  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    3,068       158,940  
   

 

 

 
      4,882,871  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.6%            

Altri SGPS SA

    832       5,151  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R*

    103,059       31,586  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    504       6,992  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    1,418       5,485  

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    23,851       83,605  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    4,944       93,300  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    2,486       48,823  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    1,146       4,706  

Navigator Co. SA

    1,760       8,761  

NOS SGPS SA

    2,580       17,535  

REN — Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    3,536       10,375  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    261       5,259  

Sonae SGPS SA

    4,404       5,341  
   

 

 

 
      326,919  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 9.8%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    7,040       157,197  

Acciona SA

    275       22,339  

Acerinox SA

    1,595       21,443  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   80  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    2,457     $ 95,044  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    684       136,082  

Almirall SA

    614       6,161  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    4,463       321,753  

Applus Services SA

    1,408       17,923  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    937       10,762  

Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI SA REIT

    699       15,275  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    67,588       577,767  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    53,612       107,842  

Banco Santander SA

    163,830       1,100,377  

Bankia SA

    9,989       47,986  

Bankinter SA

    6,670       64,361  

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SHMSF SA

    792       26,583  

CaixaBank SA

    36,333       172,679  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A

    1,579       38,866  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    453       10,870  

CIE Automotive SA

    510       14,969  

Codere SA*

    505       4,953  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    218       9,107  

Corp. Financiera Alba SA

    124       7,424  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    6,483       30,511  

Ebro Foods SA

    693       16,027  

Enagas SA

    2,323       68,170  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    1,191       7,782  

Endesa SA

    3,179       70,889  

Euskaltel SA, 144A

    897       7,963  

Faes Farma SA

    2,708       10,137  

Ferrovial SA

    5,056       111,301  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA*

    849       9,196  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    3,556       79,487  

Gestamp Automocion SA, 144A*

    1,701       11,986  

Global Dominion Access SA, 144A*

    657       3,495  

Grifols SA (a)

    2,986       87,111  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    383       16,507  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA REIT

    1,025       18,087  

Iberdrola SA

    57,999       460,590  

Indra Sistemas SA*

    1,210       16,490  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    11,039       390,759  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT

    2,731       25,800  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA REIT

    1,001       10,012  

Liberbank SA*

    15,420       8,443  

Mapfre SA

    10,737       36,115  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

    1,736       20,218  

Melia Hotels International SA

    1,204       16,043  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    3,633       47,782  

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    166       6,872  

Neinor Homes SA, 144A*

    662       14,041  

NH Hotel Group SA

    2,150       15,802  

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA*

    1,109       6,506  

Papeles y Cartones de Europa SA

    479       5,747  

Pharma Mar SA*

    2,071       5,904  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

    2,906     $ 23,728  

Realia Business SA*

    2,815       3,753  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    4,394       99,369  

Repsol SA

    12,277       225,328  

Sacyr SA*

    4,011       9,667  

Saeta Yield SA

    524       6,050  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    2,464       30,853  

Talgo SA, 144A

    1,120       5,224  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA (a)

    350       10,673  

Telefonica SA

    45,877       469,877  

Telepizza Group SA, 144A*

    999       5,824  

Tubacex SA*

    1,190       4,653  

Unicaja Banco SA, 144A*

    7,516       11,361  

Viscofan SA

    417       26,713  

Zardoya Otis SA

    1,994       22,286  
   

 

 

 
      5,578,895  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland (c)— 0.3%            

EDAG Engineering Group AG*

    126       2,251  

STMicroelectronics NV

    6,463       146,467  
   

 

 

 
      148,718  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (c) — 2.9%            

CNH Industrial NV

    10,364       134,213  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    2,168       84,530  

Dialog Semiconductor PLC*

    757       27,450  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*

    10,915       187,338  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (a)

    6,293       52,027  

RELX NV

    9,845       225,396  

Stallergenes Greer PLC*

    43       1,996  

Unilever NV

    16,526       951,736  
   

 

 

 
      1,664,686  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $46,243,784)

      55,121,299  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.7%    
Germany — 1.7%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    562       48,630  

Biotest AG

    229       5,552  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    84       7,035  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    679       35,681  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,808       245,325  

Jungheinrich AG

    504       22,544  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    1,545       129,277  

Sartorius AG

    374       35,835  

Schaeffler AG

    1,729       30,159  

Sixt SE

    186       12,154  

STO SE & Co. KGaA

    31       4,575  

Volkswagen AG

    1,875       397,469  
   

 

 

 
      974,236  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $760,772)

      974,236  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Italy — 0.0%    

Banca Carige SpA*, expires 12/11/17

    6,685       10  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   81  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Portugal — 0.0%            

REN — Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA*, expires 12/09/17

    2,560     $ 457  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $2,188)

      467  
   

 

 

 
WARRANT — 0.0%    
Spain — 0.0%    

Abengoa SA*, expires 3/31/25
(Cost $43)

    7,125       85  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 3.2%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $1,808,150)

    1,808,150     $ 1,808,150  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.1%

(Cost $48,814,937)

    $ 57,904,237  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (2.1%)

      (1,180,699
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 56,723,538  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $1,059,482, which is 1.9% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(c) Securities are listed in country of domicile and trade on exchanges within the Eurozone.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

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

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
     Income ($)      Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

     457,212        12,225        (107,975     (9,231     43,099               395,330  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contract purchased was as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

EURO STOXX Futures

     EUR        13      $ 545,048      $ 552,859        12/15/2017      $ 4,332  

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        EUR        82,000        USD        95,693      $      $ (1,944

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        EUR        1,907,000        USD        2,225,286               (45,377

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        EUR        27,725,300        USD        32,351,017               (661,473

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        EUR        22,801,000        USD        26,606,904               (542,226

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        4,595,136        EUR        3,935,000        90,265         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        30,680,716        EUR        25,731,300               (42,480

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        55,941        EUR        48,000        1,213         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        27,188,106        EUR        22,801,000               (38,976

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        EUR        220,000        USD        262,540        9         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        EUR        25,731,300        USD        30,747,360        41,675         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        EUR        22,801,000        USD        27,247,621        38,724         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        1,768,723        EUR        1,480,000               (2,609
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 171,886      $ (1,335,085
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   82  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Abbreviations

EUR   Euro
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 55,121,299        $      $   —        $ 55,121,299  

Preferred Stock

       974,236                          974,236  

Rights (f)

       467                          467  

Warrant

       85                          85  

Short-Term Investments

       1,808,150                          1,808,150  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                171,886                 171,886  

Futures Contracts

       4,332                          4,332  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 57,908,569        $ 171,886      $        $ 58,080,455  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (1,335,085    $        $ (1,335,085
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (1,335,085    $        $ (1,335,085
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(g) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   83  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 91.5%    
Consumer Discretionary — 14.1%    

adidas AG

    5,841     $ 1,218,034  

Axel Springer SE

    1,508       119,020  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    10,266       1,034,714  

Continental AG

    3,413       908,944  

Daimler AG

    29,863       2,471,048  

HUGO BOSS AG

    1,963       161,426  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    7,208       229,239  

RTL Group SA

    1,199       95,616  

Volkswagen AG

    1,007       208,493  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    3,451       176,481  
   

 

 

 
      6,623,015  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 1.9%            

Beiersdorf AG

    3,137       373,344  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    3,230       393,677  

METRO AG*

    5,571       108,747  
   

 

 

 
      875,768  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 14.8%            

Allianz SE

    13,946       3,289,135  

Commerzbank AG*

    33,011       477,586  

Deutsche Bank AG (a)

    64,103       1,210,095  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    5,988       678,867  

Hannover Rueck SE

    1,873       246,119  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    4,818       1,072,088  
   

 

 

 
      6,973,890  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 11.7%            

Bayer AG

    25,650       3,271,279  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    6,688       664,454  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    12,890       929,898  

Merck KGaA

    4,010       426,840  

QIAGEN NV*

    6,706       211,797  
   

 

 

 
      5,504,268  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 13.9%            

Brenntag AG

    4,792       298,302  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    7,296       250,709  

Deutsche Post AG

    30,135       1,430,781  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    1,291       128,584  

GEA Group AG

    5,672       273,655  

HOCHTIEF AG

    598       105,093  

KION Group AG

    2,196       178,731  

MAN SE

    1,099       123,431  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    1,615       290,356  

OSRAM Licht AG

    3,086       264,427  

Siemens AG

    23,729       3,225,400  
   

 

 

 
      6,569,469  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 10.7%            

Infineon Technologies AG

    35,241       973,137  

SAP SE

    30,494       3,435,366  

United Internet AG

    3,813       256,875  

Wirecard AG

    3,642       388,233  
   

 

 

 
      5,053,611  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials — 14.2%            

BASF SE

    28,571     $ 3,196,622  

Covestro AG, 144A

    3,799       395,654  

Evonik Industries AG

    5,332       198,897  

HeidelbergCement AG

    4,617       491,122  

K+S AG (b)

    6,256       146,504  

LANXESS AG

    2,904       220,593  

Linde AG*

    95       22,179  

Linde AG

    5,922       1,299,772  

Symrise AG

    3,925       333,608  

thyssenkrupp AG

    13,510       369,686  
   

 

 

 
      6,674,637  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.5%            

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    10,994       485,999  

Vonovia SE

    15,043       708,050  
   

 

 

 
      1,194,049  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 4.4%            

Deutsche Telekom AG

    103,382       1,846,986  

Drillisch AG

    1,640       125,143  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    24,031       114,297  
   

 

 

 
      2,086,426  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.3%            

E.ON SE

    68,282       789,726  

Innogy SE, 144A

    4,312       199,315  

RWE AG*

    16,072       368,247  

Uniper SE

    6,259       186,207  
   

 

 

 
      1,543,495  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $38,437,241)

      43,098,628  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 5.8%    
Consumer Discretionary — 3.9%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,711       148,055  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    4,751       397,538  

Schaeffler AG

    5,429       94,699  

Volkswagen AG

    5,756       1,220,176  
   

 

 

 
      1,860,468  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 1.6%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    5,521       749,136  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 0.3%            

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    2,262       118,867  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $2,913,153)

      2,728,471  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”,
1.00% (c)(d)
(Cost $151,326)

    151,326       151,326  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.6%

(Cost $41,501,720)

    $ 45,978,425  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 2.4%

      1,120,599  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 47,099,024  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   84  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $144,350, which is 0.3% of net assets.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
     Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
     Income ($)      Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

     1,723,784        108,735        (717,222      (252,293      347,091        30        1,210,095  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

DAX Index Futures

     EUR        2      $ 744,474      $ 776,787        12/15/2017      $ 30,606  

DAX MINI Futures

     EUR        3        232,907        233,036        12/15/2017        (1,716
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized appreciation

                  $ 28,890  
                 

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        EUR        12,606,534        USD        14,709,821      $      $ (300,768

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        EUR        15,426,133        USD        18,000,153               (367,730

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        EUR        2,525,000        USD        2,946,561               (59,954

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        EUR        195,000        USD        227,521               (4,665

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        EUR        13,667,933        USD        15,948,633               (325,763

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        4,367,989        EUR        3,687,600        22,833         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        10,634,491        EUR        8,918,934               (14,724

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        USD        18,393,350        EUR        15,426,133               (25,467

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        19,337,452        EUR        16,217,933               (26,774

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        197,887        EUR        170,000        4,532         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        EUR        8,918,934        USD        10,657,591        14,445         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        EUR        15,426,133        USD        18,433,550        25,231         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        EUR        16,217,933        USD        19,379,457        26,267         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        EUR        295,000        USD        351,985               (44

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        1,846,380        EUR        1,545,000               (2,700
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 93,308      $ (1,128,589
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

EUR   Euro
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   85  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 43,098,628      $      $   —        $ 43,098,628  

Preferred Stocks (e)

       2,728,471                        2,728,471  

Short-Term Investments

       151,326                        151,326  

Derivatives (f)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              93,308                 93,308  

Futures Contracts

       30,606                        30,606  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 46,009,031      $ 93,308      $        $ 46,102,339  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (1,128,589    $        $ (1,128,589

Futures Contracts

       (1,716                      (1,716
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (1,716    $ (1,128,589    $        $ (1,130,305
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(f) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   86  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 95.8%    
Consumer Discretionary — 19.3%    

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    17,911     $ 980,335  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    91,123       4,866,047  

Asics Corp.

    82,415       1,212,664  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    103,207       3,347,155  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    38,588       1,357,754  

Bridgestone Corp.

    336,407       15,229,407  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    102,592       1,496,788  

Denso Corp.

    246,410       13,804,390  

Dentsu, Inc.

    112,136       5,061,539  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    59,650       2,846,155  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    27,289       10,549,952  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    117,780       1,579,191  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    11,752       1,689,523  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    889,145       29,578,914  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    76,966       1,415,608  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    173,775       2,005,720  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    284,695       4,479,940  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    121,900       2,052,517  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    57,172       3,936,941  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    103,802       1,831,719  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    296,904       3,965,051  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    33,019       1,439,053  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    356,038       2,483,361  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    86,790       1,994,215  

Nikon Corp.

    174,959       3,462,026  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,197,747       11,578,913  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,347       6,735,948  

NOK Corp.

    44,990       1,092,120  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    112,725       10,006,979  

Panasonic Corp.

    1,141,844       16,922,971  

Rakuten, Inc.

    479,438       4,888,312  

Rinnai Corp.

    18,155       1,624,424  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    12,070       3,758,972  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    24,153       777,952  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    89,688       1,082,201  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    202,552       3,907,241  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    299,452       5,572,902  

Sharp Corp.*(a)

    76,255       2,395,143  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    11,870       1,426,994  

Shimano, Inc.

    38,184       5,265,589  

Sony Corp.

    653,593       30,204,249  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    72,746       2,898,981  

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    97,934       2,980,354  

Subaru Corp.

    317,417       10,347,887  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    390,713       6,799,160  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    90,530       1,640,954  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    178,289       9,568,311  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    164,524       1,618,269  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    55,198       1,861,268  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    33,263       829,617  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    82,399       5,103,035  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,348,673       84,411,148  

USS Co. Ltd.

    114,218       2,400,156  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. (a)

    324,947       1,761,230  

Yamaha Corp.

    86,007       3,156,150  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    141,424       4,423,230  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    60,346     $ 1,349,065  
   

 

 

 
      371,055,690  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 7.4%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    321,902       5,217,018  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    279,001       5,116,692  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    199,497       10,116,215  

Calbee, Inc.

    42,308       1,475,489  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Inc.

    66,800       2,531,450  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,134       2,766,754  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    569,389       18,820,268  

Kao Corp.

    255,584       16,891,322  

Kikkoman Corp.

    75,248       2,941,856  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    444,789       10,392,045  

Kose Corp.

    16,188       2,476,852  

Lawson, Inc.

    26,769       1,840,971  

Lion Corp.

    118,188       2,198,993  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    62,793       5,456,622  

NH Foods Ltd.

    92,622       2,268,949  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    102,975       2,009,268  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,370       2,260,524  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    46,079       1,678,652  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    387,802       15,867,681  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    195,607       9,510,520  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    37,957       1,743,638  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    74,236       3,205,713  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    44,612       1,894,756  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    19,597       2,702,434  

Unicharm Corp.

    207,874       5,435,810  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    44,438       3,458,855  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    66,406       1,278,026  
   

 

 

 
      141,557,373  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 0.9%            

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    71,012       2,378,739  

Inpex Corp.

    484,044       5,440,630  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    1,579,437       8,841,311  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

    100,414       1,277,647  
   

 

 

 
      17,938,327  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.0%            

Acom Co. Ltd.*(a)

    204,474       848,455  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    61,772       1,367,223  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    58,392       2,259,515  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    32,704       1,662,152  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    355,560       2,713,813  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    638,838       3,490,918  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    82,192       1,576,725  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    556,219       11,347,273  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    817,944       5,072,859  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    388,742       2,010,288  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

    201,816       1,147,650  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    265,632       4,866,793  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    216,725       2,747,937  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    811,070       9,310,964  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

    183,038       1,079,899  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    513,762       2,150,090  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    6,154,942       43,318,935  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   87  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    217,716     $ 1,236,132  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    12,432,272       22,523,793  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    243,489       7,907,524  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    1,873,277       11,160,267  

ORIX Corp.

    684,027       11,754,482  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    1,155,176       6,116,392  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    108,299       1,919,734  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    299,904       1,001,945  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    86,847       1,383,595  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    256,982       2,529,975  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    181,675       7,315,750  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    92,082       1,552,905  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    692,972       27,997,189  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    173,262       6,410,440  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    93,082       1,994,053  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    267,649       4,388,878  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    349,671       15,410,442  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    110,464       1,316,204  
   

 

 

 
      230,891,189  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 6.7%            

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    99,790       2,138,642  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    1,067,635       13,527,456  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    116,045       5,990,683  

CYBERDYNE, Inc.*(a)

    50,768       670,772  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    288,661       6,945,613  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    138,012       7,812,648  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    33,206       1,864,693  

Hoya Corp.

    202,886       9,821,164  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    134,360       2,541,672  

M3, Inc.

    107,942       3,539,082  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    89,082       1,724,729  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    116,561       2,513,604  

Olympus Corp.

    147,894       6,057,944  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    212,883       4,840,442  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    201,200       8,892,166  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    188,474       2,867,009  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    151,608       8,431,423  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co.
Ltd. (a)

    85,248       1,233,140  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    38,632       1,524,067  

Sysmex Corp.

    79,944       6,052,005  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,246       1,366,869  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    368,223       20,232,716  

Terumo Corp.

    164,951       7,885,169  
   

 

 

 
      128,473,708  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 20.1%            

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    176,834       2,342,703  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    57,618       2,293,559  

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    104,462       4,343,882  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    74,326       13,720,047  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    130,943       2,856,325  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    51,300       2,789,604  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    129,048     $ 14,814,520  

East Japan Railway Co.

    168,885       16,304,016  

FANUC Corp.

    100,789       25,025,977  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    303,031       2,132,485  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    124,540       4,813,621  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    139,760       1,706,253  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    52,720       1,740,235  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    28,454       2,702,681  

IHI Corp.

    79,768       2,455,872  

ITOCHU Corp.

    769,388       13,303,381  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    57,554       2,104,867  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    25,135       935,765  

JGC Corp.

    107,615       1,865,537  

JTEKT Corp.

    119,384       2,046,219  

Kajima Corp.

    465,153       4,872,854  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    64,542       1,418,783  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    78,893       2,600,676  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    48,904       1,444,807  

Keikyu Corp.

    126,281       2,431,480  

Keio Corp.

    58,736       2,588,570  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    70,484       2,254,586  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    94,010       3,671,189  

Komatsu Ltd.

    476,837       14,744,260  

Kubota Corp.

    541,963       10,208,908  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    48,342       1,509,815  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    83,300       2,568,315  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    133,416       3,502,992  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    26,448       1,405,296  

Makita Corp.

    118,044       4,866,713  

Marubeni Corp.

    862,987       5,718,741  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    202,724       3,989,814  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    142,820       4,155,986  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    778,591       19,460,451  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    998,926       16,442,404  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    169,302       6,242,866  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    873,971       13,240,220  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    60,208       1,925,886  

Nabtesco Corp.

    56,272       2,192,481  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    94,101       2,291,802  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    140,164       2,671,392  

Nidec Corp.

    122,545       16,626,791  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    43,039       2,726,626  

Nippon Yusen KK*

    83,612       1,944,966  

NSK Ltd.

    202,298       3,039,548  

Obayashi Corp.

    339,808       4,384,035  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    151,077       3,201,552  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    56,368       1,386,349  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,600       2,162,271  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    570,568       13,419,463  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    108,572       8,116,974  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    114,030       2,055,772  

Shimizu Corp.

    288,468       3,196,229  

SMC Corp.

    29,558       11,941,910  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    37,222       2,060,447  

Sumitomo Corp.

    606,373       9,393,677  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    59,858       2,427,933  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   88  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Taisei Corp.

    107,052     $ 5,612,038  

THK Co. Ltd.

    59,576       2,172,993  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    98,490       3,128,542  

Tokyu Corp.

    277,522       4,416,384  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    261,478       2,430,192  

Toshiba Corp.*(a)

    2,045,234       5,015,634  

TOTO Ltd.

    73,038       4,049,555  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    111,531       4,181,979  

West Japan Railway Co.

    86,379       6,337,300  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    179,817       3,635,644  
   

 

 

 
      387,783,640  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 12.5%            

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    102,542       3,257,254  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    118,822       2,930,826  

Canon, Inc.

    554,497       21,175,779  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    52,816       1,194,338  

Disco Corp.

    14,700       3,247,074  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    214,457       8,731,103  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    1,015,405       7,532,646  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    73,588       2,517,338  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    15,978       2,376,576  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    35,870       1,480,440  

Hitachi Ltd.

    2,499,671       18,527,927  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    73,136       1,152,812  

Keyence Corp.

    50,443       29,092,853  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    46,264       2,437,652  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    238,280       2,320,448  

Kyocera Corp.

    166,708       11,703,407  

LINE Corp.*

    23,447       997,922  

Mixi, Inc.

    24,476       1,135,232  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    98,615       13,287,987  

NEC Corp.

    130,693       3,483,753  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    100,282       2,869,146  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    58,621       23,543,198  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    41,568       1,610,347  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    65,874       2,973,388  

NTT Data Corp.

    328,940       3,860,942  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    33,562       2,323,053  

Omron Corp.

    99,417       5,856,633  

Oracle Corp.

    20,772       1,841,970  

Otsuka Corp.

    28,380       2,118,193  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    256,500       3,129,188  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    364,734       3,227,821  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    48,212       4,926,367  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    143,624       3,471,121  

Shimadzu Corp.

    134,336       3,195,322  

SUMCO Corp.

    121,600       3,050,129  

TDK Corp.

    65,828       5,363,568  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    81,314       14,999,144  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    60,772       3,428,870  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    737,328       3,360,871  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    129,782       5,708,125  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    119,408       2,196,229  
   

 

 

 
      241,636,992  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials — 6.4%            

Air Water, Inc.

    78,204     $ 1,673,244  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    647,984       8,089,364  

Daicel Corp.

    143,746       1,699,995  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    57,894       1,519,046  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    112,846       1,488,972  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    271,819       6,380,966  

JSR Corp.

    99,751       1,906,476  

Kaneka Corp.

    155,186       1,367,848  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    108,106       2,832,686  

Kobe Steel Ltd.*

    161,666       1,512,589  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    183,421       3,521,905  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    30,232       851,530  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    733,396       7,924,026  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    94,576       2,638,666  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    59,172       1,971,611  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    94,081       3,030,287  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    86,463       2,650,472  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    389,337       9,412,999  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    60,102       2,403,119  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    84,518       8,283,207  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    441,184       2,677,406  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    200,431       20,952,248  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    825,356       5,734,847  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    125,805       4,868,104  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    59,978       2,456,782  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    64,880       888,356  

Teijin Ltd.

    97,659       2,099,914  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    749,442       7,038,608  

Tosoh Corp.

    147,600       3,251,148  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    85,026       1,398,402  
   

 

 

 
      122,524,823  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 3.7%            

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    62,222       1,135,581  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    35,851       6,544,571  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    290,617       10,623,292  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    758       1,814,432  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    156,510       1,711,882  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    462       1,549,647  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    626       3,036,972  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    1,323       2,342,831  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    646,324       11,499,967  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    459,782       10,360,364  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    671       3,356,640  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    955       2,045,853  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    68,328       1,571,219  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    1,972       2,482,850  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    184,750       6,067,226  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    108,058       1,493,965  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    266,327       1,916,788  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   89  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    1,545     $ 2,186,845  
   

 

 

 
      71,740,925  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 5.2%        

KDDI Corp.

    936,115       26,741,390  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    357,876       18,694,327  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    706,205       18,244,178  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    426,593       35,952,149  
   

 

 

 
      99,632,044  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.6%            

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    340,534       4,293,551  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    150,068       1,653,422  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    72,866       2,020,009  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    371,607       4,899,949  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    223,990       2,553,460  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    192,689       3,693,013  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    37,128       1,052,364  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    231,621       3,050,001  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    737,784       2,949,956  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    201,665       4,721,554  
   

 

 

 
      30,887,279  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,617,627,934)

      1,844,121,990  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.6%        

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (b)(c)
(Cost $11,091,736)

    11,091,736     $ 11,091,736  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.4%

(Cost $1,628,719,670)

    $ 1,855,213,726  

Other assets and liabilities,
net — 3.6%

      69,687,871  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,924,901,597  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $10,486,588, which is 0.5% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

Nikkei 225 Futures

     JPY        100      $ 18,022,599      $ 20,223,022        12/07/2017      $ 2,527,547  

TOPIX Index Futures

     JPY        285        43,495,414        45,505,798        12/07/2017        2,376,730  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 4,904,277  
                 

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      5,300,937,400      USD      46,704,829      $      $ (410,724

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      2,149,336,200      USD      18,960,939               (142,694

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      3,907,050,200      USD      34,405,647               (320,821

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      955,260,500      USD      8,419,574               (70,929

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      2,865,781,500      USD      25,575,963        104,453         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      716,445,400      USD      6,314,648               (53,230

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      955,260,500      USD      8,400,982               (89,522

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      55,588,390,000      USD      489,852,127               (4,226,099

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   90  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        JPY        61,551,817,000        USD        542,321,092      $      $ (4,760,998

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        JPY        7,127,491,300        USD        62,798,940               (551,307

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        15,464,667,000        USD        136,276,946               (1,175,411

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        48,365,682,400        USD        426,144,379               (3,737,303

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        1,671,705,900        USD        14,794,617               (63,764

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        1,432,890,800        USD        12,746,020        10,264         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        1,432,890,800        USD        12,606,960               (128,795

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        716,445,400        USD        6,373,010        5,132         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        4,298,672,300        USD        38,043,302               (163,964

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        JPY        1,432,890,800        USD        12,706,932               (28,824

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        110,027,115        JPY        12,312,584,300               (590,957

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        498,499,166        JPY        55,782,465,400               (2,695,967

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        33,958,443        JPY        3,853,200,000        289,396         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        4,305,204        JPY        490,212,000        51,877         

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        USD        550,036,343        JPY        61,551,817,000               (2,954,253

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        USD        63,695,755        JPY        7,127,491,300               (345,508

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        668,565,707        JPY        74,815,845,400               (3,590,876

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        12,312,584,300        USD        110,221,151        575,445         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        55,782,465,400        USD        499,445,964        2,693,403         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        411,857,000        USD        3,665,676               (1,983

RBC Capital Markets

     1/5/2018        JPY        61,551,817,000        USD        551,075,411        2,945,771         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/5/2018        JPY        7,127,491,300        USD        63,815,232        343,681         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/5/2018        JPY        74,815,845,400        USD        669,837,683        3,589,562         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/5/2018        USD        29,220,922        JPY        3,263,442,000               (159,404
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 10,608,984      $ (26,263,333
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

JPY   Japanese Yen
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   91  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (d)

     $ 1,844,121,990        $      $   —        $ 1,844,121,990  

Short-Term Investments

       11,091,736                          11,091,736  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                10,608,984                 10,608,984  

Futures Contracts

       4,904,277                          4,904,277  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,860,118,003        $ 10,608,984      $        $ 1,870,726,987  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (26,263,333    $        $ (26,263,333
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (26,263,333    $        $ (26,263,333
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   92  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%    
Consumer Discretionary — 7.7%    

Alsea SAB de CV

    6,832     $ 22,580  

Consorcio ARA SAB de CV

    15,110       5,546  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    2,327       15,784  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    23,806       89,398  

Hoteles City Express SAB de CV*

    6,154       7,404  

Rassini SAB de CV

    1,113       4,171  

TV Azteca SAB de CV, Series CPO

    25,413       4,718  
   

 

 

 
      149,601  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 26.4%            

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    5,097       34,903  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    3,523       24,193  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    19,503       176,096  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    2,589       32,099  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    19,164       44,683  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    4,875       9,491  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

    3,656       8,289  

Grupo Lala SAB de CV

    8,175       12,402  

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Series B

    2,618       12,749  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    18,185       32,515  

La Comer SAB de CV*

    8,013       7,890  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    51,108       120,453  
   

 

 

 
      515,763  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 15.4%            

Banco del Bajio SA, 144A*

    1,349       2,485  

Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV

    3,003       16,374  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    5,767       9,894  

Concentradora Hipotecaria SAPI de CV REIT

    5,140       5,144  

Credito Real SAB de CV, SOFOM, ER

    3,694       5,415  

Gentera SAB de CV

    12,477       11,449  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    24,755       145,194  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    27,130       47,927  

Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV, Class O

    1,537       7,091  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

    21,689       35,184  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    3,975       7,280  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR

    2,501       8,336  
   

 

 

 
      301,773  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 0.7%            

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B*

    11,050       13,093  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 10.8%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    33,224       37,030  

Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A*(a)

    8,421       7,687  

Elementia SAB de CV, 144A*

    5,549       7,042  

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV*

    3,982       6,791  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    3,336       16,906  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    4,206     $ 41,866  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    2,427       43,479  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    5,751       18,316  

Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV*

    3,070       4,761  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    2,801       28,169  
   

 

 

 
      212,047  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 14.0%            

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    113,293       86,694  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    33,021       103,359  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B*

    2,098       9,475  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    1,652       34,657  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    12,685       32,993  

Minera Frisco SAB de CV, Class A1*

    10,664       6,833  
   

 

 

 
      274,011  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 6.5%            

Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV REIT

    4,073       6,928  

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV REIT, 144A

    15,519       10,077  

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    7,535       9,470  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    34,370       53,708  

Grupo GICSA SA de CV*

    9,042       4,886  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV REIT*

    11,125       13,361  

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV REIT*

    10,968       17,951  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV REIT

    5,500       10,519  
   

 

 

 
      126,900  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 16.2%            

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    347,075       297,810  

Axtel SAB de CV, Series CPO*(a)

    18,868       4,090  

Telesites SAB de CV*

    20,059       15,888  
   

 

 

 
      317,788  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.6%            

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    5,875       32,103  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,335,360)

      1,943,079  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.6%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (b)(c)
(Cost $11,051)

    11,051       11,051  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $2,346,411)

    $ 1,954,130  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      2,009  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,956,139  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   93  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $10,334, which is 0.5% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        MXN        32,623,800        USD        1,695,660      $      $ (53,403

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        MXN        1,382,000        USD        71,830               (2,264

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        MXN        200,000        USD        10,408               (314

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        MXN        24,218,380        USD        1,259,357               (39,066

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        USD        712,553        MXN        13,259,800               (1,654

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        USD        1,009,662        MXN        19,364,000          28,502         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        1,369,417        MXN        25,479,380               (3,389

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        16,663        MXN        321,000        547         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        MXN        13,259,800        USD        708,625        1,637         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        MXN        25,479,380        USD        1,362,133        3,618         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        USD        126,700        MXN        2,370,000               (336
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 34,304      $   (100,426
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

MXN   Mexican Peso
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (d)

     $ 1,943,079        $      $   —        $ 1,943,079  

Short-Term Investments

       11,051                          11,051  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                34,304                 34,304  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,954,130        $ 34,304      $        $ 1,988,434  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (100,426    $        $ (100,426
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (100,426    $        $ (100,426
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   94  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 91.8%    
Consumer Discretionary — 11.2%    

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    1,141     $ 21,074  

CJ E&M Corp.

    297       23,471  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    684       60,276  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    925       45,559  

Hanon Systems

    2,712       32,896  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    152       25,630  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    486       37,826  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    228       20,490  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    769       193,266  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,730       261,507  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    282       17,543  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    1,458       49,772  

Kia Motors Corp.

    3,041       94,032  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    1,258       104,039  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    149       28,753  

Shinsegae Inc.

    112       29,537  
   

 

 

 
      1,045,671  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 7.1%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    369       104,775  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    351       47,574  

BGF retail Co. Ltd. (a)

    816       59,311  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    100       36,848  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    662       18,158  

E-MART, Inc.

    250       62,830  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    443       16,080  

KT&G Corp.

    1,335       149,662  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    110       118,567  

Orion Corp.*

    303       31,880  

Ottogi Corp.

    22       16,052  
   

 

 

 
      661,737  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.6%            

GS Holdings Corp.

    669       37,561  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    747       141,746  

S-Oil Corp.

    562       61,713  
   

 

 

 
      241,020  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 13.4%            

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    3,538       30,918  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    639       40,222  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,588       23,734  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    3,407       148,552  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,702       25,377  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    869       34,656  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    3,224       47,105  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd., 144A

    483       24,056  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    4,498       247,581  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    551       34,531  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    4,923       46,369  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    2,035       25,432  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    520       18,253  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    387       92,460  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    888       104,447  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    936       31,307  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    4,817       214,236  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Woori Bank

    4,395     $ 65,425  
   

 

 

 
      1,254,661  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 4.2%            

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    447       35,818  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    929       170,818  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.*

    81       42,351  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.*

    232       24,303  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    59       25,264  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    216       67,981  

Yuhan Corp.

    118       23,855  
   

 

 

 
      390,390  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 9.9%            

CJ Corp.

    194       34,851  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    133       18,577  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    386       29,334  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    2,494       12,857  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    549       17,934  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,021       15,387  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*

    804       20,132  

Hanwha Corp.

    659       25,131  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.*

    582       18,852  

Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction

    837       31,842  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,025       33,013  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    250       33,655  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    381       51,815  

KCC Corp.

    81       28,693  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    425       14,723  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    864       39,776  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    759       21,865  

LG Corp.

    1,132       94,658  

Lotte Corp.

    457       25,826  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    3,545       17,916  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    783       13,347  

S-1 Corp.

    274       25,178  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    878       106,498  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    3,324       36,501  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    528       141,673  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    2,326       13,786  
   

 

 

 
      923,820  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 33.4%            

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.*

    121       44,364  

Kakao Corp.

    409       51,301  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    2,754       78,198  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    204       30,181  

NAVER Corp.

    315       231,564  

NCSoft Corp.

    211       84,633  

Netmarble Games Corp., 144A*

    219       34,010  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    711       65,334  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    793       1,850,880  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    650       126,625  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   95  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    426     $ 73,593  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    6,550       462,247  
   

 

 

 
      3,132,930  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 7.9%            

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    1,397       37,549  

Hyosung Corp.

    289       35,851  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    981       54,087  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    107       47,834  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    300       24,645  

LG Chem Ltd.

    521       199,878  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    185       60,859  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    244       27,242  

POSCO

    836       257,349  
   

 

 

 
      745,294  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 0.8%            

KT Corp.

    735       20,566  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    246       59,677  
   

 

 

 
      80,243  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.3%            

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    2,951       101,688  

Korea Gas Corp.*

    453       18,420  
   

 

 

 
      120,108  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,865,054)

      8,595,874  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.6%    
Consumer Discretionary — 0.8%    

Hyundai Motor Co.

    336     $ 30,103  

Hyundai Motor Co.— 2nd Preferred

    470       46,860  
   

 

 

 
      76,963  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 0.5%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    146       22,405  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    36       23,222  
   

 

 

 
      45,627  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 0.0%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3       5,778  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 0.3%            

LG Chem Ltd.

    118       27,054  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $115,558)

      155,422  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 93.4%

(Cost $4,980,612)

    $ 8,751,296  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 6.6%

      612,004  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 9,363,300  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

KOSPI 200 Index Futures

     KRW        4      $ 300,712      $ 299,196        12/14/2017      $ (1,516

KOSPI 200 MINI Futures

     KRW        4        60,681        59,839        12/14/2017        (1,855
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (3,371
                 

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        KRW        10,332,974,261        USD        9,223,564      $   —      $   (271,840

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        KRW        1,084,427,000        USD        970,474               (26,052

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        KRW        1,826,916,000        USD        1,631,758               (47,072

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        KRW        8,791,987,800        USD        7,850,690               (228,637

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        KRW        2,755,156,000        USD        2,461,389               (70,439

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        6,523,545        KRW        7,060,758,900               (35,117

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        3,008,242        KRW        3,272,215,361               (1,266

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        2,689,810        KRW        2,911,343,000               (14,455

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        USD        1,361,000        KRW        1,473,064,900               (7,339

RBC Capital Markets

     12/5/2017        USD        6,728,188        KRW        7,318,922,900               (2,522

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   96  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        USD        2,472,608        KRW        2,676,351,000      $      $ (13,197

The Bank of New York Mellon

     12/5/2017        USD        70,886        KRW        78,805,000        1,531         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        KRW        3,272,215,361        USD        3,007,966        345         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        KRW        7,318,922,900        USD        6,728,868        1,761         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        756,206        KRW        821,996,000               (677
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)

                  $ 3,637      $ (718,613
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

KRW   South Korean Won
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (b)

     $ 8,536,563      $      $   59,311        $ 8,595,874  

Preferred Stocks (b)

       155,422                        155,422  

Derivatives (c)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              3,637                 3,637  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 8,691,985      $ 3,637      $ 59,311        $ 8,754,933  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (c)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (718,613    $        $ (718,613

Futures Contracts

       (3,371                      (3,371
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (3,371    $ (718,613    $        $ (721,984
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(b) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(c) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $123,477 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $123,307. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   97  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.7%    
Consumer Discretionary — 7.8%    

Barratt Developments PLC

    865     $ 7,089  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    106       5,470  

Burberry Group PLC

    362       8,401  

Carnival PLC

    156       10,055  

Compass Group PLC

    1,315       26,658  

GKN PLC

    1,471       6,169  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    149       8,764  

ITV PLC

    2,977       6,438  

Kingfisher PLC

    1,922       8,682  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    1,310       5,549  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    531       2,527  

Next PLC

    122       7,387  

Pearson PLC

    705       6,750  

Persimmon PLC

    254       8,725  

Sky PLC*

    858       10,867  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    2,813       7,437  

TUI AG

    360       6,641  

Whitbread PLC

    151       7,286  

WPP PLC

    1,060       18,736  
   

 

 

 
      169,631  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 17.5%            

Associated British Foods PLC

    296       11,801  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,911       121,184  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    147       4,710  

Diageo PLC

    2,092       72,668  

Imperial Brands PLC

    797       33,031  

J Sainsbury PLC

    1,270       3,990  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    555       48,682  

Tesco PLC

    6,805       17,858  

Unilever PLC

    1,045       58,848  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    1,911       5,590  
   

 

 

 
      378,362  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 15.0%            

BP PLC

    15,042       99,496  

John Wood Group PLC

    561       5,489  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    3,723       118,699  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    3,112       100,524  
   

 

 

 
      324,208  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 21.9%            

3i Group PLC

    800       9,748  

Admiral Group PLC

    172       4,473  

Aviva PLC

    3,381       23,365  

Barclays PLC

    14,163       37,063  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    1,184       5,857  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    210       4,550  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    16,668       165,456  

Investec PLC

    526       3,678  

Legal & General Group PLC

    4,952       17,895  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    59,680       53,269  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    262       13,390  

Old Mutual PLC

    4,088       10,908  

Prudential PLC

    2,150       54,053  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

    2,953       11,046  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    827     $ 6,806  

Schroders PLC

    108       5,039  

St James’s Place PLC

    426       6,994  

Standard Chartered PLC*

    2,733       27,292  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    2,230       12,974  
   

 

 

 
      473,856  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.0%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,052       67,963  

ConvaTec Group PLC, 144A

    1,184       3,106  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    4,089       70,756  

Mediclinic International PLC (a)

    332       2,539  

Shire PLC

    755       37,386  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    725       12,844  
   

 

 

 
      194,594  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 7.8%            

Ashtead Group PLC

    415       10,658  

Babcock International Group PLC

    226       2,130  

BAE Systems PLC

    2,648       19,768  

Bunzl PLC

    279       7,980  

Capita PLC

    552       3,483  

Cobham PLC*

    1,892       3,250  

DCC PLC

    77       7,451  

easyJet PLC

    142       2,700  

Experian PLC

    783       16,286  

Ferguson PLC

    211       15,209  

G4S PLC

    1,338       4,643  

IMI PLC

    205       3,482  

Intertek Group PLC

    133       9,407  

Meggitt PLC

    633       4,147  

RELX PLC

    890       20,799  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    1,377       15,959  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC — Entitlement*

    95,956       130  

Royal Mail PLC

    719       4,297  

Smiths Group PLC

    321       6,438  

Travis Perkins PLC

    218       4,744  

Weir Group PLC

    191       5,068  
   

 

 

 
      168,029  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 1.6%            

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    810       3,684  

Micro Focus International PLC

    363       12,219  

Sage Group PLC

    928       9,720  

Worldpay Group PLC, 144A

    1,647       9,400  
   

 

 

 
      35,023  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 8.4%            

Anglo American PLC

    1,109       20,382  

Antofagasta PLC

    337       4,145  

BHP Billiton PLC

    1,752       31,868  

Croda International PLC

    114       6,588  

Fresnillo PLC

    196       3,422  

Glencore PLC*

    10,164       46,681  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    158       6,477  

Mondi PLC

    300       7,165  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    77       7,055  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   98  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,025     $ 48,538  
   

 

 

 
      182,321  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.2%            

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    843       7,171  

Hammerson PLC REIT

    619       4,349  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    646       8,160  

Segro PLC REIT

    827       6,134  
   

 

 

 
      25,814  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 4.2%            

BT Group PLC

    7,036       24,816  

Vodafone Group PLC

    22,127       67,121  
   

 

 

 
      91,937  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.3%            

Centrica PLC

    4,557       8,911  

National Grid PLC

    2,854       34,159  

Severn Trent PLC

    203       5,762  

SSE PLC

    840       15,552  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

United Utilities Group PLC

    558     $ 6,192  
   

 

 

 
      70,576  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,118,389)

      2,114,351  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 1.6%        

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
(Cost $34,798)

    1,000       35,020  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.2%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (b)(c)
(Cost $3,464)

    3,464       3,464  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%

(Cost $2,156,651)

    $ 2,152,835  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.5%

      10,606  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,163,441  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $3,406, which is 0.2% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        GBP        2,036,450        USD        2,706,688      $      $ (48,021

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        GBP        370,050        USD        491,830               (8,738

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        GBP        99,000        USD        131,586               (2,331

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        1,096,429        GBP        835,200        33,348         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        1,626,109        GBP        1,201,250               (1,176

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        634,930        GBP        469,050               (445

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        GBP        1,201,250        USD        1,628,246        1,193         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        GBP        469,050        USD        635,750        438         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        10,842        GBP        8,000               (6

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        47,441        GBP        35,000               (35
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 34,979      $ (60,752
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

GBP   Pound Sterling
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   99  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (d)

     $ 2,114,351        $      $        $ 2,114,351  

Exchange-Traded Fund

       35,020                          35,020  

Short-Term Investments

       3,464                          3,464  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                34,979                 34,979  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,152,835        $ 34,979      $        $ 2,187,814  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (60,752    $        $ (60,752
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (60,752    $        $ (60,752
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   100  


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101


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers MSCI All
World ex US Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Asia
Pacific ex Japan
Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Brazil
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets
Hedged Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 124,188,358     $ 3,982,496     $ 4,534,640     $ 212,661,662  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    233,551                    

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    1,215,429       29,189       38,294       1,642,194  

Cash

    3,070,019       285,041       654       2,549,528  

Foreign currency at value

    238,404       54,427       763       175,627  

Receivable for return of collateral pledged for forward foreign currency contracts

    1,330,000                   2,570,000  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    400,754       17,057       10,907       435,734  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    139,505       13,090             191,350  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    1,842,452       56,079       320,524       5,456,109  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    15,392                    

Dividends

    234,249       6,664       11,264       69,284  

Securities lending income

    3,598       52       1       2,148  

Foreign tax reclaim

    100,603                   4,668  

Other assets

    57       57       57       57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 133,012,371     $ 4,444,152     $ 4,917,104     $ 225,758,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 1,215,429     $ 29,189     $ 38,294     $ 1,642,194  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    1,804,751       33,198       24,980       2,823,191  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

    1,341,255       35,596       270,269       2,367,388  

Investment advisory fees

    41,702       2,172       2,312       119,113  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          4,114             53,400  

Deferred foreign tax payable

                      327,342  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    4,403,137       104,269       335,855       7,332,628  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 128,609,234     $ 4,339,883     $ 4,581,249     $ 218,425,733  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 117,548,294     $ 4,637,364     $ 9,932,224     $ 205,327,426  

Undistributed net investment income

    1,241,529       68,069       24,185       2,749,994  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (4,771,197     (1,053,035     (6,552,432     (30,374,436

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    14,590,608       687,485       1,177,272       40,722,749 ** 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 128,609,234     $ 4,339,883     $ 4,581,249     $ 218,425,733  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    4,650,001       150,001       400,800       9,150,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 27.66     $ 28.93     $ 11.43     $ 23.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 108,146,700     $ 3,273,218     $ 3,343,308     $ 169,310,366  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 252,274     $     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 834,231     $ 27,572     $ 36,146     $ 1,545,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 1,215,429     $ 29,189     $ 38,294     $ 1,642,194  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 237,108     $ 54,433     $ 763     $ 174,446  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.
** Net of deferred foreign taxes of $327,342.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   102  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers MSCI Europe
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Eurozone Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Germany Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Japan
Hedged Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 2,266,759,676     $ 55,700,757     $ 44,617,004     $ 1,844,121,990  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    9,430,278       395,330       1,210,095        

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    36,387,864       1,808,150       151,326       11,091,736  

Cash

    3,741,899                   13,967,054  

Foreign currency at value

    2,256,606       30,520       29,434       1,335,539  

Receivable for return of collateral pledged for forward foreign currency contracts

    28,040,000       1,280,000       1,180,000       26,740,000  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    3,992,504       171,886       93,308       10,608,984  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    2,725,202       56,964       72,854       1,801,675  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    37,394,407       1,554,733       2,390,624       58,043,819  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          267             367,827  

Dividends

    3,117,781       11,790             7,271,120  

Securities lending income

    42,675       3,920       95       41,052  

Foreign tax reclaim

    7,207,486       72,384       183,366       457,753  

Other assets

          57       171       2,140  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 2,401,096,378     $ 61,086,758     $ 49,928,277     $ 1,975,850,689  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 36,387,864     $ 1,808,150     $ 151,326     $ 11,091,736  

Due to Custodian

          525,420       359,973        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    43,599,801       1,335,085       1,128,589       26,263,333  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

    24,862,511       672,721       1,159,909       12,920,608  

Investment advisory fees

    858,967       21,844       19,136       673,415  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    143,115             10,320        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    105,852,258       4,363,220       2,829,253       50,949,092  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 2,295,244,120     $ 56,723,538     $ 47,099,024     $ 1,924,901,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,313,223,481     $ 52,516,984     $ 51,086,356     $ 1,804,731,827  

Undistributed net investment income

    19,642,899       299,460       147,347       11,295,360  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (134,430,857     (4,041,664     (7,644,600     (106,984,200

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    96,808,597       7,948,758       3,509,921       215,858,610  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 2,295,244,120     $ 56,723,538     $ 47,099,024     $ 1,924,901,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    80,700,001       1,850,001       1,650,800       44,300,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 28.44     $ 30.66     $ 28.53     $ 43.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 2,127,787,146     $ 46,545,536     $ 39,517,040     $ 1,617,627,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 12,484,731     $ 461,251     $ 1,833,354     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 24,255,704     $ 1,059,482     $ 144,350     $ 10,486,588  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 36,387,864     $ 1,808,150     $ 151,326     $ 11,091,736  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 2,014,762     $ 30,555     $ 29,434     $ 1,358,106  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   103  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
Mexico Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
South Korea Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
United Kingdom
Hedged Equity ETF
 

Assets

      

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 1,943,079     $ 8,751,296     $ 2,149,371  

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     11,051             3,464  

Cash

     2,324       147,599        

Foreign currency at value

     5,659             1,230  

Receivable for return of collateral pledged for forward foreign currency contracts

           530,000        

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     34,304       3,637       34,979  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

           29,623        
Receivables:       

Investment securities sold

     98,683       651,940       37,860  

Due from AP

           74,161        

Dividends

     222             11,203  

Securities lending income

     31             31  

Other assets

     57       57       57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,095,410     $ 10,188,313     $ 2,238,195  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Due to custodian

   $     $     $ 9,535  

Due to foreign custodian

           20        

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     11,051             3,464  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     100,426       718,613       60,752  
Payables:       

Investment securities purchased

     26,792       66,652        

Investment advisory fees

     1,002       10,509       1,003  

Variation margin on futures

           29,219        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     139,271       825,013       74,754  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 1,956,139     $ 9,363,300     $ 2,163,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,744,296     $ 13,772,036     $ 2,877,548  

Undistributed net investment income

     28,911       102,210       58,874  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (358,836     (7,570,921     (743,656

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (458,232     3,059,975       (29,325
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 1,956,139     $ 9,363,300     $ 2,163,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     100,001       300,001       100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 19.56     $ 31.21     $ 21.63  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 2,335,360     $ 4,980,612     $ 2,153,187  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 10,334     $     $ 3,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 11,051     $     $ 3,464  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 5,593     $     $ 1,226  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   104  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers MSCI
All World ex US
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Asia Pacific ex
Japan Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Brazil Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets
Hedged Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

       

Unaffiliated dividend income*

  $ 1,413,306     $ 75,900     $ 33,216     $ 3,146,143  

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

    12,747       226       3       12,820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    1,426,053       76,126       33,219       3,158,963  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Investment advisory fees

    228,456       12,535       13,604       681,427  

Other expense

    713                   975  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    229,169       12,535       13,604       682,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

    1,196,884       63,591       19,615       2,476,561  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments**

    (230,348     850       23,767       (69,324

Investments in affiliates

    (8,283                  

Futures contracts

    271,797       24,862       13,165       773,939  

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (1,966,614     (30,342     (35,331     (1,121,757

Foreign currency transactions

    (14,572     (283     (1,923     (21,411
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,948,020     (4,913     (322     (438,553

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments***

    8,582,069       398,126       442,152       21,382,033  

Investments in affiliates

    24,336                    

Futures contracts

    (135,124     (10,952     2,280       (162,219

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (151,156     (8,396     (34,926     (1,161,672

Foreign currency translations

    (3,610     (37     229       4,373  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    8,316,515       378,741       409,735       20,062,515  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

    6,368,495       373,828       409,413       19,623,962  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 7,565,379     $ 437,419     $ 429,028     $ 22,100,532  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

  $ 122,206     $ 6,282     $ 247     $ 368,664  

**   Net of foreign taxes

  $     $     $     $ 16,330  

***  Net of change in deferred foreign taxes

  $     $     $     $ 132,903  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   105  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
Europe Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Eurozone Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Germany Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Japan Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 24,384,020     $ 429,340     $ 294,853     $ 13,832,494  

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     459,094       15,878       1,394       210,178  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     24,843,114       445,218       296,247       14,042,672  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     5,626,351       136,978       122,663       3,929,189  

Other Expense

     31,628       423       280       29,726  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     5,657,979       137,401       122,943       3,958,915  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

     19,185,135       307,817       173,304       10,083,757  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (11,878,824     17,270       (247,454     (2,927,396

Investments in affiliates

     (521,112     (30,644     (349,981      

In-kind redemptions

     58,129,651       1,890,419       1,385,484       54,932,812  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

     533,756       21,413       97,687        

Futures contracts

     1,874,604       18,211       87,578       2,499,450  

Foreign currency transactions

     351,954       15,184       84,925       591,322  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (101,372,532     (3,549,600     (3,644,750     35,873,764  

Payments by Affiliates (see note 8)

                       3,520  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (52,882,503     (1,617,747     (2,586,511     90,973,472  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     67,440,491       2,300,478       2,981,820       132,496,602  

Investments in affiliates

     718,934       43,099       347,091        

Futures contracts

     (1,789,879     (14,765     (55,945     2,625,598  

Foreign currency translations

     146,011       3,083       10,394       14,539  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     10,757,563       700,888       865,033       (6,325,043
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     77,273,120       3,032,783       4,148,393       128,811,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     24,390,617       1,415,036       1,561,882       219,785,168  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 43,575,752     $ 1,722,853     $ 1,735,186     $ 229,868,925  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*       Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 1,545,413     $ 55,925     $ (2,564   $ 1,536,413  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   106  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
Mexico Hedged
Equity ETF
       Xtrackers
MSCI South
Korea Hedged
Equity ETF
       Xtrackers MSCI
United
Kingdom Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

              

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     $ 36,354        $ 182,725        $ 71,393  

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

       159                   456  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       36,513          182,725          71,849  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

              

Investment advisory fees

       7,602          78,407          8,798  

Other expenses

                219           
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Expenses

       7,602          78,626          8,798  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

       28,911          104,099          63,051  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

              

Net realized gain (loss) from:

              

Investments

       (38,998        8,841,457          (62,688

In-kind redemptions

       (89,621                 482,730  

Futures contracts

                108,634           

Foreign currency transactions

       (1,112        (57,843        894  

Forward foreign currency contracts

       (73,891        259,212          (105,946
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (203,622        9,151,460          314,990  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

              

Investments

       58,302          (6,455,793        (368,992

Futures contracts

                (80,382         

Foreign currency translations

       361          5,703          487  

Forward foreign currency contracts

       3,835          (306,759        (51,317
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       62,498          (6,837,231        (419,822
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       (141,124        2,314,229          (104,832
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ (112,213      $ 2,418,328        $ (41,781
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

     $ 1,355        $ 14,299        $ 884  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   107  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
All World ex US Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Asia Pacific ex Japan
Hedged ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,196,884     $ 2,010,674     $ 63,591     $ 97,980  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,948,020     2,563,787       (4,913     (81,419

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,316,515       8,276,667       378,741       706,521  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     7,565,379       12,851,128       437,419       723,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (1,293,640     (1,409,981     (30,026     (83,349
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1,293,640     (1,409,981     (30,026     (83,349
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     17,544,621       28,916,357              

Value of shares redeemed

           (3,437,784           (1,161,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     17,544,621       25,478,573             (1,161,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     23,816,360       36,919,720       407,393       (521,839

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     104,792,874       67,873,154       3,932,490       4,454,329  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 128,609,234     $ 104,792,874     $ 4,339,883     $ 3,932,490  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 1,241,529     $ 1,338,285     $ 68,069     $ 34,504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     4,000,001       3,000,001       150,001       200,001  

Shares sold

     650,000       1,150,000              

Shares redeemed

           (150,000           (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     4,650,001       4,000,001       150,001       150,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   108  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
Brazil Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets Hedged
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 19,615     $ 96,395     $ 2,476,561     $ 2,662,499  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (322     (623,118     (438,553     (13,077,189

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     409,735       1,105,938       20,062,515       35,746,253  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     429,028       579,215       22,100,523       25,331,563  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (49,671     (16,681     (279,675     (2,272,221
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (49,671     (16,681     (279,675     (2,272,221
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

           464,672       8,739,787       60,902,841  

Value of shares redeemed

                       (26,449,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

           464,672       8,739,787       34,453,281  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     379,357       1,027,206       30,560,635       57,512,623  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     4,201,892       3,174,686       187,865,098       130,352,475  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 4,581,249     $ 4,201,892     $ 218,425,733     $ 187,865,098  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 24,185     $ 54,241     $ 2,749,994     $ 553,108  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     400,800       350,800       8,750,800       7,000,800  

Shares sold

           50,000       400,000       3,100,000  

Shares redeemed

                       (1,350,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     400,800       400,800       9,150,800       8,750,800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   109  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
Europe Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 19,185,135     $ 75,388,688     $ 307,817     $ 1,500,447  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (52,882,503     152,966,738       (1,617,747     1,712,134  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     77,273,120       249,220,048       3,032,783       6,000,036  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     43,575,752       477,575,474       1,722,853       9,212,617  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (36,973,738     (102,491,603     (1,098,285     (2,397,494

Net realized gains

           (152,205,544            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (36,973,738     (254,697,147     (1,098,285     (2,397,494
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

           513,898,440             12,930,964  

Value of shares redeemed

     (458,181,227     (1,300,201,021     (9,017,889     (37,947,352
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (458,181,227     (786,302,581     (9,017,889     (25,016,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (451,579,213     (563,424,254     (8,393,321     (18,201,265

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     2,746,823,333       3,310,247,587       65,116,859       83,318,124  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,295,244,120     $ 2,746,823,333     $ 56,723,538     $ 65,116,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 19,642,899     $ 37,431,502     $ 299,460     $ 1,089,928  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     97,100,001       129,050,001       2,150,001       3,250,001  

Shares sold

           19,400,000             450,000  

Shares redeemed

     (16,400,000     (51,350,000     (300,000     (1,550,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     80,700,001       97,100,001       1,850,001       2,150,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   110  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

     Xtrackers MSCI Germany
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Japan
Hedged Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 173,304     $ 1,298,224     $ 10,083,757     $ 24,496,697  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,586,511     (943,721     90,973,472       131,181,888  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     4,148,393       13,981,538       128,811,696       105,229,627  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,735,186       14,336,041       229,868,925       260,908,212  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (783,121     (3,345,700     (40,851,664     (14,421,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (783,121     (3,345,700     (40,851,664     (14,421,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,805,897       2,551,169       312,249,608       1,267,608,580  

Value of shares redeemed

     (22,177,862     (58,009,508     (356,293,041     (760,329,675
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (19,371,965     (55,458,339     (44,043,433     507,278,905  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (18,419,900     (44,467,998     144,973,828       753,765,894  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     65,518,924       109,986,922       1,779,927,769       1,026,161,875  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 47,099,024     $ 65,518,924     $ 1,924,901,597     $ 1,779,927,769  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 147,347     $ 757,164     $ 11,295,360     $ 42,063,267  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     2,350,800       4,700,800       46,050,800       29,900,800  

Shares sold

     100,000       100,000       7,350,000       37,400,000  

Shares redeemed

     (800,000     (2,450,000     (9,100,000     (21,250,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     1,650,800       2,350,800       44,300,800       46,050,800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   111  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 28,911     $ 57,624     $ 104,099     $ 352,147  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (203,622     (6,046     9,151,460       9,214,168  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     62,498       68,472       (6,837,231     (4,239,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (112,213     120,050       2,418,328       5,327,013  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

           (73,128           (430,440

Net realized gains

           (241,435            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (314,563           (430,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

           1,097,455             47,137,585  

Value of shares redeemed

     (996,146     (2,148,889     (22,043,000     (141,207,451
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (996,146     (1,051,434     (22,043,000     (94,069,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,108,359     (1,245,947     (19,624,672     (89,173,293

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     3,064,498       4,310,445       28,987,972       118,161,265  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,956,139     $ 3,064,498     $ 9,363,300     $ 28,987,972  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $     $     $     $ (1,889
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 28,911     $     $ 102,210     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     150,001       200,001       1,000,001       5,150,001  

Shares sold

           50,000             1,850,000  

Shares redeemed

     (50,000     (100,000     (700,000     (6,000,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     100,001       150,001       300,001       1,000,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   112  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

       Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom
Hedged Equity ETF
 
       For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
       Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 63,051        $ 213,141  

Net realized gain (loss)

       314,990          146,007  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (419,822        867,333  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (41,781        1,226,481  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

         

Net investment income

       (38,690        (155,550

Net realized gains

                (1,154,665
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (38,690        (1,310,215
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

                 

Value of shares redeemed

       (3,235,698         
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

       (3,235,698         
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (3,316,169        (83,734

Net Assets

         

Beginning of period

       5,479,610          5,563,344  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 2,163,441        $ 5,479,610  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

     $ 58,874        $ 34,513  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

       250,001          250,001  

Shares sold

                 

Shares redeemed

       (150,000         
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

       100,001          250,001  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   113  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged
Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 26.20     $ 22.62     $ 26.87     $ 25.61     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(c)

    0.28       0.64       0.64       0.96       0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.50       3.42       (3.57     2.16       0.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.78       4.06       (2.93     3.12       0.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.32     (0.48     (0.86     (1.82      

Net realized gains

                (0.46     (0.04      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.32     (0.48     (1.32     (1.86      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 27.66     $ 26.20     $ 22.62     $ 26.87     $ 25.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    6.88 **      18.30       (11.17     13.01       2.44 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    129       105       68       47       5  

Ratio of expenses (%)

    0.40     0.40       0.40       0.40       0.40

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    2.10     2.67       2.76       3.70       5.18

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    5 **      15       24       24       3 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(b)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 26.22     $ 22.27     $ 27.90     $ 26.47     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)(c)

    0.42       0.56       0.63       0.68       0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.49       3.89       (4.19     2.04       1.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.91       4.45       (3.56     2.72       1.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.50     (1.09     (1.29     (0.01

Net realized gains

                (0.98            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.20     (0.50     (2.07     (1.29     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 28.93     $ 26.22     $ 22.27     $ 27.90     $ 26.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    11.17 **      20.34       (12.98     10.78       5.94 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    4       4       4       11       7  

Ratio of expenses (%)

    0.60     0.60       0.60       0.60       0.60

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    3.04     2.34       2.64       2.51       2.33

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    4 **      14       34       19       20 ** 

 

(a) For the period January 23, 2014 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(b) For the period October 1, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(c) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   114  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Year Ended
5/31/2014
    Year Ended
5/31/2013
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 10.48     $ 9.05     $ 13.03     $ 14.46     $ 19.28     $ 20.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.05       0.24       0.24       0.42       0.47       0.54  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.02       1.23       (1.91     (1.44     (2.30     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.07       1.47       (1.67     (1.02     (1.83     0.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.12     (0.04     (2.30     (0.41     (2.95     (0.54

Net realized gains

                                  (1.31

Return of capital

                (0.01           (0.04      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.04     (2.31     (0.41     (2.99     (1.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 11.43     $ 10.48     $ 9.05     $ 13.03     $ 14.46     $ 19.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    10.42 **      16.28       (15.83     (6.96     (9.83 )(b)      1.43 (b) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    5       4       3       7       6       8  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.60     0.60       0.60       0.60       0.63       0.92  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.60     0.60       0.60       0.60       0.60       0.68  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    0.87     2.26       2.56       2.97       2.93       2.66  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    19 **      28       59       141       89       25  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged
Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Year Ended
5/31/2014
    Year Ended
5/31/2013
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 21.47     $ 18.62     $ 22.43     $ 21.74     $ 21.96     $ 21.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.27       0.35       0.43       0.36       0.38       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.16       2.81       (3.60     0.77       (0.17     1.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.43       3.16       (3.17     1.13       0.21       1.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.03     (0.31     (0.64     (0.44     (0.43     (0.40

Net realized gains

                                  (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.03     (0.31     (0.64     (0.44     (0.43     (0.65
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 23.87     $ 21.47     $ 18.62     $ 22.43     $ 21.74     $ 21.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    11.34 **      17.19       (14.32     5.35       1.17 (b)      6.54 (b) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    218       188       130       245       29       9  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.65     0.65       0.65       0.65       0.66       0.94  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.65     0.65       0.65       0.65       0.65       0.72  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    2.36     1.74       2.20       1.64       1.81       1.72  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    3 **      43       32       58       16       15  

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   115  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 28.29     $ 25.65     $ 29.47     $ 27.75     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.22       0.76       0.79       1.33       1.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.31       4.40       (3.19     1.54       1.72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.53       5.16       (2.40     2.87       2.99  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:           

Net investment income

     (0.38     (0.85     (1.28     (1.15     (0.24

Net realized gains

           (1.67     (0.14     0.00 (d)       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.38     (2.52     (1.42     (1.15     (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 28.44     $ 28.29     $ 25.65     $ 29.47     $ 27.75  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     1.90 **      21.77       (8.46     10.88       12.05 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2,295       2,747       3,310       2,668       164  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.53     2.95       3.08       4.74       7.30

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     4 **      17       18       13       4 ** 
          

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Period Ended
5/31/2015(b)
       

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 30.29     $ 25.64     $ 29.30     $ 25.00    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.15       0.73       0.78       0.81    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.73       4.84       (3.15     3.49    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total from investment operations

     0.88       5.57       (2.37     4.30    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Less distributions from:           

Net investment income

     (0.51     (0.92     (1.29        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total distributions

     (0.51     (0.92     (1.29        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 30.66     $ 30.29     $ 25.64     $ 29.30    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Return (%)

     2.95 **      22.56       (8.45     17.20 **   

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     57       65       83       22    

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.01     2.76       3.11       6.04  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     4 **      16       22       8 **   

 

(a) For the period October 1, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(b) For the period December 10, 2014 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015.
(c) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) Amount represents less than $0.005.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

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Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Year Ended
5/31/2014
    Year Ended
5/31/2013
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 27.87     $ 23.40     $ 27.34     $ 26.51     $ 23.22     $ 21.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.09       0.40       0.33       1.38       1.03       0.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.92       4.78       (2.93     1.93       3.11       2.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.01       5.18       (2.60     3.31       4.14       2.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.35     (0.71     (1.34     (2.48     (0.85     (0.44

Net realized gains

                                  (0.43
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.35     (0.71     (1.34     (2.48     (0.85     (0.87
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 28.53     $ 27.87     $ 23.40     $ 27.34     $ 26.51     $ 23.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    3.65 **      22.93       (9.99     13.92       18.70 (b)      11.86 (b) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    47       66       110       234       45       5  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.47       0.82  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.47       0.58  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    0.64     1.63       1.37       5.14       4.15       1.93  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    7 **      12       16       20       12       108  
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Year Ended
5/31/2014
    Year Ended
5/31/2013
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 38.65     $ 34.32     $ 44.54     $ 35.43     $ 34.08     $ 21.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.23       0.53       0.48       0.52       0.55       0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5.46       4.22       (8.44     12.49       1.51       12.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    5.69       4.75       (7.96     13.01       2.06       12.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.89     (0.42     (1.39     (3.90     (0.71     (0.41

Net realized gains

                (0.87                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.89     (0.42     (2.26     (3.90     (0.71     (0.41
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 43.45     $ 38.65     $ 34.32     $ 44.54     $ 35.43     $ 34.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    14.99 **      14.08       (18.65     39.00       6.21 (b)      59.04 (b) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    1,925       1,780       1,026       1,263       441       109  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.48       0.66  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.48       0.52  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.15     1.50       1.29       1.32       1.56       1.27  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    5 **      22       15       14       13       12  

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   117  


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Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 20.43     $ 21.55     $ 25.24     $ 24.29     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.20       0.32       0.53       0.26       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.07     0.14       (0.11     0.94       (0.78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.87     0.46       0.42       1.20       (0.71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

           (0.37     (2.79     (0.18      

Net realized gains

           (1.21     (1.32     (0.07      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (1.58     (4.11     (0.25      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 19.56     $ 20.43     $ 21.55     $ 25.24     $ 24.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (4.26 )**      2.19       2.09       4.99       (2.84 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2       3       4       5       5  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.50     0.50       0.51       0.50       0.50

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.90     1.52       2.40       1.04       0.79

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     11 **      23       34       22       7 ** 
          
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 28.99     $ 22.94     $ 24.32     $ 25.08     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.12       0.18       0.16       (0.11     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.10       5.99       (1.51     (0.65     0.10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.22       6.17       (1.35     (0.76     0.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:           

Net investment income

           (0.12     (0.03            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.12     (0.03            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 31.21     $ 28.99     $ 22.94     $ 24.32     $ 25.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     7.69 **      27.01       (5.55     (3.07     0.32 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     9       29       118       137       5  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.58     0.58       0.58       0.58       0.58

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     0.77     0.74       0.72       (0.47     (0.26 )* 

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     6 **      110       124       287       8 ** 

 

(a) For the period January 23, 2014 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   118  


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Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 21.92     $ 22.25     $ 25.93     $ 26.53     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.35       0.85       0.89       0.92       1.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.49     4.06       (2.95     0.08       0.63  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.14     4.91       (2.06     1.00       1.95  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.15     (0.62     (1.51     (1.58     (0.42

Net realized gains

          (4.62     (0.11     (0.02      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15     (5.24     (1.62     (1.60     (0.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 21.63     $ 21.92     $ 22.25     $ 25.93     $ 26.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    (0.62 )**      24.79       (8.25     4.27       7.90 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    2       5       6       5       5  

Ratio of expenses (%)

    0.45     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    3.22     3.81       4.04       3.57       7.70

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    7 **      35       24       19       11 ** 

 

(a) For the period October 1, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   119  


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1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of November 30, 2017, the Trust consists of thirty-five investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

New Fund Name

  

Former Fund Name

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers Mexico Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

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 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI ACWI ex USA US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Brazil US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI EMU US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI United Kingdom US Dollar Hedged Index

The MSCI ACWI ex USA US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States), while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index.

 

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The MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index.

The MSCI Brazil US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to Brazilian equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Brazilian real.

The MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in the global emerging markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index.

The MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed stock markets in Europe, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index.

The MSCI EMU US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities from countries in the European Monetary Union, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro.

The MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to German equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro.

The MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen.

The MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to the Mexican equity markets while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations of the Mexican peso relative to the U.S. dollar.

The MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to the South Korean equity markets while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations of the South Korean won relative to the U.S. dollar.

The MSCI United Kingdom US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to the United Kingdom equity markets while at the same time hedging exposure to fluctuations of the British pound sterling relative to the U.S. dollar.

The MSCI Hedged Underlying Indices are rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of the following month and remain constant intra month. This means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of MSCI Hedged Indices marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

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

Each Fund, except Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF, is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the underlying index of such a Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

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

 

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certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Security 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.

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

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate 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.

Disclosure about classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

 

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Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders    It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of each Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex- dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At May 31, 2017, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 911,939      $ 422,737      $ 1,334,676  

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

     539,120        432,009        971,129  

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     2,487,156        2,928,661        5,415,817  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     11,443,599        5,939,105        17,382,704  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     654,933        809,557        1,464,490  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     1,981,004        3,512,868        5,493,872  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     77,673,701        96,779,074        174,452,775  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     2,142,159        8,644,055        10,786,214  

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October capital losses”) and late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next

 

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taxable year. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the following Funds incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

     Late Year Ordinary
Losses
     Post-October Losses
on Capital
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ 1,146,103  

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

            36,482  

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

            229,785  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

            7,145,294  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

            67,692,115  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

            1,554,916  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

            601,016  

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

            131,648  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     1,889        2,050,203  

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

            629,076  

As of May 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

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

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 98,811,201      $ 5,938,189     $ 10,036,761      $ (4,098,572

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

     3,342,940        266,012       595,442        (329,430

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     4,032,211        (138,755     278,042        (416,797

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     169,084,708        15,606,789       24,600,373        (8,993,584

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     2,829,128,618        6,650,916       207,912,808        (201,261,892

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     64,788,998        5,488,860       7,296,145        (1,807,285

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     62,664,265        369,115       7,192,372        (6,823,257

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     1,679,026,552        61,163,251       133,678,974        (72,515,723

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

     3,641,664        (544,106     64,057        (608,163

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     22,435,694        5,932,296       6,765,463        (833,167

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

     5,489,147        (38,851     427,991        (466,842

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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 and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2017, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations    The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign

 

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currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending    The Funds may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. As of November 30, 2017 the Funds invested the cash collateral in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.13% annualized effective rate as of November 30, 2017) on the cash collateral invested in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of November 30, 2017, the Funds listed below had securities on loan, which were classified as common stocks in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF  
Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF  

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund listed below had securities on loan, which were classified as exchange-traded funds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

 

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF  

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund listed below had no securities on loan.

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF  

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset a Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Funds may enter into forward currency contracts and foreign currency futures contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

 

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A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the period ended November 30, 2017, The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. Similarly, the Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF each invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Brazilian real, the euro, the Japanese yen, the South Korean won, the British pound sterling and the Mexican peso, respectively.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the respective Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the respective Fund had to the value of non-U.S. currencies during the period ended November 30, 2017.

Futures Contracts    Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended November 30, 2017, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investments in each Fund’s Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

 

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The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 7,123      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 41,416  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     400,754      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     1,804,751  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 407,877      Total   $ 1,846,167  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 5,678  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     17,057      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     33,198  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 17,057      Total   $ 38,876  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF       
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 10,907      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 24,980  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 83,130      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     435,734      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     2,823,191  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 518,864      Total   $ 2,823,191  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 147,873      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 142,802  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     3,992,504      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     43,599,801  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 4,140,377      Total   $ 43,742,603  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 4,332      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     171,886      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     1,335,085  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 176,218      Total   $ 1,335,085  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 30,606      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,716  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     93,308      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     1,128,589  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 123,914      Total   $ 1,130,305  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 4,904,277      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     10,608,984      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     26,263,333  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 15,513,261        $ 26,263,333  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF       
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 34,304      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 100,426  
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 3,371  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     3,637      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     718,613  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 3,637      Total   $ 721,984  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF       
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 34,979      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 60,752  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 271,797      $ (1,966,614    $ (1,694,817

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

     24,862        (30,342      (5,480

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     13,165        (35,331      (22,166

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     773,939        (1,132,584      (358,645

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     1,874,604        (101,372,532      (99,497,928

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     18,211        (3,549,600      (3,531,389

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     87,578        (3,644,750      (3,557,172

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     2,499,450        35,873,764        38,373,214  

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

            (73,891      (73,891

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     108,634        259,428        368,062  

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

            (105,946      (105,946

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ (135,124    $ (151,156    $ (286,280

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

     (10,952      (8,396      (19,348

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     2,280        (34,926      (32,646

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     (162,219      (1,161,672      (1,323,891

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     (1,789,879      10,757,563        8,967,684  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     (14,765      700,888        686,123  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     (55,945      865,033        809,088  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     2,625,598        (6,325,043      (3,699,445

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

            3,835        3,835  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     (80,382      (306,759      (387,141

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

            (51,317      (51,317

For the period ended November 30, 2017 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 2,857,539      $ (107,494,971

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     338,346        (3,511,206

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     69,349        (4,443,417

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     4,861,568        (193,884,130

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     54,341,070        (2,443,087,558

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     992,002        (59,682,828

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     1,615,036        (53,997,382

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     44,913,526        (1,181,661,018

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

            (2,021,548

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     501,302        (23,893,088

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

            (4,839,082

 

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As of November 30, 2017, the Funds have transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Funds may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

    Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 176,573     $ (176,573   $   —     $   —     $ 926,902     $ (176,573   $ (810,000   $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    114,912       (114,912                 592,482       (114,912     (260,000     217,570  

RBC Capital Markets

    30,675       (30,675                 91,632       (30,675           60,957  

The Bank of New York Mellon

    68,141       (68,141                 176,674       (68,141     (260,000      

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    10,453       (10,453                 17,061       (10,453           6,608  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 400,754     $ (400,754   $     $     $ 1,804,751     $ (400,754   $ (1,330,000   $ 285,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 2,908     $ (2,908   $     $     $ 11,123     $ (2,908   $     $ 8,215  

RBC Capital Markets

    11       (11                 552       (11           541  

The Bank of New York Mellon

    14,138       (14,138                 21,523       (14,138           7,385  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 17,057     $ (17,057   $     $     $ 33,198     $ (17,057   $     $ 16,141  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 7,677     $ (7,677   $     $     $ 17,144     $ (7,677   $     $ 9,467  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    219       (219                 481       (219           262  

The Bank of New York Mellon

    1,655       (1,655                 3,973       (1,655           2,318  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    1,356       (1,356                 3,382       (1,356           2,026  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 10,907     $ (10,907   $     $     $ 24,980     $ (10,907   $     $ 14,073  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 160,668     $ (160,668   $     $     $ 1,310,929     $ (160,668   $ (1,150,000   $ 261  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    137,685       (137,685                 882,560       (137,685     (840,000      

RBC Capital Markets

    74,113       (74,113                 311,457       (74,113     (270,000      

The Bank of New York Mellon

    29,456       (29,456                 128,976       (29,456           99,520  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    33,812       (33,812                 189,269       (33,812     (310,000      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 435,734     $ (435,734   $     $     $ 2,823,191     $ (435,734   $ (2,570,000   $ 99,781  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 105,964     $ (105,964   $     $     $ 1,980,889     $ (105,964   $ (1,070,000   $ 804,925  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    1,328,923       (1,328,923                 9,012,033       (1,328,923     (5,660,000     2,023,110  

RBC Capital Markets

    1,075,054       (1,075,054                 13,559,169       (1,075,054     (8,740,000     3,744,115  

The Bank of New York Mellon

    363,364       (363,364                 6,204,556       (363,364     (4,090,000     1,751,192  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    1,119,199       (1,119,199                 12,843,154       (1,119,199     (8,480,000     3,243,955  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 3,992,504     $ (3,992,504   $     $     $ 43,599,801     $ (3,992,504   $ (28,040,000   $ 11,567,297  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 133,162     $ (133,162   $   —     $   —     $ 753,883     $ (133,162   $ (680,000   $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    38,724       (38,724                 581,202       (38,724     (600,000      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 171,886     $ (171,886   $     $     $ 1,335,085     $ (171,886   $ (1,280,000   $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 37,278     $ (37,278   $     $     $ 315,492     $ (37,278   $ (340,000   $  

RBC Capital Markets

    25,231       (25,231                 393,197       (25,231     (410,000      

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    30,799       (30,799                 419,900       (30,799     (430,000      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 93,308     $ (93,308   $     $     $ 1,128,589     $ (93,308   $ (1,180,000   $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 575,445     $ (575,445   $     $     $ 1,536,125     $ (575,445   $ (1,650,000   $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    3,139,129       (3,139,129                 7,226,205       (3,139,129     (6,990,000      

RBC Capital Markets

    2,945,771       (2,945,771                 7,715,251       (2,945,771     (7,920,000      

The Bank of New York Mellon

    343,681       (343,681                 896,815       (343,681     (960,000      

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    3,604,958       (3,604,958                 8,888,937       (3,604,958     (9,220,000      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 10,608,984     $ (10,608,984   $     $     $ 26,263,333     $ (10,608,984   $ (26,740,000   $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF  

RBC Capital Markets

  $ 30,139     $ (30,139   $     $     $ 55,393     $ (30,139   $     $ 25,254  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    4,165       (4,165                 45,033       (4,165           40,868  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 34,304     $ (34,304   $     $     $ 100,426     $ (34,304   $     $ 66,122  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 345     $ (345   $     $     $ 308,223     $ (345   $ (270,000   $ 37,878  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

                            88,256                   88,256  

RBC Capital Markets

    1,761       (1,761                 238,498       (1,761     (260,000      

The Bank of New York Mellon

    1,531       (1,531                 83,636       (1,531           82,105  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 3,637     $ (3,637   $     $     $ 718,613     $ (3,637   $ (530,000   $ 208,239  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

  $ 34,541     $ (34,541   $     $     $ 49,196     $ (34,541   $     $ 14,655  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    438       (438                 11,556       (438           11,118  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 34,979     $ (34,979   $     $     $ 60,752     $ (34,979   $     $ 25,773  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

 

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For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     0.40

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

     0.60

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     0.60

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

     0.50

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     0.58

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

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

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 5,768,562      $ 5,947,482  

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged ETF

     137,797        141,432  

Xtrackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity ETF

     1,013,819        838,577  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     11,289,718        6,308,572  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     96,577,379        166,910,326  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     2,592,922        5,993,167  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     3,544,194        13,505,796  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     76,881,515        102,438,525  

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

     327,898        384,612  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     1,532,848        23,537,806  

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

     302,152        419,338  

 

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For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 14,163,889      $  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     2,531,843         

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ 445,449,074  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

            8,836,820  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     2,677,620        13,669,645  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     305,737,851        350,029,254  

Xtrackers MSCI Mexico Hedged Equity ETF

            996,492  

Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF

            3,228,252  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2017, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. The purchase of Creation Units for Xtrackers Brazil Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers South Korea Hedged Equity ETF are generally issued in exchange for a specific amount of cash totaling the NAV of the Creation Units. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Investing in Emerging Markets

The securities of issuers located in emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price.

7. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Fund’s status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Funds had no outstanding loans at November 30, 2017.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 9,450,000  

Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     525,000  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     19,950,000  

8. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Advisor agreed to reimburse Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF $3,520 for a loss on a trade executed incorrectly. The amount of the loss was 0.00% of the Fund’s average net assets.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

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 Trust at 855-329-3837. 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.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Net Asset Value of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax adviser, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Funds’ use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

In June 2016, the United Kingdom approved a referendum to leave the EU, creating economic and political uncertainty in its wake. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the timing of the United Kingdom’s anticipated withdrawal from the EU and the effects such withdrawal will have on the United Kingdom’s economy and on markets in the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the New York Stock Exchange. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

Deutsche Asset Management represents the asset management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries.

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,

fund accounting agent, lending agent & 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

 

 

R-049077-2 (1/18) DBX 003104 (1/19)


LOGO

 

November 30, 2017

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Portfolio Summary

     2  

Fees and Expenses

     3  

Schedule of Investments

     4  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     20  

Statement of Operations

     21  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     22  

Financial Highlights

     23  

Notes to Financial Statements

     24  

Additional Information

     31  

Privacy Policy Notice

     32  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semi-annual report for the period ended November 30, 2017.

The pace of economic recovery gained momentum globally, boosting investor sentiment and investment expenditure. Developed economies entered into a Goldilocks environment — experiencing moderate growth, accompanied by low inflation rates and borrowing costs. However, volatility rose from its record low due to increasing geopolitical risks caused by the U.S.-North Korea and the Spain-Catalan political standoffs and the U.K. and Japanese elections. Meanwhile, developed equity markets continued on their bullish streak, driven by healthy economic sentiment and robust corporate earnings. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the European Central Bank (ECB) maintained their hawkish rhetoric, partly complicated by low inflation figures. The FRB marked the dawn of its quantitative tightening program1 in October, preluded by a hike in federal funds rate in June. The ECB decided to extend its asset purchase program till September 2018, while scaling down its purchases by half to gradually accommodate the shift to normalize monetary policy.

The European economy witnessed resilient growth as unemployment waned to multi-year lows and economic sentiment peaked to a 10-year high. The bloc’s growth was supported by an accommodative monetary policy and global tailwinds. In Germany, industrial production expanded and trade surplus widened, supported by higher demand from non-European Union countries. In France, economic growth beat expectations as business activity got a boost from labor market and tax reforms. The U.K. economy grew, although underperforming Eurozone growth, as higher inflation rates encroached upon consumer purchasing power. Moreover, the U.K. Prime Minister’s party lost its majority, making Brexit2 negotiations arduous. Populism sentiments left cracks on the Eurozone landscape, as the secessionist Alternative für Deutschland party gathered more support in the German elections even as Angela Merkel came out victorious. Additionally, Spanish markets came under pressure as Catalan’s autonomy was annulled after its officials conducted a referendum3 and claimed independence from Spain, even after the latter deemed it illegal.

In Asia, Japan’s economy experienced its sixth straight quarterly expansion, gradually inching up from its recessionary slump. Japanese equities reacted positively to Shinzo Abe winning the general elections, reassuring investors of the continuation of supportive economic policies. China grew strongly as its industrial production and manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index4 improved, while its leaders shifted focus to deleveraging the enormous credit floating in the economy. In Australia, rising public investments and healthy employment numbers supported economic growth, partially weighed down by sluggish wage growth and sizeable household debt levels.

Synchronized global recovery is corroborating with the ECB’s and FRB’s stance of a tighter monetary policy, even though inflation remains low. While the ECB scales down the magnitude of its bond purchases, the FRB gears up to further hike interest rates, strengthening the outlook for the U.S. dollar. In view of an appreciating U.S. dollar, our currency-hedged strategy plays a significant role in managing investments in international equities.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Quantitative Tightening Program is a series of steps involving selling of government securities or other securities by the central bank to the market in order to increase interest rates and reduce the money supply.

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

3 Referendum is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

4 Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (PMI) are economic indicators derived from monthly surveys of private sector companies.

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

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. As of November 30, 2017, the Underlying Index included securities from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (12.0% of Net Assets)
 
Description   % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    1.8%  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands)

    1.8%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.3%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    1.3%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    1.2%  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    1.1%  

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.0%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    0.9%  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.9%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    0.7%  

 

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17  

Financials

    21.2%  

Industrials

    14.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.2%  

Consumer Staples

    11.2%  

Health Care

    10.1%  

Materials

    7.9%  

Information Technology

    6.6%  

Energy

    5.2%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.1%  

Real Estate

    3.6%  

Utilities

    3.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17  

Japan

    24.1%  

United Kingdom

    15.2%  

France

    10.6%  

Germany

    10.0%  

Switzerland

    8.7%  

Australia

    6.8%  

Netherlands

    4.6%  

Hong Kong

    3.4%  

Spain

    3.3%  

Sweden

    2.7%  

Italy

    2.1%  

Other

    8.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 4.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the table are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017).

Actual expenses

The first line in the following table 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 table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Fund’s 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 table 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, 2017
     Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,055.20        0.35   $ 1.80  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31        0.35   $ 1.78  

(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.9%    
Australia — 6.7%    

AGL Energy Ltd.

    305,022     $ 5,765,667  

Alumina Ltd.

    1,158,395       1,945,189  

Amcor Ltd.

    540,515       6,304,407  

AMP Ltd.

    1,360,850       5,259,970  

APA Group (a)

    528,265       3,732,079  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    253,383       4,214,585  

ASX Ltd.

    91,750       3,965,504  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    973,348       3,879,992  

AusNet Services

    829,419       1,176,325  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1,369,684       29,485,425  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    174,936       1,744,001  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    222,618       1,960,042  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    1,497,576       30,924,568  

BHP Billiton PLC

    984,835       17,913,840  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    270,301       2,782,646  

Boral Ltd.

    541,485       3,080,040  

Brambles Ltd.

    750,998       5,805,529  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    120,481       3,103,954  

Challenger Ltd.

    275,786       2,918,381  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    45,535       1,757,612  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    257,707       1,547,743  

Cochlear Ltd.

    26,678       3,646,797  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    807,592       48,520,882  

Computershare Ltd.

    224,020       2,790,824  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    172,692       1,613,212  

CSL Ltd.

    210,987       22,875,743  

Dexus REIT

    474,404       3,717,579  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    29,132       1,035,667  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (b)

    27,339       925,603  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    715,710       2,490,274  

Goodman Group REIT

    844,946       5,553,936  

GPT Group REIT

    851,319       3,483,708  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (b)

    274,245       831,831  

Healthscope Ltd.

    816,598       1,226,086  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    814,067       2,456,887  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,118,220       6,064,549  

LendLease Group (a)

    262,000       3,151,016  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    150,481       11,180,930  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    1,267,314       3,134,614  

Mirvac Group REIT

    1,750,317       3,230,418  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    1,255,105       28,091,643  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    362,685       6,394,756  

Oil Search Ltd.

    649,353       3,448,023  

Orica Ltd.

    180,819       2,325,119  

Origin Energy Ltd.*

    815,186       5,506,305  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    649,215       5,215,131  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    65,810       3,473,561  

REA Group Ltd.

    24,676       1,470,612  

Santos Ltd.*

    857,390       3,294,536  

Scentre Group REIT

    2,482,660       7,943,460  

SEEK Ltd.

    159,395       2,228,070  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    183,624       3,094,545  

South32 Ltd.

    2,433,058       5,999,598  

Stockland REIT

    1,142,947       4,063,274  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    602,772       6,533,583  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Sydney Airport (a)

    507,680     $ 2,845,512  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    393,804       1,444,688  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    627,296       2,045,041  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,940,154       5,033,643  

TPG Telecom Ltd. (b)

    182,980       823,517  

Transurban Group (a)

    958,264       9,096,640  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    343,586       4,088,051  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    1,594,077       3,376,132  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    528,697       17,563,914  

Westfield Corp. REIT

    932,839       5,912,931  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,574,029       37,468,093  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    395,535       9,274,676  

Woolworths Ltd.

    605,730       12,329,484  
   

 

 

 
      467,582,593  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.3%            

ANDRITZ AG

    33,914       1,899,428  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    142,105       6,198,996  

OMV AG

    68,668       4,271,317  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG*

    69,832       2,472,745  

voestalpine AG

    53,238       3,092,919  
   

 

 

 
      17,935,405  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.1%            

Ageas

    87,877       4,318,227  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    355,293       40,893,203  

Colruyt SA

    27,160       1,438,236  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    37,494       4,032,069  

KBC Group NV

    116,885       9,561,876  

Proximus SADP

    70,614       2,420,170  

Solvay SA

    34,585       4,865,677  

Telenet Group Holding NV*

    24,515       1,712,513  

UCB SA

    60,122       4,489,686  

Umicore SA

    89,527       4,178,197  
   

 

 

 
      77,909,854  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC

    190,244       2,340,004  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.0%            

Minth Group Ltd.

    352,000       1,965,033  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    933,100       1,086,287  
   

 

 

 
      3,051,320  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.8%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,650       2,826,038  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    3,049       5,470,851  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    50,343       5,961,682  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    46,705       4,238,712  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    56,446       4,424,075  

Danske Bank A/S

    349,301       13,049,002  

DSV A/S

    89,628       6,897,218  

Genmab A/S*

    27,130       5,336,537  

H Lundbeck A/S

    32,564       1,641,974  

ISS A/S

    79,051       2,988,543  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    869,366       44,878,755  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    105,442       5,706,221  

Orsted A/S, 144A

    87,683       5,101,322  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   4  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Denmark (Continued)            

Pandora A/S (b)

    49,484     $ 4,957,817  

TDC A/S

    391,805       2,384,753  

Tryg A/S

    52,302       1,271,354  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    100,484       6,431,002  

William Demant Holding A/S*

    54,339       1,493,799  
   

 

 

 
      125,059,655  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.9%            

Elisa OYJ

    66,438       2,702,879  

Fortum OYJ

    209,841       4,415,812  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    156,894       8,074,767  

Metso OYJ

    53,254       1,879,382  

Neste OYJ

    58,724       3,648,582  

Nokia OYJ

    2,721,389       13,656,180  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    54,323       2,371,006  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    47,683       1,761,097  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    208,450       11,018,454  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    260,555       3,988,213  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    247,827       7,459,942  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    70,295       4,643,607  
   

 

 

 
      65,619,921  
   

 

 

 
France — 10.4%            

Accor SA

    87,840       4,405,801  

Aeroports de Paris

    14,326       2,732,505  

Air Liquide SA

    199,127       24,921,686  

Airbus SE

    270,844       28,139,846  

Alstom SA

    74,074       3,057,616  

Amundi SA, 144A

    28,802       2,570,432  

Arkema SA

    31,485       3,852,430  

Atos SE

    44,107       6,522,918  

AXA SA

    904,324       27,286,009  

BioMerieux

    19,737       1,646,551  

BNP Paribas SA

    523,917       39,647,975  

Bollore SA

    401,935       2,134,634  

Bouygues SA

    100,554       5,201,482  

Bureau Veritas SA

    122,540       3,248,879  

Capgemini SE

    74,929       8,640,166  

Carrefour SA

    270,918       5,693,031  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    26,254       1,597,752  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    235,139       13,396,172  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    79,865       11,582,973  

CNP Assurances

    78,898       1,775,806  

Credit Agricole SA

    529,727       8,924,831  

Danone SA

    281,470       23,759,584  

Dassault Aviation SA

    1,132       1,740,388  

Dassault Systemes SE

    60,980       6,554,827  

Edenred

    101,566       2,906,169  

Eiffage SA

    34,596       3,796,188  

Electricite de France SA

    269,268       3,528,662  

Engie SA

    851,660       14,906,280  

Essilor International SA

    96,122       12,361,910  

Eurazeo SA

    20,358       1,791,647  

Eutelsat Communications SA (b)

    83,314       1,886,108  

Faurecia

    36,170       2,767,339  

Fonciere Des Regions REIT

    14,899       1,594,067  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Gecina SA REIT

    21,941     $ 3,656,137  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    225,559       2,998,826  

Hermes International

    14,610       7,700,960  

ICADE REIT

    15,770       1,464,829  

Iliad SA

    12,274       2,871,423  

Imerys SA

    16,081       1,474,385  

Ingenico Group SA

    27,162       2,846,294  

Ipsen SA

    17,801       2,169,613  

JCDecaux SA

    36,701       1,529,354  

Kering

    35,107       15,575,764  

Klepierre SA REIT

    101,756       4,202,691  

Lagardere SCA

    54,219       1,776,947  

Legrand SA

    123,233       9,234,848  

L’Oreal SA

    117,480       25,980,508  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (b)

    130,020       37,837,900  

Natixis SA

    434,804       3,524,347  

Orange SA (b)

    930,266       16,032,960  

Pernod Ricard SA

    99,010       15,443,797  

Peugeot SA

    274,242       5,671,485  

Publicis Groupe SA

    96,657       6,419,564  

Remy Cointreau SA

    11,032       1,468,027  

Renault SA

    90,256       9,172,131  

Rexel SA

    146,036       2,693,330  

Safran SA

    155,565       16,577,479  

Sanofi

    529,801       48,303,605  

Schneider Electric SE*

    265,459       22,815,647  

SCOR SE

    78,652       3,207,267  

SEB SA

    10,643       1,960,979  

Societe BIC SA

    13,103       1,521,218  

Societe Generale SA

    357,796       18,018,412  

Sodexo SA

    42,198       5,512,320  

Suez

    171,609       3,163,949  

Teleperformance

    27,528       4,074,351  

Thales SA

    50,138       5,067,748  

TOTAL SA

    1,107,749       62,503,382  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    30,048       2,304,314  

Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT

    46,567       11,913,893  

Valeo SA

    109,998       7,985,120  

Veolia Environnement SA

    227,224       5,748,484  

Vinci SA

    235,295       24,040,329  

Vivendi SA

    481,758       12,824,364  

Wendel SA

    13,067       2,199,193  

Zodiac Aerospace

    97,946       2,879,530  
   

 

 

 
      728,940,368  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 9.2%            

adidas AG

    87,800       18,309,084  

Allianz SE

    209,609       49,435,849  

Axel Springer SE

    22,640       1,786,872  

BASF SE

    428,276       47,916,997  

Bayer AG

    385,597       49,177,203  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    154,387       15,560,716  

Beiersdorf AG

    47,621       5,667,520  

Brenntag AG

    73,417       4,570,212  

Commerzbank AG*

    502,356       7,267,827  

Continental AG

    51,293       13,660,266  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   5  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Covestro AG, 144A

    56,654     $ 5,900,334  

Daimler AG

    448,968       37,150,371  

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

    963,713       18,192,354  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    88,877       10,076,098  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    109,642       3,767,573  

Deutsche Post AG

    451,056       21,415,711  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,554,150       27,765,892  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    165,339       7,308,954  

Drillisch AG

    25,265       1,927,894  

E.ON SE

    1,026,348       11,870,386  

Evonik Industries AG

    76,722       2,861,916  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    19,658       1,957,938  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    100,517       9,986,376  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    193,851       13,984,609  

GEA Group AG

    86,679       4,181,981  

Hannover Rueck SE

    28,547       3,751,177  

HeidelbergCement AG

    69,410       7,383,322  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    48,828       5,951,232  

HOCHTIEF AG

    9,243       1,624,368  

HUGO BOSS AG

    30,160       2,480,188  

Infineon Technologies AG

    529,620       14,624,814  

Innogy SE, 144A

    63,938       2,955,428  

K+S AG (b)

    92,330       2,162,199  

KION Group AG

    31,753       2,584,353  

LANXESS AG

    43,329       3,291,345  

Linde AG

    79,718       17,496,666  

Linde AG*

    8,669       2,023,929  

MAN SE

    16,693       1,874,823  

Merck KGaA

    59,397       6,322,455  

METRO AG*

    84,620       1,651,790  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    24,774       4,454,048  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    72,401       16,110,463  

OSRAM Licht AG

    46,098       3,949,956  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    109,891       3,494,915  

RWE AG*

    245,725       5,630,125  

SAP SE

    458,270       51,627,375  

Siemens AG

    356,711       48,486,474  

Symrise AG

    58,661       4,985,934  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    353,326       1,680,502  

thyssenkrupp AG

    201,913       5,525,114  

TUI AG

    207,855       3,834,227  

Uniper SE

    95,895       2,852,904  

United Internet AG

    57,003       3,840,185  

Volkswagen AG

    15,197       3,146,446  

Vonovia SE

    228,228       10,742,330  

Wirecard AG

    55,927       5,961,748  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    52,457       2,682,602  
   

 

 

 
      646,884,370  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.3%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    5,629,938       45,629,735  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    123,736       1,777,582  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (b)

    588,981       2,605,493  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,725,705       8,727,790  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,211,332     $ 10,197,638  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,259,308       15,849,885  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    304,708       2,586,652  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    765,522       7,806,998  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    1,055,042       788,902  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,097,276       7,888,715  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    427,044       1,536,454  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    960,605       2,260,638  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    356,595       8,811,973  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    545,897       3,564,688  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., 144A (a)

    1,167,844       1,072,123  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    1,728,346       2,170,902  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,913,572       7,636,580  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    547,911       16,500,153  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    562,000       4,102,600  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    295,198       1,581,792  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    98,700       6,166,776  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    103,800       4,307,700  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    319,994       1,413,519  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd.

    1,946,000       2,396,947  

Li & Fung Ltd.

    2,752,969       1,212,552  

Link REIT

    1,027,316       9,161,483  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    116,262       3,035,601  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    699,723       4,116,729  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    2,719,692       3,941,911  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    741,595       1,346,430  

PCCW Ltd.

    1,864,722       1,107,829  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    640,414       5,469,244  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    617,491       1,391,502  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,464,287       2,651,040  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    976,192       784,938  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    681,210       11,129,414  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    236,160       2,270,842  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    525,481       1,779,604  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    633,039       3,659,560  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    4,101,067       4,353,034  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    557,636       1,756,413  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.*

    557,636       3,370,027  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    375,393       2,576,271  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    350,104       1,250,668  
   

 

 

 
      233,747,327  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.6%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    64,770       3,366,097  

Allied Irish Banks PLC

    387,964       2,516,668  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC*

    431,410       3,365,384  

CRH PLC

    390,002       13,438,581  

DCC PLC

    41,352       4,001,374  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    204,133       3,319,738  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    73,722       7,721,786  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    37,252       4,154,137  

Ryanair Holdings PLC*

    72,234       1,508,887  
   

 

 

 
      43,392,652  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   6  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Israel — 0.4%            

Azrieli Group Ltd. (b)

    20,927     $ 1,122,030  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    496,691       3,389,243  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    674,878       3,745,890  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    967,136       1,449,929  

Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.*

    60,969       6,358,457  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    10,360       1,435,200  

Frutarom Industries Ltd.

    19,001       1,674,384  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    219,450       894,074  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    65,021       1,185,565  

Nice Ltd. (b)

    28,996       2,508,695  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR (b)

    420,936       6,238,272  
   

 

 

 
      30,001,739  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 2.1%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    580,922       10,634,380  

Atlantia SpA

    214,409       7,122,638  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    276,711       2,153,982  

Enel SpA

    3,792,487       24,623,901  

Eni SpA

    1,186,206       19,498,078  

Ferrari NV

    56,885       6,174,910  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    6,285,955       21,113,794  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA-RSP

    411,740       1,315,357  

Leonardo SpA

    187,697       2,242,999  

Luxottica Group SpA

    79,815       4,640,738  

Mediobanca SpA

    273,638       3,157,637  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    248,111       1,811,751  

Prysmian SpA

    94,056       3,132,364  

Recordati SpA

    49,330       2,219,427  

Snam SpA

    1,074,272       5,416,368  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    5,315,617       4,447,818  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    2,819,492       1,909,506  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    667,950       4,130,166  

UniCredit SpA*

    934,034       18,788,296  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    446,879       1,047,838  
   

 

 

 
      145,581,948  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 23.8%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    15,400       842,898  

Acom Co. Ltd.*(b)

    190,000       788,396  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    284,600       4,612,470  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    45,900       1,015,922  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    53,000       967,275  

Air Water, Inc.

    69,500       1,487,014  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    84,054       4,488,556  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    254,800       4,672,862  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    83,100       1,780,952  

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    92,456       2,936,871  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    156,100       2,068,018  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    54,100       2,153,521  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    55,200       2,135,999  

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    90,900       3,779,928  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    181,465       9,201,837  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    588,600       7,348,021  

Asics Corp.

    74,600       1,097,673  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    964,700     $ 12,223,219  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    93,200       3,022,613  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    28,300       1,438,322  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    33,400       1,175,210  

Bridgestone Corp.

    303,321       13,731,578  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    110,000       2,713,226  

Calbee, Inc.

    37,400       1,304,323  

Canon, Inc.

    497,523       18,999,990  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    87,300       1,273,683  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    67,240       12,412,022  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    327,000       2,495,828  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    299,300       3,773,661  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    103,000       5,317,251  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    137,600       1,516,051  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Inc.

    55,200       2,091,857  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    569,100       3,109,836  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    73,500       1,409,983  

CYBERDYNE, Inc.*(b)

    46,000       607,775  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    121,000       2,639,433  

Daicel Corp.

    130,500       1,543,343  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    47,100       2,561,216  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    505,599       10,314,588  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    264,200       6,357,045  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    116,400       13,362,548  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    32,300       5,896,339  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    265,100       9,690,536  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    670       1,603,785  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    767,125       4,757,681  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    46,000       1,040,206  

Denso Corp.

    220,100       12,330,450  

Dentsu, Inc.

    100,100       4,518,264  

Disco Corp.

    13,400       2,959,918  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,300       2,638,598  

East Japan Railway Co.

    152,900       14,760,838  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    124,500       7,047,754  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    68,332       1,894,316  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,400       2,582,860  

FANUC Corp.

    90,897       22,569,787  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    24,900       9,626,363  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    261,000       1,836,705  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    193,710       7,886,438  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    925,115       6,862,842  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    361,000       1,866,827  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

    182,700       1,038,944  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    108,800       1,458,787  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    66,400       2,271,447  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    112,640       4,353,672  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    10,000       1,437,647  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    125,800       1,535,823  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    14,920       2,219,208  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    28,800       1,617,273  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    48,600       1,275,186  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    46,300       1,528,318  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    32,100       1,324,843  

Hitachi Ltd.

    2,249,000       16,669,917  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   7  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    98,600     $ 1,301,000  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    799,600       26,600,048  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    25,300       2,403,101  

Hoya Corp.

    181,800       8,800,448  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    139,100       1,521,455  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    62,000       2,076,858  

IHI Corp.

    70,200       2,161,295  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    68,600       1,261,735  

Inpex Corp.

    443,204       4,981,590  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    156,100       1,801,714  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    257,100       4,045,707  

ITOCHU Corp.

    699,500       12,094,958  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    118,300       1,991,901  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    46,100       1,685,971  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    21,700       807,881  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    243,200       4,455,803  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    188,858       2,394,601  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    728,398       8,361,902  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    387       1,298,081  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    580       2,813,808  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    1,269       2,247,205  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    515,593       17,042,125  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    243,500       5,716,176  

JGC Corp.

    95,200       1,650,319  

JSR Corp.

    85,900       1,641,751  

JTEKT Corp.

    104,900       1,797,966  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    1,438,100       8,050,140  

Kajima Corp.

    419,000       4,389,364  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    65,200       1,027,720  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    54,400       1,195,838  

Kaneka Corp.

    131,000       1,154,667  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    332,400       4,382,972  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    93,500       2,449,967  

Kao Corp.

    231,600       15,306,240  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    68,100       2,244,889  

KDDI Corp.

    840,930       24,022,302  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,900       1,326,514  

Keikyu Corp.

    109,250       2,103,556  

Keio Corp.

    53,960       2,378,085  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    64,328       2,057,673  

Keyence Corp.

    45,320       26,138,178  

Kikkoman Corp.

    68,682       2,685,155  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,440       3,297,470  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    404,900       9,460,079  

Kobe Steel Ltd.*

    155,300       1,453,027  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    52,500       3,615,221  

Komatsu Ltd.

    433,738       13,411,597  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    43,500       2,292,017  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    217,800       2,121,008  

Kose Corp.

    14,100       2,157,377  

Kubota Corp.

    491,900       9,265,876  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    165,500       3,177,800  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    46,200       1,442,916  

Kyocera Corp.

    149,700       10,509,394  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    121,000     $ 2,288,942  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    202,000       2,302,777  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

    157,200       927,458  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    74,576       2,299,336  

Lawson, Inc.

    23,400       1,609,276  

LINE Corp.*

    20,600       876,752  

Lion Corp.

    105,500       1,962,921  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    127,000       3,334,533  

M3, Inc.

    100,792       3,304,656  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    22,600       1,200,835  

Makita Corp.

    102,200       4,213,497  

Marubeni Corp.

    781,100       5,176,102  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    92,600       1,634,045  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    26,300       740,779  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    266,100       3,553,675  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    31,000       1,351,060  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    459,450       1,922,795  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    77,000       1,490,808  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,242       4,974,248  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    173,400       3,412,688  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    131,500       3,826,580  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    667,200       7,208,807  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    704,500       17,608,588  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    897,300       14,769,632  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    585,500       10,417,733  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    84,500       2,357,546  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    152,420       5,620,356  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    52,100       1,735,972  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    321,800       2,244,551  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    107,900       2,326,832  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    5,559,799       39,130,275  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    205,700       1,167,909  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    790,600       11,977,191  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    85,800       2,763,561  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    416,107       9,376,226  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    53,400       1,708,117  

Mixi, Inc.

    20,100       932,267  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    11,246,956       20,376,332  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    222,000       7,209,649  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    89,851       12,107,072  

Nabtesco Corp.

    52,525       2,046,489  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    89,540       2,180,720  

NEC Corp.

    123,700       3,297,348  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    92,200       2,637,914  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    122,200       2,329,015  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    74,300       1,707,226  

NH Foods Ltd.

    88,000       2,155,724  

Nidec Corp.

    110,600       15,006,104  

Nikon Corp.

    156,500       3,096,766  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    53,079       21,317,436  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    625       3,126,527  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    39,400       1,526,358  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    37,200       2,356,711  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    76,742       2,352,480  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    845       1,810,205  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    354,300     $ 8,565,910  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    322,622       16,852,768  

Nippon Yusen KK*

    70,800       1,646,936  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    54,300       2,171,132  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,082,393       10,463,757  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    88,500       1,726,829  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,400       1,974,446  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    37,400       6,092,932  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    77,466       7,592,074  

NOK Corp.

    46,100       1,119,065  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    1,693,300       10,088,033  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    61,036       1,403,538  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    1,755       2,209,636  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    61,581       2,779,612  

NSK Ltd.

    179,900       2,703,016  

NTT Data Corp.

    294,300       3,454,354  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    636,492       16,443,205  

Obayashi Corp.

    294,800       3,803,364  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    30,200       2,090,346  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    137,450       2,912,775  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    401,600       2,437,183  

Olympus Corp.

    137,400       5,628,095  

Omron Corp.

    90,492       5,330,863  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    192,300       4,372,435  

Oracle Corp.

    17,900       1,587,294  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    99,700       8,850,706  

ORIX Corp.

    617,440       10,610,236  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    174,900       3,352,075  

Otsuka Corp.

    24,400       1,821,138  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    183,782       8,122,366  

Panasonic Corp.

    1,029,441       15,257,076  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    46,100       1,133,811  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,600       1,975,466  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    42,700       1,555,556  

Rakuten, Inc.

    438,700       4,472,951  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    516,575       12,149,576  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    226,400       2,761,981  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    1,036,200       5,486,442  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    321,700       2,846,979  

Rinnai Corp.

    15,600       1,395,815  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    44,100       4,506,198  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    11,100       3,456,884  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    20,900       673,175  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    170,451       2,592,848  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    98,000       1,737,172  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    96,500       7,214,456  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    80,700       973,749  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    103,700       1,869,539  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    131,500       3,178,107  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    185,500       3,578,306  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    271,800       5,058,289  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    350,800       14,353,672  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    283,200       946,139  

Sharp Corp.*(b)

    67,720       2,127,062  

Shimadzu Corp.

    115,500       2,747,288  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    10,300       1,238,251  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Shimano, Inc.

    34,600     $ 4,771,354  

Shimizu Corp.

    265,800       2,945,067  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    181,357       18,958,329  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    76,900       1,225,125  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    139,800       7,774,741  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    177,200       8,615,562  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    241,000       2,372,633  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

    87,900       1,118,422  

SMC Corp.

    26,900       10,868,035  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    384,872       32,436,012  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    33,300       1,843,343  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    165,535       6,665,819  

Sony Corp.

    589,600       27,246,964  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    73,900       1,246,277  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    63,600       2,534,506  

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    88,800       2,702,386  

Subaru Corp.

    289,759       9,446,228  

SUMCO Corp.

    111,800       2,804,313  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    741,322       5,150,951  

Sumitomo Corp.

    550,300       8,525,017  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (b)

    69,300       1,002,447  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    351,700       6,120,258  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    54,400       2,206,548  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    115,300       4,461,606  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    626,586       25,315,088  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    156,100       5,775,471  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    166,100       5,454,757  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    85,900       1,557,031  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    34,500       1,584,833  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    64,800       2,798,241  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    75,000       1,606,691  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    33,710       1,329,889  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    162,110       8,700,026  

Sysmex Corp.

    73,000       5,526,323  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    244,300       4,006,003  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    53,900       2,207,819  

Taisei Corp.

    96,200       5,043,138  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,734       1,167,775  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    60,600       829,753  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    141,000       1,386,885  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    331,900       18,236,879  

TDK Corp.

    61,523       5,012,803  

Teijin Ltd.

    82,900       1,782,558  

Terumo Corp.

    152,400       7,285,193  

THK Co. Ltd.

    58,128       2,120,178  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    91,200       2,896,975  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    52,900       1,783,780  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    38,260       1,084,450  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    206,300       2,716,572  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    316,020       13,927,400  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings,
Inc.*

    668,300       2,672,131  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    73,200       13,502,439  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    181,580       4,251,307  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    93,200     $ 1,288,544  

Tokyu Corp.

    250,800       3,991,140  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    247,500       1,781,287  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    245,000       2,277,045  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    684,700       6,430,565  

Toshiba Corp.*(b)

    1,908,818       4,681,094  

Tosoh Corp.

    136,400       3,004,448  

TOTO Ltd.

    61,400       3,404,292  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    76,200       1,253,243  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    41,400       1,758,337  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    30,300       755,716  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    75,000       4,644,809  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,217,181       76,181,287  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    99,100       3,715,865  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    55,600       3,137,056  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    17,100       2,358,097  

Unicharm Corp.

    188,200       4,921,343  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    1,425       2,016,993  

USS Co. Ltd.

    104,600       2,198,045  

West Japan Railway Co.

    74,900       5,495,129  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    655,300       2,986,973  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    41,000       3,191,257  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. (b)

    288,300       1,562,602  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    92,400       1,100,968  

Yamaha Corp.

    78,481       2,879,973  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    130,500       4,081,567  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    163,000       3,295,628  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    61,600       1,185,531  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    118,100       5,194,322  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    110,200       2,026,869  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    55,300       1,236,259  
   

 

 

 
      1,664,469,751  
   

 

 

 
Jersey Island — 0.1%            

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    43,513       3,986,863  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.3%            

ArcelorMittal*

    309,273       9,337,162  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    5,161       3,124,882  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    31,286       2,046,253  

RTL Group SA

    17,986       1,434,324  

SES SA

    170,696       2,818,995  

Tenaris SA

    218,070       3,169,200  
   

 

 

 
      21,930,816  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.1%            

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    468,367       1,195,782  

Sands China Ltd.

    1,116,978       5,427,465  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    739,157       2,115,217  
   

 

 

 
      8,738,464  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.0%            

Fresnillo PLC

    106,652       1,862,079  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 4.5%            

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    196,076       5,816,981  

Aegon NV

    822,238       5,106,692  

Akzo Nobel NV (b)

    117,587       10,594,810  

Altice NV, Class A*(b)

    247,445       1,953,854  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

ASML Holding NV

    181,068     $ 31,810,175  

Boskalis Westminster

    43,209       1,598,171  

EXOR NV

    50,008       3,029,670  

Heineken Holding NV

    53,340       5,140,616  

Heineken NV

    120,132       12,238,262  

ING Groep NV

    1,811,714       32,680,115  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    597,453       12,796,571  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    85,349       8,002,993  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,611,964       5,913,246  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    438,720       17,036,326  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    33,293       1,406,758  

NN Group NV

    142,014       6,238,129  

NXP Semiconductors NV*

    161,337       18,294,002  

QIAGEN NV*

    102,113       3,225,062  

Randstad Holding NV

    56,390       3,472,694  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    2,103,251       67,057,250  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    1,746,479       56,414,604  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    142,400       7,377,119  
   

 

 

 
      317,204,100  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    445,108       1,940,993  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    271,848       2,434,083  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    334,729       1,587,781  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    315,970       710,525  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    597,858       1,185,043  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    174,052       1,247,936  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    883,873       2,186,937  
   

 

 

 
      11,293,298  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.6%            

DNB ASA

    448,834       8,184,209  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    94,365       1,710,479  

Marine Harvest ASA*

    198,425       3,491,748  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    638,241       4,338,331  

Orkla ASA

    385,856       3,868,091  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    45,702       1,137,132  

Statoil ASA

    536,414       10,754,780  

Telenor ASA

    349,622       7,833,395  

Yara International ASA

    82,118       3,651,137  
   

 

 

 
      44,969,302  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    1,118,229       3,919,711  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    237,710       4,485,922  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    118,023       2,317,867  
   

 

 

 
      10,723,500  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.3%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,152,400       2,255,922  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT

    1,122,665       1,573,363  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    1,195,900       3,130,303  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    1,163,000       1,767,870  

City Developments Ltd.

    185,700       1,667,527  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    1,034,600       1,534,332  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    836,617       15,155,386  

Genting Singapore PLC

    2,908,300       2,868,188  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    1,231,200     $ 3,058,372  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    3,472,600       952,738  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    2,570,509       1,092,466  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    46,000       1,360,285  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    670,300       3,792,369  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,458,700       13,466,421  

SATS Ltd.

    333,200       1,307,006  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    485,200       1,097,331  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    260,100       2,071,388  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    375,800       2,089,945  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    773,100       1,582,201  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    748,700       1,809,849  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    3,807,078       10,529,735  

StarHub Ltd.

    289,800       612,435  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,144,200       1,730,808  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    614,962       11,947,208  

UOL Group Ltd.

    232,834       1,536,573  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    751,900       1,739,528  
   

 

 

 
      91,729,549  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.1%            

Investec PLC

    316,683       2,214,207  

Mediclinic International PLC

    175,924       1,345,428  

Mondi PLC

    174,221       4,160,966  
   

 

 

 
      7,720,601  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 3.2%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    327,250       7,307,192  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    113,660       4,396,722  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    31,840       6,334,574  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    204,618       14,751,610  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,109,161       26,578,264  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,518,070       5,065,152  

Banco Santander SA

    7,532,213       50,590,695  

Bankia SA

    478,411       2,298,213  

Bankinter SA

    318,020       3,068,687  

CaixaBank SA

    1,673,447       7,953,335  

Enagas SA

    105,047       3,082,667  

Endesa SA

    150,524       3,356,583  

Ferrovial SA

    229,467       5,051,409  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    165,905       3,708,455  

Grifols SA (b)

    139,524       4,070,336  

Iberdrola SA

    2,651,208       21,054,156  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    508,641       18,004,884  

Mapfre SA

    509,125       1,712,516  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    203,165       4,594,524  

Repsol SA

    567,095       10,408,261  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    112,628       1,410,263  

Telefonica SA

    2,114,165       21,653,483  
   

 

 

 
      226,451,981  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 2.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    134,636       3,181,359  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    455,741       9,239,005  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    313,120     $ 13,451,036  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    183,836       7,062,718  

Boliden AB

    126,187       3,990,192  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    113,867       3,781,533  

Essity AB, Class B*

    280,124       8,135,056  

Getinge AB, Class B

    109,308       1,966,537  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    442,712       10,423,970  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    122,129       5,999,253  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    196,499       1,792,234  

ICA Gruppen AB (b)

    37,863       1,369,608  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    77,206       1,881,510  

Investor AB, Class B

    212,377       9,917,413  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    110,592       3,545,941  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    17,495       1,283,239  

Lundin Petroleum AB*

    86,979       2,001,225  

Nordea Bank AB

    1,416,335       16,598,171  

Sandvik AB

    525,554       9,021,928  

Securitas AB, Class B

    143,615       2,521,984  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    699,598       8,307,306  

Skanska AB, Class B

    161,347       3,538,823  

SKF AB, Class B

    179,013       4,046,047  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    712,087       9,731,602  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    422,273       10,083,966  

Swedish Match AB

    84,771       3,206,147  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    171,742       2,197,310  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,432,624       9,010,644  

Telia Co. AB

    1,225,283       5,376,289  

Volvo AB, Class B

    726,744       13,821,328  
   

 

 

 
      186,483,374  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 8.6%            

ABB Ltd.

    859,336       22,004,243  

Adecco Group AG

    76,878       5,814,204  

Baloise Holding AG

    23,364       3,598,115  

Barry Callebaut AG*

    1,077       2,001,277  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    48       3,363,293  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    487       2,878,684  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    243,403       20,956,782  

Clariant AG*

    110,702       3,015,821  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    83,310       2,669,102  

Credit Suisse Group AG*

    1,132,248       19,174,843  

Dufry AG*

    16,037       2,308,350  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    3,824       2,549,981  

Ferguson PLC

    118,099       8,512,877  

Geberit AG

    16,969       7,379,251  

Givaudan SA

    4,306       9,796,013  

Glencore PLC*

    5,723,029       26,284,309  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

    105,801       6,216,313  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    25,059       4,401,723  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

    212,246       11,607,456  

Lonza Group AG*

    34,724       9,075,009  

Nestle SA

    1,451,165       124,280,205  

Novartis AG

    1,037,175       88,772,691  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Pargesa Holding SA

    16,207     $ 1,392,113  

Partners Group Holding AG

    8,158       5,605,904  

Roche Holding AG

    327,597       82,652,681  

Schindler Holding AG

    9,383       2,087,867  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    18,879       4,264,207  

SGS SA

    2,492       6,160,655  

Sika AG

    1,003       7,748,717  

Sonova Holding AG

    24,585       3,916,106  

STMicroelectronics NV

    296,381       6,716,690  

Straumann Holding AG

    4,813       3,581,312  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    14,348       5,231,642  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    26,523       1,876,494  

Swiss Life Holding AG*

    15,178       5,094,562  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    33,054       2,849,280  

Swiss Re AG

    146,651       13,744,571  

Swisscom AG

    12,077       6,371,500  

UBS Group AG*

    1,706,380       29,470,288  

Vifor Pharma AG

    22,993       2,895,891  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    70,566       21,318,643  
   

 

 

 
      599,639,665  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 15.0%            

3i Group PLC

    459,059       5,593,662  

Admiral Group PLC

    94,482       2,457,148  

Anglo American PLC

    620,190       11,398,485  

Ashtead Group PLC

    232,783       5,978,320  

Associated British Foods PLC

    165,101       6,582,337  

AstraZeneca PLC

    590,226       38,130,852  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    449,950       2,046,417  

Aviva PLC

    1,879,848       12,991,119  

Babcock International Group PLC

    119,082       1,122,488  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,467,716       10,956,808  

Barclays PLC

    7,943,336       20,786,762  

Barratt Developments PLC

    467,819       3,834,012  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    60,758       3,135,557  

BP PLC

    9,218,961       60,979,320  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,069,437       67,816,968  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    455,363       3,873,569  

BT Group PLC

    3,930,816       13,864,150  

Bunzl PLC

    159,223       4,554,273  

Burberry Group PLC

    200,859       4,661,348  

Capita PLC

    306,761       1,935,329  

Centrica PLC

    2,563,194       5,012,481  

CNH Industrial NV

    482,310       6,245,873  

Cobham PLC*

    1,103,960       1,896,095  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    103,855       4,049,306  

Compass Group PLC

    737,399       14,948,827  

ConvaTec Group PLC, 144A

    636,965       1,671,168  

Croda International PLC

    60,867       3,517,367  

Diageo PLC

    1,174,547       40,799,318  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    636,078       3,146,712  

easyJet PLC

    78,398       1,490,710  

Experian PLC

    435,279       9,053,718  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*

    504,996       8,667,447  

G4S PLC

    718,430       2,493,125  

GKN PLC

    797,965       3,346,482  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    2,293,431     $ 39,685,230  

Hammerson PLC REIT

    365,440       2,567,465  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    125,795       2,725,391  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    9,372,292       93,034,666  

IMI PLC

    131,288       2,230,065  

Imperial Brands PLC

    447,036       18,526,998  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    85,207       5,011,499  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

    300,346       2,483,102  

Intertek Group PLC

    75,348       5,329,376  

ITV PLC

    1,708,879       3,695,411  

J Sainsbury PLC

    751,916       2,362,226  

John Wood Group PLC

    313,073       3,063,283  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    90,008       3,689,521  

Kingfisher PLC

    1,037,467       4,686,231  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    350,300       4,424,762  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,777,728       10,037,582  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    33,656,492       30,041,092  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    144,638       7,392,005  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    754,258       3,194,807  

Meggitt PLC

    374,194       2,451,342  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    343,041       1,632,557  

Micro Focus International PLC

    203,393       6,846,425  

National Grid PLC

    1,594,164       19,080,037  

Next PLC

    67,474       4,085,324  

Old Mutual PLC

    2,332,013       6,222,444  

Pearson PLC

    382,502       3,662,435  

Persimmon PLC

    145,377       4,993,814  

Prudential PLC

    1,205,759       30,313,971  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    311,626       27,334,653  

RELX NV

    447,326       10,241,282  

RELX PLC

    497,530       11,626,954  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    197,796       10,615,049  

Rio Tinto PLC

    575,680       27,260,775  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    780,677       9,048,053  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC —
Entitlement*

    35,081,210       47,444  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

    1,676,508       6,271,346  

Royal Mail PLC

    411,371       2,458,446  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    475,175       3,910,363  

Sage Group PLC

    502,518       5,263,516  

Schroders PLC

    58,905       2,748,364  

Segro PLC REIT

    460,628       3,416,881  

Severn Trent PLC

    109,338       3,103,748  

Sky PLC*

    488,207       6,183,220  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    402,459       7,130,104  

Smiths Group PLC

    184,271       3,695,737  

SSE PLC

    467,363       8,652,881  

St James’s Place PLC

    246,232       4,042,650  

Standard Chartered PLC*

    1,534,847       15,327,090  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    1,248,468       7,263,581  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,550,738       4,100,040  

Tesco PLC

    3,818,407       10,020,717  

Travis Perkins PLC

    120,530       2,622,733  

Unilever NV

    759,580       43,744,380  

Unilever PLC

    588,806       33,157,813  

United Utilities Group PLC

    318,169       3,530,526  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Vodafone Group PLC

    12,434,879     $ 37,720,181  

Weir Group PLC

    105,824       2,807,929  

Whitbread PLC

    86,969       4,196,549  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    1,029,854       3,012,556  

Worldpay Group PLC, 144A

    948,712       5,414,393  

WPP PLC

    592,489       10,472,704  
   

 

 

 
      1,048,949,272  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.4%            

Carnival PLC

    87,636       5,648,583  

Shire PLC

    423,444       20,968,046  
   

 

 

 
      26,616,629  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $6,489,479,239)

      6,860,816,400  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%    
Germany — 0.6%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    25,733       2,226,706  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    32,771       1,722,100  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    83,075       11,272,317  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    71,400     $ 5,974,362  

Schaeffler AG

    77,998       1,360,528  

Volkswagen AG

    86,536       18,344,198  
   

 

 

 
      40,900,211  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $43,045,710)

      40,900,211  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.4%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $95,199,813)

    95,199,813       95,199,813  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $6,627,724,762)

    $ 6,996,916,424  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      6,722,335  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 7,003,638,759  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $75,112,089, which is 1.1% of net assets.
(c) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

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

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income
($)
     Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

     21,939,319        634,786        (5,976,975     866,505        728,719               18,192,354  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

AMSTERDAM Index Futures

   EUR      29      $ 3,701,436      $ 3,728,552        12/15/2017      $ (7,527

CAC40 10 EURO Futures

   EUR      127        7,965,167        8,113,603        12/15/2017        79,237  

DAX Index Futures

   EUR      20        7,568,261        7,767,866        12/15/2017        120,072  

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

   EUR      13        1,722,630        1,731,224        12/15/2017        (18,213

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   GBP      137        13,411,239        13,579,014        12/15/2017        (76,731

HANG SENG Index Futures

   HKD      34        6,485,021        6,381,734        12/28/2017        (94,746

IBEX 35 Index Futures

   EUR      21        2,473,560        2,549,439        12/15/2017        52,710  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contract Description

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

MSCI SING IX ETS

     SGD        84      $ 2,418,411      $ 2,417,974        12/28/2017      $ 3,234  

OMXS30 Index Futures

     SEK        122        2,366,289        2,346,448        12/15/2017        (24,388

SPI 200 Futures

     AUD        111        12,632,191        12,564,691        12/21/2017        533,879  

SWISS MKT IX Futures

     CHF        81        7,580,257        7,688,722        12/15/2017        169,918  

TOPIX Index Futures

     JPY        282        41,305,874        45,026,789        12/07/2017        4,488,726  
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized appreciation

                  $ 5,226,171  
                 

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AUD      6,906,142      USD      5,293,406      $ 69,718      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    AUD      220,392,358      USD      168,921,266        2,220,248         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    AUD      1,128,300      USD      864,813        11,386         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AUD      355,865,000      USD      272,761,626        3,591,415         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AUD      27,150,000      USD      20,809,525        273,728         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      10,525,200      USD      10,580,643               (123,708

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    CHF      103,654,814      USD      104,201,926               (1,217,203

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CHF      109,717,200      USD      110,290,157               (1,294,546

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    CHF      86,530,786      USD      86,987,907               (1,015,725

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CHF      231,320,600      USD      232,527,417               (2,730,506

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CHF      14,571,000      USD      14,647,901               (171,112

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    DKK      265,895,396      USD      41,702,146               (836,783

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    DKK      171,659,200      USD      26,921,021               (541,652

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    DKK      75,736,904      USD      11,876,629               (240,041

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      262,803,500      USD      41,215,027               (829,249

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      51,694,000      USD      8,107,337               (162,861

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      236,202,933      USD      275,611,267               (5,635,356

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      75,174,000      USD      87,717,985               (1,791,630

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      465,464,785      USD      543,159,376               (11,069,131

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    EUR      859,511,422      USD      1,002,930,357               (20,489,131

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    EUR      68,354,800      USD      79,764,925               (1,625,075

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    EUR      226,990,760      USD      264,867,573               (5,410,123

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      38,966,078      USD      51,788,256               (921,211

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      30,604,000      USD      40,674,889               (723,183

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      263,731,704      USD      350,531,267               (6,218,967

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    GBP      170,415,826      USD      226,497,970               (4,023,749

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    GBP      134,554,932      USD      178,839,651               (3,172,988

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    GBP      276,994,360      USD      368,150,434               (6,540,213

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      3,063,200      USD      392,793        560         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      549,370,370      USD      70,444,528        99,382         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    HKD      286,768,098      USD      36,771,623        51,871         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    HKD      13,909,232      USD      1,783,544        2,510         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HKD      824,428,900      USD      105,717,970        152,445         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HKD      48,987,000      USD      6,281,415        8,784         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ILS      12,422,024      USD      3,531,693               (23,014

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    ILS      5,670,276      USD      1,612,250               (10,366

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    ILS      2,893,300      USD      822,641               (5,311

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    ILS      37,223,500      USD      10,583,276               (68,664

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    ILS      4,894,000      USD      1,391,468               (9,008

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      13,252,584,000      USD      116,779,934               (1,011,086

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      18,555,619,710      USD      163,487,509               (1,437,715

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    JPY      43,062,801,826      USD      379,475,014               (3,273,843

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    JPY      48,008,217,999      USD      422,991,075               (3,713,408

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    JPY      24,338,148,098      USD      214,438,691               (1,882,542

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    JPY      41,250,024,967      USD      363,449,152               (3,187,464

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      41,029,362      USD      5,018,319        85,607         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      23,018,000      USD      2,815,260      $ 47,945      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    NOK      60,984,919      USD      7,459,079        127,231         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    NOK      129,976,800      USD      15,896,775        270,450         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    NOK      92,820,719      USD      11,352,606        193,332         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NOK      44,295,200      USD      5,417,644        92,300         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    NZD      2,549,060      USD      1,745,097        2,944         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    NZD      969,000      USD      663,369        1,107         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NZD      11,688,040      USD      8,001,749        13,568         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    SEK      359,071,658      USD      42,965,169        50,098         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    SEK      361,700,400      USD      43,276,469        47,219         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    SEK      321,023,842      USD      38,410,273        42,552         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      548,730,100      USD      65,654,849        72,420         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      64,298,000      USD      7,693,882        9,195         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    SGD      7,746,000      USD      5,686,498               (57,350

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    SGD      59,733,100      USD      43,850,968               (442,582

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    SGD      33,765,400      USD      24,787,858               (250,010

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SGD      19,774,900      USD      14,517,524               (146,046

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      5,242,770      AUD      6,906,142               (19,082

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      167,310,219      AUD      220,392,358               (609,202

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      856,549      AUD      1,128,300               (3,122

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      290,765,837      AUD      383,015,000               (1,059,830

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      10,719,338      CHF      10,525,200               (14,988

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      105,566,722      CHF      103,654,814               (147,593

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      111,733,999      CHF      109,717,200               (149,295

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      88,128,108      CHF      86,530,786               (124,476

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      250,411,528      CHF      245,891,600               (334,591

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      42,602,165      DKK      265,895,396               (63,236

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      27,501,995      DKK      171,659,200               (39,321

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      12,134,019      DKK      75,736,904               (17,349

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      50,386,513      DKK      314,497,500               (72,040

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      371,270,286      EUR      311,376,933               (514,048

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      555,024,166      EUR      465,464,785               (795,659

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      1,024,838,444      EUR      859,511,422               (1,418,956

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      81,507,972      EUR      68,354,800               (117,973

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      270,652,433      EUR      226,990,760               (374,736

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      94,173,536      GBP      69,570,078               (65,997

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      357,008,491      GBP      263,731,704               (258,258

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      230,683,383      GBP      170,415,826               (161,664

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      182,146,339      GBP      134,554,932               (133,700

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      374,953,415      GBP      276,994,360               (262,769

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      392,205      HKD      3,063,200        28         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      70,340,115      HKD      549,370,370        5,030         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      36,717,126      HKD      286,768,098        2,626         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      1,780,906      HKD      13,909,232        127         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      111,830,158      HKD      873,415,900        7,998         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      3,555,524      ILS      12,422,024               (817

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,622,986      ILS      5,670,276               (370

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      828,148      ILS      2,893,300               (197

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      12,054,753      ILS      42,117,500               (2,338

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      284,242,918      JPY      31,808,203,710               (1,526,673

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      384,830,083      JPY      43,062,801,826               (2,081,225

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      429,008,695      JPY      48,008,217,999               (2,304,212

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      217,501,033      JPY      24,338,148,098               (1,179,800

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      368,616,460      JPY      41,250,024,967               (1,979,844

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      7,726,268      NOK      64,047,362               (26,241

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      7,356,836      NOK      60,984,919               (24,988

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      15,679,218      NOK      129,976,800               (52,894

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      11,197,047      NOK      92,820,719               (37,773

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      5,343,370      NOK      44,295,200      $      $ (18,026

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,749,269      NZD      2,549,060               (7,117

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      664,970      NZD      969,000               (2,708

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      8,020,917      NZD      11,688,040               (32,736

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      43,087,576      SEK      359,071,658               (172,505

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      43,400,836      SEK      361,700,400               (171,586

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      38,520,011      SEK      321,023,842               (152,289

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      73,557,929      SEK      613,028,100               (290,812

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      5,750,565      SGD      7,746,000               (6,717

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      44,345,286      SGD      59,733,100               (51,736

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      25,067,112      SGD      33,765,400               (29,245

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      14,680,698      SGD      19,774,900               (17,127

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    AUD      6,906,142      USD      5,241,914        19,016         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    AUD      220,392,358      USD      167,278,880        603,076         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    AUD      1,128,300      USD      856,410        3,112         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    AUD      383,015,000      USD      290,710,300        1,048,111         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    AUD      10,020,000      USD      7,605,170        27,359         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    CHF      10,525,200      USD      10,749,653        14,848         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    CHF      103,654,814      USD      105,866,168        147,117         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CHF      109,717,200      USD      112,048,938        146,773         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    CHF      86,530,786      USD      88,374,273        120,268         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CHF      3,618,000      USD      3,695,325        5,274         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CHF      245,891,600      USD      251,114,788        326,373         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    DKK      265,895,396      USD      42,699,873        62,669         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    DKK      171,659,200      USD      27,564,262        38,144         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    DKK      75,736,904      USD      12,160,945        16,282         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    DKK      314,497,500      USD      50,499,783        69,072         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      311,376,933      USD      372,076,752        504,313         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      465,464,785      USD      556,239,122        790,509         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    EUR      7,000,000      USD      8,354,052        809         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    EUR      859,511,422      USD      1,027,078,331        1,405,835         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    EUR      68,354,800      USD      81,683,302        114,127         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    EUR      226,990,760      USD      271,240,339        367,639         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      69,570,078      USD      94,296,675        66,356         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      263,731,704      USD      357,477,644        261,966         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    GBP      170,415,826      USD      230,984,337        161,861         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    GBP      134,554,932      USD      182,382,483        132,376         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    GBP      276,994,360      USD      375,438,156        258,658         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      3,063,200      USD      392,341               (46

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      549,370,370      USD      70,365,342               (7,363

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    HKD      286,768,098      USD      36,729,118               (5,019

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    HKD      13,909,232      USD      1,781,410               (321

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    HKD      105,565,000      USD      13,521,644               (918

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    HKD      873,415,900      USD      111,865,966               (16,004

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    ILS      12,422,024      USD      3,559,081        220         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    ILS      5,670,276      USD      1,624,814        302         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    ILS      2,893,300      USD      829,016        97         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    ILS      42,117,500      USD      12,067,464        966         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    NOK      64,047,362      USD      7,735,200        26,501         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    NOK      60,984,919      USD      7,365,408        25,302         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    NOK      129,976,800      USD      15,696,828        52,904         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    NOK      92,820,719      USD      11,209,223        37,381         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NOK      44,295,200      USD      5,349,436        18,094         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    NZD      2,549,060      USD      1,748,520        7,129         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    NZD      969,000      USD      664,670        2,697         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NZD      11,688,040      USD      8,017,353        32,664         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NZD      1,650,000      USD      1,131,785        4,586         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    SEK      359,071,658      USD      43,206,096        176,528         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        SEK        361,700,400        USD        43,519,374      $ 174,790      $  

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/4/2018        SEK        321,023,842        USD        38,623,475        153,390         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        SEK        613,028,100        USD        73,757,058        294,467         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        7,746,000        USD        5,751,475        6,647         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        3,497,000        USD        2,596,515        2,962         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/4/2018        SGD        59,733,100        USD        44,352,859        51,753         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/4/2018        SGD        33,765,400        USD        25,071,021        28,882         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        SGD        19,774,900        USD        14,682,224        16,152         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        7,086,318        DKK        44,123,000               (11,049

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        20,545,867        EUR        17,192,000               (30,303

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        26,087,175        GBP        19,245,000               (20,473

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        589,433        ILS        2,057,000               (111

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        1,261,780        NOK        10,447,000               (4,386

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        7,798,961        SEK        64,808,000               (32,655

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        31,808,203,710        USD        284,744,188        1,486,599         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        895,908,000        USD        8,021,438        43,221         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     1/5/2018        JPY        43,062,801,826        USD        385,560,989        2,079,246         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/5/2018        JPY        48,008,217,999        USD        429,819,131        2,297,596         

The Bank of New York Mellon

     1/5/2018        JPY        24,338,148,098        USD        217,909,008        1,173,564         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/5/2018        JPY        41,250,024,967        USD        369,317,769        1,979,120         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 24,439,527      $ (109,359,061
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD   Australian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
ILS   Israeli Shekel
JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 6,860,816,400      $      $        $ 6,860,816,400  

Preferred Stock

       40,900,211                        40,900,211  

Short-Term Investments

       95,199,813                        95,199,813  

Derivatives (g)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              24,439,527                 24,439,527  

Futures Contracts

       5,447,776                        5,447,776  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 7,002,364,200      $ 24,439,527      $        $ 7,026,803,727  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (109,359,061    $        $ (109,359,061

Futures Contracts

       (221,605                      (221,605
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (221,605    $ (109,359,061    $     —        $ (109,580,666
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(g) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged Equity
ETF
 

Assets

    

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

     $ 6,883,524,257  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

       18,192,354  

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

       95,199,813  

Cash

       52,160,451  

Foreign currency at value

       9,829,503  

Receivable for return of collateral pledged for forward foreign currency contracts

       74,510,000  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

       24,439,527  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

       5,029,367  
Receivables:     

Investment securities sold

       84,485,850  

Variation margin on futures contracts

       3,411,930  

Dividends

       17,294,477  

Securities lending income

       128,057  

Foreign tax reclaim

       18,439,260  
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 7,286,644,846  
    

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     $ 95,199,813  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

       109,359,061  
Payables:     

Investment securities purchased

       76,426,030  

Investment advisory fees

       2,021,183  
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       283,006,087  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

     $ 7,003,638,759  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

    

Paid-in capital

     $ 6,913,751,256  

Undistributed net investment income

       72,428,977  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

       (272,807,112

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       290,265,638  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

     $ 7,003,638,759  
    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

       220,350,800  
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

     $ 31.78  
    

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

     $ 6,505,132,384  
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

     $ 27,392,565  
    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

     $ 75,112,089  
    

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

     $ 95,199,813  
    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

     $ 9,596,470  
    

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged Equity
ETF
 

Investment Income

    

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     $ 82,291,860  

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

       1,125,237  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       83,417,097  
    

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Investment advisory fees

       13,010,744  

Other expenses

       82,824  
    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

       13,093,568  
    

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

       70,323,529  
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments

       (16,331,949

Investments in affiliates

       866,505  

In-kind redemptions

       152,276,247  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

       1,641,786  

Futures contracts

       6,948,485  

Foreign currency transactions

       2,220,406  

Forward foreign currency contracts

       (169,377,980
    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (21,756,500

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       298,166,062  

Investments in affiliates

       728,719  

Futures contracts

       555,126  

Foreign currency translations

       (366,366

Forward foreign currency contracts

       24,096,537  
    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       323,180,078  
    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       301,423,578  
    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 371,747,107  
    

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

     $ 4,935,478  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF  
       For the Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
       Year Ended May 31,
2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 70,323,529        $ 240,150,650  

Net realized gain (loss)

       (21,756,500        229,906,618  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       323,180,078          940,811,641  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       371,747,107          1,410,868,909  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

         

Net investment income

       (161,171,022        (310,197,210
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (161,171,022        (310,197,210
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

       105,434,163          242,334,299  

Value of shares redeemed

       (1,950,360,965        (4,689,064,361
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

       (1,844,926,802        (4,446,730,062
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (1,634,350,717        (3,346,058,363

Net Assets

         

Beginning of period

       8,637,989,476          11,984,047,839  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 7,003,638,759        $ 8,637,989,476  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

     $ 72,428,977        $ 163,276,470  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

       281,550,800          452,550,800  

Shares sold

       3,400,000          8,400,000  

Shares redeemed

       (64,600,000        (179,400,000
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

       220,350,800          281,550,800  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the Six Months
Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Year Ended
5/31/2014
    Year Ended
5/31/2013
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 30.68     $ 26.48     $ 30.75     $ 27.81     $ 25.09     $ 22.12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:             

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.29       0.74       0.76       1.41       1.18       0.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.38       4.18       (4.03     2.90       1.95       6.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.67       4.92       (3.27     4.31       3.13       7.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:             

Net investment income

     (0.57     (0.72     (0.88     (1.37     (0.41     (1.68

Net realized gains

                 (0.12     (0.00 )(b)            (2.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.57     (0.72     (1.00     (1.37     (0.41     (4.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 31.78     $ 30.68     $ 26.48     $ 30.75     $ 27.81     $ 25.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     5.52 **      19.17       (10.90     16.22       12.74 (c)      35.60 (c) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

            

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     7,004       8,638       11,984       12,268       563       75  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.35     0.35       0.35       0.35       0.36       0.64  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.35     0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35       0.48  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.89     2.72       2.82       4.81       4.48       3.35  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     4 **      14       15       12       10       14  

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount represents less than $0.005.
(c) The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of November 30, 2017, the Trust consists of thirty-five investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly, Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF), a diversified series of the Trust.

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as investment advisor to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”).

The Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value, only in large specified lots consisting of 200,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of shares may acquire those shares from the Fund or tender such shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of the Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”).

The MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of following month and remain constant intra month. This means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of the Underlying Index marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

The Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Fund in connection with the licensing agreement.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

Security Valuation    The Net Asset Value (“NAV”), of the Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

 

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

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

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-ended investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate 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.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders    It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of the Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax provisions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

At May 31, 2017, for Federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total
Amount
 
   $ 128,788,884      $ 48,901,803      $ 177,690,687  

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October losses”) within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. During the year ended May 31, 2017, the Fund incurred and will elect to defer net capital losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on
Capital
 
   $ 79,063,846  

As of May 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Aggregate Gross
Unrealized Appreciation
     Aggregate Gross
Unrealized (Depreciation)
 
   $ 8,713,880,667      $ (26,445,759    $ 707,546,922      $ (733,992,681

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

Foreign Taxes    The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in their Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2017, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations    The books and records of the Fund is maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at year end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

 

26


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending    The Fund may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Fund continues to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of cash having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Fund invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. As of November 30, 2017 the Fund invested the cash collateral in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.13% annualized effective rate as of November 30, 2017) on the cash collateral invested in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Fund is not able to recover securities lent, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Fund is also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had securities on loan, which were classified as common stock in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Fund invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the Fund had to the value of non-U.S currencies during the period ended November 30, 2017.

Futures Contracts    The Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. The Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. The Fund will not use futures for

 

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speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Fund utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Fund’s Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time the Fund enters into a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 5,447,776      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 221,605  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     24,439,527      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     109,359,061  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 29,887,303      Total   $ 109,580,666  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Fund’s earnings during the period ended November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following table by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
       Total  
     $ 6,948,485        $ (169,377,980      $ (162,429,495

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
       Total  
     $ 555,126        $ 24,096,537        $ 24,651,663  

 

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For the period ended November 30, 2017 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
   Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 
   $189,488,359    $ (7,270,436,393

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund has transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Fund may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

    Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 2,374,541     $ (2,374,541   $   —     $   —     $ 13,954,024     $ (2,374,541   $ (11,030,000   $ 549,483  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    6,710,530       (6,710,530                 27,288,127       (6,710,530     (17,530,000     3,047,597  

RBC Capital Markets

    4,698,159       (4,698,159                 34,656,026       (4,698,159     (25,850,000     4,107,867  

The Bank of New York Mellon

    1,985,909       (1,985,909                 9,700,052       (1,985,909     (7,120,000     594,143  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    8,670,388       (8,670,388                 23,760,832       (8,670,388     (12,980,000     2,110,444  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 24,439,527     $ (24,439,527   $     $     $ 109,359,061     $ (24,439,527   $ (74,510,000   $ 10,409,534  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s daily average net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.35%.

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. The Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

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

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Fund.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of

 

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Trustees and the Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Fund’s Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
   $ 267,852,164      $ 350,110,943  

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
   $ 97,189,449      $ 1,889,723,999  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2017, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Fund’s policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Fund’s policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837. 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 the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Net Asset Value of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax adviser, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. The Fund’s use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Performance of the Fund may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in the Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the New York Stock Exchange. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

Deutsche Asset Management represents the asset management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries.

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

Copyright © 2017 Deutsche Bank AG. All rights reserved. Xtrackers® is a registered trademark of Deutsche Bank AG. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Not FDIC Insured  |  No Bank Guarantee  |  May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,

fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

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

 

 

R-049078-2 (1/18) DBX 003105 (1/19)


LOGO

 

November 30, 2017

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH)

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH)

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH)

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (RVNU)

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDAW)

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEF)

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEE)

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEZ)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     2  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     3  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     4  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     5  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     7  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     8  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     9  

Fees and Expenses

     10  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     12  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     15  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     20  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     25  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     28  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     36  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     40  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     46  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     48  

Statements of Operations

     50  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     52  

Financial Highlights

     56  

Notes to Financial Statements

     60  

Additional Information

     73  

Privacy Policy Notice

     74  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semi-annual report for our eight ETFs tracking the fixed income and equity dividend markets for the period ended November 30, 2017.

The global economy has now embarked on its strongest and most synchronized recovery over a decade, courtesy of the coordinated efforts of governments and central banks across the world. In the U.S., the economy is now close to full employment, with consumer confidence and new home sales trending at a 17-year high despite two major hurricanes. The Eurozone economy is growing faster than expected, driven by strong consumer confidence and labor market conditions. In Japan, the economy reported growth for the seventh consecutive quarter. With stronger exports, surveys in Japan now indicate capacity shortage across all industries. Emerging markets have also benefitted from the pick-up in global demand and the structural economic reforms carried out in their respective countries.

Over the last eight years, the global equity market has been rising with the MSCI ACWI Index1 scaling record highs over the reporting period. The U.S. equity markets witnessed a tremendous bull run coupled with low volatility as sentiments were driven by a pick-up in corporate earnings. The European markets continued their rally upward helped by improving exports, domestic demand, and resultant increase in capital expenditure. The Eurozone however witnessed political uncertainties, driven by events like the failing coalition talks in Germany, the referendum2 in Catalonia, and the upcoming elections in Italy. Meanwhile, emerging markets continued to outperform developed markets backed by improvement in underlying fundamentals.

Despite the strengthening macroeconomic picture, the U.S. economy finds itself in a Goldilocks scenario of moderate expansion coupled with stubbornly low inflation. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (FRB) has been consistent in taking its time to hike interest rates, as there was only one hike in June in the reporting period. However, this has led to the U.S. yield curve to flatten slightly with the rising short-term rates. The corporate bonds segment continued to perform positively as the quest for yield has led to high demand for investment grade and high yield bonds that were also supported by low default rates. Municipal bond markets witnessed a significant increase in issuances in the month of November due to tax reform concerns. Despite the huge influx of bonds, demand remained firm and investors’ quest for yield led to outperformance in the high yield sector of municipal bonds.

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a cut in its monthly bond purchases to EUR 30 billion from January 2018 and extended the program until September 2018. Italian government bonds performed well on the back of a surprise rating upgrade by S&P. Emerging Market bonds continued to perform positively with improved fundamentals and steady inflation, as sovereigns, post the harsh lessons of the Taper tantrum3, took steps to stabilize their current balances and foreign exchange reserves.

The global economy is likely to maintain its momentum underpinned by improving consumer spending and resilient global demand. While low inflation rates continue to remain a challenge, the FRB is looking to decrease the degree of monetary accommodation through measured rate increases and balance sheet reduction. Concurrently, the ECB would look to gradually recalibrate its monetary policy based on inflation while ensuring that economic activity continues to expand.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 MSCI ACWI Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 Developed Market (DM) and 23 Emerging Market (EM) countries. With 2,476 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the global investable equity opportunity set.

2 Referendum is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

3 Taper tantrum is the term used to refer to the 2013 surge in U.S. Treasury yields, which resulted from the FRB‘s use of tapering to gradually reduce the amount of money it was feeding into the economy.

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

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH)

 

The Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets bonds and is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated government debt issued by emerging market countries and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury Securities of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the emerging markets bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of 11/30/17

 

Description   % of Market Value  

AA

    8.4%  

A

    18.1%  

BBB

    42.7%  

BB

    19.0%  

B

    10.9%  

CCC

    0.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Turkey

    6.5%  

South Africa

    5.8%  

Indonesia

    5.6%  

Colombia

    5.6%  

Philippines

    5.4%  

Qatar

    5.4%  

Ukraine

    5.1%  

Russia

    5.0%  

Egypt

    4.9%  

Mexico

    4.8%  

Poland

    4.8%  

Ecuador

    4.7%  

Brazil

    4.6%  

Peru

    4.6%  

Hungary

    4.5%  

Panama

    3.9%  

Uruguay

    3.7%  

Kazakhstan

    2.6%  

Lithuania

    2.6%  

Sri Lanka

    2.5%  

Chile

    2.4%  

Romania

    2.3%  

Other

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 11/30/17: 0.1 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 12.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH)

 

The Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield liquid corporate bonds and is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds (“Treasury Securities”) of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the high yield bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of 11/30/17

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    6.2%  

BB

    51.4%  

B

    36.1%  

CCC

    5.0%  

NR

    1.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

United States

    86.3%  

United Kingdom

    4.6%  

Canada

    3.8%  

Luxembourg

    2.6%  

France

    2.2%  

Ireland

    0.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Communications

    23.0%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    16.7%  

Consumer, Cyclical

    12.6%  

Energy

    11.7%  

Industrial

    11.6%  

Financial

    9.6%  

Technology

    5.8%  

Basic Materials

    5.1%  

Utilities

    2.9%  

Diversified

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 11/30/17: 0.0 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH)

 

The Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade liquid corporate bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury Securities of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment-grade corporate bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of 11/30/17

 

Description   % of Market Value  

AAA

    2.7%  

AA

    14.8%  

A

    41.9%  

BBB

    40.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

United States

    84.6%  

United Kingdom

    4.7%  

Netherlands

    2.6%  

Guernsey

    2.2%  

Luxembourg

    1.4%  

France

    1.2%  

Japan

    1.0%  

Canada

    0.9%  

Australia

    0.9%  

Ireland

    0.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financial

    31.8%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    19.2%  

Communications

    12.4%  

Technology

    9.9%  

Energy

    9.7%  

Consumer, Cyclical

    7.4%  

Industrial

    5.7%  

Basic Materials

    2.1%  

Utilities

    1.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 11/30/17: 0.1 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 20.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (RVNU)

 

The Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the returns of the segment of the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, consisting of infrastructure revenue bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of 11/30/17

 

Description   % of Market Value  

AAA

    12.7%  

AA

    46.0%  

A

    36.1%  

BBB

    5.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Transportation

    36.2%  

Water

    25.1%  

Airport

    14.9%  

Power

    11.2%  

General

    8.7%  

Utilities

    3.2%  

Development

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 11/30/17: 6.3 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 

* As a percent of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 25.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDAW)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States) in its parent index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (28.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TOTAL SA (France)

    4.2%  

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada)

    3.5%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    3.3%  

Sanofi (France)

    3.2%  

BASF SE (Germany)

    3.1%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.5%  

Daimler AG (Germany)

    2.4%  

Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada)

    2.3%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    2.3%  

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.8%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

United Kingdom

    14.9%  

Canada

    13.3%  

Germany

    11.2%  

France

    10.0%  

Taiwan

    6.3%  

China

    5.2%  

Japan

    4.6%  

Australia

    4.4%  

Hong Kong

    3.5%  

South Africa

    3.2%  

Switzerland

    2.9%  

Singapore

    2.9%  

Russia

    2.8%  

Finland

    2.7%  

Spain

    2.5%  

Other

    9.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    36.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.1%  

Materials

    9.3%  

Energy

    9.1%  

Utilities

    6.5%  

Health Care

    6.3%  

Information Technology

    5.5%  

Consumer Staples

    5.5%  

Telecommunication Services

    5.0%  

Industrials

    3.5%  

Real Estate

    1.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and securities lending collateral.     

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 28.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEF)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets in its parent index, the MSCI EAFE Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (40.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TOTAL SA (France)

    5.1%  

BASF SE (Germany)

    5.0%  

Sanofi (France)

    5.0%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    5.0%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    4.5%  

Daimler AG (Germany)

    4.4%  

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    3.2%  

AXA SA (France)

    3.2%  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Switzerland)

    2.5%  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

    2.5%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

United Kingdom

    24.8%  

Germany

    20.5%  

France

    14.8%  

Australia

    6.7%  

Japan

    5.5%  

Switzerland

    5.3%  

Hong Kong

    5.2%  

Finland

    4.9%  

Spain

    4.5%  

Singapore

    2.1%  

Italy

    2.1%  

Other

    3.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    25.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

    18.6%  

Materials

    11.2%  

Utilities

    10.5%  

Health Care

    9.8%  

Energy

    6.1%  

Industrials

    5.4%  

Consumer Staples

    4.3%  

Information Technology

    3.9%  

Telecommunication Services

    3.5%  

Real Estate

    1.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 36.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEE)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in the global emerging markets in its parent index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (31.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    5.0%  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (China)

    5.0%  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    4.8%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    4.1%  

Ambev SA (Brazil)

    2.9%  

LUKOIL PJSC (Russia)

    2.3%  

Gazprom PJSC (Russia)

    2.3%  

Standard Bank Group Ltd. (South Africa)

    1.6%  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    1.6%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    1.6%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Taiwan

    28.8%  

China

    15.1%  

South Africa

    10.5%  

Russia

    10.0%  

Brazil

    6.5%  

Hong Kong

    4.5%  

South Korea

    4.1%  

Thailand

    3.8%  

Malaysia

    3.6%  

Indonesia

    2.9%  

United Arab Emirates

    2.0%  

Other

    8.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    30.7%  

Information Technology

    18.1%  

Consumer Staples

    9.9%  

Energy

    9.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.2%  

Telecommunication Services

    7.0%  

Materials

    6.2%  

Real Estate

    4.4%  

Industrials

    3.3%  

Utilities

    2.3%  

Health Care

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 40.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEZ)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EMU High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities from countries in the European Monetary Union (the “EMU”), or the “Eurozone”, in its parent index, the MSCI EMU Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 11/30/17 (49.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

    5.1%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    5.1%  

AXA SA (France)

    5.0%  

Sanofi (France)

    5.0%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    5.0%  

Daimler AG (Germany)

    5.0%  

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

    4.9%  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany)

    4.9%  

Sampo OYJ (Finland)

    4.9%  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland)

    4.7%  
Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Germany

    26.1%  

France

    22.7%  

Finland

    22.6%  

Spain

    15.3%  

Italy

    10.9%  

Portugal

    2.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    27.0%  

Utilities

    21.8%  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.7%  

Energy

    10.3%  

Industrials

    8.8%  

Health Care

    6.1%  

Information Technology

    4.9%  

Materials

    4.7%  

Telecommunication Services

    1.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments.     

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 46.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the table are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017).

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, 2017
     Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,039.60        0.45   $ 2.30  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.90        0.35   $ 1.77  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31        0.35   $ 1.78  
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.20        0.25   $ 1.27  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.82        0.25   $ 1.27  
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.80        0.30   $ 1.52  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.56        0.30   $ 1.52  
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,032.00        0.45   $ 2.29  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

      Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2017
     Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,011.30        0.45   $ 2.27  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,064.60        0.65   $ 3.36  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81        0.65   $ 3.29  
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.20        0.45   $ 2.27  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 97.6%    
Brazil — 4.5%    

Brazilian Government International Bond
4.875%, 1/22/21

  $ 110,000     $ 116,903  

8.25%, 1/20/34

    65,000       85,475  

7.125%, 1/20/37

    60,000       72,270  

5.625%, 1/07/41

    125,000       127,687  
   

 

 

 
      402,335  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 2.3%            

Chile Government International Bond
3.86%, 6/21/47

    200,000       204,375  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 5.4%            

Colombia Government International Bond
2.625%, 3/15/23

    200,000       195,775  

8.125%, 5/21/24

    25,000       31,906  

7.375%, 9/18/37

    100,000       134,100  

6.125%, 1/18/41

    100,000       119,500  
   

 

 

 
      481,281  
   

 

 

 
Croatia — 1.2%            

Croatia Government International Bond
6.625%, 7/14/20, 144A

    100,000       109,243  
   

 

 

 
Ecuador — 4.6%            

Ecuador Government International Bond
10.75%, 3/28/22, 144A

    350,000       405,125  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 4.8%            

Egypt Government International Bond
5.875%, 6/11/25, 144A

    200,000       204,283  

7.50%, 1/31/27, 144A

    200,000       221,996  
   

 

 

 
      426,279  
   

 

 

 
El Salvador — 0.4%            

El Salvador Government International Bond
7.65%, 6/15/35, 144A (a)

    30,000       31,650  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 4.4%            

Hungary Government International Bond
6.375%, 3/29/21

    100,000       111,778  

5.75%, 11/22/23

    70,000       80,436  

5.375%, 3/25/24

    106,000       120,400  

7.625%, 3/29/41

    50,000       77,585  
   

 

 

 
      390,199  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 5.5%            

Indonesia Government International Bond
8.50%, 10/12/35, 144A

    100,000       149,037  

6.625%, 2/17/37, 144A

    100,000       127,559  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III
4.55%, 3/29/26, 144A

    200,000       211,706  
   

 

 

 
      488,302  
   

 

 

 
Kazakhstan — 2.5%            

Kazakhstan Government International Bond
5.125%, 7/21/25, 144A

    200,000       223,724  
   

 

 

 
Lebanon — 0.6%            

Lebanon Government International Bond
GMTN, 6.375%, 3/09/20

    50,000       49,313  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Lithuania — 2.5%            

Lithuania Government International Bond
7.375%, 2/11/20, 144A

  $ 100,000     $ 111,250  

6.125%, 3/09/21, 144A

    100,000       111,759  
   

 

 

 
      223,009  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 4.7%            

Mexico Government International Bond
3.625%, 3/15/22

    50,000       52,325  

4.00%, 10/02/23

    30,000       31,620  

Series A, MTN, 6.75%, 9/27/34

    10,000       13,150  

6.05%, 1/11/40

    26,000       31,011  

MTN, 4.75%, 3/08/44

    120,000       122,220  

5.55%, 1/21/45

    35,000       39,909  

GMTN, 5.75%, 10/12/10

    120,000       129,060  
   

 

 

 
      419,295  
   

 

 

 
Panama — 3.9%            

Panama Government International Bond
5.20%, 1/30/20

    100,000       106,625  

6.70%, 1/26/36

    175,000       234,500  
   

 

 

 
      341,125  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 4.5%            

Peruvian Government International Bond
7.35%, 7/21/25

    100,000       130,750  

8.75%, 11/21/33

    75,000       118,687  

6.55%, 3/14/37

    40,000       54,089  

5.625%, 11/18/50

    75,000       96,188  
   

 

 

 
      399,714  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 5.3%            

Philippine Government International Bond
10.625%, 3/16/25

    75,000       113,904  

9.50%, 2/02/30

    225,000       356,191  
   

 

 

 
      470,095  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 4.6%            

Poland Government International Bond
5.125%, 4/21/21

    80,000       87,219  

5.00%, 3/23/22

    50,000       55,020  

3.00%, 3/17/23

    140,000       142,810  

4.00%, 1/22/24

    70,000       74,940  

3.25%, 4/06/26

    50,000       51,226  
   

 

 

 
      411,215  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 5.3%            

Qatar Government International Bond
2.375%, 6/02/21, 144A

    200,000       196,640  

9.75%, 6/15/30, 144A

    90,000       140,561  

6.40%, 1/20/40, 144A

    100,000       128,211  
   

 

 

 
      465,412  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 2.2%            

Romanian Government International Bond
4.375%, 8/22/23, 144A

    10,000       10,733  

4.875%, 1/22/24, 144A

    86,000       94,836  

6.125%, 1/22/44, 144A

    70,000       89,845  
   

 

 

 
      195,414  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Russia — 4.9%            

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond
12.75%, 6/24/28, 144A

  $ 250,000     $ 435,001  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 5.7%            

South Africa Government International Bond
5.875%, 5/30/22

    100,000       109,040  

4.665%, 1/17/24

    200,000       203,457  

4.30%, 10/12/28

    200,000       188,385  
   

 

 

 
      500,882  
   

 

 

 
Sri Lanka — 2.5%            

Sri Lanka Government International Bond
6.85%, 11/03/25, 144A

    200,000       220,718  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 6.3%            

Turkey Government International Bond
7.00%, 6/05/20

    70,000       75,434  

7.375%, 2/05/25

    55,000       62,740  

4.875%, 10/09/26

    200,000       195,120  

11.875%, 1/15/30

    40,000       61,965  

8.00%, 2/14/34

    80,000       96,800  

7.25%, 3/05/38

    60,000       68,337  
   

 

 

 
      560,396  
   

 

 

 
Ukraine — 5.0%            

Ukraine Government International Bond
7.75%, 9/01/24, 144A

    120,000       126,669  

7.75%, 9/01/25, 144A

    100,000       104,810  

7.75%, 9/01/26, 144A

    100,000       103,761  

7.75%, 9/01/27, 144A

    100,000       103,750  
   

 

 

 
      438,990  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Uruguay — 3.6%            

Uruguay Government International Bond
4.50%, 8/14/24 (a)

  $ 15,000     $ 16,470  

4.375%, 10/27/27

    75,000       81,234  

7.625%, 3/21/36

    30,000       42,733  

5.10%, 6/18/50

    165,000       181,913  
   

 

 

 
      322,350  
   

 

 

 
Venezuela — 0.4%            

Venezuela Government International Bond*
9.25%, 9/15/27

    150,000       36,375  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $8,493,030)

      8,651,817  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (b)(c)
(Cost $30,150)

    30,150       30,150  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.9%

(Cost $8,523,180)

    $ 8,681,967  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 2.1%

      185,672  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 8,867,639  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $28,872, which is 0.3% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

GMTN:   Global Medium Term Note
MTN:   Medium Term Note
SBSN:   Surat Berharga Syariah Negara (Islamic Based Government Securities)
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        4      $ 858,061      $ 857,625        3/29/2018      $ 438  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        15        1,748,984        1,745,156        3/29/2018        3,828  

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        11        1,469,961        1,464,891        3/20/2018        5,070  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        17        2,115,797        2,108,797        3/20/2018        7,000  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     USD        13        1,978,063        1,972,344        3/20/2018        5,719  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     USD        2        330,625        329,750        3/20/2018        875  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 22,930  
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Sovereign Bonds (d)

     $        $ 8,651,817        $   —        $ 8,651,817  

Short-Term Investments

       30,150                            30,150  

Derivatives (e)

                   

Futures Contracts

       22,930                            22,930  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 53,080        $ 8,651,817        $        $ 8,704,897  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 88.0%    
Basic Materials — 4.5%    
Chemicals — 2.2%    

CF Industries, Inc.
3.45%, 6/01/23

  $ 50,000     $ 49,445  

Chemours Co.
6.625%, 5/15/23

    50,000       53,125  

Hexion, Inc.
6.625%, 4/15/20

    20,000       17,750  

Huntsman International LLC
4.875%, 11/15/20

    56,000       58,800  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 144A
4.875%, 6/01/24

    50,000       50,750  
   

 

 

 
      229,870  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.5%            

ArcelorMittal
6.00%, 3/01/21

    50,000       54,194  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.8%            

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
3.10%, 3/15/20

    115,000       115,575  

Teck Resources Ltd.
3.75%, 2/01/23 (a)

    70,000       70,962  
   

 

 

 
      186,537  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 20.2%    
Advertising — 0.5%    

Lamar Media Corp.
5.875%, 2/01/22

    50,000       51,313  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 1.4%            

Netflix, Inc.
5.875%, 2/15/25

    80,000       85,800  

Symantec Corp.
3.95%, 6/15/22

    25,000       25,722  

VeriSign, Inc.
5.25%, 4/01/25

    30,000       32,813  
   

 

 

 
      144,335  
   

 

 

 
Media — 10.6%            

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.375%, 5/01/25, 144A

    80,000       82,100  

5.75%, 2/15/26, 144A

    40,000       41,600  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp., 144A
5.125%, 12/15/21

    100,000       100,875  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 11/15/22

    60,000       60,675  

CSC Holdings LLC
6.75%, 11/15/21

    111,000       119,602  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

    155,000       151,900  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
9.00%, 3/01/21

    50,000       36,125  

SFR Group SA, 144A
7.375%, 5/01/26

    200,000       202,226  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
6.00%, 7/15/24, 144A

    35,000       37,275  

5.375%, 7/15/26, 144A

    30,000       31,463  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

Univision Communications, Inc., 144A
5.125%, 2/15/25

  $ 45,000     $ 43,931  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 144A
5.50%, 1/15/25

    200,000       209,250  
   

 

 

 
      1,117,022  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.7%            

CenturyLink, Inc.
6.75%, 12/01/23 (a)

    65,000       62,868  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 144A
6.00%, 6/15/25

    26,000       27,950  

Frontier Communications Corp.
7.125%, 1/15/23

    73,000       51,465  

11.00%, 9/15/25

    60,000       46,350  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/26

    45,000       45,847  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 144A
8.00%, 2/15/24

    50,000       53,000  

Intelsat Luxembourg SA
7.75%, 6/01/21

    80,000       47,600  

Level 3 Parent LLC
5.75%, 12/01/22

    151,000       152,786  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
7.00%, 8/15/20

    71,000       75,970  

Sprint Corp.
7.625%, 2/15/25

    100,000       106,450  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.50%, 1/15/26

    125,000       137,031  
   

 

 

 
      807,317  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 11.0%    
Airlines — 0.5%    

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A
5.50%, 10/01/19

    50,000       51,750  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.5%            

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 144A
4.75%, 4/29/25

    150,000       160,370  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 2.2%            

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.
4.875%, 11/01/20

    90,000       95,077  

Regal Entertainment Group
5.75%, 3/15/22

    88,000       91,080  

Scientific Games International, Inc.
10.00%, 12/01/22

    40,000       44,200  
   

 

 

 
      230,357  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.5%            

Aramark Services, Inc.
4.75%, 6/01/26

    50,000       51,937  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 1.0%            

PulteGroup, Inc.
5.00%, 1/15/27

    100,000       105,605  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.9%            

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
4.25%, 9/01/24

    20,000       20,350  

MGM Resorts International
6.625%, 12/15/21

    70,000       78,049  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Lodging (Continued)            

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 144A
5.50%, 3/01/25

  $ 99,000     $ 102,495  
   

 

 

 
      200,894  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 3.4%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 144A
4.25%, 5/15/24

    50,000       50,200  

Dollar Tree, Inc.
5.75%, 3/01/23

    98,000       103,022  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 144A
5.00%, 6/01/24

    30,000       31,500  

L Brands, Inc.
5.625%, 2/15/22

    61,000       65,984  

PetSmart, Inc., 144A
7.125%, 3/15/23

    50,000       36,625  

QVC, Inc.
4.375%, 3/15/23

    40,000       41,198  

Rite Aid Corp., 144A
6.125%, 4/01/23 (a)

    29,000       26,934  
   

 

 

 
      355,463  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.7%    
Commercial Services — 2.6%    

ADT Corp.
3.50%, 7/15/22

    41,000       41,051  

APX Group, Inc.
7.875%, 12/01/22

    50,000       53,625  

Hertz Corp.
6.75%, 4/15/19

    23,000       23,000  

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 144A
5.00%, 4/15/22

    21,000       21,669  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 144A
9.25%, 5/15/23

    50,000       55,312  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.50%, 7/15/25

    71,000       75,793  
   

 

 

 
      270,450  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.6%            

Avon Products, Inc.
7.00%, 3/15/23

    50,000       41,281  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.
4.70%, 5/19/21

    18,000       18,830  
   

 

 

 
      60,111  
   

 

 

 
Food — 1.2%            

Albertsons Cos. LLC / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertson’s, Inc. / Albertson’s LLC
6.625%, 6/15/24

    30,000       28,500  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 144A
4.875%, 11/01/26

    50,000       52,750  

Post Holdings, Inc., 144A
5.00%, 8/15/26

    45,000       44,719  
   

 

 

 
      125,969  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Products — 1.0%            

Hologic, Inc., 144A
5.25%, 7/15/22

  $ 20,000     $ 20,950  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 144A
5.50%, 4/15/25

    105,000       88,987  
   

 

 

 
      109,937  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 8.0%            

Centene Corp.
5.625%, 2/15/21

    50,000       51,750  

4.75%, 1/15/25

    50,000       51,415  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.25%, 3/31/23

    100,000       94,000  

DaVita, Inc.
5.00%, 5/01/25

    40,000       40,112  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 144A
5.125%, 7/01/22

    50,000       49,312  

HCA, Inc.
6.50%, 2/15/20

    80,000       86,100  

7.50%, 2/15/22

    133,000       150,290  

5.875%, 3/15/22

    100,000       108,625  

HealthSouth Corp.
5.75%, 11/01/24

    45,000       46,238  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
6.375%, 4/15/22

    50,000       47,500  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
8.125%, 4/01/22

    80,000       79,500  

6.75%, 6/15/23 (a)

    35,000       32,856  
   

 

 

 
      837,698  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%            

Endo Finance LLC, 144A
5.75%, 1/15/22

    83,000       69,513  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 144A
6.375%, 10/15/20 (a)

    65,000       65,081  
   

 

 

 
      134,594  
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.9%    
Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.9%    

HRG Group, Inc.
7.875%, 7/15/19

    40,000       40,210  

Leucadia National Corp.
5.50%, 10/18/23

    50,000       53,460  
   

 

 

 
      93,670  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 10.3%    
Coal — 0.3%    

Murray Energy Corp., 144A
11.25%, 4/15/21 (a)

    50,000       28,000  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 7.6%            

Antero Resources Corp.
5.375%, 11/01/21

    52,000       53,495  

California Resources Corp., 144A
8.00%, 12/15/22 (a)

    68,000       50,575  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
8.00%, 12/15/22, 144A

    31,000       33,209  

8.00%, 1/15/25, 144A (a)

    50,000       49,875  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

CNX Resources Corp.
8.00%, 4/01/23

  $ 30,000     $ 32,175  

Continental Resources, Inc.
3.80%, 6/01/24

    30,000       29,700  

Denbury Resources, Inc.
5.50%, 5/01/22 (a)

    40,000       26,400  

EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
9.375%, 5/01/20

    38,000       28,310  

MEG Energy Corp., 144A
6.50%, 1/15/25

    25,000       24,594  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.00%, 9/15/20

    40,000       40,550  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.625%, 7/01/24

    50,000       54,250  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
7.00%, 11/15/23

    25,000       26,375  

Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

    89,000       88,555  

Southwestern Energy Co.
6.70%, 1/23/25

    50,000       52,125  

Transocean, Inc., 144A
9.00%, 7/15/23

    50,000       54,187  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
5.75%, 3/15/21 (a)

    91,000       91,683  

WPX Energy, Inc.
8.25%, 8/01/23

    55,000       62,356  
   

 

 

 
      798,414  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.5%            

Weatherford International Ltd.
8.25%, 6/15/23

    50,000       50,000  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 1.9%            

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
5.875%, 3/31/25

    50,000       54,375  

Energy Transfer Equity LP
5.875%, 1/15/24

    21,000       22,627  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
4.125%, 11/15/19

    45,000       45,450  

Williams Cos., Inc.
4.55%, 6/24/24

    80,000       83,300  
   

 

 

 
      205,752  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 8.5%    
Banks — 2.3%    

CIT Group, Inc.
3.875%, 2/19/19

    40,000       40,724  

5.00%, 8/15/22

    33,000       35,351  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
6.125%, 12/15/22

    155,000       170,857  
   

 

 

 
      246,932  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%            

Aircastle Ltd.
5.00%, 4/01/23

    50,000       53,000  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)            

Ally Financial, Inc.
3.50%, 1/27/19

  $ 85,000     $ 86,062  

4.125%, 2/13/22

    40,000       41,388  

Navient Corp.
5.875%, 10/25/24

    94,000       94,968  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
7.75%, 10/01/21

    50,000       55,563  
   

 

 

 
      330,981  
   

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.6%            

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.00%, 8/01/20

    60,000       61,837  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.4%            

Equinix, Inc.
5.375%, 4/01/23

    82,000       84,936  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
5.75%, 8/15/24

    88,000       90,530  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.00%, 10/15/27

    20,000       20,900  

SBA Communications Corp.
4.875%, 9/01/24

    50,000       51,875  
   

 

 

 
      248,241  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 10.2%    
Aerospace/Defense — 1.1%    

Arconic, Inc.
5.125%, 10/01/24

    93,000       99,452  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.00%, 7/15/22

    20,000       20,675  
   

 

 

 
      120,127  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.5%            

Standard Industries, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/24, 144A

    18,000       19,035  

5.00%, 2/15/27, 144A

    30,000       31,275  
   

 

 

 
      50,310  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.9%            

AECOM
5.75%, 10/15/22

    75,000       78,562  

5.125%, 3/15/27

    20,000       20,436  
   

 

 

 
      98,998  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.4%            

Covanta Holding Corp.
5.875%, 3/01/24

    40,000       40,500  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.5%            

Vertiv Group Corp., 144A
9.25%, 10/15/24

    50,000       54,562  
   

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.5%            

Novelis Corp., 144A
5.875%, 9/30/26

    50,000       51,938  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 2.1%            

Bombardier, Inc., 144A
7.75%, 3/15/20

    100,000       108,084  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (Continued)            

Gates Global LLC / Gates Global Co., 144A
6.00%, 7/15/22

  $ 105,000     $ 107,919  
   

 

 

 
      216,003  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 3.1%            

Ball Corp.
4.375%, 12/15/20

    50,000       52,187  

Berry Global, Inc.
5.125%, 7/15/23

    62,000       65,177  

BWAY Holding Co., 144A
7.25%, 4/15/25

    50,000       51,938  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV
4.50%, 1/15/23

    18,000       18,841  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg
5.75%, 10/15/20

    133,000       135,411  
   

 

 

 
      323,554  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.6%            

XPO Logistics, Inc., 144A
6.50%, 6/15/22

    60,000       62,925  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5%            

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 144A
5.25%, 8/15/22

    50,000       51,313  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 5.1%    
Computers — 2.5%    

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 144A
5.875%, 6/15/21

    50,000       52,125  

EMC Corp.
3.375%, 6/01/23

    50,000       48,284  

NCR Corp.
6.375%, 12/15/23

    84,000       88,725  

Western Digital Corp.
10.50%, 4/01/24

    60,000       69,840  
   

 

 

 
      258,974  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.2%            

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.50%, 12/01/24

    25,000       27,375  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.5%            

Micron Technology, Inc.
5.50%, 2/01/25

    15,000       15,937  

Sensata Technologies BV, 144A
5.625%, 11/01/24

    30,000       33,263  
   

 

 

 
      49,200  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.9%            

BMC Software Finance, Inc., 144A
8.125%, 7/15/21

    50,000       50,860  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)            

First Data Corp., 144A
7.00%, 12/01/23

  $ 50,000     $ 53,125  

Open Text Corp., 144A
5.625%, 1/15/23

    42,000       44,021  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 144A
8.625%, 11/15/24 (a)

    50,000       53,750  
   

 

 

 
      201,756  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.6%    
Electric — 1.6%    

AES Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/23

    50,000       51,296  

Calpine Corp.
5.75%, 1/15/25

    60,000       58,050  

Dynegy, Inc.
7.375%, 11/01/22

    50,000       53,562  
   

 

 

 
      162,908  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 1.0%            

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.875%, 8/20/26

    100,000       104,250  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $9,172,674)

      9,224,243  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 9.9%    

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)

    1,500       131,670  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (a)

    11,500       424,810  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)(b)

    9,500       482,220  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $1,046,470)

      1,038,700  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 6.4%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (c)(d)
(Cost $672,661)

    672,661       672,661  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.3%

(Cost $10,891,805)

    $ 10,935,604  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (4.3%)

      (454,819
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,480,785  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $652,221, which is 6.2% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

SPDR:   S&P Depository Receipts
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated funds during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
5/31/2017
    Purchases
Cost
($)
    Sales
Proceeds
($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss)
($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income
Distributions
($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Value ($) at
11/30/2017
 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

          486,359                   (4,139     1,856             482,220  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        6      $ 1,287,187      $ 1,286,437        3/29/2018      $ 750  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        43        5,014,875        5,002,781        3/29/2018        12,094  

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        2        267,266        266,344        3/20/2018        922  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        26        3,236,594        3,225,219        3/20/2018        11,375  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 25,141  
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Corporate Bonds (e)

     $        $ 9,224,243        $   —        $ 9,224,243  

Exchange-Traded Fund

       1,038,700                            1,038,700  

Short-Term Investments

       672,661                            672,661  

Derivatives (f)

                   

Futures Contracts

       25,141                            25,141  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,736,502        $ 9,224,243        $        $ 10,960,745  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(f) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.0%    
Basic Materials — 2.0%    
Chemicals — 1.0%    

Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29

  $ 50,000     $ 66,184  

LyondellBasell Industries NV
4.625%, 2/26/55

    25,000       25,513  
   

 

 

 
      91,697  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%            

International Paper Co.
4.80%, 6/15/44

    20,000       21,608  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 0.8%            

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
5.00%, 9/30/43

    25,000       29,733  

Newmont Mining Corp.
3.50%, 3/15/22

    50,000       51,072  
   

 

 

 
      80,805  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 12.0%    
Internet — 0.4%    

Amazon.com, Inc.
3.30%, 12/05/21

    20,000       20,709  

4.80%, 12/05/34

    20,000       23,143  
   

 

 

 
      43,852  
   

 

 

 
Media — 3.8%            

21st Century Fox America, Inc.
4.50%, 2/15/21

    30,000       31,734  

Comcast Corp.
4.20%, 8/15/34

    95,000       100,675  

Discovery Communications LLC
5.20%, 9/20/47

    25,000       24,851  

NBCUniversal Media LLC
5.95%, 4/01/41

    25,000       31,901  

Time Warner, Inc.
3.60%, 7/15/25

    40,000       40,208  

Viacom, Inc.
4.25%, 9/01/23

    25,000       25,309  

Walt Disney Co.
MTN, 2.35%, 12/01/22

    40,000       39,689  

MTN, 2.95%, 6/15/27 (a)

    75,000       74,460  
   

 

 

 
      368,827  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.8%            

AT&T, Inc.
3.40%, 5/15/25

    18,000       17,714  

3.90%, 8/14/27

    30,000       29,877  

5.35%, 9/01/40

    28,000       29,364  

4.80%, 6/15/44

    45,000       43,862  

4.50%, 3/09/48

    50,000       45,975  

4.55%, 3/09/49

    75,000       69,497  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.50%, 1/15/40

    40,000       51,897  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.
3.75%, 5/15/22

    40,000       41,024  

Telefonica Europe BV
8.25%, 9/15/30

    50,000       70,343  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.60%, 4/01/21

    75,000       80,014  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

2.946%, 3/15/22

  $ 20,000     $ 20,118  

4.40%, 11/01/34

    75,000       75,627  

4.812%, 3/15/39

    50,000       51,551  

4.862%, 8/21/46

    50,000       51,275  

5.012%, 4/15/49

    25,000       26,023  

Vodafone Group PLC
2.95%, 2/19/23

    55,000       55,157  
   

 

 

 
      759,318  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.2%    
Auto Manufacturers — 2.7%    

Ford Motor Co.
4.75%, 1/15/43

    65,000       64,629  

General Motors Co.
4.875%, 10/02/23

    100,000       108,133  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.20%, 3/01/21

    50,000       52,157  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
MTN, 3.30%, 1/12/22

    30,000       30,984  
   

 

 

 
      255,903  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.4%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
3.85%, 4/01/23

    40,000       41,510  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 4.1%            

CVS Health Corp.
3.875%, 7/20/25

    45,000       46,084  

Home Depot, Inc.
2.00%, 4/01/21

    25,000       24,768  

3.00%, 4/01/26

    70,000       70,000  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
4.375%, 9/15/45

    30,000       32,493  

McDonald’s Corp.
MTN, 3.70%, 1/30/26

    50,000       52,067  

Target Corp.
4.00%, 7/01/42

    45,000       45,559  

TJX Cos., Inc.
2.25%, 9/15/26

    53,000       49,422  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2.55%, 4/11/23

    50,000       50,116  

3.625%, 12/15/47

    30,000       31,039  
   

 

 

 
      401,548  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.6%    
Agriculture — 1.0%    

Altria Group, Inc.
4.00%, 1/31/24

    25,000       26,644  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.375%, 11/15/41

    40,000       42,049  

Reynolds American, Inc.
5.70%, 8/15/35

    25,000       29,357  
   

 

 

 
      98,050  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 3.6%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
2.65%, 2/01/21

    40,000       40,346  

2.625%, 1/17/23

    25,000       24,895  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Beverages (Continued)            

3.30%, 2/01/23

  $ 50,000     $ 51,324  

3.65%, 2/01/26

    27,000       27,740  

4.00%, 1/17/43

    30,000       29,798  

4.625%, 2/01/44

    40,000       43,672  

4.90%, 2/01/46

    30,000       34,003  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.
3.00%, 7/15/26

    20,000       19,430  

PepsiCo, Inc.
3.60%, 3/01/24

    40,000       42,036  

4.875%, 11/01/40

    20,000       23,742  

4.45%, 4/14/46

    10,000       11,165  
   

 

 

 
      348,151  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.8%            

Amgen, Inc.
3.125%, 5/01/25

    81,000       81,236  

4.663%, 6/15/51

    46,000       49,708  

Celgene Corp.
4.35%, 11/15/47

    30,000       30,448  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
4.50%, 4/01/21

    50,000       53,156  

4.00%, 9/01/36

    25,000       25,868  

4.75%, 3/01/46

    25,000       28,087  
   

 

 

 
      268,503  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.3%            

Ecolab, Inc.
4.35%, 12/08/21

    30,000       32,010  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.3%            

Procter & Gamble Co.
5.55%, 3/05/37

    25,000       33,052  
   

 

 

 
Food — 1.5%            

JM Smucker Co.
3.50%, 10/15/21

    50,000       51,498  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.95%, 7/15/25

    49,000       50,501  

6.50%, 2/09/40

    35,000       43,817  
   

 

 

 
      145,816  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 1.7%            

Abbott Laboratories
4.90%, 11/30/46

    50,000       55,882  

Becton Dickinson and Co.
4.669%, 6/06/47

    30,000       31,661  

Medtronic, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/24

    50,000       52,334  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
3.20%, 8/15/27

    30,000       29,476  
   

 

 

 
      169,353  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 1.3%            

Aetna, Inc.
3.875%, 8/15/47

    20,000       18,994  

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

    25,000       26,847  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
3.60%, 2/01/25

    35,000       35,721  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)            

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.75%, 7/15/45

  $ 40,000     $ 46,046  
   

 

 

 
      127,608  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1%            

AbbVie, Inc.
4.70%, 5/14/45

    75,000       81,910  

Allergan Funding SCS
3.80%, 3/15/25

    100,000       100,975  

AstraZeneca PLC
6.45%, 9/15/37

    20,000       26,785  

Cardinal Health, Inc.
2.616%, 6/15/22

    25,000       24,582  

Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.40%, 3/01/27

    50,000       48,901  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC
2.85%, 5/08/22

    40,000       40,570  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
2.80%, 3/18/23

    60,000       60,729  

Johnson & Johnson
5.95%, 8/15/37

    20,000       27,187  

Novartis Capital Corp.
3.10%, 5/17/27

    25,000       25,370  

Pfizer, Inc.
2.20%, 12/15/21

    25,000       24,946  

4.40%, 5/15/44

    50,000       55,632  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.40%, 9/23/21

    50,000       49,234  

Zoetis, Inc.
3.00%, 9/12/27

    25,000       24,287  
   

 

 

 
      591,108  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 9.4%    
Oil & Gas — 5.8%            

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
4.85%, 3/15/21

    50,000       52,857  

Apache Corp.
5.10%, 9/01/40

    40,000       42,322  

BP Capital Markets PLC
2.75%, 5/10/23

    50,000       50,092  

3.279%, 9/19/27

    40,000       40,143  

Chevron Corp.
2.10%, 5/16/21

    50,000       49,567  

ConocoPhillips
6.50%, 2/01/39

    50,000       67,851  

Exxon Mobil Corp.
3.567%, 3/06/45

    25,000       24,527  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
4.10%, 2/15/47

    30,000       31,134  

Phillips 66
4.30%, 4/01/22

    20,000       21,265  

4.875%, 11/15/44

    20,000       22,176  

Shell International Finance BV
4.55%, 8/12/43

    65,000       71,701  

Total Capital International SA
3.70%, 1/15/24

    70,000       73,963  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Valero Energy Corp.
3.40%, 9/15/26

  $ 20,000     $ 19,836  
   

 

 

 
      567,434  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.6%            

Halliburton Co.
3.80%, 11/15/25

    30,000       30,960  

Schlumberger Investment SA
3.65%, 12/01/23

    25,000       26,258  
   

 

 

 
      57,218  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 3.0%            

Enbridge, Inc.
4.00%, 10/01/23

    35,000       36,388  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
5.10%, 2/15/45

    45,000       49,987  

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.
4.65%, 10/15/25

    76,000       77,623  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
4.00%, 10/01/27

    75,000       73,931  

Williams Partners LP
3.75%, 6/15/27

    50,000       49,717  
   

 

 

 
      287,646  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 30.9%    
Banks — 25.5%            

Bank of America Corp.

   

GMTN, 3.30%, 1/11/23

    140,000       143,020  

MTN, 4.00%, 1/22/25

    25,000       25,820  

MTN, 4.25%, 10/22/26

    65,000       68,282  

MTN, 4.875%, 4/01/44

    25,000       29,184  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
MTN, 2.20%, 8/16/23

    50,000       48,452  

Bank of Nova Scotia
4.50%, 12/16/25

    25,000       26,234  

BB&T Corp.
MTN, 2.05%, 5/10/21

    25,000       24,670  

BNP Paribas / BNP Paribas US Medium-Term Note Program LLC

   

MTN, 3.25%, 3/03/23

    40,000       40,873  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.20%, 2/05/25

    36,000       35,677  

Citigroup, Inc.
2.35%, 8/02/21

    50,000       49,504  

2.90%, 12/08/21

    50,000       50,331  

3.40%, 5/01/26

    50,000       50,188  

5.30%, 5/06/44

    31,000       35,597  

4.75%, 5/18/46

    25,000       27,030  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
4.50%, 1/11/21

    30,000       31,893  

3.875%, 2/08/22

    50,000       52,688  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
3.80%, 9/15/22

    100,000       103,497  

4.55%, 4/17/26

    100,000       107,125  

Discover Bank
3.45%, 7/27/26

    50,000       49,213  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Banks (Continued)            

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.75%, 1/24/22

  $ 50,000     $ 55,614  

3.50%, 1/23/25

    50,000       50,651  

5.95%, 1/15/27

    19,000       22,141  

6.25%, 2/01/41

    50,000       66,605  

MTN, 4.80%, 7/08/44

    40,000       45,216  

HSBC Holdings PLC
3.40%, 3/08/21

    50,000       51,221  

5.10%, 4/05/21

    75,000       80,948  

4.00%, 3/30/22

    40,000       41,994  

ING Groep NV
3.95%, 3/29/27

    20,000       20,953  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.625%, 5/10/21

    50,000       53,417  

3.875%, 9/10/24

    50,000       52,131  

3.125%, 1/23/25

    37,000       37,115  

3.30%, 4/01/26

    25,000       25,086  

6.40%, 5/15/38

    25,000       33,808  

5.60%, 7/15/41

    45,000       56,171  

Lloyds Bank PLC
6.375%, 1/21/21

    50,000       55,649  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
3.287%, 7/25/27

    50,000       49,504  

Morgan Stanley

   

GMTN, 2.50%, 4/21/21

    30,000       29,891  

GMTN, 5.50%, 7/28/21

    75,000       82,441  

GMTN, 3.70%, 10/23/24

    45,000       46,501  

GMTN, 4.35%, 9/08/26

    40,000       41,830  

4.30%, 1/27/45

    40,000       42,229  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
3.30%, 3/08/22

    30,000       30,893  

State Street Corp.
3.10%, 5/15/23

    25,000       25,309  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2.632%, 7/14/26

    50,000       47,355  

US Bancorp
MTN, 4.125%, 5/24/21

    12,000       12,703  

MTN, 3.00%, 3/15/22

    25,000       25,591  

Wells Fargo & Co.
4.125%, 8/15/23

    40,000       42,129  

3.00%, 4/22/26

    60,000       58,577  

3.00%, 10/23/26

    50,000       48,910  

5.375%, 2/07/35

    50,000       60,005  

5.606%, 1/15/44

    35,000       42,673  

Westpac Banking Corp.
3.35%, 3/08/27

    50,000       50,518  
   

 

 

 
      2,485,057  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8%            

American Express Credit Corp.
MTN, 2.25%, 5/05/21

    25,000       24,836  

MTN, 2.70%, 3/03/22

    25,000       25,141  

Jefferies Group LLC
6.875%, 4/15/21

    25,000       28,099  

Synchrony Financial
4.25%, 8/15/24

    40,000       41,707  

Visa, Inc.
3.15%, 12/14/25

    30,000       30,616  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)            

4.15%, 12/14/35

  $ 25,000     $ 27,407  
   

 

 

 
      177,806  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.3%            

American International Group, Inc.
4.50%, 7/16/44

    50,000       52,525  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.125%, 3/15/26

    30,000       30,246  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.125%, 4/15/22

    75,000       82,192  

Manulife Financial Corp.
4.15%, 3/04/26

    25,000       26,489  

MetLife, Inc.
5.70%, 6/15/35

    25,000       31,436  
   

 

 

 
      222,888  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.3%            

American Tower Corp.
5.00%, 2/15/24

    40,000       43,827  

Boston Properties LP
4.125%, 5/15/21

    50,000       52,495  

Simon Property Group LP
3.25%, 11/30/26

    25,000       24,801  
   

 

 

 
      121,123  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 5.5%    
Aerospace/Defense — 2.0%    

Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.09%, 9/15/52

    22,000       22,657  

Northrop Grumman Corp.
3.25%, 8/01/23

    20,000       20,458  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.
3.50%, 3/15/27

    75,000       76,163  

United Technologies Corp.
3.10%, 6/01/22

    40,000       40,852  

5.70%, 4/15/40

    25,000       31,548  
   

 

 

 
      191,678  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.6%            

Fortive Corp.
3.15%, 6/15/26

    40,000       39,736  

Honeywell International, Inc.
2.50%, 11/01/26

    25,000       23,971  
   

 

 

 
      63,707  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.2%            

Caterpillar, Inc.
3.803%, 8/15/42

    20,000       20,867  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.3%            

John Deere Capital Corp. MTN,
2.80%, 3/06/23

    25,000       25,207  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.5%            

General Electric Co.
2.70%, 10/09/22

    40,000       40,070  

MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/38

    65,000       82,289  

4.125%, 10/09/42

    25,000       25,572  
   

 

 

 
      147,931  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Transportation — 0.9%            

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
3.90%, 8/01/46

  $ 25,000     $ 25,983  

CSX Corp.
4.10%, 3/15/44

    20,000       20,417  

FedEx Corp.
5.10%, 1/15/44

    20,000       22,699  

United Parcel Service, Inc.
3.125%, 1/15/21

    20,000       20,547  
   

 

 

 
      89,646  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 9.6%    
Computers — 4.2%    

Apple, Inc.
1.55%, 8/04/21

    56,000       54,452  

2.85%, 2/23/23

    50,000       50,701  

2.40%, 5/03/23

    75,000       74,248  

3.20%, 5/13/25

    17,000       17,363  

2.45%, 8/04/26

    40,000       38,253  

4.45%, 5/06/44

    25,000       27,740  

4.375%, 5/13/45

    18,000       19,766  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.90%, 10/15/25

    50,000       52,152  

HP, Inc.
4.30%, 6/01/21

    70,000       73,459  
   

 

 

 
      408,134  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 1.8%            

Applied Materials, Inc.
3.30%, 4/01/27

    30,000       30,446  

Intel Corp.
3.70%, 7/29/25

    40,000       42,141  

4.10%, 5/11/47

    25,000       26,826  

QUALCOMM, Inc.
3.00%, 5/20/22

    50,000       49,956  

3.45%, 5/20/25

    25,000       24,883  
   

 

 

 
      174,252  
   

 

 

 
Software — 3.6%            

Microsoft Corp.
3.30%, 2/06/27

    50,000       51,565  

3.50%, 2/12/35

    50,000       51,205  

3.70%, 8/08/46

    50,000       51,098  

4.25%, 2/06/47

    40,000       44,482  

Oracle Corp.
4.30%, 7/08/34

    50,000       54,672  

4.00%, 7/15/46

    50,000       51,845  

4.00%, 11/15/47

    20,000       20,702  

VMware, Inc.
3.90%, 8/21/27

    25,000       25,155  
   

 

 

 
      350,724  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.8%    
Electric — 1.8%            

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
4.50%, 2/01/45

    25,000       27,578  

Duke Energy Corp.
1.80%, 9/01/21

    25,000       24,376  

3.75%, 9/01/46

    20,000       19,544  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)            

Exelon Corp.
4.45%, 4/15/46

  $ 20,000     $ 21,433  

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

    45,000       55,959  

Southern Co.
4.40%, 7/01/46

    25,000       26,310  
   

 

 

 
      175,200  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $9,419,082)

      9,445,237  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (b)(c)
(Cost $46,350)

    46,350     $ 46,350  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.5%

(Cost $9,465,432)

    $ 9,491,587  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 2.5%

      244,280  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 9,735,867  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $44,676, which is 0.5% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

GMTN:   Global Medium Term Note
MTN:   Medium Term Note

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        1      $ 214,515      $ 214,406        3/29/2018      $ 109  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        22        2,565,305        2,559,563        3/29/2018        5,742  

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        8        1,069,063        1,065,375        3/20/2018        3,688  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        15        1,866,828        1,860,703        3/20/2018        6,125  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     USD        9        1,487,812        1,483,875        3/20/2018        3,937  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     USD        12        1,826,344        1,820,625        3/20/2018        5,719  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 25,320  
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

USD   U.S. Dollar

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Corporate Bonds (d)

     $   —        $ 9,445,237        $   —        $ 9,445,237  

Short-Term Investments

       46,350                            46,350  

Derivatives (e)

                   

Futures Contracts

       25,320                            25,320  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 71,670        $ 9,445,237        $ –          $ 9,516,907  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 99.3%    
Alabama — 1.3%    

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

  $ 100,000     $ 110,929  

Series D, 6.50%, 10/01/53

    580,000       691,198  
   

 

 

 
      802,127  
   

 

 

 
Arizona — 1.9%            

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

    450,000       529,236  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/39

    500,000       595,490  
   

 

 

 
      1,124,726  
   

 

 

 
California — 21.0%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 10/01/54

    1,350,000       1,532,398  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 5/15/46

    975,000       1,117,974  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series C, 6.25%, 1/15/33

    1,000,000       1,200,680  

Series A, 6.00%, 1/15/49

    400,000       475,908  

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority, Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/42

    500,000       529,340  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

    500,000       588,480  

Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/46

    750,000       869,085  

Los Angeles Department of Water, Water Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

    500,000       581,745  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 3/01/41

    500,000       578,420  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/43

    600,000       671,298  

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Sales Tax Revenue,
Series A, 4.75%, 4/01/48

    250,000       273,367  

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission-San Francisco International Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series C, 5.00%, 5/01/46

    1,350,000       1,562,342  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/44

    2,000,000       2,239,500  

Southern California Public Power Authority, Natural Gas Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/33

    300,000       363,552  
   

 

 

 
      12,584,089  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Colorado — 0.2%            

City & County of Denver CO Airport System, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/32

  $ 100,000     $ 113,962  
   

 

 

 
Connecticut — 0.3%            

State of Connecticut Special Tax, Fuel Sales Tax Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/33

    145,000       159,493  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 2.1%            

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Water Revenue,
Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/44

    630,000       723,977  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    455,000       526,608  
   

 

 

 
      1,250,585  
   

 

 

 
Florida — 3.8%            

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    500,000       564,425  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
5.00%, 10/01/36

    815,000       918,644  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/52

    500,000       573,520  

Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 7/01/35

    200,000       223,876  
   

 

 

 
      2,280,465  
   

 

 

 
Georgia — 2.1%            

City of Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater, Water Revenue,
5.00%, 11/01/40

    1,100,000       1,271,215  
   

 

 

 
Guam — 0.1%            

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water Revenue,
5.00%, 1/01/46

    50,000       54,911  
   

 

 

 
Hawaii — 1.0%            

City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System, Sewer Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/40

    500,000       573,865  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 7.2%            

Chicago Midway International Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/41

    500,000       572,000  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/42

    1,000,000       1,128,180  

Series D, 5.00%, 1/01/47

    500,000       570,390  

City of Chicago IL Wastewater Transmission, Sewer Revenue, Series A,
4.00%, 1/01/52

    500,000       508,755  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Illinois (Continued)            

City of Chicago IL Waterworks, Water Revenue,
4.00%, 11/01/37

  $ 80,000     $ 80,601  

5.00%, 11/01/39

    275,000       299,758  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls, Series A,
5.00%, 1/01/40

    1,090,000       1,240,671  
   

 

 

 
      4,400,355  
   

 

 

 
Indiana — 1.0%            

Indiana Finance Authority, Series C,
5.00%, 6/01/29

    300,000       375,873  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 1/01/42

    200,000       230,204  
   

 

 

 
      606,077  
   

 

 

 
Louisiana — 1.3%            

New Orleans Aviation Board, Private Airport & Marina Revenue, Series A, AMT,
5.00%, 1/01/45

    700,000       779,191  
   

 

 

 
Massachusetts — 1.1%            

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund, Fuel Sales Tax Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/44

    600,000       685,890  
   

 

 

 
New Jersey — 3.2%            

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls, Series E,
5.00%, 1/01/45

    1,725,000       1,950,457  
   

 

 

 
New York — 26.2%            

Long Island Power Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 9/01/44

    700,000       780,773  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transit Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,000,000       1,156,760  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    100,000       112,602  

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    1,300,000       1,480,726  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Lease Revenue,
Series A,
5.00%, 11/15/56

    515,000       570,713  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, Income Tax Revenue,
Series I, 5.00%, 5/01/38

    390,000       440,501  

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    1,160,000       1,323,815  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 8/01/39

    600,000       688,290  

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 5/01/40

    500,000       579,455  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Water Revenue,
Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/38

    575,000       651,354  

Series GG, 5.00%, 6/15/39

    650,000       753,655  

5.00%, 6/15/46

    500,000       568,035  

Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/47

    1,950,000       2,172,261  

Series CC, 5.00%, 6/15/47

    1,000,000       1,123,980  

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/47

    500,000       580,735  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
New York (Continued)            

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
5.00%, 10/15/41

  $ 1,100,000     $ 1,282,380  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls, Series C,
5.00%, 11/15/38

    255,000       286,444  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series TE,
5.00%, 12/15/41

    1,100,000       1,259,676  
   

 

 

 
      15,812,155  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 1.0%            

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Water Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 6/01/30

    500,000       609,285  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 4.2%            

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater, Water Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/40

    395,000       447,863  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 7/01/42

    40,000       46,290  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Industrial Revenue,
5.00%, 12/31/34

    390,000       437,904  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    520,000       590,065  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    900,000       1,021,059  
   

 

 

 
      2,543,181  
   

 

 

 
Puerto Rico — 0.9%            

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Fuel Sales Tax Revenue,
Series CC, 5.25%, 7/01/36

    280,000       305,396  

Series N, 5.25%, 7/01/36

    160,000       174,502  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series L,
5.25%, 7/01/35

    50,000       45,831  
   

 

 

 
      525,729  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 4.6%            

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Miscellaneous Revenue, Series C,
5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,030,000       1,138,531  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Nuclear Revenue,
Series E, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    1,000,000       1,096,290  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    200,000       219,232  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

    290,000       327,912  
   

 

 

 
      2,781,965  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Texas — 11.6%            

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls, Series A,
5.00%, 1/01/45

  $ 700,000     $ 781,655  

Central Texas Turnpike System, Highway Revenue Tolls, Series A,
5.00%, 8/15/41

    900,000       998,676  

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System, Water Revenue,
5.00%, 11/15/39

    500,000       568,255  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System, Water Revenue, Series B,
5.00%, 11/15/36

    500,000       586,090  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 2/01/47

    150,000       175,674  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 12/01/46

    300,000       346,269  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 5/15/39

    500,000       561,115  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

    500,000       560,265  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/48

    1,500,000       1,737,930  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Texas (Continued)            

Texas Water Development Board, Water Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 10/15/45

  $ 600,000     $ 693,486  
   

 

 

 
      7,009,415  
   

 

 

 
Utah — 1.4%            

Salt Lake City Corp Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue, Series A, AMT,
5.00%, 7/01/47

    750,000       862,567  
   

 

 

 
Virginia — 1.0%            

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 12/31/52

    550,000       613,283  
   

 

 

 
Washington — 0.8%            

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, Series S1,
5.00%, 11/01/45

    400,000       462,952  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $59,619,477)

      59,857,940  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3%

(Cost $59,619,477)

    $ 59,857,940  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.7%

      426,283  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 60,284,223  
   

 

 

 
 

 

AMT:   Alternative Minimum Tax

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Municipal Bonds (a)

     $   —        $ 59,857,940        $   —        $ 59,857,940  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ 59,857,940        $        $ 59,857,940  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%    
Australia — 4.4%    

Amcor Ltd.

    1,428     $ 16,656  

ASX Ltd.

    296       12,793  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    2,490       9,926  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    578       5,089  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    409       3,821  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (a)

    69       2,336  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,693       5,891  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (a)

    688       2,087  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    2,917       15,820  

LendLease Group (b)

    685       8,238  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    3,290       8,138  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,678       13,479  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    486       8,190  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    1,617       5,272  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    5,092       13,211  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,273       42,290  
   

 

 

 
      173,237  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 1.5%            

Ambev SA

    5,768       36,228  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    840       6,898  

CCR SA

    1,465       7,084  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    230       2,517  

Hypermarcas SA

    453       4,546  

Porto Seguro SA

    128       1,401  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    137       891  
   

 

 

 
      59,565  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 13.3%            

Agrium, Inc.

    169       18,569  

Bank of Montreal

    782       60,171  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    1,448       91,483  

BCE, Inc.

    205       9,810  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (a)

    521       47,708  

CI Financial Corp.

    291       6,575  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

    96       1,566  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    361       9,824  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    72       2,488  

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    468       9,830  

Keyera Corp.

    240       6,764  

Power Corp. of Canada

    400       10,135  

Power Financial Corp.

    302       8,275  

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,767       138,125  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    508       11,320  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    751       29,676  

TELUS Corp.

    258       9,535  

TransCanada Corp.

    1,093       52,424  
   

 

 

 
      524,278  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    3,562       2,049  

Banco Santander Chile

    81,931       5,607  
   

 

 

 
      7,656  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China — 5.2%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    33,013     $ 15,344  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    102,388       89,276  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,514       5,515  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    900       848  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,800       4,447  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    894       8,717  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    90,046       69,983  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,561       2,139  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    1,785       4,192  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,430       2,626  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,478       1,771  
   

 

 

 
      204,858  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

Komercni banka AS

    107       4,485  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    525       1,893  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    74       924  
   

 

 

 
      7,302  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.1%            

Tryg A/S

    142       3,452  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 2.7%            

Elisa OYJ

    171       6,957  

Metso OYJ

    130       4,588  

Nokia OYJ

    7,092       35,588  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    143       6,242  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    122       4,506  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    545       28,808  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    653       19,656  
   

 

 

 
      106,345  
   

 

 

 
France — 10.0%            

AXA SA

    2,340       70,605  

Bouygues SA

    245       12,674  

CNP Assurances

    182       4,096  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    215       4,867  

Sanofi

    1,373       125,181  

SCOR SE

    210       8,563  

Societe BIC SA

    30       3,483  

TOTAL SA

    2,910       164,193  
   

 

 

 
      393,662  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 11.0%            

Allianz SE

    551       129,952  

BASF SE

    1,108       123,967  

Daimler AG

    1,160       95,986  

Evonik Industries AG

    200       7,460  

Hannover Rueck SE

    68       8,935  

Innogy SE, 144A

    164       7,581  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    187       41,611  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    285       9,064  

TUI AG

    532       9,814  
   

 

 

 
      434,370  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Greece — 0.1%            

OPAP SA

    282     $ 3,440  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.4%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    4,545       22,986  

China Everbright Ltd.

    804       1,793  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,420       3,664  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,042       3,843  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,242       22,865  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    3,426       4,606  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    2,388       5,620  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    898       22,191  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (b)

    3,560       4,472  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    716       3,837  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    7,505       10,878  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    1,562       2,836  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,628       13,903  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    1,465       2,862  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    3,565       6,454  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    911       3,254  
   

 

 

 
      136,064  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.1%            

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    674       3,813  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.7%            

Snam SpA

    2,997       15,111  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    1,687       10,431  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    862       2,021  
   

 

 

 
      27,563  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 4.5%            

Canon, Inc.

    1,291       49,302  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    1,309       43,267  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    600       19,486  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,754       26,623  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    675       12,562  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    236       3,980  

Subaru Corp.

    748       24,385  
   

 

 

 
      179,605  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.3%            

Sands China Ltd.

    2,838       13,790  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.5%            

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    1,300       1,173  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    1,900       1,320  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    4,200       4,765  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    812       1,920  

Maxis Bhd

    2,300       3,335  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    900       3,495  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    996       850  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    1,200       1,009  
   

 

 

 
      17,867  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.2%            

Randstad Holding NV

    151       9,299  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.3%            

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    860       4,079  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    908       2,042  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
New Zealand (Continued)            

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,266     $ 5,607  
   

 

 

 
      11,728  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.4%            

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    246       4,459  

Orkla ASA

    1,018       10,205  
   

 

 

 
      14,664  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.1%            

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    100       3,641  

Manila Electric Co.

    280       1,755  
   

 

 

 
      5,396  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.5%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    2,907       10,190  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    547       10,743  
   

 

 

 
      20,933  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    118       907  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    446       4,159  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    33       1,468  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    91       2,275  
   

 

 

 
      8,809  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.2%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    489       7,607  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 2.8%            

Alrosa PJSC

    1,755       2,338  

Gazprom PJSC

    13,551       30,632  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    12,475       786  

LUKOIL PJSC

    542       30,526  

Magnit PJSC, GDR

    393       10,383  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    80       13,515  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    169       2,535  

RusHydro PJSC

    135,233       1,883  

Severstal PJSC

    310       4,900  

Tatneft PJSC

    1,797       14,038  
   

 

 

 
      111,536  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.9%            

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    2,387       3,540  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    3,947       36,438  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    941       5,233  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (a)

    1,900       3,888  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    1,915       4,629  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    9,939       27,490  

StarHub Ltd.

    700       1,479  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,599       31,065  
   

 

 

 
      113,762  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 3.1%            

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    785       9,031  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    133       701  

FirstRand Ltd.

    4,117       16,915  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    276       3,180  

Investec Ltd.

    310       2,148  

Investec PLC

    836       5,845  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    138     $ 1,169  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,597       3,040  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    1,237       1,811  

Mr Price Group Ltd. (a)

    302       4,580  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    293       4,941  

Netcare Ltd.

    1,409       2,312  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    870       4,245  

Sanlam Ltd.

    1,742       9,940  

SPAR Group Ltd. (a)

    184       2,546  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    1,584       19,980  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

    3,847       15,781  

Truworths International Ltd.

    550       3,209  

Vodacom Group Ltd. (a)

    736       7,785  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    1,222       5,168  
   

 

 

 
      124,327  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    27       6,550  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.5%            

Enagas SA

    323       9,479  

Endesa SA

    389       8,675  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    411       9,187  

Iberdrola SA

    6,954       55,224  

Mapfre SA

    842       2,832  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    526       11,895  
   

 

 

 
      97,292  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.0%            

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    1,163       27,384  

Skanska AB, Class B

    463       10,155  
   

 

 

 
      37,539  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 2.9%            

Swiss Prime Site AG

    87       7,500  

Swiss Re AG

    377       35,334  

Swisscom AG

    32       16,882  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    184       55,588  
   

 

 

 
      115,304  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 6.3%            

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

    8,096       10,486  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    790       8,507  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    10,029       17,287  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,386       4,089  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    574       1,523  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    4,650       16,046  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    5,173       3,579  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    21,357       14,241  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    2,419       11,009  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    219       1,961  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    1,929       4,598  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    410       1,716  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    9,208       5,910  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    3,604       10,934  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    5,000       15,103  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    534       535  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    1,127       3,134  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,166     $ 13,354  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    997       1,326  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    18,905       63,029  

Inventec Corp.

    3,094       2,321  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    2,611       3,208  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    865       2,114  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    177       1,623  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    645       2,462  

Pegatron Corp.

    2,457       5,595  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    183       1,855  

Pou Chen Corp.

    2,583       3,100  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    548       2,037  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,696       4,494  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    1,942       6,960  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    1,110       2,642  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    494       1,207  
   

 

 

 
      247,985  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 1.2%            

Bangkok Bank PCL

    300       1,833  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    600       1,548  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    600       1,603  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    4,200       2,482  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    2,600       6,329  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    1,300       16,399  

Siam Cement PCL

    500       7,287  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    2,300       10,739  
   

 

 

 
      48,220  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.3%            

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    1,447       3,181  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    100       1,406  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    254       1,266  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    167       5,169  
   

 

 

 
      11,022  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.6%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    2,423       4,651  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    4,498       2,694  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    2,464       2,314  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    1,832       1,227  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    1,499       2,461  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    3,157       1,848  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    2,289       10,221  
   

 

 

 
      25,416  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 14.8%            

Admiral Group PLC

    256       6,658  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,532       98,973  

Babcock International Group PLC

    276       2,602  

BAE Systems PLC

    3,910       29,189  

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,180       9,671  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    159       8,205  

BT Group PLC

    9,982       35,207  

Capita PLC

    796       5,022  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    1,662       8,222  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

easyJet PLC

    205     $ 3,898  

G4S PLC

    1,868       6,482  

IMI PLC

    328       5,571  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,142       47,329  

ITV PLC

    4,479       9,686  

Legal & General Group PLC

    7,284       26,321  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    1,985       8,408  

National Grid PLC

    4,216       50,460  

Next PLC

    179       10,838  

Pearson PLC

    1,011       9,680  

Persimmon PLC

    378       12,985  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    528       28,336  

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,493       70,700  

Royal Mail PLC

    1,118       6,681  

Severn Trent PLC

    285       8,090  

SSE PLC

    1,203       22,273  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    3,227       18,775  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    3,754       9,925  

WPP PLC

    1,513       26,743  
   

 

 

 
      586,930  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,477,189)

      3,901,186  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.7%    
Brazil — 0.4%    

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    4,862       15,417  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    67       5,798  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    28     $ 2,508  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    47       4,686  
   

 

 

 
      7,194  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $24,745)

      28,409  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Taiwan — 0.0%    

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd., expires 12/15/17*(c)
(Cost $0)

    292       0  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 0.3%            

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (d)
(Cost $13,940)

    500       13,936  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.7%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (e)(f)
(Cost $27,191)

    27,191       27,191  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%

(Cost $3,543,065)

    $ 3,970,722  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.4%)

      (16,159
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 3,954,563  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $25,579, which is 0.6% of net assets.
(b) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.
(c) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(d) Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.
(e) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(f) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Private Joint Stock Company
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated funds during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Value ($)
at 5/31/2017
    Purchases
Cost
($)
    Sales
Proceeds
($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss)
($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income
Distributions
($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Value ($)
at 11/30/2017
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

    28,205       64,713       (78,853     46       (175     403             13,936  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    AED      115,000      USD      31,307      $      $ (2

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    AUD      267,000      USD      204,649        2,694         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    AUD      3,000      USD      2,299        30         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    BRL      259,000      USD      78,843               (234

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CAD      28,000      USD      21,726        21         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CAD      693,800      USD      538,358        542         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    CHF      5,000      USD      5,026               (59

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    CHF      114,000      USD      114,602               (1,338

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CLP      3,244,000      USD      5,100        89         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CLP      888,000      USD      1,396        24         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CZK      129,000      USD      5,865               (154

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      19,000      USD      2,980               (60

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      28,000      USD      32,674               (665

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    EUR      840,000      USD      980,146               (20,041

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      502,000      USD      667,188               (11,868

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      14,000      USD      18,608               (330

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      127,000      USD      16,285        23         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    HKD      3,121,000      USD      400,205        571         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    JPY      1,186,000      USD      10,451               (90

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    JPY      12,827,000      USD      113,016               (992

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    KRW      14,146,000      USD      12,631               (368

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    MXN      73,000      USD      3,796               (118

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    NOK      120,000      USD      14,677        250         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NZD      20,000      USD      13,692        23         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    PHP      170,000      USD      3,280               (102

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    PLN      15,000      USD      4,122               (128

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    QAR      37,000      USD      10,161                

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    RUB      159,000      USD      2,709               (8

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    RUB      4,673,000      USD      79,651               (208

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    SEK      327,000      USD      39,125        43         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    SGD      155,000      USD      113,789               (1,148

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    SGD      2,000      USD      1,468               (15

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    THB      1,313,000      USD      39,512               (694

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      33,000      USD      8,612        198         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TRY      14,000      USD      3,650        80         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      7,492,000      USD      248,615               (1,234

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    TWD      279,000      USD      9,272               (33

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      31,310      AED      115,000                

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      204,971      AUD      270,000               (747

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      79,241      BRL      259,000               (164

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      560,306      CAD      721,800               (785

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      121,197      CHF      119,000               (171

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      6,379      CLP      4,132,000        4         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      6,025      CZK      129,000               (6

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      3,044      DKK      19,000               (4

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      1,034,960      EUR      868,000               (1,433

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      698,483      GBP      516,000               (489

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      415,866      HKD      3,248,000        30         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      125,222      JPY      14,013,000               (673

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      13,004      KRW      14,146,000               (5

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      3,923      MXN      73,000               (10

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      14,476      NOK      120,000               (49

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      13,725      NZD      20,000               (56

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      1,830      PHP      92,000               (1

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      1,505      PHP      78,000        46         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      4,258      PLN      15,000               (8

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      9,946      QAR      37,000      $ 215      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      82,665      RUB      4,832,000               (88

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      39,237      SEK      327,000               (155

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      116,555      SGD      157,000               (136

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      40,202      THB      1,313,000        5         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      12,019      TRY      47,000               (35

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      258,947      TWD      7,771,000        206         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      106,071      ZAR      1,447,300               (633

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      1,426,300      USD      100,285               (3,624

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   12/5/2017    ZAR      21,000      USD      1,477               (53

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    IDR      49,637,000      USD      3,647               (21

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    MYR      67,000      USD      15,834               (546

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    USD      3,667      IDR      49,637,000                

RBC Capital Markets

   12/6/2017    USD      16,379      MYR      67,000                

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    AED      115,000      USD      31,306               (1

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    AUD      270,000      USD      204,937        745         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    BRL      259,000      USD      78,975        166         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CAD      721,800      USD      560,607        793         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    CHF      119,000      USD      121,535        165         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CLP      4,132,000      USD      6,382               (1

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CZK      129,000      USD      6,048        5         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    DKK      19,000      USD      3,051        4         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      52,000      USD      62,144        92         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    EUR      868,000      USD      1,037,208        1,406         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      516,000      USD      699,397        492         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    HKD      3,248,000      USD      416,010               (49

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    IDR      49,637,000      USD      3,656               (2

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    KRW      14,146,000      USD      13,006        3         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    MXN      73,000      USD      3,903        10         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    MYR      67,000      USD      16,380        19         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    NOK      120,000      USD      14,492        49         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NZD      20,000      USD      13,719        56         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    PHP      92,000      USD      1,828        1         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    PHP      179,000      USD      3,548               (6

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    PLN      15,000      USD      4,260        8         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    QAR      37,000      USD      9,944               (219

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    SEK      327,000      USD      39,344        158         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    SGD      157,000      USD      116,573        134         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    THB      240,000      USD      7,366        12         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    THB      1,313,000      USD      40,214               (19

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    TRY      47,000      USD      11,909        41         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    TWD      7,771,000      USD      259,293               (275

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      5,990      AED      22,000               (1

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    USD      3,036      AUD      4,000               (11

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      2,750      BRL      9,000               (11

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    USD      32,622      CAD      42,000               (47

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      4,086      CHF      4,000               (6

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      120,642      GBP      89,000               (95

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      59,173      HKD      462,000        8         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    USD      3,902      MXN      73,000               (10

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    USD      2,058      NZD      3,000               (8

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    USD      4,260      PLN      15,000               (8

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    USD      2,971      SGD      4,000               (4

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    USD      6,751      TWD      202,000               (4

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    ZAR      292,000      USD      21,298        133         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   1/4/2018    ZAR      1,447,300      USD      105,552        645         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/5/2018    JPY      6,224,000      USD      55,726        301         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/5/2018    JPY      14,013,000      USD      125,459        671         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/10/2018        RUB        4,832,000        USD        82,237      $ 154      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/10/2018        RUB        1,742,000        USD        29,646        54         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 11,419      $ (50,558
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AED   Arab Emirates Dirham
AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
CLP   Chilean Peso
CZK   Czech Koruna
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso

 

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

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (g)

     $ 3,901,186        $      $   —        $ 3,901,186  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       28,409                          28,409  

Rights

                       0          0  

Exchange-Traded Fund

       13,936                          13,936  

Short-Term Investments

       27,191                          27,191  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                11,419                 11,419  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 3,970,722        $ 11,419      $ 0        $ 3,982,141  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (50,558    $        $ (50,558
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (50,558    $        $ (50,558
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(h) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Australia — 6.7%    

ASX Ltd.

    526     $ 22,734  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    5,578       22,235  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    1,314       11,569  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    1,038       9,697  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    4,080       14,196  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (a)

    1,486       4,507  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    6,416       34,797  

LendLease Group (b)

    1,501       18,052  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    7,468       18,472  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    3,783       30,389  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    3,731       12,163  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    11,290       29,291  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    3,124       103,783  
   

 

 

 
      331,885  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.1%            

Tryg A/S

    306       7,438  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 4.9%            

Elisa OYJ

    385       15,663  

Metso OYJ

    303       10,693  

Nokia OYJ

    16,078       80,681  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    311       13,574  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    291       10,748  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,237       65,386  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,446       43,527  
   

 

 

 
      240,272  
   

 

 

 
France — 14.7%            

AXA SA

    5,291       159,644  

Bouygues SA

    598       30,934  

CNP Assurances

    457       10,286  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    468       10,595  

Sanofi

    2,711       247,170  

SCOR SE

    468       19,084  

TOTAL SA

    4,425       249,675  
   

 

 

 
      727,388  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 20.1%            

Allianz SE

    1,043       245,990  

BASF SE

    2,222       248,605  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    902       90,913  

Daimler AG

    2,626       217,291  

Evonik Industries AG

    441       16,450  

Hannover Rueck SE

    167       21,944  

Innogy SE, 144A

    376       17,380  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    421       93,680  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    631       20,068  

TUI AG

    1,193       22,007  
   

 

 

 
      994,328  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 5.2%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    10,029       50,722  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    4,463       45,515  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    5,545       13,049  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,071       51,177  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (b)

    10,037     $ 12,607  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    16,241       23,540  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    4,239       7,696  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    3,760       32,111  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    8,263       14,960  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    1,982       7,080  
   

 

 

 
      258,457  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 2.1%            

Atlantia SpA

    1,229       40,827  

Snam SpA

    6,167       31,093  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    3,994       24,696  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    2,800       6,566  
   

 

 

 
      103,182  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 5.5%            

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    323       12,499  

Canon, Inc.

    2,934       112,047  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    6,400       61,870  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,624       30,223  

Subaru Corp.

    1,700       55,421  
   

 

 

 
      272,060  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.6%            

Sands China Ltd.

    6,487       31,521  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.5%            

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    1,861       8,828  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,898       4,268  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    4,919       12,171  
   

 

 

 
      25,267  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.2%            

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    539       9,770  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.5%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    6,600       23,135  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.1%            

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    6,100       9,046  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    2,150       11,957  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    4,280       8,759  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    4,190       10,129  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    22,498       62,226  

StarHub Ltd.

    1,600       3,381  
   

 

 

 
      105,498  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 4.5%            

Enagas SA

    649       19,045  

Endesa SA

    860       19,178  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    950       21,235  

Iberdrola SA

    15,599       123,877  

Mapfre SA

    2,988       10,051  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    1,173       26,527  
   

 

 

 
      219,913  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.7%            

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,617       61,619  

Skanska AB, Class B

    923       20,244  
   

 

 

 
      81,863  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland — 5.3%            

Swiss Prime Site AG

    194     $ 16,723  

Swiss Re AG

    866       81,164  

Swisscom AG

    71       37,458  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    412       124,469  
   

 

 

 
      259,814  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 24.7%            

Admiral Group PLC

    539       14,017  

AstraZeneca PLC

    3,445       222,560  

BAE Systems PLC

    8,758       65,380  

Barratt Developments PLC

    2,818       23,095  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    356       18,372  

Capita PLC

    1,861       11,741  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    3,730       18,452  

easyJet PLC

    452       8,595  

IMI PLC

    739       12,553  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,609       108,128  

ITV PLC

    9,834       21,266  

Legal & General Group PLC

    16,157       58,385  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    4,631       19,615  

National Grid PLC

    9,301       111,321  

Next PLC

    398       24,098  

Pearson PLC

    2,230       21,352  

Persimmon PLC

    836       28,717  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,151       61,770  

Rio Tinto PLC

    3,372       159,678  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Royal Mail PLC

    2,506     $ 14,976  

Severn Trent PLC

    638       18,111  

SSE PLC

    2,715       50,266  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    7,238       42,111  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    9,121       24,115  

WPP PLC

    3,498       61,830  
   

 

 

 
      1,220,504  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,451,922)

      4,912,295  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.3%    
Germany — 0.3%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
(Cost $10,739)

    147       12,720  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (c)(d)
(Cost $14,097)

    14,097       14,097  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $4,476,758)

    $ 4,939,112  

Other assets and liabilities, net (a) — 0.0%

      1,347  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,940,459  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan amounting to $4,280. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” include pending sales, amounting to $9,113 that are also on loan. The value of all securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $13,393, which is 0.3% of net assets.
(b) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated funds during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Value ($)
at 5/31/2017
    Purchases
Cost
($)
    Sales
Proceeds
($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss)
($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income
Distributions
($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Value ($)
at 11/30/2017
 

Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

    23,654       70,414       (94,221     865       (712     707              

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    AUD      13,000      USD      9,964      $ 131      $  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    AUD      512,000      USD      392,428        5,159         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CHF      250,000      USD      251,306               (2,950

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    CHF      18,000      USD      18,095               (212

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      40,000      USD      6,273               (126

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    EUR      108,000      USD      126,025               (2,570

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    EUR      189,000      USD      220,537               (4,505

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    EUR      1,611,000      USD      1,879,916               (38,300

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      47,000      USD      62,468               (1,109

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    GBP      72,000      USD      95,697               (1,698

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    GBP      924,000      USD      1,228,107               (21,789

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    HKD      2,274,000      USD      291,590        411         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    JPY      15,468,000      USD      136,286               (1,196

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    JPY      1,900,000      USD      16,743               (144

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NOK      81,000      USD      9,907        169         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NZD      51,000      USD      34,915        59         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      30,000      USD      3,590        4         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SEK      710,000      USD      84,951        94         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SGD      10,000      USD      7,342               (74

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    SGD      238,000      USD      174,725               (1,758

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      398,554      AUD      525,000               (1,453

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      272,926      CHF      268,000               (365

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      6,409      DKK      40,000               (9

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      339,820      EUR      285,000               (470

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      13,964      EUR      12,000        325         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      1,920,997      EUR      1,611,000               (2,780

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      15,920      GBP      12,000        312         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2017    USD      144,844      GBP      107,000               (105

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2017    USD      1,250,814      GBP      924,000               (918

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      4,232      HKD      33,000               (6

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      286,932      HKD      2,241,000        20         

RBC Capital Markets

   12/5/2017    USD      155,203      JPY      17,368,000               (834

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      9,771      NOK      81,000               (33

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      34,999      NZD      51,000               (143

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      88,793      SEK      740,000               (351

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      184,113      SGD      248,000               (215

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    AUD      525,000      USD      398,475        1,434         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    CHF      268,000      USD      273,696        359         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    DKK      40,000      USD      6,423        9         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    DKK      9,000      USD      1,445        2         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    EUR      285,000      USD      340,562        466         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    EUR      1,611,000      USD      1,925,129        2,690         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    EUR      64,000      USD      76,477        105         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2018    GBP      107,000      USD      145,034        106         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    GBP      924,000      USD      1,252,436        909         

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    HKD      46,000      USD      5,891               (1

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    HKD      2,241,000      USD      287,026               (39

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NOK      81,000      USD      9,782        33         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    NZD      51,000      USD      34,983        143         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    SEK      740,000      USD      89,034        355         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    SGD      248,000      USD      184,132        203         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    USD      2,277      AUD      3,000               (8

RBC Capital Markets

   1/4/2018    USD      8,171      CHF      8,000               (12

The Bank of New York Mellon

   1/4/2018    USD      191,123      GBP      141,000               (144

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    USD      9,603      NZD      14,000               (39

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    USD      7,100      SEK      59,000               (30

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        77,227        SGD        104,000      $      $ (95

RBC Capital Markets

     1/5/2018        JPY        13,340,000        USD        119,440        645         

RBC Capital Markets

     1/5/2018        JPY        17,368,000        USD        155,496        831         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 14,974      $ (84,481
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD   Australian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar

 

JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar
 

 

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 4,912,295        $      $   —        $ 4,912,295  

Preferred Stock

       12,720                          12,720  

Short-Term Investments

       14,097                          14,097  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                14,974                 14,974  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 4,939,112        $ 14,974      $        $ 4,954,086  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (84,481    $        $ (84,481
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (84,481    $        $ (84,481
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(f) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 94.7%    
Brazil — 5.1%    

Ambev SA

    11,092     $ 69,667  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    1,552       12,744  

CCR SA

    3,215       15,547  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    408       4,466  

Hypermarcas SA

    804       8,068  

Odontoprev SA

    510       2,376  

Porto Seguro SA

    347       3,798  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    492       3,199  
   

 

 

 
      119,865  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.4%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    5,025       2,890  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    9,105       7,431  
   

 

 

 
      10,321  
   

 

 

 
China — 14.6%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    60,741       28,231  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    2,800       12,548  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    135,422       118,080  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,502       9,114  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    2,200       2,073  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    9,000       8,205  

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

    1,299       4,990  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,000       8,192  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    1,366       13,319  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    150,741       117,155  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,311       4,536  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    3,889       9,132  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,000       4,742  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,884       4,655  
   

 

 

 
      344,972  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.6%            

Komercni banka AS

    201       8,425  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    1,282       4,623  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    119       1,486  
   

 

 

 
      14,534  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%            

JUMBO SA

    196       2,963  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 4.3%            

China Everbright Ltd.

    2,472       5,513  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,702       4,391  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    7,990       25,371  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    7,450       21,415  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,209       6,040  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    4,000       5,193  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    5,600       7,529  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       11,472  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    3,000       3,515  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    2,884     $ 5,635  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    6,392       6,253  
   

 

 

 
      102,327  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.4%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    815       9,449  
   

 

 

 
India — 1.6%            

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    2,410       37,500  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.8%            

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    20,538       12,299  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    1,326       7,502  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    10,200       5,524  

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    15,595       2,536  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

    118,700       36,419  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    4,800       2,023  
   

 

 

 
      66,303  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 3.5%            

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    3,100       2,797  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    3,000       2,084  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    8,248       9,358  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    1,500       3,547  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    1,300       4,813  

Maxis Bhd

    4,800       6,960  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    100       2,379  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    500       2,959  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    1,900       7,378  

Public Bank Bhd

    6,400       31,143  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    2,300       1,963  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    3,100       4,571  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    2,500       2,103  
   

 

 

 
      82,055  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.6%            

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    839       8,351  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    12,304       28,999  
   

 

 

 
      37,350  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.4%            

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    10,900       3,262  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    85       3,095  

Manila Electric Co.

    520       3,259  
   

 

 

 
      9,616  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.3%            

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    4,748       8,112  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.8%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    294       2,261  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    971       9,053  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    73       3,248  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    156       3,900  
   

 

 

 
      18,462  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.6%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    881       13,705  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Russia — 9.6%            

Alrosa PJSC

    5,930     $ 7,899  

Gazprom PJSC

    24,535       55,462  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    61,354       3,868  

LUKOIL PJSC

    724       40,776  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    265       14,721  

Magnit PJSC, GDR

    794       20,977  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    145       24,496  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    313       4,695  

Polyus PJSC

    56       4,705  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR

    2,117       10,443  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    125       628  

RusHydro PJSC

    250,152       3,483  

Severstal PJSC

    551       8,709  

Tatneft PJSC

    3,412       26,655  
   

 

 

 
      227,517  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 10.1%            

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    1,568       18,039  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    786       10,967  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (a)

    554       2,920  

FirstRand Ltd.

    7,782       31,973  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    546       6,290  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    343       2,905  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    2,496       3,654  

Mr Price Group Ltd. (a)

    648       9,828  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    498       8,399  

Netcare Ltd.

    2,832       4,646  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    704       3,267  

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    247       2,359  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    1,419       4,389  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    1,521       7,421  

Sanlam Ltd.

    3,258       18,591  

SPAR Group Ltd. (a)

    515       7,127  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    2,997       37,804  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

    6,762       27,738  

Truworths International Ltd.

    1,162       6,780  

Vodacom Group Ltd. (a)

    1,396       14,765  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    2,307       9,756  
   

 

 

 
      239,618  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 3.4%            

Coway Co. Ltd.

    141       12,425  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    52       1,888  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    168       6,700  

Kia Motors Corp.

    520       16,079  

KT&G Corp.

    274       30,717  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    48       11,644  
   

 

 

 
      79,453  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 27.9%            

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

    15,441       20,000  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    1,000       6,668  

AU Optronics Corp.

    20,000       8,502  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    1,726       18,587  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    21,785       37,550  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,936       8,459  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,434       3,806  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    9,122       31,477  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    10,905     $ 7,544  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    40,638       27,097  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    4,130       18,795  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    510       4,565  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    4,047       9,647  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    848       3,548  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    20,052       12,869  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    7,000       21,238  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    9,947       30,046  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    2,429       2,433  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    1,386       3,854  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    15,615       25,536  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    34,159       113,886  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    764       8,839  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,441       10,114  

Inventec Corp.

    6,780       5,086  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    4,000       4,914  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    1,807       4,416  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,000       9,168  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    1,510       5,764  

Pegatron Corp.

    5,000       11,386  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    369       3,740  

Pou Chen Corp.

    6,045       7,255  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    2,000       6,068  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    1,221       4,539  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,653       7,757  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    3,304       11,842  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    13,000       97,953  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    11,725       24,901  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    2,325       5,535  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    22,288       10,329  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    1,257       3,072  
   

 

 

 
      658,785  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 3.6%            

Bangkok Bank PCL

    700       4,276  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    1,147       2,959  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    1,330       3,553  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    7,823       4,623  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    4,725       11,501  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    2,300       29,014  

Siam Cement PCL

    800       11,660  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    3,900       18,210  
   

 

 

 
      85,796  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 1.1%            

Arcelik AS

    454       2,297  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    3,604       7,924  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    186       2,615  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    383       1,909  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    277       8,573  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    2,448       2,620  
   

 

 

 
      25,938  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 1.9%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    4,766       9,148  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Arab Emirates (Continued)            

Aldar Properties PJSC

    6,889     $ 4,126  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    4,047       3,801  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    3,452       2,312  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    3,174       5,211  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    5,242       3,068  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    3,969       17,722  
   

 

 

 
      45,388  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,038,675)

      2,240,029  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.0%    
Brazil — 1.2%    

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    9,130       28,951  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B

    500       2,187  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.7%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    61       5,465  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    97       9,671  
   

 

 

 
      15,136  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $41,145)

      46,274  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Taiwan — 0.0%    

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd., expires 12/15/17*(b)
(Cost $0)

    625     $ 0  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.0%    

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (c)

    600       14,316  

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

    230       9,982  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $24,274)

      24,298  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.9%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $21,159)

    21,159       21,159  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6%

(Cost $2,125,253)

    $ 2,331,760  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.4%

      32,905  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,364,665  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $19,683, which is 0.8% of net assets.
(b) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(c) Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Private Joint Stock Company
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated funds during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Value ($)
at 5/31/2017
    Purchases
Cost
($)
    Sales
Proceeds
($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss)
($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income
Distributions
($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Value ($) at
11/30/2017
 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

    9,653       47,758       (44,993     2,025       (127     2             14,316  

At November 30, 2017, open futures contract purchased was as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

SGX NIFTY 50 Futures

     USD        3      $ 62,670      $ 61,668        12/28/2017      $ (1,002

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AED      5,000      USD      1,361      $      $  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AED      245,000      USD      66,698               (5

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    BRL      9,000      USD      2,739               (9

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    BRL      695,000      USD      211,545               (651

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CLP      4,747,000      USD      7,463        130         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CZK      317,000      USD      14,412               (379

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HKD      4,705,000      USD      603,330        870         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HKD      235,000      USD      30,133        42         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HUF      2,962,000      USD      11,092               (172

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    KRW      1,800,000      USD      1,607               (47

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    KRW      82,849,000      USD      73,956               (2,178

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    MXN      752,000      USD      39,104               (1,213

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    PHP      492,000      USD      9,492               (294

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    PLN      67,000      USD      18,412               (572

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    QAR      73,000      USD      20,032               (17

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    RUB      11,170,000      USD      190,369               (522

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    RUB      250,000      USD      4,260               (13

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    THB      3,539,000      USD      106,484               (1,887

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TRY      13,000      USD      3,390        75         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TRY      85,000      USD      22,177        505         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TWD      17,964,000      USD      596,670               (2,407

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TWD      435,000      USD      14,447               (60

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    TWD      120,000      USD      3,979               (23

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      68,064      AED      250,000               (1

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      215,389      BRL      704,000               (445

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      7,329      CLP      4,747,000        4         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      14,805      CZK      317,000               (15

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      632,506      HKD      4,940,000        45         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      11,284      HUF      2,962,000               (20

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      77,785      KRW      84,649,000        3         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      40,417      MXN      752,000               (100

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      6,805      PHP      342,000               (2

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      2,895      PHP      150,000        89         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      19,019      PLN      67,000               (35

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      20,048      QAR      73,000                

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      195,502      RUB      11,420,000               (339

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      104,667      THB      3,409,000               (276

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      3,914      THB      130,000        67         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      25,089      TRY      98,000               (103

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      617,423      TWD      18,519,000        161         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    USD      230,310      ZAR      3,142,000               (1,409

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    ZAR      3,065,000      USD      215,538               (7,753

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    ZAR      77,000      USD      5,414               (196

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/6/2017    IDR      273,448,000      USD      20,096               (110

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/6/2017    MYR      198,000      USD      46,842               (1,564

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/6/2017    USD      20,213      IDR      273,448,000               (8

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/6/2017    USD      47,217      MYR      193,000               (34

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/6/2017    USD      1,184      MYR      5,000        39         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    AED      250,000      USD      68,055               (5

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    BRL      704,000      USD      214,693        479         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CLP      3,284,000      USD      5,061               (12

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CLP      4,747,000      USD      7,330               (3

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    CZK      317,000      USD      14,863        12         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    EUR      3,000      USD      3,585        5         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    HKD      4,940,000      USD      632,709               (91

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   1/4/2018    HUF      2,962,000      USD      11,311        19         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        IDR        607,114,000        USD        44,701      $      $ (38

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        IDR        273,448,000        USD        20,158        8         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        INR        2,392,000        USD        36,942               (7

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        KRW        15,737,000        USD        14,459               (6

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        KRW        4,264,000        USD        3,915               (4

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        KRW        84,649,000        USD        77,785               (20

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        MXN        752,000        USD        40,202        107         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        MYR        141,000        USD        34,457        25         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        MYR        193,000        USD        47,154        23         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        PHP        342,000        USD        6,794        4         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        PHP        189,000        USD        3,747               (6

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        PLN        67,000        USD        19,027        35         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        QAR        73,000        USD        20,043               (7

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        THB        3,409,000        USD        104,715        254         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        TRY        98,000        USD        24,860        115         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        TWD        18,519,000        USD        618,000               (573

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        TWD        1,524,000        USD        50,803               (101

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        19,330        AED        71,000               (1

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        59,782        BRL        196,000               (142

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        10,376        HKD        81,000                

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        174,328        HKD        1,361,000        12         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        1,524        HUF        399,000               (3

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        4,806        MXN        90,000               (8

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        10,509        PLN        37,000               (21

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        3,022        QAR        11,000                

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        4,146        THB        135,000               (9

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        15,588        THB        507,000               (52

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        5,812        TWD        174,000                

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        5,880        ZAR        81,000               (9

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        ZAR        3,142,000        USD        229,181        1,435         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        ZAR        374,000        USD        27,275        166         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/10/2018        RUB        11,420,000        USD        194,478        483         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/10/2018        RUB        1,976,000        USD        33,617        50         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 5,262      $ (23,977
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AED   Arab Emirates Dirham
BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
CZK   Czech Koruna
EUR   Euro
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
INR   Indian Rupee
KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso

 

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

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 2,240,029      $   —      $   —        $ 2,240,029  

Preferred Stocks (f)

       46,274                        46,274  

Rights

                     0          0  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       24,298                        24,298  

Short-Term Investments

       21,159                        21,159  

Derivatives (g)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              5,262                 5,262  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,331,760      $ 5,262      $ 0        $ 2,337,022  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (23,977    $        $ (23,977

Futures Contracts

       (1,002                      (1,002
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (1,002    $ (23,977    $        $ (24,979
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(g) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%    
Finland — 22.5%    

Elisa OYJ

    1,656     $ 67,371  

Fortum OYJ

    5,151       108,396  

Metso OYJ

    1,313       46,337  

Nokia OYJ

    38,995       195,680  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    1,357       59,228  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    1,213       44,800  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    3,687       194,891  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    6,190       186,328  
   

 

 

 
      903,031  
   

 

 

 
France — 22.6%            

AXA SA

    6,684       201,675  

Bouygues SA

    2,487       128,648  

CNP Assurances

    1,999       44,993  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    2,033       46,024  

Sanofi

    2,203       200,854  

SCOR SE

    2,004       81,719  

TOTAL SA

    3,591       202,618  
   

 

 

 
      906,531  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 25.5%            

Allianz SE

    849       200,235  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,715       172,856  

Daimler AG

    2,403       198,839  

Hannover Rueck SE

    699       91,851  

Innogy SE, 144A

    1,617       74,743  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    878       195,370  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    2,702       85,933  
   

 

 

 
      1,019,827  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy — 10.9%            

Atlantia SpA

    5,267     $ 174,969  

Snam SpA

    26,388       133,046  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    16,317       100,894  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    11,533       27,042  
   

 

 

 
      435,951  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 2.4%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    27,563       96,616  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 15.3%            

Enagas SA

    2,630       77,179  

Endesa SA

    3,684       82,151  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    4,062       90,797  

Iberdrola SA

    25,836       205,173  

Mapfre SA

    12,551       42,217  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    5,020       113,526  
   

 

 

 
      611,043  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,504,697)

      3,972,999  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.6%    
Germany — 0.6%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
(Cost $23,191)

    283       24,488  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%

(Cost $3,527,888)

    $ 3,997,487  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      7,750  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,005,237  
   

 

 

 
 

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        EUR        3,335,500        USD        3,892,078      $   —      $ (79,499

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        EUR        7,000        USD        8,149               (186

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        EUR        157,000        USD        183,212               (3,728

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        4,172,629        EUR        3,499,500               (5,777

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        EUR        3,499,500        USD        4,181,693        5,668         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        131,457        EUR        110,000               (192
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 5,668      $ (89,382
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

EUR   Euro
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 3,972,999        $   —      $   —        $ 3,972,999  

Preferred Stock

       24,488                          24,488  

Derivatives (b)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                5,668                 5,668  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 3,997,487        $ 5,668      $        $ 4,003,155  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (b)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (89,382    $        $ (89,382
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (89,382    $        $ (89,382
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(b) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers Emerging
Markets Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
ETF
    Xtrackers High Yield
Corporate Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
ETF
    Xtrackers
Investment Grade
Bond — Interest Rate
Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers Municipal
Infrastructure
Revenue Bond ETF
 

Assets

       

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 8,651,817     $ 9,780,723     $ 9,445,237     $ 59,857,940  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

          482,220              

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    30,150       672,661       46,350        

Cash

    240,339       92,566       102,310       288,943  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    85,745       59,355       106,030        

Receivables:

       

Investment securities sold

    151,304       72,704       272,849       5,023,484  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    20,155       25,912       25,305        

Interest

    132,726       149,850       90,648       813,869  

Securities lending income

    48       667       9        

Other assets

    57       57       57       57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 9,312,341     $ 11,336,715     $ 10,088,795     $ 65,984,293  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 30,150     $ 672,661     $ 46,350     $  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

    411,594       180,272       304,817       5,685,128  

Investment advisory fees

    2,958       2,997       1,761       14,942  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    444,702       855,930       352,928       5,700,070  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 8,867,639     $ 10,480,785     $ 9,735,867     $ 60,284,223  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 8,739,275     $ 11,098,142     $ 9,895,623     $ 59,795,497  

Undistributed net investment income

    16,266       59,644       25,222       131,579  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (69,619     (745,941     (236,453     118,684  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    181,717       68,940       51,475       238,463  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 8,867,639     $ 10,480,785     $ 9,735,867     $ 60,284,223  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    350,001       450,001       400,001       2,250,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 25.34     $ 23.29     $ 24.34     $ 26.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 8,493,030     $ 9,732,785     $ 9,419,082     $ 59,619,477  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

  $     $ 486,359     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 28,872     $ 652,221     $ 44,676     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 30,150     $ 672,661     $ 46,350     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers MSCI All
World ex US High
Dividend Yield
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE High Dividend
Yield Hedged Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets
High Dividend Yield
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Eurozone High
Dividend Yield
Hedged Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 3,929,595     $ 4,925,015     $ 2,296,285     $ 3,997,487  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    13,936             14,316        

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    27,191       14,097       21,159        

Cash

          172       26,580       6,721  

Foreign currency at value

    4,811       3,054       33,830       98  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    11,419       14,974       5,262       5,668  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

                2,310        
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    445,914       609,098       499,033       921,064  

Dividends

    4,304       7,015       872        

Securities lending income

    85       108       8        

Foreign tax reclaim

    4,527       2,925       22       3,619  

Other assets

    57       57       57       57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 4,441,839     $ 5,576,515     $ 2,899,734     $ 4,934,714  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Due to custodian

  $ 615     $     $     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    27,191       14,097       21,159        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    50,558       84,481       23,977       89,382  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

    407,439       535,636       487,930       838,608  

Investment advisory fees

    1,473       1,842       1,277       1,487  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                726        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    487,276       636,056       535,069       929,477  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 3,954,563     $ 4,940,459     $ 2,364,665     $ 4,005,237  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,754,560     $ 4,824,394     $ 2,507,967     $ 3,822,127  

Undistributed net investment income

    13,684       13,972       2,315       4,648  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (202,018     (290,363     (332,827     (207,784

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    388,337       392,456       187,210       386,246  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 3,954,563     $ 4,940,459     $ 2,364,665     $ 4,005,237  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    150,001       200,001       100,001       150,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 26.36     $ 24.70     $ 23.65     $ 26.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 3,501,934     $ 4,462,661     $ 2,089,803     $ 3,527,888  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 13,940     $     $ 14,291     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 25,579     $ 4,280     $ 19,683     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 27,191     $ 14,097     $ 21,159     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 4,789     $ 3,034     $ 33,465     $ 96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers Emerging
Markets Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
ETF
     Xtrackers High Yield
Corporate Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
ETF
    Xtrackers
Investment Grade
Bond — Interest Rate
Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers Municipal
Infrastructure
Revenue Bond ETF
 

Investment Income

         

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 162,599      $ 297,193     $ 116,627     $ 860,147  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

            1,856              

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     311        2,044       12        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     162,910        301,093       116,639       860,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

         

Investment advisory fees

     16,986        18,341       8,582       91,023  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     16,986        18,341       8,582       91,023  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

     145,924        282,752       108,057       769,124  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investments

     58,696        (49,419     7,176       (131,156

In-kind redemptions

                  (107     349,818  

Futures contracts

     38,193        92,052       26,748        

Foreign currency transactions

     153        420       327        

Payments by Affiliates (see note 10)

                  156        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     97,042        43,053       34,300       218,662  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments

     28,373        (129,779     (6,587     (24,042

Investments in affiliates

            (4,139            

Futures contracts

     23,025        25,363       25,033        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     51,398        (108,555     18,446       (24,042
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures

     148,440        (65,502     52,746       194,620  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 294,364      $ 217,250     $ 160,803     $ 963,744  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI All
World ex US High
Dividend Yield
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE High Dividend
Yield Hedged Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets
High Dividend Yield
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Eurozone High
Dividend Yield
Hedged Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 75,264     $ 70,189     $ 64,354     $ 28,367  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     403       707       2        

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     741       867       109       364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     76,408       71,763       64,465       28,731  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     8,852       11,071       7,720       8,944  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     8,852       11,071       7,720       8,944  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

     67,556       60,692       56,745       19,787  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     20,197       50,363       49,574       46,449  

Investments in affiliates

     46       865       2,025        

Futures contracts

                 3,369        

Foreign currency transactions

     671       426       (387     (66

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (103,968     (159,075     (5,165     (233,393
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (83,054     (107,421     49,416       (187,010

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     141,214       110,132       46,725       178,747  

Investments in affiliates

     (175     (712     (127      

Futures contracts

                 (988      

Foreign currency translations

     (745     (684     406       134  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (903     (8,011     (5,046     37,431  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     139,391       100,725       40,970       216,312  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     56,337       (6,696     90,386       29,302  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 123,893     $ 53,996     $ 147,131     $ 49,089  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 7,362     $ 3,186     $ 9,865     $ 5,138  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers Emerging Markets
Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers High Yield Corporate
Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 145,924     $ 267,741     $ 282,752     $ 478,802  

Net realized gain (loss)

     97,042       115,835       43,053       (80,820

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     51,398       179,710       (108,555     601,975  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     294,364       563,286       217,250       999,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (157,412     (325,064     (275,117     (522,877
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (157,412     (325,064     (275,117     (522,877
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,502,420                   1,170,920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     2,502,420                   1,170,920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     2,639,372       238,222       (57,867     1,648,000  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     6,228,267       5,990,045       10,538,652       8,890,652  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 8,867,639     $ 6,228,267     $ 10,480,785     $ 10,538,652  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 16,266     $ 27,754     $ 59,644     $ 52,009  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     250,001       250,001       450,001       400,001  

Shares sold

     100,000                   50,000  

Shares redeemed

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     350,001       250,001       450,001       450,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Investment
Grade Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure
Revenue Bond ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 108,057     $ 146,491     $ 769,124     $ 1,419,698  

Net realized gain (loss)

     34,300       37,644       218,662       212,593  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     18,446       37,117       (24,042     (1,719,907
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     160,803       221,252       963,744       (87,616
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (98,839     (164,095     (762,233     (1,375,484
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (98,839     (164,095     (762,233     (1,375,484
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     3,650,755       1,208,433       6,714,448       51,520,321  

Value of shares redeemed

                 (6,724,268     (26,644,648

Payments by Affiliates (See Note 10)

                       5,796  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     3,650,755       1,208,433       (9,820     24,881,469  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     3,712,719       1,265,590       191,691       23,418,369  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     6,023,148       4,757,558       60,092,532       36,674,163  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 9,735,867     $ 6,023,148     $ 60,284,223     $ 60,092,532  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 25,222     $ 16,003     $ 131,579     $ 124,688  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     250,001       200,001       2,250,001       1,350,001  

Shares sold

     150,000       50,000       250,000       1,900,000  

Shares redeemed

                 (250,000     (1,000,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     400,001       250,001       2,250,001       2,250,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High
Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High
Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 67,556     $ 153,517     $ 60,692     $ 211,266  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (83,054     116,135       (107,421     200,750  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     139,391       343,050       100,725       407,603  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     123,893       612,702       53,996       819,619  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (90,298     (89,798     (112,425     (190,359

Net realized gains

           (46,490           (262,188
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (90,298     (136,288     (112,425     (452,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

                        

Value of shares redeemed

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     33,595       476,414       (58,429     367,072  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     3,920,968       3,444,554       4,998,888       4,631,816  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,954,563     $ 3,920,968     $ 4,940,459     $ 4,998,888  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 13,684     $ 36,426     $ 13,972     $ 65,705  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     150,001       150,001       200,001       200,001  

Shares sold

                        

Shares redeemed

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     150,001       150,001       200,001       200,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets High Dividend
Yield Hedged Equity ETF
     Xtrackers MSCI
Eurozone High Dividend
Yield Hedged Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 56,745     $ 77,820      $ 19,787     $ 143,457  

Net realized gain (loss)

     49,416       (163,797      (187,010     105,349  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     40,970       340,740        216,312       187,756  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     147,131       254,763        49,089       436,562  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

         

Net investment income

     (81,190     (84,449      (122,371     (90,079

Net realized gains

                        (3,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (81,190     (84,449      (122,371     (93,737
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

                        1,326,417  

Value of shares redeemed

                         
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                        1,326,417  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     65,941       170,314        (73,282     1,669,242  

Net Assets

         

Beginning of period

     2,298,724       2,128,410        4,078,519       2,409,277  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,364,665     $ 2,298,724      $ 4,005,237     $ 4,078,519  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 2,315     $ 26,760      $ 4,648     $ 107,232  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     100,001       100,001        150,001       100,001  

Shares sold

                        50,000  

Shares redeemed

                         
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     100,001       100,001        150,001       150,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate
Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 24.91     $ 23.96     $ 25.03     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.48       1.07       1.07       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.49       1.18       (0.80     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.97       2.25       0.27       0.23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:         

Net investment income

     (0.54     (1.30     (1.26     (0.20

Net realized gains

                 (0.08      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.54     (1.30     (1.34     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 25.34     $ 24.91     $ 23.96     $ 25.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     3.96 **      9.61       1.22       0.90 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     9       6       6       6  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.47       0.50       0.50

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     3.90     4.35       4.45       4.35

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     30 **      35       15       1 ** 
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate
Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 23.42     $ 22.23     $ 24.57     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.63       1.17       1.08       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.15     1.30       (2.10     (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.48       2.47       (1.02     (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:         

Net investment income

     (0.61     (1.28     (1.32     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.61     (1.28     (1.32     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.29     $ 23.42     $ 22.23     $ 24.57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     2.09 **      11.40       (4.06     (0.87 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     10       11       9       11  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.35     0.39       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     5.40     5.08       4.81       4.75

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     23 **      33       35       13 ** 

 

(a) For the period March 3, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
       

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 24.09     $ 23.79     $ 24.63     $ 25.00    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.38       0.73       0.71       0.17    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.22       0.39       (0.73     (0.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total from investment operations

     0.60       1.12       (0.02     (0.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Less distributions from:           

Net investment income

     (0.35     (0.82     (0.82     (0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total distributions

     (0.35     (0.82     (0.82     (0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.34     $ 24.09     $ 23.79     $ 24.63    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Return (%)

     2.52 **      4.79       (0.04     (1.03 )**   

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     10       6       5       6    

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.25     0.25       0.25       0.25  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     3.15     3.04       3.00       2.72  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     20 **      26       14       7 **   
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue
Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(b)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 26.71     $ 27.17     $ 25.49     $ 25.07     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.34       0.66       0.80       0.81       0.81  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.08       (0.46     1.67       0.40       0.00 (e) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.42       0.20       2.47       1.21       0.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:           

Net investment income

     (0.34     (0.66     (0.79     (0.79     (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.34     (0.66     (0.79     (0.79     (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.79     $ 26.71     $ 27.17     $ 25.49     $ 25.07  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     1.58 **      0.77       9.89       4.88       3.46 **(f) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     60       60       37       22       16  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.30     0.30       0.30       0.30       0.32

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.30     0.30       0.30       0.30       0.30

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.53     2.50       3.07       3.16       3.48

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     19 **      0       13       4       5 ** 

 

(a) For the period March 3, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015.
(b) For the period June 4, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(c) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(e) Less than 0.005.
(f) The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 26.14     $ 22.96     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.45       1.02       0.70  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.37       3.07       (2.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.82       4.09       (1.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.60     (0.60     (0.36

Net realized gains

           (0.31      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.60     (0.91     (0.36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.36     $ 26.14     $ 22.96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     3.20 **      18.17       (6.67 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     4       4       3  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     3.43     4.17       3.83

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     16 **      36       33 ** 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 24.99     $ 23.16     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.30       1.06       0.88  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.03     3.03       (2.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.27       4.09       (1.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.56     (0.95     (0.38

Net realized gains

           (1.31     (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.56     (2.26     (0.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.70     $ 24.99     $ 23.16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     1.13 **      18.93 (d)      (5.08 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     5       5       5  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.47     4.48       4.86

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     15 **      41       33 ** 

 

(a) For the period August 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(d) The Fund’s total return includes a reimbursement by the Advisor for a realized loss on a trade executed incorrectly, which otherwise would have reduced total return by 0.32%.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged
Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 22.99     $ 21.28     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.57       0.78       0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.90       1.77       (3.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.47       2.55       (2.93
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.81     (0.84     (0.27

Net realized gains

                 (0.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.81     (0.84     (0.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.65     $ 22.99     $ 21.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     6.46 **      12.23       (11.67 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2       2       2  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.65     0.65       0.65

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     4.78     3.49       2.20

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     27 **      48       39 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 27.19     $ 24.09     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.13       1.37       0.75  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.20       2.67       (1.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.33       4.04       (0.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.82     (0.90     (0.28

Net realized gains

           (0.04      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.82     (0.94     (0.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.70     $ 27.19     $ 24.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     1.22 **      17.45       (2.52 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     4       4       2  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.00     5.65       3.95

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     24 **      45       46 ** 

 

(a) For the period August 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of November 30, 2017, the Trust consists of thirty-five investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

New Fund Name

 

Former Fund Name

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Deutsche X-trackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Deutsche X-trackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Deutsche X-trackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF   Deutsche X-trackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF offer shares that are listed and traded of the Bats BZX Exchange. (“Bats BZX”). Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF offer shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value, only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Solactive Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Solactive High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Solactive Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF   Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index

 

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Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI EMU High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index

The Solactive Emerging Markets Bond-Interest Rate Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated government debt issued by emerging market countries and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the emerging markets bonds. The Solactive High Yield Corporate Bond-Interest Rate Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield liquid corporate bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the high yield bonds. The Solactive Investment Grade Bond-Interest Rate Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade liquid corporate bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment-grade corporate bonds. The Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index is designed to track the returns of the segment of the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, consisting of infrastructure revenue bonds. It is comprised of tax-exempt municipal securities issued by states, cities, counties, districts, their respective agencies and other tax-exempt issuers. The Underlying Index is intended to track bonds that have been issued with the intention of funding federal, state and local infrastructure projects such as water and sewer systems, public power systems, toll roads, bridges, tunnels and many other public use projects. It is designed to only hold bonds issued by state and local municipalities where the interest and principal repayments are generated from dedicated revenue streams or a double-barreled revenue stream (pledged revenue stream and a general obligation pledge). The Solactive Indexes are rebalanced monthly on the last business day of each month.

The MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities (excluding real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)) in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States) in its parent index, the MSCI ACWI ex US Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities (excluding REITs) in developed international stock markets (excluding the U.S. and Canada) in its parent index, the MSCI EAFE Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities (excluding REITs) in global emerging markets in its parent index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The MSCI EMU High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities (excluding REITs) from countries in the European Monetary Union (the “EMU”) in its parent index, the MSCI EMU Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent, while seeking to mitigate exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro.

The MSCI Hedged Indexes are rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of the following month and remain constant intra month. This

 

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means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of MSCI Hedged Indices marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

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

Each Fund is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the underlying index of such a Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Security 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.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Municipal debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Funds’ Board. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask quotations or evaluated prices, as applicable, obtained from broker-dealers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.

Corporate and sovereign debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Funds’ Board. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask quotations or evaluated prices, as applicable, obtained from broker dealers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

 

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Investments in open-end investment companies are valued as their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

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

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders    It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF and Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF to pay out dividends from net investment income monthly and Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or

 

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permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Funds’ recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At May 31, 2017, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 34,361      $ 27,047      $ 61,408  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     173,436        525,306        698,742  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     172,360        63,885        236,245  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     94,048               94,048  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     191,238        60,163        251,401  

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October capital losses”) and late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the following Funds incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on
Capital
 

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 5,513  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     5,930  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     138,404  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     171,506  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     124,686  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     111,685  

As of May 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

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

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 6,176,236      $ 25,066      $ 125,715      $ (100,649

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     11,014,488        92,756        301,915        (209,159

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     5,876,038        (1,478      44,665        (46,143

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     58,773,523        262,505        918,174        (655,669

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     3,781,834        269,576        351,591        (82,015

 

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

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 4,948,263      $ 281,106      $ 384,759      $ (103,653

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     2,128,826        141,633        186,571        (44,938

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     3,944,794        260,618        281,085        (20,467

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2017, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations    The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at year end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending    The Funds, except the Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. As of November 30, 2017 the Funds invested the cash collateral in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.12% annualized effective rate as of November 30, 2017) on the cash collateral invested in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

 

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As of November 30, 2017, the Funds listed below had securities on loan, which were classified as bonds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

As of November 30, 2017, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of November 30, 2017

 
     Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between 30
& 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Securities Lending Transactions

              

Corporate Bonds

   $ 348,916        $    —        $    —        $    —      $ 348,916  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     323,745                             323,745  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 672,661      $      $      $      $ 672,661  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 672,661  

As of November 30, 2017, the Funds listed below had securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stock in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

As of November 30, 2017, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF had no securities on loan.

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Funds’ exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Funds may enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the respective Funds had to the value of non-U.S. currencies during the period ended November 30, 2017.

Futures Contracts    Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF,

 

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Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF and Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF enter into short U.S. Treasury futures contracts to seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates on the performance of each Fund’s long bond investments. For the period ended November 30, 2017, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Fund’s Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

           

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF  
    Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*    $ 22,930     Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $  
Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF  
    Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*    $ 25,141     Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $  
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF  
    Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*    $ 25,320     Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $  
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $ 11,419     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 50,558  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $ 14,974     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 84,481  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  
    Equity Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*    $     Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $ 1,002  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $ 5,262     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 23,977  

 

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Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $ 5,668     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 89,382  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Interest Rate
Contracts
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
    Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 38,193      $     $     $ 38,193  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     92,052                    92,052  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     26,748                    26,748  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

                  (103,968     (103,968

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

                  (159,075     (159,075

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

            3,369       (5,165     (1,796

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

                  (233,393     (233,393
         

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Interest Rate
Contracts
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
    Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Total  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 23,025      $     $     $ 23,025  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     25,363                    25,363  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     25,033                    25,033  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

                  (903     (903

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

                  (8,011     (8,011

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

            (988     (5,046     (6,034

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

                  37,431       37,431  

For the period ended November 30, 2017 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ (7,013,939    $    —  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     (9,968,277       

 

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     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ (6,572,807    $  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

            (3,987,996

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

            (4,926,547

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     59,708        (2,323,496

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

            (3,997,162

As of November 30, 2017, the Funds have transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Funds may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

     Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
     Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   $ 4,365      $ (4,365   $   —      $      $ 42,101      $ (4,365   $   —      $ 37,736  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

                                17                     17  

RBC Capital Markets

     6,570        (5,795            775        5,795        (5,795             

The Bank of New York Mellon

     331        (331                   1,966        (331            1,635  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     153        (153                   679        (153            526  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,419      $ (10,644   $      $ 775      $ 50,558      $ (10,644   $      $ 39,914  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   $ 418      $ (418   $      $      $ 2,912      $ (418   $      $ 2,494  

RBC Capital Markets

     3,057        (3,057                   13,304        (3,057            10,247  

The Bank of New York Mellon

     10,428        (10,428                   65,392        (10,428            54,964  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1,071        (1,071                   2,873        (1,071            1,802  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 14,974      $ (14,974   $      $      $ 84,481      $ (14,974   $      $ 69,507  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   $ 5,262      $ (5,262   $      $      $ 23,977      $ (5,262   $      $ 18,715  
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   $ 5,668      $ (5,668   $      $      $ 89,382      $ (5,668   $      $ 83,714  

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

 

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For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     0.35

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     0.25

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     0.30

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses and extraordinary expenses.

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

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 4,363,481      $ 2,138,040  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     2,552,788        2,346,718  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     3,725,989        1,328,727  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     12,533,270        11,414,461  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     628,436        737,387  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     749,520        951,704  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     612,534        639,435  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     951,272        1,257,324  

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 407,096      $  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     1,186,858         

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     6,469,597        6,528,051  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2017, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation

 

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Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s underlying index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Fund’s status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Funds had no outstanding loans at November 30, 2017.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 525,000  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     1,050,000  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     525,000  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     525,000  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     525,000  

7. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At November 30, 2017, there was one affiliated shareholder account for each of the funds listed below holding a significant percentage of the shares outstanding:

 

     Approximate Percent of
Outstanding Shares Held
 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     63

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     49

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF

     35

8. Investing in Emerging Markets

The securities of issuers located in emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price.

9. Investing in High-Yield Debt Securities

High-yield debt securities or junk bonds are generally regarded as speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. A fund’s performance could be hurt if an issuer of a debt security suffers an adverse change in financial condition that results in the issuer not making timely payments of interest or principal, a security downgrade or an inability to meet a financial obligation. High-yield debt securities’ total return and yield may generally be expected to fluctuate more than the total return and yield of investment-grade debt securities. A real or perceived economic downturn or an increase in market interest rates could cause a decline in the value of high-yield debt securities, result in increased redemptions and/or result in increased portfolio turnover, which could result in a decline in net asset value of a fund, reduce liquidity for

 

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certain investments and/or increase costs. High-yield debt securities are often thinly traded and can be more difficult to sell and value accurately than investment-grade debt securities as there may be no established secondary market. Investments in high-yield debt securities could increase liquidity risk for a fund. In addition, the market for high-yield debt securities can experience sudden and sharp volatility which is generally associated more with investments in stocks.

10. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Advisor agreed to reimburse Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond – Interest Rate Hedged ETF $156 for a loss on a trade executed incorrectly. The amount reimbursed was less than 0.01% of the Fund’s average net assets, thus having no impact on the Fund’s total return.

In addition, during the year ended May 31, 2017, the Advisor agreed to compensate Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF $5,796 for an accounting adjustment related to certain investments held by the Fund. The amount compensated was less than 0.01% of the Fund’s net assets, thus having no impact on the Fund’s total return.

11. Fund Name and Strategy Change

Effective February 13, 2018, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF will change its name to Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF. At that time, the Fund will change its investment objective from seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex US High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index, to seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex US High Dividend Yield Index. In addition, as of February 13, 2018, the Advisor has agreed, until February 13, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets annually.

Also effective on February 13, 2018, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF will change its name to Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF. At that time, the Fund will change its investment objective from seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield US Dollar Hedged Index, to seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index. In addition, as of February 13, 2018, the Advisor has agreed, until February 13, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets annually.

12. Fund Liquidation

On December 6, 2017, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to close and liquidate Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF. After the close of business on December 18, 2017, the Funds no longer accepted creation orders and the final day of trading on the exchange was December 18, 2017. Proceeds of the liquidation were sent to shareholders on December 29, 2017.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” and at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 855-329-3837.

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 Trust at 855-329-3837. 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.Xtrackers.com.

Discount/Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or Bats BZX, as applicable, at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Net Asset Value of the Fund during the past calendar year, when available can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax adviser, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment at an acceptable price. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Investments in lower-quality (“junk bonds”) and non-rated securities present greater risk of loss than investments in higher-quality securities. Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds and there may be less information available on the financial condition of issuers of municipal securities than for public corporations. Income from municipal bonds may be subject to state and local taxes and at times the alternative minimum tax. EMIH, HYIH and IGIH seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates by taking short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds, or futures relating to those instruments. These short positions are not intended to mitigate credit risk or other factors that may have a greater impact on performance than rising or falling interest rates. The short positions may limit the potential positive impact of falling interest rates and there is no guarantee that the short positions will completely eliminate the interest rate risk of the long positions. The Funds’ use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Stocks may decline in value. Dividends are not guaranteed. If the dividend-paying stocks held by the Fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the Fund’s ability to generate income may be adversely affected. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the New York Stock Exchange or Bats BZX Exchange, Inc., as applicable. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

Deutsche Asset Management represents the asset management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries.

EMIH, HYIH, IGIH and RVNU are not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG (the “Licensor”) nor does the trade mark or the Index Price at any time or in any other respect.

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

Copyright © 2017 Deutsche Bank AG. All rights reserved. Xtrackers® is a registered trademark of Deutsche Bank AG. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Not FDIC Insured  |  No Bank Guarantee  |  May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Ave

New York,

New York 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting agent, lending agent & 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

 

 

R-049075-2 (1/18) DBX 003106 (1/19)


LOGO

 

November 30, 2017

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF (ASHX)

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR)

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS)

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (CN)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

     2  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     3  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     4  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     5  

Fees and Expenses

     6  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

     7  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     9  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     15  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     24  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     28  

Statements of Operations

     29  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30  

Financial Highlights

     32  

Notes to Financial Statements

     34  

Additional Information

     44  

Privacy Policy Notice

     45  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semi-annual report for our flagship ETFs tracking China’s equity market for the period ended November 30, 2017.

The Chinese economy continued to grow steadily amidst a synchronized global recovery on the back of robust consumer spending, infrastructure investments, and strong momentum in the services sector. Reforms introduced in the previous review period did not slow economic development, as China continued its shift toward sustainable growth. Economic initiatives, such as restructuring of state-owned enterprises and reduction in trade barriers, have started to show results. Moreover, the Chinese government continues to make rigorous improvements in its policy framework to reduce financial sector risks. During the 19th Congress, the Communist Party of China re-affirmed that Chinese structural reforms would focus on reducing overcapacity and the economy’s debt.

China’s third quarter witnessed stronger-than-expected gross domestic product growth of 6.8% year-over-year, supported by the development of secondary industries, strong retail sales, and improved exports, which provided reassurance about its economic stability. However, economic growth was supported by high debt, which continued to be a major concern. Consequently, S&P downgraded China’s long-term sovereign credit rating by one notch to A+. To ensure the financial stability of the country, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) continued to tighten controls over the financial industry, targeting asset ratios and leveraged lending for asset management products in order to reduce risks from shadow banking and excess leverage. Nevertheless, PBOC relaxed norms and reduced the reserve rate requirement ratio for lending to small businesses and individuals to increase the employment rate and consumer spending.

The growth of Chinese equity markets was stable and a number of headline indicators improved, both because of high consumer confidence and improved industrial earnings. Private investment increased significantly because of China’s consistent efforts to reduce cost and increase the ease of doing business. Simultaneously, imports increased significantly, and exports grew marginally. China has been one of the biggest importers of commodities in order to support its high infrastructure and real estate investments. On the other hand, real estate consumption has been increasing because of increasing real income and housing prices in larger cities.

The world’s second-largest economy expects a slower rate of economic expansion, as structural reforms have taken center-stage; limiting the pace of rising debt and the negative effects on investments remains a challenge. As the Chinese government increases its efforts to promote economic rebalance, we expect continued transformative policies to help strengthen the Chinese economy and influence global growth trajectory.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF (ASHX)

 

The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 300 USD Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the price fluctuation and performance of the China A-Share market and is composed of the 300 largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the renmimbi (“RMB”) and the U.S. dollar. The Fund, using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Underlying Index. ASHX expects to gain exposure to the China A-share market of the Underlying Index by investing in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR), an affiliated fund subadvised by Harvest Global Investments Limited. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    35.2%  

Industrials

    14.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.1%  

Information Technology

    9.1%  

Consumer Staples

    7.5%  

Materials

    6.9%  

Real Estate

    5.6%  

Health Care

    4.7%  

Utilities

    2.5%  

Energy

    2.2%  

Telecommunication Services

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percentage of total investments excluding securities lending collateral. Sector percentages are based on the sector allocations of the Fund’s investment in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 7.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR)

 

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 300 Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the price fluctuation and performance of the China A-Share market and is composed of the 300 largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. The Fund, using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of 11/30/17 (24.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.

    6.6%  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.

    2.8%  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.

    2.6%  

Midea Group Co. Ltd.

    2.0%  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd.

    1.9%  

China Vanke Co. Ltd.

    1.9%  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1.8%  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai

    1.8%  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.

    1.5%  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd.

    1.5%  

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    35.2%  

Industrials

    14.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.1%  

Information Technology

    9.1%  

Consumer Staples

    7.5%  

Materials

    6.9%  

Real Estate

    5.6%  

Health Care

    4.7%  

Utilities

    2.5%  

Energy

    2.2%  

Telecommunication Services

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percentage of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 9.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS)

 

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 500 Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the price fluctuation and performance of small cap companies in the China A-Share market and is composed of the 500 smallest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. The Fund, using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the investment performance of the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of 11/30/17 (7.3% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co. Ltd.

    1.0%  

Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd.

    0.9%  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd.

    0.9%  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd.

    0.9%  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Shanghai Jahwa United Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

China Jushi Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

NavInfo Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Industrials

    21.4%  

Materials

    18.6%  

Information Technology

    18.2%  

Health Care

    11.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.6%  

Consumer Staples

    6.3%  

Real Estate

    5.6%  

Utilities

    3.3%  

Energy

    2.1%  

Financials

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percentage of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (CN)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China All Shares Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of equity securities that are a representative sample of the entire Chinese investment universe and is composed of A-shares, H-shares, B-shares, Red chips, and P chips share classes. The Underlying Index captures large and mid-cap representation across China A-shares, B-shares, H-shares, Red chips, and P chips. The index aims to reflect the opportunity set of China share classes listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. It is based on the concept of the integrated MSCI China equity universe with China A-shares included. The Fund, using “passive” or indexing investment approach, attempts to approximate the performance of the Underlying Index. The Fund expects to gain exposure to the China A-share components of the Index by investing in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, affiliated funds subadvised by Harvest Global Investments Limited. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity and ETF Holdings as of 11/30/17 (70.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

    35.9%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    10.2%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    7.1%  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

    5.1%  

China Construction Bank Corp.

    2.7%  

Baidu, Inc.

    2.4%  

China Mobile Ltd.

    2.3%  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

    2.2%  

Bank of China Ltd.

    1.5%  

NetEase, Inc.

    1.0%  

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Information Technology

    28.2%  

Financials

    25.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.1%  

Industrials

    9.3%  

Real Estate

    5.2%  

Consumer Staples

    4.4%  

Materials

    4.4%  

Energy

    3.7%  

Health Care

    3.5%  

Telecommunication Services

    3.3%  

Utilities

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percentage of total investments excluding securities lending collateral. Sector percentages include the sector allocations of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 24.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. In addition to the ongoing expenses which each Fund bears directly, the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (the “Underlying Funds”) in which the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF invests. The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (the “Underlying Fund”) in which the Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF invests. These expenses are not included in Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF’s and Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF’s annualized expense ratios used to calculate the expense estimate in the tables. In the most recent six-month period Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF limited these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the table are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017).

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, 2017
     Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF(2)           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,154.10        0.05   $ 0.27  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.82        0.05   $ 0.25  
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,184.60        0.65   $ 3.56  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81        0.65   $ 3.29  
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,097.30        0.65   $ 3.42  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.81        0.65   $ 3.29  
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF(2)           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,209.90        0.35   $ 1.94  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31        0.35   $ 1.78  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

(2) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 99.8%    

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (a)(b)
(Cost $2,736,584)

    110,447     $ 3,375,260  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 45.3%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (c)(d)
(Cost $1,531,980)

    1,531,980       1,531,980  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 145.1%

(Cost $4,268,564)

    $ 4,907,240  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (45.1%)

      (1,526,837
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 3,380,403  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $1,485,919, which is 44.0% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated funds during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
5/31/2017
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)
    Income
Distributions ($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions ($)
    Value ($) at
11/30/2017
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

    2,932,996       32,764       (134,420     (29,921     573,841                   3,375,260  

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        CNH        21,530,000        USD        3,239,957      $      $ (15,146

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        CNH        944,000        USD        142,062               (661

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     12/5/2017        USD        3,398,483        CNH        22,474,000               (657

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        CNH        22,474,000        USD        3,391,215        822         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     1/4/2018        USD        18,264        CNH        121,000               (11
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 822      $ (16,475
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

CNH   Chinese Offshore Yuan
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Exchange-Traded Fund

     $ 3,375,260        $      $   —        $ 3,375,260  

Short-Term Investments

       1,531,980                          1,531,980  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                822                 822  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 4,907,240        $ 822      $        $ 4,908,062  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (16,475    $        $ (16,475
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (16,475    $        $ (16,475
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%    
Consumer Discretionary — 11.0%    

Alpha Group, Class A

    207,692     $ 452,331  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    347,100       489,790  

Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    269,200       587,509  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    210,697       1,982,723  

China Film Co. Ltd., Class A

    214,600       480,682  

China Grand Automotive Services Co. Ltd., Class A

    829,697       1,047,803  

China International Travel Service Corp. Ltd., Class A

    378,603       2,387,205  

China Media Group, Class A

    784,330       1,237,248  

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

    134,676       519,810  

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

    212,471       576,174  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    756,956       1,504,318  

Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,900       226,443  

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,070,800       1,519,095  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    545,540       2,172,457  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    462,411       796,573  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    1,874,961       12,037,704  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    183,384       1,237,278  

Hisense Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    305,573       702,477  

Huayi Brothers Media Corp., Class A

    652,665       826,208  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    613,159       2,369,397  

Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co. Ltd., Class A

    441,020       625,655  

Jiangsu Broadcasting Cable Information Network Corp. Ltd., Class A

    604,230       801,448  

Leo Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,073,726       485,555  

Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd., Class A*

    476,378       1,249,322  

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,762,487       13,642,687  

Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    161,468       965,350  

Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,183,619       3,095,142  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,362,752       6,364,552  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,302       228,638  

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    515,353       1,401,420  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,275,980       1,715,613  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    286,124       799,706  

Suning Commerce Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,446,951       2,608,578  

TCL Corp., Class A

    2,836,580       1,793,268  

Triangle Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,700       301,039  

Wanda Film Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    137,403       1,103,700  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)    

Wanxiang Qianchao Co. Ltd., Class A

    534,189     $ 799,842  

Wasu Media Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    221,939       445,765  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    667,830       733,291  

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

    162,989       472,803  

Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    121,904       578,555  

Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co. Ltd., Class A

    269,402       418,452  
   

 

 

 
      73,783,606  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 7.5%            

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    792,413       762,224  

COFCO Tunhe Sugar Co. Ltd., Class A

    398,509       502,664  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    193,200       417,262  

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

    385,947       1,462,208  

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

    2,361,435       10,243,040  

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

    234,153       3,681,981  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    195,340       18,642,076  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    272,408       2,442,315  

Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,300       953,642  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    815,946       939,117  

Shanghai Bailian Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    310,555       624,220  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    739,123       7,333,212  

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,483,792       2,035,420  
   

 

 

 
      50,039,381  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.2%            

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    824,300       561,011  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    4,079,415       3,720,394  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    768,340       2,765,694  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,222,234       802,265  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    863,683       792,897  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,885,721       2,330,092  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,161,508       1,507,243  

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

    612,600       910,760  

Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp., Class A*

    699,100       310,857  

Wintime Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    1,911,385       940,790  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    151,423       319,249  
   

 

 

 
      14,961,252  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 35.0%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    14,856,370       8,403,458  

Anxin Trust Co. Ltd., Class A

    705,020       1,462,949  

Avic Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,740,690       1,587,496  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,680,765       6,375,062  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    8,202,900       4,875,663  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,691,510     $ 10,203,335  

Bank of Guiyang Co. Ltd., Class A

    261,800       569,776  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    161,280       293,684  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    492,400       582,370  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,975,300       2,437,793  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    988,781       2,748,650  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    332,870       760,699  

Bohai Financial Investment Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    721,400       641,545  

Central China Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    304,900       326,024  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,284,527       1,732,933  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,186,001       1,140,817  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    2,611,470       2,820,051  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,176,687       3,904,861  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    250,800       452,524  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    648,834       3,040,106  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,009,192       17,578,377  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    885,927       2,564,564  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    9,188,182       12,298,342  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,223,193       7,721,847  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,058,195       8,875,930  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    425,122       1,055,749  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    757,847       1,719,280  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    158,180       230,144  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,603,531       1,848,017  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,147,325       3,085,261  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    958,402       1,794,494  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,753,975       5,363,871  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    782,502       1,442,656  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,144,435       6,795,925  

Huaan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    420,900       512,447  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,265,873       3,695,058  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,485,460       3,484,659  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    8,392,884       7,514,613  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,844,300       12,814,290  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,825,448       2,183,835  

Jiangsu Zhangjiagang Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,600       142,059  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    323,523       3,057,172  

Northeast Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    548,925       773,754  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,212,037       2,859,659  

Pacific Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,634,233       1,498,014  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,339,047       6,756,975  

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

    4,213,136       44,553,376  

SDIC Essence Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    328,700       716,370  

Sealand Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,140,849       902,410  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,368,142       8,528,973  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    658,598     $ 995,084  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,344,731       2,010,712  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    822,130       1,345,370  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    931,794       1,510,735  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,096,532       852,428  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    680,521       1,354,475  
   

 

 

 
      234,796,721  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 4.7%            

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    214,322       1,046,342  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    205,619       1,870,253  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    205,323       964,939  

Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,856       399,591  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    187,312       1,414,210  

Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A

    214,235       938,021  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    657,536       6,482,974  

Jilin Aodong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    358,448       1,241,467  

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,156,240       3,714,294  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    399,826       1,170,108  

Searainbow Holding Corp., Class A*(a)

    198,798       827,349  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,100       248,834  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    390,284       2,163,949  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    447,552       1,636,717  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    576,712       1,724,405  

Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    251,792       1,397,596  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,286       2,893,149  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,149       1,099,667  
   

 

 

 
      31,233,865  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 14.5%            

AECC Aero-Engine Control Co. Ltd., Class A

    177,816       444,009  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,782       1,450,041  

Air China Ltd., Class A

    766,834       1,291,993  

Aurora Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    202,632       524,568  

AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A

    536,878       1,407,986  

AVIC Helicopter Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,964       613,727  

Beijing Orient Landscape & Environment Co. Ltd., Class A

    418,000       1,288,411  

Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    731,173       1,889,887  

China Avionics Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,948       445,389  

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    834,130       958,784  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    593,896     $ 1,251,224  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A*(a)

    254,009       922,656  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,139,365       1,275,171  

China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,070,012       1,469,428  

China High-Speed Railway Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    656,510       841,998  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    765,500       727,074  

China Nuclear Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    208,200       324,333  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,788,370       3,175,406  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    2,887,687       3,777,808  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,696,094       3,443,479  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,364,860       2,285,122  

China Spacesat Co. Ltd., Class A

    227,040       863,603  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    5,828,651       8,506,856  

CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    676,100       441,680  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,225,800       652,583  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,482,706       1,410,521  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,788,546       6,646,673  

CSSC Offshore and Marine Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    123,293       483,972  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,311,460       3,093,879  

Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management Ltd., Class A

    569,300       646,629  

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,316,350       1,001,412  

Guoxuan High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    264,166       945,291  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,553,200       1,231,826  

Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    333,137       2,444,150  

Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    427,400       395,603  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    831,268       1,877,044  

Jihua Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    516,900       534,732  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    493,158       1,755,765  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    2,070,300       1,559,324  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    564,642       1,619,143  

Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,530,900       1,322,077  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    1,786,706       1,964,542  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,489,444       2,029,657  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,900       665,436  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,710,911       996,236  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,324,203       1,377,897  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    375,594       2,372,208  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,261,753     $ 1,421,688  

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    725,494       980,946  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    389,334       1,534,512  

Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd., Class A*

    422,473       1,245,330  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,227       535,907  

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

    615,345       1,310,373  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,452,197       2,196,338  

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

    199,606       1,048,461  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,883,918       2,319,317  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,635,972       927,857  

Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A

    548,581       955,800  

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

    788,325       1,883,806  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,311       350,468  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,800       610,860  

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A

    516,500       1,858,397  

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

    1,702,603       1,133,026  
   

 

 

 
      96,960,319  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 9.1%            

Aisino Corp., Class A

    433,395       1,445,328  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,840       536,223  

Beijing Xinwei Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    430,545       1,068,988  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,248,074       7,469,066  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    733,908       1,052,262  

Digital China Information Service Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    82,200       223,700  

Dongxu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    912,200       1,316,171  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    998,540       2,055,404  

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,702       1,001,209  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    664,566       1,206,127  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,059       556,504  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    753,842       2,158,264  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    475,350       477,370  

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

    619,540       873,291  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,301       179,851  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,437,406       8,045,856  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,872       641,556  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    192,033       1,363,884  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    378,719       3,772,355  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    303,427     $ 861,375  

Jiangsu Protruly Vision Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    335,800       586,648  

Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. Beijing, Class A (a)

    678,612       1,748,735  

Neusoft Corp., Class A

    337,107       771,911  

O-film Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    740,112       2,446,929  

Ourpalm Co. Ltd., Class A

    742,900       675,272  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    952,821       3,506,123  

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

    769,530       698,314  

Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,200       341,132  

Shenzhen Kingdom Sci-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    194,979       454,133  

Suzhou Victory Precision Manufacture Co. Ltd., Class A

    794,934       739,401  

Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    421,127       635,012  

Tsinghua Tongfang Co. Ltd., Class A

    688,751       1,153,144  

Unigroup Guoxin Co. Ltd., Class A

    139,131       1,008,568  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    55,100       556,925  

Wangsu Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    566,861       791,320  

Wonders Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    272,571       518,602  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    285,789       885,648  

Youzu Interactive Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,994       424,412  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    562,855       2,072,005  

ZTE Corp., Class A*

    923,017       4,617,947  
   

 

 

 
      60,936,965  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 6.8%    

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A*(a)

    2,354,752       2,696,859  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    778,796       3,689,089  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,430,690       4,866,963  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    1,295,900       1,162,251  

Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection and New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,290       1,822,548  

Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., Class A*

    605,369       580,474  

China Hainan Rubber Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    611,100       521,273  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,031,390       1,102,849  

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

    846,218       1,816,095  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,652,178       1,036,999  

Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    576,100       787,662  

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

    5,323,807       2,093,483  

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

    1,313,070       990,974  

Jiangsu Bicon Pharmaceutical Listed Co., Class A

    178,506       717,059  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,395     $ 1,116,666  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A*

    382,904       418,699  

Kangde Xin Composite Material Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    962,378       3,430,671  

Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    582,902       789,627  

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    537,509       1,115,356  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    290,343       1,323,074  

Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,100       164,485  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd., Class A

    644,738       1,056,053  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    850,332       815,364  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    230,506       2,132,178  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,451,220       1,034,332  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    529,771       3,084,769  

Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,151       661,365  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    880,788       1,453,349  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    662,371       974,737  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,038,151       2,412,423  
   

 

 

 
      45,867,726  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 5.6%            

Beijing Capital Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,186       617,356  

China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    460,324       2,233,426  

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

    920,559       2,717,723  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,652,329       12,523,739  

Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    463,215       783,246  

Future Land Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,885       1,310,765  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    874,452       1,638,631  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,419,627       1,552,338  

Poly Real Estate Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,766,722       5,272,418  

RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    678,620       896,014  

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

    286,294       949,998  

Shanghai SMI Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    489,498       661,854  

Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    301,801       721,649  

Suning Universal Co. Ltd., Class A

    582,490       426,390  

Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,668,646       1,264,375  

Yango Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    623,797       636,826  

Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    832,120       1,167,905  

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

    1,053,383       975,015  

Zhongtian Financial Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    919,500       1,110,593  
   

 

 

 
      37,460,261  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Telecommunication Services — 0.8%            

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A*

    3,527,615     $ 3,713,335  

Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    439,078       1,308,887  
   

 

 

 
      5,022,222  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.4%            

Beijing Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    940,812       756,987  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,819,400       2,022,503  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,569,610       6,396,918  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,567,400       2,355,576  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,582,980       1,800,392  

Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    332,900       496,941  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    856,740     $ 1,287,980  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,579,490       1,275,651  
   

 

 

 
      16,392,948  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $513,926,050)

      667,455,266  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%

(Cost $513,926,050)

    $ 667,455,266  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.4%

      2,937,398  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 670,392,664  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks (b)

   $ 652,055,112      $   –      $ 15,400,154      $ 667,455,266  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 652,055,112      $      $ 15,400,154      $ 667,455,266  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(b) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

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

 

Balance at May 31, 2017

   $ 18,009,364  

Purchases

     4,284,346  

Sales

     (751,060

Realized gain (loss)

     (26,287

Change in unrealized gain (loss)

     1,974,615  

Transfers into Level 3 (c)

     5,861,093  

Transfer out of Level 3 (c)

     (13,951,917
  

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2017

     15,400,154  
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gain (loss) related to investments still held at November 30, 2017

     1,974,615  

 

(c) During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $ 5,861,093 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $13,951,917. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Quantitative Disclosure About Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

Asset Class

  Fair Value at
11/30/2017
   

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

Common Stock: Consumer Discretionary

  $ 2,069,050     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Energy

    940,790     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Health Care

    1,792,288     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Industrials

    2,372,876     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Information Technology

    3,628,071     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Materials

    3,486,486     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Real Estate

    1,110,593     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Qualitative Disclosure About Unobservable Inputs

Significant unobservable inputs developed by the Pricing Committee and used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s equity investments include the last traded price on the Exchange for securities suspended from trading adjusted for proxy (the movement in the applicable sector index) with a range of -6% to 13% with a weighted average range of approximately 2.2%. A significant change between last traded price, adjusted for proxy, and the price of a security once it resumes trading on the securities exchange could result in a material change in the fair value measurement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%    
Consumer Discretionary — 11.6%    

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd., Class A

    37,400     $ 53,171  

Beijing HualuBaina Film & TV Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,700       27,877  

Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    183,200       79,521  

Besttone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,000       21,071  

Changjiang Publishing & Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,700       24,553  

Chengdu B-Ray Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,100       22,798  

Chengdu Fusen Noble-House Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       8,099  

China CYTS Tours Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    22,700       64,755  

Chongqing Department Store Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,200       34,159  

Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    26,300       30,798  

Dashang Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       38,738  

DongFeng Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,700       28,586  

Eastern Gold Jade Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,500       42,284  

Eastern Pioneer Driving School Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,700       26,799  

Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd., Class A*

    39,900       28,966  

Gansu Gangtai Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,500       39,474  

Global Top E-Commerce Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,600       47,727  

Guangdong Advertising Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,984       42,007  

Guangdong Chj Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,900       28,397  

Guangxi Radio and Television Information Network Corp. Ltd., Class A

    12,500       12,893  

Guizhou Broadcasting & TV Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,700       17,890  

Haima Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    43,300       29,928  

Hang Zhou Great Star Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,953       45,792  

Hefei Department Store Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,400       26,086  

Hunan Friendship & Apollo Commercial Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,700       24,350  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,082       25,875  

Jiangsu Hongtu High Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,200       51,738  

Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       35,815  

Jiangsu Sunshine Co. Ltd., Class A*

    56,300       27,418  

Jinzhou Cihang Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,800       33,074  

Jishi Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,700       39,273  

Joyoung Co. Ltd., Class A*

    12,500       34,143  

KingClean Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       21,982  

Lifan Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,800       29,890  

Loncin Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,750       41,738  

Luthai Textile Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,800       28,887  

Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp. Ltd., Class A

    10,260       27,512  

Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    800       2,145  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)    

NanJi E-Commerce Co. Ltd., Class A*

    31,800     $ 55,790  

Nanjing Central Emporium, Class A

    23,600       31,017  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,850       140,308  

Ningbo Huaxiang Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,800       64,005  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A

    14,400       76,204  

Ningbo Peacebird Fashion Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,200       8,951  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    8,400       32,676  

Rastar Group, Class A

    23,300       24,104  

Shaanxi Broadcast & TV Network Intermediary Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,500       19,036  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,900       26,636  

Shanghai Metersbonwe Fashion & Accessories Co. Ltd., Class A*

    51,550       25,651  

Shanghai New World Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,442       23,939  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,200       66,994  

Shenzhen Fenda Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,300       26,935  

Shenzhen Tellus Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,900       11,655  

Shijiazhuang Changshan BeiMing Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,850       32,176  

Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,900       81,086  

Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology Corp., Class A

    6,800       23,552  

Sinomach Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,850       20,754  

Sou Yu Te Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,724       31,446  

Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,400       120,013  

Time Publishing and Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,700       14,068  

UTour Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,600       28,772  

Visual China Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    10,800       28,797  

Wangfujing Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    12,530       35,031  

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

    18,900       72,720  

Wuhan Department Store Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,609       38,268  

Wuxi Little Swan Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,505       70,142  

Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,800       7,673  

Xinhuanet Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,650       20,193  

Yantai Tayho Advanced Materials Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    17,600       28,466  

Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,700       63,887  

Yotrio Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,740       38,319  

Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,400       14,268  

Zhejiang Daily Digital Culture Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,700       43,113  

Zhejiang Orient Holdings Co., Class A

    13,000       49,567  

Zhejiang Yasha Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,600       39,572  
   

 

 

 
      2,781,993  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 6.3%            

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,400     $ 78,604  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,500       41,414  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,600       78,949  

Anhui Yingjia Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,400       24,552  

Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,100       45,364  

Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,900       47,525  

Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,230       21,246  

Bright Dairy & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,600       49,149  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,700       56,599  

Chuying Agro-pastora Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,800       49,042  

Gansu Yasheng Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,400       37,517  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,900       73,920  

Hebei Chengde Lolo Co., Class A

    24,041       33,852  

Hunan Dakang International Food & Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A*

    60,120       25,641  

Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A

    14,800       31,807  

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,500       71,213  

Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain JSC, Class A

    4,200       37,224  

Opple Lighting Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,400       15,964  

Qinghai Huzhu Barley Wine Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,400       17,437  

Shandong Denghai Seeds Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,950       25,107  

Shanghai Feilo Acoustics Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,300       42,693  

Shanghai Flyco Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,900       20,455  

Shanghai Jahwa United Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,900       143,173  

Shanghai Maling Aquarius Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,000       30,740  

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

    9,800       71,307  

Shenzhen Agricultural Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,600       30,937  

Teamax Smart City Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    9,800       22,055  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,400       13,717  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,100       60,785  

V V Food & Beverage Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,000       31,446  

Xinjiang Guannong Fruit & Antler Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,700       22,882  

Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,200       109,966  

Yunnan Hongxiang Yixintang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,000       28,887  

Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,960       27,230  
   

 

 

 
      1,518,399  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.1%            

Anhui Hengyuan Coal Industry and Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A*

    20,700       34,187  

Changzheng Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,000       15,373  

Datong Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    33,000       31,593  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Energy (Continued)            

Gansu Jingyuan Coal Industry and Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,800     $ 30,466  

Geo-Jade Petroleum Corp., Class A

    44,540       31,661  

Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,100       28,404  

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Industry Corp. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia, Class A

    26,800       48,315  

Jinhong Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,700       28,595  

Jizhong Energy Resources Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,200       38,876  

Oriental Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,100       56,219  

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

    47,000       74,639  

Yang Quan Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    47,300       51,435  

Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,800       40,120  
   

 

 

 
      509,883  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 1.0%            

Jiangsu Jiangyin Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,900       10,144  

Shaanxi International Trust Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,100       39,894  

Shanghai AJ Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,980       101,514  

Xishui Strong Year Co. Ltd. Inner Mongolia, Class A

    25,400       95,309  
   

 

 

 
      246,861  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 11.8%            

Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       11,429  

Beijing SL Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,100       92,725  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A (a)

    12,600       65,722  

Changchun High & New Technology Industries, Inc., Class A

    5,200       133,872  

China Animal Husbandry Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,800       24,103  

China National Accord Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    5,800       52,694  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    11,500       46,091  

China Resources Double Crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,800       58,085  

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

    14,800       58,310  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,800       83,822  

Da An Gene Co. Ltd. of Sun Yat-Sen University, Class A

    19,862       56,595  

Dian Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,340       48,170  

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,400       33,895  

Guizhou Xinbang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,450       45,766  

Guizhou Yibai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,100       41,796  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Hainan Haiyao Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    31,046     $ 57,058  

Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,850       35,473  

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    60,120       55,290  

HeiLongJiang ZBD Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,700       15,027  

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,100       50,552  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,800       97,344  

Hybio Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,700       42,832  

Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,148       36,724  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,685       61,331  

Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,806       26,846  

Jilin Zixin Pharmaceutical Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A*

    20,100       25,870  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,180       137,047  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,400       51,173  

KPC Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A

    20,998       29,280  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class A

    6,922       64,678  

Mayinglong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,500       37,499  

Pengqi Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,500       69,167  

Realcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,630       34,637  

Shanghai Kaibao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,604       26,114  

Shanghai Kehua Bio-Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,100       36,330  

Shenzhen Neptunus Bioengineering Co. Ltd., Class A*

    62,550       56,005  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,100       44,457  

Shinva Medical Instrument Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,869       31,491  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,900       107,721  

Sichuan Languang Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,700       45,057  

Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,100       46,966  

Tianjin ZhongXin Pharmaceutical Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    11,262       27,253  

Tonghua Golden-Horse Pharmaceutical Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    15,000       30,420  

Winning Health Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,019       45,349  

Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    19,010       25,243  

Yifan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,600       72,422  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,540     $ 53,047  

Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,800       52,484  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,483       88,239  

Zhejiang Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,600       46,247  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,500       119,213  

Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,850       31,382  

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    12,500       55,901  

Zhuhai Hokai Medical Instruments Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,140       28,456  
   

 

 

 
      2,850,700  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 21.3%            

Avic Aviation High-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,500       24,805  

AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,852       62,515  

Avic Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,800       33,301  

Beijing Changjiu Logistics Corp., Class A

    1,100       4,174  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    35,000       123,127  

Beijing Shouhang Resources Saving Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,355       54,118  

Beijing SPC Environment Protection Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,100       75,596  

Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,500       50,228  

BlueFocus Communication Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,300       51,062  

Camel Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,300       33,232  

Changjiang & Jinggong Steel Building Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,500       29,522  

Changyuan Group Ltd., Class A

    51,040       128,914  

Chengdu Huaze Cobalt & Nickel Material Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    11,200       25,586  

China Aerospace Times Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A*

    64,000       76,855  

China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,482       50,791  

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

    29,700       87,547  

China Meheco Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,200       74,636  

China Railway Hi-tech Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,500       62,927  

China Railway Tielong Container Logistics Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,100       53,352  

Citic Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,301       23,791  

CMST Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,300       73,543  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,700       48,811  

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd., Class A*

    34,900       30,298  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Dalian Port PDA Co. Ltd., Class A

    121,920     $ 53,290  

Dazhong Transportation Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,950       36,840  

Dongjiang Environmental Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,800       45,806  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,600       154,064  

Far East Smarter Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,200       24,132  

Foshan Electrical and Lighting Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,140       35,634  

Fujian Longking Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,500       79,799  

Galaxy Biomedical Investment Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    24,100       40,380  

Gem-Year Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A*

    19,600       29,673  

Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,000       37,508  

Guangzhou Guangri Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,100       25,086  

Guosheng Financial Holding, Inc., Class A

    16,920       56,299  

Hefei Meiya Optoelectronic Technology, Inc., Class A

    10,600       31,310  

Henan Pinggao Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,600       40,311  

Henan Senyuan Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,600       33,321  

Hunan Corun New Energy Co. Ltd., Class A*

    38,347       44,020  

Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,500       44,699  

Jangho Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,100       25,896  

Jiangsu Nonghua Intelligent Agriculture Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    42,800       23,563  

Jiangsu Yueda Investment Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,900       27,048  

Jiangsu Zhongli Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,500       27,262  

Jiangsu Zongyi Co. Ltd., Class A*

    29,900       35,906  

Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,100       38,406  

Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,700       82,250  

Jinlong Machinery & Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    13,000       27,062  

Keda Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       74,807  

Lanzhou LS Heavy Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,500       16,524  

Mesnac Co. Ltd., Class A*

    25,000       29,871  

Minmetals Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    17,000       31,342  

Montnets Rongxin Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    19,400       30,813  

Neoglory Prosperity, Inc., Class A

    13,650       26,838  

North Industries Group Red Arrow Co. Ltd., Class A*

    22,647       28,429  

North Navigation Control Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,000       65,957  

Orient Group, Inc., Class A*

    73,190       51,584  

Palm Eco-Town Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,650       44,911  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Pubang Landscape Architecture Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,719     $ 26,672  

Qingdao TGOOD Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       39,793  

Rizhao Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,800       42,082  

Saurer Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,200       34,885  

Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,400       32,489  

Shanghai Lansheng Corp., Class A

    8,300       18,252  

Shanghai Mechanical and Electrical Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,400       44,466  

Shanghai Pudong Road & Bridge Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,199       30,876  

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,800       37,506  

Shanghai Zhixin Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,660       27,297  

Shantui Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A*

    39,000       28,549  

Shenwu Environmental Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    21,104       77,176  

Shenzhen Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,200       53,564  

Shenzhen Desay Battery Technology Co., Class A

    4,600       29,499  

Shenzhen Glory Medical Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,687       19,355  

Shenzhen Grandland Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,800       28,725  

Shenzhen Hifuture Electric Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    30,200       79,008  

Shenzhen Hongtao Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,260       25,403  

Shenzhen Tagen Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,720       36,951  

Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,100       20,585  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,500       42,781  

Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,880       51,222  

Sinochem International Corp., Class A

    41,100       56,193  

Sinoma International Engineering Co., Class A

    41,550       61,270  

Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,800       35,378  

SPIC Yuanda Environmental-Protection Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,422       21,575  

STO Express Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,500       41,552  

Sufa Technology Industry Co. Ltd. CNNC, Class A

    12,520       29,615  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,100       67,382  

Suzhou Anjie Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,750       54,877  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,700       72,489  

Taihai Manoir Nuclear Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,700       79,343  

Taiyuan Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    69,400       37,261  

TangShan Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,780       59,938  

Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,200       44,967  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,400     $ 32,989  

Tianjin Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,500       51,357  

Tianjin Teda Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,700       28,870  

Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co. Ltd., Class A*

    50,700       53,139  

Tianma Bearing Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    27,700       42,229  

Wolong Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,165       31,816  

Xiamen ITG Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    48,348       73,561  

Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,900       45,094  

Xingyuan Environment Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,900       79,216  

Xinjiang Machinery Research Institute Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    29,200       45,567  

XJ Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,000       51,507  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,019       24,180  

Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,500       39,416  

Zhejiang Dun’An Artificial Environment Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,700       26,705  

Zhejiang Kaishan Compressor Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,000       30,672  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,380       83,451  

Zhejiang Wanma Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,162       34,095  

Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,350       16,563  

Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,300       38,478  

Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,600       37,313  
   

 

 

 
      5,134,566  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 18.1%            

Accelink Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,000       53,558  

Addsino Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    37,700       59,727  

AVIC Jonhon OptronicTechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,413       84,153  

Beijing Dahao Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       9,792  

Beijing Lanxum Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    17,000       26,485  

Beijing Orient National Communication Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,719       44,125  

Beijing Philisense Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,300       37,909  

Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    32,600       61,429  

Beijing Teamsun Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,760       50,522  

Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,600       50,024  

Beijing Zhong Ke San Huan High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,500       73,922  

Bluedon Information Security Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,300       26,736  

Bright Oceans Inter-Telecom Corp., Class A (a)

    17,300       31,340  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    68,619     $ 70,156  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,600       29,632  

China TransInfo Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,000       50,300  

China Wafer Level CSP Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,200       21,661  

CPT Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,700       15,591  

Dalian Zeus Entertainment Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,980       48,152  

Datang Telecom Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    24,200       51,278  

Dawning Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,000       98,709  

Eastern Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,292       20,950  

EGing Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,320       23,786  

Focus Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       15,446  

Fujian Newland Computer Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,440       75,739  

Fujian Star-net Communication Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,500       49,497  

G-bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       26,763  

GCI Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,100       33,251  

Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,300       75,458  

Guangdong East Power Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    24,000       34,521  

Guangdong Ellington Electronics Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,000       16,201  

Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,700       55,426  

Guomai Technologies, Inc., Class A

    16,000       21,561  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,100       15,894  

Hangzhou Shunwang Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,100       47,823  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,180       54,018  

Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,300       53,638  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    37,000       222,882  

Hexing Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,200       24,379  

Holitech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,000       73,430  

Huagong Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,600       62,691  

Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd., Class A

    26,300       76,252  

Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,000       118,075  

Julong Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,195       29,004  

Kingnet Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,000       57,932  

Leyard Optoelectronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,900       104,550  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,300       224,291  

Nanjing Doron Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,100       10,717  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Nanjing Huadong Electronics Information & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    102,300     $ 39,454  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,900       37,423  

Ningbo Yunsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,000       39,838  

North Electro-Optic Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,600       23,931  

People.cn Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,700       38,038  

Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co., Class A

    34,500       39,291  

Shanghai Belling Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,800       48,929  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,600       61,655  

Shenzhen Aisidi Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,200       17,381  

Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,980       75,170  

Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,100       38,589  

Shenzhen Kinwong Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,800       14,344  

Shenzhen Laibao Hi-tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,300       33,795  

Shenzhen Suntak Circuit Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,900       8,612  

Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,400       243,682  

Shenzhen Tat Fook Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    15,240       38,215  

Sinodata Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,900       31,606  

Skyworth Digital Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,200       27,129  

Taiji Computer Corp. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       35,796  

Talkweb Information System Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,300       32,298  

Tatwah Smartech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    20,500       63,404  

Telling Telecommunication Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    23,100       32,282  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    32,500       105,729  

Tongding Interconnection Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,500       52,846  

United Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,300       25,244  

Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,600       56,955  

Venustech Group, Inc., Class A

    20,300       71,904  

Vtron Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    22,300       40,034  

Westone Information Industry, Inc., Class A

    16,080       57,444  

Wuhan Fingu Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    8,800       16,077  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,500       19,204  

Wuhu Token Science Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,800       92,629  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,040       36,905  

Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,600       39,816  

YGSOFT, Inc., Class A

    19,207       29,775  

Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,950       80,480  
   

 

 

 
      4,365,280  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials — 18.6%            

Advanced Technology & Materials Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    23,104     $ 37,017  

Befar Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,700       42,331  

Beijing Lier High-temperature Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,000       21,099  

Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,608       112,517  

Bengang Steel Plates Co. Ltd., Class A*

    11,700       10,193  

CEFC Anhui International Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,900       39,093  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,868       142,061  

China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,600       46,587  

Cofco Biochemical Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    37,985       75,523  

CSG Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,525       57,717  

Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,400       85,099  

Elion Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,000       28,848  

Gansu Jiu Steel Group Hongxing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    123,100       56,785  

Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,800       43,703  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,352       113,318  

Guangdong HEC Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    67,305       73,088  

Guangdong Tapai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,500       24,930  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,100       38,896  

Hangzhou Iron & Steel Co., Class A*

    14,600       16,009  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,100       51,794  

Hongda Xingye Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,478       41,493  

Huapont Life Sciences Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,650       57,043  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,980       48,621  

Hubei Kaile Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,600       74,842  

Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,100       33,840  

Hunan Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    28,100       38,590  

Inner Mongolia Xingye Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,700       36,975  

Jiangsu Wuzhong Industrial Co., Class A

    21,700       39,154  

Jiangsu Yabang Dyestuff Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,100       36,040  

Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,400       226,465  

Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A*

    32,900       48,117  

Jilin Yatai Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    63,000       52,024  

Juli Sling Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,400       25,085  

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,400       55,068  

Lianhe Chemical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,359       36,556  

Lomon Billions Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,900       55,900  

Luxi Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    39,300       97,479  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    116,100       83,056  

Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    85,600       70,816  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,600       60,796  

Org Packaging Co. Ltd., Class A*

    55,550       52,845  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co. Ltd., Class A*

    6,100     $ 37,190  

Shaanxi Ligeance Mineral Resources Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,800       56,865  

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd., Class A

    34,900       93,215  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,713       83,786  

Shandong Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    255,530       87,342  

Shandong Jinjing Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    40,100       27,595  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,150       120,398  

Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd., Class A

    59,700       83,068  

Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    9,500       16,638  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,600       71,009  

Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,500       81,276  

Shenzhen Jinjia Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,200       49,767  

Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,880       42,405  

Stanley Agricultural Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,400       23,715  

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    26,600       56,303  

Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,000       64,610  

Tibet Huayu Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,900       12,316  

Tibet Mineral Development Co., Class A*

    16,500       39,254  

Tibet Summit Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    5,100       35,344  

Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,500       47,325  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,100       87,639  

Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       38,842  

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,000       107,533  

Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,250       65,683  

Yintai Resources Co. Ltd., Class A*

    25,400       50,363  

Yunnan Copper Co. Ltd., Class A*

    33,400       65,164  

Yunnan Lincang Xinyuan Germanium Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A*

    19,600       33,260  

Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd., Class A*

    32,415       64,223  

Zhejiang Huafeng Spandex Co. Ltd., Class A*

    45,600       35,241  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A*

    11,500       147,387  

Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,500       51,477  

Zhejiang Runtu Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,400       46,054  

Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,700       32,684  

Zhongfu Straits Pingtan Development Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    53,800       45,779  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,000     $ 29,892  

Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,815       63,818  
   

 

 

 
      4,481,873  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 5.7%            

Beijing Homyear Capital Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,800       57,806  

Beijing Urban Construction Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,900       78,523  

China Sports Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,501       41,847  

Chongqing Dima Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,900       36,119  

Cinda Real Estate Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,600       27,241  

COFCO Property Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    40,000       51,753  

Deluxe Family Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,200       59,741  

Greattown Holdings Ltd., Class A

    42,900       47,365  

Haining China Leather Market Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    19,500       24,011  

Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,400       64,566  

HNA Investment Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    45,100       24,965  

Huafa Industrial Co. Ltd. Zhuhai, Class A

    66,440       73,153  

Huayuan Property Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,430       23,198  

Hubei Fuxing Science And Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,500       53,966  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,800       72,530  

Kunwu Jiuding Investment Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,300       19,614  

Macrolink Culturaltainment Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,800       26,817  

Myhome Real Estate Development Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    100,700       46,299  

Nanjing Gaoke Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,200       45,787  

Rongan Property Co. Ltd., Class A*

    27,100       15,944  

Shanghai Industrial Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,220       21,703  

Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,200       34,917  

Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    11,400       41,759  

Shenzhen Huaqiang Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,600       32,777  

Shenzhen World Union Properties Consultancy, Inc., Class A

    32,110       64,978  

Shenzhen Zhenye Group Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    34,700       53,216  

Suzhou New District Hi-Tech Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,300       28,760  

Tahoe Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       47,203  

Tianjin Jinbin Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    50,700       27,988  

Tibet Urban Development and Investment Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,600       30,638  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Zhejiang China Light & Textile Industrial City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,940     $ 26,538  

Zhonghong Holding Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    184,072       55,868  
   

 

 

 
      1,357,590  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.3%            

An Hui Wenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,330       32,651  

Beijing Water Business Doctor Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,800       76,670  

CECEP Wind-Power Corp., Class A

    62,500       34,029  

Chengdu Xingrong Environment Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,500       58,431  

Chongqing Gas Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    7,200       9,659  

Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,300       69,330  

Guangdong Golden Dragon Development, Inc., Class A

    16,800       42,661  

Guangzhou Development Group, Inc., Class A

    32,000       33,297  

Heilongjiang Interchina Water Treatment Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    49,800       34,549  

Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corp. Ltd., Class A

    114,200       51,471  

Jointo Energy Investment Co. Ltd. Hebei, Class A

    27,000       34,261  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Kaidi Ecological and Environmental Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    61,400     $ 45,254  

Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,300       53,544  

Shenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,200       91,553  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,700       41,374  

Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,300       28,811  

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,260       51,511  
   

 

 

 
      789,056  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $22,168,606)

      24,036,201  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Health Care — 0.0%    

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.*, expires 01/31/18 (a)
(Cost $0)

    7       0  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%

(Cost $22,168,606)

    $ 24,036,201  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      50,652  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 24,086,853  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

JSC:   Joint Stock Company

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (b)

     $ 22,230,438        $   —        $ 1,805,763        $ 24,036,201  

Rights

                         0          0  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 22,230,438        $        $ 1,805,763        $ 24,036,201  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(b) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


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Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Balance at May 31, 2017

   $ 1,442,608  

Purchases

     296,478  

Sales

     (149,845

Realized gain (loss)

     2,369  

Change in unrealized gain (loss)

     141,005  

Transfers into Level 3 (c)

     1,191,276  

Transfer out of Level 3 (c)

     (1,118,128
  

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2017

     1,805,763  
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gain (loss) related to investments still held at November 30, 2017

     154,192  

 

(c) During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $1,191,276 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $1,118,128. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

Quantitave Disclosure About Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

Asset Class

  Fair Value at
11/30/2017
   

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

Common Stock: Consumer Discretionary

  $ 159,050     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Health Care

    264,391     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Industrials

    325,592     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Information Technology

    542,113     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Materials

    249,966     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Real Estate

    184,848     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Common Stock: Utilities

    79,803     Market Approach  

Last traded price adjusted for proxy.

Qualitative Disclosure About Unobservable Inputs

Significant unobservable inputs developed by the Pricing Committee and used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s equity investments include the last traded price on the Exchange for securities suspended from trading adjusted for proxy (the movement in the applicable sector index) with a range of -8% to 21% with a weighted average range of approximately -0.2%. A significant change between last traded price, adjusted for proxy, and the price of a security once it resumes trading on the securities exchange could result in a material change in the fair value measurement.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 58.2%    
Consumer Discretionary — 5.5%    

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*

    208,045     $ 27,970  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    13,258       59,413  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    19,187       22,650  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    45,674       119,884  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,771       113,236  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.

    43,048       13,945  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    5,376       247,726  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    42,078       52,906  

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

    7,151       27,468  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    76,787       267,420  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.

    178,585       20,122  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    45,819       53,620  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    31,121       78,099  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    10,000       26,760  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    9,725       364,201  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR

    1,922       163,101  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.*

    15,347       33,012  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    7,181       64,820  

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

    20,696       8,824  

TAL Education Group, ADR

    3,656       101,929  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    5,846       48,113  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    5,738       234,283  
   

 

 

 
      2,149,502  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 1.4%            

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    30,811       12,782  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.*(a)

    10,480       1  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    40,281       102,325  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    35,573       97,698  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    13,383       130,485  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    33,434       32,706  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    28,891       45,425  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,452       46,481  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    20,654       15,973  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    84,696       66,367  
   

 

 

 
      550,243  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.8%            

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    34,501       15,593  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    26,676       24,592  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    383,918       274,290  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    51,141       125,852  

CNOOC Ltd.

    258,854       350,654  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    49,476       42,760  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    311,923       209,674  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,345       24,590  
   

 

 

 
      1,068,005  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.1%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    366,838       170,498  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,162,089       563,919  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    93,506       69,200  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    113,942     $ 42,308  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    121,996       78,881  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    1,195,344       1,042,264  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    74,100       34,345  

China Everbright Ltd.

    12,393       27,642  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    42,376       33,260  

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

    92,505       42,402  

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

    10,900       22,972  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    105,050       340,967  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    59,113       231,602  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    27,073       27,280  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    39,173       186,832  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    80,108       17,231  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,281       87,935  

Chong Sing Holdings FinTech Gr*

    216,000       28,762  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    28,685       20,310  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,164       37,140  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    25,797       23,517  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,108       42,323  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,696       30,844  

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

    20,229       40,923  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,093,263       849,672  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,943       69,776  

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

    100,608       51,784  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    65,139       123,436  

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

    34,492       340,053  

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

    35,983       20,226  
   

 

 

 
      4,698,304  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 1.2%            

3SBio, Inc., 144A*

    14,618       28,449  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    60,814       29,978  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    15,241       31,847  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,676       14,072  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    57,963       115,032  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd.

    13,237       8,762  

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

    26,571       18,201  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,695       22,663  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,014       22,644  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    61,452       21,638  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    60,293     $ 78,896  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,259       67,841  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,779       9,496  
   

 

 

 
      469,519  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 3.0%            

Air China Ltd., Class H

    25,278       27,122  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,394       16,964  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    24,508       36,212  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    7,466       43,017  

CAR, Inc.*

    12,301       10,710  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,091       69,324  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    20,773       45,747  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class H

    40,101       23,721  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    36,504       48,982  

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

    7,575       13,617  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,225       57,340  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    36,816       43,556  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    74,747       55,796  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    29,076       25,985  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    27,559       35,780  

CITIC Ltd.

    72,400       102,525  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class H*

    78,033       15,986  

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

    15,447       8,247  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H*

    40,991       19,471  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    24,926       25,117  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    89,019       81,152  

Fosun International Ltd.

    39,874       82,707  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    10,157       29,716  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,918       27,288  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    64,830       19,175  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H*

    48,699       19,080  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    6,887       19,444  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    16,242       29,239  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,707       15,593  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    34,189       17,160  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,313       22,653  

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

    5,302       7,155  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,672       24,774  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,824       44,929  
   

 

 

 
      1,165,284  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology — 23.7%            

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    1,276     $ 91,540  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    10,570       211,530  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    15,532       2,750,407  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*

    583       32,281  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    3,900       930,462  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    9,500       22,746  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*

    2,600       29,961  

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

    24,508       18,169  

Fang Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    4,157       19,288  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.*

    193,462       31,211  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.*(a)

    56,247       0  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    8,725       50,047  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    15,000       24,852  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    11,116       31,596  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    103,535       58,858  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*

    18,000       26,089  

Momo, Inc., ADR*

    1,525       36,600  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    1,146       376,702  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*

    38,526       53,767  

SINA Corp.*

    814       79,585  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    10,090       167,947  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    77,741       3,961,604  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    13,117       35,857  

Weibo Corp., ADR*(b)

    520       56,451  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    43,003       15,472  

YY, Inc., ADR*(b)

    436       44,991  

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    8,662       30,111  
   

 

 

 
      9,188,124  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 1.0%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    52,330       34,707  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,738       85,168  

BBMG Corp., Class H

    52,952       24,475  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    51,000       31,801  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    29,248       26,888  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    30,617       20,228  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    19,360       9,147  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,840       34,004  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    21,984       25,755  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    22,648       37,581  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    50,117       29,710  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    70,858       24,586  
   

 

 

 
      384,050  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.9%            

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    22,001       31,719  

China Evergrande Group*

    56,894       187,942  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    58,403       26,397  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    56,477       179,333  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    41,460       119,174  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,726       31,786  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    48,000       26,488  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,801       133,550  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*

    104,444       43,729  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

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

    11,015     $ 23,553  

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

    14,449       15,281  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    22,627       53,133  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    47,757       20,301  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    16,237       31,725  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    72,542       19,784  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    47,462       29,716  

SOHO China Ltd.

    36,626       20,728  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    26,050       120,074  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    90,562       16,349  
   

 

 

 
      1,130,762  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 3.0%            

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    32,520       20,652  

China Mobile Ltd.

    88,895       902,016  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    204,382       99,179  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.*

    88,767       128,658  
   

 

 

 
      1,150,505  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.6%            

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    66,479       51,922  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    174,325       47,542  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    28,991       89,087  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    47,830       32,212  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    52,101       14,009  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    14,160       54,662  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    29,449       55,428  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H*

    51,912       16,883  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    11,385       83,016  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    46,018     $ 61,866  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H

    49,283       19,246  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    83,466       53,434  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    60,530       19,298  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.*

    23,320       18,602  
   

 

 

 
      617,207  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $21,504,310)

      22,571,505  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 40.9%    

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (b)(c)

    455,566       13,922,097  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF*(c)

    57,207       1,968,493  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $16,608,061)

      15,890,590  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 32.0%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $12,424,182)

    12,424,182       12,424,182  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 131.1%

(Cost $50,536,553)

    $ 50,886,277  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (31.1%)

      (12,091,560
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 38,794,717  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $12,037,560, which is 31.0% of net assets.
(c) Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated funds during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

    Value ($)
at 5/31/17
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net change
in unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)
    Income
Distributions ($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions ($)
    Value ($)
at 11/30/17
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

    1,561,826       11,826,325                   533,946                   13,922,097  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

    297,019       1,791,706       (48,004     (9,259     (62,969                 1,968,493  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,858,845       13,618,031       (48,004     (9,259     470,977                   15,890,590  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

At November 30, 2017, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MINI HSI Index Futures

     HKD        3      $ 114,540      $ 112,618        12/28/2017      $ (1,787

HANG SENG Index Futures

     HKD        1        190,707        187,697        12/28/2017        (2,787
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (4,574
                 

 

 

 

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

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 22,571,504      $   —        $ 1        $ 22,571,505  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       15,890,590                          15,890,590  

Short-Term Investments

       12,424,182                          12,424,182  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 50,886,276      $        $ 1        $ 50,886,277  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (4,574    $        $   —        $ (4,574
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (4,574    $        $        $ (4,574
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(g) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 3 and Level 1 was $16,271. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers CSI 300
China A-Shares
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers Harvest
CSI 300 China A-
Shares ETF
    Xtrackers Harvest
CSI 500 China A-
Shares Small Cap
ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI All
China Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

  $     $ 667,455,266     $ 24,036,201     $ 22,571,505  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    3,375,260                   15,890,590  

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    1,531,980                   12,424,182  

Cash

    930       714,332       913       2,046,405  

Foreign currency at value

          2,569,283 †      63,012 †      46,734  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    822                    

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

                      19,193  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    16,041                   61,912  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                      3,866  

Capital shares

          8,933             2,089,099  

Dividends

          8       18       5,232  

Securities lending income

    3,910                   35,958  

Other assets

    57       56       56       57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 4,929,000     $ 670,747,878     $ 24,100,200     $ 55,194,733  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 1,531,980     $     $     $ 12,424,182  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    16,475                    
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

                      3,965,699  

Investment advisory fees

    142       355,214       13,347       10,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    1,548,597       355,214       13,347       16,400,016  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 3,380,403     $ 670,392,664     $ 24,086,853     $ 38,794,717  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,190,478     $ 582,565,530     $ 35,199,508     $ 39,879,314  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

                (34,829      

Undistributed net investment income

    30,552       4,848,711             172,958  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (463,650     (70,611,880     (12,945,588     (1,602,663

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    623,023       153,590,303       1,867,762       345,108  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 3,380,403     $ 670,392,664     $ 24,086,853     $ 38,794,717  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    150,001       21,900,001       700,001       1,050,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 22.54     $ 30.61     $ 34.41     $ 36.95  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $     $ 513,926,050     $ 22,168,606     $ 21,504,310  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 2,736,584     $     $     $ 16,608,061  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 1,485,919     $     $     $ 12,037,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 1,531,980     $     $     $ 12,424,182  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $     $ 2,508,195     $ 62,845     $ 46,742  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.
Included in foreign currency at value is 2,362 and 5,697 respectively which represents foreign investor minimum settlement reserve funds required by China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers CSI 300
China A-Shares
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers Harvest
CSI 300 China A-
Shares ETF
    Xtrackers Harvest
CSI 500 China A-
Shares Small Cap
ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI All
China Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $     $ 6,960,822     $ 107,250     $ 75,313  

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     24,646                   95,832  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     24,646       6,960,822       107,250       171,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     11,312       1,789,444       76,022       47,565  

Interest Expense

           4,454              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     11,312       1,793,898       76,022       47,565  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (See Note 3):

        

Waiver

     (10,522                 (19,667
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     790       1,793,898       76,022       27,898  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

     23,856       5,166,924       31,228       143,247  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

           (1,174,333     (33,221     17,366  

Investments in affiliates

     (29,921                 (9,259

Futures contracts

                       20,353  

Foreign currency transactions

           279,430       (1,065     (584

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (171,893                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (201,814     (894,903     (34,286     27,876  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

           79,509,659       1,849,200       1,005,654  

Investments in affiliates

     573,841                   470,977  

Futures contracts

                       (4,574

Foreign currency translations

           31,292       (5,044     (46

Forward foreign currency contracts

     55,514                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     629,355       79,540,951       1,844,156       1,472,011  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     427,541       78,646,048       1,809,870       1,499,887  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 451,397     $ 83,812,972     $ 1,841,098     $ 1,643,134  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*       Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $     $ 807,627     $ 12,121     $ 5,523  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China
A-Shares ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 23,856     $ 33,537     $ 5,166,924     $ 5,215,180  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (201,814     (174,141     (894,903     (2,259,919

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     629,355       282,522       79,540,951       26,028,638  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     451,397       141,918       83,812,972       28,983,899  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

           (281,686           (2,914,310

Net realized gains

           (84,778            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (366,464           (2,914,310
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

           967,594       287,200,226       237,085,355  

Value of shares redeemed

                 (67,614,479     (222,628,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

           967,594       219,585,747       14,456,531  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     451,397       743,048       303,398,719       40,526,120  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     2,929,006       2,185,958       366,993,945       326,467,825  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,380,403     $ 2,929,006     $ 670,392,664     $ 366,993,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $     $     $     $ (318,213
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 30,552     $ 6,696     $ 4,848,711     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     150,001       100,001       14,200,001       13,750,001  

Shares sold

           50,000       10,000,000       9,600,000  

Shares redeemed

                 (2,300,000     (9,150,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     150,001       150,001       21,900,001       14,200,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China
A-Shares Small Cap ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity
ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 31,228     $ (21,875   $ 143,247      $ 146,833  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (34,286     (1,027,294     27,876        (857,419

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,844,156       (248,447     1,472,011        1,497,048  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,841,098       (1,297,616     1,643,134        786,462  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

         

Net investment income

                        (448,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

                        (448,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,861,214       5,254,292       32,570,911         

Value of shares redeemed

           (5,023,771            (2,847,049
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     1,861,214       230,521       32,570,911        (2,847,049
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     3,702,312       (1,067,095     34,214,045        (2,508,920

Net Assets

         

Beginning of period

     20,384,541       21,451,636       4,580,672        7,089,592  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 24,086,853     $ 20,384,541     $ 38,794,717      $ 4,580,672  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (34,829   $ (66,057   $      $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $     $     $ 172,958      $ 29,711  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     650,001       650,001       150,001        250,001  

Shares sold

     50,000       150,000       900,000         

Shares redeemed

           (150,000            (100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     700,001       650,001       1,050,001        150,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


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Financial Highlights

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF    For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 19.53     $ 21.86     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.16       0.29       0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.85       1.05       (2.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.01       1.34       (2.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

           (2.82     (0.74

Net realized gains

           (0.85      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (3.67     (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 22.54     $ 19.53     $ 21.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(e)

     15.41 **      6.42 (d)      (10.01 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     3       3       2  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)(f)

     0.70     0.72       1.25 *** 

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)(f)

     0.05     0.05       0.45 *** 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.48     1.41       2.92

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)

     1 **      6       4 ** 

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(b)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 25.84     $ 23.74     $ 49.93     $ 21.98     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(c)

    0.27       0.30       0.43       0.09       (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.50       1.97       (18.19     27.96       (2.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    4.77       2.27       (17.76     28.05       (3.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

          (0.17     (0.33     (0.10      

Net realized gains

                (8.10            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

          (0.17     (8.43     (0.10      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 30.61     $ 25.84     $ 23.74     $ 49.93     $ 21.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    18.46 **      9.62       (38.10     127.82       (12.08 )**(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    670       367       326       1,410       153  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.65     0.67       0.80       0.80       0.96

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.65     0.67       0.80       0.80       0.92

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.88     1.24       1.27       0.26       (0.38 )* 

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)

    16 **      68       159       58       42 ** 

 

(a) For the period October 20, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.
(b) For the period November 6, 2013 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(c) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) The Fund’s total return includes a reimbursement by the Advisor for a realized loss on a trade executed incorrectly, which otherwise would have reduced total return by 0.41%.
(e) The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.
(f) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not included these indirect fees and expenses.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.
*** Annualized. Includes excise tax expense that is not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares
Small Cap ETF
  For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 31.36     $ 33.00     $ 65.42     $ 25.70     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(c)

    0.05       (0.03     (0.05     (0.12     0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.00       (1.61     (28.91     40.05       0.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    3.05       (1.64     (28.96     39.93       0.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

                (0.17     (0.04      

Net realized gains

                (3.29     (0.17      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

                (3.46     (0.21      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 34.41     $ 31.36     $ 33.00     $ 65.42     $ 25.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    9.73 **      (4.97     (45.37     155.99       2.80 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    24       20       21       82       8  

Ratio of expenses (%)

    0.65     0.67       0.80       0.80       0.80

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    0.27     (0.09     (0.11     (0.30     2.57

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)

    10 **      51       215       131       0 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Year Ended
5/31/2016
    Year Ended
5/31/2015
    Period Ended
5/31/2014(b)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 30.54     $ 28.36     $ 46.01     $ 25.51     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(c)

    0.32       0.91       2.15       0.32       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    6.09       4.26       (15.46     20.58       0.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    6.41       5.17       (13.31     20.90       0.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

          (2.99     (4.34     (0.35      

Net realized gains

                      (0.05      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

          (2.99     (4.34     (0.40      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 36.95     $ 30.54     $ 28.36     $ 46.01     $ 25.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(d)

    20.99 **      20.03       (29.80     82.48       2.04 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    39       5       7       18       5  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)(e)

    0.60     0.60       0.60       0.60       0.60

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)(e)

    0.35     0.35       0.26       0.26       0.30

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.81     3.10       6.46       0.94       2.73

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)

    1 **      7       36       20       2 ** 

 

(a) For the period May 21, 2014 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(b) For the period April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2014.
(c) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.
(e) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not included these indirect fees and expenses.
(f) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of November 30, 2017, the Trust consists of thirty-five investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

New Fund Name

 

Former Fund Name

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF   Deutsche X-trackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF   Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF   Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares
Small Cap ETF
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF   Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Each Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value, only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index for each Fund is:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF   CSI 300 USD Hedged Index
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF   CSI 300 Index
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF   CSI 500 Index
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF   MSCI China All Shares Index

CSI 300 USD Hedged Index is calculated and maintained by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. It is a modified free-float market capitalization weighted index composed of the largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. The Underlying Index hedges the currency exposure of the securities in the CSI 300 Index by taking long positions in foreign currency forwards. Constituent stocks for the Underlying Index must have been listed on either the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The composition of the Underlying Index is reviewed every six-months.

CSI 300 Index is calculated and maintained by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. It is a modified free-float market capitalization weighted index composed of the largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. Constituent stocks for the Underlying Index must have been listed on either the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The composition of the Underlying Index is reviewed every six-months.

CSI 500 Index is calculated and maintained by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. It is a modified free-float market capitalization weighted index composed of the 500 smallest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. Constituent stocks for the Underlying Index must have been listed on either the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The composition of the Underlying Index is reviewed every six-months.

MSCI is the creator of the MSCI China All Shares Index. The MSCI China All Share Index is a rules-based, free-float adjusted market capitalization index comprised of equity securities that are listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The Underlying Index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of equity securities that are a representative sample of the entire Chinese investment universe. The Underlying Index is comprised of A-Shares, B-Shares, H-Shares, Red chips and P chips share classes. The Underlying Index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.

 

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

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF are diversified series of the Trust. Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity EFT are non-diversified and are not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the underlying index of such a fund and, consequently, the fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the fund’s performance or subject the fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Security 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.

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

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investments companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as a Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; length of time of a halt in trading of the security; movement in the security’s proxy index; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

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

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Distributions of income and capital gains from investments in affiliated funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders    It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of each Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Funds’ recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At May 31, 2017, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

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     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 13,782,323      $      $ 13,782,323  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     9,571,784               9,571,784  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     1,028,079        179,546        1,207,625  

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October capital losses”) and late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the following Funds incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

     Late Year
Ordinary Losses
     Post-October
Losses on
Capital
 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ 254,116     

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     318,213        14,350,418     

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     66,057        1,472,982     

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

            276,350     

As of May 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

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

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 4,261,184      $ (14,052    $      $ (14,052

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     332,359,235        32,435,321        73,974,602        (41,539,281

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     22,026,042        (1,848,141      2,258,753        (4,106,894

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     7,367,702        (1,273,471      405,209        (1,678,680

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2017, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds’ direct investments in China A-Shares will be subject to a number of Chinese tax rules and the application of many of those rules is evolving. Chinese taxes that may apply to the Funds’ direct investments in A-Shares include withholding income tax (“WHT”) on dividends, WHT on bank interest, WHT on capital gains realized from the disposal of equity investments prior to November 17, 2014 and stamp tax. China imposes WHT at a rate of 10% on dividends on shares and interest income derived by non PRC enterprises including Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“QFII”) and Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“RQFII”) from PRC resident issuers, subject to any lower rate provided by an applicable tax treaty.

With the approval from the PRC State Council, the PRC State Administration of Taxation, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the China Securities Regulatory Commission jointly issued Caishui [2014] 79 (Circular 79) on November 14, 2014. According to Circular 79, RQFIIs are temporarily exempt from WHT with respect to gains derived from the trading of equity investments (including shares in PRC enterprises) effective from November 17, 2014. With respect to gains derived from equity investments prior to November 17, 2014, RQFIIs are subject to WHT at a rate of 10% on such gains on a gross basis, subject to any lower rate provided by an applicable tax treaty. The above WHT treatment applies to RQFIIs which do not have a permanent establishment (“PE”) in the

 

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PRC. The Funds do not have PEs in the PRC, therefore, the Funds are only subject to WHT at 10% with respect to gross realized gains derived from the disposal of land-rich A-Share companies and exempt from WHT with respect to gross realized gains derived from non land-rich A-Share companies prior to November 17, 2014. Land-rich enterprises are companies whose value of immovable property in the PRC is greater than 50% of their value of total assets. The WHT relating to the realized gains from shares in land-rich companies prior to November 17, 2014 has been paid by the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, respectively; while realized gains from shares in non land-rich companies prior to November 17, 2014 were granted treaty relief pursuant to the PRC-US Double Taxation Arrangement.

The PRC rules for taxation of RQFIIs (and QFIIs) are evolving and the tax regulations to be issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation and/or PRC Ministry of Finance, as well as the practices adopted by the local PRC authorities, may apply retroactively which may adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders.

Foreign Currency Translations    The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending    The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF and the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. As of November 30, 2017 the Funds invested the cash collateral in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.13% annualized effective rate as of November 30, 2017) on the cash collateral invested in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Funds or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of November 30, 2017, the Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as an Exchanged Traded Fund in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

As of November 30, 2017, the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Common Stocks and Exchange Traded Funds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

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Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of November 30, 2017

 
    Overnight and
Continuous
    <30 Days     Between
30 & 90 days
    >90 days     Total  

Securities Lending Transactions

         

Common Stocks

  $ 90,394     $         —     $         —     $         —     $ 90,394  

Exchange Traded Funds

    12,333,788                         12,333,788  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $ 12,424,182     $     $     $     $ 12,424,182  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

  $ 12,424,182  

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Fund invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the renminbi.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the Fund had to the value of non-U.S. currencies during the period ended November 30, 2017.

Futures Contracts    Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended November 30, 2017, Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF’s Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF       
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 822      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 16,475  
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 4,574  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Fund’s earnings during the period ended November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ (171,893    $ (171,893

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     20,353               20,353  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ 55,514      $ 55,514  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     (4,574             (4,574

For the period ended November 30, 2017 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ (2,729,884

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     119,847         

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund has transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow the Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Funds may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to

 

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netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following table:

 

     Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
     Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   $ 822      $ (822   $   —        $   —        $ 16,475      $ (822   $   —        $ 15,653  

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the ETFs, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

Harvest Global Investments Limited serves as investment sub-advisor (the “Sub-Advisor”) to the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF. The Sub-Advisor is responsible for day-to-day management of each Fund, subject to supervision of the Advisor.

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary Management Fee  

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

     0.70

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     0.60

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor is responsible for substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the payments to the Sub-Advisor as applicable, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services and expenses of the Independent Trustees except for interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

The Advisor for the Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the underlying fund, if any (the “Expense Limit”). For the period from June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017, the Advisor waived $10,522 of expenses to the Fund. The Expense Limit will remain in effect until October 1, 2018.

The Advisor for the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the Fund’s management fee attributable to the Fund’s assets invested in an affiliated fund, if any (the “Expense Limit”). For the year from June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017, the Advisor waived $19,667 of expenses to the Fund. The Expense Limit will remain in effect until October 1, 2018.

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

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

 

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The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 32,764      $ 134,420  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     311,102,004        86,776,617  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     4,232,304        2,189,970  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     13,596,814        170,311  

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sale were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

   $ 18,981,302      $   —  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2017 there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s underlying index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. The purchase of Creation Units for Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF are generally issued in exchange for a specific amount of cash totaling the NAV of the Creation Units. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Investing in China

Investing in securities of Chinese issuers involves certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others: the small size of the market for Chinese securities and the low volume of trading, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; currency devaluations and other currency exchange rate fluctuations or blockage; the nature and extent of intervention by the Chinese government in the Chinese securities markets, whether such intervention will continue and the impact of such intervention or its discontinuation; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; the risk that the Chinese government may decide not to continue to support economic reform programs; limitations on the use of brokers; higher rates of inflation; greater political, economic and social uncertainty; market volatility caused by any potential regional territorial conflicts or natural disasters; the risk of increased trade tariffs, embargoes and other trade limitations; and custody risks associated with investing through a RQFII.

7. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of

 

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shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Fund’s status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Funds had no outstanding loans at November 30, 2017.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 59,850,000  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap

     4,200,000  

Under the Credit Facility, during the six months ended November 30, 2017, the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF had an average loan balance of $7,161,489 with an average interest rate of 2.487%, with loans outstanding for 9 days.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

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 Trust at 855-329-3837. 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.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Net Asset Value of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax adviser, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Special risks associated with investments in Chinese companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards the nature and extent of intervention by the Chinese government in the Chinese securities markets, and the potential unavailability of A shares. Uncertainties in the Chinese tax rules governing taxation of income and gains from investments in A-shares could result in unexpected tax liabilities for the Funds which may reduce Fund returns. Any reduction or elimination of access to A-shares will have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Funds to achieve its investment objective. The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency vs. the U.S. dollar. The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF aims to hedge the currency exposure by entering into forward transactions linked to the CNH/USD exchange rate. The equity shares included in the CSI 300 index may be valued using the CNY/USD exchange rate. The difference between the CNH/USD and CNH/USD exchange rates may lead to tracking errors in the fund. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the New York Stock Exchange. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

Deutsche Asset Management represents the asset management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries.

The CSI Indexes are calculated by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI). CSI does not make any warranties, express or implied, to its customers or any other party regarding the accuracy or completeness of any data related to the Index. All information is provided for information purposes only. CSI accepts no liability for any errors or any loss arising from the use of information it provides.

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

Copyright © 2017 Deutsche Bank AG. All rights reserved. Xtrackers® is a registered trademark of Deutsche Bank AG. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Not FDIC Insured  |  No Bank Guarantee  |  May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

 

Investment sub-advisor

Harvest Global Investments Limited

31/F, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place

Central, Hong Kong

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

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

 

R-049076-2 (1/18) DBX 003103 (1/19)


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November 30, 2017

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (EURZ)

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF (GRMY)

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (JPN)

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (DBES)

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     3  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     4  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     5  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

     6  

Fees and Expenses

     7  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     8  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     13  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     15  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

     20  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     34  

Statements of Operations

     35  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     36  

Financial Highlights

     38  

Notes to Financial Statements

     40  

Additional Information

     49  

Privacy Policy Notice

     50  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semi-annual report for the period ended November 30, 2017.

The world economy entered a period of moderate growth, amid lingering low inflation and a focus on normalization of monetary policies across countries. Among major economies, the U.S. continued to grow despite temporary setbacks due to two hurricanes and the ongoing conflict with North Korea. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) continued its hawkish stance on monetary policy to maximize employment and price stability. Growth in the Eurozone exceeded expectations, boosted by political stability and an improving labor market. The Chinese economy experienced moderate growth, owing to higher industrial production and a stabilizing renminbi. In Japan, Shinzo Abe’s landslide victory fortified positive economic sentiments, paving the way for sustainable long-term growth. With exceptionally low volatility, several major indices outperformed expectations despite ongoing policy and geopolitical changes.

Eurozone equities provided positive returns driven by an overall optimism in the region including the election of pro-European Union leaders Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel in France and Germany, respectively. In addition, the Democratic Party’s victory in Austria and the Italian government’s win in a vote to reform the electoral system have boosted investor confidence that the region is on course for further stability. This positive streak is expected to continue as the European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its decision to extend quantitative easing1 until September 2018. However, the ECB’s decision to reduce the value of the assets purchase program to EUR 30 billion per month signals tightening. Meanwhile, events such as Catalonia’s independence referendum2 in Spain and the failure of coalition talks, post-election, in Germany have resulted in some political uncertainty hovering over the region, once again. Despite this, Germany’s economy growth remained resilient, driven by strong external demand and higher industrial production. In the U.K., gross domestic product growth forecasts were lowered given that the region is flanked by an unclear outlook as Britain negotiates its exit from the European Union.

Given the continuity of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s stance on monetary and fiscal policies, which have worked well for Japan earlier, the country’s equity market rose to a multi-year high. Foreign direct investments increased in Japan, which helped in maintaining the positive momentum. Several underperforming sectors such as insurance and real estate picked up considerably. As the government has increased its focus on manufacturing, exports and employment, Japan’s economy is expected to grow at a robust rate. Elsewhere, in Australia, the government’s decision to increase its budget allocation on infrastructure, along with growth in the service sector, including healthcare, telecommunication and media, aided the country’s equity markets.

Overall, global growth is likely to remain steady despite headwinds from geopolitical risks. While economic growth is firming up in the U.S., Japan and the Eurozone, the growth prospects in the emerging markets are expected to pick up sustainably as the global economy continues to strengthen. Global trade, production and consumption would continue to thrive as markets witness a synchronized expansion in economic activity.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Quantitative easing is an unconventional monetary policy tool, in which a central bank conducts broad-based asset purchases.

2 Referendum is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

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

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (EURZ)

 

The Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies based in the countries in the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their common currency and sole legal tender. Prior to October 27, 2017 the Fund sought investment results that corresponded generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Southern Europe US Dollar Hedged Index. On October 27, 2017, Xtrackers MSCI Southern Europe Hedged Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF and the Fund’s ticker symbol changed to EURZ. At that time, the Underlying Index replaced the MSCI Southern Europe US Dollar Hedged Index which is designed to track the performance of the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish equity markets, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of 11/30/17 (20.8% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TOTAL SA (France)

    2.7%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    2.1%  

Siemens AG (Germany)

    2.1%  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

    2.1%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    2.0%  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom)

    2.0%  

Bayer AG (Germany)

    2.0%  

Sanofi (France)

    2.0%  

BASF SE (Germany)

    2.0%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Belgium)

    1.8%  

Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

France

    32.1%  

Germany

    28.5%  

Spain

    10.2%  

Netherlands

    7.8%  

Italy

    7.1%  

Belgium

    3.8%  

Finland

    3.2%  

United Kingdom

    2.5%  

Other

    4.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Financials

    20.7%  

Industrials

    15.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.4%  

Consumer Staples

    10.0%  

Materials

    7.9%  

Health Care

    8.0%  

Information Technology

    7.5%  

Utilities

    5.5%  

Energy

    5.3%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.0%  

Real Estate

    2.0%  
 

 

 

 
    100.0%  
 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 8.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF (GRMY)

 

The Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF ( the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ Germany Large Mid Cap Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the German large- and mid-capitalization equity market. Prior to October 27, 2017, the Fund sought investment results that corresponded generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses, of the MSCI Italy 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index. On October 27, 2017, Xtrackers MSCI Italy Hedged Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF and the Fund’s ticker symbol changed to GRMY. At that time, the Underlying Index replaced the MSCI Italy 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index which is designed to track the performance of the Italian equity market, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of 11/30/17 (53.7% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

SAP SE

    7.5%  

Siemens AG

    7.2%  

Allianz SE

    7.1%  

Bayer AG

    7.0%  

BASF SE

    6.9%  

Daimler AG

    5.5%  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    4.2%  

Deutsche Post AG

    2.9%  

Volkswagen AG

    2.8%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2.6%  

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Consumer Discretionary

    19.7%  

Industrials

    16.1%  

Financials

    15.0%  

Health Care

    12.2%  

Materials

    11.5%  

Information Technology

    11.1%  

Telecommunication Services

    4.7%  

Consumer Staples

    3.8%  

Real Estate

    3.0%  

Utilities

    2.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 13.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (JPN)

 

The Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of issuers who are primarily listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (“JASDAQ”) or the following sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”): the first section (for large companies), the second section (for middle-sized companies) and the “Mothers” (for high-growth and emerging stocks). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

as of 11/30/17 (15.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Keyence Corp.

    1.8%  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1.7%  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1.6%  

Sony Corp.

    1.6%  

FANUC Corp.

    1.5%  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1.4%  

KDDI Corp.

    1.4%  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    1.4%  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1.4%  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    1.4%  

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Industrials

    22.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    18.2%  

Financials

    11.9%  

Information Technology

    11.9%  

Consumer Staples

    9.3%  

Health Care

    7.6%  

Materials

    7.5%  

Telecommunication Services

    5.3%  

Real Estate

    3.8%  

Utilities

    1.5%  

Energy

    0.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (DBES)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Small Cap US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to small cap equity securities in developed stock markets outside of the Americas, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of 11/30/17 (3.3% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Landing International Development Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    0.4%  

Temenos Group AG (Switzerland)

    0.4%  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    0.4%  

Nihon M&A Center, Inc. (Japan)

    0.3%  

Informa PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.3%  

Venture Corp. Ltd. (Singapore)

    0.3%  

ams AG (Austria)

    0.3%  

Georg Fischer AG (Switzerland)

    0.3%  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    0.3%  

Ube Industries Ltd. (Japan)

    0.3%  

Country Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Japan

    30.9%  

United Kingdom

    16.5%  

Australia

    6.2%  

Germany

    5.7%  

Sweden

    4.8%  

Switzerland

    4.7%  

Italy

    4.0%  

France

    3.5%  

Netherlands

    2.7%  

Spain

    2.6%  

Hong Kong

    2.3%  

Other

    16.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

Sector Diversification* as of 11/30/17

 

Industrials

    21.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    15.9%  

Information Technology

    11.7%  

Financials

    11.5%  

Real Estate

    10.5%  

Materials

    9.3%  

Health Care

    6.9%  

Consumer Staples

    6.8%  

Energy

    2.6%  

Utilities

    2.0%  

Telecommunication Services

    1.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 20.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds

The examples in the table are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017).

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, 2017
     Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2017
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,030.40        0.39   $ 1.99  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.11        0.39   $ 1.98  
Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,110.40        0.39   $ 2.06  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.11        0.39   $ 1.98  
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,129.90        0.35   $ 1.87  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.31        0.35   $ 1.78  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,086.90        0.45   $ 2.35  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.81        0.45   $ 2.28  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%    
Austria — 0.8%    

ANDRITZ AG

    33     $ 1,852  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    143       6,249  

Lenzing AG

    7       834  

OMV AG

    73       4,549  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG*

    68       2,412  

voestalpine AG

    62       3,608  
   

 

 

 
      19,504  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 3.8%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    17       2,975  

Ageas

    100       4,923  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    373       43,007  

bpost SA (a)

    50       1,545  

Colruyt SA

    36       1,910  

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    15       883  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    41       4,417  

KBC Ancora

    18       1,096  

KBC Group NV

    144       11,801  

Melexis NV

    10       979  

Proximus SADP

    78       2,678  

Sofina SA

    8       1,233  

Solvay SA

    37       5,215  

Telenet Group Holding NV*

    25       1,749  

UCB SA

    52       3,890  

Umicore SA

    96       4,488  
   

 

 

 
      92,789  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 3.2%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    20       1,148  

Elisa OYJ

    72       2,934  

Fortum OYJ

    220       4,638  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    48       2,118  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    34       1,725  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    191       9,847  

Metso OYJ

    65       2,298  

Neste OYJ

    65       4,046  

Nokia OYJ

    2,950       14,830  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    69       3,017  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    52       1,924  

Outokumpu OYJ

    162       1,402  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    203       10,749  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    292       4,477  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    256       7,720  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    71       4,698  
   

 

 

 
      77,571  
   

 

 

 
France — 32.1%            

Accor SA

    93       4,673  

Aeroports de Paris

    14       2,675  

Air France-KLM*

    125       1,780  

Air Liquide SA

    216       27,081  

Airbus SE

    286       29,767  

Alstom SA

    80       3,308  

Arkema SA

    30       3,677  

Atos SE

    47       6,963  

AXA SA

    952       28,775  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

BioMerieux

    22     $ 1,839  

BNP Paribas SA

    537       40,710  

Bollore SA

    457       2,431  

Bouygues SA

    105       5,441  

Bureau Veritas SA

    134       3,559  

Capgemini SE

    81       9,357  

Carrefour SA

    279       5,873  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    25       1,524  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    244       13,926  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    91       13,221  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

    32       1,388  

CNP Assurances

    80       1,804  

Credit Agricole SA

    619       10,447  

Danone SA

    339       28,666  

Dassault Systemes SE

    69       7,430  

Edenred

    95       2,723  

Eiffage SA

    39       4,287  

Electricite de France SA

    291       3,820  

Elior Group SA, 144A

    53       1,166  

Elis SA

    82       2,143  

Engie SA

    937       16,429  

Essilor International SA

    96       12,368  

Euler Hermes Group

    8       1,162  

Eurazeo SA

    23       2,028  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    69       1,565  

Faurecia

    38       2,912  

Fonciere Des Regions REIT

    16       1,715  

Gecina SA REIT

    19       3,172  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    203       2,704  

Hermes International

    15       7,920  

ICADE REIT

    16       1,489  

Iliad SA

    14       3,281  

Imerys SA

    16       1,470  

Ingenico Group SA

    27       2,834  

Ipsen SA

    18       2,198  

JCDecaux SA

    107       4,467  

Kering

    37       16,445  

Klepierre SA REIT

    105       4,344  

Lagardere SCA

    53       1,740  

Legrand SA

    118       8,858  

L’Oreal SA

    124       27,471  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    135       39,356  

Natixis SA

    460       3,735  

Orange SA

    928       16,022  

Orpea

    23       2,777  

Pernod Ricard SA

    92       14,376  

Peugeot SA

    293       6,070  

Publicis Groupe SA

    106       7,053  

Remy Cointreau SA

    10       1,333  

Renault SA

    97       9,875  

Rexel SA

    129       2,383  

Rubis SCA

    46       3,278  

Safran SA

    164       17,507  

Sanofi

    532       48,590  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    15       1,075  

Schneider Electric SE*

    300       25,830  

SCOR SE

    90       3,676  
 

 

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Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

SEB SA

    9     $ 1,661  

Societe BIC SA

    14       1,628  

Societe Generale SA

    335       16,900  

Sodexo SA

    46       6,020  

Sopra Steria Group

    7       1,254  

SPIE SA

    58       1,607  

Suez

    211       3,897  

Teleperformance

    28       4,152  

Thales SA

    52       5,265  

TOTAL SA

    1,142       64,550  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    28       2,151  

Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT

    50       12,815  

Valeo SA

    121       8,799  

Veolia Environnement SA

    285       7,223  

Vinci SA

    271       27,737  

Vivendi SA

    481       12,827  

Wendel SA

    15       2,529  
   

 

 

 
      780,977  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 26.6%            

adidas AG

    88       18,383  

Allianz SE

    211       49,852  

Aurubis AG

    17       1,413  

Axel Springer SE

    24       1,898  

BASF SE

    427       47,858  

Bayer AG

    387       49,443  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    161       16,256  

Beiersdorf AG

    63       7,511  

Brenntag AG

    69       4,303  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    18       1,067  

CECONOMY AG

    82       1,076  

Commerzbank AG*

    500       7,246  

Continental AG

    55       14,673  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    27       1,313  

Daimler AG

    465       38,545  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    877       16,585  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    85       9,654  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    238       8,193  

Deutsche Post AG

    442       21,023  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,611       28,832  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    158       6,997  

Duerr AG

    13       1,639  

E.ON SE

    981       11,366  

Evonik Industries AG

    75       2,803  

Fielmann AG

    13       1,136  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    19       1,896  

Freenet AG

    58       2,202  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    98       9,753  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    193       13,948  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    17       819  

GEA Group AG

    89       4,302  

GRENKE AG

    13       1,313  

Hannover Rueck SE

    31       4,081  

HeidelbergCement AG

    74       7,885  

Hella GmbH & Co KGaA

    23       1,414  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    51       6,227  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

HOCHTIEF AG

    10     $ 1,760  

HUGO BOSS AG

    32       2,636  

Infineon Technologies AG

    511       14,136  

Innogy SE, 144A

    65       3,010  

K+S AG

    97       2,276  

KION Group AG

    34       2,772  

Krones AG (a)

    8       1,015  

LANXESS AG

    44       3,348  

LEG Immobilien AG

    32       3,408  

MAN SE

    17       1,913  

Merck KGaA

    65       6,931  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    21       3,782  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    73       16,272  

OSRAM Licht AG

    53       4,549  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    99       3,154  

Rational AG

    2       1,311  

Rheinmetall AG

    22       2,804  

RWE AG*

    235       5,394  

SAP SE

    463       52,252  

Siemens AG

    376       51,199  

Software AG

    27       1,481  

Symrise AG

    62       5,279  

Talanx AG

    27       1,112  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    315       1,501  

thyssenkrupp AG

    226       6,195  

United Internet AG

    62       4,184  

Vonovia SE

    200       9,430  

Wacker Chemie AG

    9       1,469  

Wirecard AG

    58       6,194  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    64       3,279  
   

 

 

 
      646,951  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.2%            

Alpha Bank AE*

    640       1,244  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    124       1,501  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    4,622       1,433  

OPAP SA

    109       1,332  
   

 

 

 
      5,510  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.9%            

Bank of Ireland Group PLC*

    462       3,610  

CRH PLC

    423       14,601  

Glanbia PLC

    91       1,698  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    76       7,975  

Kingspan Group PLC

    70       2,871  

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR*

    104       12,682  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    111       3,548  
   

 

 

 
      46,985  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 7.1%            

A2A SpA

    792       1,492  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    686       12,580  

Atlantia SpA

    238       7,920  

Banca Generali SpA

    29       1,019  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    335       2,798  

Banco BPM SpA*

    765       2,625  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Brembo SpA

    77     $ 1,193  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    36       959  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    222       1,731  

De’ Longhi SpA

    30       883  

DiaSorin SpA

    13       1,200  

Enel SpA

    3,914       25,458  

Eni SpA

    1,360       22,394  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    199       2,010  

Hera SpA

    461       1,660  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    140       1,085  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    6,803       22,891  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA-RSP

    484       1,549  

Italgas SpA

    210       1,332  

Leonardo SpA

    198       2,370  

Mediobanca SpA

    382       4,416  

Moncler SpA

    82       2,252  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    231       1,690  

Prysmian SpA

    104       3,470  

Recordati SpA

    51       2,299  

Saipem SpA*

    290       1,166  

Snam SpA

    1,134       5,728  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    5,842       4,897  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    3,049       2,069  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    713       4,416  

UniCredit SpA*

    1,012       20,392  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    514       2,478  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    213       978  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    409       961  
   

 

 

 
      172,361  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.8%            

APERAM SA

    24       1,229  

ArcelorMittal*

    325       9,829  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    5       3,033  

Grand City Properties SA

    55       1,259  

Tenaris SA

    238       3,465  
   

 

 

 
      18,815  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.8%            

Aalberts Industries NV

    37       1,893  

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    175       5,201  

Aegon NV

    988       6,147  

Akzo Nobel NV (a)

    127       11,463  

Altice NV, Class A*

    394       3,116  

Altice NV, Class B*

    45       355  

ASM International NV

    26       1,800  

ASML Holding NV

    177       31,150  

Boskalis Westminster

    39       1,445  

Euronext NV, 144A

    35       2,140  

Gemalto NV

    39       1,484  

GrandVision NV, 144A

    128       3,297  

Heineken Holding NV

    48       4,634  

Heineken NV

    113       11,532  

ING Groep NV

    1,914       34,586  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    532       11,415  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    81       7,609  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,705       6,266  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

Koninklijke Philips NV

    476     $ 18,517  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    34       1,439  

NN Group NV

    142       6,248  

OCI NV*

    36       810  

QIAGEN NV*

    106       3,354  

Randstad Holding NV

    63       3,887  

SBM Offshore NV

    88       1,462  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    139       7,214  
   

 

 

 
      188,464  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.5%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R*

    4,569       1,403  

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    892       3,132  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    248       4,688  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    124       2,440  
   

 

 

 
      11,663  
   

 

 

 
South Africa (c) — 0.3%            

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

    1,504       6,192  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 10.1%            

Acciona SA

    13       1,058  

Acerinox SA

    83       1,118  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    126       4,883  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    37       7,374  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    221       15,961  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,196       27,369  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,681       5,402  

Banco Santander SA

    7,464       50,221  

Bankia SA

    472       2,271  

Bankinter SA

    312       3,016  

CaixaBank SA

    1,809       8,613  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A

    70       1,726  

Corp. Financiera Alba SA

    17       1,020  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    279       1,315  

Enagas SA

    113       3,322  

Endesa SA

    158       3,530  

Ferrovial SA

    255       5,623  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    178       3,986  

Grifols SA

    147       4,296  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    23       993  

Iberdrola SA

    2,856       22,721  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    565       20,035  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT

    121       1,145  

Mapfre SA

    481       1,621  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

    85       992  

Melia Hotels International SA

    70       934  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    168       2,213  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

    118       965  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    215       4,871  

Repsol SA

    630       11,583  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    113       1,417  

Telefonica SA

    2,134       21,895  

Zardoya Otis SA

    87       974  
   

 

 

 
      244,463  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland — 0.3%            

STMicroelectronics NV

    332     $ 7,545  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (c) — 2.5%            

RELX NV

    517       11,857  

Unilever NV

    862       49,731  
   

 

 

 
      61,588  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,304,470)

      2,381,378  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.9%    
Germany — 1.8%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    28       2,427  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    35       1,842  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    90       12,234  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    77       6,454  

Sartorius AG

    19       1,824  

Volkswagen AG

    93       19,749  
   

 

 

 
      44,530  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain — 0.1%            

Grifols SA, Class B

    132     $ 2,975  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $42,669)

      47,505  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $13,240)

    13,240       13,240  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%

(Cost $2,360,379)

    $ 2,442,123  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.4%)

      (11,857
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,430,266  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $2,275, which is 0.1% of net assets.
(b) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(c) Securities listed in country of domicile and traded on an exchange within the Eurozone.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

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

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
     Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
     Income ($)      Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

            14,712                      1,873               16,585  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 2,381,378        $        $        $ 2,381,378  

Preferred Stocks (f)

       47,505                            47,505  

Short-Term Investments

       13,240                            13,240  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,442,123        $   —        $   —        $ 2,442,123  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 93.7%    
Consumer Discretionary — 15.7%    

adidas AG

    302     $ 63,088  

Axel Springer SE

    84       6,641  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    553       55,835  

CECONOMY AG

    286       3,755  

Continental AG

    187       49,889  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    96       4,668  

Daimler AG

    1,641       136,026  

Fielmann AG

    44       3,845  

Hella GmbH & Co KGaA

    78       4,797  

HUGO BOSS AG

    112       9,227  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    345       10,992  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV

    5,243       21,586  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    38       2,883  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    222       11,373  
   

 

 

 
      384,605  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 2.1%            

Beiersdorf AG

    218       25,991  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    179       21,855  

Suedzucker AG

    123       2,553  
   

 

 

 
      50,399  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 15.0%            

Allianz SE

    741       175,072  

Commerzbank AG*

    1,744       25,276  

Deutsche Bank AG (a)

    2,996       56,656  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    288       32,709  

GRENKE AG

    45       4,547  

Hannover Rueck SE

    106       13,953  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    249       55,504  

Talanx AG

    94       3,872  
   

 

 

 
      367,589  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 11.9%            

Bayer AG

    1,336       170,688  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    65       3,852  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    334       33,242  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    661       47,769  

Merck KGaA

    228       24,312  

QIAGEN NV*

    370       11,706  
   

 

 

 
      291,569  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 16.0%            

Brenntag AG

    228       14,218  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    829       28,537  

Deutsche Post AG

    1,516       72,105  

DMG Mori AG

    33       1,803  

Duerr AG

    46       5,800  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    65       6,485  

GEA Group AG

    309       14,935  

HOCHTIEF AG

    34       5,986  

KION Group AG

    119       9,702  

Krones AG (b)

    27       3,425  

MAN SE

    60       6,751  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    83       14,949  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

OSRAM Licht AG

    185     $ 15,880  

Rational AG

    6       3,932  

Rheinmetall AG

    72       9,177  

Siemens AG

    1,304       177,561  
   

 

 

 
      391,246  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 11.1%            

Infineon Technologies AG

    1,750       48,410  

SAP SE

    1,622       183,052  

Software AG

    93       5,100  

United Internet AG

    217       14,645  

Wirecard AG

    202       21,571  
   

 

 

 
      272,778  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 11.3%            

Aurubis AG

    59       4,903  

BASF SE

    1,505       168,682  

Evonik Industries AG

    263       9,828  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    60       2,889  

HeidelbergCement AG

    251       26,747  

K+S AG

    337       7,906  

LANXESS AG

    153       11,643  

Symrise AG

    215       18,306  

thyssenkrupp AG

    788       21,601  

Wacker Chemie AG

    30       4,897  
   

 

 

 
      277,402  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 3.0%            

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    552       24,445  

Grand City Properties SA

    192       4,395  

LEG Immobilien AG

    111       11,820  

Vonovia SE

    680       32,063  
   

 

 

 
      72,723  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 4.7%            

Deutsche Telekom AG

    5,721       102,390  

Freenet AG

    203       7,708  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    1,101       5,246  
   

 

 

 
      115,344  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.9%            

E.ON SE

    3,526       40,852  

Innogy SE, 144A

    225       10,419  

RWE AG*

    817       18,752  
   

 

 

 
      70,023  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,266,369)

      2,293,678  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.3%    
Consumer Discretionary — 4.0%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    97       8,408  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    270       22,632  

Volkswagen AG

    318       67,530  
   

 

 

 
      98,570  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 1.7%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    308       41,866  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care — 0.3%            

Sartorius AG

    66     $ 6,335  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 0.1%            

MAN SE

    11       1,229  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 0.2%            

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    112       5,896  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.0%            

RWE AG

    69       1,218  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $138,996)

      155,114  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.1%    

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (c)(d)
(Cost $3,191)

    3,191     $ 3,191  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

(Cost $2,408,556)

    $ 2,451,983  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.1%)

      (2,909
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,449,074  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $3,039, which is 0.1% of net assets.
(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
5/31/17
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net change in
unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
     Income ($)      Value ($) at
11/30/17
 

Deutsche Bank AG

            51,348        (1,069     (22     6,399               56,656  

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 2,293,678        $   —        $   —        $ 2,293,678  

Preferred Stocks (e)

       155,114                            155,114  

Short-Term Investments

       3,191                            3,191  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,451,983        $        $        $ 2,451,983  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%    
Consumer Discretionary — 18.0%    

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    100     $ 5,505  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    100       2,221  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    600       32,224  

Asics Corp.

    900       13,318  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    800       26,094  

Bic Camera, Inc.

    500       6,398  

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,700       122,930  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    700       10,271  

Clarion Co. Ltd.

    1,000       3,896  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    500       17,113  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    200       9,615  

Daikyonishikawa Corp.

    100       1,681  

Denso Corp.

    1,700       95,782  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       23,994  

Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.

    100       1,811  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    100       38,881  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    200       4,255  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       14,833  

Haseko Corp.

    1,000       15,576  

Heiwa Corp.

    200       3,464  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    100       14,459  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    6,600       220,816  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       11,099  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    2,200       34,817  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    100       5,889  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,000       16,934  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    500       34,628  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    300       7,764  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    2,400       32,234  

Mitsuba Corp.

    100       1,369  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    700       16,176  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    800       8,936  

Nifco, Inc.

    100       6,729  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    700       12,704  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    9,000       87,503  

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    100       1,960  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       49,153  

Nojima Corp.

    100       2,302  

NOK Corp.

    400       9,765  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    900       80,353  

Panasonic Corp.

    8,700       129,678  

Pressance Corp.

    100       1,246  

Rakuten, Inc.

    3,700       37,941  

Resorttrust, Inc.

    300       6,584  

Rinnai Corp.

    100       8,999  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    100       31,321  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    200       3,333  

Seiko Holdings Corp.

    100       2,721  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,800       34,921  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    2,900       54,279  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    200       12,689  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    100       12,091  

Shimano, Inc.

    300       41,607  

Sony Corp.

    4,500       209,146  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    600       24,047  

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    700       21,424  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)    

Starts Corp., Inc.

    100     $ 2,449  

Subaru Corp.

    2,400       78,688  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    3,000       52,504  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    600       10,348  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    800       14,584  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,500       80,962  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    1,000       9,892  

T-Gaia Corp.

    100       2,191  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    500       16,956  

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

    500       10,232  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    300       7,525  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    200       4,157  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    600       37,371  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    3,446       216,913  

TPR Co. Ltd.

    100       3,427  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    200       8,212  

United Arrows Ltd.

    100       3,789  

USS Co. Ltd.

    900       19,021  

Yamaha Corp.

    500       18,453  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,100       34,601  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    500       11,242  
   

 

 

 
      2,380,996  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 9.2%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    3,100       50,529  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

    100       6,836  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    1,900       35,044  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,600       81,598  

Calbee, Inc.

    400       14,030  

Ci:z Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       4,213  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       2,617  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    200       9,919  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       13,529  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    4,800       159,564  

Kao Corp.

    1,900       126,288  

Kewpie Corp.

    400       10,312  

Kikkoman Corp.

    600       23,591  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,700       86,941  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200       12,671  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    100       4,557  

Kose Corp.

    100       15,388  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       6,112  

Lawson, Inc.

    200       13,833  

Lion Corp.

    1,000       18,712  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       16,586  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       43,698  

NH Foods Ltd.

    1,000       24,637  

Nichirei Corp.

    400       11,653  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    1,000       5,487  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       21,742  

Pigeon Corp.

    400       15,352  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,200       131,683  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,500       73,348  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       10,759  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    300       13,860  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    600       26,058  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    400       17,086  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    100     $ 13,869  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,600       42,079  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       4,677  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       8,597  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    500       39,140  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    100       4,727  
   

 

 

 
      1,221,322  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 0.4%            

Inpex Corp.

    4,300       48,608  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 11.9%            

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    500       11,130  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    400       15,567  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    3,000       23,028  

Chugoku Bank Ltd.

    700       9,152  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    4,700       25,830  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    4,500       92,328  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    6,000       37,425  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    200       2,472  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    100       6,657  

Gunma Bank Ltd.

    1,800       10,713  

Hiroshima Bank Ltd.

    1,100       8,680  

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    200       4,943  

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

    500       7,484  

IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd.

    100       2,562  

Jafco Co. Ltd.

    100       5,263  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    2,300       42,381  

kabu.com Securities Co. Ltd.

    600       1,834  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

    1,600       9,494  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    500       4,392  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    3,700       15,573  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    25,200       178,374  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    1,800       10,278  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    98,900       180,204  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    2,000       65,323  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    13,800       82,685  

Orient Corp.

    900       1,480  

ORIX Corp.

    5,300       91,597  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    8,400       44,730  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    900       16,045  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    2,900       9,744  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    700       11,216  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    2,000       19,803  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,500       60,748  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    700       11,873  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    4,400       178,784  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    1,500       55,815  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    800       17,236  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    2,400       39,580  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.

    900       5,839  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    2,800       124,105  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    100       4,548  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    1,000       11,983  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    200       8,641  
   

 

 

 
      1,567,539  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care — 7.6%            

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    900     $ 19,399  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    200       13,243  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    7,900       100,669  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    800       41,535  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,200       53,238  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    900       51,239  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    200       11,295  

Hoya Corp.

    1,600       77,895  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200       10,044  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    900       17,123  

M3, Inc.

    800       26,380  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    800       15,577  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    900       19,519  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    300       6,903  

Olympus Corp.

    1,100       45,315  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,000       45,735  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       71,117  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,500       22,948  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    100       4,906  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,100       61,525  

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

    200       6,425  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    600       8,729  

Sysmex Corp.

    600       45,682  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,800       154,731  

Terumo Corp.

    1,200       57,692  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       4,170  

Tsumura & Co.

    300       10,402  
   

 

 

 
      1,003,436  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 22.5%            

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    100       3,798  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    200       7,033  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,300       17,321  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    1,400       56,047  

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    800       33,457  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    700       129,954  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    300       8,404  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    400       21,876  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,000       115,455  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    400       8,032  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,400       135,928  

Ebara Corp.

    300       11,755  

FANUC Corp.

    800       199,777  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,000       14,155  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       38,872  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    100       4,044  

Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.

    100       6,354  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    600       4,756  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    1,100       13,506  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    400       13,279  

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    200       4,992  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    200       19,105  

ITOCHU Corp.

    5,500       95,644  

Iwatani Corp.

    200       6,059  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    1,300       47,816  

JTEKT Corp.

    900       15,514  

Kajima Corp.

    4,000       42,143  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    100     $ 3,463  

Kanematsu Corp.

    500       6,014  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    600       19,892  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       11,885  

Keio Corp.

    400       17,729  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    500       16,085  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       27,492  

Komatsu Ltd.

    3,700       115,062  

Kubota Corp.

    4,100       77,673  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    100       2,793  

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    300       7,233  

Kyudenko Corp.

    200       9,508  

Maeda Corp.

    700       10,327  

Makita Corp.

    1,000       41,464  

Marubeni Corp.

    6,300       41,987  

Meitec Corp.

    100       5,272  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    1,400       27,711  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    900       26,339  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    5,300       133,228  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    7,800       129,123  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,300       48,211  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    6,500       99,035  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    300       8,552  

Nabtesco Corp.

    400       15,674  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    700       17,146  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    500       12,524  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,000       19,168  

Nidec Corp.

    1,000       136,455  

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

    300       15,040  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    300       19,114  

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corp.

    100       5,290  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    300       7,828  

NSK Ltd.

    1,600       24,178  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,600       33,736  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,200       25,575  

OSG Corp.

    300       6,155  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    400       9,894  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    900       6,732  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       16,439  

Pilot Corp.

    200       9,669  

Sankyu, Inc.

    200       8,543  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    800       10,588  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    800       60,151  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       18,131  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,600       28,973  

SMC Corp.

    200       81,265  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    300       16,702  

Sojitz Corp.

    4,500       13,029  

Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.

    300       7,836  

Sumitomo Corp.

    4,700       73,227  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    400       16,317  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    840       4,804  

Tadano Ltd.

    300       4,573  

Taisei Corp.

    900       47,451  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    100       2,113  

THK Co. Ltd.

    500       18,341  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    800       25,557  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Toda Corp.

    1,000     $ 8,007  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    200       1,939  

Tokyu Corp.

    2,100       33,610  

TOTO Ltd.

    600       33,457  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    900       33,939  

West Japan Railway Co.

    700       51,650  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,400       28,468  
   

 

 

 
      2,970,442  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 11.8%            

Advantest Corp.

    500       9,986  

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    700       22,363  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    900       22,326  

Canon, Inc.

    4,200       161,312  

COLOPL, Inc.

    400       4,132  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    400       9,097  

Dip Corp.

    100       2,606  

Disco Corp.

    100       22,215  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    100       2,281  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    8,000       59,686  

GMO internet, Inc.

    200       3,358  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

    2,100       5,367  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    500       17,202  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    100       14,959  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    300       12,452  

Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.

    100       2,851  

Hitachi Ltd.

    18,000       134,182  

Horiba Ltd.

    200       12,511  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    200       8,445  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    600       9,512  

Keyence Corp.

    420       243,619  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    300       15,897  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    1,900       18,609  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,300       91,786  

Mixi, Inc.

    200       9,329  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    800       108,413  

NEC Corp.

    1,000       26,808  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    800       23,020  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    502       22,789  

NS Solutions Corp.

    100       2,593  

NTT Data Corp.

    2,300       27,151  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    200       13,922  

Omron Corp.

    800       47,397  

Oracle Corp.

    100       8,918  

Otsuka Corp.

    200       15,013  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    500       6,135  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    2,400       21,361  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       8,990  

SCSK Corp.

    200       8,784  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,100       26,737  

Shimadzu Corp.

    900       21,530  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       13,699  

TDK Corp.

    400       32,778  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    500       92,757  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    400       22,698  

Ulvac, Inc.

    100       6,729  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    5,600       25,672  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    900     $ 39,811  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    800       14,798  
   

 

 

 
      1,554,586  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 7.4%            

Air Water, Inc.

    700       15,063  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    5,100       64,032  

Daicel Corp.

    1,200       14,273  

Daio Paper Corp.

    400       5,365  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    200       7,381  

DIC Corp.

    300       11,193  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       7,632  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    400       10,555  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    800       10,616  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    2,100       49,580  

JSR Corp.

    800       15,377  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    800       21,082  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,400       27,035  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    5,500       59,765  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    700       19,642  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    500       16,755  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    700       22,676  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    400       6,652  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    600       9,126  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,100       5,630  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       18,498  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    3,400       82,672  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    500       20,106  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    600       59,139  

NOF Corp.

    300       8,284  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    3,000       18,310  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,300       136,674  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    6,000       41,928  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,000       38,917  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    2,000       9,401  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    500       20,598  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    600       8,262  

Teijin Ltd.

    700       15,138  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    500       4,352  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    5,700       53,839  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,200       26,583  

Ube Industries Ltd.

    400       11,635  

Zeon Corp.

    800       11,102  
   

 

 

 
      984,868  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate — 3.7%            

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    500     $ 9,177  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    300       55,078  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,500       91,908  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,700       18,701  

Ichigo, Inc.

    1,000       3,717  

Leopalace21 Corp.

    1,100       8,847  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    5,700       102,000  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    3,800       86,116  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    500       11,563  

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    500       5,518  

Open House Co. Ltd.

    100       4,951  

Relo Group, Inc.

    300       8,010  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    2,000       66,056  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    800       11,124  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    1,900       13,753  
   

 

 

 
      496,519  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services — 5.2%            

KDDI Corp.

    6,300       180,997  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    3,400       178,621  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    5,600       145,499  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    2,200       186,471  
   

 

 

 
      691,588  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%            

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,500       31,701  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    600       16,728  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    3,100       41,110  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    100       3,548  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,600       30,840  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    400       11,403  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,900       25,162  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,600       37,675  
   

 

 

 
      198,167  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $11,457,141)

      13,118,071  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2%

(Cost $11,457,141)

    $ 13,118,071  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.8%

      99,352  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 13,217,423  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.

At November 30, 2017, open futures contract purchased was as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

JPX-Nikkei 400 Index Futures

   JPY    7    $ 94,358      $99,616      12/07/2017      $ 3,908  

Currency Abbreviations

JPY   Japanese Yen

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 13,118,071        $   —        $   —        $ 13,118,071  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       3,908                            3,908  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 13,121,979        $        $        $ 13,121,979  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(b) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the period ended November 30, 2017.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%    
Australia — 6.2%            

Adelaide Brighton Ltd.

    887     $ 4,301  

ALS Ltd.

    859       4,392  

Ansell Ltd.

    254       4,713  

APN Outdoor Group Ltd.

    438       1,637  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    79       1,189  

Ardent Leisure Group (a)

    552       720  

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    1,267       1,442  

Bapcor Ltd.

    984       4,391  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    2,093       1,662  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    94       548  

Bellamy’s Australia Ltd.*

    71       620  

Blackmores Ltd.

    24       3,043  

BT Investment Management Ltd.

    223       1,847  

BWP Trust REIT

    822       1,990  

carsales.com Ltd.

    456       5,019  

Charter Hall Group REIT

    518       2,472  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    732       2,414  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    1,938       2,162  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    78       1,200  

Cromwell Property Group REIT

    1,572       1,237  

CSR Ltd.

    929       3,225  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.*

    421       1,108  

Donaco International Ltd.

    1,106       268  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    933       4,947  

DuluxGroup Ltd.

    744       4,463  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    1,675       3,091  

Fairfax Media Ltd.

    4,212       2,246  

G8 Education Ltd.

    434       1,448  

Galaxy Resources Ltd.*(b)

    430       1,252  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    387       2,228  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    517       3,629  

Independence Group NL (b)

    290       921  

Infigen Energy*(a)

    1,430       746  

Investa Office Fund REIT

    606       2,200  

InvoCare Ltd.

    358       4,836  

IOOF Holdings Ltd.

    337       2,842  

IRESS Ltd.

    436       3,588  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd. (b)

    236       4,215  

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.*

    976       1,004  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    550       3,540  

Macquarie Atlas Roads Group (a)

    1,230       5,685  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    201       3,847  

Mantra Group Ltd.

    372       1,100  

Mayne Pharma Group Ltd.*(b)

    2,266       1,106  

Mesoblast Ltd.*

    370       378  

Metcash Ltd.

    779       1,620  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    259       3,828  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    85       1,204  

Myer Holdings Ltd.

    1,029       611  

Navitas Ltd.

    303       1,203  

NEXTDC Ltd.*

    332       1,462  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    874       3,854  

Nufarm Ltd.

    277       1,856  

Orocobre Ltd.*(b)

    332       1,572  

Orora Ltd.

    2,200       5,475  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    370       2,337  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Perpetual Ltd.

    43     $ 1,578  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.*(b)

    1,521       1,214  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    225       1,271  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    118       1,286  

Primary Health Care Ltd.

    1,076       3,003  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    1,521       3,037  

Regis Resources Ltd.

    717       2,131  

Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.*

    1,871       2,116  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    70       729  

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT

    1,555       2,835  

Sirtex Medical Ltd.

    109       1,226  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    110       858  

SolGold PLC*

    1,187       433  

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    867       758  

Spark Infrastructure Group (a)

    2,444       4,825  

St Barbara Ltd.

    961       2,326  

Star Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,047       4,688  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    927       2,033  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    219       1,322  

Syrah Resources Ltd.*

    581       1,811  

Technology One Ltd.

    250       949  

Vocus Group Ltd.

    555       1,318  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    124       1,586  

Westgold Resources Ltd.*(b)

    310       442  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    1,030       3,000  

WorleyParsons Ltd.*

    277       3,147  
   

 

 

 
      185,856  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 1.3%            

ams AG*

    95       9,251  

BUWOG AG*

    151       4,340  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    142       4,268  

DO & CO AG

    7       397  

IMMOFINANZ AG*

    975       2,340  

Lenzing AG

    5       595  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    79       3,564  

S IMMO AG

    237       4,044  

S&T AG (b)

    41       864  

Telekom Austria AG*

    48       463  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    257       2,726  

Wienerberger AG

    210       4,769  
   

 

 

 
      37,621  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.8%            

Ablynx NV*

    101       2,342  

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    23       4,017  

Aedifica SA REIT

    8       762  

AGFA-Gevaert NV*

    456       2,074  

Befimmo SA REIT

    28       1,786  

Bekaert SA

    53       2,203  

Biocartis NV, 144A*

    44       656  

bpost SA (b)

    93       2,870  

Cie d’Entreprises CFE

    9       1,304  

Cofinimmo SA REIT

    20       2,579  

D’ieteren SA/NV

    34       1,595  

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    37       2,176  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Belgium (Continued)            

Euronav NV

    230     $ 1,973  

Fagron*

    41       536  

Galapagos NV*(b)

    59       5,157  

Ion Beam Applications

    28       812  

KBC Ancora

    58       3,527  

Melexis NV

    37       3,615  

Nyrstar NV*

    105       748  

Ontex Group NV (b)

    128       4,318  

Sioen Industries NV

    17       582  

Sofina SA

    20       3,077  

Tessenderlo Group*

    63       2,942  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    20       2,171  
   

 

 

 
      53,822  
   

 

 

 
Bermuda — 0.2%            

Hiscox Ltd.

    355       6,649  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 0.1%            

Entertainment One Ltd.

    425       1,758  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.1%            

Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd.

    1,522       814  

Microport Scientific Corp.

    892       1,028  
   

 

 

 
      1,842  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.8%            

Ambu A/S, Class B

    43       3,596  

Bang & Olufsen A/S*

    26       595  

Bavarian Nordic A/S*

    56       2,109  

Dfds A/S

    57       3,076  

FLSmidth & Co A/S

    61       3,358  

GN Store Nord A/S

    212       6,672  

Jyske Bank A/S

    87       4,700  

Nets A/S, 144A*

    150       3,927  

Nilfisk Holding A/S*

    33       1,624  

NKT A/S*

    33       1,507  

Rockwool International A/S, Class B

    17       4,676  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    41       2,341  

SimCorp A/S

    73       4,391  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    104       1,168  

Sydbank A/S

    115       4,497  

Topdanmark A/S*

    111       4,777  
   

 

 

 
      53,014  
   

 

 

 
Faroe Islands — 0.1%            

Bakkafrost P/F

    78       2,947  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.5%            

Amer Sports OYJ*

    130       3,415  

Atria OYJ

    224       3,226  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    60       3,437  

Caverion OYJ*

    228       1,710  

Citycon OYJ

    347       879  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    84       3,699  

Kemira OYJ

    177       2,299  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    110       5,572  

Konecranes OYJ

    89       3,960  

Metsa Board OYJ

    280       2,175  

Outokumpu OYJ

    387       3,344  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Finland (Continued)            

Outotec OYJ*

    338     $ 2,551  

Sanoma OYJ

    110       1,381  

Stockmann OYJ Abp, Class B*

    88       473  

Tieto OYJ

    65       2,034  

Valmet OYJ

    222       4,090  
   

 

 

 
      44,245  
   

 

 

 
France — 3.5%            

ABC arbitrage

    349       2,642  

Air France-KLM*

    110       1,564  

ALD SA, 144A*

    116       1,842  

Alten SA

    62       5,154  

Altran Technologies SA

    208       3,553  

Axway Software SA

    34       931  

Cellectis SA*

    14       340  

Cie des Alpes

    64       2,076  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

    101       4,373  

Coface SA

    82       899  

DBV Technologies SA*

    31       1,378  

Elior Group SA, 144A

    128       2,812  

Elis SA

    247       6,444  

Euler Hermes Group

    20       2,899  

Fnac Darty SA*

    11       1,157  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    61       3,245  

Genfit*

    26       707  

IPSOS

    42       1,517  

Korian SA

    72       2,510  

Maisons du Monde SA, 144A

    50       2,066  

Mercialys SA REIT

    94       1,972  

Metropole Television SA

    126       3,314  

Neopost SA

    79       2,631  

Nexans SA

    60       3,938  

Nexity SA*

    61       3,736  

Orpea

    48       5,785  

Parrot SA*

    33       339  

Pierre & Vacances SA*

    16       884  

Rubis SCA

    114       8,109  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    33       2,361  

SOITEC*

    25       1,911  

Solocal Group*

    429       462  

Sopra Steria Group

    27       4,830  

SPIE SA

    123       3,402  

SRP Groupe SA, 144A*

    56       624  

Tarkett SA

    37       1,447  

Technicolor SA

    553       2,025  

Television Francaise 1

    189       3,010  

Vallourec SA*

    368       1,988  

Vicat SA

    4       327  

Virbac SA*

    9       1,163  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    40       1,970  
   

 

 

 
      104,337  
   

 

 

 
Georgia — 0.1%            

BGEO Group PLC

    79       3,506  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 5.4%            

Aareal Bank AG

    54       2,397  

ADO Properties SA, 144A

    9       465  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

AIXTRON SE*

    98     $ 1,438  

alstria office REIT-AG REIT

    201       3,029  

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co KGaA (b)

    46       2,974  

Aurubis AG

    43       3,567  

Bechtle AG

    72       6,145  

bet-at-home.com AG

    24       2,931  

Bilfinger SE

    64       2,813  

Capital Stage AG

    100       758  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    41       2,425  

CECONOMY AG

    200       2,621  

CompuGroup Medical SE

    16       1,082  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    61       2,961  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    15       843  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    63       2,418  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, 144A

    59       912  

Deutz AG

    140       1,166  

Diebold Nixdorf AG

    35       3,057  

DMG Mori AG

    58       3,163  

Duerr AG

    42       5,287  

Evotec AG*

    120       1,761  

Freenet AG

    177       6,709  

Gerresheimer AG

    55       4,390  

Grammer AG

    15       913  

GRENKE AG

    33       3,328  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    25       735  

Hapag-Lloyd AG, 144A*

    48       1,798  

Hypoport AG*

    5       772  

Indus Holding AG

    35       2,587  

Jenoptik AG

    55       1,796  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    90       1,060  

Koenig & Bauer AG

    32       2,443  

Krones AG (b)

    20       2,533  

LEG Immobilien AG

    77       8,185  

Leoni AG

    66       4,862  

MorphoSys AG*

    47       4,437  

Nemetschek SE

    20       1,911  

Nordex SE*(b)

    122       1,239  

Norma Group SE

    73       4,645  

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG*

    50       1,179  

Rational AG

    4       2,617  

Rheinmetall AG

    61       7,762  

RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG

    52       1,809  

Rocket Internet SE, 144A*

    34       809  

Salzgitter AG

    61       3,141  

Scout24 AG, 144A

    104       4,377  

Siltronic AG*

    17       2,525  

Software AG

    69       3,777  

STADA Arzneimittel AG

    29       2,809  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    49       3,710  

Suedzucker AG

    100       2,072  

TAG Immobilien AG

    237       4,340  

Takkt AG

    34       726  

TLG Immobilien AG

    221       5,446  

Wacker Chemie AG

    23       3,748  

Wacker Neuson SE

    32       1,044  
   

 

 

 
      160,447  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong — 2.3%            

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.*(c)

    6,070     $ 1,179  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,036       2,931  

Champion REIT

    679       502  

China Financial International Investments Ltd.*

    7,618       215  

China Trustful Group Ltd.*

    1,189       470  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    423       926  

CMBC Capital Holdings Ltd.

    10,000       845  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    359       2,298  

Digital Domain Holdings Ltd.*

    25,202       623  

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd.

    3,008       670  

Esprit Holdings Ltd.*

    2,891       1,503  

Freeman FinTech Corp. Ltd.*

    13,520       770  

Giordano International Ltd.

    2,000       1,068  

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.*

    12,064       1,081  

Good Resources Holdings Ltd.*

    4,198       191  

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    240       1,291  

Haitong International Securities Group Ltd.

    2,037       1,176  

HKBN Ltd.

    2,214       2,668  

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

    1,149       4,230  

Hsin Chong Group Holdings Ltd.*(c)

    6,452       346  

Huarong International Financial Holdings Ltd.*

    1,135       379  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    561       2,216  

Landing International Development Ltd.*

    268,662       12,212  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    455       1,987  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    2,954       2,564  

Mason Group Holdings Ltd.*

    43,237       692  

Melco International Development Ltd.

    1,564       4,496  

Neo Telemedia Ltd.

    645       15  

NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd.*

    4,401       1,020  

Noble Group Ltd.*

    1,150       118  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.*

    2,000       438  

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

    975       1,024  

Regina Miracle International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    687       666  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    398       302  

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

    606       2,114  

Town Health International Medical Group Ltd. (c)

    8,362       732  

Value Partners Group Ltd.

    1,749       1,807  

Vision Fame International Holding Ltd.*

    1,913       91  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.

    1,572       845  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    304       4,367  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.*

    4,105       5,009  
   

 

 

 
      68,077  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.0%            

Vedanta Resources PLC

    113       1,058  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.4%            

C&C Group PLC

    31       106  

Cairn Homes PLC*

    799       1,693  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    8       1,127  

Glanbia PLC

    229       4,264  

Grafton Group PLC

    341       3,560  

Greencore Group PLC

    1,204       3,421  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Ireland (Continued)            

Hibernia REIT PLC REIT

    1,745     $ 2,970  

Hostelworld Group PLC, 144A

    169       797  

Irish Continental Group PLC

    368       2,549  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC REIT

    618       1,095  

Keywords Studios PLC

    57       1,133  

Kingspan Group PLC

    180       7,370  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    271       8,648  

UDG Healthcare PLC

    395       4,487  
   

 

 

 
      43,220  
   

 

 

 
Isle of Man — 0.4%            

GVC Holdings PLC

    354       4,316  

Paysafe Group PLC*

    650       5,155  

Playtech PLC

    299       3,401  
   

 

 

 
      12,872  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 1.6%            

Africa Israel Properties Ltd.*

    25       629  

Airport City Ltd.*

    88       1,077  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    127       1,356  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.

    7       495  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.

    11       435  

Caesarstone Ltd.*(b)

    32       797  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.*

    112       1,112  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    29       1,365  

Delek Group Ltd.

    5       796  

Delta-Galil Industries Ltd.

    26       864  

El Al Israel Airlines

    787       356  

Gazit-Globe Ltd.

    362       3,770  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A*

    2,506       7,112  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    15       534  

Jerusalem Economy Ltd.*

    217       610  

Kornit Digital Ltd.*(b)

    63       1,121  

Mazor Robotics Ltd.*

    31       932  

Melisron Ltd.

    22       1,034  

Orbotech Ltd.*

    83       4,205  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.*

    209       1,226  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    9       1,591  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd.*

    186       971  

Plus500 Ltd.

    97       1,256  

Radware Ltd.*

    50       1,012  

Shufersal Ltd.

    143       972  

SodaStream International Ltd.*

    25       1,760  

Strauss Group Ltd.

    53       1,107  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

    152       5,523  

Wix.com Ltd.*

    46       2,525  
   

 

 

 
      46,543  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 4.0%            

A2A SpA

    2,734       5,142  

Anima Holding SpA, 144A

    439       3,038  

Autogrill SpA

    277       3,534  

Azimut Holding SpA

    115       2,185  

Banca Carige SpA*

    2,595       31  

Banca Generali SpA

    90       3,158  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    253       2,109  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA*

    49       239  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCPA

    851       3,383  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Banco BPM SpA*

    1,768     $ 6,056  

Biesse SpA

    39       2,021  

BPER Banca

    631       3,452  

Brembo SpA

    305       4,716  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    27       855  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    130       3,458  

Cerved Information Solutions SpA

    236       2,921  

Credito Valtellinese SpA*

    190       334  

De’ Longhi SpA

    96       2,820  

DiaSorin SpA

    45       4,146  

Ei Towers SpA

    56       3,726  

El.En. SpA

    18       553  

Enav SpA, 144A

    312       1,667  

Fila SpA

    27       606  

Fincantieri SpA*

    560       799  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    466       4,698  

Geox SpA

    180       629  

Hera SpA

    1,270       4,565  

Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA

    5       423  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    277       2,143  

Interpump Group SpA

    100       3,297  

Iren SpA

    600       1,840  

Italgas SpA

    500       3,166  

Juventus Football Club SpA*

    520       435  

La Doria SpA

    45       905  

MARR SpA

    40       1,034  

Mediaset SpA*

    695       2,606  

Moncler SpA

    195       5,345  

OVS SpA, 144A

    168       1,152  

Reply SpA

    20       1,151  

Saipem SpA*

    685       2,749  

Salini Impregilo SpA

    533       1,950  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    84       2,296  

Saras SpA

    218       562  

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni SC

    341       3,700  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    92       1,625  

Sogefi SpA*

    142       726  

Tod’s SpA

    30       2,000  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    1,015       4,886  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    709       3,251  

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA*

    75       2,455  
   

 

 

 
      120,538  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 30.7%            

77 Bank Ltd.

    100       2,353  

Activia Properties, Inc. REIT

    1       4,136  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    100       2,208  

ADEKA Corp.

    300       5,054  

Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT

    2       4,864  

Advantest Corp.

    200       3,972  

AEON REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    3       3,116  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    200       6,993  

Aiful Corp.*

    800       2,730  

Anritsu Corp.

    400       3,803  

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    100       3,803  

Ardepro Co. Ltd.

    500       444  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    100     $ 6,584  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    300       5,736  

Azbil Corp.

    200       8,637  

Broadleaf Co. Ltd.

    300       3,076  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    100       2,843  

Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd.

    100       530  

Chugoku Bank Ltd.

    200       2,600  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    300       2,172  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    300       8,357  

COOKPAD, Inc.

    200       1,191  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       2,999  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    200       6,806  

DA Consortium Holdings, Inc.

    100       1,884  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    100       6,033  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    100       4,780  

Daishi Bank Ltd.

    100       4,358  

Daisyo Corp.

    100       1,489  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    200       7,339  

DIC Corp.

    100       3,710  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    200       3,993  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       3,794  

Ebara Corp.

    200       7,792  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    100       4,931  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    1       4,061  

Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.

    100       2,901  

Fujikura Ltd.

    800       7,442  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    100       2,116  

Fukuoka REIT Corp. REIT

    3       4,500  

Funai Electric Co. Ltd.

    200       1,534  

Funai Soken Holdings, Inc.

    200       6,637  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    200       10,556  

Glory Ltd.

    200       7,090  

GLP J REIT

    3       3,239  

GMO internet, Inc.

    200       3,339  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    1,000       5,153  

Gunma Bank Ltd.

    400       2,367  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    200       3,888  

Haseko Corp.

    500       7,744  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    600       4,729  

HEALIOS KK*

    100       1,334  

Heiwa Corp.

    200       3,444  

Hiroshima Bank Ltd.

    300       2,354  

HIS Co. Ltd.

    100       3,754  

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    100       2,458  

Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.

    100       2,834  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

    500       3,585  

Hokkoku Bank Ltd.

    100       3,870  

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

    100       1,488  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    100       880  

Horiba Ltd.

    100       6,220  

Hosiden Corp.

    300       4,715  

House Foods Group, Inc.

    200       6,504  

Hulic Reit, Inc. REIT

    1       1,469  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd.

    1,000       4,603  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    100       1,588  

IDOM, Inc. (b)

    100       743  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    1     $ 4,367  

Ines Corp.

    400       3,860  

Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc. REIT

    1       989  

Invincible Investment Corp. REIT

    7       2,995  

Ito En Ltd.

    100       3,714  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    100       4,198  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc.

    200       1,806  

Iwatani Corp.

    200       6,024  

Iyo Bank Ltd.

    300       2,338  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    100       5,855  

J Trust Co. Ltd.

    100       680  

Jafco Co. Ltd.

    100       5,233  

Japan Display, Inc.*

    700       1,238  

Japan Excellent, Inc. REIT

    3       3,599  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    5       3,474  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. REIT

    2       3,687  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    100       2,286  

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc. REIT

    6       4,425  

Japan Steel Works Ltd.

    200       6,397  

Japan Tissue Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    100       1,138  

Jimoto Holdings, Inc.

    400       672  

Juroku Bank Ltd.

    100       2,959  

JVC Kenwood Corp.*

    900       2,759  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    200       7,401  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    50       2,497  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.*

    200       5,143  

Keiyo Bank Ltd.

    1,000       4,540  

Keiyo Co. Ltd.

    500       3,168  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp. REIT

    1       5,616  

Kenedix, Inc.

    300       2,042  

Kewpie Corp.

    200       5,127  

Kinden Corp.

    300       5,099  

Kiyo Bank Ltd.

    300       5,003  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    100       6,300  

K’s Holdings Corp. (b)

    300       7,720  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    100       2,777  

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    100       2,397  

Laox Co. Ltd.*

    200       1,200  

Leopalace21 Corp.

    600       4,798  

Lintec Corp.

    200       5,491  

Maeda Corp.

    100       1,467  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    100       2,870  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    400       3,494  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       8,246  

Matsuya Foods Co. Ltd.

    100       3,656  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    100       1,007  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    100       2,772  

Meitec Corp.

    100       5,242  

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

    100       4,332  

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    200       2,891  

Mitsui High-Tec, Inc.

    200       4,162  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    100       5,633  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    100       2,552  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    100       2,834  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    3       3,668  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Mori Trust Hotel Reit, Inc. REIT

    1     $ 1,252  

Mori Trust Sogo Reit, Inc. REIT

    2       2,914  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

    20       1,000  

Musashino Bank Ltd.

    100       3,172  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    400       7,297  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    200       4,981  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    200       2,221  

Nichi-iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    100       1,500  

Nichirei Corp.

    100       2,897  

Nifco, Inc.

    100       6,691  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    100       2,288  

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

    200       9,969  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    100       1,957  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       5,376  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. REIT

    1       4,034  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    300       4,537  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       1,599  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    200       3,828  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    100       7,144  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    600       3,273  

Nipro Corp.

    400       5,772  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    200       5,784  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.

    200       2,234  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    200       5,189  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    300       3,057  

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    100       1,537  

Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.

    300       4,190  

NOF Corp.

    100       2,746  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    900       2,879  

NTN Corp.

    1,000       4,896  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd.

    100       2,560  

Okamoto Industries, Inc.

    100       1,015  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    100       1,437  

OncoTherapy Science, Inc.*

    600       1,242  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT

    3       4,204  

OSG Corp.

    200       4,080  

OSJB Holdings Corp.

    200       585  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    900       6,693  

PeptiDream, Inc.*

    152       5,058  

Pigeon Corp.

    200       7,632  

Pilot Corp.

    100       4,807  

Premier Investment Corp. REIT

    4       3,753  

Proto Corp.

    100       1,464  

Qol Co. Ltd.

    200       3,819  

Relo Group, Inc.

    100       2,655  

Resorttrust, Inc.

    200       4,364  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200       5,116  

Sangetsu Corp.

    200       3,641  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd.

    200       1,802  

Sankyu, Inc.

    200       8,494  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    500       6,580  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    100       3,123  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    50       2,439  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    60       5,363  

SCSK Corp.

    100       4,367  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       6,301  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp. REIT

    4     $ 4,023  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.

    800       2,872  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       283  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    46       2,902  

Shiga Bank Ltd.

    1,000       5,153  

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    200       2,680  

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

    200       5,740  

Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd.

    500       5,051  

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

    100       3,194  

Showa Denko KK

    200       7,401  

Skylark Co. Ltd.

    300       4,380  

Sojitz Corp.

    2,400       6,909  

Sosei Group Corp.*

    17       1,662  

Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.

    100       2,597  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       9,081  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       5,349  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    300       5,145  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,080       6,142  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    1,000       4,674  

Tadano Ltd.

    100       1,516  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    300       5,001  

Takara Holdings, Inc.

    500       5,584  

Tatsuta Electric Wire And Cable Co. Ltd.

    100       757  

TIS, Inc.

    200       6,788  

Toda Corp.

    1,000       7,961  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       2,073  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    200       2,109  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    200       4,146  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.

    700       4,516  

Tokuyama Corp.

    200       6,104  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    100       4,523  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    100       4,181  

Tokyu REIT, Inc. REIT

    4       4,937  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    100       1,421  

Topcon Corp.

    200       4,427  

Toyo Kanetsu KK

    30       1,117  

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

    200       4,069  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    300       5,456  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    200       4,133  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    200       8,166  

Tsukuba Bank Ltd.

    200       686  

Tsukui Corp.

    400       3,266  

Tsumura & Co.

    100       3,448  

Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd.

    100       1,918  

Ube Industries Ltd.

    300       8,677  

Ushio, Inc.

    300       4,313  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       4,651  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    50       1,546  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       4,274  

W-Scope Corp.

    100       1,978  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    100       2,701  

Yokohama Reito Co. Ltd.

    100       994  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    100       676  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    100       4,296  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       1,688  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Zeon Corp.

    200     $ 2,760  
   

 

 

 
      920,990  
   

 

 

 
Jersey Island — 0.2%            

Centamin PLC

    1,368       2,548  

Phoenix Group Holdings

    414       4,272  
   

 

 

 
      6,820  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 0.1%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    168       2,340  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.4%            

APERAM SA

    70       3,578  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    977       5,046  

Grand City Properties SA

    154       3,519  
   

 

 

 
      12,143  
   

 

 

 
Malta — 0.2%            

Catena Media PLC*

    55       564  

Gaming Innovation Group, Inc.*

    774       437  

Kindred Group PLC SDR

    359       4,773  
   

 

 

 
      5,774  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.7%            

Aalberts Industries NV

    126       6,434  

Accell Group

    46       1,316  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    16       712  

Arcadis NV

    98       2,263  

ASM International NV

    70       4,838  

ASR Nederland NV

    135       5,503  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    42       3,448  

Corbion NV

    121       3,909  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    57       2,412  

Euronext NV, 144A

    79       4,821  

Fugro NV*

    102       1,437  

Gemalto NV

    93       3,533  

IMCD Group NV

    88       5,440  

InterXion Holding NV*

    83       4,792  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    322       1,749  

OCI NV*

    92       2,067  

Philips Lighting NV, 144A

    100       3,788  

PostNL NV

    664       2,940  

Refresco Group NV, 144A

    65       1,532  

SBM Offshore NV

    260       4,312  

Takeaway.com NV, 144A*

    11       590  

TKH Group NV

    71       4,732  

TomTom NV*

    193       2,085  

Wereldhave NV REIT

    43       1,994  

Wessanen

    150       3,016  
   

 

 

 
      79,663  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.9%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.*

    840       4,840  

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    1,391       3,042  

Chorus Ltd.

    518       1,402  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    810       2,990  

Infratil Ltd.

    1,685       3,801  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    3,401       3,196  

SKY Network Television Ltd.

    255       434  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
New Zealand (Continued)            

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,007     $ 2,719  

Trade Me Group Ltd.

    485       1,571  

Xero Ltd.*

    33       722  

Z Energy Ltd.

    425       2,263  
   

 

 

 
      26,980  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.3%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    27       1,191  

Aker BP ASA

    206       4,846  

Aker Solutions ASA*

    204       1,011  

Atea ASA*

    97       1,294  

DNO ASA*

    839       985  

Entra ASA, 144A

    137       1,910  

Europris ASA, 144A

    363       1,453  

Frontline Ltd.

    152       791  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.*

    85       679  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    73       665  

Hexagon Composites ASA*

    222       707  

Kongsberg Automotive ASA*

    1,347       1,692  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    360       1,972  

Nordic Nanovector ASA*

    43       410  

Norway Royal Salmon ASA

    32       521  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA*

    65       1,422  

Norwegian Finans Holding ASA*

    131       1,496  

Opera Software ASA*

    184       495  

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA*

    205       307  

Salmar ASA

    50       1,465  

Scatec Solar ASA, 144A

    112       623  

SpareBank 1 Smn

    152       1,516  

Storebrand ASA

    856       6,832  

TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co ASA

    166       4,001  

XXL ASA, 144A

    142       1,430  
   

 

 

 
      39,714  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.0%            

Hochschild Mining PLC

    442       1,369  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.3%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R*

    12,159       3,727  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    42       583  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    160       619  

NOS SGPS SA

    322       2,188  

Sonae SGPS SA

    2,020       2,450  
   

 

 

 
      9,567  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.1%            

Evraz PLC

    439       1,700  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.6%            

Ascott Residence Trust REIT

    700       618  

BW LPG Ltd., 144A*

    141       559  

Chip Eng Seng Corp. Ltd.

    4,500       3,053  

COSCO Shipping International Singapore Co. Ltd.*

    3,000       1,123  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust REIT

    600       988  

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust REIT

    1,200       961  

Kenon Holdings Ltd.*

    26       543  

Keppel REIT

    3,400       3,176  

Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT

    3,800       4,508  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust REIT

    5,600     $ 4,900  

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

    3,400       4,967  

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    4,600       4,332  

NetLink NBN Trust*

    3,500       2,128  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    1,113       883  

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

    1,100       1,509  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    3,000       2,892  

Starhill Global REIT

    1,700       958  

United Engineers Ltd.

    300       583  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    600       9,343  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.

    800       985  
   

 

 

 
      49,009  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.0%            

Petra Diamonds Ltd.*

    866       788  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.6%            

Acciona SA

    35       2,843  

Acerinox SA

    245       3,294  

Almirall SA

    117       1,174  

Applus Services SA

    272       3,463  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    124       1,424  

Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI SA REIT

    76       1,661  

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SHMSF SA

    103       3,457  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A

    200       4,923  

CIE Automotive SA

    68       1,996  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    702       3,304  

Ebro Foods SA

    112       2,590  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA*

    183       1,982  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    36       1,552  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA REIT

    240       4,235  

Indra Sistemas SA*

    219       2,985  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT

    376       3,552  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

    203       2,364  

Melia Hotels International SA

    146       1,945  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    410       5,392  

Neinor Homes SA, 144A*

    83       1,760  

NH Hotel Group SA

    386       2,837  

Papeles y Cartones de Europa SA

    156       1,872  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

    342       2,792  

Realia Business SA*

    1,907       2,542  

Sacyr SA*

    856       2,063  

Saeta Yield SA

    50       577  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    62       1,891  

Telepizza Group SA, 144A*

    150       875  

Tubacex SA*

    228       891  

Viscofan SA

    78       4,997  

Zardoya Otis SA

    81       905  
   

 

 

 
      78,138  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 4.8%            

AAK AB

    50       4,056  

AF AB, Class B

    90       1,882  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

Ahlsell AB, 144A

    135     $ 818  

Axfood AB

    118       2,222  

Betsson AB*

    166       1,169  

Bilia AB, Class A

    104       972  

BillerudKorsnas AB

    229       3,912  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    18       655  

Bonava AB, Class B

    134       1,839  

Bravida Holding AB, 144A

    236       1,607  

Camurus AB*

    35       494  

Castellum AB

    303       4,908  

Com Hem Holding AB

    329       4,921  

Dometic Group AB, 144A

    223       2,126  

Dustin Group AB, 144A

    148       1,339  

Elekta AB, Class B

    477       3,977  

Evolution Gaming Group AB, 144A

    55       3,633  

Fabege AB

    178       3,702  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

    137       3,530  

Fingerprint Cards AB, Class B*

    461       943  

Hansa Medical AB*

    25       656  

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

    216       2,836  

Hexpol AB

    336       3,251  

Holmen AB, Class B

    77       3,809  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    151       2,367  

Indutrade AB

    186       4,995  

Intrum Justitia AB

    123       4,232  

Investment AB Oresund

    66       1,053  

JM AB

    108       2,486  

Kungsleden AB

    402       2,855  

Loomis AB, Class B

    117       4,822  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B

    100       4,195  

Mycronic AB

    100       1,045  

NCC AB, Class B

    119       2,474  

NetEnt AB*

    336       2,384  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    141       905  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    603       5,748  

Nobia AB

    181       1,470  

Pandox AB

    71       1,257  

Peab AB

    364       3,272  

Probi AB

    9       368  

Ratos AB, Class B (b)

    412       1,814  

RaySearch Laboratories AB*

    28       477  

Saab AB, Class B

    80       3,889  

SkiStar AB

    65       1,320  

SSAB AB, Class A*

    355       1,670  

SSAB AB, Class B*

    700       2,706  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    730       7,120  

Sweco AB, Class B

    87       1,771  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*

    210       2,893  

Thule Group AB, 144A

    111       2,443  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    274       6,579  

Vitrolife AB

    17       1,286  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    294       2,731  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    83       1,932  
   

 

 

 
      143,816  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 4.7%            

Allreal Holding AG*

    24       4,045  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Aryzta AG*

    103     $ 3,444  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    3       2,296  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG*

    29       2,224  

Bobst Group SA

    24       3,049  

Bucher Industries AG

    8       3,178  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    8       2,444  

Cembra Money Bank AG*

    35       3,158  

Daetwyler Holding AG

    10       1,797  

dormakaba Holding AG*

    6       5,678  

Emmi AG*

    3       1,941  

Ferrexpo PLC

    266       912  

Flughafen Zurich AG

    25       5,621  

Forbo Holding AG

    2       2,962  

Galenica AG, 144A*

    54       2,621  

GAM Holding AG*

    291       4,615  

Georg Fischer AG

    7       9,208  

Helvetia Holding AG

    6       3,312  

Idorsia Ltd.*

    110       2,365  

IWG PLC

    880       2,344  

Landis+Gyr Group AG*

    30       2,194  

Leonteq AG*

    22       1,300  

Logitech International SA

    248       8,637  

Meyer Burger Technology AG*(b)

    827       1,480  

Mobilezone Holding AG

    125       1,544  

Mobimo Holding AG*

    8       2,047  

Molecular Partners AG*

    19       479  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG*

    370       6,018  

Oriflame Holding AG

    83       3,258  

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG

    26       3,819  

PSP Swiss Property AG

    53       4,725  

SFS Group AG*

    32       3,682  

Sulzer AG

    17       1,987  

Sunrise Communications Group AG, 144A*

    61       5,531  

Tecan Group AG

    22       4,533  

Temenos Group AG*

    91       11,230  

u-blox Holding AG*

    14       2,714  

Valiant Holding AG

    27       2,937  

VAT Group AG, 144A*

    18       2,430  

Vontobel Holding AG

    56       3,384  
   

 

 

 
      141,143  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%            

Borr Drilling Ltd.*

    389       1,730  

NMC Health PLC

    79       3,044  
   

 

 

 
      4,774  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 16.4%            

AA PLC

    811       1,656  

Abcam PLC

    309       4,108  

Acacia Mining PLC

    39       91  

Aggreko PLC

    303       3,481  

Aldermore Group PLC*

    174       732  

Allied Minds PLC*

    341       769  

Arrow Global Group PLC

    106       536  

Ascential PLC

    200       958  

Ashmore Group PLC

    608       3,085  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

ASOS PLC*

    76     $ 6,229  

Assura PLC REIT

    2,014       1,610  

AVEVA Group PLC

    96       3,416  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    509       1,823  

BBA Aviation PLC

    1,293       5,826  

Beazley PLC

    592       3,907  

Bellway PLC

    149       6,976  

Big Yellow Group PLC REIT

    220       2,480  

Blue Prism Group PLC*

    46       951  

Bodycote PLC

    362       4,245  

boohoo.com PLC*

    800       1,974  

Booker Group PLC

    2,108       6,243  

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    198       2,999  

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    640       3,126  

Britvic PLC

    409       4,453  

BTG PLC*

    506       4,961  

Cairn Energy PLC*

    954       2,729  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    623       2,205  

Card Factory PLC

    683       2,533  

Chemring Group PLC

    471       1,123  

Cineworld Group PLC

    245       1,822  

Clinigen Group PLC

    216       2,965  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    150       2,887  

CMC Markets PLC, 144A

    243       561  

Conviviality PLC

    323       1,780  

Countryside Properties PLC, 144A

    96       473  

Countrywide PLC*

    406       598  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    362       2,477  

CVS Group PLC

    63       861  

CYBG PLC*

    975       4,138  

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC, Class A

    331       2,393  

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    291       2,198  

Debenhams PLC

    142       75  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    54       1,611  

Derwent London PLC REIT

    114       4,283  

Dialight PLC*

    41       353  

Dialog Semiconductor PLC*

    108       3,916  

Dignity PLC

    70       1,640  

Diploma PLC

    225       3,478  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    774       3,406  

Drax Group PLC

    657       2,404  

DS Smith PLC

    1,114       8,135  

Dunelm Group PLC

    180       1,710  

EI Group PLC*

    500       997  

Electrocomponents PLC

    543       4,634  

Elementis PLC

    834       3,072  

Essentra PLC

    351       2,400  

esure Group PLC

    623       2,179  

Fenner PLC

    335       1,747  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    130       3,428  

Firstgroup PLC*

    1,747       2,585  

Forterra PLC, 144A

    174       682  

Galliford Try PLC

    128       2,044  

GB Group PLC

    77       453  

Genus PLC

    116       3,660  

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    60       1,261  

Gocompare.Com Group PLC

    623       878  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Grainger PLC

    828     $ 3,149  

Great Portland Estates PLC REIT

    297       2,488  

Greene King PLC

    340       2,391  

Greggs PLC

    178       3,197  

Halfords Group PLC

    479       2,225  

Halma PLC

    411       7,115  

Hansteen Holdings PLC REIT

    1,723       3,251  

Hastings Group Holdings PLC, 144A

    138       586  

Hays PLC

    1,911       4,760  

HomeServe PLC

    447       4,833  

Hotel Chocolat Group Ltd.

    113       549  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    783       4,768  

Hunting PLC*

    242       1,771  

Hurricane Energy PLC*

    1,166       398  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    334       2,922  

Inchcape PLC

    591       5,962  

Indivior PLC*

    978       4,904  

Informa PLC

    978       9,920  

Inmarsat PLC

    518       3,383  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    392       5,646  

International Personal Finance PLC

    538       1,392  

iomart Group PLC

    182       916  

IQE PLC*(b)

    600       1,414  

J D Wetherspoon PLC

    178       2,942  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    421       1,878  

John Laing Group PLC, 144A

    448       1,664  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    385       3,116  

Just Eat PLC*

    610       6,587  

Just Group PLC

    329       721  

Kainos Group PLC

    134       571  

KAZ Minerals PLC*

    304       3,077  

Keller Group PLC

    98       1,259  

Kier Group PLC

    122       1,716  

Ladbrokes Coral Group PLC

    1,498       2,715  

Laird PLC

    961       1,787  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    221       2,068  

LondonMetric Property PLC REIT

    978       2,360  

Man Group PLC

    1,862       4,988  

Marston’s PLC

    922       1,434  

Melrose Industries PLC

    2,298       6,212  

Metro Bank PLC*(b)

    71       3,317  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

    384       1,387  

Mitie Group PLC

    607       1,615  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    645       2,922  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    622       2,665  

National Express Group PLC

    591       2,912  

NCC Group PLC

    209       626  

NEX Group PLC

    323       2,593  

Northgate PLC

    377       2,139  

Ocado Group PLC*(b)

    745       3,553  

On the Beach Group PLC, 144A

    106       638  

Ophir Energy PLC*

    768       675  

Pagegroup PLC

    431       2,745  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    206       1,348  

Pendragon PLC

    1,500       527  

Pennon Group PLC

    416       4,470  

Petrofac Ltd.

    275       1,564  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Pets at Home Group PLC

    676     $ 1,593  

Premier Oil PLC*(b)

    197       184  

Provident Financial PLC

    169       2,000  

Purplebricks Group PLC*(b)

    260       1,254  

PZ Cussons PLC

    347       1,512  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    695       2,031  

Rathbone Brothers PLC

    25       870  

Redrow PLC

    370       3,017  

Renewi PLC

    459       633  

Renishaw PLC

    75       5,391  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    1,918       8,251  

Restaurant Group PLC

    330       1,279  

Restore PLC

    191       1,427  

Rightmove PLC

    110       5,997  

Rotork PLC

    1,389       4,858  

RPC Group PLC

    451       5,636  

RPS Group PLC

    315       1,158  

Safestore Holdings PLC REIT

    567       3,569  

Saga PLC

    1,300       3,212  

Savills PLC

    220       2,795  

Senior PLC

    782       2,774  

Serco Group PLC*

    1,694       2,178  

Shaftesbury PLC REIT

    323       4,335  

SIG PLC

    1,189       2,730  

Sirius Minerals PLC*

    5,396       1,817  

Sophos Group PLC, 144A

    300       2,307  

Sound Energy PLC*(b)

    699       506  

Spectris PLC

    168       5,689  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    80       6,237  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC, 144A

    482       1,608  

Sports Direct International PLC*

    191       978  

SSP Group PLC

    614       5,360  

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    445       2,352  

Staffline Group PLC

    34       480  

Stagecoach Group PLC

    641       1,569  

Stobart Group Ltd.

    424       1,625  

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    310       1,111  

Subsea 7 SA

    309       4,513  

SuperGroup PLC

    112       2,987  

Synthomer PLC

    486       3,136  

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC (b)

    754       1,561  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    528       4,806  

Ted Baker PLC

    45       1,600  

Telecom Plus PLC

    160       2,575  

Thomas Cook Group PLC

    2,271       3,639  

TP ICAP PLC

    505       3,456  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC REIT

    1,306       2,559  

Tullow Oil PLC*(b)

    1,594       3,848  

UBM PLC

    461       4,657  

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    109       1,884  

UNITE Group PLC REIT

    277       2,688  

Vectura Group PLC*

    1,033       1,352  

Vesuvius PLC

    267       2,024  

Victoria PLC*

    52       559  

Victrex PLC

    129       4,194  

Virgin Money Holdings UK PLC

    413       1,535  

WH Smith PLC

    184       5,206  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

William Hill PLC

    584     $ 2,281  

Workspace Group PLC REIT

    149       1,878  

ZPG PLC, 144A

    300       1,310  
   

 

 

 
      492,711  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.2%            

Burford Capital Ltd.

    146       2,433  

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

    324       3,436  
   

 

 

 
      5,869  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,550,167)

      2,971,660  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%    
Germany — 0.3%    

Jungheinrich AG

    90       4,026  

Sartorius AG

    60       5,749  
   

 

 

 
      9,775  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $5,526)

      9,775  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Italy — 0.0%    

Banca Carige SpA*, expires 12/11/17

    2,595     $ 4  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.0%            

Assura PLC*, expires 12/01/17 (c)

    366       10  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $3,183)

      14  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.9%  

Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “Deutsche Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 1.00% (d)(e)
(Cost $57,928)

    57,928       57,928  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%

(Cost $2,616,804)

    $ 3,039,377  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (1.4%)

      (42,903
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,996,474  
   

 

 

 
 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at November 30, 2017 amounted to $51,277, which is 1.7% of net assets.
(c) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(d) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

 

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

As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AUD      221,000      USD      169,391      $ 2,230      $  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    AUD      18,000      USD      13,796        181         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CHF      135,000      USD      135,704               (1,594

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    CHF      9,000      USD      9,048               (106

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      9,000      USD      1,412               (28

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    DKK      339,000      USD      53,165               (1,070

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    EUR      24,000      USD      28,007               (570

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    EUR      625,000      USD      729,291               (14,896

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    GBP      15,000      USD      19,937               (353

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    GBP      394,000      USD      523,661               (9,303

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HKD      503,000      USD      64,501        93         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    HKD      26,000      USD      3,334        5         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    ILS      103,000      USD      29,285               (190

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    JPY      96,739,000      USD      852,356               (7,475

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    JPY      5,465,000      USD      48,158               (415

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NOK      19,000      USD      2,324        40         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NOK      390,000      USD      47,700        813         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   12/5/2017    NZD      4,000      USD      2,738        5         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        NZD        43,000        USD        29,438      $ 50      $  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        SEK        40,000        USD        4,786        6         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        SEK        1,231,000        USD        147,288        162         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        SGD        4,000        USD        2,937               (29

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        SGD        59,000        USD        43,314               (436

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        181,437        AUD        239,000               (661

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        146,647        CHF        144,000               (196

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        55,754        DKK        348,000               (80

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        773,835        EUR        649,000               (1,071

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        553,643        GBP        409,000               (388

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        67,732        HKD        529,000        5         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        29,480        ILS        103,000               (6

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        913,310        JPY        102,204,000               (4,905

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        49,338        NOK        409,000               (166

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        32,254        NZD        47,000               (132

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        152,509        SEK        1,271,000               (603

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     12/5/2017        USD        46,771        SGD        63,000               (55

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        AUD        239,000        USD        181,402        654         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        AUD        11,000        USD        8,349        30         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        CHF        144,000        USD        147,059        191         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        DKK        348,000        USD        55,879        76         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        EUR        649,000        USD        775,516        1,051         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        GBP        3,000        USD        4,066        3         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        GBP        409,000        USD        554,359        382         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        HKD        529,000        USD        67,754               (10

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        HKD        18,000        USD        2,306                

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        ILS        103,000        USD        29,511        2         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        ILS        10,000        USD        2,866        1         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        NOK        409,000        USD        49,394        167         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        NZD        47,000        USD        32,239        131         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        SEK        1,271,000        USD        152,922        611         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        SGD        63,000        USD        46,775        51         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        2,248        DKK        14,000               (4

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        48,998        EUR        41,000               (72

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/4/2018        USD        5,487        NZD        8,000               (22

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/5/2018        JPY        2,110,000        USD        18,891        102         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     1/5/2018        JPY        102,204,000        USD        915,048        4,904         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 11,946      $ (44,836
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD   Australian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
ILS   Israeli Shekel
JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 2,969,403        $      $ 2,257        $ 2,971,660  

Rights (f)

       4                 10          14  

Preferred Stock

       9,775                          9,775  

Short-Term Investments

       57,928                          57,928  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                11,946                 11,946  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 3,037,110        $ 11,946      $ 2,267        $ 3,051,323  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $        $ (44,836    $        $ (44,836
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ (44,836    $        $ (44,836
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
(g) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.

During the period ended November 30, 2017, the amount of transfers between Level 1 and Level 3 was $2,624 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $2,797. Investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 as a result of a halt in trading on a securities exchange. Investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as a result of the resumption of trading on a securities exchange.

Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Xtrackers
Eurozone
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
Germany
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
Japan
JPX-Nikkei
400 Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI EAFE
Small Cap
Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investments in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 2,412,298     $ 2,392,136     $ 13,118,071     $ 2,981,449  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    16,585       56,656              

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    13,240       3,191             57,928  

Cash

    67       275       13,887       544  

Foreign currency at value

    795       249       26,683       3,908  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                      11,946  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

                2,674        
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

                      142,479  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                461        

Dividends

    365             53,736       5,050  

Securities lending income

    2       1             82  

Foreign tax reclaim

    393             3,373       237  

Other assets

    57       57       57       57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 2,443,802     $ 2,452,565     $ 13,218,942     $ 3,203,680  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 13,240     $ 3,191     $     $ 57,928  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                      44,836  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

                      103,338  

Investment advisory fees

    296       300       1,519       1,104  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    13,536       3,491       1,519       207,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 2,430,266     $ 2,449,074     $ 13,217,423     $ 2,996,474  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,489,929     $ 2,498,511     $ 11,699,616     $ 2,504,618  

Undistributed net investment income

    21,589       9,973       83,620       25,866  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (163,036     (102,843     (231,444     76,199  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    81,784       43,433       1,665,631       389,791  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 2,430,266     $ 2,449,074     $ 13,217,423     $ 2,996,474  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    100,001       100,001       450,001       100,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 24.30     $ 24.49     $ 29.37     $ 29.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 2,332,427     $ 2,355,108     $ 11,457,141     $ 2,558,876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 14,712     $ 50,257     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 2,275     $ 3,039     $     $ 51,277  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 13,240     $ 3,191     $     $ 57,928  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 785     $ 243     $ 26,344     $ 3,889  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers
Eurozone
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
Germany
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
Japan
JPX-Nikkei
400 Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI EAFE
Small Cap
Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 27,174     $ 14,700     $ 94,147     $ 26,485  

Securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     34       1       55       715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     27,208       14,701       94,202       27,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     4,722       4,605       19,189       6,431  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     4,722       4,605       19,189       6,431  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment income (loss)

     22,486       10,096       75,013       20,769  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (90,568     (27,856     (17,569     71,663  

Investments in affiliates

           (22            

In-kind redemptions

     271,285       416,736              

Futures contracts

                 21,190        

Foreign currency transactions

     479       5       2,832       67  

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (142,709     (132,421           (42,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     38,487       256,442       6,453       29,251  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (49,648     (90,324     1,300,592       191,421  

Investments in affiliates

     1,877       6,399              

Futures contracts

                 (847      

Foreign currency translations

     (186     (41     (439     (58

Forward foreign currency contracts

     71,195       67,134             (1,132
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     23,238       (16,832     1,299,306       190,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     61,725       239,610       1,305,759       219,482  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 84,211     $ 249,706     $ 1,380,772     $ 240,251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*       Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 4,978     $ 4,021     $ 10,701     $ 2,246  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers Eurozone
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers Germany
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 22,486     $ 73,948     $ 10,096     $ 75,987  

Net realized gain (loss)

     38,487       (22,539     256,442       (112,270

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     23,238       397,415       (16,832     407,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     84,211       448,824       249,706       371,015  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (35,924     (79,217     (43,413     (71,924
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (35,924     (79,217     (43,413     (71,924
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,199,116             1,206,200        

Value of shares redeemed

     (1,211,441           (1,211,262      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (12,325           (5,062      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     35,962       369,607       201,231       299,091  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     2,394,304       2,024,697       2,247,843       1,948,752  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,430,266     $ 2,394,304     $ 2,449,074     $ 2,247,843  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 21,589     $ 35,027     $ 9,973     $ 43,290  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     100,001       100,001       100,001       100,001  

Shares sold

     50,000             50,000        

Shares redeemed

     (50,000           (50,000      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     100,001       100,001       100,001       100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Japan
JPX-Nikkei 400
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI EAFE
Small Cap Hedged
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 75,013     $ 266,292     $ 20,769     $ 52,045  

Net realized gain (loss)

     6,453       1,416,998       29,251       195,707  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,299,306       463,516       190,231       203,224  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,380,772       2,146,806       240,251       450,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (100,028     (264,075     (30,699     (62,074

Net realized gains

                       (27,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (100,028     (264,075     (30,699     (89,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,439,630       8,337,937              

Value of shares redeemed

           (18,274,566            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     1,439,630       (9,936,629            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     2,720,374       (8,053,898     209,552       361,827  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     10,497,049       18,550,947       2,786,922       2,425,095  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 13,217,423     $ 10,497,049     $ 2,996,474     $ 2,786,922  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 83,620     $ 108,635     $ 25,866     $ 35,796  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     400,001       800,001       100,001       100,001  

Shares sold

     50,000       350,000              

Shares redeemed

           (750,000            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     450,001       400,001       100,001       100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 23.94     $ 20.25     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.22       0.74       0.53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.50       3.74       (4.99
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.72       4.48       (4.46
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.36     (0.79     (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.36     (0.79     (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.30     $ 23.94     $ 20.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     3.04 **      23.01       (17.94 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2       2       2  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.39     0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.86     3.62       3.18

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     88 **      20       20 ** 

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 22.48     $ 19.49     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.10       0.76       0.46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.34       2.95       (5.75
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.44       3.71       (5.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.43     (0.72     (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.43     (0.72     (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.49     $ 22.48     $ 19.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     11.04 **      19.70       (21.29 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2       2       2  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.39     0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     0.85     3.89       2.76

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     108 **      30       29 ** 

 

(a) For the period August 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 26.24     $ 23.19     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.19       0.35       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.19       3.04       (1.97
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.38       3.39       (1.69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.25     (0.34     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.25     (0.34     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 29.37     $ 26.24     $ 23.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     12.99 **      14.75       (6.78 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     13       10       19  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.35     0.40       0.40

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.36     1.46       1.31

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     17 **      22       8 ** 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
11/30/2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
5/31/2017
    Period Ended
5/31/2016(b)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 27.87     $ 24.25     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.21       0.52       0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.19       3.99       (0.89
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.40       4.51       (0.49
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.31     (0.62     (0.26

Net realized gains

           (0.27      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.31     (0.89     (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 29.96     $ 27.87     $ 24.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     8.69 **      19.32       (1.96 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     3       3       2  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.45     0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.45     2.10       2.16

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     9 **      20       23 ** 

 

(a) For the period June 24, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.
(b) For the period August 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.
(c) Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
* Annualized.
** Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of November 30, 2017, the Trust consists of thirty-five investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

New Fund Name

  

Former Fund Name

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF*    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Southern Europe Hedged Equity ETF*
Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF**    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Italy Hedged Equity ETF**
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF    Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF offer shares that are listed and traded on the Bats BZX Exchange (“Bats BZX”). 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 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF*    NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index*
Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF**    NASDAQ Germany Large Mid Cap Index**
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF    JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return Index
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF    MSCI EAFE Small Cap US Dollar Hedged Index

 

* On October 27, 2017, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers MSCI Southern Europe Hedged Equity ETF to Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF and its Underlying Index from MSCI Southern Europe US Dollar Hedged Index to the NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index.
** On October 27, 2017, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers MSCI Italy Hedged ETF to Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF and its Underlying Index from MSCI Italy 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index to the NASDAQ Germany Large Mid Cap Index.

The NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies based in the countries in the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. The NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index which is rebalanced semi-annually in March and September.

The NASDAQ Germany Large Mid Cap Index is designed to track the performance of the German large- and mid-capitalization equity market. The NASDAQ Germany Large Mid Cap Index is rebalanced semi-annually in March and September.

The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 Net Total Return Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of issuers that are primarily listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (“JASDAQ”) or the following sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”): the first section (for large companies), the second section (for middle-sized companies) and the “Mothers” (for high-growth and emerging stocks). The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 is rebalanced annually.

The MSCI EAFE Small Cap US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to small cap equity securities in developed stock markets outside of the Americas, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The MSCI EAFE Small Cap US Dollar Hedged Index is rebalanced monthly on the last business day of each month.

 

40


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

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

Each Fund is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the underlying index of such a fund and, consequently, the fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the fund’s performance or subject the fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Security 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.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of

the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt

 

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securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

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

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Distributions received from foreign domiciled corporations, generally determined to be passive foreign investment companies for tax reporting purposes, are included in dividend income.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders    It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF to pay out dividends from net investment income semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At May 31, 2017, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 39,599      $      $ 39,599  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     126,604               126,604  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     56,029        130,197        186,226  

 

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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 year ended May 31, 2017, the Funds incurred and will elect to defer net capital losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on Capital
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 140,363  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     230,051  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     13,805  

As of May 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

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

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 2,362,802      $ 36,759      $ 191,787      $ (155,028

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     2,183,943        57,588        176,170        (118,582

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     10,025,215        322,472        835,222        (512,750

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

     2,640,601        200,436        410,093        (209,657

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2017, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translation    The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending    The Funds may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended November 30, 2017, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. As of November 30, 2017, Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF invested the cash collateral in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.13% annualized effective rate as of November 30, 2017) on the cash collateral invested in Deutsche Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid

 

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to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of November 30, 2017, the Funds listed below had securities on loan, which were classified as Common Stocks in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end. As of period end, the remaining contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF
Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

As of November 30, 2017, the fund listed below had no securities on loan:

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF, may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Funds may enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. In addition, prior to October 27, 2017, Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (formerly Xtrackers MSCI Southern Europe Hedged Equity ETF) and Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF (formerly Xtrackers MSCI Italy Hedged Equity ETF) each invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Euro.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the respective Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the respective Fund had to the value of non-U.S. currencies during the period ended November 30, 2017.

Futures Contracts    Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended November 30, 2017, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Fund’s Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the

 

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contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of November 30, 2017 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 3,908      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF       
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 11,946      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 44,836  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depression on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended November 30, 2017 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts — Foreign
Exchange Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $      $ (142,709    $ (142,709

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

            (132,421      (132,421

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     21,190               21,190  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

            (42,479      (42,479

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts — Foreign
Exchange Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $      $ 71,195      $ 71,195  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

            67,134        67,134  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     (847             (847

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

            (1,132      (1,132

 

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For the period ended November 30, 2017 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers EurozoneEquity ETF

   $      $ (1,714,804 )* 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Equity ETF

            (1,634,110 )* 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     143,996         

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

            (2,813,533

 

* for the period from June 1, 2017 through October 26, 2017.

As of November 30, 2017, the Funds have transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Funds may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

    Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

  $ 11,946     $ (11,946   $     $     $ 44,836     $ (11,946   $     $ 32,890  

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.45%.

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, for the period from June 1, 2017 through October 26, 2017, the Advisor received a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     0.40

 

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Effective October 27, 2017, for its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     0.15

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of, interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

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

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 2,117,693      $ 2,233,785  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     2,523,253        2,627,222  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     1,876,484        1,826,652  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

     270,078        314,331  

For the period ended November 30, 2017, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 1,191,257      $ 1,184,299  

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     1,198,623        1,192,319  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     1,436,822         

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2017, there were unlimited Fund shares authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s underlying index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

 

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6. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At November 30, 2017, there was one affiliated shareholder account for each fund listed below holding a significant percentage of the shares outstanding:

 

     Approximate Percent of
Outstanding Shares Held
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     95

Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF

     95

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Small Cap Hedged Equity ETF

     85

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

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 Trust at 855-329-3837. 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.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or Bats BZX, as applicable, at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Net Asset Value of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax adviser, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Dividends are not guaranteed. If the dividend-paying stocks held by the fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the fund’s ability to generate income may be adversely affected. Preferred stocks, a type of dividend-paying stock, present certain additional risks. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends in recent years due to concerns about economic downturns or rising government debt levels in several European countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. A default or debt restructuring by any European country would adversely impact holders of that country’s debt, and sellers of credit default swaps linked to that country’s creditworthiness (which may be located in countries other than those listed in the previous sentence). These events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro, the common currency of certain EU countries, and may continue to significantly affect every country in Europe, including countries that do not use the euro. A fund’s use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. These Funds are non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing each Fund’s potential risk. Performance of a Fund may diverge from that of an Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. A fund that focuses its investments in Japan can be impacted by the events and developments in Japan, which can adversely affect performance. There are additional risks associated with investing in aggressive growth stocks, non-diversified/concentrated funds and small- and mid-cap stocks which are more fully explained in the prospectuses, as applicable. An investment in any Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with that fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the New York Stock Exchange or Bats BZX Exchange, Inc., as applicable. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

Deutsche Asset Management represents the asset management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries.

NASDAQ and NASDAQ Index are servicemarks of NASDAQ Inc. and have been licensed for use by DBX. The Funds or securities referenced to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by NASDAQ Inc. nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds. NASDAQ Inc.’s only relationship to each Fund is in the licensing of its trade names and the use of each Underlying Index which is determined, composed and calculated by NASDAQ Inc. without regard to the Funds. The Funds’ prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship NASDAQ Inc. has with DBX and any related Funds.

The JPX-Nikkei 400 Total Return Index” (the “Index”) is copyrightable work calculated using such methodology independently developed by Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (hereinafter collectively called “JPX Group”) and Nikkei Inc. (hereinafter called “Nikkei”). JPX Group and Nikkei jointly own copyrights and any other intellectual property rights subsisting in “Index” itself and the methodology to calculate “Index”. JPN is not in any way sponsored, endorsed or promoted by JPX Group and Nikkei. JPX Group and Nikkei do not make any warranty or representation. JPX Group and Nikkei have no obligation to publish “Index” continuously and shall not be liable for any errors, delays or suspensions of the publication of “Index”.

The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such Funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related Funds.

Copyright © 2017 Deutsche Bank AG. All rights reserved. Xtrackers® is a registered trademark of Deutsche Bank AG. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

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

 

 

R-049074-2 (1/18) DBX 003107 (1/19)


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

  

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

  

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

  

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

  

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

      DBX ETF Trust

  

                    

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Freddi Klassen

  
 

      Freddi Klassen

  

                    

 

      President and Chief Executive Officer

  

 

Date

  

    2/02/2018

  

                    

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Freddi Klassen

  

                    

 

      Freddi Klassen

  
 

      President and Chief Executive Officer

  

 

Date

  

    2/02/2018

  

                    

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Michael Gilligan

  

                    

 

      Michael Gilligan

  
 

      Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

  

 

Date

  

    2/02/2018

  

                    

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.