November 30, 2023
Semi-Annual Report
DBX ETF Trust
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF (PSWD)
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ)
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS)
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (UPGR)
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (CRTC)
DBX ETF Trust
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DBX ETF Trust
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF (PSWD)
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF (the “fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Cyber Security ESG Screened Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is comprised of companies that have business operations in the field of cybersecurity and that fulfill certain sustainability criteria. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Ten Largest
Equity Holdings as of November 30, 2023 (49.7% of Net Assets) |
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. |
6.1% | |||
Trend Micro, Inc. |
5.8% | |||
Zscaler, Inc. |
5.4% | |||
CyberArk Software Ltd. |
5.3% | |||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
5.3% | |||
Qualys, Inc. |
5.0% | |||
SentinelOne, Inc. |
4.8% | |||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. |
4.6% | |||
Fortinet, Inc. |
3.8% | |||
Okta, Inc. |
3.6% |
Sector Diversification* as of November 30, 2023 |
Systems Software |
60.0% | |||
Application Software |
13.1% | |||
Internet Services & Infrastructure |
11.5% | |||
IT Consulting & Other Services |
11.0% | |||
Communications Equipment |
3.4% | |||
Other |
1.0% | |||
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Total |
100.0% |
* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 7.
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DBX ETF Trust
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ)
The Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to publicly traded real estate securities in countries outside the United States, excluding Pakistan and Vietnam. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of November 30, 2023 (18.9% of Net Assets) |
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Goodman Group (Australia) |
3.1% | |||
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Japan) |
2.6% | |||
Vonovia SE (Germany) |
2.3% | |||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Japan) |
2.1% | |||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong) |
1.8% | |||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Japan) |
1.6% | |||
Link (Hong Kong) |
1.5% | |||
Segro PLC (United Kingdom) |
1.4% | |||
China Resources Land Ltd. (Hong Kong) |
1.3% | |||
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) |
1.2% |
Sector Diversification* as of November 30, 2023 |
Real Estate Operations/Development |
35.4% | |||
Diversified |
14.9% | |||
Real Estate Management/Services |
11.9% | |||
Warehouse/Industry |
10.1% | |||
Shopping Centers |
8.6% | |||
Office Property |
5.7% | |||
Apartments |
3.6% | |||
Other |
9.8% | |||
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Total |
100.0% |
Country Diversification* as of November 30, 2023 |
Japan |
20.8% | |||
Hong Kong |
11.8% | |||
Australia |
10.6% | |||
United Kingdom |
7.3% | |||
Singapore |
7.0% | |||
Canada |
6.1% | |||
Sweden |
4.0% | |||
Germany |
3.5% | |||
India |
3.0% | |||
France |
2.8% | |||
Thailand |
2.5% | |||
Switzerland |
2.4% | |||
Philippines |
2.2% | |||
Mexico |
2.1% | |||
Israel |
2.0% | |||
Belgium |
2.0% | |||
Other |
9.9% | |||
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Total |
100.0% |
* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds, securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 9.
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DBX ETF Trust
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS)
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (the “fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Semiconductor ESG Screened Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is comprised of companies that have business operations in the semiconductor industry and that fulfill certain sustainability criteria. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Ten Largest
Equity Holdings as of November 30, 2023 (45.5% of Net Assets) |
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Intel Corp. |
5.0% | |||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
4.7% | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
4.7% | |||
ASML Holding NV |
4.7% | |||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
4.6% | |||
Lam Research Corp. |
4.5% | |||
Broadcom, Inc. |
4.5% | |||
Applied Materials, Inc. |
4.3% | |||
NVIDIA Corp. |
4.3% | |||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
4.2% |
Sector Diversification* as of November 30, 2023 |
Semiconductors |
67.1% | |||
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment |
28.7% | |||
Electronic Manufacturing Services |
2.4% | |||
Other |
1.8% | |||
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Total |
100.0% |
* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and cash equivalents.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 19.
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DBX ETF Trust
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (UPGR)
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (the “fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive United States Green Infrastructure ESG Screened Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is comprised of companies that have business exposure in the production, generation, or distribution of green energy or are engaged in the establishment of a sustainable infrastructure to enable the use of renewable energy and that fulfill certain sustainability criteria. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of November 30, 2023 (26.1% of Net Assets) |
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Clearway Energy, Inc. |
2.8% | |||
Bloom Energy Corp. |
2.8% | |||
Sunrun, Inc. |
2.7% | |||
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. |
2.6% | |||
Fluence Energy, Inc. |
2.6% | |||
Brookfield Renewable Corp. |
2.6% | |||
Worthington Industries, Inc. |
2.5% | |||
Itron, Inc. |
2.5% | |||
Xylem, Inc. |
2.5% | |||
A O Smith Corp. |
2.5% |
Sector Diversification* as of November 30, 2023 |
Industrials |
56.2% | |||
Utilities |
14.9% | |||
Materials |
9.7% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
7.9% | |||
Information Technology |
6.7% | |||
Energy |
4.6% | |||
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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 21.
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DBX ETF Trust
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (CRTC)
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (the “fund”), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Whitney U.S. Critical Technologies Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a market-capitalization weighted index, subject to caps on the weighting of individual companies, that is designed to track companies that support critical emerging technologies across the U.S. and its allies by selecting companies from a defined investment universe that satisfy key criteria related to their association with critical technology sectors and their geopolitical risk rating. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
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Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of November 30, 2023 (33.2% of Net Assets) |
Description | % of Net Assets | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. |
5.5% | |||
NVIDIA Corp. |
5.2% | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
5.2% | |||
Alphabet, Inc. |
4.9% | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
3.1% | |||
Adobe, Inc. |
2.1% | |||
Chevron Corp. |
2.0% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. |
1.9% | |||
Salesforce, Inc. |
1.8% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
1.5% |
Sector Diversification* as of November 30, 2023 |
Information Technology |
34.8% | |||
Health Care |
17.9% | |||
Communication Services |
11.9% | |||
Industrials |
11.7% | |||
Energy |
6.9% | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
6.5% | |||
Utilities |
4.5% | |||
Materials |
3.0% | |||
Financials |
2.0% | |||
Consumer Staples |
0.5% | |||
Real Estate |
0.3% | |||
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Total |
100.0% |
* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 22.
DBX ETF Trust
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 unitary advisory fees and other Fund expenses. In the most recent six-month period Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF limited these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023) except Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (commencement of operations, as noted below, to November 30, 2023.
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, 2023 |
Ending Account Value November 30, 2023 |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period Per $1,000(1) |
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Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual (2) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,107.60 | 0.20 | % | $ | 0.81 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.49 | 0.20 | % | $ | 1.01 | ||||||||
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,037.80 | 0.10 | % | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.50 | 0.10 | % | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual (2) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,028.00 | 0.15 | % | $ | 0.59 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.68 | 0.15 | % | $ | 0.76 | ||||||||
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF |
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Actual (2) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 758.10 | 0.35 | % | $ | 1.19 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.91 | 0.35 | % | $ | 1.77 | ||||||||
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Actual (3) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.80 | 0.33 | % | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,001.91 | 0.33 | % | $ | 1.65 |
(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 366.
(2) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 141 (the number of days in the period July 13, 2023 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2023), then divided by 366.
(3) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 15 (the number of days in the period November 16, 2023 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2023), then divided by 366.
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DBX ETF Trust
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
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COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% | ||||||||
Application Software — 13.1% | ||||||||
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.* |
1,188 | $ | 64,722 | |||||
Clear Secure, Inc., Class A |
4,991 | 106,458 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc., Class A* |
1,174 | 136,853 | ||||||
Dynatrace, Inc.* |
2,225 | 119,149 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc.* |
1,821 | 37,075 | ||||||
InterDigital, Inc. |
1,291 | 128,997 | ||||||
Systena Corp. |
17,000 | 34,038 | ||||||
TeamViewer SE, 144A* |
6,314 | 91,523 | ||||||
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(Cost $702,503) |
718,815 | |||||||
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Communications Equipment — 3.4% | ||||||||
F5, Inc.* |
667 | 114,184 | ||||||
NetScout Systems, Inc.* |
2,921 | 58,654 | ||||||
Radware Ltd.* |
838 | 12,779 | ||||||
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(Cost $201,707) |
185,617 | |||||||
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Internet Services & Infrastructure — 11.5% | ||||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* |
975 | 112,642 | ||||||
Chindata Group Holdings Ltd., ADR* |
4,514 | 38,008 | ||||||
Fastly, Inc., Class A* |
5,694 | 94,577 | ||||||
GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR* |
2,593 | 26,578 | ||||||
NEXTDC Ltd.* |
17,140 | 148,082 | ||||||
Okta, Inc.* |
2,997 | 200,949 | ||||||
Vnet Group, Inc., ADR* |
5,888 | 16,486 | ||||||
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(Cost $631,091) |
637,322 | |||||||
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IT Consulting & Other Services — 11.0% | ||||||||
Al Moammar Information Systems Co. |
725 | 24,080 | ||||||
Change Holdings, Inc. |
2,499 | 26,370 | ||||||
Computacenter PLC |
1,941 | 66,345 | ||||||
DXC Technology Co.* |
4,911 | 113,591 | ||||||
NCC Group PLC |
13,607 | 20,912 | ||||||
NEC Corp. |
2,072 | 115,489 | ||||||
NET One Systems Co. Ltd. |
4,950 | 68,842 | ||||||
Netcompany Group A/S, 144A* |
1,565 | 50,135 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. |
2,503 | 102,179 | ||||||
Systex Corp. |
8,339 | 28,295 | ||||||
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(Cost $648,849) |
616,238 | |||||||
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Value |
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Research & Consulting Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
My EG Services Bhd |
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(Cost $48,605) |
312,601 | $ | 53,336 | |||||
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Systems Software — 59.8% | ||||||||
A10 Networks, Inc. |
3,309 | 41,329 | ||||||
Ahnlab, Inc. |
373 | 19,978 | ||||||
BlackBerry Ltd.* |
19,266 | 70,763 | ||||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.* |
1,760 | 256,960 | ||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* |
1,425 | 337,711 | ||||||
CyberArk Software Ltd.* |
1,480 | 294,920 | ||||||
Darktrace PLC* |
16,254 | 71,381 | ||||||
Digital Arts, Inc. |
660 | 21,496 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.* |
4,013 | 210,923 | ||||||
OneSpan, Inc.* |
1,796 | 18,014 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* |
989 | 291,844 | ||||||
Qualys, Inc.* |
1,498 | 276,890 | ||||||
Rapid7, Inc.* |
3,645 | 197,377 | ||||||
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A* |
14,065 | 268,501 | ||||||
Tenable Holdings, Inc.* |
3,727 | 154,260 | ||||||
Trend Micro, Inc. |
6,375 | 324,022 | ||||||
Varonis Systems, Inc.* |
3,863 | 161,821 | ||||||
Zscaler, Inc.* |
1,507 | 297,678 | ||||||
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(Cost $2,786,771) |
3,315,868 | |||||||
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TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS |
5,527,196 | |||||||
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CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.6% | ||||||||
DWS
Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (a) |
31,528 | 31,528 | ||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4% |
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(Cost $5,051,054) |
$ | 5,558,724 | ||||||
Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.4%) |
(20,808 | ) | ||||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
$ | 5,537,916 | ||||||
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A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2023 is as follows:
Value ($) at 7/13/2023 (Commencement of Operations) |
Purchases Cost ($) |
Sales Proceeds ($) |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) ($) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) |
Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) |
Number of Shares at 11/30/2023 |
Value ($) at 11/30/2023 |
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CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.6% |
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DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (a) |
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— | 4,715,530 | (4,684,002 | ) | — | — | 832 | — | 31,528 | 31,528 |
* |
Non-income producing security. |
(a) |
Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
ADR: | American Depositary Receipt |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 7 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (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, 2023 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) |
$ | 5,527,196 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,527,196 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments (a) |
31,528 | — | — | 31,528 | ||||||||||||
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TOTAL |
$ | 5,558,724 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,558,724 | ||||||||
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(a) |
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 8 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF
Number |
Value |
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COMMON STOCKS — 99.5% | ||||||||
Australia — 10.6% | ||||||||
Abacus Group REIT |
329,742 | $ | 237,220 | |||||
Arena REIT |
263,297 | 584,840 | ||||||
Aspen Group Ltd./Australia REIT |
4,604 | 5,190 | ||||||
BWP Trust REIT |
364,954 | 830,001 | ||||||
Cedar Woods Properties Ltd. |
51,672 | 159,657 | ||||||
Centuria Industrial REIT |
401,556 | 798,755 | ||||||
Centuria Office REIT |
366,590 | 312,342 | ||||||
Charter Hall Group REIT |
360,411 | 2,485,294 | ||||||
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT |
487,590 | 1,086,277 | ||||||
Charter Hall Retail REIT |
385,552 | 818,049 | ||||||
Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT |
252,315 | 439,992 | ||||||
Cromwell Property Group REIT |
1,184,762 | 345,645 | ||||||
Dexus REIT |
824,968 | 3,850,846 | ||||||
Dexus Convenience Retail REIT REIT |
104,417 | 171,007 | ||||||
Dexus Industria REIT |
159,741 | 281,737 | ||||||
GDI Property Group Partnership REIT |
388,653 | 149,464 | ||||||
Goodman Group REIT |
1,305,561 | 19,693,593 | ||||||
GPT Group REIT |
1,217,942 | 3,327,133 | ||||||
Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd. REIT |
215,825 | 331,999 | ||||||
Healthco REIT |
346,522 | 304,434 | ||||||
HMC Capital Ltd. REIT |
194,794 | 622,543 | ||||||
HomeCo Daily Needs REIT |
1,319,901 | 993,307 | ||||||
Hotel Property Investments Ltd. REIT |
146,868 | 261,954 | ||||||
Ingenia Communities Group REIT |
276,200 | 756,345 | ||||||
Lifestyle Communities Ltd. |
73,545 | 815,822 | ||||||
Mirvac Group REIT |
2,993,177 | 4,088,331 | ||||||
National Storage REIT |
944,508 | 1,352,713 | ||||||
Newmark Property REIT |
123,791 | 84,132 | ||||||
Peet Ltd. |
284,903 | 230,464 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd. |
38,732 | 3,987,016 | ||||||
Region RE Ltd. REIT |
862,169 | 1,183,339 | ||||||
Rural Funds Group REIT |
297,073 | 377,206 | ||||||
Scentre Group REIT |
3,965,220 | 6,967,220 | ||||||
Stockland REIT |
1,815,615 | 4,971,875 | ||||||
US Masters Residential Property Fund REIT |
586,199 | 104,943 | ||||||
Vicinity Ltd. REIT |
3,452,411 | 4,337,886 | ||||||
Waypoint REIT Ltd. REIT |
506,085 | 791,921 | ||||||
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(Cost $73,494,293) |
68,140,492 | |||||||
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Austria — 0.3% | ||||||||
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG |
32,956 | 1,078,749 | ||||||
IMMOFINANZ AG* |
24,547 | 507,275 | ||||||
S IMMO AG* |
5,982 | 83,153 | ||||||
UBM Development AG |
2,791 | 61,210 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,725,240) |
1,730,387 | |||||||
|
|
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Belgium — 1.9% | ||||||||
Aedifica SA REIT |
36,319 | 2,280,573 | ||||||
Ascencio REIT |
4,148 | 207,964 | ||||||
Atenor (a) |
14,841 | 89,709 | ||||||
Care Property Invest NV REIT (a) |
27,969 | 389,397 | ||||||
Cofinimmo SA REIT |
25,625 | 1,806,180 | ||||||
Home Invest Belgium SA REIT |
9,185 | 146,719 | ||||||
Immobel SA (a) |
2,838 | 85,929 | ||||||
Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV REIT |
20,659 | 464,345 |
Number |
Value |
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Belgium (Continued) | ||||||||
Montea NV REIT |
12,072 | $ | 1,049,790 | |||||
Nextensa SA REIT |
1,927 | 105,758 | ||||||
Retail Estates NV REIT |
8,830 | 594,444 | ||||||
VGP NV |
10,013 | 1,033,523 | ||||||
Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT |
122,592 | 3,448,337 | ||||||
Wereldhave Belgium Comm VA REIT |
2,303 | 120,363 | ||||||
Xior Student Housing NV REIT |
21,066 | 704,494 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $16,457,090) |
12,527,525 | |||||||
|
|
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Brazil — 0.7% | ||||||||
Allos SA |
358,157 | 1,857,500 | ||||||
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes |
224,742 | 995,157 | ||||||
Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA |
120,554 | 449,733 | ||||||
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA |
231,930 | 1,278,560 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $4,065,296) |
4,580,950 | |||||||
|
|
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Canada — 6.1% | ||||||||
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
96,338 | 1,269,728 | ||||||
Altus Group Ltd. |
34,271 | 1,011,056 | ||||||
American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP |
58,273 | 28,796 | ||||||
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
51,860 | 234,467 | ||||||
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
24,824 | 1,222,662 | ||||||
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
25,653 | 279,874 | ||||||
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (a) |
127,151 | 4,335,428 | ||||||
Chartwell Retirement Residences |
178,975 | 1,433,542 | ||||||
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
189,300 | 1,837,363 | ||||||
Colliers International Group, Inc. |
30,856 | 3,213,384 | ||||||
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
81,688 | 776,001 | ||||||
CT Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
56,816 | 570,737 | ||||||
Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
199,822 | 1,840,747 | ||||||
Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
18,276 | 118,349 | ||||||
DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A (a) |
18,102 | 269,557 | ||||||
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
147,659 | 1,523,583 | ||||||
FirstService Corp. |
28,398 | 4,459,985 | ||||||
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
48,180 | 2,441,248 | ||||||
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
200,276 | 1,311,687 | ||||||
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
106,524 | 949,866 | ||||||
Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
88,488 | 1,117,317 | ||||||
Mainstreet Equity Corp.* |
3,614 | 378,499 | ||||||
Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust REIT, 144A (a) |
31,494 | 340,990 |
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November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
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Value |
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Canada (Continued) | ||||||||
Morguard Corp. |
3,571 | $ | 280,707 | |||||
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
24,230 | 242,148 | ||||||
Nexus Industrial REIT REIT (a) |
32,717 | 178,323 | ||||||
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
164,716 | 535,751 | ||||||
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
54,986 | 541,404 | ||||||
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
228,112 | 2,939,202 | ||||||
Slate Grocery REIT REIT |
45,209 | 346,441 | ||||||
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a) |
98,303 | 1,674,091 | ||||||
Tricon Residential, Inc. |
206,490 | 1,628,040 | ||||||
True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
11,153 | 58,239 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $47,109,213) |
39,389,212 | |||||||
|
|
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Chile — 0.3% | ||||||||
Cencosud Shopping SA |
362,223 | 579,999 | ||||||
Parque Arauco SA |
554,030 | 799,567 | ||||||
Plaza SA* |
224,307 | 312,374 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,740,060) |
1,691,940 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
China — 0.8% | ||||||||
A-Living
Smart City Services Co. Ltd., |
643,071 | 312,878 | ||||||
China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd., 144A |
478,412 | 1,810,055 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H |
1,676,488 | 1,693,596 | ||||||
Greattown Holdings Ltd., Class B* |
97,300 | 21,698 | ||||||
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H* (a) |
1,220,486 | 185,957 | ||||||
Poly Property Services Co. Ltd., Class H |
110,935 | 426,820 | ||||||
Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B |
193,100 | 162,590 | ||||||
Shanghai
Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., |
95,706 | 58,572 | ||||||
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B |
816,840 | 278,542 | ||||||
Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Co. Ltd., Class B |
295,800 | 50,286 | ||||||
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co. Ltd., Class B |
157,700 | 99,509 | ||||||
Shanxi
Guoxin Energy Corp. Ltd., |
68,300 | 18,441 | ||||||
Shenzhen Properties & Resources Development Group Ltd., Class B |
15,300 | 7,581 | ||||||
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.* (a) |
2,234,827 | 154,515 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $11,117,248) |
5,281,040 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Denmark — 0.0% | ||||||||
Jeudan A/S |
||||||||
(Cost $284,472) |
7,392 | 234,747 | ||||||
|
|
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Egypt — 0.2% | ||||||||
Arab Developers Holding* |
1,993,983 | 64,014 | ||||||
Egyptians Housing Development & Reconstruction* |
2,227,878 | 23,937 |
Number |
Value |
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Egypt (Continued) | ||||||||
El Kahera Housing* |
428,198 | $ | 20,648 | |||||
Emaar Misr for Development SAE* |
265,430 | 34,875 | ||||||
Heliopolis Housing |
287,265 | 98,544 | ||||||
Madinet Masr For Housing & Development |
889,644 | 115,164 | ||||||
Palm Hills Developments SAE* |
743,811 | 68,845 | ||||||
Pioneers Properties* |
108,580 | 8,750 | ||||||
Six
of October Development & |
55,509 | 44,030 | ||||||
Talaat Moustafa Group |
653,636 | 470,660 | ||||||
Zahraa El Maadi Investment & Development Co. SAE |
101,058 | 26,327 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $734,118) |
975,794 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Finland — 0.3% | ||||||||
Citycon OYJ* |
59,453 | 337,320 | ||||||
Kojamo OYJ |
139,951 | 1,559,073 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $2,814,629) |
1,896,393 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
France — 2.8% | ||||||||
Altarea SCA REIT |
3,747 | 280,461 | ||||||
ARGAN SA REIT |
7,489 | 636,540 | ||||||
Carmila SA REIT* |
42,880 | 665,302 | ||||||
Covivio SA REIT |
39,609 | 1,937,004 | ||||||
Gecina SA REIT |
36,115 | 4,003,557 | ||||||
ICADE REIT |
24,415 | 886,553 | ||||||
Klepierre SA REIT |
143,802 | 3,624,446 | ||||||
Mercialys SA REIT |
70,530 | 697,600 | ||||||
Nexity SA (a) |
29,095 | 439,994 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT* |
76,872 | 4,896,626 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $20,806,907) |
18,068,083 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Germany — 3.5% | ||||||||
BRANICKS Group AG |
28,513 | 98,309 | ||||||
Deutsche EuroShop AG |
10,975 | 224,169 | ||||||
Deutsche Wohnen SE |
39,101 | 952,241 | ||||||
Hamborner REIT AG REIT |
54,186 | 382,522 | ||||||
LEG Immobilien SE* |
56,279 | 4,307,019 | ||||||
PATRIZIA SE |
28,956 | 222,737 | ||||||
TAG Immobilien AG* |
134,235 | 1,839,586 | ||||||
Vonovia SE |
527,135 | 14,678,011 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $32,377,262) |
22,704,594 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Greece — 0.1% | ||||||||
LAMDA Development SA* |
||||||||
(Cost $437,721) |
61,476 | 442,705 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Hong Kong — 11.7% | ||||||||
C&D International Investment Group Ltd. |
661,596 | 1,351,942 | ||||||
Champion REIT |
1,829,433 | 609,007 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. |
6,279,942 | 715,613 | ||||||
China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd. |
1,329,884 | 446,116 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. |
2,822,350 | 5,218,075 | ||||||
China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd. |
941,585 | 766,741 | ||||||
China Resources Land Ltd. |
2,193,563 | 8,032,457 | ||||||
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.* |
302,558 | 55,396 | ||||||
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. |
1,642,152 | 7,789,935 |
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November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
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Hong Kong (Continued) | ||||||||
ESR Group Ltd., 144A |
2,140,118 | $ | 2,751,083 | |||||
Far East Consortium International Ltd. |
855,210 | 153,297 | ||||||
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,106,412 | 672,888 | ||||||
GR Life Style Company Ltd.* |
783,049 | 33,587 | ||||||
Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. |
74,512 | 112,193 | ||||||
Hang Lung Group Ltd. |
624,446 | 836,294 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. |
1,365,773 | 1,825,624 | ||||||
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. |
1,017,449 | 2,768,241 | ||||||
HKR International Ltd. |
441,839 | 85,988 | ||||||
Hong Kong Ferry Holdings Co. Ltd. |
139,508 | 83,237 | ||||||
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. |
798,587 | 2,571,450 | ||||||
Hysan Development Co. Ltd. |
452,126 | 848,644 | ||||||
Joy City Property Ltd. |
2,384,196 | 75,095 | ||||||
K Wah International Holdings Ltd. |
903,202 | 213,939 | ||||||
Kerry Properties Ltd. |
437,475 | 737,125 | ||||||
Kowloon Development Co. Ltd. |
251,649 | 201,376 | ||||||
Lai Sun Development Co. Ltd.* |
78,672 | 8,864 | ||||||
Langham Hospitality Investments and Langham Hospitality Investments Ltd. (b) |
628,986 | 54,762 | ||||||
Link REIT |
1,959,458 | 9,684,017 | ||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. |
1,045,933 | 1,556,117 | ||||||
Poly Property Group Co. Ltd. |
1,422,078 | 293,144 | ||||||
Prosperity REIT |
1,108,740 | 191,644 | ||||||
Regal Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
731,409 | 58,061 | ||||||
Shandong
Hi-Speed Holdings Group |
1,460,189 | 1,127,350 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. |
293,635 | 353,025 | ||||||
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. |
1,716,718 | 248,376 | ||||||
Shin Hwa World Ltd.* |
803,681 | 4,939 | ||||||
Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.* |
916,974 | 123,276 | ||||||
Sino Land Co. Ltd. |
2,825,372 | 2,846,968 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. |
1,167,305 | 11,455,889 | ||||||
Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
649,318 | 164,610 | ||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. |
819,600 | 1,592,964 | ||||||
Touyun Biotech Group Ltd.* |
760,136 | 45,256 | ||||||
Wang On Properties Ltd. |
2,950,288 | 18,132 | ||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. |
730,994 | 1,899,950 | ||||||
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. |
1,187,932 | 3,749,219 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. |
1,095,264 | 998,461 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $108,799,384) |
75,430,367 | |||||||
|
|
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India — 2.9% | ||||||||
Brigade Enterprises Ltd. |
115,566 | 1,131,149 | ||||||
DLF Ltd. |
723,834 | 5,432,200 | ||||||
Godrej Properties Ltd.* |
102,022 | 2,295,912 | ||||||
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.* |
365,429 | 363,265 | ||||||
Macrotech Developers Ltd., 144A |
197,978 | 2,093,169 | ||||||
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. |
58,140 | 368,282 | ||||||
NESCO Ltd. |
22,888 | 223,819 | ||||||
Nexus Select Trust REIT |
641,378 | 1,010,977 | ||||||
Oberoi Realty Ltd. |
88,193 | 1,481,468 | ||||||
Omaxe Ltd.* |
52,815 | 49,462 | ||||||
Phoenix Mills Ltd. |
73,563 | 2,091,542 | ||||||
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. |
129,281 | 1,554,744 | ||||||
Privi Speciality Chemicals Ltd.* |
15,741 | 240,597 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
India (Continued) | ||||||||
Sobha Ltd. |
28,308 | $ | 307,966 | |||||
Sunteck Realty Ltd. |
53,892 | 321,987 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $11,443,611) |
18,966,539 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Indonesia — 0.3% | ||||||||
PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk* |
10,850,530 | 117,530 | ||||||
PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk* |
6,127,259 | 418,755 | ||||||
PT Ciputra Development Tbk |
6,461,796 | 470,782 | ||||||
PT Jaya Real Property Tbk |
2,834,930 | 132,516 | ||||||
PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk* |
11,842,430 | 99,259 | ||||||
PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk* |
24,386,786 | 138,365 | ||||||
PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk |
11,682,110 | 310,318 | ||||||
PT PP Properti Tbk* |
3,602,844 | 11,615 | ||||||
PT Puradelta Lestari Tbk |
10,105,945 | 110,116 | ||||||
PT Summarecon Agung Tbk |
8,084,358 | 320,560 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $2,205,334) |
2,129,816 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Israel — 2.0% | ||||||||
Adgar Investment and Development Ltd. |
67,241 | 82,875 | ||||||
AFI Properties Ltd.* |
4,360 | 171,515 | ||||||
Africa Israel Residences Ltd. |
4,443 | 231,569 | ||||||
Airport City Ltd.* |
48,899 | 767,604 | ||||||
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. |
114,981 | 784,839 | ||||||
Alrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd. |
2,040 | 72,636 | ||||||
Amot Investments Ltd. |
167,254 | 853,314 | ||||||
Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd. |
2,523 | 277,495 | ||||||
Aura Investments Ltd. |
97,900 | 247,083 | ||||||
Azrieli Group Ltd. |
28,013 | 1,627,027 | ||||||
Big Shopping Centers Ltd.* |
9,077 | 813,837 | ||||||
Blue Square Real Estate Ltd. |
3,737 | 235,814 | ||||||
Carasso Real Estate Ltd. |
13,309 | 93,489 | ||||||
Duniec Brothers Ltd.* |
2,516 | 123,432 | ||||||
Electra Real Estate Ltd. |
17,810 | 182,638 | ||||||
G City Ltd. |
64,314 | 203,437 | ||||||
Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd. |
14,538 | 107,627 | ||||||
Israel Canada T.R Ltd. |
110,547 | 274,817 | ||||||
Isras Investment Co. Ltd. |
1,197 | 226,055 | ||||||
Keystone INFRA Ltd. REIT |
110,551 | 151,484 | ||||||
Kvutzat Acro Ltd. |
23,368 | 233,485 | ||||||
Lahav L.R. Real Estate Ltd. |
46,467 | 40,065 | ||||||
Megureit Israel Ltd. REIT* |
85,828 | 76,538 | ||||||
Melisron Ltd. |
19,369 | 1,349,136 | ||||||
Menivim- The New REIT Ltd. REIT |
453,431 | 197,001 | ||||||
Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. |
468,781 | 1,237,000 | ||||||
Norstar Holdings, Inc.* |
29,612 | 71,102 | ||||||
Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd. |
5,596 | 118,333 | ||||||
Property & Building Corp. Ltd.* |
2,000 | 88,881 | ||||||
Rani Zim Shopping Centers Ltd.* |
38,048 | 25,358 | ||||||
Reit 1 Ltd. REIT |
143,203 | 625,247 | ||||||
REIT Azorim HF Living Ltd. REIT* |
34,302 | 40,270 | ||||||
Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd. REIT |
167,564 | 390,057 | ||||||
Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.* |
30,053 | 381,301 | ||||||
Villar International Ltd. |
3,169 | 131,896 | ||||||
Vitania Ltd. |
17,472 | 90,736 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $14,573,918) |
12,624,993 | |||||||
|
|
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November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
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Italy — 0.0% | ||||||||
Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA REIT |
43,461 | $ | 102,191 | |||||
Risanamento SpA* (a) |
442,764 | 16,522 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $202,678) |
118,713 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Japan — 20.7% | ||||||||
Activia Properties, Inc. REIT (a) |
385 | 1,058,630 | ||||||
Advance Logistics Investment Corp. REIT |
525 | 457,047 | ||||||
Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT |
757 | 1,664,186 | ||||||
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. |
70,300 | 817,674 | ||||||
AEON REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
1,337 | 1,300,508 | ||||||
Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. REIT |
523 | 1,124,997 | ||||||
CRE Logistics REIT, Inc. REIT |
478 | 531,237 | ||||||
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. |
50,200 | 5,534,955 | ||||||
Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
1,614 | 2,880,057 | ||||||
Daiwa Office Investment Corp. REIT (a) |
213 | 975,419 | ||||||
Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp. REIT |
1,435 | 1,060,950 | ||||||
ES-Con Japan Ltd. |
38,600 | 238,908 | ||||||
ESCON Japan Reit Investment Corp. REIT |
250 | 200,223 | ||||||
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT |
394 | 1,208,638 | ||||||
Fukuoka REIT Corp. REIT |
392 | 441,227 | ||||||
Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT |
565 | 438,746 | ||||||
GLP J REIT |
3,711 | 3,506,793 | ||||||
Goldcrest Co. Ltd. |
10,900 | 147,978 | ||||||
Hankyu Hanshin REIT, Inc. REIT (a) |
537 | 513,262 | ||||||
Health Care & Medical Investment Corp. REIT |
258 | 249,911 | ||||||
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd. |
23,800 | 649,596 | ||||||
Heiwa Real Estate REIT, Inc. REIT (a) |
502 | 459,775 | ||||||
Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc. REIT |
193 | 789,833 | ||||||
Hulic Co. Ltd. |
521,000 | 5,173,525 | ||||||
Hulic Reit, Inc. REIT |
652 | 684,041 | ||||||
Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
1,151 | 660,228 | ||||||
Ichigo, Inc. |
173,800 | 412,648 | ||||||
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. REIT |
1,603 | 1,496,357 | ||||||
Invincible Investment Corp. REIT |
5,074 | 2,059,323 | ||||||
Japan Excellent, Inc. REIT |
657 | 627,069 | ||||||
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
3,357 | 1,575,918 | ||||||
Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. REIT |
515 | 1,005,022 | ||||||
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT |
5,321 | 3,545,294 | ||||||
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT |
529 | 1,327,554 | ||||||
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT |
790 | 3,072,682 | ||||||
Kabuki-Za Co. Ltd. |
6,800 | 216,187 | ||||||
KDX Realty Investment Corp. REIT |
3,129 | 3,587,550 | ||||||
Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd. |
33,800 | 324,202 | ||||||
Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd. |
6,400 | 151,087 | ||||||
LaSalle Logiport REIT |
1,397 | 1,489,277 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Japan (Continued) | ||||||||
Leopalace21 Corp.* |
146,000 | $ | 466,141 | |||||
LIFULL Co. Ltd. |
51,300 | 68,014 | ||||||
Mirai Corp. REIT |
1,338 | 400,038 | ||||||
Mirarth Holdings, Inc. |
64,231 | 202,467 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. |
1,004,300 | 13,562,992 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
390 | 1,010,383 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. |
712,200 | 16,726,475 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. REIT |
466 | 1,472,060 | ||||||
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
846 | 804,597 | ||||||
Mori Trust Sogo Reit, Inc. REIT |
1,892 | 943,216 | ||||||
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. REIT |
391 | 1,608,063 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT |
968 | 4,066,209 | ||||||
Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd. |
16,600 | 279,371 | ||||||
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT (a) |
1,830 | 3,470,978 | ||||||
NIPPON REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
246 | 582,406 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. |
89,300 | 2,177,003 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT |
2,603 | 2,989,748 | ||||||
NTT UD REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
743 | 640,799 | ||||||
One REIT, Inc. REIT |
174 | 312,961 | ||||||
Open House Group Co. Ltd. |
61,900 | 1,728,435 | ||||||
Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT |
1,503 | 1,773,079 | ||||||
Pressance Corp. |
17,700 | 180,071 | ||||||
Relo Group, Inc. |
88,400 | 928,638 | ||||||
SAMTY Co. Ltd. (a) |
22,000 | 348,524 | ||||||
Samty Residential Investment Corp. REIT |
322 | 245,037 | ||||||
Sankei Real Estate, Inc. REIT |
362 | 226,992 | ||||||
Sekisui House Reit, Inc. REIT |
2,451 | 1,404,266 | ||||||
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. REIT |
559 | 457,908 | ||||||
SRE Holdings Corp.* |
6,800 | 127,596 | ||||||
Star Asia Investment Corp. REIT |
1,772 | 691,612 | ||||||
Starts Corp., Inc. |
25,700 | 484,847 | ||||||
Starts Proceed Investment Corp. REIT |
175 | 243,024 | ||||||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. |
360,800 | 10,186,892 | ||||||
Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd. |
19,600 | 206,825 | ||||||
Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT |
501 | 343,975 | ||||||
TOC Co. Ltd. |
38,000 | 154,226 | ||||||
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. |
161,700 | 2,298,593 | ||||||
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. |
455,400 | 2,815,542 | ||||||
Tokyu REIT, Inc. REIT |
459 | 560,108 | ||||||
Tosei Corp. |
25,900 | 315,527 | ||||||
Tosei Reit Investment Corp. REIT |
291 | 264,751 | ||||||
United Urban Investment Corp. REIT (a) |
1,629 | 1,597,761 | ||||||
XYMAX REIT Investment Corp. REIT |
173 | 137,969 | ||||||
|
|
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(Cost $151,157,325) |
133,164,633 | |||||||
|
|
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Luxembourg — 0.5% | ||||||||
ADLER Group SA, 144A* |
60,188 | 22,906 | ||||||
Aroundtown SA* (a) |
650,086 | 1,527,143 | ||||||
Grand City Properties SA* |
57,947 | 574,724 | ||||||
Shurgard Self Storage Ltd. REIT |
19,540 | 849,926 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $5,889,827) |
2,974,699 | |||||||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 12 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
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Malaysia — 0.9% | ||||||||
AmFIRST Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
147,300 | $ | 10,432 | |||||
Axis Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,023,084 | 404,008 | ||||||
Capitaland Malaysia Trust REIT |
937,012 | 112,614 | ||||||
Eastern & Oriental Bhd* |
558,077 | 65,874 | ||||||
Eco World Development Group Bhd |
951,200 | 214,349 | ||||||
Eco World International Bhd |
546,800 | 39,900 | ||||||
Ecofirst Consolidated Bhd* |
482,900 | 36,791 | ||||||
IGB Bhd |
200,000 | 100,869 | ||||||
IGB Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
459,500 | 48,322 | ||||||
IGB Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,075,600 | 397,045 | ||||||
IOI Properties Group Bhd |
849,200 | 308,005 | ||||||
Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd* |
358,600 | 43,098 | ||||||
KIP REIT |
222,352 | 42,710 | ||||||
KLCCP Stapled Group (b) |
123,100 | 185,198 | ||||||
KSL Holdings Bhd* |
349,600 | 80,282 | ||||||
Lagenda Properties Bhd |
226,500 | 57,846 | ||||||
Land & General Bhd |
2,299,700 | 61,694 | ||||||
LBS Bina Group Bhd |
904,100 | 108,659 | ||||||
Mah Sing Group Bhd |
961,000 | 164,996 | ||||||
Malton Bhd* |
97,400 | 7,943 | ||||||
Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd |
747,594 | 261,526 | ||||||
MKH Bhd |
198,000 | 59,916 | ||||||
Mulpha International Bhd* |
101,800 | 52,216 | ||||||
OSK Holdings Bhd |
1,011,900 | 262,775 | ||||||
Paramount Corp. Bhd |
202,240 | 41,017 | ||||||
Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
557,400 | 145,944 | ||||||
Radium Development Bhd |
808,208 | 67,647 | ||||||
Rapid Synergy Bhd* |
61,740 | 371,010 | ||||||
Sentral REIT |
319,800 | 56,623 | ||||||
Sime Darby Property Bhd |
1,862,546 | 255,828 | ||||||
SP Setia Bhd Group |
1,162,905 | 185,935 | ||||||
Sunway Bhd |
1,361,861 | 578,707 | ||||||
Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,081,100 | 354,991 | ||||||
Symphony Life Bhd* |
322,700 | 22,855 | ||||||
Tanco Holdings Bhd* |
650,100 | 81,620 | ||||||
Titijaya Land Bhd* |
434,971 | 23,338 | ||||||
Tropicana Corp. Bhd* |
755,191 | 192,870 | ||||||
UEM Sunrise Bhd |
921,900 | 140,476 | ||||||
UOA Development Bhd |
243,300 | 90,856 | ||||||
YNH Property Bhd* |
244,100 | 258,795 | ||||||
YTL Hospitality REIT |
505,800 | 111,809 | ||||||
|
|
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(Cost $5,768,498) |
6,107,389 | |||||||
|
|
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Mexico — 2.1% | ||||||||
CFE Capital S de RL de CV REIT |
649,157 | 1,033,629 | ||||||
Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV REIT (a) |
939,153 | 1,043,954 | ||||||
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV (a) |
639,507 | 2,412,025 | ||||||
FIBRA Macquarie Mexico REIT, 144A |
593,342 | 1,036,295 | ||||||
Fibra MTY SAPI de CV REIT (a) |
1,307,162 | 825,465 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT |
2,195,770 | 3,532,900 | ||||||
Mexico Infrastructure Partners F1 SAPI de CV REIT* |
563,368 | 643,423 |
Number |
Value |
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Mexico (Continued) | ||||||||
Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV REIT |
513,125 | $ | 2,208,876 | |||||
TF Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV REIT (a) |
586,979 | 1,050,862 | ||||||
|
|
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(Cost $10,484,792) |
13,787,429 | |||||||
|
|
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Netherlands — 0.7% | ||||||||
Argo Properties NV* |
10,802 | 176,268 | ||||||
CTP NV, 144A |
82,522 | 1,325,386 | ||||||
Eurocommercial Properties NV REIT |
32,560 | 761,682 | ||||||
NEPI Rockcastle NV* |
325,503 | 1,992,525 | ||||||
NSI NV REIT |
14,244 | 268,870 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $4,856,387) |
4,524,731 | |||||||
|
|
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New Zealand — 0.7% | ||||||||
Argosy Property Ltd. |
658,436 | 449,385 | ||||||
Goodman Property Trust REIT |
793,117 | 1,050,769 | ||||||
Investore Property Ltd. |
212,949 | 132,843 | ||||||
Kiwi Property Group Ltd. |
1,176,089 | 606,554 | ||||||
Precinct Properties Group (b) |
1,023,948 | 720,983 | ||||||
Property for Industry Ltd. |
388,810 | 528,327 | ||||||
Stride Property Group (b) |
415,315 | 333,475 | ||||||
Vital Healthcare Property Trust REIT |
361,553 | 458,909 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $5,577,146) |
4,281,245 | |||||||
|
|
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Norway — 0.2% | ||||||||
Entra ASA, 144A |
59,714 | 571,169 | ||||||
KMC Properties ASA* (a) |
58,823 | 31,543 | ||||||
Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA |
17,853 | 279,916 | ||||||
Selvaag Bolig ASA |
31,084 | 80,025 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,403,779) |
962,653 | |||||||
|
|
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Philippines — 2.2% | ||||||||
AREIT, Inc. REIT |
723,340 | 389,110 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. |
243,215 | 2,910,340 | ||||||
Ayala Land, Inc. |
5,602,696 | 3,150,191 | ||||||
Belle Corp. |
2,685,000 | 56,129 | ||||||
DDMP Reit, Inc. REIT |
4,452,000 | 98,684 | ||||||
DoubleDragon Corp. |
369,970 | 54,672 | ||||||
Filinvest Land, Inc. |
5,923,000 | 59,774 | ||||||
Filinvest REIT Corp. REIT |
1,011,200 | 50,842 | ||||||
Megaworld Corp. |
9,139,600 | 339,297 | ||||||
MREIT, Inc. REIT |
671,500 | 151,266 | ||||||
RL Commercial REIT, Inc. REIT |
2,665,500 | 223,366 | ||||||
Robinsons Land Corp. |
1,348,367 | 352,826 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. |
11,024,857 | 6,417,424 | ||||||
Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. |
2,009,900 | 60,127 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $17,013,267) |
14,314,048 | |||||||
|
|
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Poland — 0.2% | ||||||||
Archicom SA |
3,212 | 22,137 | ||||||
Atal SA |
8,314 | 116,680 | ||||||
Cavatina Holding SA* |
4,752 | 20,245 | ||||||
Develia SA |
339,494 | 420,300 | ||||||
Dom Development SA |
7,407 | 298,489 | ||||||
Echo Investment SA |
111,967 | 113,082 | ||||||
Globe Trade Centre SA |
132,086 | 164,518 | ||||||
Marvipol Development SA* |
7,932 | 13,915 | ||||||
MLP Group SA* |
5,429 | 106,668 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 13 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
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Poland (Continued) | ||||||||
Polski Holding Nieruchomosci SA |
7,682 | $ | 22,525 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,022,674) |
1,298,559 | |||||||
|
|
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Russia — 0.0% | ||||||||
LSR Group PJSC (c) |
30,984 | 0 | ||||||
PIK Group PJSC* (c) |
192,287 | 0 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $2,472,023) |
0 | |||||||
|
|
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Singapore — 7.0% | ||||||||
AIMS APAC REIT |
579,700 | 551,640 | ||||||
Bukit Sembawang Estates Ltd. |
137,700 | 358,024 | ||||||
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT |
2,740,069 | 5,830,808 | ||||||
CapitaLand Ascott Trust (b) |
1,859,937 | 1,289,107 | ||||||
CapitaLand China Trust REIT |
887,147 | 538,430 | ||||||
Capitaland India Trust |
778,022 | 600,452 | ||||||
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT |
3,906,392 | 5,327,164 | ||||||
CapitaLand Investment Ltd. |
1,905,563 | 4,326,282 | ||||||
CDL Hospitality Trusts (b) |
549,044 | 415,506 | ||||||
City Developments Ltd. |
385,098 | 1,806,319 | ||||||
Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
236,819 | 333,327 | ||||||
Daiwa House Logistics Trust REIT |
415,300 | 180,484 | ||||||
Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd. REIT |
545,100 | 335,237 | ||||||
ESR-LOGOS REIT REIT |
5,582,187 | 1,233,887 | ||||||
Far East Hospitality Trust (b) |
815,500 | 394,124 | ||||||
First Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
920,700 | 165,569 | ||||||
Frasers Centrepoint Trust REIT |
836,400 | 1,366,216 | ||||||
Frasers Hospitality Trust (b) |
622,500 | 235,548 | ||||||
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust REIT |
2,223,878 | 1,849,621 | ||||||
Frasers Property Ltd. |
342,100 | 212,755 | ||||||
GuocoLand Ltd. |
170,100 | 183,534 | ||||||
Ho Bee Land Ltd. |
137,600 | 182,491 | ||||||
Hong Fok Corp. Ltd. |
322,600 | 221,174 | ||||||
IREIT Global REIT |
607,472 | 163,862 | ||||||
Keppel REIT |
1,528,000 | 990,349 | ||||||
Keppel DC REIT |
1,051,555 | 1,449,769 | ||||||
Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT |
526,354 | 134,220 | ||||||
Lendlease Global Commercial REIT |
1,377,951 | 624,652 | ||||||
Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust REIT* |
3,017,900 | 42,964 | ||||||
Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,188,926 | 61,824 | ||||||
Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT |
1,580,622 | 2,700,298 | ||||||
Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT |
2,564,291 | 3,093,443 | ||||||
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust REIT |
1,736,070 | 1,782,119 | ||||||
OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,837,939 | 351,172 | ||||||
PARAGON REIT REIT |
935,700 | 567,898 | ||||||
Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
294,000 | 748,988 | ||||||
Prime US REIT |
467,700 | 57,527 | ||||||
Propnex Ltd. |
161,500 | 101,043 | ||||||
Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
757,300 | 218,463 |
Number |
Value |
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Singapore (Continued) | ||||||||
Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
386,100 | $ | 198,171 | |||||
Singapore Land Group Ltd. |
127,500 | 187,247 | ||||||
Starhill Global REIT |
1,043,009 | 379,034 | ||||||
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
1,339,200 | 1,153,964 | ||||||
Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd. |
315,700 | 66,234 | ||||||
UOL Group Ltd. |
359,517 | 1,589,353 | ||||||
Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. |
259,000 | 254,226 | ||||||
Yanlord Land Group Ltd.* |
401,000 | 162,251 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $51,710,409) |
45,016,770 | |||||||
|
|
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South Africa — 0.7% | ||||||||
Attacq Ltd. REIT |
362,655 | 165,539 | ||||||
Equites Property Fund Ltd. REIT (a) |
511,422 | 317,109 | ||||||
Fortress Real Estate Investments Ltd.* |
785,840 | 567,712 | ||||||
Fortress Real Estate Investments Ltd., Class B* |
530,774 | 182,620 | ||||||
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT |
2,201,946 | 1,231,695 | ||||||
Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT (a) |
241,035 | 325,874 | ||||||
Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT (a) |
4,456,055 | 815,964 | ||||||
Resilient REIT Ltd. REIT |
211,931 | 447,459 | ||||||
SA Corporate Real Estate Ltd. REIT |
1,572,137 | 172,562 | ||||||
Vukile Property Fund Ltd. REIT |
616,152 | 431,144 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $6,124,746) |
4,657,678 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
South Korea — 0.5% | ||||||||
D&D Platform REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
41,029 | 98,426 | ||||||
E KOCREF CR-REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
15,427 | 60,385 | ||||||
ESR Kendall Square REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
109,890 | 295,135 | ||||||
Hanwha REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
18,624 | 73,044 | ||||||
JR Global REIT |
148,849 | 492,644 | ||||||
KB Star Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. REIT |
55,326 | 157,382 | ||||||
Koramco Life Infra Reit REIT |
59,902 | 246,545 | ||||||
Korea Asset In Trust Co. Ltd. |
37,138 | 94,130 | ||||||
Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust Co. Ltd. |
100,571 | 95,648 | ||||||
LOTTE Reit Co. Ltd. REIT |
91,467 | 215,880 | ||||||
Mirae Asset Global REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
17,123 | 33,777 | ||||||
NH All-One REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
37,232 | 100,717 | ||||||
Seobu T&D |
28,329 | 166,441 | ||||||
Shinhan Alpha REIT Co. Ltd. REIT |
59,655 | 298,703 | ||||||
SK D&D Co. Ltd. |
6,271 | 137,071 | ||||||
SK REITs Co. Ltd. REIT |
143,211 | 447,344 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $3,736,407) |
3,013,272 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Spain — 0.7% | ||||||||
Aedas Homes SA, 144A |
7,077 | 133,122 | ||||||
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT |
217,551 | 1,433,715 | ||||||
Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA REIT |
34,871 | 232,472 | ||||||
Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT |
253,180 | 2,558,027 | ||||||
Neinor Homes SA, 144A* |
26,219 | 295,802 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $4,968,866) |
4,653,138 | |||||||
|
|
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Sweden — 4.0% | ||||||||
Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B |
35,125 | 673,750 | ||||||
Castellum AB |
327,419 | 4,004,136 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 14 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
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Sweden (Continued) | ||||||||
Catena AB |
25,396 | $ | 946,153 | |||||
Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB |
41,271 | 498,812 | ||||||
Corem Property Group AB, Class B |
405,889 | 342,216 | ||||||
Corem Property Group AB, Class D |
2,880 | 45,074 | ||||||
Dios Fastigheter AB |
72,645 | 490,477 | ||||||
Eastnine AB |
7,646 | 114,994 | ||||||
Fabege AB |
187,498 | 1,680,152 | ||||||
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B* |
501,999 | 2,963,461 | ||||||
Fastighets AB Trianon* |
40,317 | 55,211 | ||||||
FastPartner AB, Class A |
40,431 | 194,075 | ||||||
Heba Fastighets AB, Class B |
75,971 | 209,886 | ||||||
Hemnet Group AB |
69,440 | 1,578,475 | ||||||
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A |
87,905 | 1,105,644 | ||||||
John Mattson Fastighetsforetagen AB* (a) |
15,138 | 67,031 | ||||||
K-fast Holding AB* (a) |
50,405 | 75,087 | ||||||
Klarabo Sverige AB, Class B* |
66,127 | 94,910 | ||||||
Nivika Fastigheter AB, Class B* |
17,597 | 48,363 | ||||||
NP3 Fastigheter AB |
23,797 | 427,848 | ||||||
Nyfosa AB |
112,313 | 745,977 | ||||||
Pandox AB |
67,515 | 821,480 | ||||||
Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B |
56,928 | 368,334 | ||||||
Sagax AB, Class A |
4,885 | 110,950 | ||||||
Sagax AB, Class B |
157,766 | 3,581,741 | ||||||
Sagax AB, Class D |
83,456 | 214,238 | ||||||
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (a) |
887,174 | 315,794 | ||||||
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class D |
107,201 | 40,317 | ||||||
Stendorren Fastigheter AB* |
10,178 | 151,327 | ||||||
Swedish Logistic Property AB, Class B* |
64,685 | 171,916 | ||||||
Wallenstam AB, Class B |
375,043 | 1,634,909 | ||||||
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB |
206,440 | 1,677,509 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $32,001,984) |
25,450,247 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Switzerland — 2.4% | ||||||||
Allreal Holding AG |
11,834 | 1,954,301 | ||||||
Fundamenta Real Estate AG* |
17,861 | 348,162 | ||||||
Intershop Holding AG |
898 | 632,023 | ||||||
Mobimo Holding AG |
5,508 | 1,640,587 | ||||||
Peach Property Group AG* |
8,002 | 102,147 | ||||||
PSP Swiss Property AG |
34,604 | 4,600,336 | ||||||
Swiss Prime Site AG |
58,107 | 5,880,531 | ||||||
Zug Estates Holding AG, Class B |
217 | 394,296 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $15,103,536) |
15,552,383 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Taiwan — 1.4% | ||||||||
Cathay No. 1 REIT |
1,011,504 | 572,128 | ||||||
Cathay No. 2 REIT |
216,000 | 113,808 | ||||||
Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. |
483,017 | 248,157 | ||||||
Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd. |
191,790 | 459,216 | ||||||
Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd. |
209,007 | 390,717 | ||||||
Highwealth Construction Corp. |
1,325,043 | 1,736,892 | ||||||
Hong Pu Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. |
161,515 | 149,158 | ||||||
Huaku Development Co. Ltd. |
202,647 | 613,001 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Taiwan (Continued) | ||||||||
Huang Hsiang Construction Corp. |
139,643 | $ | 177,683 | |||||
Hung Sheng Construction Ltd. |
397,433 | 258,891 | ||||||
KEE TAI Properties Co. Ltd. |
323,692 | 173,554 | ||||||
Kindom Development Co. Ltd. |
287,684 | 345,331 | ||||||
Kuo Yang Construction Co. Ltd.* |
159,983 | 96,277 | ||||||
Millerful No1 REIT REIT |
500,000 | 160,531 | ||||||
Prince Housing & Development Corp. |
956,366 | 338,279 | ||||||
Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.* |
392,797 | 121,460 | ||||||
Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.* |
1,474,013 | 1,689,170 | ||||||
Sakura Development Co. Ltd. |
241,126 | 378,207 | ||||||
Shin Kong No.1 REIT (c) |
927,959 | 657,948 | ||||||
Shining Building Business Co. Ltd.* |
318,249 | 109,513 | ||||||
Sinyi Realty, Inc. |
200,617 | 191,370 | ||||||
Taiwan Land Development Corp.* (c) |
243,531 | 0 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $8,710,022) |
8,981,291 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Thailand — 2.5% | ||||||||
AIM Industrial Growth Freehold & Leasehold REIT |
325,600 | 99,964 | ||||||
Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR |
625,400 | 444,460 | ||||||
Ananda Development PCL, NVDR* |
1,729,100 | 35,882 | ||||||
AP Thailand PCL, NVDR |
1,842,700 | 565,735 | ||||||
Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR |
6,557,100 | 689,681 | ||||||
Ba Airport Leasehold REIT REIT |
450,000 | 126,643 | ||||||
Bangkok Land PCL, NVDR* |
9,702,400 | 193,069 | ||||||
Central Pattana PCL, NVDR |
2,521,000 | 4,855,312 | ||||||
CP Tower Growth Leasehold Property Fund |
800 | 113 | ||||||
CPN Retail Growth Leasehold REIT |
1,304,800 | 404,302 | ||||||
Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund, Class F |
6,009,500 | 1,426,461 | ||||||
Frasers Property Thailand Industrial Freehold & Leasehold REIT |
1,304,800 | 370,919 | ||||||
Frasers Property Thailand PCL, NVDR |
255,825 | 110,541 | ||||||
Grand Canal Land PCL, NVDR* |
903,800 | 50,100 | ||||||
IMPACT Growth Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
365,932 | 130,031 | ||||||
Land & Houses PCL, NVDR |
6,374,600 | 1,395,336 | ||||||
LH Hotel Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust, Class F REIT |
334,200 | 103,554 | ||||||
Lotus’s Retail Growth Freehold And Leasehold Property Fund |
960,900 | 355,105 | ||||||
LPN Development PCL, NVDR |
1,085,759 | 120,374 | ||||||
MBK PCL, NVDR |
730,000 | 317,504 | ||||||
Noble Development PCL, NVDR |
1,083,557 | 118,898 | ||||||
Nusasiri PCL, NVDR* |
7,048,500 | 70,129 | ||||||
Origin Property PCL, NVDR |
736,700 | 183,246 | ||||||
Platinum Group PCL, NVDR* |
870,700 | 74,255 | ||||||
Property Perfect PCL, NVDR |
6,674,206 | 58,816 | ||||||
Pruksa Holding PCL, NVDR |
815,900 | 282,964 | ||||||
Quality Houses PCL, NVDR |
6,145,200 | 377,333 | ||||||
Rabbit Holdings PCL* |
5,390,400 | 78,150 | ||||||
Rabbit Holdings PCL, NVDR* |
5,689,900 | 84,109 | ||||||
Sansiri PCL, NVDR |
11,702,900 | 555,578 | ||||||
SC Asset Corp. PCL, NVDR |
1,412,000 | 123,629 | ||||||
Singha Estate PCL, NVDR |
2,436,300 | 60,254 | ||||||
Supalai PCL |
57,300 | 28,668 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 15 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Thailand (Continued) | ||||||||
Supalai PCL, NVDR |
915,165 | $ | 457,875 | |||||
Univentures PCL, NVDR |
488,800 | 29,180 | ||||||
WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR |
7,751,496 | 1,101,769 | ||||||
WHA Industrial Leasehold REIT |
528,000 | 85,555 | ||||||
WHA Premium Growth Freehold & Leasehold Real Estate InvestmentTrust, Class F REIT |
1,761,800 | 490,815 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $17,906,573) |
16,056,309 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Turkey — 0.4% | ||||||||
Akfen Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT* |
421,575 | 65,752 | ||||||
AKIS Gayrimenkul Yatirimi AS REIT* |
272,639 | 109,048 | ||||||
Akmerkez Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT |
6,147 | 32,341 | ||||||
Alarko Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT |
62,225 | 88,813 | ||||||
Baskent Dogalgaz Dagitim Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS |
76,563 | 48,456 | ||||||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT |
1,338,134 | 341,815 | ||||||
Gimat Magazacilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS |
95,476 | 29,617 | ||||||
Halk Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT |
182,626 | 27,471 | ||||||
Ihlas Gayrimenkul Proje Gelistirme Ve Ticaret AS* |
490,774 | 31,809 | ||||||
Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT* |
302,320 | 217,949 | ||||||
Kiler
Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS |
381,253 | 48,892 | ||||||
Kiler Holding AS* |
182,163 | 218,202 | ||||||
Kizilbuk
Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi |
81,244 | 51,700 | ||||||
Kuyumcukent Gayrimenkul Yatirimlari AS REIT* |
60,527 | 159,226 | ||||||
Marti
Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS |
122,792 | 40,431 | ||||||
Nurol Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT* |
88,135 | 23,002 | ||||||
Ozak Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi REIT* |
302,330 | 97,242 | ||||||
Ozderici Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT* |
96,803 | 20,500 | ||||||
Panora Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi |
50,510 | 62,814 | ||||||
Peker Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS* |
298,206 | 323,301 | ||||||
Reysas Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT* |
94,886 | 88,138 | ||||||
Servet Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS* |
8,448 | 108,996 | ||||||
Sinpas Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT* |
509,687 | 56,353 | ||||||
Torunlar Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT |
114,248 | 133,603 | ||||||
Vakif
Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS |
1,141,523 | 79,921 | ||||||
Yeni Gimat Gayrimenkul Ortakligi AS |
148,647 | 201,033 | ||||||
Yesil
Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS |
95,203 | 9,437 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Turkey (Continued) | ||||||||
Ziraat Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS |
679,619 | $ | 119,897 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $2,214,005) |
2,835,759 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
United Kingdom — 7.2% | ||||||||
Assura PLC REIT |
2,242,478 | 1,254,779 | ||||||
Big Yellow Group PLC REIT |
140,756 | 1,929,800 | ||||||
British Land Co. PLC REIT |
665,313 | 2,961,364 | ||||||
CLS Holdings PLC REIT |
117,667 | 142,108 | ||||||
Derwent London PLC REIT |
77,603 | 2,068,968 | ||||||
Empiric Student Property PLC REIT |
458,714 | 530,188 | ||||||
Grainger PLC |
509,526 | 1,638,389 | ||||||
Great Portland Estates PLC REIT |
156,389 | 757,079 | ||||||
Hammerson PLC REIT |
3,099,892 | 1,063,488 | ||||||
Helical PLC REIT |
85,273 | 230,476 | ||||||
Henry Boot PLC |
81,280 | 189,330 | ||||||
Land Securities Group PLC REIT |
572,699 | 4,525,505 | ||||||
LondonMetric Property PLC REIT |
773,565 | 1,762,732 | ||||||
LXI REIT PLC REIT |
1,205,116 | 1,436,369 | ||||||
Picton Property Income Ltd. REIT |
421,193 | 340,721 | ||||||
Primary Health Properties PLC REIT |
1,002,042 | 1,237,457 | ||||||
Rightmove PLC |
632,518 | 4,360,813 | ||||||
Safestore Holdings PLC REIT |
164,298 | 1,592,188 | ||||||
Savills PLC |
108,449 | 1,089,405 | ||||||
Segro PLC REIT |
866,374 | 8,908,104 | ||||||
Shaftesbury Capital PLC REIT |
1,125,701 | 1,722,924 | ||||||
Tritax Big Box REIT PLC REIT |
1,436,353 | 2,783,898 | ||||||
UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd. REIT |
558,249 | 407,068 | ||||||
UNITE Group PLC REIT, Series 6 |
249,540 | 3,067,441 | ||||||
Workspace Group PLC REIT |
103,576 | 692,325 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $55,053,387) |
46,692,919 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
United States — 0.0% | ||||||||
United Hampshire US REIT |
||||||||
(Cost $164,780) |
376,100 | 157,962 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Virgin Islands — 0.0% | ||||||||
SF Real Estate Investment Trust REIT |
||||||||
(Cost $160,930) |
422,606 | 140,142 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS |
641,557,546 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
RIGHTS — 0.0% | ||||||||
Belgium — 0.0% | ||||||||
Atenor*, |
||||||||
(Cost $0) |
4 | 0 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Israel — 0.0% | ||||||||
REIT Azorim HF Living Ltd.*, expires 12/21/23 |
||||||||
(Cost $0) |
1,270 | 1,269 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Singapore — 0.0% | ||||||||
Frasers
Property Ltd.*, |
||||||||
(Cost $0) |
93,684 | 0 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Sweden — 0.0% | ||||||||
John Mattson Fastighetsforetagen AB* (a), expires 12/14/23 |
15,113 | 18,749 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 16 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Sweden (Continued) | ||||||||
Nivika Fastigheter AB*, expires 12/14/23 (c) |
17,568 | $ | 0 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $58,910) |
18,749 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Thailand — 0.0% | ||||||||
WHA Premium Growth Freehold & Leasehold Real Estate InvestmentTrust*, expires 12/29/23 |
||||||||
(Cost $0) |
105,182 | 598 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL
RIGHTS |
20,616 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
WARRANTS — 0.0% | ||||||||
Malaysia — 0.0% | ||||||||
Eco World Development Group Bhd*, expires 4/12/29 |
106,640 | 4,807 | ||||||
Paramount
Corp. Bhd*, |
7,840 | 42 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $0) |
4,849 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Thailand — 0.0% | ||||||||
Nusasiri
PCL, NVDR* (c), |
||||||||
(Cost $0) |
1,291,580 | 0 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL
WARRANTS |
4,849 | |||||||
|
|
Number |
Value |
|||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0% | ||||||||
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF |
||||||||
(Cost $23,770) |
500 | $ | 20,450 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 4.7% | ||||||||
DWS
Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash
Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (d)(e) |
30,264,718 | 30,264,718 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
DWS
Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (d) |
349,411 | 349,411 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.3% |
||||||||
(Cost $784,586,646) |
$ | 672,217,590 | ||||||
Other assets and liabilities, net — (4.3%) |
(27,699,705 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
$ | 644,517,885 | ||||||
|
|
A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2023 is as follows:
Value ($) at 5/31/2023 |
Purchases Cost ($) |
Sales Proceeds ($) |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) ($) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) |
Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) |
Number of Shares at 11/30/2023 |
Value ($) at 11/30/2023 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 4.7% |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (d)(e) |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13,660,219 | 16,604,499 | (f) | — | — | — | 119,062 | — | 30,264,718 | 30,264,718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1% |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (d) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44,853 | 22,530,354 | (22,225,796 | ) | — | — | 19,269 | — | 349,411 | 349,411 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
13,705,072 | 39,134,853 | (22,225,796 | ) | — | — | 138,331 | — | 30,614,129 | 30,614,129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
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, 2023 amounted to $28,496,141, which is 4.4% 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 managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
(e) |
Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. |
(f) |
Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended November 30, 2023. |
CVA: | Credit Valuation Adjustment |
NVDR: | Non Voting Depositary Receipt |
PJSC: | Public Joint Stock Company |
REIT: | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 17 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
SAE: | Societe Anonyme Egyptienne |
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. |
Securities are listed in country of domicile.
At November 30, 2023, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Contract Description |
Currency | Number of Contracts |
Notional Amount |
Contract Value |
Expiration Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
CAC40 10 EURO Futures |
EUR | 5 | $ | 387,620 | $ | 399,070 | 12/15/2023 | $ | 11,450 | |||||||||
EURO STOXX 50 Futures |
EUR | 15 | 696,515 | 718,653 | 12/15/2023 | 22,138 | ||||||||||||
MINI S&P/TSX 60 Futures |
CAD | 7 | 313,199 | 314,906 | 12/14/2023 | 1,707 | ||||||||||||
S&P 500 E-Mini Futures |
USD | 4 | 877,676 | 915,350 | 12/15/2023 | 37,674 | ||||||||||||
SPI 200 Futures |
AUD | 9 | 1,073,934 | 1,058,328 | 12/21/2023 | (15,606 | ) | |||||||||||
TOPIX Index Futures |
JPY | 6 | 952,584 | 964,318 | 12/07/2023 | 11,734 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 69,097 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Currency Abbreviations
AUD | Australian Dollar |
CAD | Canadian Dollar |
EUR | Euro |
JPY | Japanese Yen |
USD | U.S. Dollar |
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2023 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) |
$ | 640,899,598 | $ | — | $ | 657,948 | $ | 641,557,546 | ||||||||
Rights (a) |
18,749 | 1,867 | 0 | 20,616 | ||||||||||||
Warrants (a) |
4,849 | — | 0 | 4,849 | ||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds |
20,450 | — | — | 20,450 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments (a) |
30,614,129 | — | — | 30,614,129 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives (b) |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
84,703 | — | — | 84,703 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
TOTAL |
$ | 671,642,478 | $ | 1,867 | $ | 657,948 | $ | 672,302,293 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Liabilities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Derivatives (b) |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | (15,606 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (15,606 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
TOTAL |
$ | (15,606 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (15,606 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
(b) |
Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts. |
During the period ended November 30, 2023, the amount of transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 was $410,949. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs. Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 18 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF
Number |
Value |
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8% | ||||||||
Electronic Components — 0.9% | ||||||||
Kyocera Corp. |
||||||||
(Cost $47,076) |
871 | $ | 48,253 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Electronic Manufacturing Services — 2.4% | ||||||||
Fabrinet* |
94 | 15,219 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. |
821 | 107,551 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $131,446) |
122,770 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Industrial Machinery & Supplies — 0.6% | ||||||||
VAT Group AG, 144A |
||||||||
(Cost $28,731) |
71 | 33,191 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Materials — 0.3% | ||||||||
JSR Corp. |
||||||||
(Cost $14,934) |
527 | 14,505 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment — 28.7% | ||||||||
Advantest Corp. |
1,900 | 60,161 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. |
1,482 | 221,974 | ||||||
ASM International NV |
120 | 61,630 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV |
352 | 239,274 | ||||||
BE Semiconductor Industries NV |
204 | 28,591 | ||||||
Disco Corp. |
230 | 49,925 | ||||||
Enphase Energy, Inc.* |
355 | 35,862 | ||||||
Entegris, Inc. |
396 | 41,342 | ||||||
KLA Corp. |
358 | 194,974 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. |
326 | 233,390 | ||||||
Lasertec Corp. |
205 | 45,816 | ||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. |
164 | 13,538 | ||||||
Onto Innovation, Inc.* |
127 | 17,908 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc. |
405 | 37,353 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. |
1,183 | 192,252 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,385,564) |
1,473,990 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Semiconductors — 66.9% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* |
1,983 | 240,260 | ||||||
Alchip Technologies Ltd. |
188 | 18,716 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
1,189 | 218,039 | ||||||
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. |
9,662 | 39,588 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. |
250 | 231,433 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.* |
270 | 42,601 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG |
3,418 | 132,579 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Semiconductors (Continued) | ||||||||
Intel Corp. |
5,730 | $ | 256,131 | |||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* |
360 | 21,078 | ||||||
Marvell Technology, Inc. |
2,238 | 124,724 | ||||||
MediaTek, Inc. |
3,932 | 118,942 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
1,396 | 116,482 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. |
2,850 | 216,942 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
120 | 65,846 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. |
1,488 | 24,340 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. |
468 | 218,884 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV |
678 | 138,366 | ||||||
ON Semiconductor Corp.* |
1,124 | 80,175 | ||||||
Qorvo, Inc.* |
256 | 24,704 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
1,874 | 241,840 | ||||||
Rambus, Inc.* |
289 | 19,557 | ||||||
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
1,196 | 17,209 | ||||||
Renesas Electronics Corp.* |
3,157 | 55,597 | ||||||
Rohm Co. Ltd. |
940 | 17,966 | ||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. |
1,410 | 146,339 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. |
414 | 40,129 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics NV |
1,700 | 80,603 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
12,829 | 236,950 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
1,303 | 198,981 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp. |
30,000 | 46,959 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $3,376,279) |
3,431,960 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS |
5,124,669 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF |
||||||||
(Cost $3,755) |
135 | 3,968 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0% | ||||||||
DWS
Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (a) |
534 | 534 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% |
||||||||
(Cost $4,988,319) |
$ | 5,129,171 | ||||||
Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1% |
6,937 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
$ | 5,136,108 | ||||||
|
|
A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2023 is as follows:
Value ($) at 7/13/2023 (Commencement of Operations) |
Purchases Cost ($) |
Sales Proceeds ($) |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) ($) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) |
Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) |
Number of Shares at 11/30/2023 |
Value ($) at 11/30/2023 |
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CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0% |
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DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (a) |
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— | 267,491 | (266,957 | ) | — | — | 53 | — | 534 | 534 |
* |
Non-income producing security. |
(a) |
Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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. | 19 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (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, 2023 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) |
$ | 5,124,669 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,124,669 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds |
3,968 | — | — | 3,968 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments (a) |
534 | — | — | 534 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TOTAL |
$ | 5,129,171 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,129,171 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 20 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF
Number |
Value |
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 7.9% | ||||||||
Fisker, Inc.* |
14,600 | $ | 23,068 | |||||
Lucid Group, Inc.* |
16,683 | 70,402 | ||||||
QuantumScape Corp.* |
14,226 | 90,193 | ||||||
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A* |
3,932 | 65,900 | ||||||
Tesla, Inc.* |
356 | 85,469 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $547,441) |
335,032 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Energy — 4.6% | ||||||||
Enviva, Inc. |
13,028 | 15,894 | ||||||
Gevo, Inc.* |
87,700 | 99,101 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc.* |
3,245 | 80,736 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $337,923) |
195,731 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Industrials — 56.1% | ||||||||
A O Smith Corp. |
1,402 | 105,655 | ||||||
Array Technologies, Inc.* |
4,574 | 70,760 | ||||||
AZZ, Inc. |
2,109 | 103,699 | ||||||
Bloom Energy Corp., Class A* |
8,151 | 117,700 | ||||||
Carrier Global Corp. |
1,703 | 88,488 | ||||||
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A* |
1,236 | 99,968 | ||||||
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.* |
21,081 | 39,211 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc.* |
603 | 78,408 | ||||||
Clean Harbors, Inc.* |
571 | 92,308 | ||||||
EnerSys |
997 | 88,215 | ||||||
Fluence Energy, Inc.* |
4,396 | 110,252 | ||||||
FuelCell Energy, Inc.* |
74,803 | 91,260 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. |
1,249 | 100,894 | ||||||
IDEX Corp. |
446 | 89,949 | ||||||
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. |
1,468 | 104,859 | ||||||
Lennox International, Inc. |
250 | 101,665 | ||||||
Microvast Holdings, Inc.* |
53,308 | 62,370 | ||||||
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.* |
3,347 | 104,661 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
242 | 104,830 | ||||||
Plug Power, Inc.* |
14,205 | 57,388 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. |
649 | 105,034 | ||||||
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A* |
5,581 | 77,297 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Industrials (Continued) | ||||||||
Stem, Inc.* |
24,868 | $ | 71,371 | |||||
Sunrun, Inc.* |
8,818 | 113,752 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. |
601 | 102,765 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. |
1,017 | 106,917 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $2,852,086) |
2,389,676 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Information Technology — 6.7% | ||||||||
Enphase Energy, Inc.* |
792 | 80,008 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.* |
611 | 96,403 | ||||||
Itron, Inc.* |
1,590 | 107,134 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $360,157) |
283,545 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Materials — 9.7% | ||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. |
548 | 105,068 | ||||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. |
359 | 98,818 | ||||||
Ryerson Holding Corp. |
3,266 | 101,148 | ||||||
Worthington Industries, Inc. |
1,518 | 108,841 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $417,104) |
413,875 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Utilities — 14.9% | ||||||||
Altus Power, Inc.* |
20,974 | 104,870 | ||||||
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A |
4,120 | 109,345 | ||||||
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C |
4,821 | 120,380 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Partners LP |
4,148 | 97,644 | ||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. |
1,350 | 90,882 | ||||||
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.* |
9,664 | 112,102 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $816,090) |
635,223 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS |
4,253,082 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% |
||||||||
(Cost $5,330,801) |
$ | 4,253,082 | ||||||
Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1% |
6,129 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
$ | 4,259,211 | ||||||
|
|
* |
Non-income producing security. |
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, 2023 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) |
$ | 4,253,082 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,253,082 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
TOTAL |
$ | 4,253,082 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,253,082 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 21 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF
Number |
Value |
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9% | ||||||||
Communication Services — 11.9% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* |
1,882 | $ | 249,421 | |||||
AT&T, Inc. |
2,835 | 46,976 | ||||||
Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A |
387 | 3,551 | ||||||
BCE, Inc. |
354 | 13,950 | ||||||
BT Group PLC |
2,420 | 3,765 | ||||||
CAR Group Ltd. |
161 | 2,966 | ||||||
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* |
41 | 16,405 | ||||||
Chorus Ltd. |
668 | 3,163 | ||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A |
1,569 | 65,725 | ||||||
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A* |
39 | 3,235 | ||||||
Liberty Global Ltd., Class A* |
185 | 2,960 | ||||||
Match Group, Inc.* |
123 | 3,983 | ||||||
Pinterest, Inc., Class A* |
238 | 8,109 | ||||||
Quebecor, Inc., Class B |
141 | 3,131 | ||||||
Rightmove PLC |
485 | 3,344 | ||||||
ROBLOX Corp., Class A* |
193 | 7,587 | ||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B |
144 | 6,206 | ||||||
Snap, Inc., Class A* |
439 | 6,071 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. |
990 | 3,171 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* |
64 | 10,125 | ||||||
Telstra Group Ltd. |
4,475 | 11,335 | ||||||
TELUS Corp. |
563 | 10,082 | ||||||
T-Mobile US, Inc. |
185 | 27,833 | ||||||
TPG Telecom Ltd. |
875 | 2,738 | ||||||
Trade Desk, Inc., Class A* |
181 | 12,753 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
1,658 | 63,551 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC |
8,078 | 7,294 | ||||||
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.* |
703 | 7,346 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $603,327) |
606,776 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary — 6.5% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* |
1,925 | 281,223 | ||||||
Dowlais Group PLC |
2,598 | 3,360 | ||||||
Expedia Group, Inc.* |
55 | 7,490 | ||||||
Lucid Group, Inc.* |
817 | 3,448 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* |
18 | 29,168 | ||||||
Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A* |
78 | 3,202 | ||||||
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A* |
257 | 4,307 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $323,392) |
332,198 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples — 0.5% | ||||||||
Haleon PLC |
2,045 | 8,545 | ||||||
Kenvue, Inc. |
672 | 13,736 | ||||||
WK Kellogg Co. |
272 | 3,046 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $24,357) |
25,327 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Energy — 6.9% | ||||||||
Ampol Ltd. |
141 | 3,200 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. |
730 | 104,828 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1,541 | 158,322 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. |
73 | 4,116 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. |
159 | 23,721 | ||||||
Phillips 66 |
177 | 22,814 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. |
504 | 16,631 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. |
135 | 16,924 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $351,556) |
350,556 | |||||||
|
|
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Financials — 2.0% | ||||||||
Block, Inc.* |
218 | $ | 13,828 | |||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
229 | 13,428 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* |
236 | 30,824 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. |
100 | 11,644 | ||||||
Nuvei Corp., 144A |
204 | 4,189 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* |
415 | 23,908 | ||||||
Wise PLC, Class A* |
361 | 3,568 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $97,260) |
101,389 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Health Care — 17.9% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories |
669 | 69,770 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. |
688 | 97,964 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
113 | 14,441 | ||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* |
48 | 8,076 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. |
207 | 55,816 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. |
700 | 8,511 | ||||||
Avantor, Inc.* |
255 | 5,401 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.* |
56 | 13,109 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* |
72 | 6,558 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* |
566 | 31,634 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
789 | 38,961 | ||||||
Catalent, Inc.* |
72 | 2,797 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. |
187 | 32,514 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. |
261 | 58,284 | ||||||
Dexcom, Inc.* |
148 | 17,097 | ||||||
Fortrea Holdings, Inc.* |
102 | 3,003 | ||||||
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. |
152 | 10,406 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
490 | 37,534 | ||||||
GSK PLC |
1,563 | 28,085 | ||||||
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC |
122 | 2,662 | ||||||
ICON PLC* |
32 | 8,542 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* |
32 | 14,906 | ||||||
Illumina, Inc.* |
67 | 6,831 | ||||||
Incyte Corp.* |
86 | 4,673 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* |
70 | 14,987 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings |
34 | 7,375 | ||||||
Lonza Group AG |
29 | 11,286 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC |
516 | 40,903 | ||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* |
9 | 9,827 | ||||||
Moderna, Inc.* |
135 | 10,490 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
200 | 3,681 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. |
2,190 | 66,729 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
43 | 5,901 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* |
41 | 33,776 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. |
57 | 8,991 | ||||||
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A |
148 | 4,006 | ||||||
Seagen, Inc.* |
72 | 15,351 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
600 | 16,904 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* |
56 | 9,761 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* |
100 | 35,481 | ||||||
Waters Corp.* |
23 | 6,454 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. |
179 | 31,624 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $887,204) |
911,102 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Industrials — 11.7% | ||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. |
89 | 13,816 | ||||||
Atlas Arteria Ltd. (a) |
829 | 3,188 | ||||||
Auckland International Airport Ltd. |
651 | 3,185 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 22 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Industrials (Continued) | ||||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
162 | $ | 37,247 | |||||
BAE Systems PLC |
1,166 | 15,499 | ||||||
Boeing Co.* |
237 | 54,896 | ||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
45 | 8,722 | ||||||
CAE, Inc.* |
137 | 2,726 | ||||||
Carrier Global Corp. |
324 | 16,835 | ||||||
Dover Corp. |
54 | 7,623 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. |
221 | 19,647 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
57 | 6,859 | ||||||
Experian PLC |
356 | 13,083 | ||||||
Fortive Corp. |
136 | 9,381 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. |
105 | 25,932 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
260 | 50,939 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
116 | 28,096 | ||||||
Infratil Ltd. |
493 | 2,969 | ||||||
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. |
157 | 11,215 | ||||||
Johnson Controls International PLC |
272 | 14,362 | ||||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. |
73 | 13,929 | ||||||
Leidos Holdings, Inc. |
53 | 5,688 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
98 | 43,881 | ||||||
Mainfreight Ltd. |
82 | 3,419 | ||||||
Melrose Industries PLC |
508 | 3,335 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
59 | 28,034 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. |
199 | 18,272 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc. |
20 | 3,633 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
44 | 12,119 | ||||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC* |
3,225 | 10,974 | ||||||
RTX Corp. |
566 | 46,118 | ||||||
Smiths Group PLC |
149 | 3,109 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
84 | 4,726 | ||||||
TELUS International CDA, Inc.* |
462 | 3,401 | ||||||
Textron, Inc. |
76 | 5,826 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. |
59 | 8,250 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. |
21 | 20,220 | ||||||
Transurban Group (a) |
1,194 | 10,260 | ||||||
Veralto Corp.* |
90 | 6,953 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $584,853) |
598,367 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Information Technology — 34.7% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.* |
176 | 107,538 | ||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* |
58 | 6,701 | ||||||
Amdocs Ltd. |
47 | 3,937 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
193 | 35,392 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* |
34 | 9,974 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. |
323 | 48,379 | ||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.* |
98 | 21,532 | ||||||
Atlassian Corp., Class A* |
60 | 11,457 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.* |
83 | 18,130 | ||||||
Capgemini SE |
67 | 13,743 | ||||||
CGI, Inc.* |
80 | 8,141 | ||||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.* |
37 | 5,402 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
1,579 | 76,392 | ||||||
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A* |
112 | 8,641 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A |
196 | 13,794 | ||||||
Constellation Software, Inc. |
8 | 18,806 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Information Technology (Continued) | ||||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* |
85 | $ | 20,144 | |||||
CyberArk Software Ltd.* |
18 | 3,587 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc., Class A* |
103 | 12,007 | ||||||
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C |
95 | 7,208 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc.* |
78 | 3,362 | ||||||
EPAM Systems, Inc.* |
22 | 5,680 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corp.* |
10 | 10,876 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.* |
253 | 13,298 | ||||||
Gen Digital, Inc. |
225 | 4,968 | ||||||
Halma PLC |
143 | 3,858 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. |
496 | 8,387 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.* |
19 | 9,385 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. |
353 | 55,972 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. |
106 | 60,575 | ||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.* |
72 | 9,784 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. |
51 | 36,512 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
207 | 17,272 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. |
424 | 32,275 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. |
705 | 267,131 | ||||||
Monday.com Ltd.* |
23 | 4,136 | ||||||
MongoDB, Inc.* |
27 | 11,225 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
65 | 20,987 | ||||||
Nice Ltd.* |
25 | 4,811 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. |
572 | 267,524 | ||||||
Okta, Inc.* |
59 | 3,956 | ||||||
Open Text Corp. |
103 | 4,124 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. |
616 | 71,585 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A* |
701 | 14,055 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* |
118 | 34,821 | ||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. |
41 | 22,068 | ||||||
Sage Group PLC |
396 | 5,667 | ||||||
Salesforce, Inc.* |
365 | 91,943 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.* |
79 | 54,173 | ||||||
Shopify, Inc., Class A* |
450 | 32,808 | ||||||
Snowflake, Inc., Class A* |
116 | 21,771 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc.* |
60 | 9,092 | ||||||
Synopsys, Inc.* |
59 | 32,051 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc. |
60 | 5,534 | ||||||
Trimble, Inc.* |
96 | 4,454 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A* |
67 | 4,334 | ||||||
Unity Software, Inc.* |
109 | 3,217 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.* |
39 | 8,276 | ||||||
WiseTech Global Ltd. |
76 | 3,366 | ||||||
Wix.com Ltd.* |
36 | 3,654 | ||||||
Workday, Inc., Class A* |
79 | 21,387 | ||||||
Xero Ltd.* |
50 | 3,416 | ||||||
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* |
20 | 4,740 | ||||||
Zoom
Video Communications, Inc., |
86 | 5,833 | ||||||
Zscaler, Inc.* |
34 | 6,716 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $1,733,624) |
1,771,964 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Materials — 3.0% | ||||||||
Allkem Ltd.* |
445 | 2,537 | ||||||
Antofagasta PLC |
173 | 3,085 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd. |
1,966 | 60,355 | ||||||
Croda International PLC |
55 | 3,122 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 23 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Materials (Continued) | ||||||||
Dow, Inc. |
283 | $ | 14,645 | |||||
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. |
178 | 12,734 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. |
46 | 3,856 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
216 | 1,770 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
565 | 21,086 | ||||||
Fresnillo PLC |
438 | 3,232 | ||||||
IGO Ltd. |
417 | 2,372 | ||||||
Lundin Mining Corp. |
450 | 3,120 | ||||||
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.* |
631 | 2,770 | ||||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd. |
443 | 3,739 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. |
306 | 3,169 | ||||||
Pilbara Minerals Ltd. |
1,162 | 2,804 | ||||||
South32 Ltd. |
1,752 | 3,578 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B |
196 | 7,390 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $154,213) |
155,364 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Real Estate — 0.3% | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.* (Cost $12,916) |
157 | 13,037 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Utilities — 4.5% | ||||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. |
558 | 3,445 | ||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
200 | 15,910 | ||||||
Avangrid, Inc. |
96 | 2,963 | ||||||
Constellation Energy Corp. |
125 | 15,130 | ||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. |
324 | 14,690 | ||||||
Edison International |
149 | 9,981 | ||||||
Emera, Inc. |
106 | 3,728 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. |
82 | 8,316 |
Number |
Value |
|||||||
Utilities (Continued) | ||||||||
Exelon Corp. |
385 | $ | 14,826 | |||||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
222 | 8,201 | ||||||
Fortis, Inc. |
189 | 7,578 | ||||||
Hydro One Ltd., 144A |
123 | 3,422 | ||||||
Mercury NZ Ltd. |
809 | 3,113 | ||||||
Meridian Energy Ltd. |
996 | 3,208 | ||||||
National Grid PLC |
1,448 | 18,835 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. |
803 | 46,984 | ||||||
Northland Power, Inc. |
192 | 3,124 | ||||||
PPL Corp. |
286 | 7,470 | ||||||
Southern Co. |
422 | 29,954 | ||||||
SSE PLC |
413 | 9,581 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
(Cost $226,791) |
230,459 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS |
5,096,539 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0% | ||||||||
DWS
Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (b) |
388 | 388 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% |
||||||||
(Cost $4,999,881) |
$ | 5,096,927 | ||||||
Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1% |
6,427 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
$ | 5,103,354 | ||||||
|
|
A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended November 30, 2023 is as follows:
Value ($) at 11/16/2023 (Commencement of Operations) |
Purchases Cost ($) |
Sales Proceeds ($) |
Net Realized Gain/(Loss) ($) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) |
Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) |
Number of Shares at 11/30/2023 |
Value ($) at 11/30/2023 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0% |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.31% (b) |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 4,995,790 | (4,995,402) | — | — | 728 | — | 388 | 388 |
* |
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) |
Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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. | 24 |
DBX ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (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, 2023 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) |
$ | 5,096,539 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,096,539 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments (a) |
388 | — | — | 388 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
TOTAL |
$ | 5,096,927 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,096,927 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 25 |
DBX ETF Trust
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF |
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF |
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF |
|||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Investment in non-affiliated securities at value |
$ | 5,527,196 | $ | 641,603,461 | $ | 5,128,637 | $ | 4,253,082 | ||||||||
Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series |
31,528 | 349,411 | 534 | — | ||||||||||||
Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio* |
— | 30,264,718 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Cash |
— | — | — | 1,467 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency at value |
677 | 880,925 | 856 | — | ||||||||||||
Deposit with broker for futures contracts |
— | 276,114 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment securities sold |
— | 62,307 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts |
— | 20,728 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Dividends |
3,351 | 2,414,371 | 6,677 | 5,845 | ||||||||||||
Interest |
78 | 1,791 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
Securities lending income |
— | 29,708 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign tax reclaim |
— | 411,779 | — | — | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 5,562,830 | $ | 676,315,313 | $ | 5,136,709 | $ | 4,260,394 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Payable upon return of securities loaned |
$ | — | $ | 30,264,718 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased |
24,066 | 441,141 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees |
848 | 51,171 | 601 | 1,183 | ||||||||||||
Deferred foreign tax |
— | 1,040,398 | — | — | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total liabilities |
24,914 | 31,797,428 | 601 | 1,183 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net Assets, at value |
$ | 5,537,916 | $ | 644,517,885 | $ | 5,136,108 | $ | 4,259,211 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net Assets Consist of |
||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 5,023,665 | $ | 795,843,896 | $ | 5,000,025 | $ | 5,638,690 | ||||||||
Distributable earnings (loss) |
514,251 | (151,326,011 | ) | 136,083 | (1,379,479 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net Assets, at value |
$ | 5,537,916 | $ | 644,517,885 | $ | 5,136,108 | $ | 4,259,211 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Number of Common Shares outstanding |
200,001 | 31,450,001 | 200,001 | 225,001 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 27.69 | $ | 20.49 | $ | 25.68 | $ | 18.93 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost |
$ | 5,019,526 | $ | 753,972,517 | $ | 4,987,785 | $ | 5,330,801 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Value of securities loaned |
$ | — | $ | 28,496,141 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost |
$ | 31,528 | $ | 349,411 | $ | 534 | $ | — | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost* |
$ | — | $ | 30,264,718 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Foreign currency at cost |
$ | 675 | $ | 873,372 | $ | 844 | $ | — | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Represents collateral on securities loaned. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 26 |
DBX ETF Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF |
||||
Assets |
||||
Investment in non-affiliated securities at value |
$ | 5,096,539 | ||
Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series |
388 | |||
Foreign currency at value |
358 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Dividends |
6,031 | |||
Interest |
728 | |||
|
|
|||
Total assets |
$ | 5,104,044 | ||
|
|
|||
Liabilities |
||||
Payables: | ||||
Investment advisory fees |
$ | 690 | ||
|
|
|||
Total liabilities |
690 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Assets, at value |
$ | 5,103,354 | ||
|
|
|||
Net Assets Consist of |
||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 5,000,025 | ||
Distributable earnings (loss) |
103,329 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Assets, at value |
$ | 5,103,354 | ||
|
|
|||
Number of Common Shares outstanding |
200,001 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 25.52 | ||
|
|
|||
Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost |
$ | 4,999,493 | ||
|
|
|||
Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost |
$ | 388 | ||
|
|
|||
Foreign currency at cost |
$ | 353 | ||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 27 |
DBX ETF Trust
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF(1) |
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF(1) |
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF(1) |
|||||||||||||
Investment Income |
||||||||||||||||
Unaffiliated dividend income* |
$ | 8,909 | $ | 11,923,148 | $ | 21,374 | $ | 21,360 | ||||||||
Income distributions from affiliated funds |
832 | 19,269 | 53 | — | ||||||||||||
Affiliated securities lending income |
— | 119,062 | — | — | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total investment income |
9,741 | 12,061,479 | 21,427 | 21,360 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Expenses |
||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees |
3,935 | 361,130 | 2,777 | 6,317 | ||||||||||||
Other expenses |
— | 403 | — | — | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total expenses |
3,935 | 361,533 | 2,777 | 6,317 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Less fees waived (see note 3): |
||||||||||||||||
Waiver |
(34 | ) | (60,635 | ) | (2 | ) | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net expenses |
3,901 | 300,898 | 2,775 | 6,317 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
5,840 | 11,760,581 | 18,652 | 15,043 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
||||||||||||||||
Investments** |
(11,397 | ) | (10,188,799 | ) | (16,955 | ) | (348,807 | ) | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions |
14,098 | 385,016 | — | 37,692 | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
— | 161,192 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions |
(2,005 | ) | (111,356 | ) | (2,791 | ) | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
696 | (9,753,947 | ) | (19,746 | ) | (311,115 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
||||||||||||||||
Investments*** |
507,670 | 20,886,013 | 140,852 | (1,077,719 | ) | |||||||||||
Futures contracts |
— | (13,741 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translations |
45 | 88,330 | 35 | — | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
507,715 | 20,960,602 | 140,887 | (1,077,719 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions |
508,411 | 11,206,655 | 121,141 | (1,388,834 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
$ | 514,251 | $ | 22,967,236 | $ | 139,793 | $ | (1,373,791 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
* Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld |
$ | 287 | $ | 1,036,591 | $ | 984 | $ | 383 | ||||||||
** Including foreign taxes |
$ | — | $ | 11,035 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
*** Including change in deferred foreign taxes |
$ | — | $ | 718,875 | $ | — | $ | — |
(1) |
For the period July 13, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 28 |
DBX ETF Trust
Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the Period Ended November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Xtrackers
US National Critical Technologies ETF(1) |
||||
Investment Income |
||||
Unaffiliated dividend income* |
$ | 6,813 | ||
Income distributions from affiliated funds |
728 | |||
|
|
|||
Total investment income |
7,541 | |||
|
|
|||
Expenses |
||||
Investment advisory fees |
723 | |||
|
|
|||
Total expenses |
723 | |||
|
|
|||
Less fees waived (see note 3): |
||||
Waiver |
(33 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Net expenses |
690 | |||
|
|
|||
Net investment income (loss) |
6,851 | |||
|
|
|||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
||||
Investments |
(563 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions |
(20 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(583 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
||||
Investments |
97,046 | |||
Foreign currency translations |
15 | |||
|
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
97,061 | |||
|
|
|||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
96,478 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
$ | 103,329 | ||
|
|
|||
* Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld |
$ | 68 |
(1) |
For the period November 16, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 29 |
DBX ETF Trust
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF |
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF |
||||||||||||||
For the Period July 13, 2023(1) to November 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended May 31, 2023 |
For the Period July 13, 2023(1) to November 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
|||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 5,840 | $ | 11,760,581 | $ | 19,889,191 | $ | 18,652 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
696 | (9,753,947 | ) | (17,895,193 | ) | (19,746 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
507,715 | 20,960,602 | (99,591,076 | ) | 140,887 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
514,251 | 22,967,236 | (97,597,078 | ) | 139,793 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders |
— | (11,154,576 | ) | (10,275,798 | ) | (3,710 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Fund Shares Transactions |
||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
5,662,908 | 76,641,782 | 112,001,214 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Value of shares redeemed |
(639,268 | ) | (3,705,039 | ) | (3,232,508 | ) | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions |
5,023,640 | 72,936,743 | 108,768,706 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets |
5,537,891 | 84,749,403 | 895,830 | 5,136,083 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
25 | 559,768,482 | 558,872,652 | 25 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
End of period |
$ | 5,537,916 | $ | 644,517,885 | $ | 559,768,482 | $ | 5,136,108 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Changes in Shares Outstanding |
||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
1 | 27,800,001 | 22,650,001 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Shares sold |
225,000 | 3,850,000 | 5,300,000 | 200,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(25,000 | ) | (200,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Shares outstanding, end of period |
200,001 | 31,450,001 | 27,800,001 | 200,001 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Commencement of Operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 30 |
DBX ETF Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF |
Xtrackers
US National Critical Technologies ETF |
|||||||
For the Period July 13, 2023(1) to November 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
For the Period November 16, 2023(1) to November 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
|||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations |
||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 15,043 | $ | 6,851 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(311,115 | ) | (583 | ) | ||||
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(1,077,719 | ) | 97,061 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(1,373,791 | ) | 103,329 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Distributions to Shareholders |
(5,688 | ) | — | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Fund Shares Transactions |
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold |
6,246,667 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
Value of shares redeemed |
(608,002 | ) | — | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions |
5,638,665 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets |
4,259,186 | 5,103,329 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of period |
25 | 25 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
End of period |
$ | 4,259,211 | $ | 5,103,354 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Changes in Shares Outstanding |
||||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of period |
1 | 1 | ||||||
Shares sold |
250,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed |
(25,000 | ) | — | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Shares outstanding, end of period |
225,001 | 200,001 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Commencement of Operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 31 |
DBX ETF Trust
Xtrackers Cybersecurity
Select Equity ETF Selected Per Share Data |
Period Ended 11/30/2023(a) (Unaudited) |
|||
Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 25.00 | ||
|
|
|||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss)(b) |
0.03 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
2.66 | |||
|
|
|||
Total from investment operations |
2.69 | |||
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value, end of period |
$ | 27.69 | ||
|
|
|||
Total Return (%)(c) |
10.76 | ** | ||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data |
||||
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions) |
6 | |||
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%) |
0.20 | * | ||
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%) |
0.20 | * | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) |
0.30 | * | ||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d) |
22 | ** |
Xtrackers
International Real Estate ETF Selected Per Share Data |
For the Six Months Ended 11/30/2023 (Unaudited) |
Years Ended May 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
$ | 20.14 | $ | 24.67 | $ | 29.15 | $ | 22.85 | $ | 27.84 | $ | 29.17 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(b) |
0.39 | 0.80 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.36 | (4.91 | ) | (4.05 | ) | 6.28 | (4.74 | ) | (1.98 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total from investment operations |
0.75 | (4.11 | ) | (3.13 | ) | 7.20 | (3.90 | ) | (0.84 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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(0.40 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
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(0.40 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 20.49 | $ | 20.14 | $ | 24.67 | $ | 29.15 | $ | 22.85 | $ | 27.84 | ||||||||||||
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3.78 | ** | (16.76 | ) | (11.26 | ) | 32.15 | (14.80 | ) | (2.78 | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, end of period ($ millions) |
645 | 560 | 559 | 458 | 231 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%) |
0.12 | * | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%) |
0.10 | * | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) |
3.91 | * | 3.70 | 3.38 | 3.55 | 3.21 | 4.25 | |||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d) |
5 | ** | 8 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
(a) |
For the period July 13, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023. |
(b) |
Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) |
Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor. |
(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
* |
Annualized. |
** |
Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 32 |
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Xtrackers Semiconductor
Select Equity ETF Selected Per Share Data |
Period Ended 11/30/2023(a) (Unaudited) |
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$ | 25.00 | ||
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0.09 | |||
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0.61 | |||
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0.70 | |||
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(0.02 | ) | ||
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(0.02 | ) | ||
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$ | 25.68 | ||
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Total Return (%)(c) |
2.80 | ** | ||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, end of period ($ millions) |
5 | |||
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%) |
0.15 | * | ||
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%) |
0.15 | * | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) |
1.01 | * | ||
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10 | ** | ||
Xtrackers US Green
Infrastructure Select Equity ETF Selected Per Share Data |
Period Ended 11/30/2023(a) (Unaudited) |
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$ | 25.00 | ||
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0.07 | |||
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(6.11 | ) | ||
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(6.04 | ) | ||
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(0.03 | ) | ||
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(0.03 | ) | ||
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$ | 18.93 | ||
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(24.19 | )** | ||
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Net Assets, end of period ($ millions) |
4 | |||
Ratio of expenses (%) |
0.35 | * | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) |
0.83 | * | ||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d) |
27 | ** |
(a) |
For the period July 13, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023. |
(b) |
Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) |
Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor. |
(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
* |
Annualized. |
** |
Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 33 |
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
Xtrackers US National
Critical Technologies ETF Selected Per Share Data |
Period Ended 11/30/2023(a) (Unaudited) |
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$ | 25.00 | ||
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Net investment income (loss)(b) |
0.03 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.49 | |||
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0.52 | |||
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$ | 25.52 | ||
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2.08 | ** | ||
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Net Assets, end of period ($ millions) |
5 | |||
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%) |
0.35 | * | ||
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%) |
0.33 | * | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) |
3.32 | * | ||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d) |
0 | (e)** |
(a) |
For the period November 16, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023. |
(b) |
Based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) |
Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor. |
(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
(e) |
Amount is less than 0.5%. |
* |
Annualized. |
** |
Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | 34 |
DBX ETF Trust
1. Organization
DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
As of November 30, 2023, the Trust consists of forty-four investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF
DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF offer shares that are listed and traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies 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 asst value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 25,000 shares, except for Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF which lots consist of 50,000 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 the 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 each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:
Fund |
Underlying Index | |
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF | Solactive Cyber Security ESG Screened Index | |
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF | iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index | |
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF | Solactive Semiconductor ESG Screened Index | |
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF | Solactive United States Green Infrastructure ESG Screened Index | |
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF | Solactive Whitney U.S. Critical Technologies Index |
The Solactive Cyber Security ESG Screened Index is comprised of companies that have business operations in the field of cybersecurity and that fulfill certain sustainability criteria. The Underlying Index is rebalanced quarterly.
The iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index is a free-float capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to publicly traded real estate securities in countries outside the United States, excluding Pakistan and Vietnam. The Underlying Index is rebalanced quarterly.
The Solactive Semiconductor ESG Screened Index is comprised of companies that have business operations in the semiconductor industry and that fulfill certain sustainability criteria. The Underlying Index is rebalanced quarterly.
The Solactive United States Green Infrastructure ESG Screened Index The index is comprised of companies that have business exposure in the production, generation, or distribution of green energy or are engaged in the establishment of a sustainable infrastructure to enable the use of renewable energy and that fulfill certain sustainability criteria. The Underlying Index is rebalanced quarterly.
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Solactive Whitney U.S. Critical Technologies Index is a market-capitalization weighted index, subject to caps on the weighting of individual companies, that is designed to track companies that support critical emerging technologies across the U.S. and its allies by selecting companies from a defined investment universe that satisfy key criteria related to their association with critical technology sectors and their geopolitical risk rating. The Index Underlying is rebalanced on the last Thursday of the months of January, April, July and October.
Each Fund is entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between its respective index provider and DBX. There is no direct charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF are non-diversified and are not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. This means the securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the Underlying Index of the 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. Each Fund may change its diversification status over time and then change it back again, without shareholder approval, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the index each Fund tracks.
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. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation The NAV of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, 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.
The Funds’ Board has designated the Advisor as the valuation designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Advisor’s Pricing Committee (the “Pricing Committee”) typically values securities using readily available market quotations or prices supplied by independent pricing services (which are considered fair values under Rule 2a-5). The Advisor has adopted fair valuation procedures that provide methodologies for fair valuing securities.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant
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market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.
Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1.
Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.
Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Pricing Committee and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.
Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.
Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
Cash Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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 the Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors quarterly. It is the policy of the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF 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
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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, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
At May 31, 2023, for Federal income tax purposes, the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF has 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 International Real Estate ETF |
$ | 2,535,312 | $ | 7,377,420 | $ | 9,912,732 |
As of May 31, 2023, 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) |
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Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
$ | 733,061,305 | $ | (163,435,980 | ) | $ | 8,468,543 | $ | (171,904,523 | ) |
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, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of November 30, 2023, 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 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 National Financial Services LLC (Fidelity Agency Lending), as securities lending agent, for Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF, may lend securities of the Funds to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreement. Prior to August 1, 2023, the Bank of New York Mellon served as securities lending agent for the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF. Effective August 1, 2023, National Financial Services LLC serves as securities lending agent for Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and lends securities of the Fund
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to certain financial institutions under the terms of its 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 either cash or liquid, unencumbered assets 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, 2023, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/ administration fee (0.10% annualized effective rate as of November 30, 2023) on the cash collateral invested in DWS 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, 2023, the Fund listed below had securities on loan. 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, 2023 |
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Securities Lending Transactions | Overnight and Continuous |
<30 Days | Between 30 & 90 days |
>90 days | Total | |||||||||||||||
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 30,246,109 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30,246,109 | ||||||||||
Rights |
18,609 | — | — | — | 18,609 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Borrowings |
$ | 30,264,718 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30,264,718 | ||||||||||
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$ | 30,264,718 |
As of November 30, 2023, Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF and Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF had no securities on loan.
Derivatives
Futures Contracts Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Funds’ Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.
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).
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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, 2023 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.
The following table summarizes the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of November 30, 2023 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:
Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF | ||||||||||||||
Equity contracts | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts* |
$ | 84,703 | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts* |
$ | 15,606 |
* |
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, 2023 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: |
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Futures Contracts — Equity Contracts |
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Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
$ | 161,192 | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
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Futures Contracts — Equity Contracts |
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Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
$ | (13,741 | ) |
For the period ended November 30, 2023 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:
Futures Contracts (Contract Value) |
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Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
$ | 4,059,371 |
Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles The Funds may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable NAV, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating NAV. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which they invest. The Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary advisory fee payable to the Advisor by the Funds equal to such acquired fund’s fees and expenses on the Funds’ assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.
3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements
The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.
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For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary advisory fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:
Unitary Advisory Fee |
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Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF |
0.20 | % | ||
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
0.12 | % | ||
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF |
0.15 | % | ||
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF |
0.35 | % | ||
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF |
0.35 | % |
The Advisor for the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF has contractually agreed, until September 30, 2024, to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board (and may not be terminated by the Advisor) prior to that time. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Advisor waived $60,188 of the expenses of the Fund.
The Advisor for the Funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Funds’ investments in affiliated Funds. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:
Expenses Waived | ||||
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF |
$ | 34 | ||
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
447 | |||
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF |
2 | |||
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF |
33 |
Out of the unitary advisory 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, acquired fund fees and expenses, 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 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 three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).
4. Investment Portfolio Transactions
For the period ended November 30, 2023, 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 Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF(1) |
$ | 6,770,310 | $ | 1,122,674 | ||||
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
45,041,584 | 26,883,414 | ||||||
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF(1) |
1,154,553 | 491,088 | ||||||
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF(1) |
1,279,937 | 1,325,971 | ||||||
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF(2) |
5,012,177 | 12,120 |
(1) |
For the period July 13, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023. |
(2) |
For the period November 16, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2019. |
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For the period ended November 30, 2023, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF |
$ | — | $ | 630,811 | ||||
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF |
59,173,342 | 3,408,270 | ||||||
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF |
4,341,274 | — | ||||||
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF |
6,293,015 | 605,064 | ||||||
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF |
— | — |
5. Fund Share Transactions
As of November 30, 2023, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.
6. Concentration of Ownership
From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At November 30, 2023, 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 |
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Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF |
95 | % | ||
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF |
95 | % | ||
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF |
89 | % | ||
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF |
93 | % |
7. Line of Credit
The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. The Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Funds’ status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus .10%. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the 1940 Act or 25 percent of adjusted total net assets. The Fund had no outstanding loans at November 30, 2023.
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Regulatory Update — Tailored Shareholder Report
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC amended the rules for mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. The amended rules apply to mutual funds and ETFs that are registered on Form N-1A (i.e., open-end funds) and implement a new streamlined disclosure framework requiring “concise and visually engaging” shareholder reports highlighting key information, including a simplified expense presentation, performance information, portfolio holdings and certain fund statistics. The amended rules seek to simplify shareholder reporting by consolidating investor friendly data in one report and moving other data to Form N-CSR, creating a layered disclosure framework. Certain information from the Funds’ current shareholder reports, including the Funds’ investment portfolio, financial statements and financial highlights, will move to Form N-CSR. This information must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. Notably, the amended rules will require mutual funds and ETFs to prepare separate individual shareholder reports for each fund share class. The amendments also include a revised definition of “appropriate broad-based securities market index” that will affect performance presentations in the new streamlined reports and mutual fund and ETF prospectuses. The amended rules and related form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of the amended rules and form amendments on the content of the Funds’ current shareholder reports.
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Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC
After discussions at the meeting of the Board held on May 11, 2023, the Trustees, all of who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the Investment Advisory Agreement between DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust, with respect to Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF, Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF, and Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (each a “Fund”, and together, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).
In reaching this decision, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to each Fund and the Fund’s shareholders; (2) the financial resources of the Adviser and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of each Fund’s advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services to be provided by, and the anticipated profits to be realized, by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds; and (5) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized, and if each Fund’s shareholders would benefit from those economies.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Vedder Price P.C. (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and the Fund’s shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.
The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services, such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Adviser, including portfolio management.
The Board considered that the Adviser will provide, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Funds and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Adviser will pay or arrange for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Adviser or one of its DWS Group affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Funds’ operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing each Fund’s portfolio directly, the Adviser will provide oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees to be paid to the Adviser, taking special consideration of the fact that each Fund’s advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Funds’ service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Adviser, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Funds. The Board also considered the expertise of the Adviser in supervising third
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party service providers to its currently managed funds, such as the administrator and the custodian (which would also provide those services to the Funds), noting the Adviser’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite and virtual due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision (which would cover the Funds as well). The Board further considered the compliance program of the Adviser, which supports the compliance program of the Adviser’s currently managed funds (which would also cover the Funds).
Adviser’s Financial Resources. In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Adviser to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Adviser’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Adviser has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Reasonableness of Advisory Fee. The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee to those of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that each Fund’s fee is below the average and median fee of the ETFs in the Fund’s respective peer group. The Board accordingly noted that each Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Adviser’s methodology for selecting the Funds’ peer groups and believed that each Fund’s peer group was appropriate. The Board considered that the proposed fee for each Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Adviser pays all of the Fund’s costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio will be managed on a day-to-day basis by the Adviser and that the Adviser will also provide oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services to be provided.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Board considered the anticipated expenses of the Adviser in developing and rendering services to be provided to the Funds and the likelihood and level of profits in the early years of the Funds’ operations. The Board noted that because the Funds are new, it is difficult to estimate the profitability of the Funds to the Adviser at this time. The Board considered whether the Adviser would benefit in other ways from its relationship with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Adviser related to the operation of the Funds.
Economies of Scale. The Board noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was set at a competitive level that was designed to reflect scale in assets from the Fund’s commencement of operations. The Board noted that because the Funds are new, it is difficult to estimate whether the Funds would experience economies of scale beyond those already reflected in each Fund’s advisory fee. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Funds. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisers can share benefits of economies of scale.
Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.
Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC
After discussions at the meeting of the Board held on August 15, 2023, the Trustees, all of who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the 1940 Act, of the Trust or its service providers, unanimously approved the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, with respect to Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (the “Fund”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and meeting by Independent Trustee Counsel.
In reaching this decision, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders; (2) the financial resources of the Adviser and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the Fund’s advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services to be provided by, and the anticipated
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profits to be realized, by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund; and (5) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized, and if the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from those economies.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Trust Counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.
The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services, such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Adviser, including portfolio management.
The Board considered that the Adviser will provide, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Fund and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Adviser will pay or arrange for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Adviser or one of its DWS Group affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Adviser arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Fund’s operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Fund’s portfolio directly, the Adviser will provide oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees to be paid to the Adviser, taking special consideration of the fact that the Fund’s advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Fund’s service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Adviser, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Fund. The Board also considered the expertise of the Adviser in supervising third party service providers to its currently managed funds, such as the administrator and the custodian (which would also provide those services to the Fund), noting the Adviser’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite and virtual due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision (which would cover the Fund as well). The Board further considered the compliance program of the Adviser, which supports the compliance program of the Adviser’s currently managed funds (which would also cover the Fund).
Adviser’s Financial Resources. In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Adviser to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Adviser’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Adviser has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Reasonableness of Advisory Fee. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee to those of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that the Fund’s fee is below the average and median fee of the ETFs in the Fund’s peer group. The Board accordingly noted that the Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Adviser’s methodology for selecting the Fund’s peer groups and believed that the Fund’s peer group was appropriate. The Board considered that the proposed fee for the Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Adviser pays all of the Fund’s costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that the Fund’s portfolio will be managed on a day-to-day basis by the Adviser and that the Adviser will also provide oversight of day-to-day operations,
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including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for the Fund is reasonable in light of the services to be provided.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Board considered the anticipated expenses of the Adviser in developing and rendering services to be provided to the Fund and the likelihood and level of profits in the early years of the Fund’s operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser at this time. The Board considered whether the Adviser would benefit in other ways from its relationship with the Fund and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Adviser related to the operation of the Fund. The Board also considered the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale.
Economies of Scale. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was set at a competitive level that was designed to reflect scale in assets from the Fund’s commencement of operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate whether the Fund would experience economies of scale beyond those already reflected in the Fund’s advisory fee. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Fund. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisers can share benefits of economies of scale.
Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.
Portfolio Holdings Information
The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-PORT. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.
Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.
Discount & Premium Information
Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.
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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 US 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. Investing in foreign securities, particularly those of emerging markets, presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. 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. Any Fund that conentrates in a particular segment of the market or region of the world will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. Incorporation of ESG criteria in a Fund’s investment strategy does not guarantee a return or protect against a loss, limits the types and number of investment opportunities available to the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not have an ESG focus. Regulatory changes or interpretations regarding the definitions and/or use of ESG criteria could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to invest in accordance with its investment policies and/or achieve its investment objective, as well as the ability of certain classes of investors to invest in funds following an ESG strategy such as the Fund. Companies in the cybersecurity field face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Companies in the cybersecurity field also face heightened risk caused by obsolescence due to rapid technological developments, by potential loss or impairment of patent and intellectual property rights and by the risk of cyber-attacks. There are special risks associated with an investment in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Companies in the semiconductor field face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Cybersecurity companies also face heightened risk due to their dependence on the availability of materials that meet exacting standards, to reliance on a limited number of suppliers and by potential loss or impairment of patent and intellectual property rights. UPGR will be sensitive to, and its performance will depend to a great extent on, the overall condition of green or low carbon infrastructure companies. These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity. UPGR will be sensitive to, and its performance will depend to a greater extent on, the overall condition of green or low carbon energy companies. Such companies face enhanced risks caused by factors including changes in government regulations, the impact of adverse weather conditions and on the demand for renewable energy production. Critical technologies are technologies that are deemed to be vital to maintaining the national security of the U.S. now and in the future. Companies involved in critical technologies may be subject to a significant amount of governmental regulation, and changes in governmental policies and the need for regulatory approvals may have a material adverse effect on the critical technologies and the companies involved with them. Critical technologies companies are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights which may be difficult to protect. PSWD, CHPS, UPGR and CRTC are currently non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing their potential risk. Performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its underlying index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. 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 the Fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.
War, terrorism, sanctions, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises, natural disasters, climate change and related geopolitical events have led and, in the future, may lead to significant disruptions in U.S. and world economies and markets, which may lead to increased market volatility and may have significant adverse effects on the Fund and its investments.
DBX ETF Trust
Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. and Nasdaq Stock Market. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.
DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.
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DBX ETF Trust
Investment advisor DBX Advisors LLC 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 |
Administrator, custodian, fund accounting agent & transfer agent The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
Distributor ALPS Distributors, Inc. 1290 Broadway Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80203 | ||
Independent registered public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP One Manhattan West New York, NY, 10001 |
Legal counsel Vedder Price P.C. 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 |
R-049074-8 (1/24) DBX005769 (1/25)