May 31, 2023

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance Summary

     4  

Fees and Expenses

     6  

Schedule of Investments

     7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     22  

Statement of Operations

     23  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     24  

Financial Highlights

     25  

Notes to Financial Statements

     26  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     34  

Other Information

     35  

Liquidity Risk Management

     36  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     37  

Board Members and Officers

     40  

Additional Information

     43  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for our Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF for the period ended May 31, 2023.

Globally, economic recovery was the main priority for all economies amid elevated inflation, hawkish monetary policies of central banks, and escalating geopolitical tensions across the globe. Growing inflation in both developed and emerging economies affected the cost of living, prompting major central banks to resort to aggressive interest rate hikes. Market sentiment turned positive during the latter half of the year, as China’s reopening lent hope industrial productivity issues and supply chain bottlenecks in recent years would soon end. Toward the end of the reporting period, concerns around the U.S. defaulting on its debt and negotiations to increase the debt ceiling dominated the headlines.

The U.S. economy expanded during the reporting period, driven by robust consumer spending and solid government investments. The labor market remained resilient even though wage growth slowed, as hiring shifted from the industries that had grown rapidly during the pandemic-induced lockdowns to in-person service industries. Consumer confidence has been dipping since the start of the year amid worries about the near-term trajectory of the economy. Inflation peaked in June 2022 before cooling in second half of 2022, but core CPI1 remained elevated, due to high energy prices, which partially influenced the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s decision to hike interest rates. Consequently, U.S. equity markets witnessed heightened volatility, but still advanced over the reporting period.

As the war in Ukraine entered its second year, the Eurozone economy continued its battle with heightened inflation in the region. The Eurozone CPI numbers continued to surpass wage growth rate, weighing on consumption demand. The European Central Bank (ECB), like other developed central banks, continued to hike lending rates, which took a toll on the economy. GDP2 numbers were negative quarter-over-quarter in three of the four quarters during the reporting period. Eurozone GDP expanded 0.1% during Q1 2023 on budgetary support measures from the ECB and retreating energy prices. Plans to move to a sustainable mix of fossil fuels and sustainable energy could play a major role in stabilizing the heavily-energy-reliant economy in the months to come.

In the Pacific, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) remained accommodative to prop up economic recovery, while the rest of the developed world’s central banks maintained their tightening stance. The BoJ used yield curve control, the practice of buying bonds at a variable rate to control interest rates, to control the shape of the yield curve and suppress short- to medium-term rates to spur healthy inflation in the country. Consumer confidence in Japan rose significantly since the start of the reporting period. Australia’s CPI peaked and reached the highest level in 20 years. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced it wanted to keep inflation within its 2-3% target band. However, it also said it would not raise interest rates too quickly, as this could derail the economic recovery. The RBA has kept the interest rate unchanged since November 2022 — the lowest in the RBA’s history — and plans to maintain it for a while as it assesses the impact of accelerating inflation on the economy.

Central banks worldwide remain cautious about global developments and how they could affect the economic recovery. Given the lag in the effects of interest rate hikes, economies are treading carefully to assess the effects of their decisions on ordinary citizens. The recent banking crisis in the U.S. and Europe has added to worries the Fed and the ECB may not be done with their tightening stance just yet. China’s recovery will likely play an integral role in the recovery, as industrial productivity growth and increased income could buoy further investments.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change overtime in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer.

2 Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders within a specific time period.

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBEF Index). The DBEF Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuation between the value of the U.S. dollar and select non-U.S. currencies. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2023, DBEF returned 9.62%, compared to the DBEF Index return of 9.82%.

The majority of the sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contribution coming from Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Information Technology, while Materials, Real Estate and Communication Services sectors detracted most from the performance. From a geographical perspective, most countries contributed positively to performance with the greatest contributions coming from France, Japan and Germany. However, Australia, Hong Kong and Norway contributed negatively to the performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 4-5 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track developed market performance while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large- and mid-cap representation across developed markets countries around the world, excluding the United States and Canada. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of May 31, 2023

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value   

MSCI EAFE

US Dollar
Hedged Index

   MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   9.62%    9.93%    9.82%    3.06%

Five Year

   7.52%    7.61%    7.72%    3.21%

Ten Year

   7.91%    7.99%    8.20%    4.56%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value   

MSCI EAFE

US Dollar
Hedged Index

   MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   9.62%    9.93%    9.82%    3.06%

Five Year

   43.71%    44.28%    45.02%    17.11%

Ten Year

   114.04%    115.75%    120.02%    56.22%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated October 1, 2022, was 0.35%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

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

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

Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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Sector Diversification* as of May 31, 2023

 

Financials

    17.9%  

Industrials

    15.9%  

Health Care

    13.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.2%  

Consumer Staples

    10.2%  

Information Technology

    8.5%  

Materials

    7.3%  

Communication Services

    4.3%  

Energy

    4.2%  

Utilities

    3.5%  

Real Estate

    2.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of May 31, 2023 (14.8% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    2.1%  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    1.9%  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark)

    1.7%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

    1.6%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    1.5%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.5%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    1.3%  

Shell PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.2%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.0%  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    1.0%  
Country Diversification* as of May 31, 2023

 

Japan

    22.4%  

United Kingdom

    14.1%  

France

    11.8%  

Switzerland

    11.0%  

Germany

    8.5%  

Australia

    7.2%  

Netherlands

    4.8%  

Denmark

    3.1%  

Sweden

    3.1%  

Hong Kong

    2.7%  

Spain

    2.6%  

Italy

    2.0%  

Other

    6.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 7.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

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

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2022 to May 31, 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 Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2022
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2023
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $  1,000.00      $  1,064.50        0.35   $ 1.80  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.19        0.35   $ 1.77  

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.0%    
Australia — 7.0%            

Ampol Ltd.

    59,679     $ 1,219,280  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    794,629       11,846,584  

APA Group (a)

    315,217       2,058,531  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    152,872       3,694,034  

ASX Ltd.

    51,507       2,259,090  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    455,910       1,055,707  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,340,505       36,638,577  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    120,184       1,447,777  

Brambles Ltd.

    366,879       3,278,866  

Cochlear Ltd.

    17,408       2,756,141  

Coles Group Ltd.

    354,316       4,143,760  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    446,641       28,116,310  

Computershare Ltd.

    151,631       2,205,332  

CSL Ltd.

    127,688       25,447,129  

Dexus REIT

    269,854       1,441,074  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    40,855       1,035,461  

Endeavour Group Ltd.

    387,098       1,553,532  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    449,618       5,620,969  

Goodman Group REIT

    441,920       5,642,584  

GPT Group REIT

    490,451       1,336,669  

IDP Education Ltd.

    66,330       941,410  

IGO Ltd.

    180,775       1,676,764  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    626,511       2,114,999  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd. (a)

    190,050       976,583  

Lottery Corp. Ltd.

    607,365       1,967,403  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    97,158       10,790,162  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    702,175       1,630,526  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    46,003       2,118,225  

Mirvac Group REIT

    996,829       1,491,292  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    830,487       14,028,748  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    236,640       3,954,270  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    303,408       2,547,812  

Orica Ltd.

    112,059       1,114,470  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    442,945       2,399,987  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    714,515       2,049,576  

Qantas Airways Ltd. *

    224,759       972,194  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    393,885       3,745,682  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    46,996       1,753,718  

REA Group Ltd.

    13,204       1,181,183  

Reece Ltd.

    62,817       742,006  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    98,205       6,834,889  

Santos Ltd.

    878,270       4,164,565  

Scentre Group REIT

    1,372,236       2,418,868  

SEEK Ltd.

    89,616       1,371,581  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    115,921       2,653,356  

South32 Ltd.

    1,211,853       3,058,411  

Stockland REIT

    630,253       1,746,380  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    338,353       2,927,088  

Telstra Group Ltd.

    1,065,302       3,021,157  

Transurban Group (a)

    815,067       7,867,583  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    182,670       1,380,662  

Vicinity Ltd. REIT

    978,918       1,181,148  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    62,352       1,302,687  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    299,836       9,297,004  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Westpac Banking Corp.

    928,603     $ 12,490,929  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    43,881       2,135,828  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    502,898       11,219,878  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    322,429       7,873,040  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $287,413,148)

      283,939,471  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    89,817       2,906,085  

OMV AG

    38,871       1,731,773  

Verbund AG

    18,185       1,371,348  

voestalpine AG

    29,649       918,430  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,291,105)

      6,927,636  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.8%            

Ageas SA/NV (b)

    41,442       1,653,622  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    230,273       12,284,797  

D’ieteren Group

    5,823       1,006,455  

Elia Group SA/NV

    8,259       998,453  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    25,328       1,951,431  

KBC Group NV

    66,433       4,344,409  

Sofina SA

    3,885       801,467  

Solvay SA

    19,041       1,987,668  

UCB SA

    33,243       2,896,688  

Umicore SA (b)

    53,911       1,498,263  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    44,326       1,243,254  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $39,007,755)

      30,666,507  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC

(Cost $1,347,939)

    101,206       1,683,849  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 3.1%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    829       1,391,057  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    1,313       2,207,918  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    26,069       3,927,198  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    27,913       2,024,165  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    31,477       3,962,497  

Danske Bank A/S *

    182,605       3,714,142  

Demant A/S *

    24,572       933,973  

DSV A/S

    49,318       9,503,767  

Genmab A/S *

    17,499       6,844,721  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    437,959       70,170,001  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    52,448       2,527,297  

Orsted AS, 144A

    50,135       4,389,822  

Pandora A/S

    23,249       1,852,138  

ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B

    2,379       567,205  

Tryg A/S

    95,677       2,176,771  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S *

    267,335       7,611,007  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $67,997,166)

      123,803,679  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.1%            

Elisa OYJ

    37,906       2,123,130  

Fortum OYJ

    124,319       1,651,757  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    74,656       1,411,261  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    90,585       4,596,348  

Metso Corp. (b)

    175,823       1,923,539  

Neste OYJ

    109,633       4,144,897  

Nokia OYJ

    1,420,836       5,763,591  

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Finland (Continued)            

Nordea Bank Abp

    859,474     $ 8,449,168  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    27,343       1,157,095  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    120,812       5,555,433  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    154,971       1,962,108  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    138,385       4,152,110  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    121,686       1,377,444  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,958,051)

      44,267,881  
   

 

 

 
France — 11.5%            

Accor SA

    48,895       1,618,613  

Aeroports de Paris *

    7,505       1,139,941  

Air Liquide SA

    138,617       23,209,008  

Airbus SE

    156,921       20,554,000  

Alstom SA (b)

    84,031       2,311,988  

Amundi SA, 144A

    15,411       866,471  

Arkema SA

    14,700       1,280,597  

AXA SA

    482,165       13,613,936  

BioMerieux

    10,317       1,032,648  

BNP Paribas SA (b)

    294,202       16,984,674  

Bollore SE

    219,968       1,408,393  

Bouygues SA

    55,327       1,771,807  

Bureau Veritas SA

    78,192       1,983,341  

Capgemini SE

    43,699       7,604,371  

Carrefour SA (b)

    152,725       2,805,415  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    129,823       7,188,178  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    180,114       5,113,437  

Covivio SA REIT

    12,626       617,304  

Credit Agricole SA (b)

    315,412       3,604,745  

Danone SA

    170,059       10,059,495  

Dassault Aviation SA

    6,306       1,066,345  

Dassault Systemes SE

    176,883       7,772,683  

Edenred

    65,870       4,230,142  

Eiffage SA

    19,725       2,100,395  

Engie SA

    483,567       7,258,101  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    77,016       13,866,396  

Eurazeo SE

    11,746       802,284  

Gecina SA REIT

    11,634       1,190,708  

Getlink SE

    98,125       1,665,588  

Hermes International

    8,381       17,037,195  

Ipsen SA *

    9,611       1,110,534  

Kering SA

    19,707       10,497,657  

Klepierre SA REIT

    58,897       1,333,388  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM, 144A

    26,473       1,020,390  

Legrand SA *

    70,751       6,689,858  

L’Oreal SA

    63,734       27,182,004  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    73,044       63,546,700  

Orange SA

    493,713       5,895,802  

Pernod Ricard SA

    54,634       11,802,302  

Publicis Groupe SA

    60,583       4,488,970  

Remy Cointreau SA

    5,887       904,564  

Renault SA

    49,533       1,656,411  

Safran SA

    90,559       13,110,401  

Sanofi (b)

    300,279       30,453,488  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    7,082       1,859,181  

Schneider Electric SE

    143,594       24,763,712  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

SEB SA

    6,479     $ 608,051  

Societe Generale SA (b)

    193,117       4,464,928  

Sodexo SA

    22,494       2,429,632  

Teleperformance

    15,153       2,265,968  

Thales SA

    27,409       3,817,465  

TotalEnergies SE (b)

    626,017       35,518,486  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT * (b)

    30,872       1,412,362  

Valeo

    55,516       1,065,766  

Veolia Environnement SA

    179,908       5,296,047  

Vinci SA

    140,653       15,984,585  

Vivendi SE

    190,601       1,688,951  

Wendel SE

    7,500       788,047  

Worldline SA, 144A *

    61,204       2,378,054  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $351,938,655)

      465,791,903  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 7.7%            

adidas AG

    42,896       6,946,513  

Allianz SE

    106,602       22,787,114  

BASF SE

    236,783       11,241,327  

Bayer AG

    260,032       14,492,230  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    87,404       9,521,999  

Bechtle AG

    20,654       809,787  

Beiersdorf AG

    26,703       3,400,882  

Brenntag SE

    40,989       3,215,011  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    10,388       1,164,227  

Commerzbank AG *

    273,333       2,746,359  

Continental AG

    28,426       1,892,351  

Covestro AG, 144A *

    49,757       1,917,862  

Daimler Truck Holding AG *

    131,600       3,980,886  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A *

    43,695       1,634,697  

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

    513,857       5,204,808  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    50,268       8,677,638  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG *

    151,828       1,486,568  

Deutsche Post AG

    266,593       11,982,630  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    857,594       19,016,587  

E.ON SE

    593,870       7,179,454  

Evonik Industries AG *

    57,690       1,155,908  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    54,106       2,310,466  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    109,082       2,983,739  

GEA Group AG

    40,940       1,719,362  

Hannover Rueck SE

    15,966       3,416,627  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    38,620       2,760,870  

HelloFresh SE *

    45,918       1,091,088  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    27,906       2,002,106  

Infineon Technologies AG

    345,864       12,839,483  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    18,440       1,261,080  

LEG Immobilien SE *

    18,892       979,595  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    226,575       16,897,331  

Merck KGaA

    34,250       5,958,254  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    14,218       3,279,649  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    37,056       13,229,469  

Nemetschek SE

    14,182       1,110,256  

Puma SE

    26,788       1,274,773  

Rational AG

    1,266       849,151  

Rheinmetall AG

    11,216       2,834,150  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

RWE AG

    165,860     $ 6,935,502  

SAP SE

    276,237       36,076,083  

Scout24 SE, 144A

    19,907       1,276,717  

Siemens AG

    201,659       33,052,969  

Siemens Energy AG *

    137,747       3,495,427  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    74,719       4,224,975  

Symrise AG

    35,399       3,783,045  

Talanx AG

    16,816       937,377  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    261,738       737,199  

Volkswagen AG

    7,887       1,183,631  

Vonovia SE

    190,209       3,488,878  

Wacker Chemie AG

    4,886       648,653  

Zalando SE, 144A *

    59,299       1,713,924  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $308,923,299)

      314,806,667  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.6%  

AIA Group Ltd.

    3,081,289       29,551,916  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    956,375       2,839,648  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd., 144A

    418,131       1,050,874  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    521,646       2,811,264  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    699,512       4,229,884  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    167,096       923,990  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    434,766       3,167,557  

ESR Group Ltd., 144A

    517,395       763,824  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR *

    15,098       556,512  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. *

    575,467       3,567,984  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    500,193       792,086  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    197,589       2,641,939  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    362,162       1,149,324  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    1,016,024       1,297,530  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,951,899       2,661,457  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    318,960       11,674,161  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    286,500       1,229,085  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    41,657       1,999,953  

Link REIT

    656,265       3,813,326  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    406,402       1,871,003  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    412,961       986,198  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    359,161       1,933,303  

Prudential PLC

    728,446       9,568,952  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    973,604       1,265,737  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    331,593       575,914  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    375,866       4,785,656  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    122,500       818,184  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    344,397       820,700  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    379,551       3,521,430  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    2,061,658       1,076,845  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    440,310       2,173,308  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    442,666       654,633  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $114,354,067)

      106,774,177  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.2%  

AerCap Holdings NV *

    43,304       2,471,792  

AIB Group PLC

    353,179       1,446,631  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    275,250       2,587,326  

CRH PLC

    195,851       9,232,127  

DCC PLC

    25,425       1,453,914  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Ireland (Continued)  

Experian PLC

    243,363     $ 8,573,357  

Flutter Entertainment PLC *

    46,674       9,112,386  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI *

    113,721       2,802,718  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    42,233       4,116,129  

Kingspan Group PLC

    39,786       2,640,094  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    69,054       2,452,769  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $35,914,079)

      46,889,243  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.6%  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    11,664       613,278  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    325,935       2,622,119  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    396,867       2,781,169  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. *

    25,786       3,218,351  

CyberArk Software Ltd. *

    10,341       1,600,063  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    7,045       1,439,188  

ICL Group Ltd.

    205,868       1,121,045  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    313,132       1,507,948  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    39,216       1,257,964  

Monday.com Ltd. *

    6,033       1,087,147  

Nice Ltd. *

    16,350       3,288,797  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR *

    285,594       2,056,277  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *

    27,994       1,158,305  

Wix.com Ltd. *

    14,618       1,114,184  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $26,625,908)

      24,865,835  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 2.0%  

Amplifon SpA

    33,181       1,144,881  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    273,434       5,177,631  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    134,679       1,757,733  

DiaSorin SpA

    6,296       647,407  

Enel SpA

    2,153,392       13,483,725  

Eni SpA

    615,226       8,187,314  

Ferrari NV

    33,383       9,513,119  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    156,005       2,069,416  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    85,607       1,088,914  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    4,275,336       9,850,441  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    152,610       1,679,371  

Moncler SpA

    54,673       3,700,422  

Nexi SpA, 144A *

    162,031       1,269,173  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    132,334       1,371,518  

Prysmian SpA

    65,154       2,414,528  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    26,497       1,150,467  

Snam SpA

    520,147       2,718,769  

Telecom Italia SpA *(b)

    2,664,075       705,643  

Terna — Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    373,344       3,125,498  

UniCredit SpA

    491,596       9,413,222  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $71,419,051)

      80,469,192  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 21.9%  

Advantest Corp.

    50,700       6,517,402  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    173,700       3,440,962  

AGC, Inc. (b)

    54,300       1,983,757  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)  

Aisin Corp.

    40,054     $ 1,152,819  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    118,847       4,624,221  

ANA Holdings, Inc. *(b)

    43,600       968,541  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    127,565       4,952,443  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    57,800       1,101,446  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    345,800       2,354,145  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    479,432       7,596,240  

Azbil Corp.

    28,900       915,798  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    158,800       3,728,224  

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

    34,900       1,280,022  

Bridgestone Corp.

    151,276       6,165,047  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    59,300       861,462  

Canon, Inc. (b)

    266,086       6,609,895  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    46,000       1,796,088  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    38,354       4,675,706  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    143,700       898,351  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    163,900       1,956,330  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    178,100       4,800,039  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    287,715       1,115,134  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    117,400       832,523  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    58,000       1,654,764  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    77,663       1,576,951  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    250,638       4,307,574  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    489,593       15,953,721  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    69,688       13,284,861  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    15,813       1,503,838  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    156,136       4,081,445  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    622       1,305,832  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    337,187       1,531,953  

Denso Corp.

    114,753       7,092,324  

Dentsu Group, Inc.

    53,700       1,726,725  

Disco Corp.

    24,300       3,549,291  

East Japan Railway Co.

    80,053       4,417,351  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    66,752       4,248,747  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    780,728       2,598,971  

FANUC Corp.

    254,285       8,756,931  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (b)

    46,351       10,872,067  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    32,300       1,360,854  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    98,854       6,054,342  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    46,602       5,927,059  

GLP J REIT

    1,246       1,321,793  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

    10,700       846,323  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    62,259       653,312  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    36,700       1,872,866  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    58,040       1,847,532  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    4,900       709,370  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,866       1,068,184  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    29,100       720,581  

Hitachi Ltd.

    248,001       14,322,024  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    407,699       11,719,609  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    29,500       1,062,910  

Hoya Corp.

    94,574       11,923,146  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    95,200       794,671  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    29,600       1,618,891  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    52,884       1,027,884  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,500     $ 702,817  

Inpex Corp.

    266,517       2,831,115  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    149,500       1,742,602  

ITOCHU Corp.

    314,654       10,661,988  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    23,800       620,090  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    34,873       667,299  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    132,578       2,170,064  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT

    1,952       1,381,426  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    390,558       2,918,147  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    580,013       4,098,495  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    53,000       797,710  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    354       1,346,636  

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (b)

    317,541       6,928,582  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    125,085       1,547,795  

JSR Corp.

    48,100       1,161,719  

Kajima Corp.

    107,100       1,502,821  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    179,567       2,056,981  

Kao Corp.

    123,704       4,330,195  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    36,700       825,799  

KDDI Corp.

    396,233       12,203,379  

Keio Corp.

    25,860       911,341  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    32,928       1,264,416  

Keyence Corp.

    51,470       25,046,948  

Kikkoman Corp.

    37,182       2,196,360  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    48,440       1,604,526  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    207,123       3,091,421  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    13,400       757,883  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    38,100       1,051,459  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,100       439,668  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    52,300       984,250  

Komatsu Ltd.

    245,273       5,795,361  

Konami Group Corp.

    26,866       1,425,012  

Kose Corp.

    8,600       864,167  

Kubota Corp.

    264,781       3,662,178  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    26,200       1,073,763  

Kyocera Corp.

    85,200       4,846,906  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    68,200       1,311,868  

Lasertec Corp.

    19,900       3,092,302  

Lixil Corp.

    76,500       988,337  

M3, Inc.

    114,942       2,564,075  

Makita Corp.

    57,300       1,554,595  

Marubeni Corp.

    404,400       5,781,911  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    30,300       1,624,554  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    145,800       1,249,490  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    22,522       926,259  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,680       1,293,738  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    92,420       1,783,724  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    72,700       1,591,495  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    343,200       1,929,507  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    328,025       13,151,607  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    511,379       6,676,464  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    290,051       3,337,174  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

    235,900       1,281,725  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    88,299       3,743,003  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    3,020,852       20,218,514  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    347,260       10,976,731  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    44,400     $ 1,123,345  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    240,126       4,588,807  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    90,500       2,062,354  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    637,858       9,399,049  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    63,900       889,761  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    111,021       3,823,282  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    152,277       8,961,200  

NEC Corp.

    65,059       3,058,579  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    103,445       2,113,077  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    63,900       771,891  

Nidec Corp.

    110,746       5,516,435  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    274,910       11,712,656  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    406       1,626,040  

NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc.

    19,600       1,101,511  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    251,910       1,936,448  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT (b)

    594       1,245,769  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    46,200       948,373  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    14,200       650,249  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    214,109       4,173,070  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    316,202       8,975,984  

Nippon Yusen KK

    128,300       2,737,282  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    32,049       1,393,985  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    613,442       2,302,306  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    46,700       586,243  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,800       1,348,373  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,601       2,512,930  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    39,824       2,838,344  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    772,554       2,711,494  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    27,636       669,453  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    1,060       1,246,969  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    104,043       2,621,144  

NTT Data Corp.

    166,534       2,386,997  

Obayashi Corp.

    161,700       1,304,510  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    18,300       2,967,142  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    74,350       1,084,365  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    225,668       869,792  

Olympus Corp.

    313,816       4,769,463  

Omron Corp.

    46,592       2,817,424  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    103,706       1,941,626  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    19,600       754,036  

Oracle Corp. (b)

    9,700       743,556  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    288,500       10,823,539  

ORIX Corp.

    305,746       5,212,989  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    99,100       1,571,232  

Otsuka Corp.

    28,600       1,079,749  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    103,767       3,852,766  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    97,272       1,660,937  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    585,085       6,133,261  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    45,300       857,067  

Rakuten Group, Inc. (b)

    254,486       1,052,101  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    381,653       11,751,598  

Renesas Electronics Corp. *

    337,100       5,540,707  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    564,325       2,565,942  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    141,400       1,183,366  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    22,100     $ 1,873,325  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    62,325       1,167,545  

SCSK Corp.

    40,300       638,668  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    55,700       3,652,433  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    71,059       1,080,739  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    91,200       1,260,075  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    158,551       3,099,326  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    199,676       8,376,861  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    85,600       1,258,272  

Sharp Corp. *

    51,273       294,408  

Shimadzu Corp.

    61,000       1,891,405  

Shimano, Inc.

    20,394       3,207,124  

Shimizu Corp.

    132,200       802,736  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    482,420       14,878,584  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    69,295       3,121,446  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    106,057       4,829,942  

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    108,300       797,530  

SMC Corp.

    15,082       8,127,447  

SoftBank Corp.

    759,700       8,100,013  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    272,528       10,709,426  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    81,435       3,325,786  

Sony Group Corp.

    333,716       31,521,282  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,000       942,042  

Subaru Corp.

    157,834       2,717,702  

SUMCO Corp. (b)

    89,100       1,273,268  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    395,722       1,181,556  

Sumitomo Corp.

    298,076       5,640,606  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    184,400       2,189,109  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    63,200       1,918,794  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    345,315       14,072,841  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    87,781       3,090,370  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    78,903       1,907,943  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    35,000       1,288,713  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    96,426       3,185,017  

Sysmex Corp.

    43,107       2,824,502  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    137,100       1,871,625  

Taisei Corp.

    45,815       1,458,385  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    419,011       13,295,874  

TDK Corp.

    103,072       3,950,508  

Terumo Corp.

    178,144       5,429,029  

TIS, Inc.

    57,800       1,622,092  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    50,379       1,319,816  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    27,500       1,083,617  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    477,150       10,767,340  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. *

    397,900       1,373,694  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    118,592       16,440,728  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    100,380       2,139,086  

Tokyu Corp.

    149,810       1,937,611  

TOPPAN, Inc.

    66,389       1,421,413  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    353,343       1,869,618  

Toshiba Corp.

    110,016       3,552,571  

Tosoh Corp.

    63,340       729,666  

TOTO Ltd.

    36,115       1,097,772  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    39,400       2,437,667  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,807,020       38,451,087  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    54,511     $ 2,402,279  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    35,776       1,705,025  

Unicharm Corp.

    107,000       4,077,251  

USS Co. Ltd.

    53,700       874,540  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,200       490,893  

West Japan Railway Co.

    56,206       2,356,356  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    32,679       2,122,698  

Yamaha Corp.

    35,781       1,420,197  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    77,074       1,902,993  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    71,771       1,315,136  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    61,420       2,600,955  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    62,044       1,172,078  

Z Holdings Corp.

    683,000       1,701,556  

ZOZO, Inc.

    33,397       681,723  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $766,128,608)

      886,119,967  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 0.0%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

   

(Cost $1,202,209)

    40,538       903,404  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.2%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    128,585       3,192,838  

Eurofins Scientific SE (b)

    34,703       2,286,478  

Tenaris SA

    122,350       1,526,203  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,530,199)

      7,005,519  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.1%            

Sands China Ltd. *

   

(Cost $2,444,564)

    613,590       1,986,413  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 4.7%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 144A

    105,893       1,539,938  

Adyen NV, 144A *

    5,744       9,374,195  

Aegon NV

    456,738       2,008,974  

Akzo Nobel NV

    46,031       3,465,829  

Argenx SE *

    14,783       5,761,249  

ASM International NV

    12,420       5,381,988  

ASML Holding NV

    106,569       76,491,700  

Euronext NV, 144A

    21,906       1,455,264  

EXOR NV *

    27,903       2,316,251  

Heineken Holding NV

    30,021       2,552,718  

Heineken NV

    68,679       6,935,875  

IMCD NV

    15,179       2,280,402  

ING Groep NV

    958,354       11,788,627  

JDE Peet’s NV

    33,652       977,682  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV, 144A *

    55,806       839,171  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    258,415       8,192,685  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    854,333       2,938,669  

Koninklijke Philips NV *

    246,874       4,656,494  

NN Group NV (b)

    66,566       2,399,261  

OCI NV

    26,802       595,606  

Prosus NV *

    212,110       13,959,431  

QIAGEN NV *

    59,080       2,665,589  

Randstad NV

    30,369       1,488,682  

Stellantis NV

    596,130       9,036,825  

Universal Music Group NV

    217,025       4,291,597  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    68,143       7,779,110  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $132,049,322)

      191,173,812  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd. *

    319,314     $ 1,706,865  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    153,782       2,153,482  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    177,035       699,481  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    323,146       1,033,490  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    515,043       1,600,686  

Xero Ltd. *

    38,055       2,721,580  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,675,775)

      9,915,584  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.6%            

Adevinta ASA *

    69,156       484,083  

Aker BP ASA

    81,560       1,772,245  

DNB Bank ASA

    245,432       4,108,148  

Equinor ASA

    253,213       6,472,783  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    47,799       803,095  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    22,512       901,681  

Mowi ASA

    117,497       2,016,466  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    357,437       2,160,040  

Orkla ASA

    192,940       1,388,100  

Salmar ASA (b)

    19,443       856,528  

Telenor ASA

    182,063       1,869,803  

Yara International ASA (b)

    42,383       1,581,506  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $27,944,280)

      24,414,478  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    771,608       3,762,612  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    133,933       1,416,722  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    73,138       1,765,243  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,076,900)

      6,944,577  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    860,999       1,719,069  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    1,418,534       2,097,958  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd.

    672,200       1,645,332  

City Developments Ltd.

    140,500       701,305  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    479,387       10,741,275  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,634,278       1,220,602  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A * (b)

    496,220       1,478,736  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    26,500       633,547  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    369,000       1,721,800  

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    883,575       1,084,622  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust REIT

    628,100       766,372  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    895,687       8,126,954  

Sea Ltd., ADR *

    96,593       5,545,404  

Seatrium Ltd. *

    10,095,160       918,217  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    370,150       1,754,538  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    214,900       1,474,726  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    445,800       1,206,558  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    2,146,589       3,952,530  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    334,754       6,918,860  

UOL Group Ltd.

    115,281       541,325  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    75,100       842,466  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    490,166       1,417,251  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $61,444,487)

      56,509,447  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain — 2.5%            

Acciona SA

    6,327     $ 1,023,232  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    54,025       1,797,098  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    19,956       3,118,590  

Amadeus IT Group SA *

    119,271       8,529,005  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,597,418       10,449,786  

Banco Santander SA

    4,357,935       14,184,220  

CaixaBank SA

    1,093,185       4,004,471  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A *

    150,039       6,079,885  

Corp ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA *(b)

    17,845       593,600  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    69,612       1,382,507  

EDP Renovaveis SA *

    913       18,132  

Enagas SA

    63,078       1,203,858  

Endesa SA

    81,906       1,771,124  

Ferrovial SA

    135,146       4,182,049  

Grifols SA *(b)

    79,488       921,443  

Iberdrola SA

    1,540,566       18,772,520  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA (b)

    288,677       9,655,064  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    33,457       951,990  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    104,389       1,768,009  

Repsol SA

    353,243       4,791,512  

Telefonica SA

    1,380,265       5,857,205  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $112,765,014)

      101,055,300  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.0%            

Alfa Laval AB (b)

    74,644       2,681,236  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    265,858       5,899,354  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    715,973       10,427,720  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    411,109       5,174,947  

Beijer Ref AB

    89,716       1,326,915  

Boliden AB

    71,231       2,169,067  

Boliden AB *

    70,097       74,155  

Embracer Group AB *(b)

    163,943       377,006  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    169,893       2,974,591  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    104,239       1,574,372  

EQT AB (b)

    91,861       1,736,181  

Essity AB, Class B

    161,836       4,300,992  

Evolution AB, 144A

    48,512       6,373,017  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B *(b)

    187,714       630,338  

Getinge AB, Class B

    58,611       1,347,559  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (b)

    174,370       2,176,291  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    552,165       6,400,999  

Holmen AB, Class B (b)

    25,260       955,298  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    108,363       799,856  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    33,406       898,888  

Industrivarden AB, Class C (b)

    44,454       1,188,384  

Indutrade AB

    70,396       1,655,491  

Investment AB Latour, Class B (b)

    35,999       712,894  

Investor AB, Class A

    115,609       2,376,783  

Investor AB, Class B (b)

    459,138       9,335,668  

Kinnevik AB, Class B *

    59,265       850,598  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (b)

    21,164       880,354  

Lifco AB, Class B

    60,789       1,283,359  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    401,401       3,830,247  

Saab AB, Class B

    21,236       1,156,143  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

Sagax AB, Class B (b)

    47,236     $ 930,634  

Sandvik AB

    284,545       4,999,033  

Securitas AB, Class B

    123,786       911,644  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    428,692       4,481,755  

Skanska AB, Class B (b)

    87,195       1,149,015  

SKF AB, Class B

    99,080       1,569,496  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    155,180       2,057,760  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    375,639       2,967,921  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    225,093       3,444,285  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB *

    43,064       865,106  

Tele2 AB, Class B (b)

    147,404       1,339,320  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    775,000       4,007,907  

Telia Co. AB (b)

    686,928       1,599,612  

Volvo AB, Class A

    53,420       1,029,826  

Volvo AB, Class B

    403,015       7,436,900  

Volvo Car AB, Class B *(b)

    142,032       487,933  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $116,152,150)

      120,846,850  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 10.7%            

ABB Ltd.

    415,703       15,181,204  

Adecco Group AG

    40,357       1,203,509  

Alcon, Inc.

    132,265       10,261,702  

Bachem Holding AG

    9,002       944,926  

Baloise Holding AG

    12,287       1,887,402  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (b)

    8,132       818,334  

Barry Callebaut AG

    957       1,934,490  

BKW AG

    5,508       987,600  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    28       3,387,977  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    267       3,192,567  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    138,115       21,920,970  

Clariant AG *

    52,771       760,783  

Coca-Cola HBC AG *

    58,434       1,735,813  

DSM-Firmenich AG *

    46,032       5,119,147  

Dufry AG *

    26,273       1,187,658  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    1,795       1,389,487  

Geberit AG

    8,978       4,755,407  

Givaudan SA

    2,476       8,145,041  

Glencore PLC

    2,826,330       14,465,819  

Helvetia Holding AG

    10,557       1,498,787  

Holcim AG *

    146,657       9,040,158  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    56,173       3,431,749  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    14,093       4,009,329  

Logitech International SA

    44,580       2,856,644  

Lonza Group AG

    19,728       12,333,926  

Nestle SA

    727,584       86,199,631  

Novartis AG

    542,350       51,903,624  

Partners Group Holding AG

    6,030       5,434,449  

Roche Holding AG

    185,910       58,829,824  

Roche Holding AG

    8,478       2,857,805  

Schindler Holding AG

    6,091       1,221,210  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    10,849       2,246,633  

SGS SA

    39,766       3,529,710  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

SIG Group AG *

    78,621     $ 2,144,327  

Sika AG

    38,891       10,607,219  

Sonova Holding AG

    13,780       3,531,432  

STMicroelectronics NV

    181,105       7,858,513  

Straumann Holding AG

    29,616       4,328,180  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    7,705       2,289,292  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    13,681       767,608  

Swiss Life Holding AG (b)

    8,154       4,709,310  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    19,204       1,620,453  

Swiss Re AG

    79,900       8,002,721  

Swisscom AG

    6,853       4,340,171  

Temenos AG

    16,429       1,384,311  

UBS Group AG

    839,537       15,891,977  

VAT Group AG, 144A (b)

    7,176       2,957,071  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    39,734       18,585,434  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $340,978,735)

      433,691,334  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 13.7%  

3i Group PLC

    257,600       6,266,237  

abrdn PLC

    524,586       1,295,330  

Admiral Group PLC

    56,324       1,628,994  

Anglo American PLC

    336,838       9,316,683  

Ashtead Group PLC

    116,182       7,081,708  

Associated British Foods PLC

    92,055       2,090,414  

AstraZeneca PLC

    410,077       59,479,467  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    246,215       1,929,559  

Aviva PLC

    726,716       3,563,563  

BAE Systems PLC

    807,525       9,323,965  

Barclays PLC

    4,117,415       7,751,424  

Barratt Developments PLC

    250,798       1,443,845  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    30,397       1,484,513  

BP PLC

    4,682,575       26,404,234  

British American Tobacco PLC

    562,291       17,867,761  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    233,522       996,380  

BT Group PLC

    1,791,204       3,272,066  

Bunzl PLC

    89,570       3,503,065  

Burberry Group PLC

    101,543       2,720,814  

Centrica PLC

    1,506,801       2,205,215  

CNH Industrial NV

    268,969       3,435,639  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    54,561       3,404,061  

Compass Group PLC

    461,403       12,638,654  

Croda International PLC

    36,591       2,776,561  

Diageo PLC

    596,734       24,845,034  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    49,528       1,325,855  

Entain PLC

    156,886       2,574,140  

GSK PLC

    1,083,917       18,154,038  

Haleon PLC

    1,345,959       5,327,643  

Halma PLC

    100,807       3,020,860  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    88,701       885,145  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    5,286,624       38,833,043  

Imperial Brands PLC

    232,058       4,892,934  

Informa PLC

    363,544       3,152,048  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    46,520       3,048,517  

Intertek Group PLC

    42,739       2,208,482  

J Sainsbury PLC

    425,409       1,431,982  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    689,780       1,304,239  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    46,349     $ 997,446  

Kingfisher PLC

    496,167       1,425,749  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    181,025       1,355,621  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,582,698       4,490,828  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    17,530,124       9,631,978  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    106,273       11,302,959  

M&G PLC

    604,000       1,489,168  

Mondi PLC

    123,770       1,916,849  

National Grid PLC

    972,695       13,382,428  

NatWest Group PLC

    1,517,919       4,901,809  

Next PLC

    33,190       2,620,055  

Ocado Group PLC *(b)

    147,128       675,344  

Pearson PLC

    169,745       1,685,434  

Persimmon PLC

    81,590       1,219,449  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    201,190       1,382,494  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    189,539       14,726,640  

RELX PLC

    503,369       15,716,770  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    658,317       5,229,583  

Rio Tinto PLC

    298,006       17,727,100  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC *

    2,215,379       3,949,093  

Sage Group PLC

    271,204       2,938,444  

Schroders PLC

    218,324       1,237,338  

Segro PLC REIT

    338,283       3,356,359  

Severn Trent PLC

    65,879       2,272,479  

Shell PLC

    1,812,019       50,051,446  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    231,477       3,461,110  

Smiths Group PLC

    98,349       1,964,801  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    18,923       2,571,666  

SSE PLC

    288,373       6,749,350  

St James’s Place PLC

    143,965       1,996,801  

Standard Chartered PLC

    634,210       4,998,634  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    952,741       1,353,456  

Tesco PLC

    1,941,066       6,297,251  

Unilever PLC

    668,338       33,496,276  

United Utilities Group PLC

    173,829       2,189,376  

Vodafone Group PLC

    6,085,776       5,781,518  

Whitbread PLC

    54,764       2,238,545  

Wise PLC, Class A *

    162,920       1,176,264  

WPP PLC

    284,348       3,020,017  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $578,884,029)

      555,862,040  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,519,466,495)

      3,927,314,765  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.5%

 

Germany — 0.5%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    16,009       1,645,322  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, 144A *

    30,165       3,745,070  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    44,613       3,554,579  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE *

    39,356       2,183,312  

Sartorius AG (b)

    6,956       2,330,958  

Volkswagen AG

    54,661       6,811,442  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,840,985)

      20,270,683  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

Switzerland — 0.0%  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA*,
expires 11/22/23
(Cost $0)

    255,836     $ 316,020  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.8%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.03% (d)(e)
(Cost $72,167,804)

    72,167,804       72,167,804  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.3%  

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 5.20% (d)

    11,809,080     $ 11,805,537  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.04% (d)

    42,151,828       42,151,828  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS

   

(Cost $53,960,908)

      53,957,365  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6%

   

(Cost $3,669,436,192)

    $ 4,074,026,637  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.6%)

      (24,840,980
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,049,185,657  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
5/31/2022
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2023
    Value ($) at
5/31/2023
 

COMMON STOCKS0.1%

 

           

Germany0.1%

 

         

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

 

    6,384,048       1,103,479       (1,851,999     (3,604,957     3,174,237       170,231           —       513,857       5,204,808  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL1.8%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.03% (d)(e)

 

    87,362,002           —       (15,194,198 ) (f)          —           —       906,067           —       72,167,804       72,167,804  

CASH EQUIVALENTS1.3%

 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 5.20% (d)

 

    11,386,377       415,867           —           —       3,293       417,075           —       11,809,080       11,805,537  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.04% (d)

 

        —       2,078,936,348       (2,036,784,520         —           —       1,962,811           —       42,151,828       42,151,828  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      105,132,427         2,080,455,694         (2,053,830,717       (3,604,957       3,177,530         3,456,184           —         126,642,569         131,329,977  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2023 amounted to $114,405,535, which is 2.8% of net assets.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $63,336,398.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended May 31, 2023.

 

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

Securities are listed in country of domicile.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

At May 31, 2023, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

AMSTERDAM Index Futures

   EUR    35    $ 5,665,947      $ 5,606,791      6/16/2023    $ (59,156

CAC40 10 EURO Futures

   EUR    135      10,642,049        10,244,693      6/16/2023      (397,356

DAX Index Futures

   EUR    22      9,139,121        9,209,382      6/16/2023      70,261  

EURO STOXX 50 Futures

   EUR    225      10,317,887        10,141,998      6/16/2023      (175,889

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   GBP    135      12,778,717        12,514,391      6/16/2023      (264,326

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

   EUR    6      853,814        836,725      6/16/2023      (17,089

IBEX 35 Index Futures

   EUR    30      2,959,826        2,897,929      6/16/2023      (61,897

MSCI EAFE Futures

   USD    215      21,697,800        22,074,050      6/16/2023      376,250  

MSCI Singapore Index Futures

   SGD    65      1,399,217        1,366,764      6/28/2023      (32,453

OMXS30 Index Futures

   SEK    115      2,382,828        2,373,005      6/16/2023      (9,823

SPI 200 Futures

   AUD    65      7,560,623        7,504,570      6/15/2023      (56,053

SWISS MID CAP Futures

   CHF    200      5,938,002        5,889,651      6/16/2023      (48,351

TOPIX Index Futures

   JPY    115      16,761,498        17,548,179      6/08/2023      786,681  
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized appreciation

                  $ 110,799  
                 

 

 

 

As of May 31, 2023, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    AUD      149,559,842      USD      98,967,486      $ 1,686,244      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    AUD      1,562,100      USD      1,059,369        43,301         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    AUD      135,550,200      USD      89,693,567        1,524,900                        —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    AUD      1,562,100      USD      1,016,163        95         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    AUD      1,562,100      USD      1,032,866        16,798         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    AUD      1,562,100      USD      1,042,464        26,396         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    AUD      9,055,000      USD      5,991,829        102,002         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    AUD      143,216,500      USD      94,769,580        1,614,366         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    CHF      1,301,600      USD      1,466,901        37,749         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    CHF      123,905,300      USD      139,690,304        3,642,761         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    CHF      1,301,600      USD      1,444,251        15,099         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    CHF      113,188,500      USD      127,604,633        3,324,095         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    CHF      1,301,600      USD      1,436,853        7,701         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    CHF      1,301,600      USD      1,462,894        33,742         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    CHF      116,976,200      USD      131,874,750        3,435,332         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    CHF      10,390,000      USD      11,713,140        304,960         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      2,973,800      USD      439,177        12,315         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      247,309,300      USD      36,706,390        1,207,362         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      2,973,800      USD      439,911        13,049         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      16,946,000      USD      2,515,139        82,692         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      2,973,800      USD      428,089        1,227         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      2,973,800      USD      430,208        3,346         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    DKK      242,684,400      USD      36,016,741        1,181,576         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    DKK      325,728,400      USD      48,345,588        1,590,204         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    EUR      394,013,900      USD      435,739,972        14,578,194         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    EUR      4,365,600      USD      4,800,060        133,667         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    EUR      19,042,000      USD      21,058,243        704,234         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    EUR      4,365,600      USD      4,703,615        37,222         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    EUR      345,210,100      USD      381,781,658        12,786,302         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    EUR      4,365,600      USD      4,681,748        15,355         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    EUR      464,113,100      USD      513,285,883          17,195,014         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    EUR      4,365,600      USD      4,812,921        146,528         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    GBP      11,363,000      USD      14,291,268        156,258         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    GBP      129,163,700      USD      162,452,415        1,779,164         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    GBP      1,705,500      USD      2,154,357        32,799         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    GBP      1,705,500      USD      2,117,014               (4,543

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    GBP      1,705,500      USD      2,100,840               (20,718

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

Counterparty

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

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    GBP      140,458,700      USD      176,657,716      $ 1,934,044      $  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    GBP      1,705,500      USD      2,129,228        7,670         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    GBP      196,561,300      USD      247,219,078            2,706,548         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    HKD      2,838,100      USD      362,223               (221

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    HKD      2,838,100      USD      362,583        139                        —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    HKD      234,266,900      USD      29,880,982               (36,443

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    HKD      2,838,100      USD      362,248               (196

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    HKD      239,832,000      USD      30,592,143               (35,982

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    HKD      320,571,400      USD      40,890,983               (48,095

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    HKD      2,838,100      USD      361,942               (502

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    ILS      19,812,600      USD      5,452,834        143,351         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    ILS      20,482,700      USD      5,637,570        148,510         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    ILS      227,400      USD      62,484        1,544         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    ILS      23,374,200      USD      6,433,414        169,475         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    JPY      406,321,900      USD      2,987,683        71,323         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    JPY      33,715,322,200      USD      248,757,311        6,766,842         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    JPY      406,321,900      USD      3,033,928        117,568         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    JPY      406,321,900      USD      2,900,184               (16,177

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    JPY      406,321,900      USD      2,934,963        18,603         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    JPY      31,752,149,800      USD      234,273,560        6,373,687         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    JPY      3,060,400,000      USD      22,579,805        613,898         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    JPY      45,242,273,200      USD      333,805,092        9,080,361         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    NOK      74,833,200      USD      7,010,070        268,462         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    NOK      77,011,200      USD      7,214,096        276,275         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    NOK      115,015,300      USD      10,774,166        412,614         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    NOK      953,100      USD      88,356        2,492         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    NZD      6,422,400      USD      3,966,487        98,275         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    NZD      3,786,300      USD      2,338,426        57,938         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    NZD      50,300      USD      31,227        932         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    NZD      3,882,000      USD      2,397,531        59,402         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    SEK      422,788,300      USD      41,282,276        2,322,076         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    SEK      40,835,000      USD      3,987,188        224,218         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    SEK      4,951,600      USD      485,085        28,792         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    SEK      377,830,100      USD      36,889,905        2,072,631         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    SEK      4,951,600      USD      457,488        1,195         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    SEK      4,951,600      USD      466,044        9,751         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    SEK      544,989,100      USD      53,214,316        2,993,238         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    SEK      4,951,600      USD      480,979        24,686         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      97,798,565      AUD      151,121,942        498,746         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      89,743,138      AUD      138,674,400        457,666         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      99,553,414      AUD      153,833,600        507,696         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      136,965,378      CHF      125,206,900        511,317         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      126,665,974      CHF      115,791,700        472,868         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      140,751,299      CHF      128,667,800        525,451         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      38,682,200      DKK      270,202,900        102,998         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      35,594,113      DKK      248,632,000        94,776         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      46,631,220      DKK      325,728,400        124,164         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      445,013,061      EUR      417,421,500        1,169,119         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      377,336,820      EUR      353,941,300        991,323         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      499,445,142      EUR      468,478,700        1,312,121         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      176,282,589      GBP      142,232,200        647,229         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      178,312,106      GBP      143,869,700        654,681         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      245,731,872      GBP      198,266,800        902,216         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      30,650,925      HKD      239,943,100               (8,612

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      30,999,278      HKD      242,670,100               (8,709

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      41,260,422      HKD      323,409,500        41,100         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      5,304,649      ILS      19,812,600        4,833         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      5,484,063      ILS      20,482,700        4,997         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

Counterparty

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

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      6,319,121      ILS      23,601,600      $ 5,758      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      247,131,418      JPY      34,527,966,000        691,773         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      233,080,153      JPY      32,564,793,600        652,440         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      345,722,887      JPY      48,302,673,200               967,751         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      10,407,334      NOK      115,968,400        40,082         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      6,911,204      NOK      77,011,200        26,617         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      6,715,744      NOK      74,833,200        25,864         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      3,849,265      NZD      6,422,400        18,946         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      2,269,319      NZD      3,786,300        11,170         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      2,356,824      NZD      3,932,300        11,600                        —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      43,053,300      SEK      468,574,900        126,163         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/2/2023    USD      35,625,464      SEK      387,733,300        104,396         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/2/2023    USD      50,529,301      SEK      549,940,700        148,070         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2023    SGD      236,600      USD      174,653               (338

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2023    SGD      236,600      USD      175,676        684         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2023    SGD      236,600      USD      178,723        3,732         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2023    SGD      21,008,600      USD      15,764,707        226,528         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2023    SGD      22,513,300      USD      16,893,823        242,752         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2023    SGD      236,600      USD      177,474        2,482         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2023    SGD      22,737,200      USD      17,061,836        245,167         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2023    USD      16,030,114      SGD      21,718,400        33,040         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2023    USD      16,616,821      SGD      22,513,300        34,250         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2023    USD      16,956,711      SGD      22,973,800        34,950         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    AUD      151,121,942      USD      97,918,707               (511,331

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    AUD      2,401,900      USD      1,564,216               (210

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    AUD      138,674,400      USD      89,853,107               (469,491

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    AUD      11,121,000      USD      7,205,663               (37,762

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    AUD      153,833,600      USD      99,675,712               (520,506

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    CHF      125,206,900      USD      137,488,772               (558,900

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    CHF      115,791,700      USD      127,150,709               (516,175

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    CHF      1,988,600      USD      2,191,722               (821

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    CHF      6,844,000      USD      7,515,296               (30,600

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    CHF      128,667,800      USD      141,289,161               (574,349

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    DKK      270,202,900      USD      38,768,225               (111,842

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    DKK      4,621,500      USD      664,806               (192

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    DKK      30,436,000      USD      4,366,649               (12,851

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    DKK      248,632,000      USD      35,671,736               (104,449

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    DKK      325,728,400      USD      46,734,924               (134,825

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    EUR      417,421,500      USD      445,879,211               (1,228,420

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    EUR      353,941,300      USD      378,067,709               (1,045,145

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    EUR      6,594,600      USD      7,062,296               (1,298

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    EUR      8,734,000      USD      9,329,170               (25,974

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    EUR      468,478,700      USD      500,415,830               (1,380,080

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    GBP      142,232,200      USD      176,410,598               (651,950

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    GBP      2,534,800      USD      3,155,273               (258

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    GBP      143,869,700      USD      178,440,870               (660,175

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    GBP      198,266,800      USD      245,910,312               (908,796

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    HKD      239,943,100      USD      30,675,612        5,771         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    HKD      4,081,700      USD      521,650               (78

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    HKD      242,670,100      USD      31,024,246        5,837         

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    HKD      323,409,500      USD      41,293,611               (45,013

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    ILS      19,812,600      USD      5,312,615               (5,825

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    ILS      20,482,700      USD      5,492,298               (6,022

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    ILS      23,601,600      USD      6,328,610               (6,939

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    JPY      34,527,966,000      USD      248,402,633               (801,788

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    JPY      667,651,400      USD      4,816,432               (2,319

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    JPY      32,564,793,600      USD      234,279,091               (756,200

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    JPY      11,013,229,000      USD      79,230,666               (256,940

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

Counterparty

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

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    JPY      48,302,673,200      USD      347,499,996      $      $ (1,122,906

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    NOK      1,414,500      USD      127,629               (22

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    NOK      74,833,200      USD      6,726,640               (26,649

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    NOK      77,011,200      USD      6,922,417               (27,425

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    NOK      115,968,400      USD      10,424,220               (41,298

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    NZD      3,786,300      USD      2,268,978               (11,128

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    NZD      6,422,400      USD      3,848,687               (18,875

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    NZD      3,932,300      USD      2,356,470               (11,557

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    SEK      468,574,900      USD      43,131,156               (133,025

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    SEK      14,795,000      USD      1,361,811               (4,233

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    SEK      7,505,500      USD      692,868               (126

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    SEK      387,733,300      USD      35,689,888               (110,075

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    SEK      549,940,700      USD      50,620,676               (156,124

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    SGD      355,000      USD      262,762               (84

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    SGD      21,718,400      USD      16,046,458               (34,097

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/5/2023    SGD      22,513,300      USD      16,634,095               (35,013

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    SGD      22,973,800      USD      16,974,339               (35,729

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    USD      5,510,808      GBP      4,443,000        20,210                        —  

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    USD      4,247,311      HKD      33,219,000               (1,215

RBC Capital Markets

   7/5/2023    USD      1,184,825      ILS      4,418,000        1,131         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/5/2023    USD      136,022      NZD      227,000        677         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 117,189,731      $ (13,317,641
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

Currency Abbreviations

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
ILS   Israeli Shekel
JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2023

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 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)

     $ 3,927,314,765      $      $        $ 3,927,314,765  

Preferred Stocks

       20,270,683                        20,270,683  

Warrants

       316,020                        316,020  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       126,125,169                        126,125,169  

Derivatives (b)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              117,189,731                 117,189,731  

Futures Contracts

       1,233,192                        1,233,192  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 4,075,259,829      $ 117,189,731      $        $ 4,192,449,560  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (b)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (13,317,641    $        $ (13,317,641

Futures Contracts

       (1,122,393                      (1,122,393
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (1,122,393    $ (13,317,641    $   —        $ (14,440,034
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


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DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

May 31, 2023

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Assets

  

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 3,942,696,660  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

     5,204,808  

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund

     11,805,537  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     42,151,828  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     72,167,804  

Cash

     3,217  

Foreign currency at value

     24,223,346  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     117,189,731  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     6,690,701  
Receivables:   

Investment securities sold

     16,284,322  

Capital shares

     21,283,395  

Dividends

     16,387,875  

Interest

     180,356  

Securities lending income

     258,010  

Foreign tax reclaim

     9,331,005  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,285,858,595  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $ 72,167,804  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     13,317,641  
Payables:   

Investment securities purchased

     148,184,287  

Investment advisory fees

     1,201,816  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     1,801,390  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     236,672,938  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 4,049,185,657  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 4,098,720,652  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (49,534,995
  

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 4,049,185,657  
  

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     114,150,001  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 35.47  
  

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 3,531,364,423  
  

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

   $ 11,943,057  
  

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 114,405,535  
  

 

 

 

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund at cost

   $ 11,809,080  
  

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 42,151,828  
  

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 72,167,804  
  

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

   $ 63,336,398  
  

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 24,613,125  
  

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2023

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

    

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     $ 129,768,477  

Affiliated dividend income

       170,231  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

       2,379,886  

Affiliated securities lending income

       906,067  

Other income

       740,942  
    

 

 

 

Total investment income**

       133,965,603  
    

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Investment advisory fees

       13,981,604  

Interest expense (see note 2):

       496,763  

Other expenses

       63,612  
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       14,541,979  
    

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

    

Waiver

       (39,289
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       14,502,690  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       119,462,913  
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments

       (279,118,796

Investments in affiliates

       (3,655,078

In-kind redemptions

       40,378,643  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

       50,121  

Futures contracts

       5,423,047  

Foreign currency transactions

       (1,792,314

Forward foreign currency contracts

       58,546,963  

Payments by Affiliates (see note 6)

       3,701  
    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (180,163,713
    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       275,577,982  

Investments in affiliates

       3,177,530  

Futures contracts

       (536,363

Foreign currency translations

       (368,860

Forward foreign currency contracts

       144,184,679  
    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       422,034,968  
    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       241,871,255  
    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 361,334,168  
    

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

     $ 11,851,552  

 

**

Total investment income includes $4,879,474 of non-recurring foreign dividend reclaims and $740,942 of non-recurring related interest which are included in Unaffiliated dividend income and Other income, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged
Equity ETF
 
       Year Ended
May 31, 2023
       Year Ended
May 31, 2022
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 119,462,913        $ 123,933,141  

Net realized gain (loss)

       (180,163,713        495,536,392  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       422,034,968          (546,081,819
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       361,334,168          73,387,714  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

       (581,458,458        (95,706,043
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

       182,710,242          369,115,706  

Value of shares redeemed

       (154,044,627        (61,152,615
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

       28,665,615          307,963,091  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (191,458,675        285,644,762  

Net Assets

         

Beginning of year

     $ 4,240,644,332        $ 3,954,999,570  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 4,049,185,657        $ 4,240,644,332  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

       113,350,800          105,350,800  

Shares sold

       5,200,000          9,600,000  

Shares redeemed

       (4,400,799        (1,600,000
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

       114,150,001          113,350,800  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 37.41     $ 37.54     $ 29.75     $ 30.87     $ 31.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     1.05 (b)      1.13       0.78       0.66       0.91  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.12       (0.37     7.82       (0.76     (1.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.17       0.76       8.60       (0.10     (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.64     (0.89     (0.81     (1.02     (0.90

Net realized gains

     (4.47                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (5.11     (0.89     (0.81     (1.02     (0.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 35.47     $ 37.41     $ 37.54     $ 29.75     $ 30.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

     9.62       2.01       29.41       (0.56     (0.14

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     4,049       4,241       3,955       3,831       4,715  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.36       0.35       0.35       0.36       0.36  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.36       0.35       0.35       0.36       0.36  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.99 (b)      2.97       2.35       2.10       2.93  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     19       4       8       9       5  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income include non-recurring foreign dividend reclaims and related interest amounting to $0.05 per share. Excluding these non-recurring amounts which are included in Unaffiliated dividend income and Other income, respectively in the Statement of Operations, the net investment income ratio would have been 2.85%.

(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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of May 31, 2023, the Trust consists of thirty-nine investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust. The 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.

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”).

The Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 200,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of shares may acquire those shares from the Fund or tender such shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”).

MSCI is the creator of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index. The MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to track developed market performance while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index.

The Underlying Index is rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of following month and remain constant intra month. This means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of the Underlying Index marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

The Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Fund in connection with the licensing agreement.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

Security Valuation    The NAV of the Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

 

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

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-ended investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Pricing Committee and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders    It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

policy of the Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of May 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 
   $ 190,207,244      $ (579,679,232   $ 339,936,993      $ (49,534,995

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2023 and May 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary Income*      Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

2023

   $ 332,800,883      $ 248,657,575  

2022

     95,706,043         

 

*

for tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October capital losses”) and late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023, the Fund incurred and will elect to defer post-October capital losses and late year ordinary losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on Capital
 
   $ 579,679,232  

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to redemptions-in-kind and equalization.

 

     Distributable
earnings (loss)
    Paid-In
Capital
 
   $ (39,558,327   $ 39,558,327  

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

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)
 
   $ 3,745,892,398      $ 340,686,030      $ 782,998,791      $ (442,312,761

Foreign Taxes    The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in their Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of May 31, 2023, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Fund has filed for additional reclaims (“EU reclaims”) related to prior years. A corresponding receivable is established when both the amount is known and significant contingencies or uncertainties regarding collectability are removed. These amounts, if any, are reported in dividends and interest receivable in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the year ended May 31, 2023, the Fund received reclaims and interest related to EU reclaims, which is reported in unaffiliated dividend income and other income in the Statement of Operations. Expenses incurred related to filing EU reclaims are recorded in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. For U.S. income tax purposes, EU reclaims received by the Fund, if any, reduce the amount of foreign taxes Fund shareholders can use as tax credits in their individual income tax returns. In the event that EU reclaims received by a fund during the fiscal year exceed foreign withholding taxes paid, and a fund previously passed foreign tax credits on to its shareholders, a fund must either amend historic tax reporting to shareholders or enter into a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service in order to pay the associated tax liability on behalf of the fund’s shareholders. For the year ended May 31, 2023, the EU reclaims received by the Fund did not exceed the foreign withholding taxes of the Fund.

Foreign Currency Translations    The books and records of the Fund is maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending    The Fund may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Fund continues to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the year ended May 31, 2023, the Fund invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.08% annualized effective rate as of May 31, 2023) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or

 

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by earning interest on invested cash collateral, net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Fund is not able to recover securities lent, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Fund is also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of May 31, 2023, the Fund 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 May 31, 2023

 
Securities Lending Transactions    Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 70,741,282      $         —      $ 100,134      $ 63,236,264      $ 134,077,680  

Preferred Stocks

     1,426,522                             1,426,522  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 72,167,804      $      $ 100,134      $ 63,236,264      $ 135,504,202  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities and non-cash collateral for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 135,504,202  

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the year ended May 31, 2023, the Fund invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of May 31, 2023 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the Fund had to the value of non U.S currencies during the year ended May 31, 2023.

Futures Contracts    The Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. The Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. The Fund will not use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the year ended May 31, 2023, the Fund utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Fund’s Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time the Fund enters into a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately

 

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negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of May 31, 2023 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of May 31, 2023 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
               Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,233,192      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,122,393  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     117,189,731      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     13,317,641  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 118,422,923      Total   $ 14,440,034  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Fund’s earnings during the year ended May 31, 2023 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following table by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
       Futures
Contracts —
Equity
Contracts
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
       Total  
     $ 5,423,047        $ 58,546,963        $ 63,970,010  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures
Contracts —
Equity
Contracts
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
       Total  
     $ (536,363      $ 144,184,679        $ 143,648,316  

For the year ended May 31, 2023 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

       Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 
     $ 88,509,089        $ (3,947,793,465

 

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As of May 31, 2023, the Fund has transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Fund may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. Interest expense from collateral received, if any, is included in Interest expense on the Statement of Operations. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

    Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received(a)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Collateral
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 38,215,161     $ (4,127,283   $         —     $ 34,087,878     $ 4,127,283     $ (4,127,283   $         —     $         —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    33,522,336       (4,159,907           29,362,429       4,159,907       (4,159,907            

RBC Capital Markets

    45,452,234       (5,030,451           40,421,783       5,030,451       (5,030,451            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 117,189,731     $ (13,317,641   $     $ 103,872,090     $ 13,317,641     $ (13,317,641   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The actual collateral received or pledged may be more than amount shown.

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles    The Fund may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable NAV and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating NAV. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which it invests. 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 Fund, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary advisory fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.35%.

The Advisor for the Fund has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the period from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023, the Advisor waived $39,289 of expenses to the Fund.

Out of the unitary advisory fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. The Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

 

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

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Fund.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Fund’s Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended May 31, 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  
   $ 740,400,606      $ 1,002,235,474  

For the year ended May 31, 2023, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
   $ 172,925,512      $ 148,666,382  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of May 31, 2023, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Payments by Affiliates

During the year ended May 31, 2023, the Advisor agreed to reimburse Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF $3,701 for a loss due to a FX trade executed incorrectly. The amount compensated was less than 0.01% of the Fund’s average net assets, thus having no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), (one of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust) at May 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of the internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodians, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

July 25, 2023

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

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 Fund’s current shareholder reports, including the Fund’s 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 Fund’s current shareholder reports.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management (Unaudited)

 

In accordance with Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), and the Board has designated DBX Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”) as Program administrator. The Program is designed to assess and manage your Fund’s liquidity risk (the risk that the Fund would be unable to meet requests to redeem shares of the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund). The Advisor has designated a committee (the “Committee”) composed of personnel from multiple departments within an affiliate of the Advisor that is responsible for the implementation and ongoing administration of the Program, which includes assessing the Fund’s liquidity risk under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. Under the Program, every investment held by a Fund is classified on a daily basis into one of four liquidity categories based on estimations of the investment’s ability to be sold during designated timeframes in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value.

In February 2023, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, the Advisor provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within three business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, the Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, your Fund did not approach the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, the Advisor stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. The Advisor also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 15-16, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, (the “Fund”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms, including statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding (a) fee and expense information for the Fund (including the fee and expense components and any amounts waived or reimbursed) as compared to a peer group of other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) selected pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary methodology (each, a “Peer Group”) and (b) the Fund’s tracking error as compared to its underlying index over the previous five years (or since inception, if shorter). The Independent Trustees met with representatives of the Advisor on February 13, 2023 to review financial reports and other information provided by the Advisor and inquire further with regard to the financial information provided, and asked questions of the Advisor during this meeting. The Independent Trustees also took into consideration the discussions they had with management before and during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 15 and February 16, 2023.

The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of the Fund’s investment performance, tracking error and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Fund.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund and its shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Fund’s shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Independent Trustee Counsel and 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 the Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.    The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided and the risks incurred by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

 

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The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Fund and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its DWS Group affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Fund’s operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Fund’s portfolios directly, the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund.

The Board considered the information regarding the Fund’s tracking error compared to its underlying index that had been provided by the Advisor and by Broadridge. The Board took note of the detailed information provided by the Advisor throughout the year with respect to the Fund’s tracking error and the sources thereof. The Trustees noted that tracking error for the Fund during the year was in an expected range.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Fund’s service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Fund. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Fund, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Fund’s compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.    In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.    The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee and total expenses to those of the other ETFs in its Peer Group. The Board noted that due to the special characteristics of certain Funds, there were limitations faced by Broadridge in providing comparable funds in the Peer Groups and the information in the Broadridge reports accordingly may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund. The Board noted that the Peer Groups for currency-hedged Funds included ETFs that were not currency hedged. The Board also noted that the advisory fees and total expenses (after waivers/reimbursements) for the Fund were below or equal to the average and/or median of the ETFs in the Fund’s Peer Group compiled by Broadridge.

The Board accordingly noted that the Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of applicable peer ETFs.

The Board considered that the fee for the Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Fund’s costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board considered that the Fund’s fee had been priced to scale when it was established. The Board also considered that the Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for the Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.    The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Fund and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Fund’s profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Fund, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although the Fund was profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to the Fund was not excessive. The Board considered

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Fund and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Fund.

Economies of Scale.    The Board considered that the Fund had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that the Fund was not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in the Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board 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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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Identification and Background

The Board has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Advisor and other service providers. Each Board Member serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Trust currently has three Board Members. The three Independent Board Members have no affiliation or business connection with the Advisor or any of its affiliated persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by the Advisor.

The Independent Board Members of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the fund complex (defined below) overseen by each Independent Board Member, and other directorships, if any, held by the Board Members are shown below. The fund complex includes all registered open- and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor and any registered funds that have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the Advisor. As of the date of this shareholder report, the fund complex consists of the funds in the Trust, as well as the registered funds advised by affiliates of the Advisor.

Shareholder Communications to the Board.    Shareholders may send communications to the Trust’s Board by addressing the communications directly to the Board (or individual Board Members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board Members). The shareholder may send the communication to either the Trust’s office or directly to such Board members c/o 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Other shareholder communications received by the Trust not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management. Such communications will be forwarded to the Board at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.

 

Independent Board Members

     
Name, Year of Birth, Position with
the Trust and Length of Time Served(1)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
  Other Directorships
Held by Board Member

Stephen R. Byers (1953)

Chairperson since 2016, and Board

Member since 2011 (formerly, Lead

Independent Board Member, 2015-2016)

  Independent Director (2011-present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, the Dreyfus Corporation (2002-2006).   42   The Arbitrage Funds, Sierra Income Corporation, Mutual Fund Directors Forum

George O. Elston (1964)

Board Member since 2011, Chairperson of the Audit Committee since 2015

  Chief Financial Officer, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2019-present); Chief Financial Officer, Enzyvant (2018-2019); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017-2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   42  

J. David Officer (1948)

Board Member since 2011, Chairperson of the Nominating Committee since 2015

  Independent Director (2010-present); Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   42   (Chairman of) Ilex Management Ltd; Old Westbury Funds

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Officers(2)

Name, Year of Birth, Position

with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)

 

Business Experience and

Directorships During the Past 5 Years

Freddi Klassen(4) (1975)

President and Chief Executive Officer, 2016-present

 

Chief Administrative Officer Investment Division Americas, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and Manager (since 2023) and Chief Operating Officer of the Advisor (2016-present). Formerly: Programmes (Head 2021-2023), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-2020); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).

Diane Kenneally(5) (1966)

Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, 2019-present

  Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present); formerly: Assistant Treasurer for the DWS funds (2007-2018).

Frank Gecsedi(4) (1967)

Chief Compliance Officer, 2010-present

  AFC Compliance US (Senior Team Lead), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Compliance Officer of DWS Distributors, Inc. (2019-2022); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).

Bryan Richards(4) (1978)

Vice President, 2016-present

  Portfolio Engineering, Systematic Investments Solutions (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at DWS (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).

John Millette(5) (1962)

Secretary, 2020-present

  Legal (Associate General Counsel), DWS US Retail Legal (2003-present), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (1999-present); Chief Legal Officer, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2015-present); Director and Vice President of DWS Trust Company (2016-present); Vice President, DBX Advisors LLC (2021-present); Secretary, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2011-present); formerly: Secretary of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2015-2017); and Assistant Secretary of DBX ETF Trust (2019-2020).

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth, Position

with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)

 

Business Experience and

Directorships During the Past 5 Years

Caroline Pearson(5) (1962)

Assistant Secretary, 2020-present

  Legal (Senior Team Lead), DWS US Retail Legal, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2010-present); Chief Legal Officer, DBX Advisors LLC (2020-present); Chief Legal Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2012-present); formerly: Secretary, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (2002-2017); Secretary, Deutsche AM Service Company (2010-2017); and Chief Legal Officer, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (2020-2021).

Paul Antosca(5) (1957)

Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present

  Fund Administration Tax (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2007-present).

Jeffrey Berry(5) (1959)

Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present

  Fund Administration (Senior Specialist), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.

Sheila Cadogan(5) (1966)

Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present

  Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2017-present); Director and Vice President, DWS Trust Company (2018-present); Assistant Treasurer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present).

Christina A. Morse(6) (1964)

Assistant Secretary, 2017-present

  Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Christian Rijs(4) (1980)

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since October 21, 2021

  Senior Team Lead Anti-Financial Crime and Compliance, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; AML Officer, DWS Trust Company (since November 2, 2021); AML Officer, DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (since November 12, 2021); formerly: DWS UK & Ireland Head of Anti-Financial Crime and MLRO.

 

(1)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the Board Member joined the Board.

(2)

As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor and its affiliates, these individuals are considered “interested persons” of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the Funds.

(3)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the officer was first elected to the Trust in such capacity.

(4)

Address: 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

(5)

Address: 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110.

(6)

Address: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Board Members. The SAI is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Fund’s policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Fund’s policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-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 the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2023.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
 
     44%  

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

The Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

     Gross Foreign
Income
     Foreign Taxes Paid  
     $143,032,795        $2,450,204  

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. The Fund’s use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Performance of the Fund may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in the Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

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.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc. which offers investment products or DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such Funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX Advisors LLC and any related funds.

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

875 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

 

Administrator, custodian, fund

accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 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-38753-9 (7/23) DBX005558 (7/24)