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Statement of Additional Information
October 1, 2024
DBX ETF TRUST
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: DBEM
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: DBEF
 
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: DBJP
 
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: DBEU
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: DBAW
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: HDEF
 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.: DBEZ
 
 
 
This combined Statement of Additional Information (“SAI) is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus for each fund dated October 1, 2024, as supplemented, a copy of which may be obtained without charge by calling 1-844-851-4255; by visiting Xtrackers.com (the Web site does not form a part of this SAI); or by writing to the Trust’s distributor, ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203. This SAI is incorporated by reference into the prospectus.
Portions of the Annual Financial Statements and Other Information Report of each fund are incorporated herein by reference, and are hereby deemed to be part of this SAI. Such reports may also be obtained without charge by calling the number provided in the preceding paragraph.
This SAI is divided into two PartsPart I and Part II. Part I contains information that is specific to each fund, while Part II contains information that generally applies to each of the funds in the Xtrackers funds.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)Part I
 
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Detailed Part II table of contents precedes page II-1
 

Part I
Definitions
1933 Act – the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
1934 Act – the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
1940 Act – the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
Administrator or Custodian or Transfer Agent or BNY – The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286
Advisor or DBX – DBX Advisors LLC, 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022
ALPS or Distributor – ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203
Board – Board of Trustees of the Trust
Board Members – Members of the Board of Trustees of the Trust
Business Day – any day on which the Exchange on which the fund is listed for trading is open for business
Cash Component – deposit of a specified cash payment
Creation Units – shares that have been aggregated into blocks
Code – the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
DTC – Depository Trust Company
DWS – refers to the asset management activities conducted by DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA or any of its subsidiaries, including the Advisor and other affiliated investment advisors
DWS Group – a separate, publicly-listed financial services firm that is an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG.
ETF – exchange-traded fund
Exchange – NYSE Arca, Inc.
Fitch – Fitch Ratings, an NRSRO
Fund Legal Counsel – Vedder Price P.C., 222 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601
fund or series – Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF as the context may require
Independent Board Members – Board Members who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the fund, the investment advisor or the distributor
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Ernst & Young LLP, One Manhattan West, New York, New York, 10001
Independent Trustee Legal Counsel – K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
IOPV – Indicative Optimized Portfolio Value
Moody’s – Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., an NRSRO
NRSRO – a nationally recognized statistical rating organization
SEC – the Securities and Exchange Commission
Shares – shares of beneficial interest registered under the 1933 Act
Trust – DBX ETF Trust
Underlying Index – a specified benchmark index
Unitary Advisory Fee – fee payable to the Advisor for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement with each fund and the Advisor’s commitment to pay substantially all expenses of each fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, compensation paid to the Independent Board Members, legal, audit and other services, except for the fee payments to the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses (if any), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses
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Xtrackers funds – the US registered investment companies advised by DBX
Fund Organization
DBX ETF Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 7, 2010 and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. Additional information about the Trust is set forth in Part II under Fund Organization.
Effective August 11, 2014, the Board of Trustees approved changes to the names of each fund currently comprising the Trust. db X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity Fund was renamed Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF; db X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity Fund was renamed Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF; db X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity Fund was renamed Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF; db X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity Fund was renamed Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF and db X-trackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity Fund was renamed Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF.
Effective October 2, 2017, the Board of Trustees approved changes to the names of each fund currently comprising the Trust. Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF; Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF; Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF; Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF; Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF; Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF.
Effective February 13, 2018, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF was renamed Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF.
Management of each Fund
Board Members and Officers’ Identification and Background
The identification and background of the Board Members and officers are set forth in Part IIAppendix II-A.
Board Committees and Compensation
Compensation paid to the Independent Board Members, for certain specified periods is set forth in Part I
Appendix I-C. Information regarding the committees of the Board is set forth in Part IAppendix I-B.
Board Member Share Ownership and Control Persons
Information concerning the ownership of fund shares by Board Members and officers, as a group, as well as the dollar range value of each Board Member’s share ownership in each fund and, on an aggregate basis, in all Xtrackers funds overseen by them, by investors who control the fund, if any, and by investors who own 5% or more of fund shares, if any, is set forth in Part I
Appendix I-A.
Portfolio Management
Information regarding each fund’s portfolio managers, including other accounts managed, compensation, ownership of fund shares and possible conflicts of interest, is set forth in Part IAppendix I-D and Part II – Appendix II-B.
Service Provider Compensation
Compensation paid by each fund for investment advisory services and other expenses through the Unitary Advisory Fee is set forth in Part IAppendix I-E. The service provider compensation is not applicable to new funds that have not completed a fiscal reporting period. Fee rates are included in Part II – Appendix II-C.
Portfolio Transactions, Brokerage Commissions and Securities Lending Activities
Portfolio Turnover
The portfolio turnover rates for the two most recent fiscal years are set forth in Part IAppendix I-F. This section does not apply to new funds that have not completed a fiscal reporting period.
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Brokerage Commissions
Total brokerage commissions paid by each fund for the three most recent fiscal years are set forth in Part I
Appendix I-F. This section does not apply to new funds that have not completed a fiscal reporting period.
Each fund's policy with respect to portfolio transactions and brokerage is set forth under Portfolio Transactions in Part II of this SAI.
Securities Lending Activities
Information regarding securities lending activities of each fund, if any, during its most recent fiscal year is set forth in Part IAppendix I-H.
Additional information regarding securities lending in general is set forth under Lending of Portfolio Securities in Part II of this SAI.
Investments
Investments, Practices and Techniques, and Risks
Part IAppendix I-G includes a list of the investments, practices and techniques, and risks which each fund may employ (or be subject to) in pursuing its investment objective. Part IIAppendix II-E includes a description of these investments, practices and techniques, and risks.
Investment Restrictions
It is possible that certain investment practices and/or techniques may not be permissible for a fund based on its investment restrictions, as described herein.
Diversification Status. Each fund is classified as a diversified fund.
Currently, under the 1940 Act, for a fund to be classified as a diversified investment company, at least 75% of the value of the fund’s total assets must be represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), government securities, securities of other investment companies, and securities of other issuers, which for the purposes of this calculation are limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount (valued at the time of investment) not greater in value than 5% of the fund’s total assets and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. In reliance on no-action
relief furnished by the SEC, each fund may be diversified or non-diversified at any given time, based on the composition of the index that the fund seeks to track.
Fundamental Policies
The following fundamental policies may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a fund which, under the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder and as used in this SAI, means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the voting securities present at such meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a fund are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a fund.
As a matter of fundamental policy, a fund may not do any of the following:
(1)
concentrate its investments (i.e., invest 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries), except that a fund will concentrate to the extent that its underlying index concentrates in the securities of such particular industry or group of industries. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political sub-divisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry;
(2)
borrow money, except that (i) each fund may borrow from banks for temporary or emergency (not leveraging) purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests which might otherwise require the untimely disposition of securities; and (ii) each fund may, to the extent consistent with its investment policies, enter into repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, forward roll transactions and similar investment strategies and techniques; to the extent that it engages in transactions described in (i) and (ii), each fund will be limited so that no more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) is derived from such transactions. Any borrowings which come to exceed this amount will be reduced in accordance with applicable law;
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(3)
issue any senior security, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time;
(4)
make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time;
(5)
purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments (but this restriction shall not prevent each fund from investing in securities of companies engaged in the real estate business or securities or other instruments backed by real estate or mortgages), or commodities or commodity contracts (but this restriction shall not prevent each fund from trading in futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including options on currencies to the extent consistent with each fund’s investment objectives and policies); or
(6)
engage in the business of underwriting securities issued by other persons except, to the extent that each fund may technically be deemed to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act, the disposing of portfolio securities.
For purposes of the concentration policy in investment restriction (1), municipal securities with payments of principal or interest backed by the revenue of a specific project are considered to be issued by a member of the industry which includes such specific project.
Under the 1940 Act, a senior security does not include any promissory note or evidence of indebtedness where such loan is for temporary purposes only and in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the total assets of a fund at the time the loan is made (a loan is presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed).
Under the 1940 Act, an investment company may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies.
Non-Fundamental Policies
The Board has adopted certain additional non-fundamental policies and restrictions which are observed in the conduct of a fund’s affairs. They differ from fundamental investment
policies in that they may be changed or amended by action of the Board without requiring prior notice to, or approval of, the shareholders.
As a matter of non-fundamental policy, a fund may not do any of the following:
(1)
sell securities short, unless the fund owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in-kind and amount to the securities sold short at no added cost, and provided that transactions in options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts or other derivative instruments are not deemed to constitute selling securities short;
(2)
purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions; and provided that margin deposits in connection with futures contracts, options on futures contracts or other derivative instruments shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin;
(3)
purchase securities of open-end or closed-end investment companies except in compliance with the 1940 Act;
(4)
invest in direct interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration programs or leases; however, the fund may invest in the securities of issuers that engage in these activities; and
(5)
invest in illiquid securities if, as a result of such investment, more than 15% of the fund’s net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.
If any percentage restriction described above is complied with at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or total or net assets will not constitute a violation of such restriction, except that fundamental limitation (2) will be observed continuously in accordance with applicable law.
For purposes of non-fundamental policy (5), an illiquid security is any investment that the fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment.
Each fund has adopted a non-fundamental investment policy such that each fund may invest in shares of other open-end management investment companies or unit
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investment trusts subject to the limitations of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations and exemptive orders obtained thereunder; provided, however, that if a fund has knowledge that its Shares are purchased by another investment company investor in reliance on the provisions of subparagraphs (F) or (G) of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, each fund will not acquire any securities of other open-end management investment companies or unit investment trusts in reliance on the provisions of subparagraphs (F) or (G) of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act.
Taxes
Important information concerning the tax consequences of an investment in each fund is contained in Part II
Appendix II-F.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Reports to Shareholders and Financial Statements
The financial highlights of each fund included in its prospectus and financial statements incorporated by reference into this SAI have been so included or incorporated by reference in reliance on the report of Ernst & Young LLP, One Manhattan West, New York, New York, 10001. Ernst & Young LLP is an independent registered public accounting firm. The report is given on the authority of the auditors of said firm. The independent registered public accounting firm audits the financial statements of each fund and provides other audit, tax and related services.
The financial statements, together with the report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, financial
highlights and notes to financial statements in the Annual Financial Statements and Other Information Report of each fund, dated May 31, 2024, are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby deemed to be a part of this SAI.
Additional Information
For information on exchange, CUSIP number and fund fiscal year end information, see Part IAppendix I-I.
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Part I: Appendix I-ABoard Member Share Ownership and Control Persons
Board Member Share Ownership in each fund
The following tables show the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each current Board Member in each fund and in Xtrackers funds as of December 31, 2023.
Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership(1)
Board Member
Xtrackers
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Hedged Equity
ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
EAFE Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Japan Hedged
Equity
ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Europe
Hedged Equity
ETF
Independent Board
Member:
Stephen R. Byers
None
None
None
None
George O. Elston
None
None
None
None
J. David Officer
None
None
None
$50,001 - $100,000
Board Member
Xtrackers
MSCI
All World
ex US
Hedged Equity
ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI EAFE
High Dividend
Yield Equity
ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Eurozone
Hedged Equity
ETF
Independent Board
Member:
Stephen R. Byers
None
None
None
George O. Elston
None
None
None
J. David Officer
None
None
None
Aggregate Dollar Range of Beneficial Ownership(1)
 
Funds Overseen by
Board Member in the
Xtrackers Funds
Independent Board Member:
Stephen R. Byers
None
George O. Elston
None
J. David Officer
$50,001 - $100,000
(1)
The dollar ranges are: None, $1 – $10,000, $10,001 – $50,000, $50,001 – $100,000, or over $100,000.
Ownership in Securities of the Advisor and Related Companies
As reported to each fund, the information in the table below reflects ownership by the current Independent Board Members and their immediate family members of certain securities as of December 31, 2023. An immediate family member can be a spouse, children residing in the same household, including step and adoptive children, and any
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dependents. The securities represent ownership in the Advisor or Distributor and any persons (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor or Distributor (including Deutsche Bank AG and DWS Group).
Independent
Board Member
Owner and
Relationship to
Board Member
Company
Title of
Class
Value of
Securities on an
Aggregate Basis
Percent of
Class on an
Aggregate Basis
Stephen R. Byers
None
George O. Elston
None
J. David Officer
None
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities
As of August 31, 2024, all Board Members and officers owned, as a group, less than 1% of the outstanding shares of a fund.
Although the fund does not have information concerning the beneficial ownership of shares held in the names of DTC participants, the following table identifies those DTC participants who owned of record 5% or more of a fund’s shares as of August 31, 2024:
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2423 E. Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016-1215
30.02%
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
18.30%
American Enterprise Investment Services
901 3rd Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55474
12.81%
UBS Financial Services Inc.
1000 Harbour Blvd.
Weehawken, NJ 07086
9.07%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC
2801 Market Street
H0006-09B
St. Louis, MO 63102
6.28%
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2423 E. Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016-1215
24.90%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
30 Hudson Street
Proxy Department
Jersey City, NJ 07302
15.12%
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Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
American Enterprise Investment Services
901 3rd Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55474
12.46%
Pershing LLC
One Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399
9.27%
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
8.67%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1300 Thames St., 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
6.01%
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2423 E. Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016-1215
20.29%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1300 Thames St., 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
18.52%
FID SSB
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake, TX 76262
9.31%
The Bank of New York Mellon
525 William Penn Place
Suite 153-0400
Pittsburgh, PA 15259
6.15%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
500 Stanton Christiana Road, 2nd Fl.
Newark, DE 19713-2107
5.92%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1300 Thames St., 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
24.95%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1300 Thames St., 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
18.93%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
500 Stanton Christiana Road, 2nd Fl.
Newark, DE 19713-2107
14.70%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, Nat’l Association
14201 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75254
6.34%
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Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2423 E. Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016-1215
24.79%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
60 S. 6th St – P09
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4400
17.86%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
101 Hudson St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3997
15.35%
American Enterprise Investment Services
901 3rd Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55474
11.30%
LPL Financial Corporation
9785 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1968
8.31%
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
6.91%
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2423 E. Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016-1215
83.07%
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Name and Address
Percentage Ownership
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2423 E. Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016-1215
66.65%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1300 Thames St., 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231
11.63%
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Part I: Appendix I-BBoard Committees and Meetings
Board Leadership, Structure and Oversight Responsibilities
Board Structure. The Board of the Xtrackers funds is responsible for oversight of the funds, including oversight of the duties performed by the Advisor for the funds under the investment advisory agreement (the Investment Advisory Agreement). The Board generally meets in regularly-scheduled meetings four times a year and may meet more often as required.
Mr. Byers serves as Chairperson of the Board. The Board is comprised of Independent Board Members. The Independent Board Members are advised by Independent Trustee Legal Counsel and are represented by such Independent Trustee Legal Counsel at Board and committee meetings. The chairpersons of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee (each of which consists solely of Independent Board Members) serve as liaisons between the Advisor and other service providers and the other Independent Board Members. Each such chairperson is an Independent Board Member.
The Board regularly reviews its committee structure and membership and believes that its current structure is appropriate based on the fact that the Independent Board Members constitute the Board, the role of the committee chairpersons (who are Independent Board Members), the assets and number of funds overseen by the Board Members, as well as the nature of each fund’s business as an ETF.
Risk Oversight. The Xtrackers funds are subject to a number of risks, including operational, investment and compliance risks. The Board, directly and through its committees, as part of its oversight responsibilities, oversees the services provided by the Advisor and the Trust’s other service providers in connection with the management and operations of the funds, as well as their associated risks. Under the oversight of the Board, the Trust, the Advisor and other service providers have adopted policies, procedures and controls to address these risks.
The Board, directly and through its committees, receives and reviews information from the Advisor, other service providers, the Trust’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Independent Trustee Legal Counsel to assist it in its oversight responsibilities. This information includes, but is not limited to, reports regarding the funds’ investments, including fund performance and investment practices, valuation of fund portfolio securities, and compliance. The Board also reviews, and must approve any proposed changes to, the funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions, and reviews any areas of non-compliance with the funds’ investment policies and restrictions. The Audit Committee monitors the Trust’s accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control system and reviews any internal audit reports impacting the Trust. As part of its compliance oversight, the Board reviews the annual compliance report issued by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer on the policies and procedures of the Trust and its service providers, proposed changes to the policies and procedures and quarterly reports on any material compliance issues that arose during the period.
Board Committees. The Board has two standing committees, the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee, and has delegated certain responsibilities to those committees.
Name of Committee
Number of
Meetings in Last
Fiscal Year
Functions
Current Board Members
AUDIT COMMITTEE
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The Audit Committee has the responsibility,
among other things, to: (i) approve the
selection, retention, termination and
compensation of the Trust’s Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm; (ii) review
the scope of the Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm’s audit activity; (iii)
review the audited financial statements; and
(iv) review with such Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm the adequacy and the
effectiveness of the Trust’s internal controls.
George O. Elston
(Chairperson), Stephen R.
Byers and J. David Officer
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Name of Committee
Number of
Meetings in Last
Fiscal Year
Functions
Current Board Members
NOMINATING
COMMITTEE
0
The Nominating Committee has the
responsibility, among other things, to identify
and recommend individuals for Board
membership, and evaluate candidates for
Board membership. The Board will consider
recommendations for Board Members from
shareholders. Nominations from shareholders
should be in writing and sent to the Board, to
the attention of the Chairperson of the
Nominating Committee, as described in Part II
SAI Appendix II-A under the caption
Shareholder Communications to the Board.
J. David Officer
(Chairperson), Stephen R.
Byers and George O. Elston
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Part I: Appendix I-CBoard Member Compensation
Each Independent Board Member receives compensation for his or her services, which includes retainer fees and specified amounts for various committee services and for the Board Chairperson. No additional compensation is paid to any Independent Board Member for travel time to meetings, attendance at directors’ educational seminars or conferences, service on industry or association committees, participation as speakers at directors’ conferences or service on special fund industry director task forces or subcommittees. Independent Board Members do not receive any employee benefits such as pension or retirement benefits or health insurance from a fund or any fund in the Xtrackers fund complex.
Board Members who are officers, directors, employees or stockholders of DBX or its affiliates receive no direct compensation from the fund, although they are compensated as employees of DBX, or its affiliates, and as a result may be deemed to participate in fees paid by a fund. The following table shows, for each current Independent Board Member, the aggregate compensation from all of the funds in the Xtrackers fund complex during calendar year 2023.
Total Compensation from Xtrackers Fund Complex
Board Member
Total Compensation from the
Xtrackers Fund Complex(1)
Independent Board Member:
Stephen R. Byers(2)
$200,000
George O. Elston(3)
$190,000
J. David Officer(4)
$175,000
(1)
For each Independent Board Member, total compensation from the Xtrackers fund complex represents compensation from 45 funds as of December 31, 2023. Each Independent Board Member receives an annual retainer fee of $165,000. There are no additional fees for attendance at meetings of the Board or committees, or for unscheduled telephonic meetings or calls.
(2)
Includes $35,000 in annual retainer fees received by Mr. Byers as Chairperson of the Xtrackers funds.
(3)
Includes $25,000 in annual retainer fees received by Mr. Elston as Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Xtrackers funds.
(4)
Includes $10,000 in annual retainer fees received by Mr. Officer as Chairperson of the Nominating Committee of the Xtrackers funds.
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Part I: Appendix I-DPortfolio Management
Fund Ownership of Portfolio Managers
The following table shows the dollar range of fund shares owned beneficially and of record by the portfolio management team, including investments by their immediate family members sharing the same household and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans. This information is provided as of each fund's most recent fiscal year end.
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
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Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Fund Shares Owned
Patrick Dwyer
$0
Shlomo Bassous
$0
Ashif Shaikh
$0
Conflicts of Interest
In addition to managing the assets of each fund, a portfolio manager may have responsibility for managing other client accounts of the Advisor or its affiliates. The tables below show, per portfolio manager, the number and asset size of: (1) SEC registered investment companies (or series thereof) other than each fund, (2) pooled investment vehicles that are not registered investment companies and (3) other accounts (e.g., accounts managed for individuals or organizations) managed by a portfolio manager. Total assets attributed to a portfolio manager in the tables below include total assets of each account managed, although a portfolio manager may only manage a portion of such account’s assets. For a fund subadvised by subadvisors unaffiliated with the Advisor, total assets of funds managed may only include assets allocated to the portfolio manager and not the total assets of a fund managed. The tables also show the number of performance-based fee accounts, as well as the total assets of the accounts for which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account. This information is provided as of each fund's most recent fiscal year end.
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$14,979,432,209
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$14,979,432,209
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$14,979,432,209
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$9,067,714,766
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$9,067,714,766
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$9,067,714,766
0
$0
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Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$14,620,736,669
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$14,620,736,669
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$14,620,736,669
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$14,494,814,048
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$14,494,814,048
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$14,494,814,048
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$14,898,153,403
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$14,898,153,403
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$14,898,153,403
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$13,486,270,226
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$13,486,270,226
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$13,486,270,226
0
$0
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Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Other SEC Registered Investment Companies Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Total Assets of
Registered
Investment
Companies
Number of Investment
Company Accounts
with Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-Based
Fee Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
29
$15,012,380,996
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
29
$15,012,380,996
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
29
$15,012,380,996
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
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Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Total Assets of
Pooled Investment
Vehicles
Number of Pooled
Investment Vehicle
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
0
$0
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
0
$0
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
0
$0
0
$0
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Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
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Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Other Accounts Managed:
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Number of
Other Accounts
Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Number of Other
Accounts with
Performance-
Based Fee
Total Assets of
Performance-
Based Fee
Accounts
Patrick Dwyer
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Shlomo Bassous
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
Ashif Shaikh
24
$2,214,210,084
0
$0
In addition to the accounts above, an investment professional may manage accounts in a personal capacity that may include holdings that are similar to, or the same as, those of each fund. The Advisor or Subadvisor, as applicable, has in place a Code of Ethics that is designed to address conflicts of interest and that, among other things, imposes restrictions on the ability of portfolio managers and other access persons to invest in securities that may be recommended or traded in each fund and other client accounts.
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Part I: Appendix I-EService Provider Compensation
Under each fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is responsible for substantially all expenses of the fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, compensation paid to the Independent Board Members, legal, audit and other services, except for the fee payments to the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses (if any), litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$618,457
$1,497
2023
$588,824
$597
2022
$716,474
$526
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$16,456,931
$68,772
2023
$13,981,604
$39,289
2022
$14,601,480
$41,152
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$1,462,419
$3,930
2023
$1,017,205
$2,792
2022
$872,880
$2,384
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$2,350,132
$6,861
2023
$2,237,736
$4,951
2022
$2,622,041
$5,348
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Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$556,497
$3,191
2023
$538,523
$1,633
2022
$563,611
$1,444
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services(1)
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$2,776,379
$1,047,626
2023
$2,149,850
$1,039
2022
$1,697,492
$412
(1)Effective August 13, 2024, the fund pays the Advisor a unitary advisory fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.09% of the fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to August 13, 2024, the fund paid the Advisor a unitary advisory fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.20% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Fiscal Year Ended
Gross Amount
Paid to DBX
for Advisory
Services
Amount Waived
by DBX for
Advisory
Services
2024
$170,827
$74
2023
$70,718
$27
2022
$66,856
$1
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Part I: Appendix I-FPortfolio Transactions and Brokerage Commissions
Variations to a fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be due to, among other things, a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in the Advisor's investment outlook. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity and/or portfolio turnover.
Portfolio Turnover Rates
Fund
2024
2023
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
17%
16%
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
11%
19%
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
15%
18%
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
12%
13%
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
9%
14%
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
26%
29%
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
14%
14%
Brokerage Commissions
 
Fiscal
Year
Brokerage Commissions
Paid by Fund
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity
ETF
2024
$14,720
 
2023
$10,196
 
2022
$12,693
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
2024
$107,493
 
2023(1)
$181,019
 
2022
$82,275
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
2024
$14,262
 
2023(2)
$10,279
 
2022
$5,666
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
2024
$11,509
 
2023
$11,396
 
2022
$12,602
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
2024
$3,966
 
2023
$8,702
 
2022
$8,275
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
2024(3)
$51,613
 
2023
$19,387
 
2022
$20,034
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
2024
$925
 
2023
$346
 
2022
$376
(1) Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF experienced increased aggregate brokerage commissions in 2023 due to increased trading activity and notional value.
(2)Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF experienced increased aggregate brokerage commissions in 2023 due to increased notional value of trades.
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(3)Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF experienced increased aggregate brokerage commissions in 2024 due to increased notional value of trades.
Brokerage Commissions Paid to Affiliated Brokers
No trades were effected for the accounts with broker dealers that are affiliated with the Advisor or Subadvisor, if applicable, as of the end of its most recent fiscal year.
Listed below are the regular brokers or dealers (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of each fund whose securities each fund held as of the end of its most recent fiscal year and the dollar value of such securities.
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
The fund did not hold any securities of its regular brokers or dealers.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Regular Broker or Dealer or Parent
(Issuer)
Securities of Regular Broker Dealers
UBS Securities LLC
$35,656,592
Barclays Capital, Inc.
$14,708,371
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Regular Broker or Dealer or Parent
(Issuer)
Securities of Regular Broker Dealers
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.
$5,483,450
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Regular Broker or Dealer or Parent
(Issuer)
Securities of Regular Broker Dealers
UBS Securities LLC
$5,094,796
Barclays Capital, Inc.
$2,084,522
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Name of Regular Broker or Dealer or Parent
(Issuer)
Securities of Regular Broker Dealers
Barclays Capital, Inc.
$604,625
UBS Securities LLC
$250,076
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
The fund did not hold any securities of its regular brokers or dealers.
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
The fund did not hold any securities of its regular brokers or dealers.
Transactions for Research Services
No transactions or related commissions were allocated to broker-dealer firms for research services.
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Part I: Appendix I-GInvestments, Practices and Techniques, and Risks
Below is a list of headings related to investments, practices and techniques, and risks which are further described in Appendix II-E.
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Borrowing
Chinese Securities
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Russian Securities
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
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Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Borrowing
Chinese Securities
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Russian Securities
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
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Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Commodity Pool Operator Exclusion
Derivatives
Equity Securities
Foreign Securities
Illiquid Securities
Inflation
Investment Companies and Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
Lending of Portfolio Securities
Repurchase Agreements
Restricted Securities/Rule 144A Securities
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments
US Government Securities
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Part I: Appendix I-HSecurities Lending Activities
During the most recent fiscal year, BNY served as the securities lending agent for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023 and Fidelity Agency Lending (FAL), a business unit within National Financial Services LLC, served as the funds' securities lending agent from August 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. During the most recent fiscal year, BNY served as the securities lending agent for Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF from June 1, 2023 through September 26, 2023 and Deutsche Bank AG (DB) served as the funds' securities lending agent from September 27, 2023 through May 31, 2024. The information presented below is for the fiscal year ended 2024.
As a securities lending agent, each of BNY, FAL and DB is responsible, as the case may be, for the implementation and administration of each fund’s securities lending program. Pursuant to its respective Securities Lending Agency Agreement (Securities Lending Agreement) with each fund, each of BNY, FAL, and DB, as a general matter, performs various services, including the following:
determine whether a loan shall be made and negotiate and establish the terms and conditions of the loan with the approved institutional borrowers
ensure that all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to loaned securities are credited to a fund’s relevant account
receive required cash collateral from borrowers and arrange for the investment of cash collateral as instructed by a fund
mark-to-market the market value of loaned securities relative to the market value of the collateral each business day and obtain additional collateral, as needed, in order to maintain the value of the collateral relative to the market value of the loaned securities at the levels required by the Securities Lending Agreement
at the termination of a loan, arrange for return of the loaned securities to the fund and the return of the collateral to the borrower
The dollar amounts of income and fees and compensation paid to all applicable service providers related to each fund that participated in securities lending activities during the most recent fiscal year were as follows:
Securities Lending Activities – Income and Fees for Fiscal Year 2024
 
Xtrackers
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
EAFE
Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Japan
Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Europe
Hedged
Equity ETF
Gross income from securities lending activities (including
income from cash collateral reinvestment)
$7,445
$2,907,685
$236,341
$149,889
Fees and/or compensation for securities lending activities and related services
Fees paid to securities lending agent from a revenue split1
$267
$55,754
$2,492
$6,637
Fees paid for any cash collateral management service
(including fees deducted from a pooled cash collateral
reinvestment vehicle) that are not included in the revenue
split
$1,494
$95,894
$11,314
$7,160
Administrative fees not included in revenue split
$0
$0
$0
$0
Indemnification fees not included in revenue split
$0
$0
$0
$0
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Xtrackers
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
EAFE
Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Japan
Hedged
Equity ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI
Europe
Hedged
Equity ETF
Rebate (paid to borrower)
$3,127
$2,230,992
$197,417
$70,978
Other fees not included in revenue split
$0
$0
$0
$0
Aggregate fees/compensation for securities lending
activities and related services
$4,888
$2,382,640
$211,223
$84,775
Net income from securities lending activities
$2,557
$525,045
$25,118
$65,114
1 Revenue split represents the share of revenue generated by the securities lending program and paid to BNY, FAL and DB.
Securities Lending Activities – Income and Fees for Fiscal Year 2024
 
Xtrackers
MSCI All
World ex US
Hedged
Equity
ETF
Xtrackers
MSCI EAFE
High Dividend
Yield
Equity
ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone
Hedged Equity ETF
Gross income from securities lending activities
(including income from cash collateral reinvestment)
$13,728
$1,711,722
$7,636
Fees and/or compensation for securities lending activities and related services
Fees paid to securities lending agent from a revenue
split1
$535
$28,167
$302
Fees paid for any cash collateral management service
(including fees deducted from a pooled cash collateral
reinvestment vehicle) that are not included in the
revenue split
$5,762
$56,678
$534
Administrative fees not included in revenue split
$0
$0
$0
Indemnification fees not included in revenue split
$0
$0
$0
Rebate (paid to borrower)
$3,801
$1,334,257
$3,380
Other fees not included in revenue split
$0
$0
$0
Aggregate fees/compensation for securities lending
activities and related services
$10,098
$1,419,102
$4,216
Net income from securities lending activities
$3,630
$292,620
$3,420
1 Revenue split represents the share of revenue generated by the securities lending program and paid to BNY, FAL and DB.
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Part I: Appendix I-IAdditional Information
Fund and its Fiscal Year End
Exchange
CUSIP Number
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity
ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051101
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051200
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051507
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051853
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051820
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051713
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
NYSE Arca, Inc.
233051697
Fiscal Year End: 5/31
 
 
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Statement of Additional Information (SAI)Part II
 
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Part II
Part II of this SAI includes policies, investment techniques and information that apply to the Xtrackers funds. Unless otherwise noted, the use of the term fund applies to each of the Xtrackers funds of the Trust.
The use of the term Underlying Index applies only in the context of index-based ETFs. As of the date of this SAI, all series of the Trust are index-based ETFs except Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF. The use of the term portfolio applies to the Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF, which is an actively-managed ETF, as described in its prospectus.
Management of the Funds
Investment Advisor. DBX Advisors LLC, located at 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, serves as investment advisor to each fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Advisor. The Advisor is a Delaware limited liability company and was registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, in August 2010. DBX Advisors LLC was formed in June 2010 and is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (DWS Group).
DBX Advisors LLC and its advisory affiliates (DWS Service Providers) have sought and obtained a permanent order from the Securities and Exchange Commission providing exemptive relief under Section 9 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on which the DWS Service Providers rely in connection with the continued provision of investment advisory services to the funds and other registered investment companies.
Terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor, subject to the supervision of the Board and in conformity with the stated investment policies of each fund, manages and administers the Trust and manages the duties of the investment and reinvestment of each fund’s assets.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is responsible for substantially all expenses of the funds (including the payments to a Subadvisor, if any, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, compensation paid to the Independent Board Members in respect of the Independent Board Members’ service to the fund, legal, audit and other services) except for the fee payments under the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest
expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, future distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.
The Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to each fund continues in effect for two years from its effective date, and thereafter is subject to annual approval by (i) the Board or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the applicable fund, provided that in either event such continuance also is approved by a majority of the Board who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the applicable fund, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
The Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to each fund is terminable without penalty, on 60 days’ notice, by the Board or by a vote of the holders of a majority of the applicable fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act). The Investment Advisory Agreement is also terminable upon 60 days’ notice by the Advisor and will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
The annual Unitary Advisory Fee rate for each fund is set forth in Part II – Appendix II-C.
Subadvisor (applicable only to those funds that have a Subadvisory arrangement as described in Part I). Each Subadvisor serves as Subadvisor to a fund pursuant to the terms of an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between it and DBX (Subadvisory Agreement).
Harvest Global Investments Limited (HGI), located at Level 32, Lee Garden One, 33 Hysan Ave, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, serves as the investment Subadvisor to all the assets of two funds. HGI is an investment advisor registered with the SEC. In addition, HGI is an affiliate of DWS Group.
RREEF America L.L.C. (RREEF), 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as Subadvisor to all of the assets of one fund. RREEF is an investment advisor registered with the SEC. RREEF is an affiliate of DBX and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group. RREEF has provided real estate investment management services to institutional investors since 1975 and has been an investment advisor of real estate securities since 1993.
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Terms of the Subadvisory Agreement with HGI. Pursuant to the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement, the Subadvisor makes the investment decisions, buys and sells securities, and conducts the research that leads to these purchase and sale decisions for a fund. The Subadvisor is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions and for negotiating brokerage commissions and dealer charges on behalf of a fund. Under the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement, the Subadvisor manages the investment and reinvestment of a fund's assets and provides such investment advice, research and assistance as DBX may, from time to time, reasonably request.
The Subadvisory Agreement provides that the Subadvisor will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by a fund in connection with matters to which the Subadvisory Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from (a) the Subadvisor causing a fund to be in violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation or any investment policy or restriction set forth in a fund's prospectus or as may be provided in writing by the Board or DBX, or (b) willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Subadvisor in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by the Subadvisor of its obligations and duties under the Subadvisory Agreement.
The Subadvisory Agreement continues from year to year only as long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by a majority of the Board Members who are not parties to such agreement or interested persons of any such party, and (b) by the shareholders or the Board of the Registrant. The Subadvisory Agreement may be terminated at any time upon 60 days’ written notice by DBX or by the Board of the Registrant or by majority vote of the outstanding shares of a fund, and will terminate automatically upon assignment or upon termination of a fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement.
Under the Subadvisory Agreement between DBX and the Subadvisor, DBX, not a fund, pays the Subadvisor a Subadvisory fee based on the percentage of the assets overseen by the Subadvisor or based on a percentage of the fee received by DBX from a fund. The Subadvisor fee is paid directly by DBX at specific rates negotiated between DBX and the Subadvisor. No fund is responsible for paying the Subadvisor.
Terms of the Subadvisory Agreement with RREEF. Pursuant to the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement, the Subadvisor provides DBX with a target allocation which represents the Subadvisor's recommendations as to the purchase, retention and disposition of the securities for
the fund. The Subadvisor also provides such investment advice, research and assistance as DBX may, from time to time, reasonably request.
The Subadvisory Agreement provides that the Subadvisor will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the fund in connection with matters to which the Subadvisory Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from (a) the subadvisor causing the fund to be in violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation or any investment policy or restriction set forth in the fund's prospectus or as may be provided in writing by the Board or DBX, or (b) willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Subadvisor in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by the Subadvisor of its obligations and duties under the Subadvisory Agreement.
Following its initial term, the Subadvisory Agreement continues from year to year only as long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by a majority of the Board Members who are not parties to such agreement or interested persons of any such party, and (b) by the shareholders or the Board of the Registrant. The Subadvisory Agreement may be terminated at any time upon 60 days’ written notice by DBX or by the Board of the Registrant or by majority vote of the outstanding shares of the fund, and will terminate automatically upon assignment or upon termination of the fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement.
Under the Subadvisory Agreement between DBX and a Subadvisor, DBX, not the fund, pays the Subadvisor a subadvisory fee based on the percentage of the assets overseen by the Subadvisor or based on a percentage of the fee received by DBX from the fund. The Subadvisor fee is paid directly by DBX at specific rates negotiated between DBX and the Subadvisor. No fund is responsible for paying the Subadvisor.
Codes of Ethics. Each fund, the Advisor, the Distributor, and, if applicable, each fund’s subadvisor(s) have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. Board Members, officers of the Trust and employees of the Advisor and the Distributor are permitted to make personal securities transactions, including transactions in securities that may be purchased or held by a fund, subject to requirements and restrictions set forth in the applicable Code of Ethics. The Advisor’s Code of Ethics contains provisions and requirements designed to identify and address certain conflicts of interest between personal investment activities and the interests of a fund. Among other things, the Advisor’s Code of Ethics prohibits certain
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types of transactions absent prior approval, imposes time periods during which personal transactions may not be made in certain securities, and requires the submission of duplicate broker confirmations and quarterly reporting of securities transactions. Additional restrictions apply to portfolio managers, traders, research analysts and others involved in the investment advisory process. Exceptions to these and other provisions of the Advisor’s or Subadvisor’s Codes of Ethics may be granted in particular circumstances after review by appropriate personnel.
Board Members
Board Members and Officers’ Identification and Background. The identification and background of the Board Members and Officers of the Registrant are set forth in Part IIAppendix II-A.
Board Committees and Compensation. Information regarding the Committees of the Board, as well as compensation paid to the Independent Board Members and to Board Members who are not officers of the Registrant, for certain specified periods, is set forth in Part IAppendix I-B and Part IAppendix I-C, respectively.
Other Service Providers
Administrator. BNY serves as administrator for each fund. Pursuant to a Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement and a Corporate Services Agreement with the Trust, BNY provides necessary administrative, tax and accounting and financial reporting services for the maintenance and operations of the Trust and each fund. In addition, BNY makes available the office space, equipment, personnel and facilities required to provide such services. As compensation for these services, BNY receives certain out-of-pocket costs, transaction fees and asset-based fees which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Advisor from its management fee.
Custodian. BNY serves as custodian for each fund. Pursuant to a Custody Agreement with the Trust, BNY maintains in separate accounts cash, securities and other assets of the Trust and each fund, keeps all necessary accounts and records and provides other services. BNY is required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by BNY and to make payments for securities purchased by the Trust for each fund. Also, pursuant to the Custody Agreement, BNY is authorized to appoint certain foreign custodians or foreign custody managers for fund investments outside the US. As compensation for these services, BNY receives certain out-of-pocket
costs, transaction fees and asset-based fees which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Advisor from its management fee.
Transfer Agent. BNY serves as transfer agent for each fund. Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with the Trust, BNY acts as a transfer agent for each fund’s authorized and issued Shares and as the dividend disbursing agent of the Trust. As compensation for these services, BNY receives certain out-of-pocket costs, transaction fees and asset-based fees which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Advisor from its management fee.
Fund Legal Counsel. Provides legal services to the funds.
Independent Trustee Legal Counsel. Serves as legal counsel to the Independent Board Members.
Distributor. ALPS serves as the Distributor for each fund. The Distributor has entered into a Distribution Agreement with the Trust pursuant to which it distributes Shares of each fund. The Distribution Agreement continues for two years from its effective date and is renewable annually. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the fund through the Distributor only in Creation Units, as described in the applicable Prospectus and below in the Creation and Redemption of Creation Units section of this SAI. Shares in less than Creation Units are not distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor will deliver the applicable Prospectus and, upon request, the SAI to Authorized Participants purchasing Creation Units and will maintain records of both orders placed with it and confirmations of acceptance furnished by it. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act, and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Distribution Agreement for each fund provides that it may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the other party following (i) the vote of a majority of the Independent Board Members, or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the relevant fund. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
Fund Organization
Shares. The Trust currently is comprised of separate investment series or portfolios called funds. The Trust issues Shares of beneficial interest in each fund with no par value. The Board may designate additional funds.
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Each Share issued by a fund has a pro rata interest in the assets of that fund. Shares have no preemptive, exchange, subscription or conversion rights and are freely transferable. Each Share is entitled to participate equally in dividends and distributions declared by the Board with respect to the relevant fund, and in the net distributable assets of such fund on liquidation. Each Share has one vote with respect to matters upon which the shareholder is entitled to vote. In any matter submitted to shareholders for a vote, each fund shall hold a separate vote, provided that shareholders of all affected funds will vote together when: (1) required by the 1940 Act or (2) the Trustees determine that the matter affects the interests of more than one fund. Under Delaware law, the Trust is not required to hold an annual meeting of shareholders unless required to do so under the 1940 Act. The policy of the Trust is not to hold an annual meeting of shareholders unless required to do so under the 1940 Act. All Shares (regardless of the fund) have noncumulative voting rights in the election of Board Members. Under Delaware law, Trustees of the Trust may be removed by vote of the shareholders.
Following the creation of the initial Creation Unit(s) of Shares of a fund and immediately prior to the commencement of trading in the fund’s Shares, a holder of Shares may be a control person of the fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. The fund cannot predict the length of time for which one or more shareholders may remain a control person of the fund.
Shareholders may make inquiries by writing to DBX ETF Trust, c/o the Distributor, ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203, by email by writing to [email protected] or by telephone by calling 1-844-851-4255 (toll free).
Termination of the Trust or a Fund. The Trust or a fund may be terminated by a majority vote of the Board or the affirmative vote of a supermajority of the holders of the Trust or such fund entitled to vote on termination. Although the Shares are not automatically redeemable upon the occurrence of any specific event, the Trust’s organizational documents provide that the Board will have the unrestricted power to alter the number of Shares in a Creation Unit. In the event of a termination of the Trust or a fund, the Board, in its sole discretion, could determine to permit the Shares to be redeemable in aggregations smaller than Creation Units or to be individually redeemable. In such circumstance, the Trust may make redemptions in kind, for cash or for a combination of cash or securities.
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
Exchange Listing and Trading
A discussion of exchange listing and trading matters associated with an investment in each fund is contained in the Investing in the Funds section of the fund’s Prospectus. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, that section of the Prospectus.
Shares of each fund are listed for trading and will trade throughout the day on the Exchange. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Shares of any fund will continue to be met. The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the Shares of a fund from listing if (i) following the initial 12-month period beginning upon the commencement of trading of fund Shares, there are fewer than 50 beneficial owners of Shares of the fund for 30 or more consecutive trading days, (ii) the value of the Underlying Index on which a fund is based is no longer calculated or available, (iii) the IOPV of a fund is no longer calculated or available or (iv) any other event shall occur or condition shall exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will also remove Shares of a fund from listing and trading upon termination of the fund.
In order to provide additional information regarding the indicative value of Shares of the fund, the Exchange or a market data vendor disseminates every 15 seconds through the facilities of the Consolidated Tape Association or other widely disseminated means an updated IOPV for the fund as calculated by an information provider or market data vendor. The Trust is not involved in or responsible for any aspect of the calculation or dissemination of the IOPVs and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the IOPVs.
An IOPV has a securities component and a cash component. The securities values included in an IOPV are the values of the Deposit Securities for a fund. While the IOPV reflects the current market value of the Deposit Securities required to be deposited in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, it does not necessarily reflect the precise composition of the current portfolio of securities held by a fund at a particular point in time because the current portfolio of the fund may include securities that are not a part of the current Deposit Securities. Therefore, a fund’s IOPV disseminated during the Exchange trading hours should not be viewed as a real-time update of the fund’s NAV, which is calculated only once a day.
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The cash component included in an IOPV consists of estimated accrued interest, dividends and other income, less expenses. If applicable, each IOPV also reflects changes in currency exchange rates between the US dollar and the applicable currency.
The Trust reserves the right to adjust the Share prices of funds in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of the fund.
DTC as Securities Depository for Shares of the funds. Shares of each fund are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants (DTC Participants) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities’ certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the NYSE, NYSE Amex Equities and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (Indirect Participants).
Beneficial ownership of Shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as Beneficial Owners) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Shares. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability of certain investors to acquire beneficial interests in Shares.
Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the Shares of each fund held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding Shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
The Trust understands that under existing industry practice, in the event the Trust requests any action of holders of Shares, or a Beneficial Owner desires to take any action that DTC, as the record owner of all outstanding Shares, is entitled to take, DTC would authorize the DTC Participants to take such action and that the DTC Participants would authorize the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners acting through such DTC Participants to take such action and would otherwise act upon the instructions of Beneficial Owners owning through them.