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February 28, 2023

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE)

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF (SNPG)

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (SNPV)

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SNPD)

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE)

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     2  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     3  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     4  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     5  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     6  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     7  

Fees and Expenses

     8  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     9  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     14  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     16  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     20  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     22  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     26  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     31  

Statements of Operations

     33  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     35  

Financial Highlights

     37  

Notes to Financial Statements

     40  

Liquidity Risk Management

     48  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     49  

Additional Information

     55  

 


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semi-annual report on six of our equity ETFs tracking the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) market for the period ended February 28, 2023.

The global economy showed signs of recovery during the reporting period on cooling inflation, a robust job market, and declining energy prices. Driven by slowing inflation in the U.S., central banks across developed countries announced slower rate hikes in their fight against rising prices. While central banks readjusted their stance again by revising the possible peak level for lending rates, the Bank of Japan continued to hold an accommodative stance on monetary policy in its push to solidify the economic recovery. While the Russia-Ukraine war continued, concerns of an energy crisis in Europe were largely abated as winter was not as cold as expected. In early 2023, developing markets continue to rally, even though inflation numbers seem primed to stay resolute.

U.S. equities wobbled through the period on high inflation levels and the consequent rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Multiple rate hikes by the Fed slowed inflation; however, it remained at its highest in decades, denting market expectations of further slowdown in rate hikes. Furthermore, a growing realization that the rate hikes by the Fed have not had much of an impact in taming inflation, weighed on investor sentiment. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy expanded at a healthy pace in Q4 2022 despite looming fears of a recession. By February 2023, the unemployment rate had dipped to its lowest level in 53 years.

ESG policy faced headwinds in 2022, with ESG-focused investment strategies having a mixed performance during the reporting period. Volatility in the energy sector took its toll. However, as the uncertainty around natural gas and energy waned, sustainability-centered investments picked up pace towards the end of the period. A new global climate pact was agreed upon at the COP27 summit in November 2022; this includes a commitment by richer nations to allocate funds to developing nations to help them recover from economic losses due to the impact of climate change.

Commitments from policymakers for 2023 could fuel investment in sustainable technology and infrastructure for the next decade. The Biden administration passed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, allocating about USD 369 billion to clean energy and decarbonization projects, as well as clean energy tax credits, aiming to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by around 40% by 2030. The EU also outlined plans under the REPowerEU proposal to source 45% of its energy mix from renewables and save 13% of energy consumption through increased efficiency. At the United Nations COP15 biodiversity conference, negotiators struck an agreement (known as the “30x30” initiative) to safeguard 30% of land and water considered vital for biodiversity by 2030.

We believe 2023 will be a year of tackling uncertainties that can plague the investment environment including inflation rates, interest rate hikes, changing economic growth prospects, and geopolitical developments. Although there is a chance of a recession in 2023, we believe it will be shallow and mild, given the absence of structural imbalances in the economy. However, as demand for better reporting and climate-conscious investing grows, ESG-focused funds should continue to attract investor interest. In this environment, being cognizant of multiple headwinds will be critical in 2023.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

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

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG 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 S&P 500 ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2023 (35.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    9.2%  

Microsoft Corp.

    7.8%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    4.2%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    3.5%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2.4%  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.9%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.9%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.8%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.5%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.4%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2023

 

Information Technology

    30.5%  

Health Care

    15.5%  

Financials

    11.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.8%  

Communication Services

    7.6%  

Consumer Staples

    6.8%  

Industrials

    6.8%  

Energy

    5.2%  

Materials

    2.8%  

Real Estate

    2.7%  

Utilities

    1.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.    

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 9.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P Growth ESG ETF (SNPG)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG 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 S&P 500 Growth ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Growth Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2023 (59.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    9.6%  

Microsoft Corp.

    9.3%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    8.2%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    7.4%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    5.7%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    4.9%  

Visa, Inc.

    4.6%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    3.5%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    3.2%  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    3.1%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2023

 

Information Technology

    40.2%  

Health Care

    22.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.1%  

Communication Services

    8.2%  

Consumer Staples

    5.4%  

Industrials

    4.3%  

Materials

    3.3%  

Financials

    3.2%  

Energy

    2.6%  

Real Estate

    1.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and cash equivalents.    

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 14.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P Value ESG ETF (SNPV)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG 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 S&P 500 Value ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Value Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2023 (21.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4.4%  

Bank of America Corp.

    2.5%  

Walmart, Inc.

    2.1%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2.1%  

Walt Disney Co.

    1.9%  

Salesforce, Inc.

    1.7%  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.7%  

Comcast Corp.

    1.7%  

NIKE, Inc.

    1.6%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.5%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2023

 

Financials

    23.5%  

Information Technology

    13.2%  

Industrials

    12.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.0%  

Health Care

    8.8%  

Consumer Staples

    8.6%  

Communication Services

    8.1%  

Real Estate

    5.8%  

Utilities

    3.8%  

Materials

    3.3%  

Energy

    2.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange- traded funds and cash equivalents.    

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 16.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SNPD)

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats 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 S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of constituents from the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. The S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index measures the performance of companies within the S&P Composite 1500 Index that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 20 years. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2023 (23.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    2.8%  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2.5%  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    2.4%  

International Business Machines Corp.

    2.4%  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    2.3%  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    2.3%  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2.3%  

Amcor PLC

    2.1%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    2.0%  

Medtronic PLC

    2.0%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2023

 

Consumer Staples

    20.2%  

Industrials

    17.6%  

Materials

    12.7%  

Financials

    12.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.1%  

Health Care

    7.4%  

Utilities

    6.4%  

Information Technology

    5.4%  

Real Estate

    4.8%  

Energy

    3.3%  

Communication Services

    0.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange- traded funds and cash equivalents.    

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 20.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE)

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG 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 S&P MidCap 400 ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P MidCap 400 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2023 (9.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Fair Isaac Corp.

    1.2%  

iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    1.0%  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

    0.9%  

Hubbell, Inc.

    0.9%  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    0.9%  

First Horizon Corp.

    0.9%  

AECOM

    0.8%  

Graco, Inc.

    0.8%  

Toro Co.

    0.8%  

Five Below, Inc.

    0.8%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2023

 

Industrials

    22.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.7%  

Financials

    16.6%  

Information Technology

    12.3%  

Health Care

    9.3%  

Real Estate

    7.7%  

Materials

    6.4%  

Consumer Staples

    3.0%  

Energy

    2.3%  

Utilities

    2.2%  

Communication Services

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds and cash equivalents.    

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 22.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE)

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG 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 S&P SmallCap 600 ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2023 (7.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    0.9%  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

    0.9%  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    0.9%  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

    0.8%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    0.8%  

Rambus, Inc.*

    0.8%  

Fabrinet*

    0.7%  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    0.7%  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

    0.7%  

Livent Corp.*

    0.7%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2023

 

Financials

    20.1%  

Industrials

    16.7%  

Information Technology

    14.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.3%  

Health Care

    10.5%  

Real Estate

    6.7%  

Materials

    5.7%  

Consumer Staples

    5.0%  

Energy

    4.0%  

Utilities

    1.8%  

Communication Services

    1.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 26.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

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

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023) except Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETS which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (commencement of operations, as noted below, to February 28, 2023).    

Actual expenses    

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2022
     Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2023
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.70        0.10   $ 0.50  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.30        0.10   $ 0.50  
Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

 

Actual (2)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,061.70        0.15   $ 0.47  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.88        0.15   $ 0.46  
Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

 

Actual (2)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.70        0.15   $ 0.47  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.88        0.15   $ 0.46  
Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

 

Actual (2)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,009.40        0.15   $ 0.46  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.88        0.15   $ 0.46  
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,092.70        0.15   $ 0.78  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.05        0.15   $ 0.75  
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,063.60        0.15   $ 0.77  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.05        0.15   $ 0.75  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

(2) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 112 (the number of days in the period November 9, 2022 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2023), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.5%    
Communication Services — 7.5%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    160,729     $ 14,475,254  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    142,554       12,872,626  

AT&T, Inc.

    192,103       3,632,668  

Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A*

    2,985       1,097,316  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    116,509       4,330,639  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    7,061       783,347  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    10,432       370,753  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    5,740       519,872  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    4,165       456,276  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    113,490       4,404,547  

Walt Disney Co.*

    49,192       4,900,015  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

    58,619       915,629  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $69,266,361)

      48,758,942  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 8.8%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    239,257       22,545,187  

Aptiv PLC*

    7,272       845,588  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    5,397       448,545  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    6,398       321,692  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    5,685       288,571  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    3,405       486,881  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    5,633       818,362  

eBay, Inc.

    14,928       685,195  

Etsy, Inc.*

    3,417       414,858  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    4,014       437,406  

Ford Motor Co.

    106,991       1,291,381  

General Motors Co.

    38,503       1,491,606  

Hasbro, Inc.

    3,452       189,895  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    7,381       1,066,628  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

    8,822       507,000  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    16,667       3,429,235  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    7,331       1,240,699  

McDonald’s Corp.

    19,810       5,228,057  

MGM Resorts International

    8,339       358,660  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    1,487       152,938  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    10,087       148,178  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    33,841       4,019,972  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    6,614       361,587  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,259       148,801  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    5,860       413,950  

Starbucks Corp.

    30,761       3,140,391  

Tapestry, Inc.

    7,014       305,179  

Target Corp.

    12,339       2,079,122  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    31,601       2,420,637  

VF Corp.

    8,524       211,566  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,589       219,250  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    7,602       966,670  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $75,862,825)

      56,683,687  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 6.8%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    14,853       1,182,299  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    4,896       317,604  

Campbell Soup Co.

    5,372       282,137  

Coca-Cola Co.

    104,945       6,245,277  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    22,281       1,633,197  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    12,656     $ 460,805  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    4,351       973,319  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    6,213       1,510,070  

General Mills, Inc.

    15,989       1,271,285  

Hershey Co.

    3,936       938,028  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    7,742       343,590  

J M Smucker Co.

    2,912       430,656  

Kellogg Co.

    7,081       466,921  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    21,365       831,953  

Kroger Co.

    17,751       765,778  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    6,653       494,451  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    5,046       268,397  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    36,736       2,394,452  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    37,223       6,459,307  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    63,972       8,799,988  

Sysco Corp.

    13,468       1,004,309  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    7,776       460,650  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    19,085       678,090  

Walmart, Inc.

    38,209       5,430,645  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $44,769,706)

      43,643,208  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 5.2%            

APA Corp.

    9,015       345,996  

Baker Hughes Co.

    27,384       837,950  

ConocoPhillips

    33,626       3,475,247  

Devon Energy Corp.

    17,592       948,561  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    15,627       1,766,164  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    110,953       12,194,844  

Halliburton Co.

    24,621       892,019  

Hess Corp.

    7,294       982,502  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    53,341       909,997  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    17,055       428,933  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    12,639       1,562,180  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    19,983       1,170,204  

ONEOK, Inc.

    11,695       765,438  

Phillips 66

    12,967       1,329,896  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    6,377       1,278,015  

Schlumberger NV

    38,307       2,038,315  

Valero Energy Corp.

    10,386       1,368,148  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    33,295       1,002,180  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $27,299,449)

      33,296,589  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 11.7%            

Aflac, Inc.

    15,184       1,034,790  

Allstate Corp.

    7,141       919,618  

American Express Co.

    16,020       2,787,320  

American International Group, Inc.

    19,866       1,214,011  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    2,966       1,016,952  

Assurant, Inc.

    1,527       194,525  

Bank of America Corp.

    188,310       6,459,033  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    19,632       998,876  

BlackRock, Inc.

    4,056       2,796,328  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    10,482       1,143,377  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    2,791       352,140  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    41,296       3,217,784  

Chubb Ltd.

    11,198       2,363,002  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    4,002       483,041  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Citigroup, Inc.

    51,768     $ 2,624,120  

CME Group, Inc.

    9,581       1,775,934  

Comerica, Inc.

    3,414       239,321  

Discover Financial Services

    7,312       818,944  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    1,000       414,550  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    18,329       665,343  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    7,378       217,430  

Globe Life, Inc.

    2,375       289,014  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    9,123       3,208,103  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    8,969       702,093  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    14,969       1,523,844  

Invesco Ltd.

    12,171       214,940  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    78,959       11,318,773  

KeyCorp

    24,521       448,489  

Lincoln National Corp.

    4,406       139,758  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    989       337,694  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    13,413       2,174,784  

MetLife, Inc.

    17,635       1,264,959  

Moody’s Corp.

    4,300       1,247,645  

Morgan Stanley

    35,435       3,419,478  

MSCI, Inc.

    2,147       1,121,056  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    9,074       508,688  

Northern Trust Corp.

    5,539       527,701  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    10,920       1,724,486  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    6,016       538,793  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    9,917       991,700  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    5,219       566,053  

Regions Financial Corp.

    25,589       596,735  

S&P Global, Inc.

    8,994       3,068,753  

State Street Corp.

    9,747       864,364  

Synchrony Financial

    11,935       426,199  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    6,107       685,694  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    6,370       1,179,214  

Truist Financial Corp.

    35,584       1,670,669  

US Bancorp

    36,010       1,718,757  

W R Berkley Corp.

    5,563       368,215  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    2,987       700,033  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $78,524,630)

      75,283,123  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 15.4%            

Abbott Laboratories

    46,873       4,767,922  

AbbVie, Inc.

    47,636       7,331,180  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    7,970       1,131,501  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    4,376       680,731  

Amgen, Inc.

    14,338       3,321,541  

Baxter International, Inc.

    13,491       538,965  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    7,727       1,812,368  

Biogen, Inc.*

    3,849       1,038,691  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    534       255,167  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    38,742       1,810,026  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    57,248       3,947,822  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    7,356       556,923  

Catalent, Inc.*

    4,794       327,047  

Centene Corp.*

    15,575       1,065,330  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    1,344       294,793  

Cigna Group

    8,162       2,384,120  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

CVS Health Corp.

    35,171     $ 2,938,185  

DaVita, Inc.*

    1,619       133,179  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    16,685       1,342,141  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    6,428       3,019,039  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    21,233       6,608,134  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    33,982       2,736,570  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    3,573       279,802  

Hologic, Inc.*

    6,647       529,367  

Humana, Inc.

    3,420       1,692,968  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    2,266       1,072,362  

Illumina, Inc.*

    4,267       849,986  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    2,418       578,773  

McKesson Corp.

    3,869       1,353,415  

Medtronic PLC

    35,634       2,950,495  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    68,235       7,249,286  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    583       835,853  

Moderna, Inc.*

    9,032       1,253,732  

Organon & Co.

    6,848       167,708  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    3,411       424,908  

Pfizer, Inc.

    151,196       6,134,022  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,230       446,903  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,894       2,200,656  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    10,586       5,735,071  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    25,154       11,971,795  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    6,869       1,994,002  

Viatris, Inc.

    32,113       366,088  

Waters Corp.*

    1,618       503,020  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    1,981       628,036  

Zoetis, Inc.

    12,619       2,107,373  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $101,591,042)

      99,366,996  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 6.7%            

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    17,374       277,637  

Carrier Global Corp.

    22,839       1,028,440  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    13,963       3,344,837  

Cintas Corp.

    2,334       1,023,389  

CSX Corp.

    57,436       1,751,224  

Cummins, Inc.

    3,781       919,085  

Deere & Co.

    7,408       3,105,730  

Dover Corp.

    3,781       566,772  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    10,612       1,856,357  

Emerson Electric Co.

    15,748       1,302,517  

Fastenal Co.

    15,269       787,270  

FedEx Corp.

    6,454       1,311,582  

Fortive Corp.

    9,328       621,804  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    1,657       198,857  

General Electric Co.

    29,142       2,468,619  

IDEX Corp.

    1,988       447,260  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    7,609       1,774,114  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    10,818       628,201  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    2,256       407,862  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    18,572       1,164,836  

Nordson Corp.

    1,465       321,773  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    11,325       958,322  

PACCAR, Inc.

    13,682       987,840  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    3,410       1,199,809  

Pentair PLC

    4,352       243,451  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Republic Services, Inc.

    5,493     $ 708,212  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    2,911       234,685  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    3,056       901,306  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,378       342,681  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    4,267       365,298  

Trane Technologies PLC

    6,293       1,164,016  

Union Pacific Corp.

    16,498       3,419,705  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    19,584       3,573,884  

United Rentals, Inc.

    1,957       916,913  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    4,243       726,020  

Waste Management, Inc.

    10,252       1,535,340  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    5,042       526,032  

Xylem, Inc.

    4,716       484,097  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $43,243,344)

      43,595,777  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 30.3%            

Adobe, Inc.*

    12,487       4,045,164  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    43,344       3,405,971  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    2,337       709,537  

Apple, Inc.

    403,077       59,417,581  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    23,085       2,681,323  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    6,656       923,187  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    5,870       1,166,310  

CDW Corp.

    3,622       733,165  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    110,717       5,360,917  

Corning, Inc.

    19,803       672,312  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    15,231       297,157  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    34,741       542,307  

HP, Inc.

    24,301       717,366  

Intel Corp.

    110,746       2,760,898  

Intuit, Inc.

    7,606       3,097,011  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    8,595       264,554  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    4,864       778,045  

Lam Research Corp.

    3,716       1,806,013  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    22,933       8,147,866  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    29,815       1,723,903  

Microsoft Corp.

    200,984       50,129,429  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    4,500       1,182,645  

NVIDIA Corp.

    67,072       15,571,436  

Oracle Corp.

    41,408       3,619,059  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    30,140       3,723,194  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    2,892       1,244,138  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    26,975       4,413,380  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    5,338       344,621  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    8,634       1,099,281  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    24,482       4,197,439  

Trimble, Inc.*

    6,658       346,615  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    1,095       351,769  

Visa, Inc., Class A (a)

    44,115       9,702,653  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    1,399       420,050  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $213,507,153)

      195,596,296  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.8%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    5,984       1,711,304  

Albemarle Corp.

    3,079       783,021  

Amcor PLC

    40,600       452,284  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Ball Corp.

    8,809     $ 495,154  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    5,585       479,696  

Corteva, Inc.

    19,265       1,200,017  

Dow, Inc.

    19,533       1,117,288  

Ecolab, Inc.

    6,629       1,056,464  

FMC Corp.

    3,375       435,881  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    38,994       1,597,584  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    6,694       623,881  

International Paper Co.

    10,165       369,904  

Linde PLC

    13,271       4,623,218  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    6,922       664,443  

Mosaic Co.

    9,069       482,380  

Newmont Corp.

    21,122       921,130  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    6,304       832,506  

Westrock Co.

    7,016       220,302  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $18,964,084)

      18,066,457  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.7%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    3,883       581,596  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    12,646       2,504,034  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    3,711       640,222  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    3,735       244,568  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    8,832       751,957  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    7,863       819,561  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    2,518       1,733,064  

Equity Residential REIT

    9,181       573,996  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,712       390,439  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    3,493       575,122  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    1,904       203,309  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    14,154       340,545  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    18,929       318,007  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    7,735       408,021  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    15,980       329,348  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    24,774       3,057,112  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    4,433       278,836  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    8,734       1,066,334  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    8,006       342,977  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    10,502       510,922  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    13,012       964,449  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    19,689       615,281  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $20,332,668)

      17,249,700  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.6%        

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    4,864       682,808  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    9,410       840,783  

Edison International

    10,099       668,655  

Entergy Corp.

    5,342       549,532  

Eversource Energy

    9,523       717,653  

Exelon Corp.

    27,095       1,094,367  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    53,558       3,804,225  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    13,474       814,234  

Sempra Energy

    8,536       1,280,059  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,253,710)

      10,452,316  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $704,614,972)

      641,993,091  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.3%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (b)
(Cost $2,189,692)

    2,189,692     $ 2,189,692  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%

(Cost $706,804,664)

    $ 644,182,783  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      1,167,848  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 645,350,631  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2023 is as follows:

 

   

Value ($) at
8/31/2022

   Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2023
     Value ($) at
2/28/2023
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares, 4.39% (b)(c)

 

              0 (d)                    2                       

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.3%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (b)

 

 

1,156,171

     8,946,706        (7,913,185                   30,375               2,189,692        2,189,692  
 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

1,156,171

     8,946,706        (7,913,185                   30,377            —        2,189,692        2,189,692  
 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 28, 2023 amounted to $9,217,465, which is 1.4% of net assets.

(b)

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

(c)

Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $9,421,003.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2023.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 28, 2023, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

  

Currency

   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

E-Mini S&P 500 ESG Futures

   USD    18    $ 3,148,829      $3,121,200      3/17/2023      $ (27,629

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

Currency Abbreviations

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 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)

     $ 641,993,091      $        $     —        $ 641,993,091  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       2,189,692                          2,189,692  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 644,182,783      $        $        $ 644,182,783  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (b)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (27,629    $        $        $ (27,629
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (27,629    $        $        $ (27,629
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%    
Communication Services — 8.2%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    2,552     $ 229,833  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    2,262       204,259  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $444,365)

      434,092  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 9.0%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    2,783       262,242  

Etsy, Inc.*

    50       6,070  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    88       12,717  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    292       60,079  

McDonald’s Corp.

    309       81,548  

Starbucks Corp.

    399       40,734  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    124       15,768  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $479,433)

      479,158  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.3%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    199       96,352  

Hershey Co.

    100       23,832  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    939       162,945  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $284,772)

      283,129  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.6%            

APA Corp.

    219       8,405  

Devon Energy Corp.

    446       24,048  

Hess Corp.

    189       25,458  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    496       29,046  

ONEOK, Inc.

    305       19,962  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    162       32,467  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $162,084)

      139,386  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 3.2%            

American Express Co.

    200       34,798  

Aon PLC, Class A

    93       28,277  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    48       6,056  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    16       6,633  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    13       4,439  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    216       35,022  

Moody’s Corp.

    50       14,507  

MSCI, Inc.

    31       16,186  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    148       8,297  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    132       14,317  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $165,464)

      168,532  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 22.5%            

Abbott Laboratories

    618       62,863  

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,205       185,450  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    121       17,178  

Amgen, Inc.

    364       84,324  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    538       167,436  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    78       18,989  

Hologic, Inc.*

    173       13,778  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    28       13,251  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    10       14,337  

Moderna, Inc.*

    225       31,232  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    49       6,780  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    73       55,511  

ResMed, Inc.

    54       11,502  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    267       144,650  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    637     $ 303,174  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    175       50,801  

Waters Corp.*

    41       12,746  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,260,106)

      1,194,002  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 4.3%            

Cintas Corp.

    35       15,346  

Deere & Co.

    187       78,398  

Fastenal Co.

    191       9,848  

IDEX Corp.

    29       6,524  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    97       22,617  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    56       10,124  

Republic Services, Inc.

    77       9,928  

Union Pacific Corp.

    210       43,529  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    49       8,384  

Waste Management, Inc.

    150       22,464  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $225,237)

      227,162  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 40.1%            

Adobe, Inc.*

    149       48,269  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    593       46,598  

Apple, Inc.

    3,443       507,533  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    586       68,064  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    169       23,440  

CDW Corp.

    58       11,740  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    66       10,557  

Lam Research Corp.

    93       45,199  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,976       492,854  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    63       16,557  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,697       393,976  

Oracle Corp.

    618       54,013  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    764       94,377  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    390       66,865  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,114       245,013  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,926,976)

      2,125,055  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 3.3%            

Albemarle Corp.

    80       20,345  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    134       11,509  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    974       39,905  

Linde PLC

    206       71,764  

Nucor Corp.

    175       29,302  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $167,115)

      172,825  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.1%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    168       33,266  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    46       7,574  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    125       6,594  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    290       9,062  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $57,953)

      56,496  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,173,505)
      5,279,837  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2%            

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
(Cost $8,720)

    170       8,920  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “
Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (a)
(Cost $4,824)

    4,824     $ 4,824  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $5,187,049)

    $ 5,293,581  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      3,940  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 5,297,521  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2023 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
11/9/2022
(Commence-
ment of
Operations)
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income
($)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
2/28/2023
    Value ($) at
2/28/2023
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

   

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (a)

 
    —         28,984       (24,160     —         —         31       —         4,824       4,824  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

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 February 28, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 5,279,837        $   —        $
  —
 
     $ 5,279,837  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       8,920                            8,920  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       4,824                            4,824  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 5,293,581        $        $        $ 5,293,581  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%    
Communication Services — 8.1%    

AT&T, Inc.

    3,830     $ 72,425  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    58       21,321  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,318       86,160  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    45       4,992  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    213       7,570  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    113       10,235  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    85       9,312  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    2,256       87,555  

Walt Disney Co.*

    980       97,618  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

    1,167       18,229  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $387,836)

      415,417  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 9.9%            

Aptiv PLC*

    145       16,861  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    122       4,986  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    110       9,142  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    129       6,486  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    114       5,787  

CarMax, Inc.*

    85       5,868  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    67       9,580  

eBay, Inc.

    291       13,357  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    83       9,045  

General Motors Co.

    762       29,520  

Hasbro, Inc.

    73       4,016  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    75       10,838  

Home Depot, Inc.

    255       75,618  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

    181       10,402  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    70       11,847  

McDonald’s Corp.

    149       39,323  

MGM Resorts International

    172       7,398  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    30       3,085  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    199       2,923  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    677       80,421  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

    242       3,586  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    125       6,834  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    19       2,246  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    185       20,450  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    121       8,547  

Starbucks Corp.

    302       30,831  

Tapestry, Inc.

    132       5,743  

Target Corp.

    247       41,619  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    225       17,235  

VF Corp.

    181       4,492  

Whirlpool Corp.

    31       4,277  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    54       6,867  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $486,157)

      509,230  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 8.6%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    150       11,940  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    43       2,789  

Campbell Soup Co.

    44       2,311  

Coca-Cola Co.

    732       43,561  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    201       14,733  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    266       9,685  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    38       8,501  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    124       30,138  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

General Mills, Inc.

    102     $ 8,110  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    42       1,864  

J M Smucker Co.

    59       8,725  

Kellogg Co.

    61       4,022  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    422       16,433  

Kroger Co.

    361       15,573  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    65       4,831  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    104       5,532  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    337       21,966  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    573       78,822  

Sysco Corp.

    271       20,208  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    161       9,538  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    375       13,324  

Walmart, Inc.

    759       107,877  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $450,055)

      440,483  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.8%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    530       16,218  

Halliburton Co.

    483       17,499  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    1,056       18,015  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    132       16,315  

Phillips 66

    255       26,153  

Schlumberger NV

    361       19,209  

Valero Energy Corp.

    208       27,400  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $141,101)

      140,809  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 23.4%            

Aflac, Inc.

    302       20,581  

Allstate Corp.

    147       18,931  

American Express Co.

    164       28,534  

American International Group, Inc.

    398       24,322  

Bank of America Corp.

    3,752       128,694  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    390       19,843  

BlackRock, Inc.

    81       55,844  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    205       22,361  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    19       2,397  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    336       26,181  

Chubb Ltd.

    96       20,258  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    84       10,139  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,041       52,768  

CME Group, Inc.

    193       35,775  

Comerica, Inc.

    70       4,907  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    8       3,316  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    357       12,959  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    153       4,509  

Globe Life, Inc.

    14       1,704  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    166       12,994  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    798       12,225  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    295       30,031  

Invesco Ltd.

    248       4,380  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,577       226,063  

KeyCorp

    513       9,383  

Lincoln National Corp.

    96       3,045  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    12       4,097  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    96       15,565  

MetLife, Inc.

    354       25,392  

Moody’s Corp.

    45       13,057  

Morgan Stanley

    709       68,419  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Nasdaq, Inc.

    66     $ 3,700  

Northern Trust Corp.

    115       10,956  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    217       34,269  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    48       4,299  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    196       19,600  

Regions Financial Corp.

    501       11,683  

S&P Global, Inc.

    179       61,075  

State Street Corp.

    194       17,204  

Synchrony Financial

    241       8,606  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    120       13,474  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    58       10,737  

Truist Financial Corp.

    713       33,475  

US Bancorp

    727       34,700  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    60       14,062  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,163,199)

      1,196,514  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 8.8%    

Abbott Laboratories

    454       46,181  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    65       9,228  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    85       13,223  

Baxter International, Inc.

    279       11,146  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    153       35,886  

Biogen, Inc.*

    41       11,064  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    11       5,256  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    361       16,866  

Catalent, Inc.*

    96       6,549  

Centene Corp.*

    304       20,794  

Cigna Group

    84       24,536  

CVS Health Corp.

    707       59,063  

DaVita, Inc.*

    24       1,974  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    332       26,706  

Humana, Inc.

    25       12,376  

Illumina, Inc.*

    84       16,733  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    52       10,840  

Medtronic PLC

    714       59,119  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    4       5,735  

Organon & Co.

    145       3,551  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    21       2,906  

Viatris, Inc.

    670       7,638  

Zoetis, Inc.

    250       41,750  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $461,349)

      449,120  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 12.1%            

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    358       5,721  

Carrier Global Corp.

    445       20,038  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    112       26,830  

Cintas Corp.

    19       8,331  

CSX Corp.

    585       17,837  

Cummins, Inc.

    37       8,994  

Dover Corp.

    75       11,242  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    214       37,435  

Emerson Electric Co.

    318       26,302  

Fastenal Co.

    166       8,559  

FedEx Corp.

    128       26,012  

Fortive Corp.

    184       12,265  

General Electric Co.

    587       49,725  

IDEX Corp.

    18       4,050  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    74     $ 17,254  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    224       13,008  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    370       23,206  

Nordson Corp.

    29       6,369  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    224       18,955  

PACCAR, Inc.

    279       20,144  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    68       23,926  

Pentair PLC

    87       4,867  

Republic Services, Inc.

    50       6,446  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    60       4,837  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    62       18,286  

Snap-on, Inc.

    12       2,984  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    82       7,020  

Trane Technologies PLC

    124       22,936  

Union Pacific Corp.

    165       34,201  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    392       71,536  

United Rentals, Inc.

    37       17,336  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    44       7,529  

Waste Management, Inc.

    83       12,430  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    100       10,433  

Xylem, Inc.

    97       9,957  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $577,257)

      617,001  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 13.1%    

Accenture PLC, Class A

    173       45,940  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    84       6,098  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    147       26,970  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    47       14,270  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    52       10,332  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2,207       106,863  

Corning, Inc.

    422       14,327  

DXC Technology Co.*

    134       3,717  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    145       2,829  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    675       10,537  

HP, Inc.

    474       13,993  

Intel Corp.

    2,218       55,295  

International Business Machines Corp.

    486       62,840  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    180       5,540  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    44       7,038  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    148       11,992  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    585       33,825  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    41       10,775  

Paychex, Inc.

    74       8,170  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    613       45,117  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    57       24,521  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    537       87,859  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    103       6,650  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    170       21,644  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    181       31,032  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    12       3,855  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $669,620)

      672,029  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 3.3%            

Amcor PLC

    825       9,191  

Ball Corp.

    173       9,724  

Corteva, Inc.

    119       7,413  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Dow, Inc.

    376     $ 21,507  

Ecolab, Inc.

    132       21,037  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    141       13,141  

Linde PLC

    104       36,230  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    133       12,767  

Newmont Corp.

    426       18,578  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    124       16,375  

Westrock Co.

    140       4,396  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $158,561)

      170,359  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 5.7%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    78       11,683  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    118       23,365  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    75       12,939  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    79       5,173  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    169       14,389  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    152       15,843  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    50       34,413  

Equity Residential REIT

    189       11,816  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    32       7,298  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    39       4,164  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    297       7,146  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    396       6,653  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    52       2,743  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    341       7,028  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    497       61,330  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    85       5,346  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    175       21,366  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    163       6,983  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    220       10,703  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    250       18,530  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    170     $ 5,313  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $287,036)

      294,224  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.8%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    101       14,178  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    197       17,602  

Edison International

    211       13,970  

Entergy Corp.

    113       11,624  

Eversource Energy

    193       14,545  

Exelon Corp.

    525       21,205  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,065       75,647  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    262       15,833  

Sempra Energy

    65       9,747  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $202,331)

      194,351  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,984,502)

      5,099,537  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2%            

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF
(Cost $11,844)

    300       12,108  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series
“Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (a)
(Cost $2,167)

    2,167       2,167  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%

(Cost $4,998,513)

    $ 5,113,812  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      8,626  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 5,122,438  
   

 

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2023 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
11/9/2022
(Commence-
ment of
Operations)
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income
($)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2023
     Value ($) at
2/28/2023
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 4.39% (a)(b)

 

                  0 (c)                    3                       

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (a)

 

           50,834        (48,667                   25               2,167        2,167  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —        50,834        (48,667         —            —        28            —        2,167        2,167  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

(c)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2023.

 

REIT:  Real Estate Investment Trust

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 February 28, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 5,099,537        $   —        $   —        $ 5,099,537  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       12,108                            12,108  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       2,167                            2,167  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 5,113,812        $        $        $ 5,113,812  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.1%    
Communication Services — 0.5%            

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A
(Cost $25,215)

    587     $ 26,116  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 8.9%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    345       61,017  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    2,225       76,740  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    286       58,844  

McDonald’s Corp.

    232       61,227  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    248       29,460  

Polaris, Inc.

    674       76,668  

Target Corp.

    493       83,071  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $440,943)

      447,027  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 19.9%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    549       43,700  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    510       33,084  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    439       36,779  

Coca-Cola Co.

    1,272       75,697  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    873       63,991  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    3,165       88,240  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    1,464       64,972  

J M Smucker Co.

    477       70,544  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    698       87,285  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    657       48,828  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    405       70,280  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    458       63,002  

Sysco Corp.

    890       66,367  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    3,954       140,486  

Walmart, Inc.

    304       43,208  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,026,040)

      996,463  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 3.3%            

Chevron Corp.

    471       75,723  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    804       88,367  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $178,279)

      164,090  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.3%            

Aflac, Inc.

    907       61,812  

Chubb Ltd.

    191       40,305  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    724       87,387  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    611       40,418  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    56       23,215  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    4,182       123,243  

S&P Global, Inc.

    78       26,613  

SEI Investments Co.

    663       39,946  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,031       115,761  

UMB Financial Corp.

    512       46,418  

W R Berkley Corp.

    213       14,098  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $589,905)

      619,216  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 7.3%            

Abbott Laboratories

    458       46,588  

AbbVie, Inc.

    659       101,420  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    158       37,059  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    919       69,577  

Medtronic PLC

    1,194       98,863  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    34     $ 10,779  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $357,232)

      364,286  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 17.2%            

ABM Industries, Inc.

    812       39,309  

Brady Corp., Class A

    454       25,043  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    786       78,568  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    146       37,700  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    222       53,180  

Cintas Corp.

    66       28,939  

Dover Corp.

    298       44,670  

Emerson Electric Co.

    670       55,416  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    325       33,982  

Fastenal Co.

    1,477       76,154  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    308       29,436  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    290       67,616  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    313       52,562  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    261       35,065  

Nordson Corp.

    125       27,455  

Pentair PLC

    1,104       61,758  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,370       117,286  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $824,902)

      864,139  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 5.3%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    238       52,317  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    192       23,351  

International Business Machines Corp.

    916       118,439  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    706       57,207  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    38       16,348  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $275,104)

      267,662  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 12.5%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    191       54,622  

Albemarle Corp.

    79       20,090  

Amcor PLC

    9,563       106,532  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    329       38,401  

Ecolab, Inc.

    264       42,074  

HB Fuller Co.

    416       29,020  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    760       70,832  

Linde PLC

    122       42,501  

Nucor Corp.

    272       45,544  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    417       55,069  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    111       24,570  

Sonoco Products Co.

    1,298       76,660  

Stepan Co.

    184       19,152  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $638,684)

      625,067  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 4.7%            

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    530       120,872  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    1,097       117,137  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $236,363)

      238,009  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 6.2%            

California Water Service Group

    644       36,863  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    976       87,206  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    1,431       61,218  

Eversource Energy

    1,053       79,354  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    671     $ 47,661  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $328,132)

      312,302  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS            

(Cost $4,920,799)

      4,924,377  
   

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.6%

   

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

    635       57,601  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (a)

    500       17,875  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS            

(Cost $75,635)

      75,476  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (b)
(Cost $1,425)

    1,425     $ 1,425  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

   

(Cost $4,997,859)

    $ 5,001,278  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.3%

      16,335  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 5,017,613  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2023 is as follows:

 

 

    Value ($) at
11/9/2022
(Commence
-ment of
Operations)
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income
($)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2023
     Value ($) at
2/28/2023
 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS0.4% (a)


Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

        —       17,880           —           —       (5                —        500        17,875  
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 4.51% (b)

 
        —       65,999       (64,574         —             83            —        1,425        1,425  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —         83,879         (64,574         —         (5       83            —          1,925          19,300  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(b)

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

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

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 February 28, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 4,924,377        $   —        $   —        $ 4,924,377  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       75,476                            75,476  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       1,425                            1,425  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 5,001,278        $        $        $ 5,001,278  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%    
Communication Services — 1.5%    

Cable One, Inc.

    39     $ 26,934  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    379       16,862  

New York Times Co., Class A

    1,365       52,552  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,877       32,660  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    848       18,291  

Ziff Davis, Inc.*

    415       32,777  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $248,667)

      180,076  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 16.5%            

Adient PLC*

    802       34,261  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    284       38,769  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    674       43,898  

Brunswick Corp.

    600       52,452  

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    1,065       52,792  

Carter’s, Inc.

    310       23,371  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    304       26,509  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    179       19,504  

Crocs, Inc.*

    511       62,194  

Dana, Inc.

    1,046       16,569  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    222       92,430  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    470       60,456  

Five Below, Inc.*

    466       95,204  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    675       29,511  

Gap, Inc.

    1,728       22,481  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

    2,420       27,491  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    31       19,426  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    259       29,342  

H&R Block, Inc.

    1,274       46,883  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    3,010       17,097  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    1,114       52,971  

KB Home

    683       24,089  

Kohl’s Corp.

    963       27,003  

Lear Corp.

    489       68,289  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    1,105       38,111  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    229       58,436  

Macy’s, Inc.

    2,241       45,851  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    317       48,498  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    912       17,766  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    261       21,911  

Polaris, Inc.

    447       50,846  

RH*

    159       47,546  

Service Corp. International

    1,287       86,911  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

    905       32,426  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    1,415       60,477  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    554       56,253  

Thor Industries, Inc. (a)

    456       41,491  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    900       53,946  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.*

    1,189       27,561  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    670       28,106  

Visteon Corp.*

    238       39,756  

Wendy’s Co.

    1,440       31,622  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a)

    553       69,081  

Wingstop, Inc.

    253       43,099  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    741       57,072  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    734       28,611  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,899,977)

      1,968,369  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 3.0%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    1,136     $ 81,565  

Coty, Inc., Class A*

    3,117       35,222  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    1,325       83,833  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    1,590       44,329  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*

    759       20,531  

Ingredion, Inc.

    547       54,372  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    356       8,327  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

    854       25,867  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $314,052)

      354,046  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.3%            

CNX Resources Corp.*

    1,525       23,409  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    3,705       22,341  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    1,104       54,891  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    1,216       47,448  

NOV, Inc.

    3,298       72,160  

Range Resources Corp.

    1,989       53,584  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $238,956)

      273,833  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 16.4%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    317       50,533  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    1,207       27,942  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    321       24,030  

Bank OZK

    936       43,084  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

    573       33,137  

Cadence Bank

    1,540       40,902  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    924       23,673  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    943       62,379  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    1,163       88,632  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    303       39,747  

First American Financial Corp.

    873       49,569  

First Horizon Corp.

    4,492       111,267  

FNB Corp.

    2,963       42,282  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    1,434       24,665  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    710       34,875  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    295       41,147  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    1,121       30,783  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    1,539       58,159  

Kemper Corp.

    543       33,449  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    179       57,047  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    2,413       33,203  

Navient Corp.

    905       16,335  

Old National Bancorp.

    2,435       43,026  

PacWest Bancorp

    1,001       27,778  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    634       46,973  

Primerica, Inc.

    310       59,501  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    762       55,999  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    565       81,626  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    360       77,364  

SEI Investments Co.

    857       51,634  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    499       50,663  

SLM Corp.

    2,099       30,184  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    885       59,145  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,210       50,590  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    426       28,214  

UMB Financial Corp.

    369       33,454  

Unum Group

    1,546       68,874  

Valley National Bancorp

    3,500       40,530  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Voya Financial, Inc.

    812     $ 60,486  

Webster Financial Corp.

    1,438       76,387  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    505       46,526  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,765,249)

      1,955,794  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.3%    

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    755       54,745  

Amedisys, Inc.*

    278       25,562  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    895       28,908  

Azenta, Inc.*

    626       27,475  

Encompass Health Corp.

    833       47,081  

Enovis Corp.*

    375       21,608  

Envista Holdings Corp.*

    1,350       52,191  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    2,710       46,287  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    411       31,963  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,141       54,757  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

    704       45,880  

ICU Medical, Inc.*(a)

    175       29,862  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    614       34,151  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    518       72,727  

LivaNova PLC*

    450       21,294  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    807       83,202  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    720       19,094  

Penumbra, Inc.*

    322       83,717  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    1,125       42,401  

Progyny, Inc.*

    598       22,461  

QuidelOrtho Corp.*

    445       38,688  

R1 RCM, Inc.*

    1,117       15,861  

STAAR Surgical Co.*(a)

    410       22,710  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

    864       34,750  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

    905       52,970  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    379       93,249  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,200,747)

      1,103,594  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 21.8%    

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    264       51,205  

AECOM

    1,171       101,128  

AGCO Corp.

    511       71,954  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

    205       45,030  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    564       112,975  

Brink’s Co.

    377       24,599  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    431       111,293  

Chart Industries, Inc.*(a)

    345       46,058  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    420       55,469  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    1,014       64,136  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    396       66,219  

EnerSys

    350       31,742  

Flowserve Corp.

    1,092       37,881  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    289       53,092  

Graco, Inc.

    1,415       98,399  

Hubbell, Inc.

    448       112,690  

IAA, Inc.*

    1,105       45,206  

Insperity, Inc.

    305       37,847  

ITT, Inc.

    685       62,260  

Kennametal, Inc.

    705