February 28, 2022

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (EMCR)

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG)

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG)

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG)

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE)

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 Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     3  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     4  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     5  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     7  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     8  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     9  

Fees and Expenses

     10  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     11  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     26  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     32  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     40  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     45  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     50  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     54  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     60  

Statements of Operations

     62  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     64  

Financial Highlights

     68  

Notes to Financial Statements

     72  

Liquidity Risk Management

     83  

Board Consideration in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     84  

Additional Information

     87  

Privacy Policy Notice

     88  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this semiannual report for seven of our equity ETFs tracking the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) market for the period ended February 28, 2022.

The recovery in global economy during the second half of 2021 was stalled by the emergence of the highly infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which led to a spike in equity market volatility. To tackle the spread of the virus, countries had to restrict movements through different lockdown measures and expedite their vaccination programs. The services sector was heavily impacted, slowing the positive momentum it had gained in the past months, while global manufacturing sentiment remained upbeat. However, global equity markets started 2022 on a rough note as central banks shifted to a more hawkish stance in the face of rising inflation, with the U.S. Federal Reserve emphasizing multiple rate hikes this year and mentioning the possibility of shrinking its balance sheet as a next step. The European Central Bank maintained its accommodative stance initially, but pivoted to a more hawkish tone lately, stating rate hikes this year could not be ruled out. Meanwhile, the Bank of England became the only developed-economy central bank to make rate hikes. The geopolitical turmoil due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and retaliatory sanctions by the western countries further dented investor risk appetite.

ESG-focused funds continued to gain, while carbon- and water-focused themes were seen as a huge draw for investors. Global sustainable fund assets expanded in 4Q 2021, as investors poured in USD142bn. Europe accounted for the lion’s share of this increased inflow, while the U.S. still lagged behind its developed contemporaries. In the U.S., the Biden administration continued its ESG initiatives from 2021 policy actions, which started showing visible results. The Department of Labor proposed rules to permit fiduciaries of retirement plans to make allowances on ESG matters in their investment decision-making. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) semiannual regulatory agenda published in December 2021 included disclosure requirements on climate change, human capital management, and corporate board diversity. The SEC also considered policies on cybersecurity governance, strategy, and risk management.

The UK introduced a series of ESG-related rules and regulations. All companies are currently required to include climate-related disclosures on a “comply or explain” basis. In the EU, the sustainable finance disclosure regulation hastened the mainstreaming of ESG more than any other catalysts in the past year, designating funds that promote ESG characteristics along with a sustainable investment objective. The EU started its implementation of the EU Taxonomy Regulation, which covers environmentally sustainable economic activities. Once it is fully implemented, it will cover 80% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. European authorities drafted a new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which emphasizes “double materiality,” requiring companies to detail both their environmental impact and climate-related risks. Meanwhile, China furthered its commitment to carbon emissions reduction, pledged in October before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), announcing it would reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve neutrality before 2060.

We believe 2022 will be viewed as a year of transition as the global economy, along with the investment environment, evolves in search of a new normal. Geopolitical pressures, coupled with disparities in central bank policies across different regions, are expected to impact investment decisions. On one hand, the economic effects of the war between Russia and Ukraine and other supporting nations need to be monitored. On the other, we believe high inflation signals a readjustment to demand supply-mismatches and labor markets. However, ESG-focused funds should continue to attract investors’ interest, and from a strategic perspective, we believe, actively managing asset allocation around this near-term geopolitical headwind will be vital.

 

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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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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (EMCR)

 

The Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is comprised of large and mid-capitalization companies in emerging markets countries that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria and/or have committed to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The Underlying Index is then weighted in such a manner seeking to align its constituent companies’ greenhouse gas emissions with the long-term global warming target of the Paris Climate Agreement. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (28.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    9.5%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    6.6%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    4.0%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    2.4%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    1.5%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.4%  

Meituan (China)

    1.1%  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. (China)

    1.1%  

JD.com, Inc. (China)

    1.0%  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

    1.0%  
Country Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

China

    31.5%  

Taiwan

    19.9%  

India

    12.8%  

South Korea

    11.0%  

Brazil

    4.0%  

South Africa

    3.3%  

Saudi Arabia

    2.8%  

Mexico

    2.3%  

Indonesia

    2.0%  

Thailand

    2.0%  

Other

    8.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Financials

    27.4%  

Information Technology

    24.7%  

Communication Services

    12.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.1%  

Materials

    6.5%  

Industrials

    4.9%  

Consumer Staples

    4.7%  

Health Care

    3.8%  

Real Estate

    1.9%  

Utilities

    1.3%  

Energy

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 11.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers and consists of large- and medium-capitalization companies across developed markets countries, excluding Canada and the United States. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (20.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    3.4%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    3.3%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.3%  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark)

    2.1%  

Sony Group Corp. (Japan)

    1.6%  

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.6%  

TotalEnergies SE (France)

    1.6%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    1.4%  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1.4%  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.3%  
Country Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Japan

    24.2%  

United Kingdom

    14.2%  

France

    10.7%  

Switzerland

    9.9%  

Germany

    7.8%  

Australia

    6.7%  

Netherlands

    6.6%  

Denmark

    4.0%  

Sweden

    3.2%  

Spain

    2.2%  

Other

    10.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Financials

    17.4%  

Industrials

    14.7%  

Health Care

    14.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4%  

Consumer Staples

    9.4%  

Materials

    9.0%  

Information Technology

    8.7%  

Communication Services

    5.3%  

Utilities

    3.3%  

Energy

    3.2%  

Real Estate

    3.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

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

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

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG)

 

The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers and consists of large- and medium-capitalization companies across emerging markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (38.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    13.2%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    7.7%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    5.0%  

Meituan (China)

    2.3%  

Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)

    2.2%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    1.9%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.8%  

MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan)

    1.5%  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

    1.3%  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. (China)

    1.2%  
Country Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

China

    30.0%  

Taiwan

    23.7%  

India

    12.5%  

South Korea

    6.5%  

South Africa

    5.5%  

Brazil

    3.7%  

Thailand

    2.5%  

Malaysia

    2.1%  

United Arab Emirates

    2.1%  

Hong Kong

    2.0%  

Other

    9.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Information Technology

    22.2%  

Financials

    20.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    15.6%  

Communication Services

    12.9%  

Materials

    7.2%  

Consumer Staples

    5.5%  

Industrials

    4.7%  

Energy

    4.2%  

Health Care

    3.6%  

Real Estate

    2.3%  

Utilities

    1.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 32.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers and consists of large- and medium-capitalization companies in the U.S. market. The S&P 500 Index or the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (36.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp.

    10.9%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    8.1%  

Tesla, Inc.

    3.8%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    3.1%  

Johnson & Johnson

    2.2%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.9%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.9%  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1.7%  

Mastercard, Inc.

    1.6%  

Walt Disney Co.

    1.4%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Information Technology

    28.7%  

Health Care

    13.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.5%  

Financials

    11.6%  

Communication Services

    11.6%  

Industrials

    7.8%  

Consumer Staples

    6.5%  

Materials

    2.8%  

Real Estate

    2.7%  

Energy

    1.5%  

Utilities

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

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

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

 

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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 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 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (37.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    9.0%  

Microsoft Corp.

    7.9%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    5.5%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    4.7%  

Tesla, Inc.

    2.5%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2.1%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.6%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.5%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.3%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.3%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Information Technology

    31.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.5%  

Health Care

    12.9%  

Financials

    10.3%  

Communication Services

    9.5%  

Industrials

    6.4%  

Consumer Staples

    5.7%  

Energy

    4.0%  

Real Estate

    2.6%  

Materials

    2.5%  

Utilities

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

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 45.

 

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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 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 MidCap 400 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (8.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

    1.2%  

Camden Property Trust

    1.1%  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    0.9%  

Fair Isaac Corp.

    0.9%  

First Horizon Corp.

    0.8%  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

    0.8%  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    0.8%  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    0.8%  

Graco, Inc.

    0.8%  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    0.8%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Industrials

    19.5%  

Financials

    15.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    15.4%  

Information Technology

    13.2%  

Real Estate

    11.9%  

Health Care

    8.6%  

Materials

    7.6%  

Consumer Staples

    3.5%  

Communication Services

    2.0%  

Utilities

    1.5%  

Energy

    1.2%  
 

 

 

 

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 50.

 

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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 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 SmallCap 600 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 28, 2022 (7.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Range Resources Corp.

    0.8%  

Omnicell, Inc.

    0.8%  

Vonage Holdings Corp.

    0.8%  

Chart Industries, Inc.

    0.8%  

Rogers Corp.

    0.7%  

Southwestern Energy Co.

    0.7%  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

    0.7%  

Exponent, Inc.

    0.7%  

Matson, Inc.

    0.7%  

SPS Commerce, Inc.

    0.7%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 28, 2022

 

Financials

    18.5%  

Industrials

    17.9%  

Information Technology

    14.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.6%  

Health Care

    11.8%  

Real Estate

    8.2%  

Materials

    5.9%  

Consumer Staples

    4.4%  

Energy

    4.4%  

Communication Services

    1.1%  

Utilities

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

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 54.

 

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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 (Septemebr 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022).

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, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2022
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 911.50        0.15   $ 0.71  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.05        0.15   $ 0.76  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 919.30        0.14   $ 0.64  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.14   $ 0.68  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 879.30        0.20   $ 0.93  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.81        0.20   $ 1.00  
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 966.20        0.09   $ 0.44  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.35        0.09   $ 0.45  
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 996.00        0.10   $ 0.49  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.30        0.10   $ 0.50  
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 978.30        0.15   $ 0.74  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.05        0.15   $ 0.76  
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 982.80        0.15   $ 0.74  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.05        0.15   $ 0.76  

(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.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.8%    
Argentina — 0.0%            

Adecoagro SA*

    9,879     $ 94,443  

Despegar.com Corp.*

    7,920       91,159  

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR

    10,673       101,073  

Telecom Argentina SA, ADR* (a)

    19,570       98,242  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $375,106)

             384,917  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 2.8%            

Ambev SA

    410,483       1,211,123  

Americanas SA

    62,529       370,195  

Atacadao SA

    23,300       86,159  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    924,980       2,617,817  

Banco Bradesco SA

    183,960       609,189  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    216,589       1,080,065  

Banco do Brasil SA

    133,837       914,727  

Banco Inter SA

    55,557       217,733  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    54,255       325,844  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    108,208       483,940  

BRF SA*

    53,637       173,976  

CCR SA

    99,189       226,423  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    62,689       423,102  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    33,083       265,925  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    57,636       280,813  

CPFL Energia SA

    14,484       85,076  

Energisa SA

    28,890       247,250  

Equatorial Energia SA

    50,840       252,340  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA, 144A

    493,784       1,162,645  

Hypera SA

    46,127       299,950  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    43,671       185,053  

Klabin SA

    78,572       353,839  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    55,557       620,308  

Lojas Renner SA

    143,637       705,959  

Magazine Luiza SA

    257,540       300,448  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    34,477       147,834  

Natura & Co. Holding SA*

    138,903       624,183  

Neoenergia SA

    25,559       79,827  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A* (a)

    25,162       401,082  

Porto Seguro SA

    24,210       98,594  

Raia Drogasil SA

    182,234       826,327  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA, 144A

    70,710       700,004  

Rumo SA*

    174,506       525,039  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    103,549       270,546  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A*

    19,572       219,989  

Suzano SA

    72,798       778,187  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    40,069       390,213  

TIM SA

    107,198       283,201  

TOTVS SA

    44,932       288,255  

Via S/A*

    192,954       141,952  

WEG SA

    135,698       774,409  

XP, Inc.*

    1,919       61,540  

XP, Inc., Class A* (a)

    7,287       235,662  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,494,537)

      20,346,743  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Chile — 0.3%            

Banco de Chile

    4,282,617     $ 456,820  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    10,250       368,461  

Banco Santander Chile

    10,350,842       510,510  

Cencosud SA

    128,246       237,194  

Cencosud Shopping SA

    40,660       43,893  

Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    1,820,483       178,200  

Empresas CMPC SA

    100,739       167,357  

Falabella SA

    81,648       270,174  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,251,299)

      2,232,609  
   

 

 

 
China — 31.5%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A*

    38,200       63,324  

51job, Inc., ADR*

    5,591       289,614  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a)

    69,533       190,436  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    91,432       41,657  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    776,600       366,762  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    4,316,518       1,635,191  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,400       174,692  

Air China Ltd., Class A*

    59,100       92,537  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    157,466       120,915  

Airtac International Group

    7,457       244,710  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    167,041       17,571,043  

A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd., 144A

    80,254       143,998  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A*

    66,600       68,394  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    405,824       280,982  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,600       21,056  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    226,789       112,615  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,300       89,361  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,000       223,534  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    102,149       547,761  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    108,374       1,649,112  

Apeloa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,900       31,012  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       107,895  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*

    5,590       170,998  

Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,400       29,619  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    24,790       3,778,988  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,000       75,762  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    305,200       149,940  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    7,428,510       2,890,138  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,500       281,422  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,072,659       735,817  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,900       156,363  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,900       82,097  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,700       132,557  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,360       237,657  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,100       90,948  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,000       85,816  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    203,800       93,018  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*

    5,488       1,155,334  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,200       27,819  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,200     $ 23,523  

Beijing United Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,000       74,796  

Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300       91,781  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    248,900       203,538  

Bilibili, Inc., ADR* (a)

    22,367       707,021  

Blue Moon Group Holdings Ltd., 144A (a)

    155,975       121,767  

BOC International China Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,100       29,904  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    250,500       186,585  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,200       403,474  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    76,992       2,339,212  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,800       18,842  

CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H, 144A* (a)

    6,057       109,067  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    141,100       65,742  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    1,831,480       518,009  

Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A

    1,700       49,047  

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,600       39,120  

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,100       32,928  

China Bohai Bank Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A (a)

    314,387       52,306  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    676,696       122,111  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    820,493       385,376  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    148,250       713,388  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    140,300       134,074  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    13,775,109       10,330,847  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    9,600       33,334  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    62,800       53,743  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    360,500       190,819  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    597,247       221,664  

China Evergrande Group (a)

    185,090       37,901  

China Feihe Ltd., 144A

    144,494       172,349  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    381,125       218,031  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,300       32,200  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    223,994       311,322  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    11,800       79,178  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    222,756       541,659  

China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    58,819       97,408  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    133,370       204,483  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,600       98,518  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,127,148       1,869,516  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*

    42,187       227,572  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    64,838       304,121  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,200       877,616  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    367,463     $ 3,094,445  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,400       106,437  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    31,640       39,886  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,300       30,708  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    281,900       174,680  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    575,455       223,887  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    329,296       197,231  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    329,766       422,880  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,000       108,884  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    137,200       160,900  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       118,541  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,900       154,617  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    225,079       626,524  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    153,900       151,461  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    392,311       230,455  

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    249,186       90,570  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    848,934       81,485  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd., 144A

    58,816       302,597  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H*

    149,015       94,020  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    248,500       200,454  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    3,990,424       464,733  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    176,600       106,912  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,800       191,087  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    167,165       396,214  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    270,300       992,956  

China Zhenhua Group Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,700       105,843  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,200       78,337  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    320,912       118,283  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,400       192,588  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    369,885       257,519  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,555       364,388  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    193,829       469,831  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,100       1,783,502  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    77,700       215,738  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H*

    308,329       619,523  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    789,746     $ 612,496  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    173,200       1,035,161  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    138,800       127,362  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    411,288       182,650  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    131,508       139,693  

Dada Nexus Ltd., ADR*

    28,888       240,059  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    179,908       94,631  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,300       29,893  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    11,300       29,119  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class H

    30,880       38,690  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    157,073       134,886  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,300       264,010  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,200       47,232  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,000       170,206  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,400       114,835  

Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd., 144A*

    362,957       109,161  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,900       92,409  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    76,361       314,681  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,500       115,780  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,800       200,824  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,100       55,870  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,000       123,914  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    9,200       28,737  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       105,990  

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

    47,115       230,338  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       167,967  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    20,970       352,913  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR* (a)

    27,957       1,244,646  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,600       114,538  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    14,900       30,012  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    153,488       606,000  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,300       148,349  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    109,027       163,533  

Gigadevice Semiconductor Beijing, Inc., Class A

    3,600       87,467  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    12,100       83,952  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    10,500       71,686  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,900       45,710  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    195,286       406,382  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    50,900       296,607  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       73,084  

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       53,756  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    157,073       154,787  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,300     $ 166,654  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       42,700  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       117,802  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,000       39,366  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,200       138,069  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    78,389       115,572  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd., 144A (a)

    85,379       195,809  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,600       188,246  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    200,873       700,537  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,600       100,822  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    252,989       217,578  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,400       233,144  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,300       111,090  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       112,910  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    9,782       109,542  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    117,993       252,485  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    58,353       309,550  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       73,563  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,000       99,525  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd., 144A*

    95,161       493,239  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       139,310  

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower, Inc., Class A

    73,600       71,850  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,700       112,210  

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

    126,281       206,544  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,400       97,610  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class B

    51,300       97,111  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,800       107,710  

Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR*

    9,319       385,434  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,600       96,316  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,300       36,310  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    7,000       57,952  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       118,011  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    572,100       422,502  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    11,637,133       6,955,144  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,200       437,902  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,500       122,506  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,500       79,374  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A*

    282,000       119,772  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,400       215,450  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Innovent Biologics, Inc., 144A*

    76,987     $ 344,356  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,600       128,380  

Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,800       38,970  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*

    29,823       123,467  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,200       183,599  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,800       71,054  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,200       113,800  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,900       114,888  

JD Health International, Inc., 144A* (a)

    63,503       470,561  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    82,749       5,927,311  

JD.com, Inc., Class A*

    43,777       1,564,245  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,400       82,678  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,200       242,640  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,900       103,483  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,200       134,154  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    76,521       137,496  

Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,900       23,913  

Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    10,629       88,556  

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,100       33,265  

KE Holdings, Inc., ADR*

    55,079       1,069,083  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

    428,655       1,052,204  

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       7,319  

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd., ADR* (a)

    13,756       92,715  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    129,117       479,209  

Kuaishou Technology, 144A*

    91,859       1,052,763  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A*

    9,700       31,191  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,000       33,534  

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H, 144A

    142,165       199,774  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,021,913       1,136,520  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,600       107,379  

Li Auto, Inc., ADR*

    89,342       2,720,464  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    210,422       2,091,105  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A*

    43,900       41,674  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class H

    26,124       97,793  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

    204,659       68,100  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    183,324       980,706  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,300       766,853  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR*

    290,360       1,878,629  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,700       252,596  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,200       49,762  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       64,101  

Meituan, Class B, 144A*

    359,436       7,921,328  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    203,500     $ 131,259  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    244,500       74,160  

Microport Scientific Corp. (a)

    65,564       181,243  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    19,900       81,051  

Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.* (a)

    43,800       85,989  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd., ADR

    28,425       248,150  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,348       126,767  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       209,866  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,860       156,078  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,100       196,975  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A*

    12,300       33,352  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    36,479       3,477,908  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,300       110,496  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    135,022       386,212  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A*

    12,100       29,473  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*

    144,899       218,797  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    17,000       134,437  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    194,127       4,433,861  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    161,736       1,013,217  

Offcn Education Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    29,300       32,550  

Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A

    3,200       64,208  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,500       107,834  

Ovctek China, Inc., Class A

    4,100       26,634  

Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A*

    52,700       35,078  

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

    187,800       137,799  

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

    1,183,386       380,140  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,600       88,377  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    11,651       140,760  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    620,673       655,330  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*

    58,119       3,014,051  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,900       291,787  

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd., 144A* (a)

    45,199       139,408  

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

    107,900       867,988  

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

    922,628       7,131,926  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,400       136,388  

Poly Property Services Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,771       97,374  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd., 144A*

    24,238       121,443  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,200       179,692  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A (a)

    1,141,691     $ 936,591  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,500       82,064  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    54,400       156,131  

Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A

    1,700       39,200  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,200       118,717  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,700       126,453  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,300       74,235  

Seazen Group Ltd.*

    186,429       98,300  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,700       99,038  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       145,496  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    900       49,635  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    117,058       221,721  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       129,310  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,800       78,873  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,200       95,660  

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

    236,110       325,140  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,800       83,432  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    54,400       234,355  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    388,620       108,921  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,700       165,971  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    69,878       279,916  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A*

    8,300       68,860  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,500       57,882  

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    20,504       138,815  

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

    144,004       128,308  

Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group Co. Ltd.*

    24,858       154,454  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    60,215       108,505  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    195,800       260,343  

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,300       76,083  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,000       34,845  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,700       57,576  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,700       132,609  

Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       31,949  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,050     $ 111,481  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,500       33,455  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,100       316,224  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,600       44,396  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    72,794       1,223,217  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       63,864  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,200       95,178  

Sinoma Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,100       85,423  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    209,317       505,766  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    179,300       55,990  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    56,264       83,816  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    230,518       188,811  

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd., 144A

    76,988       65,325  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,400       237,978  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A*

    50,300       28,618  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    40,537       968,588  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,300       65,758  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       86,704  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A

    109,400       96,397  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    890,666       48,011,636  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR*

    94,972       511,899  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       70,714  

Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,400       231,156  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    120,322       266,092  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.*

    129,611       240,521  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       157,731  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A*

    2,200       56,234  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    236,576       244,942  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    157,073       295,905  

Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR*

    56,486       1,458,468  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,100       108,726  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    162,488       168,442  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    51,365       445,335  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       51,862  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       228,361  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    401,164       426,645  

Weibo Corp., ADR*

    8,393       230,220  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,400       130,698  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    188,293       318,091  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,400       140,229  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,900       62,510  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,900       151,927  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000     $ 129,461  

Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,400       73,945  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,168       200,415  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    33,550       475,746  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    533,301       4,385,194  

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,800       93,760  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    166,900       146,269  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B, 144A*

    880,894       1,652,726  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,300       154,712  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    128,115       208,888  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    774,778       1,400,088  

XPeng, Inc., ADR* (a)

    82,454       2,998,852  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    8,600       104,154  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       54,813  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

    42,399       176,895  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,300       70,293  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,200       115,265  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,300       44,922  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,100       86,348  

Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A*

    39,700       90,662  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       100,119  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,200       214,263  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR*

    6,833       373,765  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,800       217,588  

Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    91,100       93,987  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,400       66,455  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,900       124,173  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       24,612  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    89,570       80,701  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,800       54,638  

Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,500       118,463  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,500       34,132  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,000       69,945  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,500       23,891  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,900       100,490  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A* (a)

    109,606       359,102  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    34,014       236,810  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    50,843       263,530  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,700     $ 68,965  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,400       194,527  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    334,878       496,293  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    197,145       130,695  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    38,200       175,926  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    51,306       126,070  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

    43,331       1,275,665  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $258,463,300)

      230,022,749  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    38,671       387,106  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    40,535       252,564  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $573,737)

      639,670  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni Banka AS

    10,719       422,362  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    49,064       194,421  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $641,376)

      616,783  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE*

    308,333       938,345  

Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE*

    146,823       90,374  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,113,455)

      1,028,719  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.3%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA*

    289,060       393,503  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*

    407,676       447,004  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    33,549       670,744  

JUMBO SA

    12,578       180,692  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    88,875       329,421  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA*

    92,400       146,958  

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

    7,362       221,449  

Terna Energy SA

    6,072       88,115  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,388,136)

      2,477,886  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 1.2%            

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    313,922       123,742  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    536,759       1,930,318  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    326,288       233,847  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    637,555       212,146  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    277,115       1,799,863  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    103,082       193,929  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    436,573       1,332,565  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    163,660       139,914  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    259,875       1,263,838  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    179,441       252,155  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    224,925       265,695  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    272,903       366,725  

Jinmao Property Services Co. Ltd.*

    9,630       37  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    18,964       533,944  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,883,638)

      8,648,718  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hungary — 0.2%            

OTP Bank Nyrt*

    32,641     $ 1,261,780  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    13,981       295,236  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,328,328)

      1,557,016  
   

 

 

 
India — 12.8%            

Aarti Industries Ltd.

    20,590       253,086  

ABB India Ltd.

    3,953       113,292  

ACC Ltd.

    7,639       211,806  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

    80,018       1,957,665  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    65,339       613,522  

Adani Transmission Ltd.*

    35,411       1,003,102  

Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

    3,727       162,141  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    51,776       215,941  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    11,649       742,531  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    184,567       290,638  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    56,489       2,380,076  

Astral Ltd.

    8,033       207,015  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd., 144A*

    19,570       312,611  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    27,025       224,259  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*

    20,523       1,182,216  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR*

    15,970       776,142  

Axis Bank Ltd.*

    258,482       2,546,827  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    5,052       236,708  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    21,921       2,037,193  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    3,364       714,904  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    3,260       225,088  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    8,439       204,128  

Bandhan Bank Ltd., 144A

    95,160       386,841  

Bank of Baroda*

    105,822       149,644  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    34,012       311,670  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    31,721       285,709  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.*

    208,547       1,900,096  

Biocon Ltd.*

    57,888       268,015  

Bosch Ltd.

    348       72,737  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    6,992       318,056  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    21,432       102,513  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    56,489       518,014  

Cipla Ltd.

    44,733       549,192  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    17,704       340,793  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

    23,765       188,991  

Dabur India Ltd.

    58,352       436,280  

Dalmia Bharat Ltd.

    10,419       216,684  

Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

    11,621       308,318  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    12,113       685,649  

DLF Ltd.

    62,078       288,979  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    16,263       877,044  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    8,767       301,334  

Embassy Office Parks REIT

    120,321       597,090  

Gland Pharma Ltd., 144A*

    4,923       213,209  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.*

    58,295       594,149  

Godrej Properties Ltd.*

    12,579       250,779  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    28,739       609,699  

Havells India Ltd.

    34,948       549,956  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    90,503       1,353,626  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd., 144A

    6,987       193,454  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    112,868       783,736  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    12,582     $ 423,385  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    118,745       904,210  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    72,913       2,101,919  

Honeywell Automation India Ltd.

    218       118,482  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    238,103       7,471,974  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    457,922       4,513,735  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    26,118       438,076  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    48,705       309,725  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.*

    339,914       189,925  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    26,746       287,294  

Indus Towers Ltd.*

    65,805       187,858  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    8,854       523,420  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    146,236       3,284,461  

Infosys Ltd.

    343,736       7,826,583  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., 144A*

    7,454       185,481  

JSW Energy Ltd.

    75,069       338,943  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    90,967       757,520  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    8,856       342,087  

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

    13,977       84,338  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    98,488       2,408,690  

L&T Technology Services Ltd., 144A

    2,918       175,514  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., 144A

    5,589       433,917  

Laurus Labs Ltd., 144A

    38,779       278,719  

Lupin Ltd.

    19,568       193,700  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    92,378       969,603  

Marico Ltd.

    69,066       471,791  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    10,285       1,134,889  

Max Financial Services Ltd.*

    28,735       316,458  

Mindtree Ltd.

    6,525       336,107  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    92,192       184,084  

Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.* (b)

    92,192       42,580  

Mphasis Ltd.

    9,193       379,286  

MRF Ltd.

    434       378,666  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    14,447       260,524  

Nestle India Ltd.

    3,261       763,413  

NHPC Ltd.

    287,826       104,667  

NMDC Ltd.

    65,806       125,022  

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.

    3,725       167,571  

Page Industries Ltd.

    467       261,902  

PI Industries Ltd.

    9,787       320,618  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    12,421       396,125  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    10,304       283,113  

Polycab India Ltd.

    4,177       131,653  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    84,447       123,116  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    270,035       749,565  

Punjab National Bank*

    205,373       95,126  

REC Ltd.

    84,911       138,105  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.*

    21,350       222,589  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    49,715       699,497  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    802       259,870  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    17,705       264,162  

Siemens Ltd.

    5,593       174,250  

SRF Ltd.

    16,300       515,657  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

State Bank of India

    266,946     $ 1,711,912  

Steel Authority of India Ltd.

    157,543       201,457  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    82,169       920,302  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    11,819       185,604  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    132,038       6,228,335  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    81,648       778,689  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    3,984       340,084  

Tata Motors Ltd.*

    147,245       887,310  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A*

    24,360       70,092  

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

    132,392       391,918  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    56,792       920,121  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    54,101       1,012,408  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    32,153       1,086,688  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    6,521       237,992  

Trent Ltd.

    19,224       282,718  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    9,786       853,027  

UPL Ltd.

    41,005       362,146  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    16,389       205,658  

Vedanta Ltd.

    59,290       299,253  

Voltas Ltd.

    27,026       453,073  

Wipro Ltd.

    195,283       1,440,503  

Yes Bank Ltd.*

    2,173,312       382,181  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $98,907,796)

      93,564,584  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.0%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    1,038,467       160,465  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    8,159,797       4,572,031  

PT Bank Jago Tbk*

    752,298       846,970  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    2,628,708       1,408,857  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    705,182       392,668  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    9,664,695       3,060,789  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    3,506,284       217,206  

PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk

    455,459       286,108  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    438,950       177,205  

PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk*

    2,186,824       315,078  

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk

    246,937       138,791  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    235,751       179,681  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    183,132       108,347  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    352,117       151,954  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    1,837,791       210,424  

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk*

    1,297,745       349,570  

PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk

    2,886,628       207,953  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk

    317,173       158,951  

PT Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk

    4,303,062       1,299,874  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    807,810       165,307  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    894,134       229,026  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,413,245)

      14,637,255  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.7%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC

    139,894       469,393  

Boubyan Bank KSCP*

    131,973       358,698  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    386,070       1,203,600  

Mabanee Co KPSC

    47,699       133,582  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    277,554       568,308  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    604,742       2,107,011  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,468,433)

      4,840,592  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia — 0.9%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd*

    203,200     $ 162,618  

Axiata Group Bhd

    279,352       261,487  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    347,493       472,594  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    183,400       176,913  

Greatech Technology Bhd*

    61,300       60,884  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    93,000       102,336  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    62,800       300,052  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    93,300       146,000  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    279,500       214,360  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    106,000       116,137  

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd

    93,100       38,362  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    29,700       183,923  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    273,557       570,765  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd*

    46,900       68,699  

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd

    8,000       68,177  

Maxis Bhd

    181,800       174,071  

MISC Bhd

    49,500       86,656  

MR DIY Group M Bhd, 144A

    232,800       201,278  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    5,319       169,762  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    139,500       317,310  

PPB Group Bhd

    46,700       199,547  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    169,400       275,575  

Public Bank Bhd

    955,600       1,012,843  

QL Resources Bhd

    66,000       77,813  

RHB Bank Bhd

    188,649       265,102  

Sime Darby Bhd

    140,000       75,694  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    93,500       109,345  

Supermax Corp. Bhd

    95,238       23,818  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    139,600       168,245  

TIME dotCom Bhd

    93,300       94,444  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    372,500       181,880  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    93,100       86,703  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,425,185)

      6,463,393  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 2.3%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    477,910       358,798  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    2,507,070       2,271,179  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    41,006       271,172  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    1,305,850       672,338  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    75,829       417,435  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    16,203       78,872  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    298,536       337,218  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    182,570       1,474,588  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    12,674       172,297  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B*

    35,413       516,329  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    12,112       262,549  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    117,751       363,468  

Grupo Elektra SAB DE CV

    6,992       459,817  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    423,448       2,871,136  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O*

    188,171       307,410  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    287,353       1,477,655  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)            

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    398,820     $ 856,880  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    12,114       151,552  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    265,106       372,893  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    98,659       252,629  

Telesites SAB de CV

    180,253       200,345  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    738,955       2,817,305  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,742,915)

      16,963,865  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.2%            

Credicorp Ltd.

    7,930       1,199,412  

Credicorp Ltd.

    1,733       259,950  

InRetail Peru Corp., 144A

    4,448       157,415  

Intercorp Financial Services, Inc. (a)

    4,120       133,076  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,422,951)

      1,749,853  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.6%            

Ayala Corp.

    23,320       386,620  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    540,300       410,995  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    260,930       508,933  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    260,910       657,491  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    1,900       95,167  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    74,530       306,144  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    41,950       197,190  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    139,600       155,474  

PLDT, Inc.

    6,995       245,446  

SM Investments Corp.

    37,570       653,646  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    978,200       759,360  

Universal Robina Corp.

    74,560       174,511  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,323,234)

      4,550,977  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 1.1%            

Commercial Bank PSQC

    162,669       308,271  

Industries Qatar QSC

    273,849       1,376,390  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    359,692       493,947  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    597,379       438,067  

Ooredoo QPSC

    90,567       190,910  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    122,187       343,976  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    102,975       596,469  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    663,906       3,975,048  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,852,169)

      7,723,078  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.2%            

Alrosa PJSC (b)

    246,725       93,198  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (b)

    5,593       597,891  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR (b)

    25,457       65,918  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (b)

    32,151       33,186  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (b)

    121,611       62,856  

PIK Group PJSC (b)

    21,692       47,830  

Polymetal International PLC (b)

    28,889       106,155  

Polyus PJSC (b)

    2,793       199,813  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC (b)

    989,954       313,338  

United Co RUSAL International PJSC* (b)

    255,320       69,866  

Yandex NV, Class A* (b)

    28,401       240,759  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,259,194)

      1,830,810  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Saudi Arabia — 2.8%            

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    13,514     $ 270,158  

Al Rajhi Bank

    108,287       4,629,697  

Alinma Bank

    113,135       1,070,526  

Almarai Co. JSC

    35,094       468,643  

Arab National Bank

    78,979       589,443  

Arabian Centres Co. Ltd.

    24,229       146,600  

Bank AlBilad*

    42,165       661,971  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    73,261       1,036,906  

BinDawood Holding Co.

    2,910       69,653  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    6,989       301,788  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.*

    71,398       208,197  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    10,253       467,872  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    46,650       433,959  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    7,920       440,786  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    6,057       334,841  

National Industrialization Co.*

    42,864       257,753  

National Petrochemical Co.

    16,308       195,607  

Riyad Bank

    130,444       1,234,310  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    48,048       596,806  

Saudi British Bank

    89,808       926,399  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    30,287       284,569  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.*

    92,833       503,298  

Saudi National Bank

    197,059       3,582,222  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    53,440       1,623,840  

Savola Group

    33,085       298,953  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $18,365,717)

      20,634,797  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%            

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A
(Cost $109,798)

    13,979       121,207  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 3.3%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    91,667       1,047,860  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    3,827       594,389  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    34,479       811,029  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    34,016       442,467  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    29,354       593,444  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    19,102       260,128  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    5,594       750,941  

Clicks Group Ltd. (a)

    22,833       441,736  

Discovery Ltd.*

    53,465       545,981  

FirstRand Ltd.

    549,326       2,350,522  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    97,345       1,353,349  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    67,441       293,245  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    73,034       1,389,170  

Investec Ltd.

    23,164       129,592  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    5,123       200,398  

MTN Group Ltd.*

    147,581       1,829,899  

MultiChoice Group

    38,672       315,382  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    19,537       2,438,202  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    58,945       833,832  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.*

    29,103       467,588  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    720,828       587,765  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd., 144A

    106,170       150,813  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    92,599       289,917  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Sanlam Ltd.

    256,719     $ 1,074,224  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    37,276       552,416  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    246,019       1,136,281  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    198,424       2,088,444  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    52,293       500,883  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    146,181       477,731  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,305,164)

      23,947,628  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 10.4%            

Alteogen, Inc.*

    2,796       124,179  

Amorepacific Corp.

    2,332       356,874  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    1,865       75,695  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    934       131,670  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    41,005       268,740  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    8,491       448,437  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

    1,895       138,537  

Celltrion, Inc.

    8,016       1,063,378  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    6,988       130,769  

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

    980       78,328  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    514       161,807  

CJ Corp.

    932       65,190  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.

    1,399       151,262  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    7,458       447,226  

CS Wind Corp.

    2,331       115,547  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    16,441       85,736  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    6,058       311,377  

DL E&C Co. Ltd.

    2,327       248,696  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    3,479       79,427  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    3,260       103,438  

Doosan Co. Ltd.*

    932       87,979  

Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.*

    4,195       135,373  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    28,630       495,283  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.

    2,796       112,319  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    469       146,354  

E-MART, Inc.

    1,399       151,262  

F&F Co. Ltd. / New

    382       282,763  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    4,658       136,368  

Genexine, Inc.*

    2,328       89,937  

Green Cross Corp.

    467       70,690  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    3,726       132,789  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    36,934       1,495,975  

Hanjin Kal Corp.*

    1,665       72,978  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    6,989       204,610  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.*

    474       104,470  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.*

    2,357       89,097  

Hanon Systems

    13,977       134,266  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.

    933       166,448  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    1,219       74,011  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.*

    68,135       167,455  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.*

    8,853       249,240  

Helixmith Co. Ltd.*

    5,240       87,598  

HLB, Inc.*

    6,059       156,722  

HMM Co. Ltd.*

    33,546       804,925  

Hugel, Inc.

    930       113,548  

HYBE Co. Ltd.*

    1,471       352,962  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.

    245     $ 94,548  

Hyosung TNC Corp.

    244       97,815  

Hyundai Autoever Corp.

    728       65,089  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    1,247       80,689  

Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.*

    14,964       84,132  

Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.*

    3,262       102,417  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    5,614       202,176  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    1,400       204,932  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    8,386       200,871  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.

    2,332       154,775  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    4,619       860,528  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    10,810       1,573,377  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    7,455       246,154  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.

    860       65,018  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    20,967       187,462  

Kakao Corp.

    23,506       1,839,660  

Kakao Games Corp.*

    4,196       256,503  

KakaoBank Corp.*

    23,321       931,017  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    46,098       2,288,893  

KCC Corp.

    467       128,757  

Kia Corp.

    20,038       1,229,928  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.*

    1,861       157,102  

KMW Co. Ltd.

    3,261       84,213  

Korea Gas Corp.

    2,566       87,607  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    2,798       184,307  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    873       399,343  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    17,705       431,452  

KT Corp.

    6,250       166,341  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.*

    1,397       186,484  

L&F Co. Ltd.

    2,569       416,647  

LEENO Industrial, Inc.

    1,398       209,406  

LG Chem Ltd.

    3,868       1,817,624  

LG Corp.

    8,390       524,746  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    20,036       311,617  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    13,981       1,436,066  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    1,211       956,835  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    935       254,290  

LG Uplus Corp.

    34,013       371,997  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    1,081       197,796  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    1,134       80,451  

LS Corp.

    2,793       113,128  

Mando Corp.

    3,729       140,650  

MedPacto, Inc.*

    1,532       44,277  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

    3,814       116,893  

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,125       175,188  

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    37,275       181,670  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    46,650       341,043  

NAVER Corp.

    11,184       2,957,967  

NCSoft Corp.

    1,344       495,749  

Netmarble Corp., 144A

    1,861       158,650  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    11,646       111,874  

Orion Corp.

    1,400       106,541  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

    18,638       101,844  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

    2,797       221,229  

S-1 Corp.

    2,328       135,147  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    1,150     $ 745,083  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    6,524       596,864  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    4,661       643,511  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    420,776       25,232,212  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    13,510       260,683  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    4,659       738,171  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    10,250       509,793  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    4,094       1,865,939  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    2,796       325,562  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    8,387       295,064  

Seegene, Inc.

    3,730       159,146  

Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.*

    3,727       107,562  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    63,361       2,057,843  

Shinsegae, Inc.

    468       101,786  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.*

    2,798       196,873  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.*

    1,779       216,022  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    1,398       145,340  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    41,535       4,266,289  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd., 144A*

    2,796       287,193  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    5,625       255,437  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    952       108,870  

Solus Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.

    1,316       68,955  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd./New

    469       88,663  

SSANGYONG C&E Co. Ltd.

    18,172       114,562  

Studio Dragon Corp.*

    1,861       132,028  

Wemade Co. Ltd.

    1,864       169,137  

WONIK IPS Co. Ltd.

    5,125       152,810  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    45,870       545,549  

Yuhan Corp.

    2,402       116,070  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $85,318,789)

      75,775,667  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 19.9%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    59,226       532,368  

Acer, Inc.

    468,779       481,571  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    36,346       475,149  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    285,360       1,010,745  

Asia Cement Corp.

    168,257       270,676  

ASMedia Technology, Inc.

    3,262       197,803  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    90,228       1,195,638  

AU Optronics Corp.

    1,278,970       937,501  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    63,941       326,148  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,087,985       2,417,744  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    188,941       1,691,607  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    724,430       457,372  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    176,648       224,315  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    61,613       196,915  

China Airlines Ltd. *

    292,486       291,078  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.*

    259,946       86,417  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    2,493,276       1,685,307  

China Steel Corp.

    1,035,010       1,329,066  

Chroma ATE, Inc.

    49,447       332,469  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    339,549       1,507,895  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    538,036       487,466  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,693,112       2,608,097  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    269,848     $ 2,372,660  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,739,424       1,827,217  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    28,420       586,951  

eMemory Technology, Inc.

    7,000       460,674  

Eva Airways Corp.*

    254,281       292,512  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    238,436       1,220,459  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    240,769       253,780  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    252,415       623,947  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    64,876       479,020  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,494,201       1,369,751  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    300,094       845,637  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    281,306       1,053,580  

Formosa Sumco Technology Corp.

    7,000       64,170  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    75,865       172,648  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,043,732       2,795,943  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    28,887       298,298  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    19,569       480,238  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    99,819       174,287  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    20,585       194,212  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,034,282       3,799,930  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    23,766       534,067  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    795,773       627,308  

Innolux Corp.

    835,407       499,128  

Inventec Corp.

    235,883       215,816  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    8,386       604,235  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    185,967       453,724  

Macronix International Co. Ltd.

    190,160       295,058  

MediaTek, Inc.

    127,974       4,952,801  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,484,555       1,991,056  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    32,614       329,223  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    106,811       592,442  

momo.com, Inc.

    7,457       261,467  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    433,779       1,356,962  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    24,966       466,638  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    179,906       494,766  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    14,445       186,005  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    33,551       546,318  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.*

    28,424       250,934  

Pegatron Corp.

    157,075       387,155  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    16,306       296,631  

Pou Chen Corp.

    209,319       239,670  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    280,000       532,335  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    64,876       217,989  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    237,043       785,493  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    33,957       552,324  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    121,015       309,066  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    51,576       211,566  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

    503,312       822,247  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,723,694       691,691  

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR

    4,657       337,819  

Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.

    50,841       330,054  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,559,163       951,014  

Standard Foods Corp.

    47,053       85,261  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    85,840       220,150  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,455,622     $ 1,012,471  

Taiwan Business Bank

    283,163       112,114  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    275,100       464,633  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    774,899       731,089  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    88,936       216,987  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    345,193       363,847  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    246,823       911,225  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,211,708       69,194,636  

Tatung Co. Ltd.*

    201,397       224,493  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    191,553       205,321  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    62,078       282,324  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    134,084       1,214,815  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    373,365       893,625  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    1,662,852       3,090,230  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    141,231       632,227  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    7,924       407,011  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    346,181       344,514  

Walsin Technology Corp.*

    34,943       181,975  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    72,551       483,932  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    29,820       321,228  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    273,384       321,800  

Wistron Corp.

    202,084       211,923  

Wiwynn Corp.

    9,650       339,738  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    109,138       216,836  

Yageo Corp.

    34,946       562,801  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.*

    212,114       873,878  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,707,852       1,513,826  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    90,035       295,460  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $145,039,573)

      145,362,633  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.0%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    93,400       654,586  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR*

    372,600       732,657  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    1,039,800       152,748  

Bangkok Bank PCL

    93,100       396,049  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    93,100       398,898  

Bangkok Commercial Asset Management PCL, NVDR

    246,200       165,012  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    605,700       439,329  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL

    95,100       25,903  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    605,800       165,008  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    139,500       143,022  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    747,100       217,213  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    46,600       218,917  

Carabao Group PCL, NVDR

    46,500       151,561  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    186,300       315,014  

Central Retail Corp. PCL

    232,800       272,520  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    232,800       272,520  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    326,300       252,152  

Com7 PCL, NVDR

    64,000       161,591  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    326,200       948,401  

Fabrinet*

    2,086       208,871  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Hana Microelectronics PCL, NVDR

    66,000     $ 103,015  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    559,200       260,133  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    186,300       256,572  

Intouch Holdings PCL, Class F

    19,200       44,511  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    186,400       432,129  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    233,000       1,165,891  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    65,000       120,352  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    792,300       339,471  

Krungthai Card PCL

    46,900       90,786  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    46,900       90,786  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    559,200       164,294  

Minor International PCL, NVDR*

    186,631       175,636  

Muangthai Capital PCL

    600       946  

Osotspa PCL

    139,700       150,709  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    139,700       150,709  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    107,000       446,993  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    326,700       529,919  

SCG Packaging PCL

    93,000       174,331  

SCG Packaging PCL, NVDR

    93,000       174,331  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    46,600       559,057  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    277,100       1,064,301  

Siam Global House PCL, NVDR

    261,893       157,897  

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR

    79,680       65,232  

Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL

    93,500       73,684  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR

    48,000       84,836  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    140,000       87,406  

Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR

    59,700       178,598  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, NVDR

    6,697,700       280,822  

Total Access Communication PCL, NVDR

    105,400       151,608  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR

    3,263,900       499,449  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,327,135)

      14,366,376  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.5%            

Akbank TAS

    529,165       268,407  

Akcansa Cimento AS

    17,385       20,772  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    34,267       59,734  

Arcelik AS

    46,892       187,268  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    56,955       91,393  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    50,429       265,978  

Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama AS

    1,125       28,004  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    10,364       81,284  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    111,079       249,093  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    7,919       154,042  

Hektas Ticaret TAS*

    74,210       69,125  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D*

    193,146       163,467  

KOC Holding AS

    42,999       98,162  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS*

    12,502       103,284  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS*

    43,737       61,915  

Nuh Cimento Sanayi AS

    8,708       26,389  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS*

    86,251       48,230  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS*

    26,646       89,322  

Tekfen Holding AS*

    38,854       51,863  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    23,809       137,944  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Turkey (Continued)            

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    94,017     $ 173,793  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

    75,480       47,163  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    106,169       157,189  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    353,514       282,614  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS*

    110,660       34,971  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    293,877       168,782  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    239,100       213,574  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D*

    265,430       63,965  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    33,629       36,032  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    500,739       129,343  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,102,487)

      3,563,102  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 1.5%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    240,766       705,311  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    369,014       421,954  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    248,716       412,377  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    329,761       456,075  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    225,301       877,147  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    306,243       2,916,481  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    389,683       2,193,993  

International Holding Co. PJSC*

    56,905       2,915,702  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,208,114)

      10,899,040  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $759,104,811)

      714,950,667  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.0%    
Brazil — 1.2%            

Alpargatas SA

    24,232       121,026  

Banco Bradesco SA

    710,043       2,804,778  

Bradespar SA

    32,120       187,793  

Braskem SA, Class A

    15,630       144,811  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B

    29,333       195,925  

Gerdau SA

    108,674       537,073  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    745,653       3,686,508  

Itausa SA

    399,759       777,527  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas, Class A

    66,272       189,231  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,202,305)

      8,644,672  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B

    52,242       114,304  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    12,583       839,078  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $788,684)

      953,382  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    73,115       652,410  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    122,160       33,202  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $638,818)

      685,612  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Sberbank of Russia PJSC (b)
(Cost $275,893)

    71,636       41,360  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.6%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,865       135,724  

Hyundai Motor Co.—2nd Preferred

    3,278       240,462  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

LG Chem Ltd.

    290     $ 65,243  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    2,796       138,596  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    72,605       3,991,509  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,050,729)

      4,571,534  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $15,956,429)

      14,896,560  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

       
CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%    
India — 0.0%            

Britannia Industries Ltd. Series N3, 5.50%, 6/3/24
(Cost $0)

  INR  2,494       33  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Brazil — 0.0%            

Americanas SA*, expires 3/9/22
(Cost $0)

    1,749       2,299  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.*, expires 5/9/22
(Cost $0)

    76       8,849  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      11,148  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Switzerland — 0.0%            

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

    746       659  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.0%            

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 9/5/22

    200       4  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/7/24

    400       8  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/20/26

    800       14  

Minor International PCL*, expires 2/15/24

    52       5  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

      31  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)

      690  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $1,966,294)

    1,966,294       1,966,294  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)
(Cost $406,136)

    406,136     $ 406,136  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

(Cost $777,433,670)

    $ 732,231,528  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.2%)

      (1,098,007
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 731,133,521  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS0.0%

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (e)

 

     3,087              (3,141     297        (243                           

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.3%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)

 

     1,768,050        198,244 (f)                         146               1,966,294        1,966,294  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)

 

     3,753,775        17,973,920       (21,321,559                  101               406,136        406,136  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       5,524,912          18,172,164         (21,324,700       297          (243       247            —          2,372,430          2,372,430  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 amounted to $5,743,295, which is 0.8% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

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

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $4,447,594.

(e)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
JSC:   Joint Stock Company
KSC:   Kuwait Shareholding Company
KSCP:   Kuwait Shareholding Company Public
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
PSQC:   Public Shareholders Qatari Company
QPSC:   Qatari Public Shareholders Company
QSC:   Qatari Shareholders Company
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
SAE:   Societe Anonyme Egyptienne
SAQ:   Societe Anonyme Qatar
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Securities are listed in country of domicile.

At February 28, 2022, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Future

     USD        12      $ 730,580      $ 705,300        3/18/2022      $ (25,280

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

INR   Indian Rupee
USD   U.S. Dollar

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (g)

     $ 713,077,277        $        $ 1,873,390        $ 714,950,667  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       14,855,200                   41,360          14,896,560  

Corporate Bonds

                33                   33  

Rights (g)

                11,148                   11,148  

Warrants (g)

       690                            690  

Short-Term Investments (g)

       2,372,430                            2,372,430  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 730,305,597        $ 11,181        $ 1,914,750        $ 732,231,528  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (25,280    $        $        $ (25,280
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (25,280    $        $        $ (25,280
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

During the period ended February 28, 2022, the amount of transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 was $7,043,013 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $31. The investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 due to the lack of observable market data due to a decrease in market activity. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%            
Australia — 6.7%            

APA Group (a)

    4,033     $ 29,412  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    2,020       54,631  

ASX Ltd.

    625       37,339  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    6,131       15,571  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    9,594       181,079  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,558       22,883  

Brambles Ltd.

    4,896       35,172  

Cochlear Ltd.

    220       35,584  

Coles Group Ltd.

    4,627       58,355  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    5,691       385,959  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,626       25,557  

Dexus REIT

    3,649       28,915  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    6,105       18,916  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    5,721       75,349  

Goodman Group REIT

    5,549       89,512  

GPT Group REIT

    6,727       24,114  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    8,047       26,861  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd. (a)

    2,255       17,280  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,140       149,549  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    566       18,585  

Mirvac Group REIT

    13,165       24,743  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    2,716       50,592  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    3,565       26,671  

Orica Ltd.

    1,258       13,319  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    4,939       41,180  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    663       30,776  

REA Group Ltd.

    168       16,053  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,093       21,153  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,472       37,439  

Stockland REIT

    7,920       23,908  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    14,038       40,339  

Transurban Group (a)

    10,421       95,962  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    12,090       15,792  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (b)

    3,215       66,583  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,729,512)

      1,835,133  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,180       42,399  

OMV AG

    493       23,467  

voestalpine AG

    360       11,904  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $79,597)

      77,770  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.6%            

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    205       8,216  

KBC Group NV

    845       61,236  

Solvay SA

    235       26,321  

UCB SA

    417       45,760  

Umicore SA

    654       26,952  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $174,288)

      168,485  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $28,501)

    1,336       27,265  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 4.0%            

Ambu A/S, Class B

    562       10,421  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Denmark (Continued)            

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    343     $ 25,099  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    399       60,140  

Demant A/S*

    336       14,201  

Genmab A/S*

    222       74,754  

GN Store Nord AS

    429       22,705  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    5,614       578,223  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    675       44,357  

Orsted AS, 144A

    637       82,836  

Pandora A/S

    340       35,198  

Tryg A/S

    1,100       25,014  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    3,402       111,730  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $854,787)

      1,084,678  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    470       26,157  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    930       27,514  

Neste OYJ (b)

    1,431       56,545  

Nordea Bank Abp

    10,657       119,327  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    324       15,281  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,910       36,835  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,794       62,466  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,494       16,898  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $368,907)

      361,023  
   

 

 

 
France — 10.6%            

Accor SA*

    585       20,100  

Air Liquide SA

    1,582       264,225  

Alstom SA

    1,073       27,599  

Amundi SA, 144A

    220       15,419  

AXA SA

    6,382       174,010  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,725       219,698  

Bouygues SA

    750       26,974  

Bureau Veritas SA

    966       27,841  

Carrefour SA

    2,079       41,799  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    563       78,413  

CNP Assurances

    603       14,745  

Covivio REIT

    184       15,178  

Danone SA

    2,167       132,189  

Eiffage SA

    304       31,181  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    957       168,459  

Eurazeo SE

    126       9,800  

Gecina SA REIT

    145       18,485  

Kering SA

    248       177,466  

Klepierre SA REIT*

    677       19,512  

L’Oreal SA

    842       335,736  

Orange SA

    6,446       78,295  

Publicis Groupe SA

    753       50,442  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,797       282,131  

SEB SA

    88       12,919  

Societe Generale SA

    2,730       78,621  

Teleperformance

    202       75,304  

TotalEnergies SE

    8,368       428,498  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT* (b)

    430       32,784  

Valeo

    698       15,511  

Vivendi SE

    2,626       33,359  

Wendel SE

    93       9,511  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,867,080)

      2,916,204  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany — 7.6%            

adidas AG

    636     $ 151,479  

Allianz SE

    1,359       310,323  

BASF SE

    3,098       206,171  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,136       110,447  

Beiersdorf AG

    337       34,226  

Brenntag SE

    510       42,894  

Commerzbank AG*

    3,532       29,888  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    524       28,139  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    623       106,852  

Deutsche Post AG

    3,333       169,062  

HeidelbergCement AG

    500       32,651  

HelloFresh SE*

    532       29,208  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    361       27,816  

LANXESS AG

    278       13,608  

LEG Immobilien SE

    241       31,211  

Merck KGaA

    435       86,749  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    184       44,682  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    464       128,806  

Puma SE

    372       34,254  

SAP SE

    3,477       395,692  

Symrise AG

    433       51,796  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    3,675       10,092  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,261,570)

      2,076,046  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 1.6%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    12,506       44,975  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,208       13,705  

ESR Cayman Ltd., 144A*

    5,977       18,473  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,533       46,746  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    10,579       14,270  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    37,254       56,355  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    4,024       194,462  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    5,143       26,624  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,373       7,591  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    3,092       8,033  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $429,012)

      431,234  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.1%            

CRH PLC

    2,589       118,092  

DCC PLC

    317       24,924  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    1,483       48,050  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    545       65,010  

Kingspan Group PLC

    525       51,208  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $288,074)

      307,284  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.4%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    3,853       40,736  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    5,024       54,355  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    126       21,438  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $89,674)

      116,529  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    409       17,663  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,724       74,161  

Enel SpA

    26,908       199,442  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    54,584       140,612  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $445,303)

      431,878  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan — 24.1%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    2,100     $ 47,361  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    1,700       49,284  

ANA Holdings, Inc.*

    300       6,581  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    4,200       39,292  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    6,000       99,944  

Azbil Corp.

    300       11,278  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,900       77,947  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    600       14,456  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    510       68,590  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,098       69,220  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    1,512       19,508  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    765       19,840  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    316       22,663  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    3,400       71,085  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    824       151,708  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,900       53,928  

Denso Corp.

    1,460       102,007  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,029       60,842  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    758       37,632  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    10,600       41,765  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    198       106,293  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,250       78,815  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    659       94,780  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    800       23,859  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    40       4,932  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    80       11,912  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    200       4,867  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.*

    700       12,441  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    200       13,857  

Hoya Corp.

    1,250       161,222  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,500       13,636  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    400       19,171  

Inpex Corp.

    3,400       34,982  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,900       25,685  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,900       126,744  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       23,894  

JSR Corp.

    700       21,819  

Kajima Corp.

    1,600       21,449  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    600       11,977  

Kao Corp.

    1,684       78,662  

KDDI Corp.

    5,400       176,101  

Keio Corp.

    239       9,753  

Kikkoman Corp.

    500       37,074  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    180       15,347  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,900       66,536  

Kubota Corp.

    3,600       64,452  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    300       12,242  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,000       25,648  

Lawson, Inc.

    100       4,168  

Lixil Corp.

    900       19,965  

Marubeni Corp.

    5,400       56,426  

Mazda Motor Corp.*

    2,000       14,864  

Mercari, Inc.*

    250       7,706  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    4,100       29,098  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,900       59,495  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    500       12,755  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    3,300       73,263  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Miura Co. Ltd.

    200     $ 5,444  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    7,890       104,469  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       54,248  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,900       128,459  

NEC Corp.

    800       34,417  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    374       188,404  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    5       28,565  

Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.

    250       15,151  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,850       25,215  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    2,800       51,259  

Nippon Yusen KK

    470       43,542  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    250       19,904  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    294       44,020  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    450       32,624  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    10,700       48,894  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    300       7,463  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    16       21,088  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    1,200       41,415  

NTT Data Corp.

    2,200       41,507  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,000       16,688  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,000       16,445  

Omron Corp.

    613       41,301  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    665       122,001  

ORIX Corp.

    4,000       79,288  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT (b)

    9       12,573  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,500       27,467  

Otsuka Corp.

    350       13,477  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    1,600       26,117  

Panasonic Corp.

    7,500       77,491  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,500       188,283  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    6,800       30,571  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    290       22,737  

SCSK Corp.

    300       5,100  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    740       54,111  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,300       21,231  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    2,000       40,738  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,500       121,359  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,100       23,227  

Sharp Corp.

    1,100       10,343  

Shimadzu Corp.

    840       29,939  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,900       12,554  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,188       182,261  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    900       59,708  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,350       76,962  

SoftBank Corp.

    9,600       120,901  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    200       7,189  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,040       45,329  

Sony Group Corp.

    4,205       431,179  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    300       7,103  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,100       24,354  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    853       42,556  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       39,253  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    300       11,982  

Sysmex Corp.

    550       43,570  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    1,700       24,856  

Taisei Corp.

    674       22,325  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,450     $ 165,665  

TDK Corp.

    1,325       52,919  

Terumo Corp.

    2,050       66,017  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    400       9,811  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    100       4,376  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    493       238,720  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,200       24,464  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,800       23,943  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    5,000       28,639  

TOTO Ltd.

    400       16,792  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    250       10,506  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,300       48,761  

USS Co. Ltd.

    700       11,572  

West Japan Railway Co.

    750       32,247  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    380       20,555  

Yamaha Corp.

    419       19,499  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,000       22,366  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    801       31,783  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,100       17,621  

Z Holdings Corp.

    9,100       44,056  

ZOZO, Inc.

    300       8,465  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,300,000)

      6,608,255  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

Tenaris SA
(Cost $19,505)

    1,664       21,568  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 6.5%            

Aegon NV

    6,194       30,715  

Akzo Nobel NV

    639       61,007  

ASML Holding NV

    1,378       926,959  

ING Groep NV

    13,148       155,033  

JDE Peet’s NV

    248       8,155  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,535       109,110  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    582       109,364  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    11,386       39,006  

NN Group NV

    828       39,786  

Prosus NV*

    3,135       195,147  

Randstad NV

    394       26,862  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    908       92,624  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,513,382)

      1,793,768  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.5%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.*

    4,253       20,493  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,919       35,727  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    2,569       9,945  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    4,194       14,177  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    1,286       8,703  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    6,110       18,628  

Xero Ltd.*

    464       31,559  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $159,058)

      139,232  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.2%            

Aker BP ASA

    374       11,632  

DNB Bank ASA

    3,148       70,559  

Equinor ASA

    3,284       103,987  

Mowi ASA

    1,523       39,211  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    4,448       42,266  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Norway (Continued)            

Orkla ASA

    2,451     $ 23,006  

Telenor ASA

    2,129       31,583  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $289,034)

      322,244  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,674       18,536  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    862       18,807  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $39,233)

      37,343  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.6%            

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    16,865       26,215  

Capitaland Investment Ltd.*

    9,200       25,008  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,300       6,819  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,747       143,183  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    5,400       23,828  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    11,400       98,006  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.*

    5,250       19,686  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    3,100       21,330  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    28,300       52,537  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,800       9,255  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $401,149)

      425,867  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.2%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    22,001       130,724  

CaixaBank SA

    14,546       48,034  

Iberdrola SA

    19,438       222,257  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3,608       95,639  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    657       17,733  

Red Electrica Corp. SA (b)

    1,411       28,250  

Repsol SA

    5,035       65,749  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $588,941)

      608,386  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.2%            

Alfa Laval AB

    1,074       35,276  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,375       89,970  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    2,286       119,747  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,319       60,470  

Boliden AB

    920       41,281  

Electrolux AB, Class B (b)

    680       12,302  

Essity AB, Class B

    2,075       53,798  

Evolution AB, 144A

    577       67,297  

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

    2,495       42,418  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,413       17,134  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    4,781       43,017  

Sandvik AB

    3,799       83,280  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,266       23,581  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,946       32,062  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,697       22,610  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    9,819       91,446  

Telia Co. AB

    8,786       32,875  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $920,164)

      868,564  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 9.8%            

ABB Ltd.

    5,487       186,299  

Adecco Group AG

    520       24,678  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    7       74,582  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    1,738     $ 236,987  

Clariant AG*

    660       11,931  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    697       17,806  

Geberit AG

    124       81,284  

Givaudan SA

    31       130,123  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    183       50,146  

Lonza Group AG

    249       172,993  

Roche Holding AG

    2,346       894,597  

SGS SA

    20       57,442  

Sika AG

    475       158,428  

Sonova Holding AG

    182       70,820  

Straumann Holding AG

    33       52,497  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    106       64,748  

Swiss Re AG

    1,017       97,349  

Swisscom AG

    86       51,612  

Vifor Pharma AG

    165       28,982  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    509       233,903  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,297,964)

      2,697,207  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 14.2%            

abrdn PLC

    7,252       20,113  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,486       97,220  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,148       29,574  

AstraZeneca PLC

    5,172       628,652  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,243       26,586  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    382       19,969  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    3,106       22,071  

BT Group PLC (b)

    30,133       75,303  

Burberry Group PLC

    1,336       34,776  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,454       49,755  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    697       35,693  

Compass Group PLC

    5,990       136,148  

Croda International PLC

    474       47,598  

Ferguson PLC

    737       112,880  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    16,798       348,314  

Informa PLC*

    4,997       39,853  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC*

    584       41,028  

Intertek Group PLC

    542       39,154  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,782       21,389  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    8,880       17,991  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    641       16,195  

Kingfisher PLC

    7,188       29,532  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    2,344       24,978  

Legal & General Group PLC

    20,154       74,959  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    233,279       151,603  

Mondi PLC

    1,603       33,800  

National Grid PLC

    12,099       183,572  

Next PLC

    456       41,984  

Ocado Group PLC*

    1,680       30,949  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,374       201,344  

RELX PLC

    6,433       196,884  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    6,216       42,352  

Schroders PLC

    415       17,061  

Segro PLC REIT

    3,889       67,913  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    247       39,587  

St James’s Place PLC

    1,754       33,030  

Standard Chartered PLC

    9,051       64,704  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    12,303     $ 24,803  

Tesco PLC

    26,101       101,474  

Unilever PLC

    8,573       430,954  

Vodafone Group PLC

    90,546       159,687  

Whitbread PLC*

    644       25,266  

WPP PLC

    3,901       55,351  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,793,894)

      3,892,049  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $25,938,629)

      27,248,012  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%

 

 
Germany — 0.2%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    153       12,528  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    590       46,945  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $71,993)

      59,473  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 
Switzerland — 0.0%            

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

    1,880       1,660  
   

 

 

 
    

Number
of Shares

    

Value

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.1%              

iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
(Cost $33,643)

     450      $ 33,160  
     

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%         

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $70,402)

     70,402        70,402  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $26,114,667)

      $ 27,412,707  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.0%

        637  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 27,413,344  
     

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.3%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)

 

     61,137        9,265 (e)          —           —            —        7            —        70,402        70,402  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series Institutional Shares, 0.04% (c)

 

     2,532        464,838       (467,370         —            —        2            —            —            —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     63,669        474,103       (467,370         —            —            9            —          70,402          70,402  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 28, 2022 amounted to $234,309, which is 0.9% of net assets.

(c)

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

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $177,822.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

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

Securities are listed in country of domicile.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

At February 28, 2022, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

EURO STOXX 50 Futures

   EUR    1    $ 46,799      $ 44,108      3/18/2022    $ (2,691

MINI TOPIX Index Futures

   JPY    1      16,996        16,418      3/10/2022      (578
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (3,269
                 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR   Euro
JPY   Japanese Yen

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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 27,248,012      $     —        $     —        $ 27,248,012  

Preferred Stocks

       59,473                          59,473  

Warrants

       1,660                          1,660  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       33,160                          33,160  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       70,402                          70,402  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 27,412,707      $        $        $ 27,412,707  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (3,269    $        $        $ (3,269
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (3,269    $        $        $ (3,269
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%    
Brazil — 3.0%            

Americanas SA

    3,677     $ 21,769  

Atacadao SA

    2,898       10,716  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    35,700       101,036  

Banco Bradesco SA

    8,606       28,499  

Banco do Brasil SA

    4,973       33,989  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    2,490       14,954  

CCR SA

    7,093       16,191  

Cosan SA

    6,089       24,951  

Energisa SA

    1,081       9,252  

Equatorial Energia SA

    5,899       29,279  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA, 144A

    24,838       58,483  

Hypera SA

    2,243       14,586  

Klabin SA

    4,159       18,729  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    3,421       38,196  

Lojas Renner SA

    5,783       28,423  

Natura & Co. Holding SA*

    5,238       23,538  

Petro Rio SA*

    4,069       20,394  

Raia Drogasil SA

    6,099       27,655  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA, 144A

    2,342       23,185  

Rumo SA*

    7,495       22,550  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    3,023       29,440  

TIM SA

    4,773       12,609  

TOTVS SA

    2,982       19,131  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    3,983       11,450  

WEG SA

    9,663       55,145  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $751,750)

      694,150  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%            

Empresas CMPC SA

    6,062       10,071  

Empresas COPEC SA

    2,200       17,162  

Enel Americas SA

    134,219       15,789  

Falabella SA

    4,349       14,391  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $79,045)

      57,413  
   

 

 

 
China — 30.0%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A*

    2,700       4,476  

3SBio, Inc., 144A*

    7,378       5,854  

51job, Inc., ADR*

    189       9,790  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,150       11,366  

Air China Ltd., Class A*

    2,300       3,601  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    10,611       8,148  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

    87,976       1,173,208  

A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd., 144A

    3,103       5,568  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,582  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    100       1,957  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    2,500       1,141  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H*

    10,259       6,565  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       27,689  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,600       139,760  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,178  

CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class A*

    26       1,041  

CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H, 144A*

    412       7,419  

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    100       2,445  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,055     $ 7,168  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    9,663       46,499  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    1,800       1,720  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    559,778       419,814  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    4,800       4,108  

China Feihe Ltd., 144A

    20,878       24,903  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,028       2,778  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    7,105       10,893  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    7,570       13,428  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,794       191,951  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       4,509  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,200       5,905  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,482       11,669  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    200       882  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       2,270  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A*

    4,200       4,613  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H*

    9,335       5,890  

China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,900       11,186  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A

    700       22,464  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,300       10,041  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,662       22,901  

CIFI Ever Sunshine Services Group Ltd.

    4,248       7,742  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    22,556       15,704  

CITIC Ltd.

    33,884       39,505  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    804       67,959  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,680       69,808  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    52,930       62,659  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    13,444       7,071  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,051       13,784  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    4,599       66,745  

ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       2,264  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    680       9,645  

Fosun International Ltd.

    14,939       16,194  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       4,184  

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

    3,632       17,756  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       9,598  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    1,518       25,547  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       1,818  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    6,754       26,666  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    1,300       9,020  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    500       3,414  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       4,629  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,720       36,875  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,460       2,369  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.

    8,419       8,436  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,051       17,788  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    300     $ 1,416  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       2,669  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    8,808       3,742  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,582  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    7,033       15,049  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,100       4,550  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,300       25,533  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       13,152  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,450  

JD.com, Inc., Class A*

    1,596       57,028  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       3,262  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       998  

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd., 144A*

    8,019       9,329  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

    15,162       37,218  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd.,
Class A*

    600       1,929  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,775       3,165  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    41,288       45,918  

Li Auto, Inc., ADR*

    3,200       97,440  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    13,035       129,538  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

    8,775       2,920  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    10,638       56,909  

Meituan, Class B, 144A*

    23,785       524,179  

Microport Scientific Corp. (a)

    3,764       10,405  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    600       2,444  

Minth Group Ltd.

    4,482       16,118  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    7,613       173,881  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    100       78  

Ovctek China, Inc., Class A

    340       2,209  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       3,842  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    802       9,689  

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

    3,800       30,569  

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

    36,915       285,353  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,100       10,279  

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

    15,336       21,119  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,200       2,935  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       4,032  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,903       11,629  

Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A

    200       1,721  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       888  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,327       7,797  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    850     $ 8,575  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,900       2,078  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,814       80,894  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class A

    1,400       952  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    3,625       5,400  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A

    140       1,970  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       9,596  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,700       1,536  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A

    3,700       3,260  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    33,339       1,797,149  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.*

    5,137       9,533  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A*

    100       2,556  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    9,631       9,972  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    8,468       8,778  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,040       3,624  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    2,610       22,629  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    27,733       29,494  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       988  

Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       2,311  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    856       14,099  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    2,102       29,807  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    21,018       172,825  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       4,028  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,238       6,910  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    28,501       51,504  

XPeng, Inc., ADR* (a)

    2,260       82,196  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    6,422       9,485  

Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       3,538  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    2,484       129,218  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       5,721  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       5,538  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,035       8,140  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       9,757  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       2,275  

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,101  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,386       23,574  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,800       4,240  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,378       4,891  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,311,001)

      6,989,666  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni Banka AS

    446       17,574  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    2,246       8,900  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,182)

      26,474  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE*
(Cost $24,922)

    9,459     $ 28,786  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.2%            

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*

    15,249       16,720  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,350       26,991  

Public Power Corp. SA*

    1,214       11,549  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,538)

      55,260  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.0%            

Alibaba Health Information Technology
Ltd.*

    22,634       15,758  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    24,465       9,643  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,512       3,846  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    23,363       16,744  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    17,781       28,127  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    30,086       10,011  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    18,469       119,956  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    22,471       68,589  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    5,350       24,546  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.* (a)

    14,243       4,211  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    34,298       63,296  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. (a)

    3,808       7,807  

HUTCHMED China Ltd., ADR* (a)

    475       12,944  

Jinmao Property Services Co. Ltd.*

    454       2  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    22,410       21,912  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    6,934       4,455  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    6,769       6,965  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (a)

    6,769       4,045  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    60,940       38,840  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    1,753       4,992  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $573,716)

      466,689  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.3%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    2,437       19,137  

OTP Bank Nyrt*

    1,283       49,596  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $83,233)

      68,733  
   

 

 

 
India — 12.5%            

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

    2,300       56,270  

Adani Total Gas Ltd.

    1,602       33,774  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    2,246       94,632  

Axis Bank Ltd.*

    13,309       131,134  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    416       19,491  

Bandhan Bank Ltd., 144A

    3,700       15,041  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    1,366       12,517  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    5,249       24,368  

Biocon Ltd.*

    2,358       10,917  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    620       28,203  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    699       13,455  

Dabur India Ltd.

    3,533       26,415  

DLF Ltd.

    3,477       16,186  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    797       27,394  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    1,551       32,905  

Havells India Ltd.

    1,534       24,140  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    6,337       94,781  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    698       23,488  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    9,242     $ 70,375  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    4,810       138,662  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    9,991       313,530  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    1,618       7,448  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    457       27,016  

Infosys Ltd.

    7,664       174,503  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    11,803       265,095  

Lupin Ltd.

    1,359       13,452  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    5,115       53,687  

Marico Ltd.

    3,008       20,548  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    7,494       14,964  

Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.* (b)

    7,494       3,461  

Nestle India Ltd.

    197       46,118  

PI Industries Ltd.

    496       16,249  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    649       17,832  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    16,604       519,964  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    66       21,386  

Siemens Ltd.

    397       12,369  

State Bank of India

    10,487       67,253  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    5,409       255,147  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    2,089       70,603  

Trent Ltd.

    1,086       15,971  

UPL Ltd.

    2,836       25,047  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    542       3,951  

Wipro Ltd.

    7,473       55,124  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,542,711)

      2,914,866  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 1.1%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    48,806       7,542  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    321,082       179,906  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    153,304       9,497  

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk

    15,986       8,985  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    128,844       14,752  

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk*

    67,303       18,129  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    45,916       9,396  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    46,118       11,813  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $220,989)

      260,020  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.4%            

Kuwait Finance House KSCP
(Cost $68,411)

    26,801       83,554  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 2.1%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd*

    10,100       8,083  

Axiata Group Bhd

    15,983       14,961  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    38,135       51,864  

Dialog Group Bhd

    21,300       14,307  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    18,900       18,232  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    700       3,768  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    3,900       7,041  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    11,100       12,214  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    9,900       15,492  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    2,500       15,482  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    27,775       57,951  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd*

    6,300       9,228  

Maxis Bhd

    13,000       12,447  

MISC Bhd

    7,700       13,480  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    400       12,766  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,500     $ 7,688  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    4,900       20,307  

PPB Group Bhd

    3,700       15,810  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    19,400       31,559  

Public Bank Bhd

    85,875       91,019  

QL Resources Bhd

    5,400       6,367  

RHB Bank Bhd

    9,581       13,464  

Sime Darby Bhd

    15,000       8,110  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    6,100       7,352  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    30,500       14,892  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    5,900       5,495  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $484,482)

      489,379  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.6%            

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    2,584       17,088  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    86,765       44,672  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    3,171       17,456  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    11,272       91,042  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    1,368       18,597  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    9,010       27,812  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    15,145       102,689  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    13,892       29,848  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    807       10,096  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    9,258       13,022  

Telesites SAB de CV

    8,024       8,918  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $377,816)

      381,240  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.7%            

Ayala Land, Inc.

    45,900       34,915  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    10,520       20,519  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    155       7,763  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    460       5,186  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    18,050       21,229  

SM Investments Corp.

    1,472       25,610  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    59,000       45,801  

Universal Robina Corp.

    5,630       13,177  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $170,288)

      174,200  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.9%            

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    1,078       29,788  

CD Projekt SA (a)

    411       16,544  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    1,343       8,738  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    809       32,004  

Orange Polska SA*

    4,075       7,588  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    1,764       29,963  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA*

    5,086       49,030  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    3,474       26,191  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    216       16,249  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $233,252)

      216,095  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.9%            

Commercial Bank PSQC

    10,928       20,710  

Ooredoo QPSC

    5,392       11,366  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    2,741       14,002  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Qatar (Continued)            

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    26,361     $ 157,833  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $173,668)

      203,911  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.1%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC
(Cost $17,660)

    2,485       15,728  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.9%            

Gazprom PJSC (b)

    68,905       100,739  

LUKOIL PJSC (b)

    2,408       43,021  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    1       19  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR (b)

    2,662       6,893  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (b)

    8,602       3,754  

Novatek PJSC, GDR

    530       20,331  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (b)

    8,462       4,374  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    810       4,933  

Polymetal International PLC (b)

    2,070       7,606  

Polyus PJSC (b)

    193       13,807  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $684,406)

      205,477  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 1.4%            

Almarai Co. JSC

    1,512       20,191  

Bank AlBilad*

    2,119       33,267  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    330       15,059  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.*

    2,496       71,054  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    5,244       174,162  

Savola Group

    1,471       13,292  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $265,480)

      327,025  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%            

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A
(Cost $8,753)

    1,104       9,572  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 5.5%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    4,155       47,496  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    318       49,390  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    2,300       29,917  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    1,945       39,322  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    1,612       21,952  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    476       63,898  

Clicks Group Ltd. (a)

    1,428       27,627  

Discovery Ltd.*

    2,537       25,908  

FirstRand Ltd.

    29,393       125,770  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    5,190       72,155  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    21,251       18,428  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    4,758       90,501  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    380       14,865  

MTN Group Ltd.*

    9,817       121,724  

MultiChoice Group

    2,198       17,925  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    1,267       158,121  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    2,663       37,671  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.*

    2,088       33,547  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    27,029       22,039  

Remgro Ltd.

    3,000       27,128  

Sanlam Ltd.

    11,158       46,690  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    2,967       43,970  

SPAR Group Ltd.

    1,072       11,383  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    7,406       77,949  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    3,710     $ 35,536  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    5,831       19,056  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,129,835)

      1,279,968  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 6.4%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    190       29,076  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    165       6,697  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    43       6,062  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    498       26,301  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    49       15,425  

CJ Corp.

    94       6,575  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    47       4,847  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    309       18,529  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    266       8,440  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    364       12,972  

GS Holdings Corp.

    267       8,883  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    426       12,472  

Hanon Systems

    1,078       10,355  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.*

    681       19,172  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    461       16,602  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    109       15,955  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

    289       12,355  

Kakao Corp.

    1,820       142,439  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,295       113,953  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    1,008       24,564  

LG Chem Ltd.

    266       124,997  

LG Corp.

    494       30,897  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,328       20,654  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    620       63,684  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    54       42,666  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    99       18,114  

NAVER Corp.

    717       189,634  

POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd.

    178       16,803  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    327       45,147  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    892       17,212  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    179       28,361  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    320       145,848  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    202       23,521  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,533       82,267  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.*

    161       11,328  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.*

    295       49,193  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    142       6,448  

SK, Inc.

    247       46,736  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    124       14,181  

Yuhan Corp.

    300       14,497  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,750,351)

      1,503,862  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 23.7%            

Acer, Inc.

    16,926       17,388  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    19,266       68,240  

AU Optronics Corp.

    48,404       35,481  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    45,472       101,049  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,736       69,261  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    10,798       13,712  

China Steel Corp.

    68,627       88,125  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    21,794     $ 96,784  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    22,846       20,699  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    105,708       102,371  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    11,714       102,996  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    67,710       71,127  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    1,118       23,090  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    14,968       76,615  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    16,038       16,905  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    8,804       21,763  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    2,655       19,604  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    60,946       55,870  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    43,351       116,128  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    1,696       16,001  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,753       39,393  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50,784       40,033  

Innolux Corp.

    55,234       33,001  

Inventec Corp.

    13,656       12,494  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    12,163       29,675  

MediaTek, Inc.

    8,860       342,896  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    63,594       85,291  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    29,728       92,996  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    973       12,529  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.*

    1,406       12,413  

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,159       29,466  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    6,153       15,714  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

    20,865       34,087  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,944       35,343  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    58,121       40,427  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    29,696       50,155  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    12,863       13,558  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    10,272       37,922  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    143,406       3,089,610  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    27,978       66,964  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    68,569       127,428  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    3,552       23,693  

Yageo Corp.

    2,135       34,384  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.*

    10,292       42,402  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    54,228       48,067  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,151,477)

      5,523,150  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.5%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    7,100       49,760  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR*

    25,200       49,552  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    55,300       8,124  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR

    4,700       4,963  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    54,300       39,385  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    8,100       8,305  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    49,100       14,276  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    3,100       14,563  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    11,400       19,276  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    23,500       18,160  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    33,600       69,925  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    8,600       25,004  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    33,500       15,584  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    9,500       13,083  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    6,500     $ 15,069  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    48,700       14,308  

Minor International PCL, NVDR*

    18,954       17,837  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    4,800       7,565  

Osotspa PCL

    2,300       2,481  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    4,700       5,070  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    8,100       33,838  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    13,000       21,087  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    4,600       55,186  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    4,900       18,820  

Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL, NVDR

    5,600       4,413  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    6,500       10,692  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    15,700       9,802  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR

    66,600       10,191  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $553,369)

      576,319  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.2%            

KOC Holding AS

    4,583       10,462  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    7,039       10,422  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    12,919       10,328  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    7,924       4,551  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    7,971       7,120  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $51,977)

      42,883  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 2.1%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    16,106       47,182  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    8,165       19,673  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    23,047       26,353  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    14,802       57,627  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    20,324       193,554  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    25,455       143,317  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $362,777)

      487,706  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $23,141,089)

      23,082,126  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.1%    
Brazil — 0.7%            

Banco Bradesco SA

    27,950       110,407  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    6,427       15,969  

Gerdau SA

    6,602       32,627  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $191,190)

      159,003  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B
(Cost $38,931)

    787       52,480  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA
(Cost $19,706)

    2,705       24,137  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

LG Chem Ltd.

    47       10,574  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    13       5,676  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $21,449)

      16,250  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $271,276)

      251,870  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%    
India — 0.0%            

Britannia Industries Ltd.

   

8.00%, 8/28/22

  INR  4,500     $ 61  

Series N3, 5.50%, 6/3/24

  INR  12,383       164  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $64)

      225  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Brazil — 0.0%            

Americanas SA*, expires 3/9/22
(Cost $0)

    81       107  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Thailand — 0.0%            

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 9/5/22

    1,525       32  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/7/24

    3,050       60  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/20/26

    6,100       106  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)

      198  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0%    

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (a)
(Cost $10,095)

    250       9,480  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.7%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $161,048)

    161,048       161,048  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.7%

(Cost $23,583,572)

    $ 23,505,054  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.7%)

      (172,262
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 23,332,792  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.7%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)

 

     79,911        81,137 (e)                —            —        5            —        161,048        161,048  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)

 

     149,313        1,513,286       (1,662,599         —            —        13            —                
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       229,224          1,594,423         (1,662,599         —            —          18            —          161,048          161,048  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 amounted to $235,383, which is 1.0% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

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

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $125,469.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
JSC:   Joint Stock Company
KSCP:   Kuwait Shareholding Company Public
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
PSQC:   Public Shareholders Qatari Company
QPSC:   Qatari Public Shareholders Company
QSC:   Qatari Shareholders Company
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
SAE:   Societe Anonyme Egyptienne
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

Securities are listed in country of domicile.

At February 28, 2022, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

   USD    1    $ 60,760      $ 58,775      3/18/2022    $ (1,985

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

 

INR   Indian Rupee
USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 22,898,471      $        $ 183,655        $ 23,082,126  

Preferred Stocks (f)

       251,870                          251,870  

Corporate Bonds

              225                   225  

Rights

              107                   107  

Warrants

       198                          198  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       9,480                          9,480  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       161,048                          161,048  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 23,321,067      $ 332        $ 183,655        $ 23,505,054  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (1,985    $        $        $ (1,985
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (1,985    $        $        $ (1,985
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

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

During the year ended February 28, 2022, the amount of transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 was $608,106, and between Level 3 to Level 1 was $243. The investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 due to the lack of observable market data due to a decrease in market activity. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%    
Communication Services — 11.6%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    128,026     $ 10,434,119  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    49,048       132,485,515  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    46,627       125,791,253  

Cable One, Inc.

    857       1,227,952  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

    26,876       753,872  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    53,673       1,501,234  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    46,746       6,081,187  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    64,908       2,388,614  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    35,735       2,997,809  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (a)

    146,132       900,173  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    18,198       2,948,076  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    674,480       36,199,342  

Walt Disney Co.*

    295,422       43,858,350  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $257,668,503)

      367,567,496  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.5%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    9,954       2,035,394  

Aptiv PLC*

    43,654       5,650,574  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    35,674       3,447,535  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    6,708       14,571,453  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    40,174       1,647,536  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    10,951       2,473,721  

CarMax, Inc.*

    26,635       2,912,005  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    20,345       2,954,501  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    5,905       2,552,200  

eBay, Inc.

    105,535       5,761,156  

Garmin Ltd.

    25,795       2,848,800  

Genuine Parts Co.

    23,409       2,859,643  

Hasbro, Inc.

    20,338       1,973,803  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    45,048       6,705,845  

Home Depot, Inc.

    170,266       53,775,111  

LKQ Corp.

    47,332       2,222,237  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    109,853       24,284,104  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    19,528       6,247,788  

McDonald’s Corp.

    122,125       29,892,536  

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

    7,391       8,327,070  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    9,027       1,270,821  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    64,266       1,526,318  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    207,990       28,401,035  

NVR, Inc.*

    540       2,677,558  

Pool Corp.

    6,300       2,889,054  

Starbucks Corp.

    191,585       17,585,587  

Target Corp.

    78,120       15,606,032  

Tesla, Inc.*

    139,189       121,154,281  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    196,304       12,975,694  

Tractor Supply Co.

    18,479       3,765,835  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    6,832       1,780,078  

VF Corp.

    54,089       3,138,244  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $280,538,441)

      395,913,549  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 6.5%            

Bunge Ltd.

    21,962       2,296,127  

Campbell Soup Co.

    31,257       1,405,627  

Clorox Co.

    19,727       2,875,999  

Coca-Cola Co.

    667,216       41,527,524  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    131,269       10,101,150  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    80,508     $ 2,815,365  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    37,871       11,222,313  

General Mills, Inc.

    99,575       6,714,342  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    45,873       2,185,390  

J M Smucker Co.

    17,975       2,422,131  

Kellogg Co.

    42,223       2,699,739  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    117,123       4,529,146  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    55,095       7,170,614  

Kroger Co.

    116,191       5,437,739  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    41,550       3,954,314  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    225,055       36,850,506  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    394,266       61,462,127  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $172,126,035)

      205,670,153  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.5%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    131,587       3,866,026  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    39,288       5,221,375  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    100,368       7,815,656  

ONEOK, Inc.

    72,541       4,736,928  

Phillips 66

    71,025       5,983,146  

Schlumberger N.V.

    230,205       9,033,244  

Valero Energy Corp.

    66,553       5,557,841  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    199,251       6,232,571  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $40,248,633)

      48,446,787  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 11.6%            

Aflac, Inc.

    106,401       6,500,037  

Allstate Corp.

    46,480       5,687,293  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    61,792       3,083,421  

American Express Co.

    107,573       20,927,252  

American International Group, Inc.

    136,622       8,366,731  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    18,544       5,559,306  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    235,585       1,639,672  

Aon PLC, Class A

    35,926       10,495,422  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    62,100       2,925,531  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    33,631       5,320,088  

Assurant, Inc.

    9,317       1,581,188  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    127,909       6,798,363  

BlackRock, Inc.

    24,770       18,426,155  

Carlyle Group, Inc.

    24,068       1,128,067  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    17,529       2,055,976  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    234,574       19,812,120  

Chubb Ltd.

    70,897       14,437,465  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    69,237       3,629,404  

CME Group, Inc.

    58,378       13,808,148  

Discover Financial Services

    47,678       5,885,372  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    58,570       1,912,896  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    3,490       611,099  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    5,838       2,370,753  

First Republic Bank

    27,870       4,828,756  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    49,726       1,478,354  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    55,421       3,850,651  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    239,903       3,723,295  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    92,409       11,839,441  

Invesco Ltd.

    54,050       1,148,022  

KeyCorp

    161,025       4,036,897  

Lincoln National Corp.

    27,950       1,884,389  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Loews Corp.

    35,010     $ 2,147,513  

M&T Bank Corp.

    21,006       3,827,923  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    5,962       2,274,086  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    82,774       12,863,907  

Moody’s Corp.

    27,413       8,827,808  

Morgan Stanley

    221,762       20,122,684  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    19,211       3,287,963  

Northern Trust Corp.

    32,585       3,711,432  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    69,281       13,804,239  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    43,755       3,090,853  

Progressive Corp.

    95,552       10,121,823  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    61,675       6,886,631  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    30,062       3,296,298  

Regions Financial Corp.

    153,332       3,709,101  

S&P Global, Inc.

    56,355       21,172,453  

State Street Corp.

    60,652       5,175,435  

SVB Financial Group*

    9,463       5,734,578  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    37,037       5,354,069  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    40,612       6,978,360  

Truist Financial Corp.

    217,981       13,562,778  

US Bancorp

    227,827       12,881,339  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    20,626       4,585,160  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $289,040,453)

      369,167,997  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 13.2%            

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    7,263       2,256,905  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    49,638       6,470,810  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    12,125       6,201,452  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    24,408       3,478,872  

Amgen, Inc.

    92,900       21,039,992  

Baxter International, Inc.

    82,678       7,025,150  

Biogen, Inc.*

    24,165       5,099,057  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    29,324       2,290,791  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    6,501       2,726,584  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    361,158       24,800,720  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    44,949       2,427,695  

Catalent, Inc.*

    27,256       2,781,202  

Centene Corp.*

    94,521       7,809,325  

Cerner Corp.

    49,926       4,655,600  

Cigna Corp.

    54,037       12,848,918  

DaVita, Inc.*

    11,612       1,309,485  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    35,173       1,904,266  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    15,664       6,483,486  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    101,703       11,428,366  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    132,479       33,113,126  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    202,608       12,237,523  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    40,568       10,154,576  

Hologic, Inc.*

    40,899       2,910,782  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

    35,453       3,232,250  

Humana, Inc.

    21,102       9,165,021  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    13,903       7,401,262  

Illumina, Inc.*

    24,170       7,893,922  

Insulet Corp.*

    11,072       2,930,648  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    8,865       1,218,228  

Johnson & Johnson

    429,116       70,619,620  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    15,247       4,135,901  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    411,869       31,540,928  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    3,773     $ 5,315,176  

Novocure Ltd.* (a)

    14,940       1,222,988  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    19,671       2,582,212  

ResMed, Inc.

    23,690       5,845,508  

STERIS PLC

    16,273       3,905,520  

Teladoc Health, Inc.*

    21,889       1,661,594  

Teleflex, Inc.

    7,735       2,601,358  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    64,138       34,891,072  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    42,146       9,694,423  

Waters Corp.*

    10,024       3,174,902  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    12,164       4,708,441  

Zoetis, Inc.

    77,414       14,991,221  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $370,864,110)

      420,186,878  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 7.8%            

3M Co.

    93,614       13,915,721  

Allegion PLC

    14,124       1,617,480  

AMERCO

    1,708       986,558  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    21,488       2,077,460  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    88,758       16,649,226  

Copart, Inc.*

    35,173       4,322,058  

CSX Corp.

    365,816       12,404,821  

Cummins, Inc.

    24,021       4,903,167  

Deere & Co.

    47,953       17,264,039  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

    29,478       1,176,762  

Dover Corp.

    22,799       3,576,251  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    64,662       9,976,700  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    28,177       2,912,375  

Fastenal Co.

    93,002       4,785,883  

Fortive Corp.

    55,986       3,625,094  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    22,873       1,987,664  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    10,150       3,202,021  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    64,407       2,313,499  

IDEX Corp.

    11,831       2,270,369  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    51,246       11,086,560  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    116,467       7,565,696  

Lennox International, Inc.

    5,064       1,351,734  

Masco Corp.

    40,182       2,251,799  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    40,210       10,314,669  

Owens Corning

    16,796       1,565,219  

PACCAR, Inc.

    56,327       5,171,382  

Pentair PLC

    27,841       1,612,272  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    17,473       2,101,827  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    18,838       5,021,834  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    17,028       7,632,290  

Snap-on, Inc.

    8,684       1,825,203  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    27,120       4,412,424  

Trane Technologies PLC

    39,596       6,095,012  

Union Pacific Corp.

    104,898       25,799,663  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    118,146       24,860,281  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    11,794       3,793,186  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    7,086       3,380,447  

Waste Management, Inc.

    68,572       9,901,797  

Xylem, Inc.

    29,040       2,583,108  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $196,424,458)

      248,293,551  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology — 28.7%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    103,306     $ 32,646,762  

Adobe, Inc.*

    77,528       36,258,295  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    14,365       4,656,989  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    147,014       19,729,279  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    35,839       7,892,823  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    68,826       14,070,787  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    44,213       6,695,175  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    686,751       38,300,103  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    19,824       2,031,960  

Cognex Corp.

    27,090       1,830,200  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    206,925       3,294,246  

HP, Inc.

    195,261       6,709,168  

Intel Corp.

    663,518       31,649,809  

International Business Machines Corp.

    145,857       17,868,941  

Intuit, Inc.

    43,963       20,854,728  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    30,185       4,750,213  

Lam Research Corp.

    23,100       12,967,185  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    143,306       51,707,671  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,163,556       347,658,897  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    27,202       5,996,137  

NVIDIA Corp.

    407,970       99,483,485  

Okta, Inc.*

    24,356       4,453,251  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    160,109       33,707,748  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    7,721       3,315,243  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    150,094       25,514,479  

Trimble, Inc.*

    42,035       2,931,941  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    272,432       58,878,004  

VMware, Inc., Class A

    33,908       3,978,087  

Western Union Co.

    58,346       1,060,730  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    31,218       7,150,483  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    8,646       3,573,738  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $656,337,559)

      911,616,557  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.8%            

Amcor PLC

    253,702       2,950,554  

Ball Corp.

    52,141       4,679,133  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    85,360       6,604,303  

Ecolab, Inc.

    42,295       7,454,917  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    40,158       5,341,014  

International Paper Co.

    60,147       2,618,199  

Linde PLC

    84,338       24,731,275  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    42,673       4,149,096  

Mosaic Co.

    60,027       3,147,216  

Newmont Corp.

    129,769       8,590,708  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    38,277       5,108,066  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    40,464       10,647,292  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    35,455       2,502,414  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $74,268,961)

      88,524,187  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.7%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    74,257       16,846,686  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    23,016       2,815,087  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    54,420       5,270,577  

Crown Castle International Corp. REIT

    70,713       11,780,079  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    14,598       10,360,638  

Equity Residential REIT

    59,106       5,041,742  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    85,912       2,668,427  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    120,130     $ 2,194,775  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    120,325       17,549,401  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    70,853       5,901,346  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    122,407       4,759,184  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $74,987,093)

      85,187,942  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    29,562       4,466,523  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    21,660       2,378,485  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    57,497       4,931,518  

Edison International

    62,808       3,983,283  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    36,855       1,736,239  

Eversource Energy

    56,013       4,581,863  

Sempra Energy

    51,503       7,427,763  

UGI Corp.

    32,271       1,240,497  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,821,526)

      30,746,171  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,441,325,772)

      3,171,321,268  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $865,404)

    865,404       865,404  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $860,638)

    860,638       860,638  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $2,443,051,814)
    $ 3,173,047,310  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      2,673,127  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 3,175,720,437  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)

 

     852,902        12,502 (d)          —           —            —        45            —        865,404        865,404  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)

 

     3,332,190        38,488,158       (40,959,710         —            —        626            —        860,638        860,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       4,185,092          38,500,660         (40,959,710         —            —          671            —          1,726,042          1,726,042  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 amounted to $863,808, which is 0.0% 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 cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $45,408.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 28, 2022, 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    10    $ 2,035,840      $ 1,912,500      3/18/2022    $ (123,340

MSCI USA ESG Leaders GTR Index Futures

   USD    50      2,538,950        2,369,000      3/18/2022      (169,950
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (293,290
                 

 

 

 

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.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 3,171,321,268      $   —        $   —        $ 3,171,321,268  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       1,726,042                          1,726,042  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 3,173,047,310      $        $        $ 3,173,047,310  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (293,290    $        $        $ (293,290
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (293,290    $        $        $ (293,290
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(e)    See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%    
Communication Services — 9.5%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    23,486     $ 1,914,109  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    9,161       24,745,143  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    8,516       22,974,635  

AT&T, Inc.

    215,911       5,114,932  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    3,859       2,322,269  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    138,945       6,497,068  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

    4,892       137,221  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    9,887       276,539  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    8,746       1,137,767  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    11,851       436,117  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    4,394       530,883  

News Corp., Class A

    11,871       264,961  

News Corp., Class B

    3,654       81,959  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    6,520       546,963  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    3,503       567,486  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    125,334       6,726,676  

Walt Disney Co.*

    54,994       8,164,409  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $76,043,106)

      82,439,137  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.5%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    13,259       40,721,836  

Aptiv PLC*

    8,240       1,066,586  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    6,998       676,287  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    1,264       2,745,724  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    7,272       298,225  

CarMax, Inc.*

    5,184       566,767  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    7,099       1,008,626  

eBay, Inc.

    19,638       1,072,038  

Etsy, Inc.*

    3,865       598,650  

Ford Motor Co.

    118,262       2,076,681  

General Motors Co.*

    44,499       2,078,993  

Hasbro, Inc.

    4,396       426,632  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    8,414       1,252,508  

Home Depot, Inc.

    32,170       10,160,251  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

    10,013       429,157  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    21,085       4,661,050  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

    8,299       1,411,992  

McDonald’s Corp.

    22,568       5,523,969  

MGM Resorts International

    12,572       556,814  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    11,459       272,151  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    38,739       5,289,810  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    7,844       389,533  

PVH Corp.

    2,068       202,437  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,434       189,345  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    6,640       535,981  

Starbucks Corp.

    35,667       3,273,874  

Tapestry, Inc.

    8,801       359,961  

Target Corp.

    14,986       2,993,753  

Tesla, Inc.*

    24,726       21,522,252  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    36,436       2,408,420  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    6,182       110,596  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

    6,006       93,874  

VF Corp.

    9,708       563,258  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,841       370,538  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    9,142       1,120,626  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $112,942,813)

      117,029,195  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 5.7%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    16,770     $ 1,315,606  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    5,582       364,114  

Campbell Soup Co.

    6,105       274,542  

Coca-Cola Co.

    118,236       7,359,009  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    25,595       1,969,535  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    14,809       517,871  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    5,186       1,118,205  

General Mills, Inc.

    18,452       1,244,218  

Hershey Co.

    4,434       896,821  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    8,197       390,505  

J M Smucker Co.

    3,157       425,406  

Kellogg Co.

    7,584       484,921  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    20,380       799,304  

Kroger Co.

    20,622       965,110  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    7,837       745,847  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    5,385       280,989  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    42,630       2,791,412  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    42,062       6,887,232  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    73,534       11,463,215  

Sysco Corp.

    15,455       1,346,131  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    8,866       821,524  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    21,688       999,600  

Walmart, Inc.

    43,315       5,854,455  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $44,776,455)

      49,315,572  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.0%            

APA Corp.

    12,218       435,327  

Chevron Corp.

    58,566       8,433,504  

ConocoPhillips

    40,875       3,877,402  

Devon Energy Corp.

    19,089       1,136,750  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    128,259       10,058,071  

Halliburton Co.

    26,843       900,046  

Hess Corp.

    8,262       834,957  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    58,735       1,021,989  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    19,755       1,538,322  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    26,863       1,174,719  

ONEOK, Inc.

    13,536       883,901  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    7,020       1,681,992  

Schlumberger N.V.

    42,116       1,652,632  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    36,810       1,151,417  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $24,298,113)

      34,781,029  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 10.3%            

Aflac, Inc.

    19,244       1,175,616  

Allstate Corp.

    9,216       1,127,670  

American Express Co.

    19,090       3,713,769  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    3,551       1,064,554  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    6,201       980,936  

Assurant, Inc.

    1,834       311,248  

Bank of America Corp.

    219,299       9,693,016  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    23,149       1,230,369  

BlackRock, Inc.

    4,325       3,217,324  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    12,945       1,984,080  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    3,195       374,742  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    45,342       3,829,585  

Chubb Ltd.

    13,282       2,704,747  

Citigroup, Inc.

    60,403       3,577,670  

CME Group, Inc.

    10,906       2,579,596  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Comerica, Inc.

    4,072     $ 388,835  

Discover Financial Services

    9,295       1,147,375  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    21,541       1,030,521  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    9,360       278,273  

Globe Life, Inc.

    2,732       275,823  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    10,380       3,542,590  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    10,858       754,414  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    17,027       2,181,499  

Invesco Ltd.

    10,375       220,365  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    89,864       12,742,715  

KeyCorp

    29,356       735,955  

Lincoln National Corp.

    5,386       363,124  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       457,716  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    15,332       2,382,746  

MetLife, Inc.

    22,497       1,519,672  

Moody’s Corp.

    4,861       1,565,388  

Morgan Stanley

    44,103       4,001,906  

MSCI, Inc.

    2,547       1,277,804  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    3,477       595,089  

Northern Trust Corp.

    6,272       714,381  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    12,833       2,556,975  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    7,541       532,696  

Progressive Corp.

    17,650       1,869,665  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    11,741       1,311,000  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    5,370       588,821  

Regions Financial Corp.

    29,066       703,107  

S&P Global, Inc.

    10,775       4,048,063  

State Street Corp.

    11,072       944,774  

Synchrony Financial

    16,537       707,453  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    6,934       1,002,379  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    7,546       1,296,629  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $77,786,844)

      89,302,675  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 12.9%            

Abbott Laboratories

    53,676       6,474,399  

AbbVie, Inc.

    53,558       7,914,266  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    9,257       1,206,743  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    4,418       629,698  

Amgen, Inc.

    17,200       3,895,456  

Anthem, Inc.

    7,398       3,342,786  

Baxter International, Inc.

    15,329       1,302,505  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    8,713       2,363,663  

Biogen, Inc.*

    4,673       986,050  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    626       391,851  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    42,987       1,898,736  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    67,993       4,669,079  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    8,796       475,072  

Cigna Corp.

    10,093       2,399,914  

CVS Health Corp.

    39,748       4,119,880  

Danaher Corp.

    19,247       5,281,569  

DaVita, Inc.*

    2,114       238,396  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    18,931       2,127,276  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    24,129       6,031,044  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    38,138       2,303,535  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    4,235       365,819  

Hologic, Inc.*

    7,845       558,329  

Humana, Inc.

    3,921       1,702,969  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    2,607       1,387,836  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Illumina, Inc.*

    4,767     $ 1,556,902  

Incyte Corp.*

    5,666       386,988  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    3,008       815,950  

McKesson Corp.

    4,824       1,326,407  

Medtronic PLC

    40,849       4,288,736  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    76,753       5,877,745  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    723       1,018,519  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    3,850       691,498  

Pfizer, Inc.

    170,813       8,017,962  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,681       483,205  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    3,160       1,954,018  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    11,916       6,482,304  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    28,633       13,625,586  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    7,901       1,817,388  

Viatris, Inc.

    36,451       401,325  

Waters Corp.*

    1,810       573,281  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    2,238       866,285  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $99,311,930)

      112,250,970  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 6.4%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    3,582       201,094  

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    18,541       319,832  

AMETEK, Inc.

    6,994       907,751  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    16,568       3,107,825  

Cintas Corp.

    2,662       999,102  

CSX Corp.

    69,308       2,350,234  

Cummins, Inc.

    4,449       908,130  

Deere & Co.

    8,629       3,106,613  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

    19,388       773,969  

Dover Corp.

    4,326       678,576  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    11,994       1,850,554  

Emerson Electric Co.

    18,124       1,684,082  

Fastenal Co.

    17,324       891,493  

FedEx Corp.

    7,418       1,648,799  

Fortive Corp.

    10,871       703,897  

General Electric Co.

    33,250       3,175,708  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    11,743       421,809  

IDEX Corp.

    2,251       431,967  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    8,720       1,886,485  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    12,284       620,588  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    21,846       1,419,116  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    6,097       1,538,334  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    4,017       409,091  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    10,509       183,067  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    7,580       1,944,422  

PACCAR, Inc.

    10,518       965,658  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    3,923       1,162,738  

Pentair PLC

    4,944       286,307  

Republic Services, Inc.

    6,226       748,863  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    3,447       414,640  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    3,518       937,828  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    3,167       1,419,513  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,630       342,593  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    4,859       790,559  

Trane Technologies PLC

    7,181       1,105,371  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

    1,689       1,125,871  

Union Pacific Corp.

    19,764       4,860,956  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    22,067       4,643,338  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

United Rentals, Inc.*

    2,192     $ 704,991  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    4,899       868,789  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    1,321       630,196  

Waste Management, Inc.

    11,755       1,697,422  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    5,728       531,673  

Xylem, Inc.

    5,355       476,327  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $50,728,846)

      55,876,171  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 31.0%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    19,261       6,086,861  

Adobe, Inc.*

    14,444       6,755,170  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    49,751       6,136,288  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    4,912       531,773  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    18,101       1,375,857  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    16,249       2,604,552  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    2,635       854,241  

Apple, Inc.

    474,034       78,272,494  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    27,778       3,727,808  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    6,727       825,605  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    6,650       1,464,530  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    127,916       7,133,875  

Corning, Inc.

    23,283       940,633  

DXC Technology Co.*

    7,482       254,613  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    39,488       628,649  

HP, Inc.

    35,099       1,206,002  

Intel Corp.

    123,143       5,873,921  

Intuit, Inc.

    8,587       4,073,415  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    9,779       330,433  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    5,657       890,242  

KLA Corp.

    4,654       1,621,919  

Lam Research Corp.

    4,350       2,441,873  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    26,393       9,523,122  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    33,884       3,010,932  

Microsoft Corp.

    228,367       68,233,776  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    5,173       1,140,284  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    17,288       501,006  

NVIDIA Corp.

    76,041       18,542,598  

Oracle Corp.

    49,121       3,731,722  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    34,401       5,916,628  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    29,817       6,277,373  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    6,071       626,284  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    10,050       1,431,422  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    28,019       4,762,950  

Trimble, Inc.*

    7,581       528,775  

Visa, Inc., Class A (a)

    51,134       11,051,080  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    1,660       686,144  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $227,170,446)

      269,994,850  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.5%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    6,667       1,575,412  

Albemarle Corp.

    3,530       691,492  

Ball Corp.

    9,974       895,067  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    6,247       507,194  

Corteva, Inc.

    22,521       1,171,768  

Dow, Inc.

    22,539       1,328,899  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    4,302       509,658  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Ecolab, Inc.

    7,503     $ 1,322,479  

FMC Corp.

    3,926       460,323  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    44,283       2,079,087  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    7,517       999,761  

International Paper Co.

    11,861       516,309  

Linde PLC

    15,669       4,594,777  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    7,827       761,019  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    1,862       706,443  

Mosaic Co.

    10,483       549,624  

Newmont Corp.

    24,263       1,606,211  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    7,131       951,632  

Westrock Co.

    7,968       360,711  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,685,589)

      21,587,866  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.5%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    13,712       3,110,841  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    4,277       1,020,449  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    4,333       529,969  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    10,496       1,016,538  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    8,473       1,143,177  

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

    11,371       602,663  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    2,687       1,907,044  

Equity Residential REIT

    10,445       890,958  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,933       613,090  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    3,991       750,907  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    16,495       512,335  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    21,532       393,390  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    9,484       466,423  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    18,161       427,328  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    22,434       3,271,999  

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    16,644       1,100,002  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    4,521       297,889  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    10,018       1,378,076  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    11,921       643,734  

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

    4,342       187,922  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    13,230       1,101,927  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    22,742       884,209  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $20,646,965)

      22,250,870  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    5,550       838,549  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    10,688       916,710  

Edison International

    11,471       727,491  

Entergy Corp.

    6,075       639,151  

Eversource Energy

    10,422       852,519  

Exelon Corp.

    29,435       1,252,754  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    16,436       687,847  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    59,384       4,647,986  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    15,311       992,612  

Sempra Energy

    9,573       1,380,618  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,059,791)

      12,936,237  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $765,450,898)

      867,764,572  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $451,432)

    451,432     $ 451,432  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $765,902,330)

    $ 868,216,004  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      1,016,235  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 869,232,239  
   

 

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)

 

     107,727            —        (107,727 )(d)          —            —        3            —            —            —  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)

 

     1,353,973        7,391,417        (8,293,958         —            —        206            —        451,432        451,432  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,461,700          7,391,417          (8,401,685         —            —          209            —          451,432          451,432  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 amounted to $1,251,335, which is 0.1% 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 $1,295,096.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 28, 2022, 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        6      $ 1,172,720      $ 1,147,500        3/18/2022      $ (25,220

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

     USD        1        228,625        218,400        3/18/2022        (10,225
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (35,445
                 

 

 

 

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.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 867,764,572      $        $        $ 867,764,572  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       451,432                          451,432  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 868,216,004      $        $        $ 868,216,004  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (35,445    $   —        $   —        $ (35,445
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (35,445    $        $        $ (35,445
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Communication Services — 2.0%            

Cable One, Inc.

    36     $ 51,583  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

    928       36,739  

New York Times Co., Class A

    1,185       52,128  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,565       35,870  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    705       17,935  

Yelp, Inc.*

    495       16,776  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $245,046)

      211,031  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 15.3%            

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    1,092       23,019  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    293       33,595  

Brunswick Corp.

    554       52,918  

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    1,077       72,956  

Carter’s, Inc.

    299       28,907  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    250       23,180  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    170       22,826  

Dana, Inc.

    1,048       19,514  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    196       56,573  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)

    461       48,405  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    644       20,363  

Gentex Corp.

    1,692       51,217  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

    1,990       30,825  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    28       16,832  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    300       26,049  

H&R Block, Inc.

    1,248       30,963  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    1,109       45,802  

Helen of Troy Ltd.*

    171       35,170  

KB Home

    598       23,089  

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,078       59,958  

Lear Corp.

    427       67,184  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    217       73,958  

Mattel, Inc.*

    2,509       62,675  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    167       30,184  

Nordstrom, Inc.*

    813       16,862  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    230       24,569  

Polaris, Inc.

    402       48,847  

RH*

    123       49,430  

Service Corp. International

    1,181       71,864  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*

    554       24,188  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    1,364       45,026  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    502       47,645  

Thor Industries, Inc. (a)

    389       35,204  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    836       45,361  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    619       34,695  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

    465       12,792  

Visteon Corp.*

    202       24,274  

Wendy’s Co.

    1,264       28,743  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    532       77,066  

Wingstop, Inc.

    210       30,523  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    668       57,722  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,646,060)

      1,630,973  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 3.5%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    966       60,732  

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*

    70       26,842  

Coty, Inc., Class A*

    2,398       21,990  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    1,168     $ 84,657  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    1,400       38,374  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

    678       24,652  

Ingredion, Inc.

    474       42,063  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    353       16,376  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    347       8,182  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    152       27,146  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

    801       22,812  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $368,296)

      373,826  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.2%            

CNX Resources Corp.*

    1,501       24,526  

EQT Corp.

    2,186       50,584  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    2,904       18,615  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    1,034       35,849  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $99,426)

      129,574  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 15.6%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    288       39,848  

Alleghany Corp.*

    99       65,530  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    1,083       26,414  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    292       25,165  

Bank OZK

    865       40,672  

Cadence Bank

    1,415       44,742  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    892       21,560  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    797       57,209  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    1,017       89,048  

Essent Group Ltd.

    784       34,637  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    278       35,309  

First American Financial Corp.

    788       52,827  

First Horizon Corp.

    3,859       90,609  

FNB Corp.

    2,440       32,769  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    1,165       20,993  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    616       34,299  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    265       36,970  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    620       41,032  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    1,205       40,452  

Kemper Corp.

    427       22,819  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    2,305       34,990  

Navient Corp.

    1,142       20,111  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    3,268       37,713  

PacWest Bancorp

    839       41,463  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    540       54,583  

Primerica, Inc.

    281       36,499  

PROG Holdings, Inc.*

    409       12,532  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    662       49,292  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    479       53,102  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    327       49,305  

RLI Corp.

    282       28,623  

SEI Investments Co.

    769       45,048  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    430       35,772  

SLM Corp.

    2,080       40,976  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,037       54,598  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    364       24,242  

UMB Financial Corp.

    308       31,373  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    1,559       33,285  

Webster Financial Corp.

    1,289       77,611  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    409     $ 40,638  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,542,848)

      1,654,660  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 8.5%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    656       37,202  

Amedisys, Inc.*

    228       36,535  

Encompass Health Corp.

    711       46,940  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    2,308       47,383  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    357       20,603  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    145       34,326  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    514       34,469  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    445       61,152  

LHC Group, Inc.*

    225       30,638  

LivaNova PLC*

    381       30,030  

Masimo Corp.*

    366       57,627  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    420       128,885  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    674       60,572  

NuVasive, Inc.*

    372       20,133  

Penumbra, Inc.*

    249       55,213  

Quidel Corp.*

    276       29,198  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

    734       58,133  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

    759       65,266  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    320       53,184  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $981,467)

      907,489  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 19.4%            

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    246       44,863  

AECOM

    1,032       74,985  

AGCO Corp.

    440       52,870  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

    285       52,280  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    465       65,216  

Brink’s Co.

    351       24,591  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    375       89,025  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    365       34,832  

Colfax Corp.*

    972       39,084  

Crane Co.

    355       35,883  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    286       42,191  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    889       48,246  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

    223       19,414  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    379       43,790  

EnerSys

    303       22,037  

Flowserve Corp.

    935       28,396  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    241       35,186  

Graco, Inc.

    1,220       87,950  

Hexcel Corp.

    596       34,508  

Hubbell, Inc.

    389       69,339  

Insperity, Inc.

    255       22,937  

ITT, Inc.

    608       53,425  

KBR, Inc.

    1,015       50,385  

Kennametal, Inc.

    593       18,804  

Kirby Corp.*

    432       28,145  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    424       54,043  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    391       41,556  

MasTec, Inc.*

    405       31,898  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

    402       24,209  

Middleby Corp.*

    394       69,982  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    541       21,034  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

MSA Safety, Inc.

    258     $ 35,888  

Oshkosh Corp.

    487       54,077  

Owens Corning

    716       66,724  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    489       78,411  

Ryder System, Inc.

    386       30,432  

Science Applications International Corp.

    407       35,690  

Stericycle, Inc.*

    662       38,634  

Terex Corp.

    498       20,557  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    384       60,968  

Timken Co.

    495       32,452  

Toro Co.

    763       71,577  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    581       16,768  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

    1,224       37,589  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    437       18,992  

Woodward, Inc.

    455       56,707  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

    707       51,385  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,943,182)

      2,067,955  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 13.1%            

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

    837       28,056  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    352       23,742  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    714       16,186  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    496       60,453  

Avnet, Inc.

    709       29,828  

Belden, Inc.

    320       18,032  

Blackbaud, Inc.*

    318       19,872  

Ciena Corp.*

    1,110       75,946  

CMC Materials, Inc.

    203       37,642  

Cognex Corp.

    1,268       85,666  

Coherent, Inc.*

    176       46,520  

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

    323       20,320  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    196       92,353  

First Solar, Inc.*

    702       52,854  

Jabil, Inc.

    1,029       59,487  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    177       45,703  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

    483       20,846  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    449       60,022  

Maximus, Inc.

    440       34,698  

National Instruments Corp.

    942       37,821  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    285       60,545  

Qualys, Inc.*

    238       29,824  

Semtech Corp.*

    454       31,499  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    286       43,961  

Synaptics, Inc.*

    278       63,504  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    293       29,836  

Teradata Corp.*

    772       38,592  

Universal Display Corp.

    315       48,797  

Viasat, Inc.*

    531       24,235  

WEX, Inc.*

    319       53,755  

Wolfspeed, Inc.*

    834       85,668  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    974       19,198  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,403,005)

      1,395,461  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 7.5%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    476       58,015  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

    410       37,835  

Avient Corp.

    647       33,896  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Cabot Corp.

    411     $ 30,069  

Chemours Co.

    1,156       31,906  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    3,257       72,827  

Commercial Metals Co.

    844       32,536  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    289       39,544  

Greif, Inc., Class A

    194       11,153  

Ingevity Corp.*

    278       18,968  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    250       17,497  

Olin Corp.

    1,020       52,540  

RPM International, Inc.

    935       79,073  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    290       40,617  

Sonoco Products Co.

    702       41,221  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    1,349       95,212  

United States Steel Corp.

    1,917       52,162  

Valvoline, Inc.

    1,275       41,221  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    238       13,571  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $725,949)

      799,863  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 11.8%            

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,000       53,810  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT

    2,133       53,581  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    734       121,191  

Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT

    810       21,230  

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,053       40,677  

CyrusOne, Inc. REIT

    909       82,128  

Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT

    1,247       39,530  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,048       27,332  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    753       32,831  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,078       28,459  

JBG SMITH Properties REIT

    797       21,264  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    362       89,132  

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    753       53,930  

Life Storage, Inc. REIT

    589       74,561  

Macerich Co. REIT (a)

    1,531       23,424  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT

    4,279       87,035  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,246     $ 53,092  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    1,677       31,595  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    950       21,384  

PotlatchDeltic Corp. REIT

    478       26,242  

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    144       22,938  

Rayonier, Inc. REIT

    1,028       40,812  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT

    1,075       75,390  

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT

    476       37,852  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT

    881       40,852  

STORE Capital Corp. REIT

    1,763       54,159  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,127,739)

      1,254,431  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%            

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    775       31,759  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    665       41,390  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    688       30,011  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    424       30,079  

Spire, Inc.

    367       24,629  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $139,754)

      157,868  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $10,222,772)

      10,583,131  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.5%            

iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
(Cost $58,845)

    1,600       58,102  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $9,786)

    9,786       9,786  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $10,291,403)
    $ 10,651,019  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.0)%

      (2,141
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,648,878  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)

 

     1,305               (1,305 )(d)                                          

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)

 

     10,177        200,751        (201,142                   1               9,786        9,786  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       11,482          200,751          (202,447         —            —        1            —          9,786          9,786  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 amounted to $123,386, which is 1.2% 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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

(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 $135,638.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 10,583,131        $   —        $        $ 10,583,131  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       58,102                            58,102  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       9,786                            9,786  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 10,651,019        $        $   —        $ 10,651,019  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%    
Communication Services — 1.1%            

ATN International, Inc.

    154     $ 5,133  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

    1,076       7,661  

EW Scripps Co., Class A*

    900       20,034  

Marcus Corp.*

    316       5,745  

QuinStreet, Inc.*

    742       8,347  

Scholastic Corp.

    448       18,852  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    744       16,628  

TechTarget, Inc.*

    397       31,117  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $132,370)

      113,517  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.5%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

    909       34,615  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

    1,689       15,640  

American Public Education, Inc.*

    306       6,108  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

    351       68,133  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.* (a)

    1,522       25,707  

Big Lots, Inc.

    507       17,623  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*

    1,213       29,852  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

    451       39,246  

Brinker International, Inc.*

    699       29,735  

Buckle, Inc. (a)

    440       15,840  

Caleres, Inc.

    596       12,373  

Cato Corp., Class A

    267       4,699  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.*

    746       31,921  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.*

    1,788       8,404  

Children’s Place, Inc.*

    208       13,096  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

    251       3,193  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A*

    908       11,849  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

    258       21,631  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    356       9,277  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

    283       2,850  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

    685       9,261  

Genesco, Inc.*

    212       13,600  

Gentherm, Inc.*

    506       42,929  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

    655       18,170  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    275       50,031  

Guess?, Inc. (a)

    609       13,337  

Hibbett, Inc. (a)

    235       10,594  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

    360       34,812  

iRobot Corp.*

    407       25,299  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    731       36,214  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    666       19,434  

LCI Industries

    383       47,691  

MarineMax, Inc.*

    321       14,689  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    862       38,221  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

    564       55,599  

ODP Corp.*

    688       30,272  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    237       20,948  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

    1,101       11,527  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    218       3,826  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    928       26,364  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

    481       11,934  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

    1,741       30,084  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*

    600       44,832  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    273     $ 7,961  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    802       56,541  

Sleep Number Corp.*

    349       22,929  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    281       12,283  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    1,160       49,486  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    266       19,261  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

    724       13,199  

Unifi, Inc.*

    198       3,716  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

    193       6,413  

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

    394       2,979  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

    856       31,201  

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a)

    514       32,932  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    1,236       28,465  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,452,712)

      1,298,826  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 4.4%            

Andersons, Inc.

    468       21,341  

B&G Foods, Inc. (a)

    969       28,682  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    263       11,228  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    577       25,544  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

    585       37,376  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*

    507       16,655  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    70       34,785  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    829       29,579  

elf Beauty, Inc.*

    738       19,505  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    488       12,629  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    227       37,164  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    135       10,735  

Medifast, Inc.

    178       33,108  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    184       14,648  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

    102       5,075  

Simply Good Foods Co.*

    1,284       50,885  

SpartanNash Co.

    543       15,280  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    844       33,954  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

    177       15,578  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $428,161)

      453,751  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.4%            

Callon Petroleum Co.* (a)

    727       40,974  

Core Laboratories NV

    709       19,540  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    2,139       8,663  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    1,640       59,417  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* (a)

    213       16,307  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

    681       9,262  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*

    1,436       23,866  

Range Resources Corp.*

    3,783       86,820  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

    756       46,494  

SM Energy Co.

    1,840       65,339  

Southwestern Energy Co.* (a)

    15,363       76,661  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $333,337)

      453,343  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 18.5%            

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*

    708       9,084  

Ameris Bancorp

    1,008       49,896  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    288       13,565  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    1,064       65,936  

Banc of California, Inc.

    813       15,975  

BankUnited, Inc.

    1,357       59,979  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Banner Corp.

    520     $ 32,037  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    736       22,890  

Blucora, Inc.*

    762       15,164  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    535       12,770  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    432       12,610  

City Holding Co.

    234       18,643  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    1,192       43,663  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    818       59,665  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

    456       28,067  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

    441       14,156  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    477       28,582  

eHealth, Inc.*

    353       5,486  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    421       16,360  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

    377       24,878  

Enova International, Inc.*

    562       22,913  

First BanCorp

    3,113       43,956  

First Financial Bancorp

    1,426       35,051  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    1,948       56,628  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    656       8,659  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT

    855       9,593  

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

    820       23,493  

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

    232       4,102  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    468       12,224  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    546       14,316  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    921       28,477  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    307       15,798  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    1,801       30,545  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    640       26,618  

Independent Bank Corp.

    719       61,841  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    562       43,358  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT

    4,644       10,124  

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    3,428       57,385  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. REIT

    659       14,149  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

    474       26,255  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    464       20,592  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    647       24,825  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT

    5,653       19,842  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    1,311       30,337  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    656       10,299  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    1,942       27,343  

OFG Bancorp

    764       21,530  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    1,435       55,549  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.*

    363       23,388  

Park National Corp.

    222       29,761  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT (a)

    1,448       22,589  

Piper Sandler Cos.

    211       31,230  

PRA Group, Inc.*

    658       29,367  

Preferred Bank

    213       16,716  

ProAssurance Corp.

    814       19,617  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    1,148       27,242  

Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,702       17,684  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    584       18,157  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    214       17,856  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    894       32,765  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    1,742       49,682  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    496       20,678  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    400     $ 27,152  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    179       14,159  

Trupanion, Inc.* (a)

    523       46,876  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    1,587       61,353  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    332       9,167  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    398       4,601  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    756       30,716  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a)

    1,571       8,845  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    988       50,220  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,827,630)

      1,915,029  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 11.7%            

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

    239       20,325  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* (a)

    1,839       35,787  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

    714       75,784  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    574       15,905  

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

    585       13,765  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

    211       6,857  

Artivion, Inc.*

    622       12,160  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*

    602       12,678  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*

    961       11,330  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    527       10,261  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

    1,854       19,485  

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.*

    226       6,956  

CONMED Corp.

    443       64,749  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,415       31,540  

CorVel Corp.*

    140       22,268  

Covetrus, Inc.*

    1,592       28,210  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

    527       11,768  

Cutera, Inc.*

    238       9,130  

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

    1,273       44,962  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    177       8,388  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    273       19,225  

Endo International PLC* (a)

    3,470       10,792  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    795       66,812  

Glaukos Corp.*

    717       39,657  

Heska Corp.*

    162       23,004  

Inogen, Inc.*

    304       10,607  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

    775       50,398  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

    1,228       29,939  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

    500       13,910  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

    858       16,757  

Omnicell, Inc.*

    670       86,618  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

    1,056       8,237  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

    314       10,670  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    1,148       50,684  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.* (a)

    680       45,349  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    317       6,752  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

    764       45,481  

RadNet, Inc.*

    658       16,233  

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

    566       14,835  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    1,626       37,642  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    814       26,007  

Surmodics, Inc.*

    212       9,515  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.* (a)

    352       2,006  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*

    299       6,088  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

    688       18,769  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

    201     $ 18,486  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    876       9,951  

Vericel Corp.*

    696       28,682  

Xencor, Inc.*

    894       27,991  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,263,205)

      1,213,405  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 17.8%            

AAR Corp.*

    502       22,560  

ABM Industries, Inc.

    1,031       46,220  

AeroVironment, Inc.*

    347       24,654  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    153       21,284  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    496       43,559  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    582       58,840  

ArcBest Corp.

    391       36,238  

Arcosa, Inc.

    743       39,134  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    349       17,380  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    415       32,519  

AZZ, Inc.

    365       17,969  

Barnes Group, Inc.

    697       32,376  

Boise Cascade Co.

    598       47,804  

Brady Corp., Class A

    736       33,915  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    539       77,832  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

    311       8,378  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    548       47,117  

CoreCivic, Inc.*

    1,812       16,507  

Deluxe Corp.

    660       20,533  

Encore Wire Corp.

    311       36,207  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    894       15,421  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    316       34,899  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    388       26,993  

Exponent, Inc.

    787       74,576  

Federal Signal Corp.

    937       33,835  

Forward Air Corp.

    413       42,613  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    587       49,637  

GEO Group, Inc. REIT*

    1,777       10,591  

GMS, Inc.*

    652       35,371  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    705       21,340  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

    488       21,682  

Harsco Corp.*

    1,178       14,030  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    735       10,555  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    307       13,124  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    1,109       52,910  

HNI Corp.

    648       26,367  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

    521       43,972  

Interface, Inc.

    927       12,097  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    481       54,531  

Kaman Corp.

    421       18,276  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

    573       12,159  

Lindsay Corp.

    164       21,518  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    887       15,301  

Matson, Inc.

    638       70,671  

Meritor, Inc.*

    1,082       38,530  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    873       49,805  

MYR Group, Inc.*

    260       23,335  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    73       5,803  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    2,573       12,814  

Powell Industries, Inc.

    139       2,938  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Proto Labs, Inc.*

    411     $ 23,111  

SPX Corp.*

    689       34,932  

SPX FLOW, Inc.

    637       54,712  

Standex International Corp.

    183       19,385  

Tennant Co.

    278       21,901  

Titan International, Inc.*

    854       9,565  

Triumph Group, Inc.*

    995       24,915  

UniFirst Corp.

    232       42,050  

US Ecology, Inc.*

    474       22,487  

Veritiv Corp.*

    215       23,042  

Viad Corp.*

    324       11,321  

Wabash National Corp.

    727       12,388  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,786,728)

      1,846,529  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 14.2%            

8x8, Inc.*

    1,751       22,693  

ADTRAN, Inc.

    736       15,154  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    575       49,364  

Agilysys, Inc.*

    297       12,483  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    446       44,337  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    538       14,063  

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.*

    579       32,795  

Cohu, Inc.*

    724       22,574  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    492       30,366  

CTS Corp.

    490       18,591  

Diodes, Inc.*

    682       61,100  

Ebix, Inc.

    353       10,417  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    915       36,929  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    504       60,878  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

    1,935       22,233  

Fabrinet*

    561       56,173  

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

    284       15,546  

FormFactor, Inc.*

    1,192       48,264  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.*

    441       15,536  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

    529       55,016  

Itron, Inc.*

    691       32,940  

Knowles Corp.*

    1,420       30,928  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    948       49,524  

LivePerson, Inc.*

    979       19,854  

MaxLinear, Inc.*

    1,070       65,645  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    570       26,015  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

    446       11,868  

OneSpan, Inc.*

    506       6,973  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

    745       64,226  

PDF Solutions, Inc.*

    457       12,504  

Plantronics, Inc.*

    644       18,141  

Plexus Corp.*

    433       35,277  

Progress Software Corp.

    667       29,401  

Rogers Corp.*

    283       77,259  

Sanmina Corp.*

    984       39,144  

ScanSource, Inc.*

    386       12,190  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

    544       70,638  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    272       21,624  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

    1,556       19,559  

Unisys Corp.*

    1,006       21,498  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

    777       22,199  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

    3,600       59,040  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    3,853     $ 78,293  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,454,910)

      1,469,252  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 5.9%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    415       16,625  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

    1,909       49,138  

American Vanguard Corp.

    438       6,601  

Balchem Corp.

    489       67,648  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    740       28,409  

Century Aluminum Co.*

    751       17,739  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

    254       7,323  

Ferro Corp.*

    1,275       27,706  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

    821       25,927  

Glatfelter Corp.

    643       8,835  

Hawkins, Inc.

    285       12,899  

Haynes International, Inc.

    198       7,239  

HB Fuller Co.

    798       54,559  

Innospec, Inc.

    379       36,194  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    245       23,642  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

    327       9,362  

Kraton Corp.*

    484       22,337  

Livent Corp.*

    2,453       57,768  

Mercer International, Inc.

    620       8,289  

Neenah, Inc.

    256       9,971  

Stepan Co.

    325       33,676  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    1,302       10,325  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

    607       10,944  

Tredegar Corp.

    429       4,938  

Trinseo PLC

    582       30,241  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    789       24,853  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $574,505)

      613,188  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 8.2%            

Acadia Realty Trust REIT

    1,358       29,115  

Agree Realty Corp. REIT

    1,059       67,935  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT

    1,113       24,965  

American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT

    802       29,321  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT

    910       13,359  

Brandywine Realty Trust REIT

    2,571       34,271  

CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT

    1,488       26,040  

Centerspace REIT

    213       20,020  

Chatham Lodging Trust REIT*

    769       10,574  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT

    353       14,720  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT*

    3,177       30,340  

Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT

    3,538       10,189  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,290       26,858  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,190       31,392  

Getty Realty Corp. REIT

    592       16,310  

Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT*

    511       4,717  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,605       40,558  

iStar, Inc. REIT (a)

    1,045       26,250  

LTC Properties, Inc. REIT (a)

    606       20,501  

LXP Industrial Trust REIT

    4,293       66,370  

Office Properties Income Trust REIT

    712       17,836  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

    1,751       31,833  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT

    1,812       32,906  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

RPT Realty REIT

    1,252     $ 16,213  

SITE Centers Corp. REIT

    2,739       42,591  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT*

    1,657       16,388  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    1,604       26,755  

Uniti Group, Inc. REIT

    3,599       46,679  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,302       30,415  

Whitestone REIT

    703       8,281  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    1,738       32,223  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $792,926)

      845,925  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%            

California Water Service Group

    801       45,601  

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

    1,721       58,394  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $91,181)

      103,995  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $10,137,665)

      10,326,760  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2%            

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
(Cost $23,351)

    205       22,081  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.6%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $54,608)

    54,608       54,608  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $4,559)

    4,559       4,559  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%

(Cost $10,220,183)

    $ 10,408,008  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.5%)

      (50,569
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,357,439  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 28, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/28/2022
     Value ($) at
2/28/2022
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.6%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)

 

     50,397        4,211 (d)                          2               54,608        54,608  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)

 

     12,273        280,898       (288,612                   1               4,559        4,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       62,670          285,109         (288,612         —            —          3            —          59,167          59,167  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 amounted to $442,397, which is 4.3% 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 cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $393,469.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 28, 2022.

 

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, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 10,326,760        $   —        $   —        $ 10,326,760  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       22,081                            22,081  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       59,167                            59,167  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 10,408,008        $        $        $ 10,408,008  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


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59


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers
Emerging Markets
Carbon Reduction
and Climate
Improvers ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE ESG
Leaders Equity
ETF
     Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets
ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
USA ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
 

Assets

         

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 729,859,098     $ 27,342,305      $ 23,344,006     $ 3,171,321,268  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     406,136                    860,638  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     1,966,294       70,402        161,048       865,404  

Foreign currency at value

     57,876       49,813        37,707        

Due from broker

                  4,172        

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     30,586       4,523        2,549       206,040  
Receivables:          

Investment securities sold

     931,054       304,857        143,108       10,687,247  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                        9,253  

Dividends

     796,853       46,153        27,249       4,251,058  

Interest

     7              9       56  

Securities lending income

     2,867       29        95       3,294  

Foreign tax reclaim

     7,290       17,116               
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 734,058,061     $ 27,835,198      $ 23,719,943     $ 3,188,204,258  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Due to custodian

   $     $ 18,713      $ 9,376     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     1,966,294       70,402        161,048       865,404  

Payables:

         

Investment securities purchased

     861,324       329,467        170,448       7,364,248  

Capital shares

                        4,031,504  

Investment advisory fees

     87,340       3,033        3,788       222,665  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     8,568       239        714        

Deferred foreign tax payable

     1,014              41,777        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,924,540       421,854        387,151       12,483,821  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 731,133,521     $ 27,413,344      $ 23,332,792     $ 3,175,720,437  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

         

Paid-in capital

   $ 782,334,626     $ 26,617,450      $ 24,058,459     $ 2,021,422,816  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (51,201,105     795,894        (725,667     1,154,297,621  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 731,133,521     $ 27,413,344      $ 23,332,792     $ 3,175,720,437  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     23,300,001       950,001        800,001       78,950,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 31.38     $ 28.86      $ 29.17     $ 40.22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 775,061,240     $ 26,044,265      $ 23,422,524     $ 2,441,325,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 5,743,295     $ 234,309      $ 235,383     $ 863,808  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 406,136     $      $     $ 860,638  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 1,966,294     $ 70,402      $ 161,048     $ 865,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

   $ 4,447,594     $ 177,822      $ 125,469     $ 45,408  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 58,658     $ 50,739      $ 47,200     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers S&P 500
ESG ETF
     Xtrackers S&P
MidCap 400
ESG ETF
     Xtrackers S&P
SmallCap 600
ESG ETF
 

Assets

        

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 867,764,572      $ 10,641,233      $ 10,348,841  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     451,432        9,786        4,559  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

                   54,608  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     67,800                
Receivables:         

Investment securities sold

     3,943,760                

Dividends

     1,036,444        7,975        5,155  

Interest

     22                

Securities lending income

     910        29        59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 873,264,940      $ 10,659,023      $ 10,413,222  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Due to custodian

   $ 865      $      $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

                   54,608  

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

            8,928         

Capital shares

     3,960,992                

Investment advisory fees

     67,004        1,217        1,175  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     3,840                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,032,701        10,145        55,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 869,232,239      $ 10,648,878      $ 10,357,439  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 734,715,049      $ 10,172,141      $ 10,142,260  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     134,517,190        476,737        215,179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 869,232,239      $ 10,648,878      $ 10,357,439  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     22,000,001        400,001        400,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 39.51      $ 26.62      $ 25.89  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 765,450,898      $ 10,281,617      $ 10,161,016  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 1,251,335      $ 123,386      $ 442,397  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 451,432      $ 9,786      $ 4,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $      $      $ 54,608  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

   $ 1,295,096      $ 135,638      $ 393,469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers
Emerging Markets
Carbon Reduction
and Climate
Improvers ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE ESG
Leaders Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Emerging Markets
ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
USA ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 3,168,654     $ 186,652     $ 165,087     $ 25,876,108  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     101       2       13       626  

Affiliated securities lending income

     146       7       5       45  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

     463,823       42,589       58,240        

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     24,462       4,334       752       24,681  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,657,186       233,584       224,097       25,901,460  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     403,976       15,354       24,599       1,894,997  

Other expenses

     57       57       57       172  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     404,033       15,411       24,656       1,895,169  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (65     (2     (14     (190,093
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     403,968       15,409       24,642       1,705,076  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     3,253,218       218,175       199,455       24,196,384  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments**

     (5,466,275     (151,103     (182,194     226,073  

Investments in affiliates

     297                    

In-kind redemptions

                       452,537,309  

Futures contracts

     (32,170     1,923       (8,552     234,678  

Foreign currency transactions

     7,789       (1,640     2,512        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (5,490,359     (150,820     (188,234     452,998,060  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments***

     (61,656,677     (2,393,629     (3,201,348     (554,765,103

Investments in affiliates

     (243                  

Futures contracts

     (24,824     (3,352     (6,050     (589,415

Foreign currency translations

     2,959       (1,072     (9,965      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (61,678,785     (2,398,053     (3,217,363     (555,354,518
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (67,169,144     (2,548,873     (3,405,597     (102,356,458
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (63,915,926   $ (2,330,698   $ (3,206,142   $ (78,160,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 471,677     $ 24,905     $ 25,494     $  

**   Including foreign taxes

   $ 61,355     $     $ 3,261     $  

***  Net of change in deferred foreign taxes

   $ (332,653   $     $ (26,328   $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers S&P 500
ESG ETF
    Xtrackers S&P
MidCap 400
ESG ETF
    Xtrackers S&P
SmallCap 600
ESG ETF
 

Investment Income

      

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 5,712,169     $ 75,157     $ 69,807  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     206       1       1  

Affiliated securities lending income

     3             2  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     7,712       270       800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,720,090       75,428       70,610  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Investment advisory fees

     446,579       8,118       7,935  

Other expenses

     57       44       44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     446,636       8,162       7,979  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

      

Waiver

     (40,789     (1     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     405,847       8,161       7,978  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     5,314,243       67,267       62,632  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments

     (96,974     119,579       56,700  

In-kind redemptions

     33,170,777              

Futures contracts

     71,895              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     33,145,698       119,579       56,700  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     (44,259,945     (423,747     (297,892

Futures contracts

     (108,005            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (44,367,950     (423,747     (297,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures

     (11,222,252     (304,168     (241,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (5,908,009   $ (236,901   $ (178,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $     $     $ 101  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers Emerging Markets
Carbon Reduction and Climate
Improvers ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG
Leaders Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,253,218     $ 297,064     $ 218,175     $ 408,101  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (5,490,359     1,511,757       (150,820     264,176  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (61,678,785     15,562,693       (2,398,053     2,955,505  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (63,915,926     17,371,514       (2,330,698     3,627,782  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (3,512,080     (192,472     (252,337     (404,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     302,459,423       475,859,618       10,920,293       5,739,352  

Value of shares redeemed

           (5,307,482           (1,567,175
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     302,459,423       470,552,136       10,920,293       4,172,177  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     235,031,417       487,731,178       8,337,258       7,395,567  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     496,102,104       8,370,926       19,076,086       11,680,519  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 731,133,521     $ 496,102,104     $ 27,413,344     $ 19,076,086  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     14,300,001       300,001       600,001       450,001  

Shares sold

     9,000,000       14,150,000       350,000       200,000  

Shares redeemed

           (150,000           (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     23,300,001       14,300,001       950,001       600,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets
ESG Leaders Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 199,455     $ 200,440     $ 24,196,384     $ 44,760,180  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (188,235     (263,400     452,998,060       79,672,605  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (3,217,362     1,853,650       (555,354,518     828,704,550  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,206,142     1,790,690       (78,160,074     953,137,335  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (312,680     (82,138     (25,259,204     (44,278,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,648,274       14,924,326       391,933,747       610,533,251  

Value of shares redeemed

                 (1,002,196,498     (296,434,378
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     1,648,274       14,924,326       (610,262,751     314,098,873  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,870,548     16,632,878       (713,682,029     1,222,957,588  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     25,203,340       8,570,462       3,889,402,466       2,666,444,878  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 23,332,792     $ 25,203,340     $ 3,175,720,437     $ 3,889,402,466  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     750,001       300,001       92,850,001       83,750,001  

Shares sold

     50,000       450,000       9,050,000       17,200,000  

Shares redeemed

                 (22,950,000     (8,100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     800,001       750,001       78,950,001       92,850,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF     Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF  
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
February 24, 2021(1) to
August 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,314,243     $ 6,793,362     $ 67,267     $ 54,903  

Net realized gain (loss)

     33,145,698       22,972,189       119,579       132,093  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (44,367,950     109,454,795       (423,747     783,363  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,908,009     139,220,346       (236,901     970,359  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (5,201,999     (5,646,092     (70,976     (33,536
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     220,084,898       428,551,169             11,371,328  

Value of shares redeemed

     (84,494,785     (87,808,140           (1,351,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     135,590,113       340,743,029             10,019,907  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     124,480,105       474,317,283       (307,877     10,956,730  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     744,752,134       270,434,851       10,956,755       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 869,232,239     $ 744,752,134     $ 10,648,878     $ 10,956,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     18,650,001       8,700,001       400,001       1  

Shares sold

     5,400,000       12,450,000             450,000  

Shares redeemed

     (2,050,000     (2,500,000           (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     22,000,001       18,650,001       400,001       400,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   66  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

       Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF  
       For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022
(Unaudited)
       For the Period
February 24, 2021(1) to
August 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 62,632        $ 65,069  

Net realized gain (loss)

       56,700          128,496  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (297,892        485,717  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (178,560        679,282  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

       (134,708        (27,800
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

                11,335,683  

Value of shares redeemed

                (1,316,483
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

                10,019,200  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (313,268        10,670,682  

Net Assets

         

Beginning of period

       10,670,707          25  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 10,357,439        $ 10,670,707  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

       400,001          1  

Shares sold

                450,000  

Shares redeemed

                (50,000
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

       400,001          400,001  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate
Improvers ETF Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 34.69     $ 27.90     $ 25.42     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.20       0.57       0.68       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3.26     6.86       2.53       0.27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.06     7.43       3.21       0.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.25     (0.64     (0.73     (0.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.25     (0.64     (0.73     (0.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 31.38     $ 34.69     $ 27.90     $ 25.42  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

     (8.85 )**      26.80       12.74       3.44 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     731       496       8       8  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.16       0.16       0.16

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.16       0.16       0.16

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.12     1.97       2.61       3.17

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     10 **      17       13       10 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF Selected Per Share
Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(e)
 
  2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 31.79     $ 25.96     $ 24.10     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.30       0.72       0.59       0.78  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.84     5.80       1.83       (1.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (2.54     6.52       2.42       (0.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.69     (0.56     (0.66

Net realized gains

                       (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.69     (0.56     (0.67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 28.86     $ 31.79     $ 25.96     $ 24.10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

     (8.07 )**      25.28       10.12       (0.91 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     27       19       12       7  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.14     0.14       0.14       0.14

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.14     0.14       0.14       0.14

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.73     2.45       2.39       3.25

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     6 **      22       16       10 ** 

 

(a)

For the period December 6, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(e)

For the period September 6, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

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Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders

Equity ETF Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 33.60     $ 28.57     $ 24.70     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.26       0.49       0.86       0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (4.30     4.77       4.07       (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (4.04     5.26       4.93       (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.23     (1.06     (0.27

Net realized gains

                 (0.00 )(c)       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.23     (1.06     (0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 29.17     $ 33.60     $ 28.57     $ 24.70  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(d)

     (12.07 )**      18.43       20.32       (0.17 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     23       25       9       7  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.38     1.48       3.38       2.68

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     3 **      26       17       16 ** 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(f)
 
  2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 41.89     $ 31.84     $ 26.69     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.27       0.50       0.51       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.68     10.05       5.10       1.57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.41     10.55       5.61       1.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.26     (0.50     (0.46     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.26     (0.50     (0.46     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 40.22     $ 41.89     $ 31.84     $ 26.69  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(d)

     (3.38 )**      33.48       21.42       7.23 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     3,176       3,889       2,666       1,341  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.10     0.10       0.10       0.10

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.09     0.09       0.09       0.10

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.28     1.39       1.83       1.89

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     1 **      12       9       5 ** 

 

(a)

For the period December 6, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

(d)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(e)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(f)

For the period March 7, 2019 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

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Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF Selected Per Share Data    For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 39.93     $ 31.08     $ 25.30     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.26       0.49       0.50       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.41     8.79       5.85       0.20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.15     9.28       6.35       0.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.27     (0.43     (0.57      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.27     (0.43     (0.57      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 39.51     $ 39.93     $ 31.08     $ 25.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

     (0.40 )**      30.16       25.71       1.20 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     869       745       270       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.11     0.11       0.11       0.11

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.10     0.10       0.11       0.11

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.31     1.41       1.86       2.08

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     1 **      13       11       0 ** 
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF Selected Per Share Data    For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
8/31/2021(e)
             

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 27.39     $ 25.00    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.17       0.14      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.76     2.33      
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total from investment operations

     (0.59     2.47      
  

 

 

   

 

 

     
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.08    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total distributions

     (0.18     (0.08    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.62     $ 27.39      
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total Return (%)(c)

     (2.17 )**      9.92 **     

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     11       11      

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.15    

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.15    

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.24     1.00    

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     11 **      27 **     

 

(a)

For the period June 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(e)

For the period February 24, 2021 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2021.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

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Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/28/2022
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
8/31/2021(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 26.68     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:    

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.16       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.61     1.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.45     1.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.07

Net realized gains

    (0.12      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.34     (0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 25.89     $ 26.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    (1.72 )**      7.01 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

   

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    10       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.18     1.19

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    9 **      25 ** 

 

(a)

For the period February 24, 2021 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2021.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

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1. Organization

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

As of February 28, 2022, the Trust consists of thirty-six investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

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

Each Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF   Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF   MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF   MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF   MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF   S&P 500 ESG Index
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF   S&P MidCap 400 ESG Index
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF   S&P SmallCap 600 ESG Index

The Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR is comprised of large and mid-capitalization companies in emerging markets countries that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria and/or have committed to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The Under-lying Index is then weighted in such a manner seeking to align its constituent companies’ greenhouse gas emissions with the long-term global warming target of the Paris Climate Agreement. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced semi-annually in February and August, and thus the Fund updates and rebalances its portfolio in a corresponding fashion.

The MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high ESG performance relative to their sector peers. The Underlying Index consists of large- and medium-capitalization companies across developed markets countries, excluding Canada and the United States. The annual review of the Underlying Index takes place in May and it is rebalanced in August, November and February, and thus the Fund updates and rebalances its portfolio in a corresponding fashion.

The MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high ESG performance relative to their sector peers. The Underlying Index consists of large- and medium-capitalization companies across emerging markets countries. The annual review of the Underlying Index takes place in May and it is rebalanced in August, November and February, and thus the Fund updates and rebalances its portfolio in a corresponding fashion.

 

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MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high ESG performance relative to their sector peers. The Underlying Index consists of large- and medium-capitalization companies in the U.S market. The annual review of the Underlying Index takes place in May and it is rebalanced in August, November and February, and thus the Fund updates and rebalances its portfolio in a corresponding fashion.

S&P 500 ESG Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high ESG performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Index. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced annually, effective after the close of the last business day of April. The Fund rebalances its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index, and therefore, any changes to the Underlying Index’s rebalance schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund’s rebalance schedule.

S&P MidCap 400 ESG Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high ESG performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced annually, effective after the close of the last business day of April. The Fund rebalances its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index, and, therefore, any changes to the Underlying Index’s rebalance schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund’s rebalance schedule.

S&P SmallCap 600 ESG is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high ESG performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced annually, effective after the close of the last business day of April. The Fund rebalances its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index, and, therefore, any changes to the Underlying Index’s rebalance schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund’s rebalance schedule.

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

Each Fund, except Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF and Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (effective March 7, 2022), is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. This means the securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the Underlying Index of the Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies. Each Fund may change its diversification status over time and then change it back again, without shareholder approval, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the index each Fund tracks.

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

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

 

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

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

Corporate and sovereign debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Funds’ Board. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask quotations or evaluated prices, as applicable, obtained from broker dealers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income    Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Distributions received from foreign domiciled corporations, generally determined to be passive foreign investment companies for tax reporting purposes, are included in dividend income.

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

 

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the policy of Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors semi-annually. It is the policy of Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

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

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended February 28, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At August 31, 2021, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

    Short-Term     Long-Term     Total Amount  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

  $ 56,337     $ 5,254     $ 61,591  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

    75,738       171,787       247,525  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

    49,283       193,625       242,908  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

    4,036,785       21,206,967       25,243,752  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

    304,487             304,487  

As of August 31, 2021, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 484,672,330      $ 16,359,227      $ 18,027,181      $ (1,667,954

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     15,515,051        3,556,895        3,970,952        (414,057

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     22,326,991        2,961,656        3,733,486        (771,830

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     2,613,059,960        1,274,642,509        1,289,542,739        (14,900,230

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     599,953,403        144,040,089        147,236,303        (3,196,214

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     10,189,433        762,891        1,142,858        (379,967

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     10,284,752        442,892        1,044,269        (601,377

 

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The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

Foreign Taxes    The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of February 28, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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

Securities Lending    The Funds may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended February 28, 2022, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.06% annualized effective rate as of February 28, 2022) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral, net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

 

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As of February 28, 2022, the Funds listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of February 28, 2021

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

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,966,294      $ 32,036      $ 15,291      $ 4,400,267      $ 6,413,888  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 6,413,888  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 70,402      $      $      $ 177,822      $ 248,224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 248,224  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 89,948      $ 3,464      $ 385      $ 121,621      $ 215,418  

Exchange-Trade Funds

     71,100                             71,100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 161,048      $ 3,464      $ 385      $ 121,621      $ 286,518  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 286,518  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 865,404      $ 1,638      $ 182      $ 43,588      $ 910,812  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 910,812  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $      $ 20,521      $ 39,019      $ 1,235,556      $ 1,295,096  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 1,295,096  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $      $ 20,642      $ 796      $ 114,200      $ 135,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 135,638  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 54,608      $ 1,102      $ 122      $ 392,245      $ 448,077  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 448,077  

Derivatives

Futures Contracts    Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended February 28, 2022, Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF and Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Funds’ Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

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

 

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

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

A summary of the open futures contracts as of February 28, 2022 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of February 28, 2022 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

                       Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 25,280  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 3,269  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,985  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 293,290  

Xtrackers S&p 500 ESG ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 35,445  

 

*

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

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended February 28, 2022 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ (32,170

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,923  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (8,552

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     234,678  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     71,895  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ (24,824

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (3,352

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (6,050

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (589,415

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     (108,005

 

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For the period ended February 28, 2022 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 516,133  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     67,406  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     98,226  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     4,910,911  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     1,431,883  

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles    The Funds may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable NAV, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating NAV. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which they invest. The Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary advisory fee payable to the Advisor by the Funds equal to such acquired fund’s fees and expenses on the Funds’ assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary advisory fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Advisory Fee
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     0.14

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     0.20

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     0.10

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     0.11

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     0.15

The Advisor for the Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF has voluntarily elected to waive its fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest expense and acquired fund fees and expenses) at 0.09% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Any voluntary waiver or reimbursement implemented by the Advisor may be eliminated by the Advisor at any time. For the period ended February 28, 2022, the Advisor waived $189,500 of expenses to the Fund.

The Advisor for the Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF has contractually agreed through December 16, 2022 to waive its fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the fund (excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.10% of the fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board (and may not be terminated by the Advisor) prior to that time. For the period ended February 28, 2022, the Advisor waived $40,598 of expenses to the Fund.

 

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The Advisor for the Funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Funds’ investments in affiliated Funds. For the period ended February 28, 2022, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 65  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     2  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     14  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     593  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     191  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     1  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     1  

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

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

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

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

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended February 28, 2022, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 297,324,751      $ 52,761,016  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,429,456        1,263,764  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     2,211,783        819,760  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     31,185,857        35,313,865  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     6,228,467        5,229,288  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     1,152,723        1,144,649  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     900,776        973,320  

For the period ended February 28, 2022, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 58,777,132      $  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     10,710,598         

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     299,265         

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     391,711,479        997,594,377  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     219,885,881        84,436,631  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

             

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

             

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of February 28, 2022, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are

 

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disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At February 28, 2022, there was one affiliated shareholder account for each of the funds listed below holding a significant percentage of the shares outstanding:

 

     Approximate Percent of
Outstanding Shares Held
 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     84

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     95

7. Investing in Emerging Markets

The securities of issuers located in emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price.

Investing in securities of Chinese issuers involves certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others; more frequent (and potentially widespread) trading suspensions and government interventions with respect to Chinese issuers, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; currency revaluations and other currency exchange rate fluctuations or blockage; the nature and extent of intervention by the Chinese government in the Chinese securities markets (including both direct and indirect market stabilization efforts, which may affect valuations of Chinese issuers), whether such intervention will continue and the impact of such intervention or its discontinuation; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; the risk that the Chinese government may decide not to continue to support economic reform programs; limitations on the use of brokers (or action by the Chinese government that discourages brokers from serving international clients); higher rates of inflation; greater political, economic and social uncertainty; higher market volatility caused by any potential regional territorial conflicts or natural disasters; the risk of increased trade tariffs, embargoes and other trade limitations; restrictions on foreign ownership; custody risks associated with investing through Shanghai — Hong Kong and Shenzhen — Hong Kong Stock Connect programs, Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program or other programs to access the Chinese securities markets, both interim and permanent market regulations which may affect the ability of certain stockholders to sell Chinese securities when it would otherwise be advisable; and different and less stringent financial reporting standards. In addition, in June 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (“CMIC Order”) prohibiting U.S. persons, including the Funds, from purchasing or selling publicly traded securities (including publicly traded securities that are derivative of, or designed to provide exposure to, such securities) of any Chinese company identified as a “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Company” (“CMIC”). This prohibition, effective August 2, 2021, expands on similar sanctions imposed by the prior administration on certain designated Chinese military companies (“CCMCs”) that took effect in January 2021. To the extent that any company in an Underlying Index is identified as a CMIC at any time (or was previously designated as a CCMC), it may have material adverse effect on a fund’s ability to track its Underlying Index.

8. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund

 

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may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Funds’ status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act or 25 percent of adjusted total net assets. The Funds had no outstanding loans at February 28, 2022.

9. Other — COVID-19 Pandemic

A novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, has caused significant uncertainty, market volatility, decreased economic and other activity, increased government activity, including economic stimulus measures, and supply chain interruptions. The full effects, duration and costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are impossible to predict, and the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to evolve, including the risk of future increased rates of infection due to low vaccination rates and/or the lack of effectiveness of current vaccines against new variants. The pandemic has affected and may continue to affect certain countries, industries, economic sectors, companies and investment products more than others, may exacerbate existing economic, political, or social tensions and may increase the probability of an economic recession or depression. The Funds’ and their investments may be adversely affected by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the pandemic may result in the Funds and their service providers experiencing operational difficulties in coordinating a remote workforce and implementing their business continuity plans, among others. Management will continue to monitor the impact COVID-19 has on the Funds and reflect the consequences as appropriate in the Funds’ accounting and financial reporting.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management (Unaudited)

 

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

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

In February 2022, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not approach the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

In February 2022, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within three business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did experience a temporary breach of the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). The breach was caused by the temporary reclassification of Chinese securities as illiquid due to an extended Chinese and Taiwan holiday market closure in February 2021. The temporary reclassification of Chinese securities caused the Fund to exceed the 15% limit on illiquid investments. Because a notification to the Fund’s board of the anticipated extended holiday closure was made before the start of the holiday closure no filing on Form N-LIQUID was required. Also, because the holiday closure was anticipated in advance, no actions were needed to rebalance the Fund’s portfolio. Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory

Contracts (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 16-17, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF, and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms, including statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding (a) fee and expense information for each Fund (including the fee and expense components and any amounts waived or reimbursed) as compared to a peer group of other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) selected pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary methodology (each, a “Peer Group”) and (b) each Fund’s tracking error as compared to its underlying index over the previous five years (or since inception, if shorter). The Independent Trustees also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 16 and February 17, 2022. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance, tracking error and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

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

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Independent Trustee Counsel and Vedder Price P.C. (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

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

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

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory

Contracts (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

The Board considered, however, the following additional factors in connection with the following Fund:

 

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF’s advisory fees were equivalent to the median and its total expenses were below the average and the median of its Peer Group.

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

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

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory

Contracts (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although only some of the Funds were profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to each profitable Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-PORT. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

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

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax advisor, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

California residents may go to https://fundsus.dws.com/us/en-us/legal-resources/privacy-policy.html to obtain additional information relating to their rights under California state law.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

Rev. 12/2021

 

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

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. ESG criteria in a Fund’s investment strategy does not guarantee a return or protect against loss, limits the types and number of investment opportunities available to the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not have an ESG focus. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in US companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Stocks of medium-sized companies involve greater risk than securities of larger, more established companies. Small company stocks tend to be more volatile than medium-sized or large company stocks. Each Fund, except EASG, EMCR and USSG is currently non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing its potential risk. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment at an acceptable price. Any fund that focuses in a particular segment of the market or region of the world will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. An investment in any Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on the ability of U.S. investors to hold and/or acquire securities of certain Chinese companies. To the extent that an Underlying Index includes such a security and the Fund excludes it, the Fund’s tracking error may increase and the performance of the Fund and Underlying Index may diverge.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments: Environmental (how a company performs as a steward of nature); Social (how a company manages relationships with employee, suppliers, customers and communities); Governance (company’s leadership, executive pay, shareholder rights, etc).

War, terrorism, sanctions, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises and related geopolitical events have led, and, in the future, may lead to significant disruptions in U.S. and world economies and markets, which may lead to increased market volatility and may have significant adverse effects on the Funds and its investments.

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

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

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

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

The S&P 400 ESG Index, S&P 500 ESG Index and S&P 600 ESG Index are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and have been licensed for use by DBX Advisors. S&P®, S&P 400®, S&P 500® and S&P 600®, are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by DBX Advisors. The ESG Scores used in the Indexes are calculated by SAM. DBX Advisors LLC. Xtrackers ETFs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates or SAM, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such ETFs, nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 400 ESG Index, S&P 500 ESG Index and S&P 600 ESG Index.

EMCR (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Solactive. Neither Solactive nor any other party makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding advisability of investing in funds generally or in this Fund particularly or the ability of the Underlying Indexes to track general stock market performance. Neither Solactive nor any other party makes any express or implied warranties, and Solactive hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the Underlying Indexes or any data included therein. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship Solactive has with DBX Advisors LLC and any related funds.

Copyright © 2022 DWS Group. All rights reserved. XtrackersTM is a trademark of DWS Investment GmbH. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Not FDIC Insured  |  No Bank Guarantee  |  May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

875 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

 

Administrator, custodian, fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1000

Denver, CO 80203

Independent registered public accounting firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal counsel

Vedder Price P.C.

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

 

R-065808-4 (4/22) DBX005126 (4/23)