As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2013

Securities Act File No. 333-170122

Investment Company File No. 811-22487

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14	x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 16	x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

DBX ETF TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 250-5883

Alex Depetris

DBX ETF Trust

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to: Stuart Strauss, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

It is proposed that this filing will become effective: (check appropriate box)

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of New York and state of New York on the 12^th day of June, 2013.

DBX ETF Trust
By:	/s/ Alex Depetris
	Alex Depetris
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities stated and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE		CAPACITY	DATE
/s/ Alex Depetris
Alex Depetris		Trustee and Chairman, President,	June 12, 2013
		Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
/s/ Michael Gilligan
Michael Gilligan		Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller	June 12, 2013
/s/ J. David Officer*
J. David Officer		Trustee	June 12, 2013
/s/ Stephen R. Byers*
Stephen R. Byers		Trustee	June 12, 2013
/s/ George O. Elston*
George O. Elston		Trustee
*By:	/s/ Alex Depetris		June 12, 2013
	Alex Depetris (attorney-in-fact)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxomony Extension Presentation Linkbase