EXPLANATORY NOTE
Attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies that mirrors the Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies in a supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2013 (0001193125-13-132497), to the Prospectus dated September 28, 2012, for the db X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity Fund (formerly known as the db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund), a series of DBX ETF Trust.
DBX ETF TRUST db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund (the "Fund") Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy Supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated March 28, 2013 to the currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated September 28, 2012 Effective May 31, 2013, the name of the Fund will change to db X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity Fund and the Fund's ticker symbol will change to DBGR. At that time, the Fund will change its current policy of seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index. Instead, the Fund will seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index (the "MSCI Germany Index"). The Fund's investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. So long as and to the extent it is required by applicable law, the Fund will not change its new policy to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany Index, unless it provides shareholders with at least 60 days' written notice of such change. |
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| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | DBX ETF Trust |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Sep. 28, 2012 |
| Supplement [Text Block] | dbxetft1_SupplementTextBlock | DBX ETF TRUST db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund (the "Fund") Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy Supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated March 28, 2013 to the currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated September 28, 2012 Effective May 31, 2013, the name of the Fund will change to db X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity Fund and the Fund's ticker symbol will change to DBGR. At that time, the Fund will change its current policy of seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index. Instead, the Fund will seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index (the "MSCI Germany Index"). The Fund's investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. So long as and to the extent it is required by applicable law, the Fund will not change its new policy to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany Index, unless it provides shareholders with at least 60 days' written notice of such change. |
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db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Supplement [Text Block] | dbxetft1_SupplementTextBlock | DBX ETF TRUST db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund (the "Fund") Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy Supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated March 28, 2013 to the currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated September 28, 2012 Effective May 31, 2013, the name of the Fund will change to db X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity Fund and the Fund's ticker symbol will change to DBGR. At that time, the Fund will change its current policy of seeking investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index. Instead, the Fund will seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index (the "MSCI Germany Index"). The Fund's investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. So long as and to the extent it is required by applicable law, the Fund will not change its new policy to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany Index, unless it provides shareholders with at least 60 days' written notice of such change. |
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Document and Entity Information
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12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 28, 2012
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| Risk/Return: | |
| Document Type | Other |
| Document Period End Date | May 31, 2012 |
| Registrant Name | DBX ETF Trust |
| Central Index Key | 0001503123 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Creation Date | Mar. 28, 2013 |
| Document Effective Date | Mar. 28, 2013 |
| Prospectus Date | Sep. 28, 2012 |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | DBX ETF Trust |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Sep. 28, 2012 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Mar. 28, 2013 |