N-CSR/A 1 d180503dncsra.htm DBX ETF TRUST DBX ETF Trust

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22487

 

 

DBX ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

875 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Diane Kenneally

100 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-4500

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2021

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE: The Registrant is filing this amendment to its Form N-CSR for the annual period ended August 31, 2021, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2021 (Accession Number 0001193125-21-319470). The annual shareholder reports as of August 31, 2021 were amended to remove “unaudited” from the Notes to Financial Statements section of the reports for the following funds: Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (DEEF), Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU), Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP), Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS), Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP), Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW), Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL), and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB).

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Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

 

  (a)

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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August 31, 2021

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (DEEF)

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU)

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP)

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     3  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     4  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     8  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     10  

Fees and Expenses

     12  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     13  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     27  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     41  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     46  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     56  

Statements of Operations

     57  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     58  

Financial Highlights

     60  

Notes to Financial Statements

     62  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     71  

Board Members and Officers

     73  

Additional Information

     76  

Privacy Policy Notice

     77  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for four of our equity ETFs for the period ended August 31, 2021.

The global economy staged a comeback from its post-pandemic recession, supported by accommodative fiscal and monetary policies, rapid vaccination rollouts, favorable economic data, and healthy corporate earnings results. The economic recovery was more pronounced in major economies, such as the U.S. and China, while most emerging countries continued to grapple with COVID-19, owing to slower vaccination numbers. The U.S. economy recovered strongly as unprecedented government aid and successful vaccination rollouts fueled consumption of goods and services. The Eurozone economy also posted positive growth in Q2 2021, after contracting for two consecutive quarters, driven mainly by increased household spending.

The U.S. economy sustained its robust recovery, driven by continued fiscal and monetary stimulus, and easing restrictions by many state and local governments. Markets also benefited from reduced political uncertainty after Joe Biden was elected as the new president. Stocks continued their gains into early 2021 due to positive developments surrounding the pandemic and the eventual accelerated rollout of approved coronavirus vaccines. Favorable data on unemployment rates and labor force participation as well as healthy corporate earnings results drove the surge in markets for H1 2021. On the flip side of this accelerated growth, high inflation readings and expectations of a Federal Reserve Board (Fed) tapering cautioned investors, while potential supply chain disruptions and a surge in the Delta variant of the virus also weighed on market sentiment. Although Fed officials maintained a dovish stance throughout the period, the Fed chair also acknowledged the initiation of discussions on slowing bond purchases, the first step towards eventually raising interest rates.

After a brief recession, the Eurozone economy started recovering as easing of lockdown restrictions supported economic activity. Increased household spending and healthy export numbers were major drivers of growth for the euro area. Eurozone’s third and fourth largest economies, Italy and Spain, were the major contributors to growth, while the bloc’s largest economy, Germany, grew at a rate below expectations. France, Eurozone’s second largest economy posted positive growth on the back of easing lockdown restrictions. Economic sentiment reached an all-time high in July 2021 and the composite Purchasing Managers Index1 posted its strongest numbers in over 15 years on the back of robust demand. In light of the rapid spread of the Delta variant posing a risk to the economy, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to defer increasing interest rates until inflation is maintained below its target of 2%. Furthermore, the ECB announced its intention to purchase EUR1.85tn of bonds until March 2022 as part of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program.

The UK economy started to recover after contracting significantly in 2020, as a fast pace of vaccination allowed the policy makers to withdraw many of the lockdown restrictions. Healthcare sector contributed the most to the recovery followed by food and beverages services as restaurants started to open back up or increase capacity due to easing COVID-19 precautions. Elsewhere, Japan’s economic recovery remained weak, compared with other developed economies. This was mainly due to the government’s inability to contain the pandemic and the slow rollout of vaccinations, which hurt overall consumption in the economy.

The global economy is expected to continue its recovery over the coming quarters, supported by rapid rollout of vaccination drives and reopening of economies. Despite a positive outlook, the spread of the Delta variant, U.S.-China conflict, and a sudden rise in inflation pose threats to the recovery. Nonetheless, central banks across the world are likely to maintain an accommodative

 

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stance even if inflation targets are exceeded for a longer period, as a high employment rate has become the primary objective.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) are economic indicators derived from monthly surveys of private sector companies.

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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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex-US Multifactor Factor ETF (DEEF)

The Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex-US Multifactor Factor ETF (DEEF) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE Developed ex-US Comprehensive Factor Index (the DEEF Index). The DEEF index is designed to provide exposure to developed international equities (except the United States) based on five factors — value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, DEEF shares returned 22.69%, compared to the DEEF Index return of 23.19%.

All sectors contributed positively to the performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Industrials, Materials and Financials. From a geographical perspective, all contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Japan, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU)

The Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Kokusai Index (the KOKU Index). The KOKU Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to provide exposure to the large- and mid-cap equity securities in 22 of the 23 developed stock market across the world, excluding Japan. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, KOKU shares returned 30.87%, compared to the KOKU Index return of 30.52%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Information Technology, Financials and Health Care. From a geographical perspective, a majority of countries contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. New Zealand was the only negative contributor to performance.

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP)

The Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Russell 1000 2Qual/Val 5% Capped Factor Index (the QARP Index). The QARP Index is a multifactor index designed to capture exposure to large-cap U.S. equities that exhibit strong quality and value factor characteristics. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, QARP shares returned 35.25%, compared to the QARP Index return of 35.55%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Information Technology, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS)

The Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index (the DEUS Index). The DEUS index is designed to provide exposure to large-cap United States equities based on five factors — value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, DEUS shares returned 34.85%, compared to the DEUS Index return of 35.03%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Information Technology, Industrials and Financials.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 4-11 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (DEEF)

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor 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 FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the equity market performance of companies in developed countries (except the United States) selected on the investment style criteria (“factors”) of value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. The companies eligible for the Underlying Index are derived from its starting universe, the FTSE Developed ex US Index, which is comprised of large- and mid-capitalization equity securities from developed markets (except the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    FTSE Developed ex US
Comprehensive
Factor Index
   FTSE Developed ex US
Net Tax (US RIC) Index

One Year

   22.69%    23.17%    23.19%    27.73%

Five Year

   8.84%    8.69%    9.33%    10.31%

Since Inception1

   8.20%    8.14%    8.76%    8.98%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    FTSE Developed ex US
Comprehensive
Factor Index
   FTSE Developed ex US
Net Tax (US RIC) Index

One Year

   22.69%    23.17%    23.19%    27.73%

Five Year

   52.73%    51.68%    56.21%    63.36%

Since Inception1

   57.63%    57.16%    62.43%    64.31%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, November 24, 2015 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.35%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (DEEF) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, November 24, 2015.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Industrials

    23.4%  

Materials

    14.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.2%  

Financials

    10.2%  

Consumer Staples

    8.2%  

Real Estate

    7.3%  

Information Technology

    6.6%  

Communication Services

    5.5%  

Health Care

    5.4%  

Utilities

    4.4%  

Energy

    1.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (6.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Kesko OYJ (Finland)

    1.0%  

Kinnevik AB (Sweden)

    0.9%  

Segro PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.6%  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. (Canada)

    0.6%  

Boliden AB (Sweden)

    0.6%  

Electrolux AB (Sweden)

    0.5%  

Zalando SE (Germany)

    0.5%  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands)

    0.5%  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Germany)

    0.5%  

Publicis Groupe SA (France)

    0.4%  
Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Japan

    30.1%  

United Kingdom

    8.0%  

Sweden

    7.9%  

Australia

    7.5%  

South Korea

    5.9%  

Switzerland

    5.2%  

Germany

    4.8%  

Canada

    4.8%  

France

    3.8%  

Netherlands

    3.0%  

Hong Kong

    2.6%  

Finland

    2.4%  

Denmark

    2.0%  

Singapore

    2.0%  

Other

    10.0%  
 

 

 

 

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 13.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU)

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai 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 Kokusai Index (the “Underlying Index”). The MSCI Kokusai Index is also known as the MSCI World ex Japan Index. The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity markets in developed markets (excluding Japan). The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed-market equity performance throughout the world. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Kokusai Index    MSCI World Index

One Year

   30.87%    30.89%    30.52%    29.76%

Since Inception1

   47.50%    47.35%    47.07%    45.62%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Kokusai Index    MSCI World Index

One Year

   30.87%    30.89%    30.52%    29.76%

Since Inception1

   72.31%    72.07%    71.60%    69.25%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, April 8, 2020 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.09%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, April 8, 2020.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Information Technology

    23.5%  

Financials

    13.6%  

Health Care

    12.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4%  

Industrials

    9.5%  

Communication Services

    9.4%  

Consumer Staples

    6.9%  

Materials

    4.3%  

Energy

    2.9%  

Utilities

    2.9%  

Real Estate

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (20.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc. (United States)

    4.5%  

Microsoft Corp. (United States)

    3.8%  

Alphabet, Inc. (United States)

    3.0%  

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)

    2.8%  

Facebook, Inc. (United States)

    1.6%  

Tesla, Inc. (United States)

    1.1%  

NVIDIA Corp. (United States)

    1.0%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (United States)

    0.9%  

Johnson & Johnson (United States)

    0.8%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United States)

    0.7%  
Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

United States

    70.7%  

United Kingdom

    4.4%  

Canada

    3.5%  

Switzerland

    3.5%  

France

    3.4%  

Germany

    2.9%  

Australia

    2.2%  

Netherlands

    2.0%  

Other

    7.4%  
 

 

 

 

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 27.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP)

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price 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 Russell 1000 2Qual/Val 5% Capped Factor Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the equity market performance of companies in the United States selected on the investment style criteria (“factors”) of quality and value. The companies eligible for the Underlying Index are derived from its starting universe, the Russell 1000 Index, which is comprised of large-cap equity securities from issuers in the United States. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Russell 1000 2Qual/Val
5% Capped Factor Index
   Russell 1000 Index
Total Return

One Year

   35.25%    35.27%    35.55%    32.25%

Since Inception1

   18.37%    18.34%    18.64%    19.54%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Russell 1000 2Qual/Val
5% Capped Factor Index
   Russell 1000 Index
Total Return

One Year

   35.25%    35.27%    35.55%    32.25%

Since Inception1

   77.66%    77.62%    79.14%    83.84%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, April 5, 2018 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.19%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, April 5, 2018.

Sector Diversification as of August 31, 2021

 

Information Technology

    29.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.4%  

Health Care

    14.2%  

Communication Services

    12.9%  

Financials

    8.1%  

Consumer Staples

    7.7%  

Industrials

    7.1%  

Energy

    2.4%  

Materials

    1.9%  

Real Estate

    1.1%  

Utilities

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (36.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    5.6%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    5.6%  

Microsoft Corp.

    5.1%  

Facebook, Inc.

    4.2%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    4.0%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

    3.4%  

Intel Corp.

    2.5%  

Johnson & Johnson

    2.2%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.9%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.9%  

 

 

 

* 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 41.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS)

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor 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 Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the equity market performance of companies in the United States selected on the investment style criteria (“factors”) of value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. The companies eligible for the Underlying Index are derived from its starting universe, the Russell 1000 Index, which is comprised of large-cap equity securities from issuers in the United States. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Russell 1000
Comprehensive Factor Index
   Russell 1000 Index
Total Return

One Year

   34.85%    34.88%    35.03%    32.25%

Five Year

   13.64%    13.62%    13.80%    18.24%

Since Inception1

   13.22%    13.21%    13.39%    16.73%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Russell 1000
Comprehensive Factor Index
   Russell 1000 Index
Total Return

One Year

   34.85%    34.88%    35.03%    32.25%

Five Year

   89.48%    89.37%    90.83%    131.10%

Since Inception1

   104.74%    104.78%    106.59%    144.30%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, November 24, 2015 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.17%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, November 24, 2015.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Information Technology

    19.0%  

Industrials

    17.3%  

Financials

    17.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4%  

Health Care

    9.6%  

Materials

    7.9%  

Real Estate

    5.2%  

Utilities

    4.4%  

Consumer Staples

    4.3%  

Communication Services

    2.9%  

Energy

    0.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (6.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

HP, Inc.

    1.3%  

NetApp, Inc.

    0.7%  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    0.7%  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    0.7%  

EPAM Systems, Inc.

    0.6%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    0.6%  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

    0.6%  

Dell Technologies, Inc.

    0.6%  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    0.6%  

International Paper Co.

    0.5%  

 

 

 

* 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 46.

 

11


DBX ETF Trust

 

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 (March 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021).

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
March 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2021
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,114.70        0.24   $ 1.28  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.00        0.24   $ 1.22  
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,174.30        0.09   $ 0.49  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.75        0.09   $ 0.46  
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,198.80        0.19   $ 1.05  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.25        0.19   $ 0.97  
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,177.20        0.17   $ 0.93  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.35        0.17   $ 0.87  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

12


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.8%    
Australia — 7.4%            

Adbri Ltd.

    4,782     $ 11,988  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    5,291       24,942  

ALS Ltd.

    4,480       41,779  

Altium Ltd.

    399       8,719  

Alumina Ltd.

    32,336       42,066  

Ampol Ltd.

    356       7,171  

Ansell Ltd.

    7,648       201,168  

APA Group (a)

    5,914       39,678  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    3,359       112,116  

ASX Ltd.

    825       52,921  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    33,481       92,495  

AusNet Services Ltd.

    14,542       20,565  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    906       18,441  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    2,041       14,111  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    7,388       5,670  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    3,423       25,117  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,650       55,001  

BHP Group PLC

    4,560       141,674  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    5,036       92,750  

Boral Ltd.*

    3,301       14,717  

Brambles Ltd.

    12,216       108,119  

carsales.com Ltd.

    5,737       105,241  

Charter Hall Group REIT

    18,519       241,728  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    12,267       23,758  

Coles Group Ltd.

    2,527       33,391  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    388       28,391  

Computershare Ltd.

    17,231       207,789  

Crown Resorts Ltd.*

    3,264       22,209  

CSL Ltd.

    64       14,591  

CSR Ltd.

    15,565       61,998  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    8,689       27,624  

Dexus REIT

    12,543       97,537  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    720       82,479  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    7,185       34,185  

Endeavour Group Ltd.*

    845       4,508  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    4,156       11,876  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,712       26,276  

Goodman Group REIT

    16,066       271,589  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    38,487       151,330  

IDP Education Ltd.

    350       7,372  

IGO Ltd.

    2,318       16,348  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    20,578       150,394  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    13,134       25,917  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    6,098       23,353  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    6,799       227,533  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    858       104,558  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    1,411       44,694  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    46,906       121,699  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    3,338       133,957  

Mirvac Group REIT

    38,474       87,730  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    735       14,896  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    2,060       37,247  

Oil Search Ltd.

    3,016       8,244  

Orica Ltd.

    1,510       14,534  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    4,887       15,894  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Orora Ltd.

    19,110     $ 47,626  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    6,860       118,171  

Perpetual Ltd.

    1,048       32,376  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    3,809       11,080  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    12,519       28,912  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    311       15,661  

REA Group Ltd.

    621       69,667  

Reece Ltd.

    2,864       43,705  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,522       206,549  

Santos Ltd.

    3,068       13,566  

SEEK Ltd.

    4,069       96,768  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,036       16,090  

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT

    9,718       19,034  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    8,060       255,654  

South32 Ltd.

    40,174       92,194  

Star Entertainment Group Ltd.*

    1,782       5,314  

Stockland REIT

    9,371       31,641  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    7,285       66,447  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    8,728       30,555  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    10,288       28,873  

Transurban Group (a)

    2,471       25,662  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    1,157       10,680  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. (b)

    4,163       108,983  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    4,367       191,338  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,296       24,456  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    806       11,481  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    845       25,784  

Worley Ltd.

    645       4,940  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,918,568)

      5,245,285  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.4%            

ANDRITZ AG

    1,638       94,088  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    200       4,802  

Telekom Austria AG*

    3,814       33,857  

Verbund AG

    349       38,211  

voestalpine AG

    1,848       83,768  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $161,167)

      254,726  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.1%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    101       18,599  

Ageas SA/NV

    1,302       65,090  

Elia Group SA/NV

    165       20,724  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    624       34,908  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    430       49,287  

KBC Group NV

    106       8,927  

Proximus SADP

    2,237       43,848  

Sofina SA

    599       264,734  

Solvay SA

    118       15,455  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    806       30,656  

UCB SA

    346       39,569  

Umicore SA

    837       55,073  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    3,133       144,014  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $594,673)

      790,884  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Cambodia — 0.0%            

NagaCorp Ltd.
(Cost $15,534)

    11,877     $ 9,544  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 4.7%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    659       37,861  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

    2,203       88,877  

Bank of Montreal

    255       25,337  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    775       47,930  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,247       25,026  

BCE, Inc.

    471       24,526  

Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd., Class A*

    3       183  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    511       28,384  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    326       37,444  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    454       53,317  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    626       20,682  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    1,646       112,920  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,704       410,848  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    1,489       42,078  

CGI, Inc.*

    1,501       133,939  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    69       116,753  

Dollarama, Inc.

    744       33,872  

Enbridge, Inc.

    925       36,344  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    301       133,027  

Fortis, Inc.

    1,824       83,431  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    299       43,549  

George Weston Ltd.

    780       83,947  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    1,157       35,736  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A

    3,815       94,798  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    3,082       112,217  

Intact Financial Corp.

    1,195       162,495  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    1,235       86,875  

Magna International, Inc.

    1,913       150,827  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    4,325       84,094  

Metro, Inc.

    1,252       63,677  

National Bank of Canada

    1,311       103,892  

Nutrien Ltd.

    1,347       81,759  

Power Corp. of Canada

    4,230       145,748  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    322       20,655  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    1,559       79,304  

Royal Bank of Canada

    199       20,409  

Saputo, Inc.

    476       13,369  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    5,668       166,544  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    2,928       150,519  

TC Energy Corp.

    1,370       64,941  

TELUS Corp.

    1,524       35,059  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    296       34,532  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    93       6,030  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    407       18,314  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,573,114)

      3,352,069  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $31,758)

    2,250       45,086  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.3%            

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    86,143       95,476  

Minth Group Ltd.

    2,487       10,329  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    11,660     $ 20,749  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    13,891       13,163  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    79,455       54,044  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $172,120)

      193,761  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

Avast PLC, 144A
(Cost $2,583)

    704       5,792  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 2.0%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    27       73,073  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    25       70,914  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    914       159,519  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    224       20,665  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    208       36,021  

Demant A/S*

    829       46,978  

DSV PANALPINA A/S

    848       216,043  

Genmab A/S*

    274       129,696  

GN Store Nord AS

    1,661       124,947  

H Lundbeck A/S

    269       7,944  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    397       39,556  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,773       143,194  

Orsted AS, 144A

    150       23,834  

Pandora A/S

    337       40,334  

ROCKWOOL International A/S, Class B

    145       76,714  

SimCorp A/S

    800       109,057  

Tryg A/S

    1,652       40,895  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    2,106       85,011  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $908,680)

      1,444,395  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 2.4%            

Elisa OYJ

    929       59,482  

Fortum OYJ

    4,780       145,127  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    2,133       113,834  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    17,680       729,628  

Kojamo OYJ

    1,283       31,199  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,300       107,789  

Neste OYJ

    399       24,275  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    4,759       180,948  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,561       18,311  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    998       40,680  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    185       9,552  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    2,448       47,898  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    2,545       103,436  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    4,408       62,467  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,153,173)

      1,674,626  
   

 

 

 
France — 3.8%            

Air Liquide SA

    282       50,539  

Alstom SA (b)

    429       18,433  

Amundi SA, 144A

    241       22,802  

Arkema SA

    633       83,988  

Atos SE

    595       30,876  

AXA SA

    417       11,706  

BioMerieux

    236       28,931  

Bollore SA

    9,639       57,006  

Bouygues SA

    1,065       44,542  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,155       38,326  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Capgemini SE

    657     $ 147,472  

Carrefour SA

    4,205       83,640  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    1,510       109,426  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    1,673       270,659  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

    237       7,140  

Credit Agricole SA

    470       6,774  

Danone SA

    377       27,534  

Dassault Aviation SA

    12       13,528  

Dassault Systemes SE

    386       22,010  

Edenred

    708       40,116  

Eiffage SA

    394       40,938  

Electricite de France SA

    510       6,908  

Engie SA

    3,180       45,542  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    115       22,570  

Eurazeo SE

    155       15,937  

Getlink SE

    469       7,538  

Hermes International

    6       8,814  

Iliad SA

    154       33,086  

Imerys SA

    609       28,181  

Ipsen SA

    442       44,183  

Kering SA

    15       11,934  

Legrand SA

    1,030       117,842  

L’Oreal SA

    13       6,082  

Orange SA

    4,282       48,626  

Orpea SA

    106       13,339  

Pernod Ricard SA

    128       26,888  

Publicis Groupe SA

    4,751       311,374  

Remy Cointreau SA*

    141       27,763  

Renault SA*

    553       20,530  

Rexel SA*

    792       16,562  

Rubis SCA

    415       16,073  

Sanofi

    191       19,755  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    46       27,889  

Schneider Electric SE

    275       49,116  

SCOR SE

    277       8,498  

SEB SA

    357       56,133  

Sodexo SA*

    197       16,283  

Suez SA

    4,529       105,054  

Technip Energies NV*

    5,999       78,357  

Teleperformance

    333       147,173  

Thales SA

    150       15,217  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,537       86,999  

Vinci SA

    213       22,853  

Vivendi SE (b)

    1,019       38,877  

Wendel SE

    381       55,274  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,065,136)

      2,713,636  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 4.2%            

1&1 Drillisch AG

    317       10,006  

adidas AG

    77       27,309  

Allianz SE

    16       3,758  

BASF SE

    656       50,737  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    543       51,516  

Bechtle AG

    1,073       77,543  

Beiersdorf AG

    207       25,107  

Brenntag SE

    2,386       240,647  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    187     $ 41,301  

Continental AG*

    421       56,565  

Covestro AG, 144A

    929       60,206  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA*

    262       16,893  

Daimler AG (b)

    545       45,948  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*(b)

    32       4,631  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    50       8,623  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG*(b)

    742       7,432  

Deutsche Post AG

    2,126       149,524  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,085       23,064  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    3,112       193,082  

E.ON SE

    2,088       27,551  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,614       54,490  

Fielmann AG

    131       10,067  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide*

    159       10,259  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    195       14,971  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,630       84,758  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    267       10,527  

GEA Group AG

    1,300       60,018  

Hannover Rueck SE

    118       21,723  

HeidelbergCement AG

    1,135       98,610  

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA*

    178       12,721  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    303       27,255  

HOCHTIEF AG

    227       18,168  

Infineon Technologies AG

    170       7,237  

KION Group AG

    186       19,897  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    216       25,918  

LANXESS AG

    792       57,722  

LEG Immobilien SE

    1,166       185,815  

Merck KGaA

    321       76,240  

METRO AG

    3,036       40,426  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    62       14,224  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    81       23,660  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    2,750       52,475  

Puma SE

    197       23,906  

Rational AG

    14       16,007  

Rheinmetall AG

    617       60,336  

RWE AG

    1,530       59,764  

SAP SE

    83       12,488  

Scout24 AG, 144A

    117       9,834  

Siemens AG

    133       22,112  

Siemens Energy AG*

    533       15,465  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    132       9,178  

Symrise AG

    58       8,257  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    11,225       31,497  

Uniper SE

    1,914       75,983  

United Internet AG

    1,084       46,847  

Vonovia SE

    1,589       107,217  

Wacker Chemie AG

    139       24,506  

Zalando SE, 144A*(b)

    3,340       369,826  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,235,178)

      2,941,847  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,736       32,699  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    2,006       23,884  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

    5,446     $ 9,131  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    5,600       16,993  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    5,730       10,433  

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.*(b)

    8,147       6,840  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.*

    67,581       9,472  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    14,569       29,523  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    18,378       119,805  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    12,198       89,007  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    4,489       27,272  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    4,585       45,836  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    8,620       8,290  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

    1,965       6,936  

ESR Cayman Ltd., 144A*

    851       2,593  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    65,319       24,356  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.*

    1,089       6,980  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    4,134       10,355  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    8,252       19,820  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    931       16,663  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    6,347       28,726  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    8,389       13,505  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,292       81,533  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    1,544       6,485  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    278,600       57,113  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    44,567       7,048  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    1,068       3,811  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    300       16,296  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    3,671       8,421  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd. (b)

    26,649       84,806  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    23,350       79,561  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    33,382       29,316  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    2,915       5,450  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    1,997       11,247  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    584       2,748  

PCCW Ltd.

    25,980       13,562  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    9,103       57,177  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.*

    4,795       4,217  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.*

    21,191       6,076  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    15,718       23,161  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    30,920       134,774  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    2,150       30,298  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    5,845       39,606  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class B

    13,201       14,343  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    6,414       17,360  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    6,421       142,416  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.*

    8,277       6,034  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd. (b)

    3,518       10,359  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. (b)

    7,014       18,127  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    5,958       57,877  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    30,540       26,506  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    8,952       30,272  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    920       4,560  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    46,289       194,623  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.*

    23,625       47,934  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,441,871)

      1,832,236  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Ireland — 1.0%            

CRH PLC

    2,026     $ 107,823  

DCC PLC

    737       62,683  

Experian PLC

    1,304       57,500  

Glanbia PLC

    3,097       55,240  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    4,816       186,689  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    229       33,574  

Kingspan Group PLC

    606       69,232  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    2,643       151,608  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $409,799)

      724,349  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 1.4%            

Airport City Ltd.*

    1,079       19,776  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    1,651       24,375  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    2,850       20,247  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    270       25,266  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    2,677       23,054  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    6,510       53,848  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.*

    25,144       29,902  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.*

    217       31,909  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    133       19,366  

Electra Ltd.

    28       16,754  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.*(b)

    4,009       8,684  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd.

    264       9,551  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    1,063       10,452  

ICL Group Ltd.

    12,318       87,240  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A*

    9,824       50,810  

Maytronics Ltd.

    1,148       26,355  

Melisron Ltd.*(b)

    488       39,451  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    9,755       33,037  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    675       22,481  

Nice Ltd.*

    735       214,690  

Nova Ltd.*

    420       42,200  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.*

    410       41,323  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd.

    1,222       13,060  

Sapiens International Corp NV

    304       8,748  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.

    660       5,272  

Shufersal Ltd.

    4,694       38,768  

Strauss Group Ltd.

    588       17,016  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

    952       28,057  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $621,278)

      961,692  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.7%            

A2A SpA

    69,528       152,658  

Amplifon SpA

    1,095       57,236  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,151       23,465  

Atlantia SpA*

    987       18,496  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    1,036       10,750  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    1,023       27,147  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    2,977       41,151  

DiaSorin SpA

    168       38,325  

Enel SpA

    3,516       32,029  

Ferrari NV

    83       17,998  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA*

    1,947       35,889  

Hera SpA

    8,981       38,834  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    484       5,753  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,584     $ 7,313  

Italgas SpA

    8,403       55,687  

Leonardo SpA*

    833       6,783  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA*

    865       10,190  

Moncler SpA

    1,507       96,418  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    5,146       30,823  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    1,205       16,337  

Prysmian SpA

    6,469       243,370  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    616       40,401  

Snam SpA

    11,162       65,934  

Telecom Italia SpA

    59,700       27,012  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    45,019       21,730  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    6,436       50,872  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    2,299       6,611  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $923,522)

      1,179,212  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 29.9%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    363       19,462  

Acom Co. Ltd.

    1,500       5,803  

Activia Properties, Inc. REIT

    10       42,008  

Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT

    12       40,907  

Advantest Corp.

    200       17,331  

Aeon Co. Ltd. (b)

    2,849       75,711  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    2,500       38,185  

AGC, Inc.

    3,300       159,803  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    914       30,700  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

    400       27,053  

Air Water, Inc.

    2,000       32,296  

Aisin Corp.

    2,693       103,077  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    2,600       76,774  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    1,870       29,635  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    1,500       15,756  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    7,643       77,640  

Amano Corp.

    1,100       27,976  

ANA Holdings, Inc.*

    243       5,763  

Anritsu Corp. (b)

    900       15,647  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    112       6,351  

As One Corp.

    200       29,765  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    192       8,938  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    216       6,547  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    9,919       102,567  

ASKUL Corp.

    618       9,698  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    1,483       25,068  

Azbil Corp.

    4,013       174,423  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    1,500       104,328  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    200       8,866  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    700       15,152  

Bic Camera, Inc.

    3,100       30,221  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,624       74,858  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    2,042       41,970  

Calbee, Inc.

    1,280       31,761  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

    700       16,012  

Canon, Inc.

    1,922       45,688  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    1,308       36,552  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    1,398     $ 21,620  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    156       22,897  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,031       48,764  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300       11,764  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    3,083       28,793  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    4,534       122,079  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    2,600       10,106  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       11,950  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    390       69,153  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    500       5,698  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    700       12,877  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    4,907       116,846  

Daicel Corp.

    3,927       31,670  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    755       34,499  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    226       19,996  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       19,748  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    500       11,899  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    1,416       47,948  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    284       70,845  

Daio Paper Corp.

    2,600       48,800  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    2,085       229,263  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,602       110,034  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT (b)

    10       29,629  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp. REIT

    2       14,418  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    2,845       16,121  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    2,400       84,325  

Denso Corp.

    1,544       108,358  

DIC Corp.

    1,500       43,214  

Disco Corp.

    111       32,383  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,500       65,948  

East Japan Railway Co.

    347       23,471  

Ebara Corp.

    4,300       214,491  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    300       24,812  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    600       9,732  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    1,776       26,577  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    30,720       119,150  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    400       15,147  

Fancl Corp.

    400       13,563  

FANUC Corp.

    196       42,800  

Food & Life Cos. Ltd.

    184       7,922  

FP Corp.

    400       15,347  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,488       64,540  

Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.

    800       8,331  

Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.

    1,800       40,715  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    751       61,989  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    1,300       32,553  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    842       155,585  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    1,000       18,505  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    500       21,072  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    600       12,922  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    200       13,836  

GLP J REIT

    27       49,080  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

    100       13,171  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    2,938       69,024  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

    500       9,753  

Gunma Bank Ltd.

    200       646  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    7,869     $ 123,987  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    1,050       61,360  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    867       26,004  

Haseko Corp.

    1,497       20,767  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    100       17,540  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    5,259       45,620  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    440       73,413  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (b)

    640       25,691  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    400       11,487  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,546       85,631  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.*

    1,800       34,817  

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    280       11,737  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    2,563       13,881  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,945       59,168  

Horiba Ltd.

    500       35,818  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    213       20,028  

House Foods Group, Inc.

    1,357       43,603  

Hoya Corp.

    500       80,921  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    4,848       56,926  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    300       16,221  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    225       5,403  

IHI Corp.*

    300       6,679  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,800       45,811  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    17       34,229  

Inpex Corp.

    1,499       10,343  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    900       6,046  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    7,100       89,962  

Ito En Ltd.

    400       25,341  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,236       97,528  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    800       24,795  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc.

    4,000       27,053  

Iwatani Corp.

    3,300       182,632  

Iyo Bank Ltd.

    1,500       8,042  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    1,700       55,475  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,465       12,682  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.*

    679       14,469  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    400       9,536  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. REIT

    32       102,822  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT

    45       43,788  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    1,100       9,455  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    700       12,712  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    9       33,711  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    5       30,994  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    3,464       67,240  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    3,500       56,868  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    4,800       40,371  

JSR Corp.

    4,532       157,378  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,500       13,585  

Justsystems Corp.

    107       6,331  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    865       23,038  

Kajima Corp.

    7,900       102,327  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    786       24,540  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    547       24,746  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    3,732       80,782  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    4,992       42,986  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Kaneka Corp.

    2,722     $ 112,859  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    7,211       72,530  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    1,288       33,425  

Kao Corp.

    353       21,355  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.*

    543       11,576  

KDDI Corp.

    1,329       40,768  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    310       8,917  

Keikyu Corp.

    181       2,211  

Keio Corp.

    419       22,579  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    600       18,487  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp. REIT

    4       29,419  

Kewpie Corp.

    1,159       28,590  

Keyence Corp.

    28       16,855  

Kikkoman Corp.

    1,273       95,713  

Kinden Corp.

    4,000       67,832  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    200       6,845  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,012       18,368  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    126       9,875  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    962       41,200  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,800       110,268  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    1,300       22,779  

Komatsu Ltd.

    3,070       74,403  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    1,182       75,099  

Kose Corp.

    200       24,213  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    7,211       79,094  

Kubota Corp.

    2,700       55,900  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    3,781       35,621  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    2,228       104,647  

Kyocera Corp.

    672       41,876  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    100       3,309  

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    2,472       62,149  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,600       52,358  

Kyudenko Corp.

    1,499       53,965  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    8,264       63,187  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    824       18,684  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    23       40,197  

Lawson, Inc. (b)

    400       19,297  

Lintec Corp.

    1,513       34,334  

Lion Corp.

    1,406       23,971  

Lixil Corp.

    2,511       73,255  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    800       28,036  

Maeda Corp.

    700       5,167  

Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd.

    300       5,044  

Makita Corp.

    2,518       144,855  

Marubeni Corp.

    10,991       87,600  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    379       6,769  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    750       18,473  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    697       32,357  

Mazda Motor Corp.*

    3,600       31,294  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    4,300       9,629  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    3,051       58,404  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    400       8,392  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,369       84,238  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    1,371       35,354  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    2,240       89,001  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    18,202       160,017  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,736       52,320  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    8,974     $ 122,978  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,100       48,563  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    8,367       158,033  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

    2,450       13,135  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    3,913       103,613  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    1,300       37,097  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    700       14,375  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    500       13,112  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    6,325       139,845  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    3,800       131,440  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    2,000       45,949  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. REIT

    3       17,804  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (b)

    1,500       116,057  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    1,157       52,026  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    1,580       22,191  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    261       8,707  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    600       13,288  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    13       18,874  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

    500       17,568  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    700       44,220  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    900       29,123  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    417       34,613  

Nabtesco Corp.

    1,300       51,593  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    3,565       58,897  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.*

    776       13,668  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,018       21,896  

NEC Corp.

    1,600       84,180  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    1,700       32,480  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    100       3,177  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    600       10,978  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    2,177       36,164  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    1,802       27,753  

NH Foods Ltd.

    2,300       89,291  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    4,100       29,483  

Nichirei Corp.

    1,200       30,628  

Nidec Corp.

    72       8,271  

Nifco, Inc.

    2,661       84,171  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    300       10,090  

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

    1,700       50,910  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    1,300       35,441  

Nikon Corp.

    600       6,330  

Nippo Corp.

    1,761       51,855  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. REIT

    2       12,033  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    3       19,525  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    2,500       53,477  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    1,036       70,632  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    7,100       78,717  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,230       13,704  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    12       43,310  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    1,559       37,889  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    100       8,129  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    700       37,147  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    6,713       137,364  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    691       18,467  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    700       7,449  

Nippon Yusen KK

    3,000       242,217  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    400     $ 9,900  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    2,483       139,451  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.*

    8,300       43,706  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    2,278       37,407  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    484       37,712  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    432       80,926  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    2,643       201,124  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       10,632  

NOF Corp.

    2,207       122,343  

NOK Corp.

    2,500       30,675  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    3,400       16,514  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    2,286       58,575  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    25       38,617  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    1,530       57,587  

NS Solutions Corp.

    900       30,557  

NSK Ltd.

    3,356       23,583  

NTT Data Corp.

    1,317       23,748  

Obayashi Corp.

    17,562       144,831  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    200       9,394  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    200       38,139  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    909       21,215  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    14,488       75,961  

OKUMA Corp.

    400       19,188  

Olympus Corp.

    1,156       24,323  

Omron Corp.

    1,000       94,484  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,377       57,207  

Open House Co. Ltd.

    1,145       55,864  

Oracle Corp.

    200       16,457  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    100       15,165  

ORIX Corp.

    9,436       176,206  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT

    29       51,765  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    5,829       109,460  

OSG Corp.

    900       16,196  

Otsuka Corp.

    508       26,357  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,534       65,362  

PALTAC Corp.

    382       16,656  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    3,499       66,789  

Panasonic Corp.

    8,572       102,371  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    5,520       35,122  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,029       70,914  

Pigeon Corp.

    500       14,496  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    200       4,376  

Rakuten Group, Inc.

    3,815       40,004  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    626       37,038  

Relo Group, Inc.

    200       4,489  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    3,212       26,226  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    6,400       24,800  

Resorttrust, Inc.

    600       10,393  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    2,700       27,526  

Rinnai Corp.

    1,017       109,513  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    514       49,688  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    411       12,944  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    809       20,634  

Sankyu, Inc.

    1,000       46,696  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,000       14,928  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    12,300       163,686  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    600     $ 12,955  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    300       7,291  

SCSK Corp.

    700       44,284  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,135       86,215  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    3,800       51,400  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.*

    1,200       14,484  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,651       30,808  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,800       83,994  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    11,301       193,802  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    7,236       144,443  

Sekisui House Reit, Inc. REIT

    34       29,092  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,200       96,423  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    4,800       10,967  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,944       52,944  

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,000       14,036  

Shimadzu Corp.

    2,296       103,138  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    600       52,976  

Shimano, Inc.

    566       166,410  

Shimizu Corp.

    11,346       81,589  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    500       82,855  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,500       94,921  

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

    1,038       26,437  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    1,500       11,769  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    549       24,711  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.*

    18       1,938  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

    2,400       8,913  

SMC Corp.

    67       43,002  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    300       10,636  

SoftBank Corp.

    1,105       14,821  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    487       22,098  

Sojitz Corp.

    14,900       43,808  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       70,315  

Sony Group Corp.

    508       52,529  

Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.

    300       6,035  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       23,339  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    4,331       108,334  

Subaru Corp.

    2,864       53,091  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    935       72,342  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    1,300       56,208  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    11,000       55,871  

Sumitomo Corp.

    7,132       100,917  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    12,926       173,017  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    1,383       27,091  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,749       45,850  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    2,469       94,930  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    900       31,139  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    400       13,100  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,371       44,327  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    4,600       55,228  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    1,388       46,178  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    574       23,015  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    384       11,430  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,742       75,414  

Sysmex Corp.

    327       37,266  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    1,341       16,296  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    2,400       55,096  

Taisei Corp.

    4,234       132,770  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300     $ 17,531  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    200       11,360  

Takara Holdings, Inc.

    1,900       24,645  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    1,000       10,013  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300       10,046  

TBS Holdings, Inc.

    1,472       21,559  

TDK Corp.

    410       43,179  

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.

    1,287       34,571  

Teijin Ltd.

    5,120       73,775  

Terumo Corp.

    316       13,223  

TIS, Inc.

    3,700       104,742  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    600       15,680  

Toda Corp.

    10,900       79,771  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    1,359       58,883  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,449       67,662  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    7,919       60,694  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    2,900       42,262  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    600       29,366  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    200       11,451  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    10,904       28,684  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    111       47,730  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    4,359       83,958  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    500       31,449  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    2,200       33,743  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,200       16,548  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    3,422       19,842  

TOPPAN, Inc.

    5,665       97,459  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    33,900       228,901  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    491       21,051  

Tosoh Corp.

    11,641       211,712  

TOTO Ltd.

    2,080       113,410  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,900       40,441  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    1,300       53,900  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    600       10,683  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    1,784       37,999  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    2,300       43,358  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    798       67,481  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    100       8,731  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    2,823       125,013  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    1,339       73,495  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    3,958       53,717  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    328       41,351  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    1,500       23,184  

Ube Industries Ltd.

    3,093       62,474  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,177       52,540  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    30       42,490  

Ushio, Inc.

    601       10,881  

USS Co. Ltd.

    3,500       58,015  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    542       19,167  

West Japan Railway Co.

    336       18,400  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    300       17,313  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,057       34,689  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    100       584  

Yamaha Corp.

    981       57,953  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,500       63,717  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,200       158,019  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    1,900       71,946  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    653     $ 10,729  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    200       13,017  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    300       14,691  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    3,200       50,187  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    1,700       29,045  

Z Holdings Corp.

    1,682       10,978  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    1,638       78,128  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,000       24,804  

Zeon Corp.

    6,559       87,167  

ZOZO, Inc.

    200       7,637  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $18,981,686)

      21,158,910  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 0.1%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
(Cost $34,156)

    1,432       50,019  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.5%            

Aroundtown SA

    10,786       82,582  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    1,043       147,844  

L’Occitane International SA

    11,202       38,097  

RTL Group SA

    1,674       104,040  

Tenaris SA

    683       6,882  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $304,855)

      379,445  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 3.0%            

Aalberts NV

    2,107       131,573  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    7       22,596  

Akzo Nobel NV

    2,153       265,334  

ASM International NV

    135       52,366  

ASML Holding NV

    26       21,622  

ASR Nederland NV (b)

    1,862       85,107  

Euronext NV, 144A

    1,084       125,722  

EXOR NV

    409       34,086  

Heineken Holding NV

    248       22,981  

Heineken NV

    59       6,456  

IMCD NV

    197       38,801  

JDE Peet’s NV

    319       10,958  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    9,578       323,023  

Koninklijke DSM NV (b)

    577       122,772  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    31,267       100,171  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    1,833       84,473  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    301       13,029  

NN Group NV

    1,634       84,812  

QIAGEN NV*

    814       45,037  

Randstad NV

    2,466       181,355  

Signify NV, 144A

    2,218       124,157  

Stellantis NV

    2,595       51,867  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,418       163,069  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,487,070)

      2,111,367  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 1.0%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.*

    2,169       11,007  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    12,324       70,695  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    3,475       80,959  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    7,471       39,386  

Infratil Ltd.

    18,831       99,075  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    9,520       44,559  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    8,616       31,838  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
New Zealand (Continued)            

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    8,090     $ 88,145  

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.*

    11,506       26,401  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    42,398       145,479  

Xero Ltd.*

    338       37,504  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $487,280)

      675,048  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.9%            

Aker BP ASA

    335       8,735  

Equinor ASA

    124       2,631  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,249       29,169  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    2,104       18,552  

Mowi ASA

    830       22,206  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    24,690       170,228  

Orkla ASA

    5,736       51,184  

Salmar ASA

    379       25,373  

Scatec ASA, 144A

    350       7,229  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    153       8,155  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    101       4,694  

Telenor ASA

    2,506       43,857  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    1,096       67,281  

Yara International ASA

    3,705       185,817  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $497,780)

      645,111  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.5%            

Allegro.eu SA, 144A*

    950       17,619  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    2,316       22,115  

Dino Polska SA, 144A*

    357       30,266  

InPost SA*

    772       15,037  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    1,613       75,114  

LPP SA

    8       29,168  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    500       9,703  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    64,046       105,383  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA*

    1,934       21,240  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA*

    1,038       11,007  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $263,793)

      336,652  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    11,865       65,156  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    547       5,601  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    380       8,052  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $60,236)

      78,809  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.1%            

Polymetal International PLC
(Cost $84,460)

    5,021       100,059  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.0%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    28,036       63,363  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A

    3,600       26,986  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    14,774       22,626  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    41,944       50,516  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    426       9,492  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust REIT

    172,500       192,365  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    54,600     $ 31,053  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    163,800       28,008  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    1,905       27,518  

Keppel REIT

    10,600       8,274  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    2,262       8,745  

Keppel DC REIT

    37,900       70,441  

Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT

    41,091       62,014  

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

    47,778       103,719  

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    56,781       85,693  

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust REIT

    22,196       16,336  

NetLink NBN Trust

    25,000       18,028  

Olam International Ltd.

    15,364       18,276  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    5,162       43,864  

SATS Ltd.*

    10,865       32,875  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    10,253       14,711  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    5,600       8,868  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.*

    6,727       25,306  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    10,980       80,813  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    28,800       14,024  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    27,828       78,202  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    19,366       33,402  

StarHub Ltd.

    14,900       13,514  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,600       49,445  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,129       5,875  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    6,462       92,047  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    17,500       53,862  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,308,768)

      1,390,261  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 5.8%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    122       23,938  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    70       3,490  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    67       10,315  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    4,071       27,246  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    3,573       71,186  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    126       49,283  

CJ Corp.

    272       23,811  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.

    353       46,612  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    162       23,892  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    675       45,526  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    562       28,453  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    6,130       48,112  

DL E&C Co. Ltd.*

    325       39,523  

DL Holdings Co. Ltd.

    503       31,366  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    672       16,750  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.*

    617       23,069  

E-MART, Inc.

    350       54,034  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    676       26,178  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    798       30,800  

GS Holdings Corp.

    791       28,994  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    363       10,739  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    2,947       114,505  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    3,086       124,031  

Hanon Systems

    699       9,917  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    452       19,843  

Hanwha Corp.

    1,664       49,944  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.*

    363       12,758  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    429     $ 29,896  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,292       61,845  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    420       70,275  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

    410       23,091  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    447       9,869  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    560       134,029  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    107       19,611  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    707       31,098  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    138       10,890  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    3,551       31,545  

Kakao Corp.

    165       22,058  

Kangwon Land, Inc.*

    2,256       53,897  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,416       110,230  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    507       16,442  

Kia Corp.

    2,331       171,088  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    717       20,314  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    2,076       42,972  

Korea Gas Corp.*

    614       19,170  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,102       90,578  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    236       108,286  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    710       19,167  

KT&G Corp.

    2,093       147,302  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    73       12,246  

LG Chem Ltd.

    9       5,884  

LG Corp.

    814       66,906  

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    4,139       73,181  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    1,254       153,580  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    19       23,942  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    147       27,259  

LG Uplus Corp.

    5,796       70,235  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    140       30,187  

LOTTE Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.

    466       28,174  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    90       8,344  

LS Corp.

    243       13,958  

LX Holdings Corp.*

    439       3,737  

Mando Corp.*

    339       17,747  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    7,488       56,962  

NAVER Corp.

    101       38,241  

NCSoft Corp.

    46       26,185  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    3,105       35,483  

NHN Corp.*

    162       9,864  

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    60       15,447  

Orion Corp.

    134       14,620  

Ottogi Corp.

    28       12,485  

POSCO

    892       259,264  

Posco International Corp.

    2,697       52,919  

S-1 Corp.

    225       15,932  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    335       38,428  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    550       16,176  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    510       81,155  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    351       23,219  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    3,579       68,990  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    486       94,731  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    554     $ 35,597  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    18       12,311  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    102       15,175  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    2,143       91,398  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,577       86,348  

Shinsegae, Inc.

    70       16,240  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    236       21,678  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.*

    62       13,342  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    292       75,049  

SK, Inc.

    202       45,907  

S-Oil Corp.

    259       21,244  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    3,018       29,283  

Yuhan Corp.

    281       15,147  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,373,866)

      4,112,168  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%            

Acciona SA

    196       31,836  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    713       19,240  

Bankinter SA

    1,477       8,653  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    864       22,968  

Enagas SA

    1,816       41,298  

Endesa SA

    2,092       50,279  

Ferrovial SA

    578       16,730  

Grifols SA (b)

    464       11,332  

Iberdrola SA

    3,142       38,926  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    296       10,102  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    1,477       3,123  

Mapfre SA (b)

    3,036       6,544  

Naturgy Energy Group SA (b)

    734       18,889  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    4,667       93,050  

Repsol SA

    937       10,735  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA*

    228       6,758  

Telefonica SA (b)

    14,595       72,042  

Zardoya Otis SA

    1,525       10,063  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $462,931)

      472,568  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 7.8%            

Alfa Laval AB

    3,218       130,379  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,979       63,182  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    975       66,861  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    518       29,933  

Boliden AB

    11,032       384,265  

Castellum AB

    4,790       139,342  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    15,073       381,420  

Elekta AB, Class B (b)

    3,678       46,046  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    5,430       119,020  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    3,219       61,092  

Essity AB, Class B

    1,836       58,829  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

    727       51,908  

Getinge AB, Class B

    3,798       155,637  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B*

    359       7,188  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    11,600       200,749  

Holmen AB, Class B

    1,339       67,968  

Husqvarna AB, Class A

    699       9,435  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    20,401       273,355  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

ICA Gruppen AB

    600     $ 29,817  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    2,835       104,229  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    1,753       61,040  

Indutrade AB

    5,344       176,305  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    2,168       75,365  

Investor AB, Class A

    2,642       63,308  

Investor AB, Class B

    6,066       144,933  

Kinnevik AB, Class B*

    16,213       634,545  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    187       11,923  

Lifco AB, Class B

    3,112       92,006  

Lundin Energy AB

    1,312       40,034  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    16,472       229,385  

Saab AB, Class B

    1,346       40,075  

Sagax AB, Class B

    3,693       137,569  

Sagax AB, Class D

    5,546       22,502  

Sandvik AB

    3,707       94,406  

Securitas AB, Class B

    11,511       190,880  

Skanska AB, Class B

    8,276       238,068  

SKF AB, Class B

    7,690       195,841  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    3,268       57,596  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    1,340       15,056  

Sweco AB, Class B

    4,396       76,993  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    277       5,343  

Swedish Match AB

    17,080       157,540  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*

    602       13,098  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    4,599       68,863  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    6,994       82,824  

Telia Co. AB

    2,878       12,340  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    7,531       182,812  

Volvo AB, Class A

    508       11,755  

Volvo AB, Class B

    1,276       28,824  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,766,992)

      5,541,884  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 5.2%            

ABB Ltd.

    3,989       147,707  

Adecco Group AG

    1,125       62,609  

Alcon, Inc.

    409       33,683  

Baloise Holding AG

    264       42,105  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    68       5,768  

Barry Callebaut AG

    14       35,671  

BKW AG

    377       43,707  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    5       58,785  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    552       60,861  

Clariant AG*

    6,933       145,918  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    1,613       58,361  

Credit Suisse Group AG

    1,040       11,028  

DKSH Holding AG

    1,230       95,803  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    69       74,759  

Flughafen Zurich AG*

    213       35,390  

Geberit AG

    244       203,819  

Georg Fischer AG

    96       157,511  

Givaudan SA

    14       70,225  

Helvetia Holding AG

    199       22,788  

Holcim Ltd.*

    1,786       101,773  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    461       168,638  

Logitech International SA

    2,109       215,585  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Lonza Group AG

    76     $ 64,298  

Nestle SA

    50       6,317  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG

    4,321       48,208  

Partners Group Holding AG

    164       290,744  

PSP Swiss Property AG

    268       35,926  

Schindler Holding AG

    80       24,942  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    150       48,436  

SGS SA

    15       47,126  

SIG Combibloc Group AG*

    3,542       108,420  

Sika AG

    400       144,141  

Sonova Holding AG

    557       214,640  

STMicroelectronics NV

    206       9,171  

Straumann Holding AG

    73       141,051  

Sulzer AG

    98       14,763  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    130       36,642  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    413       22,700  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    78       40,667  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    649       69,395  

Swiss Re AG

    169       15,545  

Swisscom AG

    67       39,306  

Tecan Group AG

    299       182,295  

Temenos AG

    148       23,491  

UBS Group AG

    955       15,930  

VAT Group AG, 144A

    337       141,120  

Vifor Pharma AG

    110       15,659  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    51       22,381  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,448,906)

      3,675,808  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 8.0%            

3i Group PLC

    1,852       34,090  

Abrdn PLC

    7,026       25,673  

Admiral Group PLC

    3,929       195,257  

Amcor PLC CDI

    14,644       187,188  

Anglo American PLC

    676       28,552  

Ashmore Group PLC

    9,171       50,385  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,137       89,037  

Associated British Foods PLC

    597       16,268  

AstraZeneca PLC

    113       13,241  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    12,296       106,442  

AVEVA Group PLC

    292       16,621  

Aviva PLC

    9,011       50,114  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    14,174       109,044  

BAE Systems PLC

    9,443       73,869  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC*

    1,360       90,347  

British American Tobacco PLC

    856       32,150  

BT Group PLC*

    14,218       33,226  

Bunzl PLC

    5,920       214,765  

Burberry Group PLC

    798       20,422  

Centrica PLC*

    10,648       7,614  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,160       52,223  

ConvaTec Group PLC, 144A

    5,298       16,435  

Croda International PLC

    84       10,576  

Derwent London PLC REIT

    687       35,862  

Diageo PLC

    514       24,716  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    33,574       142,777  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

DS Smith PLC

    15,810     $ 96,260  

Evraz PLC

    392       3,185  

Ferguson PLC

    1,913       276,572  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1,043       20,986  

Halma PLC

    1,688       69,763  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,751       36,352  

HomeServe PLC

    2,211       28,512  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    5,928       77,146  

IMI PLC

    8,629       216,493  

Imperial Brands PLC

    7,526       159,663  

Informa PLC*

    5,435       39,718  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC*

    174       11,095  

Intertek Group PLC

    1,275       92,474  

ITV PLC*

    59,240       94,411  

J Sainsbury PLC

    10,212       42,725  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    5,938       240,180  

Kingfisher PLC

    19,900       95,938  

Legal & General Group PLC

    8,961       33,323  

Mondi PLC

    5,379       148,427  

National Grid PLC

    3,154       40,859  

Next PLC

    945       102,874  

Pearson PLC

    6,323       66,797  

Pennon Group PLC

    739       12,693  

Persimmon PLC

    1,814       73,398  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    1,333       11,436  

Prudential PLC

    462       9,633  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    288       21,954  

RELX PLC

    1,554       46,666  

Renishaw PLC

    302       22,444  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    7,660       61,186  

Rightmove PLC

    12,814       123,694  

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,135       84,069  

Sage Group PLC

    8,695       88,815  

Schroders PLC

    535       27,832  

Segro PLC REIT

    24,128       426,367  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,323       50,290  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    2,210       42,429  

Smiths Group PLC

    3,122       61,979  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    459       101,767  

SSE PLC

    3,917       88,004  

St James’s Place PLC

    1,110       24,595  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    17,719       172,066  

Tesco PLC

    16,972       59,597  

Travis Perkins PLC*

    707       17,529  

Unilever PLC

    123       6,849  

United Utilities Group PLC

    3,531       51,390  

Vodafone Group PLC

    25,834       43,362  

Whitbread PLC*

    246       10,861  

Wickes Group PLC*

    793       2,641  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    18,068       72,112  

WPP PLC

    11,769       159,315  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,242,439)

      5,645,620  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States — 0.1%            

Samsonite International SA, 144A*

    7,497     $ 15,693  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    488       62,960  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $60,512)

      78,653  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $55,093,884)

      69,821,522  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.7%    
Germany — 0.6%            

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    543       27,473  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    452       44,147  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    3,143       318,183  

Sartorius AG

    54       35,569  

Volkswagen AG

    31       7,366  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $383,760)

      432,738  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

Hanwha Corp.

    1,241       17,125  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    55       4,711  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    365       22,005  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    4,081       16,719  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,567)

      60,560  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $430,327)

      493,298  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Switzerland — 0.0%            

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

    826     $ 424  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.4%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $990,427)

    990,427       990,427  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)
(Cost $6,186)

    6,186       6,186  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.9%

(Cost $56,520,824)

    $ 71,311,857  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.9%)

      (623,013
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 70,688,844  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

COMMON STOCKS0.0%

 

Germany0.0%

 

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, 144A*(e)

 

    7,951               (7,485     1,203        (1,669                           

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL1.4%

 

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

 

    1,188,901               (198,474 )(f)                   116               990,427        990,427  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

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

 

    15,272        9,925,040        (9,934,126                  39               6,186        6,186  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      1,212,124          9,925,040          (10,140,085       1,203          (1,669       155            —          996,613          996,613  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $1,107,618, which is 1.6% 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 $185,153.

(e)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

CDI:   Chess Depositary Interest
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
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 August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MSCI EAFE Futures

   USD    3    $ 355,416      $352,725      9/17/2021      $ (2,691

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

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 69,821,522      $        $        $ 69,821,522  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       493,298                          493,298  

Warrants

       424                          424  

Short-Term Investments (g)

       996,613                          996,613  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 71,311,857      $        $        $ 71,311,857  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (2,691    $        $        $ (2,691
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (2,691    $   —        $   —        $ (2,691
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(h)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%    
Argentina — 0.2%            

MercadoLibre, Inc.*
(Cost $673,781)

    633     $ 1,182,096  
   

 

 

 
Australia — 2.2%            

Afterpay Ltd.*

    3,127       307,588  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    9,630       45,396  

Ampol Ltd.

    4,646       93,581  

APA Group (a)

    15,387       103,235  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    8,512       284,113  

ASX Ltd.

    2,183       140,032  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    21,994       60,761  

AusNet Services Ltd.

    30,604       43,280  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    41,055       835,641  

BHP Group Ltd.

    42,438       1,414,631  

BHP Group PLC

    29,234       908,267  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    8,090       148,997  

Brambles Ltd.

    20,252       179,242  

Cochlear Ltd.

    1,055       179,808  

Coles Group Ltd.

    17,819       235,456  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    24,651       1,803,781  

Computershare Ltd.

    5,532       66,711  

CSL Ltd.

    6,384       1,455,433  

Dexus REIT

    16,186       125,866  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    861       98,631  

Endeavour Group Ltd.*

    18,563       99,037  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    24,539       70,123  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    24,178       371,080  

Goodman Group REIT

    23,424       395,972  

GPT Group REIT

    29,836       105,757  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    32,904       126,011  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd. (a)

    10,048       87,682  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    4,986       607,604  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    2,141       67,816  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    41,992       108,949  

Mirvac Group REIT

    59,213       135,021  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    46,964       951,795  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    11,336       204,969  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    15,813       112,796  

Oil Search Ltd.

    24,502       66,973  

Orica Ltd.

    7,132       68,648  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    26,852       87,330  

Qantas Airways Ltd.*

    11,258       41,880  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    21,391       184,946  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    2,748       138,377  

REA Group Ltd.

    814       91,319  

Reece Ltd.

    5,208       79,475  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    5,394       441,764  

Santos Ltd.

    30,295       133,954  

Scentre Group REIT

    71,339       148,594  

SEEK Ltd.

    5,025       119,504  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    6,719       213,119  

South32 Ltd.

    74,830       171,725  

Stockland REIT

    40,259       135,936  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    14,669       133,796  

Sydney Airport*(a)

    18,855       109,828  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    37,702       131,986  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    51,242     $ 143,809  

Transurban Group (a)

    40,546       421,086  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    11,986       110,638  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    48,269       61,030  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    16,762       734,418  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    52,584       992,289  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    2,013       71,118  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (b)

    15,055       214,447  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    18,465       563,422  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $14,652,618)

      17,786,473  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    3,503       140,015  

OMV AG

    2,501       138,552  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    2,323       55,776  

Verbund AG

    748       81,896  

voestalpine AG

    1,388       62,917  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $338,072)

      479,156  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    2,143       107,133  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    11,217       688,405  

Elia Group SA/NV

    431       54,133  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    810       45,313  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    1,373       157,376  

KBC Group NV

    3,472       292,389  

Proximus SADP

    2,216       43,437  

Sofina SA

    285       125,959  

Solvay SA

    1,149       150,486  

UCB SA

    1,940       221,862  

Umicore SA

    2,319       152,586  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,783,602)

      2,039,079  
   

 

 

 
Bermuda — 0.1%            

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    5,230       214,953  

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A*

    1,969       131,864  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    589       156,026  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    570       89,336  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $466,252)

      592,179  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 3.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    3,487       200,337  

Air Canada*

    2,198       42,633  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    6,488       100,582  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

    12,099       488,115  

AltaGas Ltd.

    3,187       63,732  

B2Gold Corp.

    15,619       60,318  

Ballard Power Systems, Inc.*

    3,440       57,876  

Bank of Montreal

    9,452       939,179  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    17,285       1,068,985  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    25,767       517,114  

BCE, Inc.

    310       16,142  

BlackBerry Ltd.*

    8,076       91,903  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    18,799       1,044,199  

CAE, Inc.*

    4,074       117,450  

Cameco Corp.

    5,858       108,060  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    1,184       57,258  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    6,264     $ 719,469  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    10,174       1,194,810  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    17,081       564,343  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    9,623       660,165  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    824       125,199  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    1,848       52,223  

Canopy Growth Corp.*

    3,283       56,403  

CCL Industries, Inc., Class B

    2,221       126,583  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    18,136       150,266  

CGI, Inc.*

    3,275       292,240  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    283       478,857  

Dollarama, Inc.

    3,697       168,313  

Emera, Inc.

    3,901       183,867  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,473       112,134  

Enbridge, Inc.

    28,562       1,122,228  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    366       161,754  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    9,112       189,501  

FirstService Corp.

    445       82,517  

Fortis, Inc.

    7,349       336,147  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,902       422,675  

George Weston Ltd.

    1,155       124,307  

GFL Environmental, Inc.

    2,421       85,161  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    3,121       119,787  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    3,362       103,841  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A

    4,984       123,846  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

    1,085       60,069  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    1,527       55,599  

Imperial Oil Ltd. (b)

    3,759       99,326  

Intact Financial Corp.

    2,328       316,559  

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    6,145       97,258  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A*

    8,586       69,169  

Keyera Corp. (b)

    2,900       69,720  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    19,101       114,729  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

    3,613       143,845  

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.*

    1,721       190,752  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    2,185       153,701  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    1,755       702,298  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    8,635       69,701  

Magna International, Inc.

    3,852       303,703  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    27,388       532,523  

Metro, Inc.

    3,126       158,990  

National Bank of Canada

    4,762       377,373  

Northland Power, Inc.

    3,646       120,432  

Nutrien Ltd.

    8,311       504,454  

Nuvei Corp., 144A*

    805       104,176  

Onex Corp.

    965       67,508  

Open Text Corp.

    3,319       181,781  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    2,632       68,234  

Parkland Corp.

    2,309       68,832  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    8,885       270,350  

Power Corp. of Canada

    8,294       285,776  

Quebecor, Inc., Class B

    2,239       55,778  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    3,672       235,550  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

    1,938       121,235  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    5,775       293,766  

Royal Bank of Canada

    20,457       2,098,071  

Saputo, Inc.

    3,295       92,541  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    6,361     $ 186,906  

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

    1,606       2,448,545  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    8,231       423,128  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    20,730       386,499  

TC Energy Corp.

    14,152       670,838  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    7,094       159,715  

TELUS Corp.

    6,980       160,573  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    2,559       298,538  

TMX Group Ltd.

    789       86,664  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    1,346       112,993  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    24,760       1,605,339  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    1,235       95,211  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    5,966       268,450  

WSP Global, Inc.

    1,369       178,464  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    14,483       63,839  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,364,427)

      27,960,020  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $87,472)

    5,547       111,152  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.8%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    31       83,899  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    87       246,782  

Ambu A/S, Class B

    2,695       85,173  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    1,393       243,118  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    1,551       143,089  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    1,541       266,868  

Danske Bank A/S

    8,660       145,505  

Demant A/S*

    1,319       74,745  

DSV PANALPINA A/S

    2,862       729,146  

Genmab A/S*

    970       459,144  

GN Store Nord AS

    1,758       132,244  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    23,890       2,380,335  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    2,816       227,431  

Orsted AS, 144A

    2,676       425,197  

Pandora A/S

    1,480       177,134  

ROCKWOOL International A/S, Class B

    99       52,377  

Tryg A/S

    4,164       103,078  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    14,581       588,577  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,965,312)

      6,563,842  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.4%            

Elisa OYJ

    2,557       163,719  

Fortum OYJ

    6,646       201,781  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    3,236       133,545  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    4,796       397,660  

Neste OYJ

    6,160       374,777  

Nokia OYJ*

    79,486       476,653  

Nordea Bank Abp

    45,368       532,632  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    1,567       63,872  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    7,366       380,328  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    7,116       139,231  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    8,254       335,467  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    6,799       96,351  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,725,027)

      3,296,016  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France — 3.4%            

Accor SA*

    2,694     $ 92,733  

Aeroports de Paris*

    586       68,787  

Air Liquide SA

    6,873       1,231,752  

Airbus SE*

    8,568       1,170,202  

Alstom SA (b)

    3,640       156,405  

Amundi SA, 144A

    1,168       110,508  

Arkema SA

    863       114,505  

Atos SE

    1,552       80,537  

AXA SA

    27,923       783,830  

BioMerieux

    594       72,818  

BNP Paribas SA

    15,772       1,000,349  

Bollore SA

    16,573       98,014  

Bouygues SA

    3,687       154,203  

Bureau Veritas SA

    4,625       153,469  

Capgemini SE

    2,260       507,286  

Carrefour SA

    9,858       196,082  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    7,673       556,046  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    2,431       393,289  

CNP Assurances

    2,556       43,735  

Covivio REIT

    821       78,036  

Credit Agricole SA

    16,316       235,167  

Danone SA

    9,375       684,698  

Dassault Aviation SA

    40       45,093  

Dassault Systemes SE

    9,290       529,731  

Edenred

    3,145       178,201  

Eiffage SA

    1,295       134,555  

Electricite de France SA

    5,486       74,312  

Engie SA

    25,691       367,927  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    4,215       827,243  

Eurazeo SE

    543       55,830  

Faurecia SE

    1,218       58,719  

Gecina SA REIT

    674       104,664  

Getlink SE

    6,933       111,426  

Hermes International

    438       643,453  

Iliad SA

    238       51,132  

Ipsen SA

    247       24,690  

Kering SA

    1,084       862,456  

Klepierre SA REIT*

    2,340       57,179  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM, 144A

    1,372       70,954  

Legrand SA

    3,604       412,331  

L’Oreal SA

    3,576       1,672,898  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    3,924       2,903,393  

Orange SA

    30,976       351,762  

Orpea SA

    950       119,544  

Pernod Ricard SA

    2,978       625,562  

Publicis Groupe SA

    3,082       201,990  

Remy Cointreau SA*

    173       34,064  

Renault SA*

    3,637       135,024  

Safran SA

    4,541       569,599  

Sanofi

    16,178       1,673,308  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    390       236,449  

Schneider Electric SE

    7,851       1,402,206  

SCOR SE

    1,477       45,314  

SEB SA

    293       46,070  

Societe Generale SA

    11,082       348,629  

Sodexo SA*

    955       78,936  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Suez SA

    4,717     $ 109,415  

Teleperformance

    794       350,917  

Thales SA

    1,755       178,041  

TotalEnergies SE (b)

    35,419       1,561,409  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    957       60,913  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT*

    1,620       141,895  

Valeo

    3,092       87,891  

Veolia Environnement SA

    8,816       302,319  

Vinci SA

    7,475       802,002  

Vivendi SE (b)

    9,849       375,761  

Wendel SE

    413       59,917  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    3,273       290,814  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,154,343)

      27,358,389  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 2.7%            

adidas AG

    2,703       958,663  

Allianz SE

    5,799       1,362,105  

BASF SE

    12,887       996,721  

Bayer AG

    14,032       780,914  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    4,831       458,331  

Bechtle AG

    1,089       78,699  

Beiersdorf AG

    1,560       189,215  

Brenntag SE

    2,557       257,893  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    412       90,995  

Commerzbank AG*

    15,051       94,343  

Continental AG*

    1,755       235,800  

Covestro AG, 144A

    2,704       175,237  

Daimler AG

    12,105       1,020,546  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    2,232       323,022  

Deutsche Bank AG*(c)

    28,662       356,205  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    2,626       452,890  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG*(b)

    3,687       36,929  

Deutsche Post AG

    14,284       1,004,612  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    47,825       1,016,643  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    4,257       264,123  

E.ON SE

    30,024       396,169  

Evonik Industries AG

    2,100       70,898  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    2,716       208,525  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    5,522       287,138  

GEA Group AG

    2,900       133,886  

Hannover Rueck SE

    975       179,489  

HeidelbergCement AG

    2,182       189,575  

HelloFresh SE*

    2,146       231,235  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,357       122,063  

Infineon Technologies AG

    18,651       794,028  

KION Group AG

    1,192       127,511  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    786       94,314  

LANXESS AG

    1,564       113,986  

LEG Immobilien SE

    1,179       187,886  

Merck KGaA

    1,834       435,587  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    782       179,407  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    1,942       567,263  

Nemetschek SE

    1,153       112,995  

Puma SE

    1,423       172,682  

Rational AG

    65       74,320  

RWE AG

    9,052       353,581  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

SAP SE

    14,628     $ 2,200,933  

Scout24 AG, 144A

    1,536       129,098  

Siemens AG

    10,797       1,795,052  

Siemens Energy AG*

    5,546       160,920  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    4,076       283,398  

Symrise AG

    1,940       276,183  

TeamViewer AG, 144A*

    1,931       64,303  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    14,484       40,641  

Uniper SE

    1,143       45,375  

United Internet AG

    1,944       84,013  

Volkswagen AG

    422       141,076  

Vonovia SE

    7,867       530,822  

Zalando SE, 144A*(b)

    2,910       322,214  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $18,885,471)

      21,260,452  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    171,650       2,051,453  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    47,750       144,895  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd., 144A

    27,602       69,064  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    29,654       60,091  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    28,662       186,846  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    36,929       269,465  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    14,218       86,379  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    22,503       224,962  

ESR Cayman Ltd., 144A*

    19,616       59,776  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR*(b)

    804       76,533  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.*

    28,228       180,931  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    38,126       91,573  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    9,507       170,158  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    23,831       107,858  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    43,342       59,072  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    137,104       220,710  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    17,348       1,094,769  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    19,600       82,320  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    2,451       133,138  

Link REIT

    33,356       306,868  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR*

    3,379       46,495  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    23,490       132,290  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    22,541       106,077  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    15,535       97,576  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    69,626       102,595  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,666       90,079  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    19,822       279,336  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    8,342       56,526  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    17,987       48,683  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    19,478       432,018  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    125,327       108,772  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    19,119       94,767  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    22,888       96,233  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,613,992)

      7,368,308  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.2%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    8,940       3,008,846  

Allegion PLC

    1,062       152,917  

Aptiv PLC*

    3,942       599,933  

CRH PLC

    11,515       612,224  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Ireland (Continued)            

DCC PLC

    1,363     $ 115,926  

Experian PLC

    12,657       558,111  

Flutter Entertainment PLC*

    2,140       416,186  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    5,972       231,500  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    785       103,392  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    2,522       369,756  

Kingspan Group PLC

    1,940       221,634  

Medtronic PLC

    19,329       2,580,035  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    2,897       166,132  

Trane Technologies PLC

    3,525       699,713  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,574,947)

      9,836,305  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    666       62,323  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    13,744       118,360  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    19,605       162,164  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

    1,575       197,867  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    791       132,841  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    585       85,182  

ICL Group Ltd.

    10,245       72,558  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A*

    16,675       86,244  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    2,487       82,829  

Nice Ltd.*

    958       279,827  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*

    705       204,295  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR*

    16,466       155,110  

Wix.com Ltd.*

    783       173,889  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,488,016)

      1,813,489  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    1,652       86,351  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    14,995       305,694  

Atlantia SpA*

    5,770       108,128  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    7,404       102,346  

DiaSorin SpA

    391       89,196  

Enel SpA

    119,485       1,088,453  

Eni SpA

    35,896       442,972  

Ferrari NV

    1,939       420,470  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA*

    7,129       131,407  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    3,852       45,789  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    236,540       669,439  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA*

    7,554       88,993  

Moncler SpA

    2,898       185,415  

Nexi SpA, 144A*

    5,174       107,770  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    9,824       133,189  

Prysmian SpA

    4,041       152,026  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    1,751       114,841  

Snam SpA

    34,731       205,155  

Telecom Italia SpA

    132,008       59,729  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    115,409       55,706  

Terna —Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    17,351       137,148  

UniCredit SpA

    32,034       399,624  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,397,834)

      5,129,841  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Jersey Island — 0.0%            

Novocure Ltd.*(b)
(Cost $158,857)

    1,202     $ 161,321  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 0.0%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
(Cost $92,039)

    2,699       94,274  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    10,231       342,932  

Aroundtown SA

    14,489       110,933  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    1,950       276,410  

Tenaris SA

    6,683       67,340  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $466,786)

      797,615  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.0%            

Sands China Ltd.*

    35,190       112,891  

Wynn Macau Ltd.*

    43,813       49,348  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $233,871)

      162,239  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.0%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 144A*

    3,887       54,244  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    278       897,368  

Aegon NV

    32,537       161,085  

Akzo Nobel NV

    2,527       311,425  

Argenx SE*

    678       228,739  

ASM International NV

    672       260,666  

ASML Holding NV

    5,921       4,924,067  

EXOR NV

    1,736       144,678  

Heineken Holding NV

    1,949       180,605  

Heineken NV

    3,740       409,260  

ING Groep NV

    57,316       791,607  

JDE Peet’s NV

    1,043       35,828  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV, 144A*

    2,555       231,391  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    15,438       520,654  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    2,355       501,088  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    50,460       161,661  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    13,084       602,973  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    494       21,384  

NN Group NV

    4,406       228,691  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    3,771       811,255  

Prosus NV*

    13,254       1,171,863  

QIAGEN NV*

    3,881       214,727  

Randstad NV

    1,948       143,260  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    57,511       1,133,105  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    50,581       996,149  

Stellantis NV

    28,320       566,043  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    3,691       424,463  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,158,248)

      16,128,279  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.1%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.*

    9,630       40,872  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.*

    21,315       108,168  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    7,337       170,933  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    11,753       55,011  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    26,853       99,228  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    4,771       51,983  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    30,028       103,034  

Xero Ltd.*

    1,569       174,093  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $818,189)

      803,322  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA*

    2,334     $ 46,919  

DNB Bank ASA

    12,926       272,616  

Equinor ASA

    13,344       283,179  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    2,417       56,445  

Mowi ASA

    5,770       154,369  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    22,192       153,005  

Orkla ASA

    11,772       105,045  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    1,145       61,029  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    1,317       61,210  

Telenor ASA

    10,615       185,770  

Yara International ASA

    1,940       97,297  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,185,728)

      1,476,884  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.0%            

InPost SA*
(Cost $58,179)

    2,987       58,179  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.0%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    43,752       240,262  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    5,173       52,967  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,912       40,514  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $311,942)

      333,743  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.4%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    41,279       93,293  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    72,004       110,273  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    44,302       131,743  

City Developments Ltd.

    9,800       49,834  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    25,307       563,862  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    38,000       21,612  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    19,800       76,544  

Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT

    30,800       46,483  

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    60,264       90,949  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    45,185       383,960  

Sea Ltd., ADR*

    1,038       351,176  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.*

    20,950       78,810  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    9,431       69,413  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    21,102       59,301  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    135,700       234,053  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    16,901       321,409  

UOL Group Ltd.

    5,901       30,709  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    4,056       57,775  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    36,800       113,264  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,488,486)

      2,884,463  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    2,892       78,041  

Aena SME SA, 144A*

    976       155,767  

Amadeus IT Group SA*

    6,680       407,833  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA*

    97,386       637,680  

Banco Santander SA*

    249,842       922,382  

CaixaBank SA

    51,052       158,616  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    6,975       477,551  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    3,934       104,580  

Enagas SA

    3,663       83,302  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

Endesa SA

    4,485     $ 107,792  

Ferrovial SA

    7,877       227,997  

Grifols SA (b)

    4,794       117,086  

Iberdrola SA

    79,633       986,560  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    15,430       526,577  

Naturgy Energy Group SA (b)

    4,638       119,354  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    5,503       109,718  

Repsol SA

    21,117       241,922  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA*

    2,715       80,476  

Telefonica SA (b)

    71,512       352,987  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,996,436)

      5,896,221  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.1%            

Alfa Laval AB

    4,664       188,965  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    13,917       444,318  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    9,613       659,217  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    5,537       319,965  

Autoliv, Inc.

    1,343       118,708  

Boliden AB

    4,445       154,827  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    3,061       77,458  

Embracer Group AB*

    2,731       61,900  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    9,674       212,044  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    6,338       120,287  

EQT AB

    3,357       170,868  

Essity AB, Class B

    7,488       239,931  

Evolution AB, 144A

    2,335       375,821  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

    1,102       78,683  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B*

    11,647       233,192  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    26,957       466,516  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    8,624       115,554  

ICA Gruppen AB

    1,646       81,798  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    1,774       65,221  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    2,399       83,534  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    1,763       61,286  

Investor AB, Class B

    26,111       623,860  

Kinnevik AB, Class B*

    3,472       135,887  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    868       55,344  

Lundin Energy AB

    3,507       107,013  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    17,815       248,088  

Sandvik AB

    15,230       387,861  

Securitas AB, Class B

    2,889       47,907  

Sinch AB, 144A*

    7,152       160,283  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    24,224       325,000  

Skanska AB, Class B

    3,878       111,555  

SKF AB, Class B

    4,418       112,513  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    8,083       142,457  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    19,251       216,296  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    13,035       251,416  

Swedish Match AB

    23,511       216,857  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    7,596       113,738  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    42,780       506,606  

Telia Co. AB

    35,331       151,489  

Volvo AB, Class A

    2,382       55,120  

Volvo AB, Class B

    19,601       442,770  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,015,543)

      8,742,153  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland — 3.5%            

ABB Ltd.

    24,593     $ 910,643  

Adecco Group AG

    1,954       108,744  

Alcon, Inc.

    6,680       550,122  

Baloise Holding AG

    661       105,422  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    444       37,660  

Barry Callebaut AG

    53       135,038  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    1       122,155  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    12       141,084  

Chubb Ltd.

    6,568       1,207,987  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    7,666       845,222  

Clariant AG*

    2,278       47,945  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    2,144       77,573  

Credit Suisse Group AG

    36,643       388,571  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    114       123,514  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,959       341,708  

Geberit AG

    525       438,546  

Givaudan SA

    128       642,061  

Glencore PLC*

    144,388       650,590  

Holcim Ltd.*

    7,867       448,291  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    3,687       251,958  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    821       300,330  

Logitech International SA

    2,320       237,154  

Lonza Group AG

    1,010       854,484  

Nestle SA

    40,696       5,141,810  

Novartis AG

    31,830       2,946,199  

Partners Group Holding AG

    323       572,624  

Roche Holding AG

    9,845       3,952,294  

Roche Holding AG

    460       205,884  

Schindler Holding AG

    381       118,786  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    586       189,224  

SGS SA

    87       273,332  

Sika AG

    1,940       699,082  

Sonova Holding AG

    782       301,344  

STMicroelectronics NV

    9,572       426,152  

Straumann Holding AG

    147       284,035  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    386       108,799  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    992       54,525  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    391       203,855  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    965       103,184  

Swiss Re AG

    4,200       386,324  

Swisscom AG

    388       227,620  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    4,855       729,318  

Temenos AG

    885       140,472  

UBS Group AG

    52,624       877,785  

Vifor Pharma AG

    561       79,858  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    2,119       929,903  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,486,884)

      27,919,211  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 4.4%            

3i Group PLC

    15,624       287,596  

Abrdn PLC

    23,681       86,529  

Admiral Group PLC

    2,896       143,921  

Amcor PLC

    23,131       297,233  

Anglo American PLC

    17,831       753,130  

Ashtead Group PLC

    5,889       461,160  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Associated British Foods PLC

    5,739     $ 156,386  

AstraZeneca PLC

    21,996       2,577,358  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    14,443       125,027  

AVEVA Group PLC

    1,386       78,893  

Aviva PLC

    62,224       346,054  

BAE Systems PLC

    49,570       387,767  

Barclays PLC

    252,546       642,650  

Barratt Developments PLC

    13,344       135,715  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC*

    1,684       111,871  

BP PLC

    289,597       1,183,518  

British American Tobacco PLC

    30,500       1,145,515  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    12,739       92,955  

BT Group PLC*

    135,840       317,441  

Bunzl PLC

    5,364       194,595  

Burberry Group PLC

    4,986       127,599  

Clarivate PLC*

    4,997       125,874  

CNH Industrial NV

    13,352       220,659  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    2,788       160,979  

Compass Group PLC*

    24,601       508,026  

Croda International PLC

    1,935       243,615  

Diageo PLC

    33,824       1,626,467  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    24,352       103,560  

Entain PLC*

    8,466       225,220  

Evraz PLC

    7,251       58,917  

Ferguson PLC

    3,125       451,797  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    71,661       1,441,875  

Halma PLC

    5,051       208,752  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    4,835       100,378  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    293,824       1,561,698  

IHS Markit Ltd.

    5,507       664,144  

Imperial Brands PLC

    12,331       261,601  

Informa PLC*

    18,090       132,200  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC*

    2,751       175,408  

Intertek Group PLC

    2,558       185,528  

J Sainsbury PLC

    25,350       106,059  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    8,986       124,845  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    3,284       132,831  

Kingfisher PLC

    24,146       116,408  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    7,141       69,679  

Legal & General Group PLC

    94,691       352,121  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A*

    1,241       35,666  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C*

    5,866       169,997  

Linde PLC

    7,315       2,301,226  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    1,029,371       620,148  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    4,352       476,520  

M&G PLC

    39,372       111,623  

Melrose Industries PLC

    60,222       139,024  

Mondi PLC

    7,712       212,804  

National Grid PLC

    51,662       669,263  

Natwest Group PLC

    69,577       204,055  

Next PLC

    1,937       210,864  

Ocado Group PLC*

    7,067       195,784  

Pearson PLC

    11,213       118,455  

Pentair PLC (b)

    2,325       179,397  

Persimmon PLC

    4,418       178,760  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    6,436       55,218  

Prudential PLC

    36,698       765,160  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    10,168     $ 775,112  

RELX PLC

    26,719       802,366  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    29,521       235,807  

Rio Tinto PLC

    15,402       1,140,823  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    121,862       192,635  

Sage Group PLC

    12,780       130,542  

Schroders PLC

    2,320       120,692  

Segro PLC REIT

    15,312       270,579  

Severn Trent PLC

    3,848       146,270  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    13,839       265,691  

Smiths Group PLC

    6,347       126,003  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    921       204,199  

SSE PLC

    13,420       301,511  

St James’s Place PLC

    7,719       171,035  

Standard Chartered PLC

    34,190       214,002  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    45,377       114,221  

Tesco PLC

    113,723       399,339  

Unilever PLC

    37,066       2,063,949  

United Utilities Group PLC

    9,173       133,502  

Vodafone Group PLC

    387,302       650,077  

Whitbread PLC*

    2,894       127,770  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,930       425,990  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    26,702       106,571  

WPP PLC

    17,317       234,417  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $29,808,529)

      35,008,621  
   

 

 

 
United States — 70.5%            

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*

    825       145,134  

3M Co.

    8,298       1,615,953  

A O Smith Corp.

    1,940       141,077  

Abbott Laboratories

    25,201       3,184,650  

AbbVie, Inc.

    24,907       3,008,267  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    589       214,372  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    11,011       906,976  

Adobe, Inc.*

    6,768       4,491,922  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    976       197,982  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    17,359       1,921,988  

AES Corp.

    9,707       231,706  

Aflac, Inc.

    9,419       533,869  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    4,344       762,242  

AGNC Investment Corp. REIT

    6,325       103,161  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    3,095       834,133  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    1,735       268,908  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    2,535       287,089  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,719       406,956  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    1,949       402,215  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    1,083       767,847  

Alleghany Corp.*

    197       133,308  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    3,707       225,349  

Allstate Corp.

    3,934       532,192  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    5,619       297,245  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,755       353,510  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    4,266       12,345,591  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    4,127       12,006,433  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

    2,995       82,183  

Altria Group, Inc.

    26,970       1,354,703  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    6,431       22,320,650  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    7,150     $ 336,979  

AMERCO

    93       61,487  

Ameren Corp.

    3,858       338,424  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    6,910       618,929  

American Express Co.

    9,632       1,598,527  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    1,017       140,285  

American International Group, Inc.

    12,161       663,504  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    6,337       1,851,481  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    2,729       497,360  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    1,760       480,322  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    2,110       257,863  

AMETEK, Inc.

    3,552       482,965  

Amgen, Inc.

    8,002       1,804,691  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    8,072       618,557  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    7,703       1,255,204  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    20,580       178,840  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    1,164       425,279  

Anthem, Inc.

    3,544       1,329,461  

Aon PLC, Class A (b)

    3,334       956,391  

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (b)

    2,528       151,124  

Apple, Inc.

    236,487       35,905,821  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    13,122       1,773,176  

Aramark

    3,107       108,093  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    7,799       467,940  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    785       290,081  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    1,179       142,918  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    2,946       423,105  

Assurant, Inc.

    787       133,877  

AT&T, Inc.

    98,607       2,703,804  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,561       152,213  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    3,236       1,003,451  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    6,194       1,294,794  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    312       483,335  

Avalara, Inc.*

    1,286       231,094  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    2,145       492,449  

Avantor, Inc.*

    6,978       275,212  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    1,072       241,618  

Baker Hughes Co.

    10,941       249,236  

Ball Corp.

    5,052       484,790  

Bank of America Corp.

    108,600       4,534,050  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    11,994       662,309  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    3,337       225,181  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*

    5,053       146,993  

Baxter International, Inc.

    7,105       541,543  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    4,279       1,077,024  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B (b)

    2,491       160,645  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    18,589       5,312,179  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    3,329       387,862  

Biogen, Inc.*

    2,104       713,067  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    2,728       229,725  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    326       262,371  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    541       270,035  

Black Knight, Inc.*

    2,534       191,748  

BlackRock, Inc.

    2,135       2,013,924  

Blackstone, Inc.

    9,445       1,187,520  

Boeing Co.*

    7,873       1,728,123  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    586     $ 1,347,607  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    2,156       176,598  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    2,947       125,778  

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*(b)

    132       75,268  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,953       220,669  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    20,471       924,266  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    31,810       2,126,817  

Broadcom, Inc.

    5,806       2,886,801  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1,604       276,241  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    1,192       52,155  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    2,689       156,096  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    4,663       327,436  

Bunge Ltd.

    2,114       160,051  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    981       293,800  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,824       164,269  

Cable One, Inc.

    67       140,673  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    3,857       630,542  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    2,977       302,553  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    1,351       202,704  

Campbell Soup Co.

    3,111       129,822  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    6,317       1,048,432  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    4,663       244,761  

Carlyle Group, Inc.

    1,588       78,415  

CarMax, Inc.*

    2,186       273,709  

Carnival Corp.*(b)

    11,629       280,724  

Carrier Global Corp.

    11,125       640,800  

Carvana Co.*(b)

    1,047       343,479  

Catalent, Inc.*

    2,158       281,490  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    7,906       1,667,138  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    1,568       197,803  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    4,475       430,942  

CDW Corp.

    2,072       415,664  

Celanese Corp.

    1,514       240,120  

Centene Corp.*

    8,007       504,281  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (b)

    7,832       196,505  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

    1,809       203,241  

Cerner Corp.

    4,063       310,210  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    2,952       134,080  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    711       315,584  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    20,789       1,514,479  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(b)

    1,855       1,514,904  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    3,109       271,913  

Chevron Corp.

    27,575       2,668,433  

Chewy, Inc., Class A*(b)

    1,063       93,672  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    390       742,299  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    3,858       322,760  

Cigna Corp.

    4,830       1,022,269  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    2,351       290,113  

Cintas Corp.

    1,365       540,226  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    59,825       3,530,871  

Citigroup, Inc.

    28,706       2,064,248  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    5,569       243,867  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    1,911       196,585  

Clorox Co.

    1,644       276,274  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*

    2,993       361,375  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

CME Group, Inc.

    5,204     $ 1,049,751  

CMS Energy Corp.

    4,250       272,552  

Coca-Cola Co.

    58,372       3,286,927  

Cognex Corp.

    2,766       245,123  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    7,714       588,655  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    11,073       863,140  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    64,978       3,942,865  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    7,518       248,996  

ConocoPhillips

    17,916       994,875  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    4,574       345,108  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    2,267       478,654  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    704       317,300  

Copart, Inc.*

    2,994       432,094  

Corning, Inc.

    11,541       461,525  

Corteva, Inc.

    10,940       481,032  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    5,850       495,729  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    6,296       2,867,765  

Coupa Software, Inc.*(b)

    969       237,221  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    2,738       769,378  

Crown Castle International Corp. REIT

    6,060       1,179,821  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    1,866       204,868  

CSX Corp.

    31,731       1,032,209  

Cummins, Inc.

    2,122       500,750  

CVS Health Corp.

    18,561       1,603,485  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    4,778       456,872  

Danaher Corp.

    9,098       2,949,208  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    1,823       274,635  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

    2,795       385,151  

DaVita, Inc.*

    928       121,355  

Deere & Co.

    4,252       1,607,384  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*

    3,571       348,030  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

    2,708       109,512  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    2,992       184,606  

Devon Energy Corp.

    8,736       258,149  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    1,364       722,129  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    4,216       691,045  

Discover Financial Services

    4,479       574,297  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*(b)

    2,625       75,705  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    3,961       109,284  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

    3,711       161,762  

DocuSign, Inc.*

    2,784       824,732  

Dollar General Corp.

    3,424       763,244  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    3,331       301,589  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    11,203       872,042  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    585       302,381  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A*

    1,030       197,142  

Dover Corp.

    1,840       320,822  

Dow, Inc.

    10,796       679,068  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A*(b)

    4,582       271,667  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    3,707       117,549  

DTE Energy Co.

    2,922       351,633  

Duke Energy Corp.

    10,996       1,150,841  

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

    5,001       262,603  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    7,981       590,754  

Dynatrace, Inc.*

    2,154       148,044  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,930       218,399  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Eaton Corp. PLC

    5,430     $ 914,195  

eBay, Inc.

    9,575       734,785  

Ecolab, Inc.

    3,330       750,449  

Edison International

    5,393       311,931  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    9,058       1,061,416  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*

    5,574       186,060  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    4,089       593,764  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    11,537       2,979,892  

Emerson Electric Co.

    8,291       874,700  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

    1,699       295,167  

Entergy Corp.

    2,947       325,968  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    8,498       573,785  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    781       494,225  

Equifax, Inc.

    1,689       459,847  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    1,280       1,079,616  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    5,578       172,974  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,766       235,304  

Equity Residential REIT

    5,062       425,562  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    314       55,606  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    3,107       154,200  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    950       314,203  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    3,262       1,110,678  

Etsy, Inc.*(b)

    1,717       371,318  

Evergy, Inc.

    3,707       253,744  

Eversource Energy

    4,574       414,999  

Exact Sciences Corp.*(b)

    2,340       244,249  

Exelon Corp.

    14,192       695,692  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    1,916       276,862  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    2,280       284,179  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    1,855       346,718  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    59,023       3,217,934  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

    784       159,599  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

    33,944       12,877,675  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    588       223,569  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    390       179,299  

Fastenal Co.

    7,650       427,252  

FedEx Corp.

    3,519       934,963  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    4,671       228,085  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    9,078       1,159,896  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    10,375       403,172  

First Republic Bank

    2,535       504,313  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    8,139       316,363  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    8,501       1,001,333  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    1,209       318,306  

FMC Corp.

    2,145       200,836  

Ford Motor Co.*

    56,467       735,765  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    2,081       655,806  

Fortive Corp.

    4,342       320,744  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    1,963       191,137  

Fox Corp., Class A

    3,823       143,133  

Fox Corp., Class B

    2,918       101,050  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    4,441       144,066  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    21,031       765,318  

Gartner, Inc.*

    1,316       406,302  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    826       360,945  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

General Dynamics Corp.

    3,269     $ 654,813  

General Electric Co.

    15,465       1,630,166  

General Mills, Inc.

    8,172       472,423  

General Motors Co.*

    18,930       927,759  

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,155       263,319  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    17,654       1,284,858  

Global Payments, Inc.

    4,253       691,708  

Globe Life, Inc.

    1,405       134,978  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

    2,766       202,775  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    4,792       1,981,540  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

    1,157       137,058  

Halliburton Co.

    12,609       251,928  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    4,526       304,238  

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,764       173,419  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    3,753       949,434  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    8,103       291,708  

HEICO Corp.

    446       56,562  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    1,151       131,490  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    1,763       133,265  

Hershey Co.

    2,145       381,166  

Hess Corp.

    3,900       268,125  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    16,336       252,555  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    4,248       530,405  

Hologic, Inc.*

    3,786       299,662  

Home Depot, Inc.

    14,980       4,886,176  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    9,601       2,226,568  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

    3,024       326,864  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    4,468       203,473  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    11,832       195,938  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    5,774       183,324  

HP, Inc.

    18,305       544,391  

HubSpot, Inc.*

    614       420,265  

Humana, Inc.

    1,787       724,486  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    21,134       328,211  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    589       120,256  

IAC/InterActiveCorp*

    1,153       152,254  

IDEX Corp.

    1,170       262,080  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    1,235       832,094  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    4,534       1,055,787  

Illumina, Inc.*

    2,145       980,608  

Incyte Corp.*

    2,728       208,665  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

    5,729       303,752  

Insulet Corp.*

    975       290,365  

Intel Corp.

    57,943       3,132,399  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    7,863       939,864  

International Business Machines Corp.

    12,796       1,795,791  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    3,566       540,249  

International Paper Co.

    5,200       312,468  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    6,382       237,602  

Intuit, Inc.

    3,899       2,207,263  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    1,670       1,759,445  

Invesco Ltd.

    5,803       146,932  

Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT

    8,689       357,813  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

    571       97,458  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    2,776       721,010  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    3,786       180,782  

J M Smucker Co.

    1,764       218,154  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    1,176     $ 207,423  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    1,920       259,123  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    1,372       243,393  

Johnson & Johnson

    37,321       6,461,385  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    10,240       765,952  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    42,646       6,821,228  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    3,908       113,254  

Kansas City Southern

    1,259       353,364  

Kellogg Co. (b)

    3,342       211,014  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. (b)

    10,481       373,857  

KeyCorp

    14,310       290,779  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    2,726       488,990  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    4,859       669,619  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    29,394       478,240  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    6,914       444,501  

KLA Corp.

    2,185       742,813  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    2,122       110,195  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    9,036       325,206  

Kroger Co.

    10,247       471,669  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    2,920       680,389  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    1,365       414,114  

Lam Research Corp.

    2,053       1,241,695  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    2,376       154,796  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

    5,233       233,444  

Lear Corp.

    781       124,913  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    2,156       211,525  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    3,809       408,744  

Lennox International, Inc.

    588       197,086  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

    237       44,027  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

    2,300       440,036  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C*

    3,330       168,298  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*

    1,200       59,400  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*

    2,527       124,707  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2,711       186,110  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    2,347       203,485  

LKQ Corp.*

    4,252       224,038  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    3,480       1,252,104  

Loews Corp.

    3,426       191,411  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    9,938       2,026,259  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (b)

    11,346       139,556  

Lyft, Inc., Class A*

    3,796       180,728  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,054       406,819  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,825       255,518  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    9,139       541,669  

Markel Corp.*

    196       248,969  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    585       278,413  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

    4,034       545,155  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    7,328       1,151,962  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    818       311,863  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    12,053       737,523  

Masco Corp.

    4,088       248,223  

Masimo Corp.*

    760       206,370  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    12,455       4,312,295  

Match Group, Inc.*

    3,414       469,220  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    3,907     $ 337,135  

McDonald’s Corp.

    10,311       2,448,450  

McKesson Corp.

    2,340       477,688  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT

    8,540       174,899  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    35,251       2,689,299  

MetLife, Inc.

    10,843       672,266  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    342       531,068  

MGM Resorts International

    6,437       274,345  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    3,708       583,491  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

    16,046       1,182,590  

Microsoft Corp.

    101,315       30,584,972  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,544       297,019  

Moderna, Inc.*

    4,858       1,829,960  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    891       176,204  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    794       213,403  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    2,514       119,490  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    18,916       1,174,116  

MongoDB, Inc.*

    826       323,652  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    573       283,595  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    5,445       531,269  

Moody’s Corp.

    2,359       898,236  

Morgan Stanley

    19,959       2,084,318  

Mosaic Co.

    5,391       173,482  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    2,340       571,475  

MSCI, Inc.

    1,162       737,382  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    1,754       343,398  

NetApp, Inc.

    3,230       287,244  

Netflix, Inc.*

    6,262       3,564,268  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    1,372       130,614  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    6,578       167,147  

Newmont Corp.

    11,576       671,292  

News Corp., Class A

    5,710       128,304  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    27,592       2,317,452  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    18,041       2,972,074  

NiSource, Inc.

    6,185       152,460  

Nordson Corp.

    772       184,199  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    3,678       932,520  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,566       304,122  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    2,215       814,456  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    7,620       202,387  

Novavax, Inc.*(b)

    1,089       259,770  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    3,489       159,343  

Nucor Corp.

    4,072       478,704  

NVIDIA Corp.

    35,334       7,909,516  

NVR, Inc.*

    50       258,997  

Oak Street Health, Inc.*(b)

    1,508       70,469  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    14,014       360,020  

Okta, Inc.*(b)

    1,754       462,354  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,289       372,160  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    2,987       100,154  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    2,918       213,656  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    5,426       240,697  

ONEOK, Inc.

    6,147       322,840  

Oracle Corp.

    26,719       2,381,464  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    1,014       602,397  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    5,813       536,075  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Owens Corning

    1,767     $ 168,837  

PACCAR, Inc.

    4,792       392,321  

Packaging Corp. of America

    1,171       177,641  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*

    21,800       574,212  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    1,392       641,768  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,866       553,586  

Paychex, Inc.

    4,662       533,659  

Paycom Software, Inc.*

    780       381,342  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    15,871       4,581,323  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*

    3,547       355,374  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    19,707       3,081,978  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    1,658       306,398  

Pfizer, Inc.

    79,351       3,655,701  

PG&E Corp.*

    21,450       196,697  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    21,715       2,236,645  

Phillips 66

    6,129       435,711  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,587       122,040  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

    7,512       417,442  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    3,235       484,182  

Plug Power, Inc.*(b)

    6,856       178,667  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    6,181       1,181,189  

Pool Corp.

    496       245,173  

PPD, Inc.*

    1,376       63,723  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    3,435       548,054  

PPL Corp.

    11,573       339,668  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    3,694       246,796  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    34,498       4,912,170  

Progressive Corp.

    8,482       817,156  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    10,624       1,430,628  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    5,612       594,199  

PTC, Inc.*

    1,843       242,649  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    7,713       493,169  

Public Storage REIT

    2,137       691,555  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    3,868       208,330  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    1,755       329,993  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    16,205       2,377,111  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    1,770       270,509  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,830       256,017  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    21,723       1,841,241  

Realty Income Corp. REIT (b)

    5,446       393,310  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    1,693       116,174  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,448       975,083  

Regions Financial Corp.

    12,023       245,630  

Republic Services, Inc.

    3,469       430,607  

ResMed, Inc.

    2,144       622,896  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A*

    1,170       295,144  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    1,735       179,399  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    1,755       571,165  

Roku, Inc.*

    1,560       549,744  

Rollins, Inc.

    3,162       123,065  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    1,560       753,917  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    5,230       619,232  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    3,263       269,948  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    2,642       102,113  

RPM International, Inc.

    1,764       145,160  

S&P Global, Inc. (b)

    3,406       1,511,651  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    13,800       3,660,726  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    1,484     $ 532,711  

Schlumberger N.V.

    19,523       547,425  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    2,727       238,858  

Seagen, Inc.*

    1,755       294,138  

Sealed Air Corp.

    2,717       165,819  

SEI Investments Co.

    1,562       98,109  

Sempra Energy

    4,579       606,076  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

    2,159       127,770  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    2,767       1,780,952  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    3,525       1,070,437  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    4,756       639,444  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b)

    10,866       68,130  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    2,452       449,844  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

    13,423       1,021,625  

Snap-on, Inc.

    834       187,608  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    2,638       802,875  

Southern Co.

    15,130       994,495  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

    2,158       107,425  

Splunk, Inc.*

    2,340       357,716  

Square, Inc., Class A*

    5,573       1,493,954  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    3,462       261,935  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    2,339       452,059  

Starbucks Corp.

    17,032       2,001,090  

State Street Corp.

    4,861       451,636  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    3,336       225,147  

STERIS PLC

    1,364       293,274  

Stryker Corp.

    4,859       1,346,429  

Sun Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,554       313,115  

Sunrun, Inc.*

    2,609       115,448  

SVB Financial Group*

    777       434,732  

Synchrony Financial

    7,592       377,702  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    2,086       693,053  

Sysco Corp.

    6,797       541,381  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    3,301       738,995  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    1,615       260,370  

Target Corp.

    7,137       1,762,696  

Teladoc Health, Inc.*

    2,076       299,816  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    677       313,708  

Teleflex, Inc.

    589       232,926  

Teradyne, Inc.

    2,398       291,213  

Tesla, Inc.*

    11,606       8,538,766  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    12,954       2,473,048  

Textron, Inc.

    3,146       228,620  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    5,630       3,124,369  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    17,220       1,252,238  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

    8,876       1,216,190  

Tractor Supply Co.

    1,623       315,268  

Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*

    5,830       466,692  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    1,356       117,986  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

    722       438,593  

TransUnion

    2,946       358,027  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    3,631       579,907  

Trimble, Inc.*

    3,709       349,462  

Truist Financial Corp.

    18,943       1,080,888  

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

    2,269       809,942  

Twitter, Inc.*

    11,835       763,358  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    588       285,592  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    3,939     $ 309,290  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

    17,425       682,015  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    3,821       206,410  

UGI Corp.

    2,760       127,816  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    785       304,038  

Union Pacific Corp.

    9,135       1,980,833  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    10,210       1,997,382  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    1,013       357,234  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    13,452       5,599,664  

Unity Software, Inc.*(b)

    794       100,640  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    1,116       173,828  

US Bancorp

    20,095       1,153,252  

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    587       178,947  

Valero Energy Corp.

    6,182       409,928  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

    1,950       647,361  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    5,180       289,769  

VEREIT, Inc. REIT

    2,571       129,913  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    1,369       296,060  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    2,140       431,766  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    58,312       3,207,160  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    3,675       736,066  

VF Corp.

    4,867       372,179  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    7,895       327,248  

Viatris, Inc.

    16,851       246,530  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT

    7,953       245,827  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    24,079       5,516,499  

Vistra Corp.

    6,186       118,091  

VMware, Inc., Class A*

    1,372       204,250  

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

    2,303       96,450  

Voya Financial, Inc. (b)

    1,941       126,126  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,751       325,563  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    2,376       178,937  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    596       258,485  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    10,078       511,459  

Walmart, Inc.

    21,806       3,229,469  

Walt Disney Co.*

    25,660       4,652,158  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    3,489       450,814  

Waste Management, Inc.

    5,922       918,561  

Waters Corp.*

    897       371,376  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*(b)

    969       272,047  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    4,858       458,984  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    58,857       2,689,765  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    5,718       500,497  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    970       438,071  

Western Digital Corp.*

    4,038       255,202  

Western Union Co.

    6,970       150,831  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    2,345       210,558  

Westrock Co.

    3,487       181,463  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    9,834       354,024  

Whirlpool Corp.

    784       173,680  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    17,994       444,272  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    2,535       692,461  

WP Carey, Inc. REIT (b)

    2,326       181,707  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*

    1,396       141,959  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    8,104       557,150  

Xilinx, Inc.

    3,615       562,458  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Xylem, Inc.

    2,728     $ 371,854  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    4,042       529,623  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    785       460,928  

Zendesk, Inc.*(b)

    1,622       200,479  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*

    850       81,260  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*

    1,961       187,805  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    2,922       439,615  

Zoetis, Inc.

    6,916       1,414,737  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*

    3,027       876,317  

Zscaler, Inc.*

    1,135       315,916  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $437,576,893)

      566,234,132  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $629,027,776)

      799,477,454  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%    
Germany — 0.2%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    629       52,643  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    819       41,436  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    2,714       265,078  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    2,364       239,321  

Sartorius AG

    404       266,111  

Volkswagen AG

    2,554       606,894  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,189,307)

      1,471,483  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Switzerland — 0.0%            

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

    19,824     $ 10,171  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.1%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (d)(e)
(Cost $430,881)

    430,881       430,881  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (d)
(Cost $985,575)

    985,575       985,575  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $631,633,539)

    $ 802,375,564  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.0%

      380,995  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 802,756,559  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

COMMON STOCKS0.1%

 

Germany0.1%

 

Deutsche Bank AG*(c)

 

     62,816        351,382       (173,244     62,569        52,682                   —        28,662        356,205  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.1%

 

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

 

     70,099        360,782(f                         233               430,881        430,881  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

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

 

     358,192        18,578,553       (17,951,170                   249               985,575       
985,575
 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       491,107          19,290,717         (18,124,414       62,569          52,682          482            —          1,445,118          1,772,661  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $10,706,170, which is 1.3% of net assets.

(c)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(d)

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

(e)

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 $10,662,668.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CDI:   Chess Depositary Interest
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
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 August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   USD    5    $ 1,082,648      $ 1,130,125      9/17/2021    $ 47,477  

MINI S&P/TSX 60 Futures

   CAD    2      97,519        97,329      9/16/2021      (190

MSCI EAFE Futures

   USD    7      824,228        823,025      9/17/2021      (1,203
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized appreciation

                  $ 46,084  
                 

 

 

 

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

 

CAD   Canadian Dollar
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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 799,477,454      $        $        $ 799,477,454  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       1,471,483                          1,471,483  

Warrants

       10,171                          10,171  

Short-Term Investments (g)

       1,416,456                          1,416,456  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

       47,477                          47,477  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 802,423,041      $        $        $ 802,423,041  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (1,393    $        $        $ (1,393
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (1,393    $   —        $   —        $ (1,393
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(h)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Communication Services — 12.8%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    819     $ 67,461  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    381       1,102,595  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    380       1,105,511  

AT&T, Inc.

    10,290       282,152  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(a)

    91       74,316  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    472       13,023  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

    224       9,764  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    688       99,905  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

    4,374       1,659,408  

Fox Corp., Class A

    800       29,952  

Fox Corp., Class B

    348       12,051  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    958       35,666  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)

    694       8,536  

New York Times Co., Class A

    326       16,554  

News Corp., Class A

    415       9,325  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    52       7,787  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    363       26,579  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    215       34,662  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    8,056       443,080  

Walt Disney Co.*

    272       49,314  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,491,913)

      5,087,641  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 14.3%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    234       47,467  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    458       1,589,622  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    120       13,091  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    43       66,613  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    205       13,833  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,040       121,170  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    57       131,081  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    338       14,426  

Brunswick Corp.

    173       16,759  

Carnival Corp.*

    713       17,212  

Carter’s, Inc.

    89       9,112  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    20       38,067  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    78       7,957  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    571       54,599  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    261       39,320  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    53       22,178  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)

    294       41,398  

Dollar General Corp.

    742       165,399  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    649       58,760  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    38       19,642  

eBay, Inc.

    2,368       181,720  

Etsy, Inc.*(a)

    131       28,330  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    169       24,420  

Five Below, Inc.*

    50       10,641  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    122       15,043  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    429       24,320  

Gap, Inc.

    283       7,565  

Garmin Ltd.

    362       63,144  

Gentex Corp.

    772       23,778  

Genuine Parts Co.

    283       34,580  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    126       11,232  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1,891       616,806  

Kohl’s Corp.

    149       8,553  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

    215     $ 9,591  

Lear Corp.

    79       12,635  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    682       73,185  

LKQ Corp.*

    478       25,186  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,897       386,779  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    106       42,418  

MGM Resorts International

    304       12,956  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    156       30,851  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    407       10,342  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    1,154       190,110  

NVR, Inc.*

    10       51,799  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*(a)

    130       9,409  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    156       92,676  

Polaris, Inc. (a)

    191       22,874  

Pool Corp.

    46       22,738  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    889       47,882  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

    763       8,416  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    74       8,594  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    579       68,554  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    163       13,485  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,453       170,713  

Tapestry, Inc.*

    414       16,692  

Target Corp.

    1,940       479,141  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    319       14,259  

Thor Industries, Inc. (a)

    100       11,343  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    1,136       82,610  

Tractor Supply Co.

    352       68,376  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    93       36,020  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

    68       4,508  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*(a)

    105       29,479  

Whirlpool Corp.

    102       22,596  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    297       55,450  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    110       10,927  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    116       7,141  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,888,564)

      5,687,573  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 7.6%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    2,943       147,827  

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*(a)

    8       4,562  

Campbell Soup Co. (a)

    182       7,595  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    232       19,409  

Clorox Co.

    254       42,685  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,176       91,669  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    420       13,910  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,231       560,708  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    109       8,121  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    227       77,291  

General Mills, Inc.

    663       38,328  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*

    260       13,348  

Hershey Co.

    208       36,962  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    645       29,373  

Ingredion, Inc.

    118       10,368  

J M Smucker Co.

    131       16,201  

Kellogg Co. (a)

    245       15,469  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    599       82,548  

Kroger Co.

    1,480       68,124  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    697       68,006  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

PepsiCo, Inc.

    221     $ 34,562  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    3,268       336,604  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    3,345       476,295  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    90       7,025  

Sysco Corp.

    667       53,127  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    338       26,540  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    1,375       69,781  

Walmart, Inc.

    4,600       681,260  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,712,743)

      3,037,698  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.4%            

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    1,157       18,385  

Chevron Corp.

    2,730       264,182  

ConocoPhillips

    2,133       118,445  

Devon Energy Corp.

    647       19,119  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    136       10,491  

DT Midstream, Inc.*

    82       3,811  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    1,742       117,620  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    4,714       257,007  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    751       8,824  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    998       59,151  

Phillips 66

    186       13,223  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    295       44,153  

Valero Energy Corp.

    182       12,068  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,142,412)

      946,479  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 8.1%            

Aflac, Inc.

    574       32,534  

Allstate Corp.

    600       81,168  

Aon PLC, Class A (a)

    238       68,273  

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (a)

    214       12,793  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    608       24,989  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    4,717       1,347,977  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    194       11,262  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    450       74,686  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    270       34,060  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    436       53,802  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*(a)

    32       18,550  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    65       11,511  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    267       37,284  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    78       29,657  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    1,009       49,269  

First American Financial Corp.

    360       25,391  

Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)

    767       24,881  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    236       15,864  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    460       21,804  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    309       45,686  

Markel Corp.*

    8       10,162  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    53       25,224  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    663       104,224  

MGIC Investment Corp. (a)

    2,034       31,059  

Moody’s Corp.

    348       132,508  

MSCI, Inc.

    137       86,937  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    105       20,557  

Old Republic International Corp.

    585       15,210  

Progressive Corp.

    2,662       256,457  

S&P Global, Inc.

    526       233,449  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

SEI Investments Co.

    391     $ 24,559  

Synchrony Financial

    725       36,069  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    756       169,246  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    158       25,234  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    13       14,571  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,461,344)

      3,206,907  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 14.1%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,535       185,397  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    53       19,290  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    57       40,413  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    267       32,630  

Amgen, Inc.

    1,121       252,819  

Anthem, Inc.

    827       310,233  

Biogen, Inc.*

    755       255,877  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    71       57,142  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    488       32,628  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    751       39,420  

Cerner Corp.

    721       55,048  

Chemed Corp.

    40       19,068  

Cigna Corp.

    1,403       296,945  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,550       220,295  

DaVita, Inc.*

    185       24,192  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    857       100,423  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    564       145,676  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    499       9,566  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    243       17,686  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    366       92,591  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    436       32,957  

Hologic, Inc.*

    245       19,392  

Humana, Inc.

    637       258,253  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    55       37,057  

Illumina, Inc.*

    74       33,830  

Incyte Corp.*

    98       7,496  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    56       58,999  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    97       12,776  

Johnson & Johnson

    4,972       860,802  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    117       35,495  

Masimo Corp.*

    43       11,676  

McKesson Corp.

    573       116,972  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    1,831       139,687  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    37       57,455  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    83       22,308  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    107       10,186  

Organon & Co.

    1,046       35,449  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    92       17,002  

Pfizer, Inc.

    3,618       166,681  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    290       10,782  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    228       34,845  

Quidel Corp.*(a)

    127       16,377  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    266       179,124  

ResMed, Inc.

    117       33,992  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*

    177       8,179  

Seagen, Inc.*

    110       18,436  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    347       192,568  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    74       15,901  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,810       753,449  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    220     $ 34,267  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    464       92,935  

Waters Corp.*

    102       42,230  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    102       46,065  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,720,802)

      5,620,962  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 7.0%            

3M Co.

    684       133,202  

A O Smith Corp.

    409       29,742  

Acuity Brands, Inc. (a)

    140       25,834  

AGCO Corp.

    156       21,469  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    287       16,457  

Boeing Co.*

    142       31,169  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    99       8,109  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    140       12,608  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    41       8,640  

Carrier Global Corp.

    2,742       157,939  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    313       66,002  

Cintas Corp.

    64       25,329  

Copart, Inc.*

    343       49,502  

Cummins, Inc.

    469       110,675  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

    1,534       62,035  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    204       13,821  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    321       54,044  

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,065       112,358  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    464       57,833  

Fastenal Co.

    1,303       72,773  

FedEx Corp.

    168       44,636  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    80       7,790  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    102       14,250  

General Dynamics Corp.

    163       32,651  

Graco, Inc.

    317       24,859  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    110       25,510  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    159       32,463  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    247       57,516  

ITT, Inc.

    204       19,517  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    112       15,116  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    258       45,769  

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    521       7,883  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    706       52,809  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    552       28,665  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    175       40,777  

Landstar System, Inc.

    90       15,123  

Lennox International, Inc.

    34       11,396  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    115       16,055  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    804       289,279  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    134       16,270  

Masco Corp.

    607       36,857  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    144       12,126  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    145       53,317  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    190       54,857  

Oshkosh Corp.

    156       17,874  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    970       89,453  

Owens Corning

    161       15,384  

PACCAR, Inc.

    283       23,169  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    91       26,997  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Pentair PLC

    171     $ 13,194  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    242       24,708  

Republic Services, Inc.

    148       18,371  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    295       30,503  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    126       41,007  

Snap-on, Inc.

    140       31,493  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

    1,510       75,168  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    78       15,075  

Textron, Inc.

    174       12,645  

Toro Co.

    98       10,774  

Trane Technologies PLC

    134       26,599  

Trex Co., Inc.*(a)

    144       15,805  

Union Pacific Corp.

    94       20,383  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

    294       13,674  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    802       156,895  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    69       24,333  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    97       42,069  

Watsco, Inc.

    88       24,501  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,337,032)

      2,795,106  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 29.4%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,259       423,729  

Adobe, Inc.*

    682       452,643  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    1,027       113,709  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    117       13,250  

Amdocs Ltd.

    378       29,117  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    287       46,767  

Apple, Inc.

    14,649       2,224,158  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    1,329       179,588  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    99       36,583  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    140       16,971  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    161       49,924  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    854       178,520  

Avnet, Inc.

    271       10,965  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    265       45,638  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    397       64,902  

CDW Corp.

    73       14,645  

Ciena Corp.*

    401       22,909  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    151       12,634  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    12,742       752,033  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    290       29,832  

Cognex Corp.

    138       12,230  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    1,868       142,547  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*

    181       17,640  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    120       11,893  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

    56       9,729  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    41       25,945  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

    116       23,614  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    202       63,658  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    987       15,259  

HP, Inc.

    6,327       188,165  

Intel Corp.

    18,678       1,009,733  

International Business Machines Corp.

    647       90,800  

Intuit, Inc.

    329       186,250  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

    49       8,363  

Jabil, Inc.

    359       22,179  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    148     $ 26,104  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    172       30,853  

KLA Corp.

    171       58,133  

Lam Research Corp.

    201       121,569  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    1,319       456,677  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

    3,719       274,090  

Microsoft Corp.

    6,735       2,033,162  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    59       8,684  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    32       15,838  

National Instruments Corp.

    224       9,368  

NetApp, Inc.

    643       57,182  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    617       16,388  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,470       329,059  

Oracle Corp.

    3,054       272,203  

Paychex, Inc.

    671       76,809  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    133       38,392  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    158       29,709  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    617       163,672  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    386       70,816  

SYNNEX Corp.

    99       12,580  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    186       61,797  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    33       15,292  

Teradyne, Inc.

    397       48,212  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    2,123       405,302  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    26       12,628  

Universal Display Corp.

    56       11,681  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    143       30,925  

Visa, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,481       339,297  

VMware, Inc., Class A*(a)

    100       14,887  

Western Union Co.

    1,001       21,662  

Xilinx, Inc.

    200       31,118  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    37       21,725  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,270,502)

      11,662,336  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 1.8%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    305       82,201  

Amcor PLC

    2,697       34,656  

Berry Global Group, Inc.*

    145       9,740  

Celanese Corp.

    250       39,650  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    331       15,034  

Corteva, Inc.

    1,665       73,210  

Dow, Inc.

    1,250       78,625  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    92       6,810  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    70       10,979  

International Paper Co.

    688       41,342  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    287       18,207  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    395       39,638  

Mosaic Co.

    308       9,911  

Newmont Corp.

    1,304       75,619  

Nucor Corp.

    429       50,433  

Packaging Corp. of America

    159       24,120  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    201       30,158  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    79       12,390  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    208       63,163  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    252       17,008  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $622,193)

      732,894  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate — 1.1%            

Apartment Income REIT Corp. REIT

    148     $ 7,521  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    102       11,525  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    1,096       105,545  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT

    182       8,973  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    166       7,584  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    1,138       18,845  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    83       20,122  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT (a)

    883       19,241  

Public Storage REIT

    331       107,115  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    430       57,813  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT (a)

    511       15,795  

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

    412       17,255  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    589       21,204  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $341,809)

      418,538  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.8%            

AES Corp.

    809       19,311  

DTE Energy Co.

    164       19,736  

Entergy Corp.

    134       14,822  

Evergy, Inc.

    282       19,303  

Exelon Corp.

    1,277       62,598  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    961       43,889  

PPL Corp.

    552       16,201  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    638       40,794  

Sempra Energy

    246       32,561  

Vistra Corp.

    1,493       28,501  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $271,625)

      297,716  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $32,260,939)

      39,493,850  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $18,629)

    18,629       18,629  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.5%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $187,481)

    187,481       187,481  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $32,467,049)

    $ 39,699,960  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      37,306  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 39,737,266  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

  

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

 

  
    37,088               (18,459 )(d)                    2               18,629        18,629  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.5%

 

  

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

 

  
    483,373        2,427,555        (2,723,447                   142               187,481        187,481  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      520,461          2,427,555          (2,741,906         —            —          144            —          206,110          206,110  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $785,717, which is 2.0% 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 $788,522.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   USD    1    $ 212,282      $226,025      9/17/2021      $ 13,743  

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

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 39,493,850        $   —        $   —        $ 39,493,850  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       206,110                            206,110  

Derivatives (f)

                   

Futures Contracts

       13,743                            13,743  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 39,713,703        $        $        $ 39,713,703  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%    
Communication Services — 2.9%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    1,786     $ 147,113  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    50       144,697  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    59       171,645  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

    7,378       202,452  

AT&T, Inc.

    2,114       57,966  

Cable One, Inc.

    24       50,390  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(a)

    183       149,449  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,700       103,156  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*(a)

    2,182       62,929  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    6,375       175,886  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

    3,834       167,124  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,059       153,777  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

    185       70,185  

Fox Corp., Class A

    3,867       144,780  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,890       65,451  

IAC/InterActiveCorp*

    154       20,336  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    37,376       1,391,508  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

    152       29,081  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*

    707       34,996  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*

    1,648       81,329  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)

    20,004       246,049  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.*

    104       18,801  

Match Group, Inc.*

    947       130,156  

New York Times Co., Class A

    1,393       70,737  

News Corp., Class A

    9,850       221,329  

News Corp., Class B

    3,194       70,364  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    2,201       329,600  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    10,030       734,397  

Playtika Holding Corp.*

    1,235       32,592  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,878       30,585  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    1,398       225,386  

Twitter, Inc.*

    157       10,126  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,249       68,695  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    5,241       217,239  

Vimeo, Inc.*

    947       36,100  

Walt Disney Co.*

    136       24,657  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

    927       48,306  

Zynga, Inc., Class A*

    1,743       15,426  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,030,939)

      5,954,795  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.4%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    2,994       607,333  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    15       52,062  

Aptiv PLC*

    652       99,228  

Aramark

    777       27,032  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    4,512       492,214  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    301       466,294  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    457       30,838  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    7,431       865,786  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    12       27,596  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    1,865       79,598  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

    178       25,945  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Brunswick Corp.

    4,335     $ 419,931  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    72       21,563  

CarMax, Inc.*

    1,021       127,839  

Carter’s, Inc.

    1,364       139,646  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    87       165,590  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    362       43,208  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    1,226       125,064  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    5,654       540,636  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    216       32,540  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    800       334,760  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)

    3,252       457,914  

Dollar General Corp.

    2,086       464,990  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    6,031       546,047  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    433       223,813  

eBay, Inc.

    10,020       768,935  

Etsy, Inc.*(a)

    245       52,984  

Five Below, Inc.*

    931       198,126  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    1,131       139,452  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    7,080       401,365  

Ford Motor Co.*

    42,593       554,987  

Frontdoor, Inc.*

    830       36,205  

Gap, Inc.

    718       19,192  

Garmin Ltd.

    3,475       606,144  

General Motors Co.*

    6,545       320,770  

Gentex Corp.

    9,575       294,910  

Genuine Parts Co.

    7,822       955,770  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    717       63,913  

H&R Block, Inc.

    3,774       96,803  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    8,918       166,588  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    6,256       247,300  

Hasbro, Inc.

    719       70,685  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    643       80,285  

Home Depot, Inc.

    167       54,472  

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,364       78,294  

Lear Corp.

    1,021       163,299  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    5,582       270,113  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    5,128       550,286  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    578       50,587  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    147       48,701  

LKQ Corp.*

    14,629       770,802  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,833       373,730  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    147       58,825  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

    303       40,947  

Mattel, Inc.*

    5,329       113,774  

McDonald’s Corp.

    293       69,576  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    1,967       388,994  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    10,323       262,307  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    323       53,211  

NVR, Inc.*

    75       388,496  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*(a)

    181       13,101  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    1,084       643,983  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    1,535       138,043  

Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.,
Class A*

    1,344       28,936  

Polaris, Inc.

    2,090       250,298  

Pool Corp.

    1,506       744,416  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    11,346       611,096  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

PVH Corp.*

    213     $ 22,320  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

    21,221       234,068  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    665       77,226  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,435       169,904  

Service Corp. International

    6,299       395,325  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    1,253       63,189  

Starbucks Corp.

    183       21,501  

Tapestry, Inc.*

    1,232       49,674  

Target Corp.

    4,326       1,068,436  

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.*

    1,703       70,896  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    270       30,626  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    2,514       182,818  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    3,295       211,078  

TopBuild Corp.*

    517       113,114  

Tractor Supply Co.

    4,811       934,537  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    622       34,061  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    379       146,791  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    965       22,330  

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    615       187,483  

VF Corp.

    827       63,241  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

    152       10,078  

Whirlpool Corp.

    3,199       708,674  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    3,165       590,906  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    440       43,710  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    1,320       81,259  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    2,448       320,761  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,846,401)

      23,512,174  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 4.3%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A (a)

    10,822       328,556  

Altria Group, Inc.

    7,600       381,748  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    2,847       170,820  

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*(a)

    309       176,195  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    625       41,375  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    849       59,617  

Campbell Soup Co. (a)

    2,192       91,472  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    1,482       303,158  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    2,904       242,949  

Clorox Co.

    575       96,629  

Coca-Cola Co.

    765       43,077  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    3,130       243,983  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    7,353       243,531  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    1,154       243,656  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    652       296,979  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    6,933       516,508  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    656       223,361  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    6,123       147,748  

Freshpet, Inc.*

    180       23,065  

General Mills, Inc.

    3,885       224,592  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*(a)

    848       22,073  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

    1,522       56,938  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*

    3,610       185,337  

Hershey Co.

    2,744       487,609  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,303       104,879  

Ingredion, Inc.

    1,745       153,316  

J M Smucker Co. (a)

    3,887       480,705  

Kellogg Co. (a)

    2,242       141,560  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. (a)

    2,366     $ 84,395  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,188       163,718  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    3,519       126,649  

Kroger Co.

    11,473       528,102  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    1,336       87,040  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    1,276       110,106  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    4,083       194,065  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    2,822       175,162  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    2,337       228,021  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    400       62,556  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    2,633       271,199  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    2,177       60,608  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

    1,415       158,353  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    255       36,309  

Seaboard Corp.

    9       38,291  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    1,129       88,130  

Sysco Corp.

    2,030       161,690  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    5,276       414,272  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    2,103       106,727  

Walmart, Inc.

    195       28,880  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,748,444)

      8,855,709  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 0.9%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    3,531       80,436  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    3,792       60,255  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    3,134       274,100  

Chevron Corp.

    206       19,935  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    675       43,349  

ConocoPhillips

    706       39,204  

DT Midstream, Inc.*

    2,251       104,604  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    2,737       184,802  

EQT Corp.*

    2,054       37,650  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    349       19,027  

Hess Corp.

    301       20,694  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    8,138       132,405  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,338       27,472  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    266       15,766  

NOV, Inc.*

    2,420       31,871  

ONEOK, Inc.

    1,552       81,511  

Phillips 66

    345       24,526  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    1,099       164,487  

Schlumberger N.V.

    1,209       33,900  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    86       116,938  

Valero Energy Corp.

    336       22,280  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    8,915       220,111  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,731,421)

      1,755,323  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 17.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    2,906       494,340  

Aflac, Inc.

    11,788       668,144  

AGNC Investment Corp. REIT

    7,057       115,100  

Alleghany Corp.*

    339       229,398  

Allstate Corp.

    6,822       922,880  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    6,572       347,659  

American Express Co.

    470       78,001  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    2,478       341,815  

American International Group, Inc.

    385       21,006  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    1,889     $ 515,527  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    2,264       19,674  

Aon PLC, Class A (a)

    1,622       465,287  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    13,429       551,932  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    590       45,536  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    3,921       563,134  

Assurant, Inc.

    2,092       355,870  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    4,163       207,567  

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A*

    1,502       100,589  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    920       47,076  

Bank of America Corp.

    962       40,164  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    746       62,522  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    4,687       258,816  

Bank OZK

    2,909       123,429  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    460       131,454  

BlackRock, Inc.

    176       166,019  

Blackstone, Inc.

    2,440       306,781  

BOK Financial Corp. (a)

    336       29,585  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    5,234       303,834  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    3,431       569,443  

Carlyle Group, Inc.

    1,082       53,429  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    2,992       377,441  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    1,377       100,314  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,577       290,042  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    9,193       1,134,416  

Citigroup, Inc.

    504       36,243  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    3,817       167,146  

CME Group, Inc.

    410       82,705  

CNA Financial Corp.

    1,083       48,031  

Comerica, Inc.

    2,697       199,335  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    1,624       114,849  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*(a)

    127       73,619  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    1,110       126,784  

Discover Financial Services

    2,293       294,008  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    3,533       259,110  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    1,032       32,002  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    480       85,003  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    3,962       553,254  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    943       249,801  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    545       207,220  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    14,689       717,264  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    4,779       185,712  

First American Financial Corp.

    5,766       406,676  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A (a)

    189       169,665  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    3,373       94,140  

First Horizon Corp.

    13,320       218,315  

First Republic Bank

    1,128       224,404  

FNB Corp.

    8,185       95,601  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    9,939       322,421  

Globe Life, Inc.

    3,913       375,922  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    230       95,107  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    2,056       290,533  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    10,093       678,451  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    11,552       179,403  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    2,918       188,620  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    1,012       120,964  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Invesco Ltd.

    15,389     $ 389,649  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    7,931       343,888  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    15,327       566,486  

Kemper Corp.

    1,423       97,618  

KeyCorp

    11,347       230,571  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    1,641       105,500  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    9,978       472,957  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,886       129,474  

Loews Corp.

    2,370       132,412  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    3,982       588,739  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,576       220,656  

Markel Corp.*

    279       354,400  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    104       49,496  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    2,659       417,995  

Mercury General Corp.

    2,608       155,724  

MetLife, Inc.

    6,847       424,514  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    21,570       329,374  

Moody’s Corp.

    566       215,516  

Morgan Stanley

    1,473       153,825  

Morningstar, Inc.

    1,076       288,357  

MSCI, Inc.

    656       416,285  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,097       410,551  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    5,681       71,126  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,075       245,929  

Old Republic International Corp.

    23,577       613,002  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    539       31,170  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    10,523       172,893  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    2,050       198,686  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    1,226       234,289  

Popular, Inc.

    3,038       230,706  

Primerica, Inc.

    1,275       194,999  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    5,513       368,324  

Progressive Corp.

    8,636       831,992  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    1,487       103,912  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    3,626       383,921  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    5,528       773,367  

Regions Financial Corp.

    13,012       265,835  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    1,782       206,391  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    407       63,789  

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A (a)

    623       10,809  

S&P Global, Inc. (a)

    428       189,955  

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.

    1,785       74,488  

SEI Investments Co.

    2,863       179,825  

Signature Bank

    956       247,919  

SLM Corp.

    16,790       314,813  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    9,612       247,990  

State Street Corp.

    2,667       247,791  

Sterling Bancorp

    3,860       88,355  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    6,293       434,846  

SVB Financial Group*

    383       214,289  

Synchrony Financial

    14,386       715,704  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    2,215       95,467  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    4,074       912,046  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    688       59,863  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    3,358       536,306  

Truist Financial Corp.

    3,699       211,065  

Unum Group

    7,580       201,780  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

US Bancorp

    3,090     $ 177,335  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

    3,355       82,130  

Voya Financial, Inc. (a)

    2,276       147,894  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    3,430       258,313  

Webster Financial Corp.

    1,831       92,502  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    734       33,544  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    1,832       178,730  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    295       330,639  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,346       297,089  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    177       13,247  

Zions Bancorp NA

    3,837       222,162  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,924,633)

      35,231,746  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.6%            

Abbott Laboratories

    677       85,552  

AbbVie, Inc.

    143       17,272  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    147       53,502  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    299       19,770  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,199       385,859  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    337       238,933  

Amedisys, Inc.*

    635       116,491  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    995       121,599  

Amgen, Inc.

    422       95,174  

Anthem, Inc.

    1,814       680,486  

Avantor, Inc.*

    2,500       98,600  

Baxter International, Inc.

    1,061       80,869  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    238       59,905  

Biogen, Inc.*

    575       194,873  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    886       713,070  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    723       360,878  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    1,273       57,476  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    891       59,572  

Bruker Corp.

    2,471       218,214  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    3,544       186,025  

Catalent, Inc.*

    771       100,569  

Centene Corp.*

    745       46,920  

Cerner Corp.

    3,008       229,661  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    827       367,072  

Chemed Corp.

    396       188,773  

Cigna Corp.

    1,717       363,403  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    321       144,678  

CureVac NV*(a)

    504       33,178  

CVS Health Corp.

    4,440       383,572  

Danaher Corp.

    154       49,921  

DaVita, Inc.*

    3,537       462,533  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    2,225       137,282  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    1,927       225,806  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    342       88,335  

Encompass Health Corp.

    2,725       213,776  

Envista Holdings Corp.*

    1,018       43,560  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    445       8,531  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    614       44,687  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

    2,295       187,272  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,989       503,177  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    6,598       498,743  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    899       130,876  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Hologic, Inc.*

    3,029     $ 239,745  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

    1,698       183,537  

Humana, Inc.

    1,089       441,502  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    422       84,126  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    734       494,540  

Illumina, Inc.*

    137       62,631  

Insulet Corp.*

    62       18,464  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    1,249       93,962  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    163       171,730  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    1,125       292,196  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    2,482       326,904  

Johnson & Johnson

    158       27,355  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    3,470       1,052,729  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    2,450       144,991  

Masimo Corp.*

    276       74,945  

McKesson Corp.

    2,263       461,969  

Medtronic PLC

    693       92,502  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    607       46,308  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    349       541,938  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    1,364       366,602  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    109       10,377  

Organon & Co.

    21,412       725,653  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    3,406       629,429  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    434       17,772  

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,507       115,497  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    3,048       113,325  

QIAGEN NV*

    2,291       127,884  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    4,196       641,275  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    97       65,320  

Repligen Corp.*

    280       79,234  

ResMed, Inc.

    887       257,700  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    483       18,668  

Seagen, Inc.*

    121       20,280  

STERIS PLC

    816       175,448  

Stryker Corp.

    344       95,322  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

    499       46,297  

Teleflex, Inc.

    121       47,851  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    254       140,957  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    3,145       675,798  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    158       65,771  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    4,454       693,755  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

    274       90,963  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    184       36,853  

Waters Corp.*

    1,365       565,137  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    1,227       554,138  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    520       78,234  

Zoetis, Inc.

    802       164,057  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $14,491,071)

      19,768,116  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 17.3%            

3M Co.

    1,039       202,335  

A O Smith Corp.

    7,186       522,566  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    2,044       377,179  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    2,225       253,984  

AECOM*

    990       64,904  

AGCO Corp.

    5,154       709,293  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Allegion PLC

    1,482     $ 213,393  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    2,441       90,268  

AMERCO

    875       578,506  

AMETEK, Inc.

    2,867       389,826  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    172       17,876  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    1,563       128,025  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    1,179       62,829  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    785       45,083  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    2,921       263,065  

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    813       209,380  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    2,250       474,165  

Carrier Global Corp.

    16,352       941,875  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    503       106,068  

Cintas Corp.

    537       212,528  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    1,173       120,373  

Colfax Corp.*

    782       37,669  

Copart, Inc.*

    2,986       430,940  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    980       83,045  

Crane Co.

    1,585       161,305  

CSX Corp.

    6,127       199,311  

Cummins, Inc.

    2,383       562,340  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    953       116,056  

Deere & Co.

    688       260,085  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    3,614       244,849  

Dover Corp.

    2,441       425,613  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*

    750       13,748  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    2,666       448,848  

Emerson Electric Co.

    3,748       395,414  

Equifax, Inc.

    836       227,609  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    7,548       940,783  

Fastenal Co.

    7,447       415,915  

FedEx Corp.

    520       138,159  

Flowserve Corp.

    2,332       90,645  

Fortive Corp.

    2,505       185,044  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    3,430       333,979  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    1,825       254,971  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    1,294       565,452  

General Dynamics Corp.

    1,336       267,614  

General Electric Co.

    1,739       183,308  

Graco, Inc.

    5,768       452,327  

GXO Logistics, Inc.*

    684       55,944  

HEICO Corp.

    191       24,223  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    359       41,012  

Hexcel Corp.*

    358       20,302  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    625       144,944  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    415       13,176  

Hubbell, Inc.

    1,746       359,868  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    1,435       292,984  

IAA, Inc.*

    874       46,427  

IDEX Corp.

    1,295       290,080  

IHS Markit Ltd.

    1,833       221,060  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    976       227,271  

ITT, Inc.

    3,544       339,054  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    4,740       639,710  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    3,175       563,245  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    8,039       601,317  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Kansas City Southern

    1,604     $ 450,195  

Kirby Corp.*

    564       30,225  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    4,581       237,891  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    1,109       258,408  

Landstar System, Inc.

    2,277       382,604  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    1,470       144,222  

Lennox International, Inc.

    1,314       440,427  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    2,288       319,428  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    421       151,476  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    4,386       532,548  

Masco Corp.

    7,016       426,012  

MasTec, Inc.*

    1,856       169,713  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

    134       6,751  

Middleby Corp.*

    1,252       229,041  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    1,044       170,005  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    2,959       249,177  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    14,108       302,758  

Nordson Corp.

    278       66,331  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    1,081       274,077  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    705       259,229  

nVent Electric PLC

    2,192       75,317  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,408       406,518  

Oshkosh Corp.

    1,332       152,621  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    4,978       459,071  

Owens Corning

    3,482       332,705  

PACCAR, Inc.

    1,629       133,366  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    516       153,082  

Pentair PLC (a)

    8,283       639,116  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    13,535       1,381,924  

Regal Beloit Corp.

    2,101       313,931  

Republic Services, Inc.

    3,098       384,555  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    6,132       634,049  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    473       153,938  

Rollins, Inc.

    3,891       151,438  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    203       98,106  

Ryder System, Inc.

    4,006       318,437  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    2,482       55,944  

Science Applications International Corp.

    1,213       102,171  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

    2,960       175,173  

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*(a)

    2,297       74,813  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

    970       194,097  

Snap-on, Inc.

    3,774       848,961  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,609       310,971  

Stericycle, Inc.*

    1,869       130,082  

Textron, Inc.

    4,339       315,315  

Timken Co.

    2,821       207,456  

Toro Co.

    5,222       574,107  

Trane Technologies PLC

    3,407       676,290  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

    81       49,205  

TransUnion

    951       115,575  

Trex Co., Inc.*(a)

    1,233       135,334  

Union Pacific Corp.

    450       97,578  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,597       312,421  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    628       221,464  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

    1,147       27,081  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    1,816     $ 451,930  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    530       106,933  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    3,225       90,848  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    1,066       462,324  

Waste Management, Inc.

    2,230       345,895  

Watsco, Inc.

    2,416       672,663  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,295       116,278  

Woodward, Inc.

    995       120,335  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

    684       59,446  

Xylem, Inc.

    3,171       432,239  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $26,452,243)

      35,670,788  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 18.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    547       184,098  

Adobe, Inc.*

    126       83,626  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    660       73,075  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    2,374       268,855  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.*

    2,075       62,354  

Amdocs Ltd.

    10,690       823,451  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    7,942       608,595  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    7,433       1,211,207  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    533       194,737  

Apple, Inc.

    2,091       317,477  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    3,635       491,198  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    624       230,587  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    7,226       875,936  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    2,574       333,333  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*

    259       95,069  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    654       202,799  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    1,316       275,097  

Avnet, Inc.

    9,677       391,531  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B (a)

    3,217       207,464  

Black Knight, Inc.*

    349       26,409  

Broadcom, Inc.

    252       125,297  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    2,662       458,450  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

    932       79,183  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    3,601       588,691  

CDK Global, Inc.

    3,442       143,187  

CDW Corp.

    4,097       821,899  

Ciena Corp.*

    1,393       79,582  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    2,538       212,354  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,934       114,145  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    977       100,504  

Cognex Corp.

    1,861       164,922  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    15,280       1,166,017  

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*

    1,411       22,294  

Concentrix Corp.*

    1,196       207,374  

Corning, Inc.

    11,988       479,400  

Datto Holding Corp.*

    628       16,014  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*

    11,680       1,138,333  

DocuSign, Inc.*

    106       31,401  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    4,409       436,976  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    2,691       85,332  

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.*

    1,289       60,106  

DXC Technology Co.*

    1,662       61,029  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Entegris, Inc.

    4,780     $ 574,269  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    2,004       1,268,151  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

    145       19,318  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

    2,680       545,568  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    167       76,777  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    282       36,031  

FireEye, Inc.*

    915       16,644  

First Solar, Inc.*

    861       80,934  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    605       71,263  

Five9, Inc.*

    89       14,082  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    255       67,136  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    2,052       646,667  

Gartner, Inc.*

    3,516       1,085,530  

Genpact Ltd.

    4,203       218,052  

Global Payments, Inc.

    293       47,654  

Globant SA*

    268       86,371  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

    320       23,459  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

    165       19,546  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    46,407       717,452  

HP, Inc.

    87,325       2,597,045  

HubSpot, Inc.*

    131       89,666  

Intel Corp.

    1,587       85,793  

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,182       306,222  

Intuit, Inc.

    739       418,355  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

    494       84,316  

Jabil, Inc.

    10,712       661,787  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    404       71,258  

Jamf Holding Corp.*(a)

    1,108       38,946  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    6,332       183,501  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    1,580       283,420  

KLA Corp.

    2,413       820,323  

Lam Research Corp.

    508       307,249  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    550       156,970  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*(a)

    124       10,743  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    949       154,678  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    3,373       206,394  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    40       13,849  

McAfee Corp., Class A

    1,380       36,653  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    1,038       163,340  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

    3,452       254,412  

Microsoft Corp.

    574       173,279  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    1,246       183,386  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    1,178       583,028  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    2,099       512,618  

National Instruments Corp.

    2,208       92,339  

NCR Corp.*

    4,197       178,289  

NetApp, Inc.

    17,127       1,523,104  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    7,877       209,213  

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

    7,667       422,068  

NVIDIA Corp.

    120       26,862  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    1,489       320,329  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    1,432       63,524  

Oracle Corp.

    1,949       173,714  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    681       313,968  

Paychex, Inc.

    4,036       462,001  

Paycom Software, Inc.*

    148       72,357  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    141     $ 37,957  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    110       31,753  

Paysafe Ltd.*

    4,071       34,441  

Proofpoint, Inc.*(b)

    825       145,200  

PTC, Inc.*

    1,075       141,534  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    4,884       918,339  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    1,039       152,411  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    249       66,052  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    206       132,590  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    2,645       485,252  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    56       17,044  

Square, Inc., Class A*(a)

    149       39,942  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    2,908       220,019  

Switch, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,207       29,946  

SYNNEX Corp.

    4,119       523,401  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    1,712       568,795  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    315       145,965  

Teradata Corp.*

    3,593       196,501  

Teradyne, Inc.

    4,725       573,804  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,949       372,084  

Trimble, Inc.*

    3,107       292,742  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    682       331,247  

Ubiquiti, Inc. (a)

    56       18,220  

Unity Software, Inc.*(a)

    266       33,715  

Universal Display Corp.

    294       61,325  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    1,061       229,452  

Viasat, Inc.*

    617       31,862  

Visa, Inc., Class A (a)

    82       18,786  

VMware, Inc., Class A*(a)

    1,180       175,667  

Vontier Corp.

    7,718       280,704  

Western Digital Corp.*

    1,125       71,100  

Western Union Co.

    7,214       156,111  

WEX, Inc.*

    121       22,212  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    427       116,639  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    4,192       94,362  

Xilinx, Inc.

    2,053       319,426  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    879       516,122  

Zendesk, Inc.*(a)

    321       39,676  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,596,565)

      39,061,689  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 7.9%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    806       217,225  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,503       355,820  

Alcoa Corp.*

    1,445       64,115  

Amcor PLC

    23,534       302,412  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    1,759       237,113  

Ardagh Group SA

    601       15,788  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

    234       21,320  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,941       662,872  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

    2,646       80,809  

Ball Corp.

    1,783       171,097  

Berry Global Group, Inc.*

    8,231       552,876  

Celanese Corp.

    6,609       1,048,187  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    6,008       272,883  

Chemours Co. (a)

    1,088       36,459  

Corteva, Inc.

    12,202       536,522  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    4,516       495,812  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Dow, Inc.

    3,593     $ 226,000  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    1,845       136,567  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    4,040       633,634  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    4,794       542,489  

Ecolab, Inc.

    428       96,454  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    6,092       138,471  

FMC Corp.

    1,070       100,184  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    1,756       63,901  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    11,874       243,654  

Huntsman Corp.

    9,728       257,111  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    464       70,296  

International Paper Co.

    18,376       1,104,214  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    7,822       496,228  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1,803       180,931  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    1,106       421,662  

Mosaic Co.

    6,386       205,501  

NewMarket Corp.

    75       26,230  

Newmont Corp.

    5,403       313,320  

Nucor Corp.

    8,621       1,013,485  

Olin Corp.

    706       35,187  

Packaging Corp. of America

    3,345       507,437  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    2,231       355,956  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    5,490       823,720  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    582       64,794  

RPM International, Inc.

    1,916       157,668  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    2,569       402,896  

Sealed Air Corp.

    7,076       431,848  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    1,053       319,765  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    2,919       123,853  

Sonoco Products Co.

    4,494       293,458  

Southern Copper Corp.

    1,048       65,594  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    5,756       388,472  

Valvoline, Inc.

    4,226       127,456  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,405       261,232  

W.R. Grace & Co.

    943       65,671  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    1,172       102,374  

Westrock Co.

    8,900       463,156  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,966,781)

      16,332,179  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 5.2%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    583       120,314  

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,069       54,359  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT

    2,685       112,609  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    112       32,723  

Americold Realty Trust REIT

    993       36,483  

Apartment Income REIT Corp. REIT

    1,614       82,024  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,362       312,688  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,229       251,855  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT

    4,309       101,046  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    908       136,236  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    9,927       955,970  

CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT

    344       51,039  

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,459       94,819  

Crown Castle International Corp. REIT

    323       62,885  

CubeSmart REIT

    6,580       352,030  

CyrusOne, Inc. REIT

    245       18,860  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    342     $ 56,057  

Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT

    1,057       34,892  

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

    3,777       198,330  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    47       39,642  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,549       131,773  

Equity Residential REIT

    3,489       293,320  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    770       254,670  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    3,265       610,261  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    730       88,892  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    3,468       194,173  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,175       57,928  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT

    1,208       36,639  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    3,983       143,388  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    3,542       161,834  

Howard Hughes Corp.*

    200       18,106  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT

    629       16,593  

Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT

    2,571       105,874  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    10,703       511,068  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    3,112       754,442  

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    990       64,994  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    22,795       496,703  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT

    1,665       189,527  

Life Storage, Inc. REIT

    2,362       293,927  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT

    4,130       84,582  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,269       244,118  

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,336       111,217  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    556       18,643  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    896       120,655  

Public Storage REIT

    1,649       533,633  

Rayonier, Inc. REIT

    2,257       83,012  

Realty Income Corp. REIT (a)

    896       64,709  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    1,031       70,747  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT (a)

    1,199       74,254  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    51       18,307  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    1,046       140,635  

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT (a)

    2,772       194,262  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT

    777       40,225  

STORE Capital Corp. REIT

    2,182       78,705  

Sun Communities, Inc. REIT

    461       92,887  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    1,897       102,476  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    852       47,661  

VEREIT, Inc. REIT

    1,850       93,481  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT (a)

    7,328       226,508  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    551       48,229  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    13,861       498,996  

WP Carey, Inc. REIT (a)

    1,674       130,773  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,299,924)

      10,647,688  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 4.3%            

AES Corp.

    28,012       668,646  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    3,427       208,327  

Ameren Corp.

    3,631       318,511  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,764       247,571  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,441       262,622  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,195       116,524  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Avangrid, Inc. (a)

    1,477     $ 80,718  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A (a)

    1,031       45,168  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a)

    8,021       201,247  

CMS Energy Corp.

    3,072       197,007  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    3,112       234,800  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    1,058       82,355  

DTE Energy Co.

    4,502       541,771  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,859       299,223  

Edison International

    2,654       153,507  

Entergy Corp.

    3,040       336,254  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    954       47,347  

Evergy, Inc.

    3,406       233,141  

Eversource Energy

    1,670       151,519  

Exelon Corp.

    8,755       429,170  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    3,438       133,635  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    3,616       157,658  

IDACORP, Inc.

    1,530       161,186  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    12,306       395,884  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    3,181       164,808  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,162       97,596  

NiSource, Inc.

    6,194       152,682  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    3,165       144,546  

OGE Energy Corp.

    3,220       114,020  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    3,014       231,777  

PPL Corp.

    10,934       320,913  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    8,040       514,078  

Sempra Energy

    2,333       308,796  

Southern Co.

    4,731       310,969  

UGI Corp.

    8,583       397,479  

Vistra Corp.

    3,207       61,222  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    2,229       210,596  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    3,125       214,844  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,899,899)

      8,948,117  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $159,988,321)

      205,738,324  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $639,018)

    639,018       639,018  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)
(Cost $426,619)

    426,619       426,619  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3%
(Cost $161,053,958)

    $ 206,803,961  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.3%)

      (644,199
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 206,159,762  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.3%

 

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

 

     50,625        588,393 (e)          —           —            —        25            —        639,018        639,018  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.2%

 

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

 

     1,498,098        7,284,011       (8,355,490         —            —        362            —        426,619        426,619  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,548,723          7,872,404         (8,355,490         —            —          387            —          1,065,637          1,065,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $4,809,459, which is 2.3% 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 $4,257,814.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   USD    2    $ 426,645      $ 452,050      9/17/2021    $ 25,405  

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

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 205,593,124        $        $ 145,200        $ 205,738,324  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       1,065,637                            1,065,637  

Derivatives (g)

                   

Futures Contracts

       25,405                            25,405  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 206,684,166        $   —        $ 145,200        $ 206,829,366  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

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

During the period ended August 31, 2021, the amount of transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 was $64,486. 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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


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55


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

August 31, 2021

 

    Xtrackers FTSE
Developed ex US
Multifactor ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Kokusai Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers Russell
1000 US Quality at
a Reasonable
Price ETF
    Xtrackers Russell
US Multifactor ETF
 

Assets

       

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 70,315,244     $ 800,602,903     $ 39,493,850     $ 205,738,324  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

          356,205              

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

    6,186       985,575       187,481       426,619  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    990,427       430,881       18,629       639,018  

Cash

                      26  

Foreign currency at value

    154,868       456,248              

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    18,177       104,553       11,500       23,000  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

          9,138,577              

Capital shares

          4,256,643              

Variation margin on futures contracts

          80,040              

Dividends

    161,785       1,281,082       50,613       249,595  

Interest

    1       36       6       13  

Securities lending income

    928       1,948       89       890  

Foreign tax reclaim

    46,584       208,278              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 71,694,200     $ 817,902,969     $ 39,762,168     $ 207,077,485  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 990,427     $ 430,881     $ 18,629     $ 639,018  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

          10,407,637             248,955  

Capital shares

          4,247,396              

Investment advisory fees

    14,599       60,496       6,038       29,280  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    330             235       470  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,005,356       15,146,410       24,902       917,723  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 70,688,844     $ 802,756,559     $ 39,737,266     $ 206,159,762  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 67,659,275     $ 629,965,555     $ 36,001,703     $ 184,958,408  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    3,029,569       172,791,004       3,735,563       21,201,354  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 70,688,844     $ 802,756,559     $ 39,737,266     $ 206,159,762  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    2,150,001       9,450,001       950,001       4,450,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 32.88     $ 84.95     $ 41.83     $ 46.33  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 55,524,211     $ 629,932,162     $ 32,260,939     $ 159,988,321  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

  $     $ 284,921     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 1,107,618     $ 10,706,170     $ 785,717     $ 4,809,459  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

  $ 6,186     $ 985,575     $ 187,481     $ 426,619  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 990,427     $ 430,881     $ 18,629     $ 639,018  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

  $ 185,153     $ 10,662,668     $ 788,522     $ 4,257,814  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 154,600     $ 455,876     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2021

 

     Xtrackers FTSE
Developed ex US
Multifactor ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI
Kokusai Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers Russell
1000 US Quality at
a Reasonable
Price ETF
    Xtrackers Russell
US Multifactor ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 1,736,583     $ 13,604,795     $ 1,202,040     $ 2,658,518  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     39       249       142       362  

Affiliated securities lending income

     116       233       2       25  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

     421,182                   150,840  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     11,336       30,531       1,346       18,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,169,256       13,635,808       1,203,530       2,828,019  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     253,793       674,770       134,449       307,219  

Other expenses

     57       30       172       57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     253,850       674,800       134,621       307,276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (79,819     (310     (220     (569
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     174,031       674,490       134,401       306,707  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1,995,225       12,961,318       1,069,129       2,521,312  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     270,400       667,114       (59,878     (1,001,684

Investments in affiliates

     1,180       (187            

In-kind redemptions

     5,165,328       65,816,748       28,511,525       24,006,634  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

     23       62,756              

Futures contracts

     113,349       371,234       165,327       392,378  

Foreign currency transactions

     (4,773     (65,083           (2,860
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     5,545,507       66,852,582       28,616,974       23,394,468  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     7,498,557       147,574,352       (7,456,007     28,367,504  

Investments in affiliates

     (1,669     52,682              

Futures contracts

     (15,911     26,119       (58,522     (83,947

Foreign currency translations

     (9,250     (6,327            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     7,471,727       147,646,826       (7,514,529     28,283,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     13,017,234       214,499,408       21,102,445       51,678,025  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 15,012,459     $ 227,460,726     $ 22,171,574     $ 54,199,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 266,323     $ 539,661     $     $ 114  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US
Multifactor ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF  
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    For the Period
April 8, 2020(1) to
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,995,225     $ 1,708,506     $ 12,961,318     $ 767,418  

Net realized gain (loss)

     5,545,507       (6,610,086     66,852,582       1,295,060  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     7,471,727       8,981,710       147,646,826       23,140,960  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     15,012,459       4,080,130       227,460,726       25,203,438  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,769,501     (2,471,676     (11,461,571      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     3,122,218       13,809,804       738,181,720       115,024,649  

Value of shares redeemed

     (17,052,937     (15,395,512     (283,087,229     (8,565,224
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (13,930,719     (1,585,708     455,094,491       106,459,425  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,687,761     22,746       671,093,646       131,662,863  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     72,376,605       72,353,859       131,662,913       50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 70,688,844     $ 72,376,605     $ 802,756,559     $ 131,662,913  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     2,600,001       2,700,001       2,000,001       1  

Shares sold

     100,000       550,000       11,250,000       2,150,000  

Shares redeemed

     (550,000     (650,000     (3,800,000     (150,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     2,150,001       2,600,001       9,450,001       2,000,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality
at a Reasonable Price ETF
    Xtrackers Russell
US Multifactor ETF
 
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,069,129     $ 1,866,796     $ 2,521,312     $ 3,260,210  

Net realized gain (loss)

     28,616,974       4,545,372       23,394,468       (1,248,251

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,514,529     10,910,970       28,283,557       (2,005,958
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     22,171,574       17,323,138       54,199,337       6,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (1,304,404     (2,168,938     (2,600,903     (3,463,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     22,826,382       24,136,207       79,876,610       74,739,642  

Value of shares redeemed

     (104,524,407     (49,740,049     (75,144,279     (124,756,049
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (81,698,025     (25,603,842     4,732,331       (50,016,407
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (60,830,855     (10,449,642     56,330,765       (53,473,879

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     100,568,121       111,017,763       149,828,997       203,302,876  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 39,737,266     $ 100,568,121     $ 206,159,762     $ 149,828,997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     3,200,001       4,100,001       4,300,001       6,000,001  

Shares sold

     700,000       900,000       1,950,000       2,250,000  

Shares redeemed

     (2,950,000     (1,800,000     (1,800,000     (3,950,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     950,001       3,200,001       4,450,001       4,300,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


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Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Years Ended August 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

  $ 27.84     $ 26.80     $ 28.84     $ 28.17     $ 25.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.84       0.62       0.83       0.77       0.54  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5.35       1.32       (2.11     0.72       3.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    6.19       1.94       (1.28     1.49       3.73  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (1.15     (0.90     (0.76     (0.82     (0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.15     (0.90     (0.76     (0.82     (0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

  $ 32.88     $ 27.84     $ 26.80     $ 28.84     $ 28.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    22.69 (b)      7.49 (b)      (4.51 )(b)      5.32       15.16  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

    71       72       72       59       15  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.24       0.24       0.29       0.35       0.35  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    2.75       2.37       3.05       2.62       2.10  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    53       43       51       45       45  
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Year Ended
8/31/2021
    Period Ended
8/31/2020(d)
                   

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 65.83     $ 50.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

       
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    1.28       0.49        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    18.91       15.34        
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total from investment operations

    20.19       15.83        
 

 

 

   

 

 

       
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (1.06            

Net realized gains

    (0.01            
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total distributions

    (1.07            
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 84.95     $ 65.83        
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Return (%)(b)

    30.87       31.66 **       

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    803       132        

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.09       0.09      

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.09       0.09      

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.73       2.08      

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

    6       7 **       

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

For the period April 8, 2020 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2020.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2018(a)
       
  2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 31.43     $ 27.08     $ 27.29     $ 25.00    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.52       0.52       0.51       0.21    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    10.44       4.42       (0.25     2.16    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total from investment operations

    10.96       4.94       0.26       2.37    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.56     (0.59     (0.47     (0.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total distributions

    (0.56     (0.59     (0.47     (0.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 41.83     $ 31.43     $ 27.08     $ 27.29    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Return (%)

    35.25 (c)      18.72 (c)      1.03 (c)      9.52 **   

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    40       101       111       61    

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.51       1.85       1.93       2.00  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    13       22       31       26 **   
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Years Ended August 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

  $ 34.84     $ 33.88     $ 33.93     $ 29.47     $ 26.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:          

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.56       0.62       0.57       0.52       0.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    11.47       0.96 (e)      (0.09     4.44       2.85  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    12.03       1.58       0.48       4.96       3.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:          

Net investment income

    (0.54     (0.62     (0.53     (0.50     (0.65
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.54     (0.62     (0.53     (0.50     (0.65
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

  $ 46.33     $ 34.84     $ 33.88     $ 33.93     $ 29.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    34.85       4.93       1.53       16.97       12.75  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

    206       150       203       171       100  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.17       0.17       0.17       0.19       0.23  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.17       0.17       0.17       0.18       0.21  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.40       1.85       1.77       1.62       1.83  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    39       47       48       45       67  

 

(a)

For the period April 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018.

(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)

Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 August 31, 2021, the Trust consists of thirty-five 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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF*
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor 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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF*   FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor Index
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF   MSCI Kokusai Index
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF   Russell 1000 2Qual/Val 5% Capped Factor Index
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF**   Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index

 

*

On January 28, 2021, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor ETF to Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF.

 

**

On January 28, 2021, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF to Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF.

The FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor Index is designed to track the equity market performance of companies in developed countries (except the United States) selected on the investment style criteria (“factors”) of value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. The companies eligible for the Underlying Index are derived from its starting universe, the FTSE Developed ex US Index, which is comprised of large- and mid-capitalization equity securities from developed markets (except the United States). The Underlying Index is rebalanced semiannually in March and September after the close of business on the third Friday of the review month.

The MSCI Kokusai Index, also known as the MSCI World ex Japan Index, is designed to track the performance of equity markets in developed markets (excluding Japan). The index is reviewed quarterly in February, May, August and November, with the objective of reflecting change in the underlying equity markets in a timely manner, while limiting undue index turnover. During the May and November semi-annual index reviews, the index is rebalanced and the large and mid capitalization cutoff points are recalculated.

The Russell 1000 2Qual/Val 5% Capped Factor Index is designed to track the equity market performance of companies in the United States selected on the investment style criteria (“factors”) of quality and value. The companies eligible for the Underlying Index are derived from its starting universe, the Russell 1000 Index, which is comprised of large-cap equity securities from issuers in the United States. The Underlying Index is rebalanced annually in June after the close of business on the third Friday of the review month. Upon a rebalancing, no issuer in the Underlying Index may represent more than 5% of the Underlying Index. In the event an issuer

 

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represents more than 5% of the Underlying Index at a rebalancing, such amount in excess of 5% shall be reallocated pro-rata to the other issuers in the Underlying Index.

The Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index is designed to track the equity market performance of companies in the United States selected on the investment style criteria (“factors”) of value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size. The companies eligible for the Underlying Index are derived from its starting universe, the Russell 1000 Index, which is comprised of large-cap equity securities from issuers in the United States. The Underlying Index is rebalanced semiannually in June and December after the close of business on the third Friday of the review month.

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 Kokusai Equity ETF is diversified. Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF 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 the 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.

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

 

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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 the policy of each Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors quarterly. Prior to March 1, 2021 it was the policy of Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors annually. 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.

 

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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 year ended August 31, 2021, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of August 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 753,053      $ (11,327,048   $ 13,603,564      $ 3,029,569  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     2,835,471              169,955,533        172,791,004  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     93,484        (3,412,401     7,054,480        3,735,563  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     468,036        (23,194,781     43,928,099        21,201,354  

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended August 31, 2021 and August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended August 31, 2021  
     Ordinary Income*      Long Term
Capital Gains
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 2,769,501      $  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     11,426,407        35,164  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     1,304,404         

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     2,600,903         

 

     Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 2,471,676  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     2,168,938  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     3,463,473  

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 4,361,472      $ 6,965,576      $ 11,327,048  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     453,671        2,958,730        3,412,401  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     14,999,514        8,195,267        23,194,781  

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to redemptions-in-kind and equalization.

 

     Distributable
earnings (loss)
     Paid-In
Capital
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ (4,813,950    $ 4,813,950  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     (67,159,632      67,159,632  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     (27,255,407      27,255,407  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     (23,436,089      23,436,089  

 

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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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 57,709,682      $ 13,602,175      $ 15,353,361      $ (1,751,186

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     632,419,518        169,955,856        176,074,827        (6,118,971

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     32,465,480        7,054,480        7,649,954        (595,474

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     162,875,862        43,928,099        45,100,533        (1,172,434

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 August 31, 2021, 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 year ended August 31, 2021, 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 (0.02% annualized effective rate as of August 31, 2021) 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 August 31, 2021, the Funds listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of August 31, 2021

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

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 990,427      $ 797      $      $ 184,356      $ 1,175,580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 1,175,580  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 430,881      $ 21,046      $ 200,893      $ 10,440,729      $ 11,093,549  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 11,093,549  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 18,629      $ 1,704      $ 32,684      $ 754,134      $ 807,151  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 807,151  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 639,018      $ 24,248      $ 138,380      $ 4,095,186      $ 4,896,832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 4,896,832  

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 year ended August 31, 2021, Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF, Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF and Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the 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 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 August 31, 2021 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

 

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The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of August 31, 2021 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

 

                       Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 2,691  
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

 

                       Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 47,477      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,393  
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

 

                       Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 13,743      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

 

                       Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 25,405      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

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 year ended August 31, 2021 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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     $ 113,349  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

       371,234  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

       165,327  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

       392,378  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     $ (15,911

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

       26,119  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

       (58,522

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

       (83,947

For the year ended August 31, 2021 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 375,315  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     1,344,255  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     400,865  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     919,660  

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

 

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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 is entitled to receive a unitary advisory fee from each Fund 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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     0.35

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     0.09

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     0.19

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     0.17

The Advisor for Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF has contractually agreed, until December 17, 2021, to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee 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 0.24% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived $79,763 of expenses to the Fund.

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 year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 56  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     310  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     220  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     569  

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).

 

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4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended August 31, 2021, 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 FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 38,772,012      $ 37,422,000  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     41,878,214        44,044,943  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     9,934,610        9,318,438  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     69,246,992        68,857,046  

For the year ended August 31, 2021, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $      $ 16,257,151  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     735,592,934        278,036,276  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     22,601,841        104,523,207  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     79,855,839        73,588,153  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of August 31, 2021, 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 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. 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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (formerly Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor ETF), Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF, Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF and Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (formerly Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF) and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (formerly Xtrackers FTSE Developed Ex US Comprehensive Factor ETF), Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF, Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF and Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (formerly Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF) (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (four of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (four of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust) at August 31, 2021, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust   Statement of operations   Statements of changes in net assets   Financial highlights

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

  For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2021
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from April 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For the year ended August 31, 2021 and the period from April 8, 2020 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such

 

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procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

October 25, 2021

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Identification and Background

The Board has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Advisor and other service providers. Each Board Member serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Trust currently has three Board Members. The three Independent Board Members have no affiliation or business connection with the Advisor or any of its affiliated persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by the Advisor.

The Independent Board Members of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the fund complex (defined below) overseen by each Independent Board Member, and other directorships, if any, held by the Board Members are shown below. The fund complex includes all registered open- and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor and any registered funds that have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the Advisor. As of the date of this shareholder report, the fund complex consists of the funds in the Trust, as well as the registered funds advised by affiliates of the Advisor.

Shareholder Communications to the Board.    Shareholders may send communications to the Trust’s Board by addressing the communications directly to the Board (or individual Board Members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board Members). The shareholder may send the communication to either the Trust’s office or directly to such Board members c/o 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Other shareholder communications received by the Trust not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management. Such communications will be forwarded to the Board at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.

 

Independent Board Members

Name, Year of Birth, Position with
the Trust and Length of Time Served(1)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
  Other Directorships
Held by Board Member
Stephen R. Byers (1953)
Chairman since 2016, and Board Member since 2011 (formerly, Lead Independent Board Member, 2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011- present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, the Dreyfus Corporation (2002-2006).   35   The Arbitrage Funds, Sierra Income Corporation, Mutual Fund Directors Forum
George O. Elston (1964)
Board Member since 2011, Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2015
  Chief Financial Officer, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2019-present); Chief Financial Officer, Enzyvant (2018-2019); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017- 2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   35  
J. David Officer (1948)
Board Member since 2011, Chairman of the Nominating Committee since 2015
  Independent Director (2010- present); Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   35   (Chairman of) Ilex Management Ltd; Old Westbury Funds

 

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Officers(2)

     
Name, Year of Birth, Position
with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
Freddi Klassen(4) (1975)
President and Chief Executive Officer, 2016-present
  Programmes (Head since 2021), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and Manager and Chief Operating Officer of the Advisor (2016-present). Formerly: Chief Operating Officer in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-2020); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-2020); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).
Diane Kenneally(5) (1966)
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, 2019-present
  Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present); formerly: Assistant Treasurer for the DWS funds (2007-2018).
Frank Gecsedi(4) (1967)
Chief Compliance Officer, 2010-present
  AFC Compliance US (Senior Team Lead), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Compliance Officer of DWS Distributors, Inc. (2019-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).
Bryan Richards(4) (1978)
Vice President, 2016-present
  Portfolio Engineering, Systematic Investments Solutions (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at DWS (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).
John Millette(5) (1962)
Secretary, 2020-present
  Legal (Associate General Counsel), DWS US Retail Legal (2003-present), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (1999-present); Chief Legal Officer, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2015-present); Director and Vice President of DWS Trust Company (2016-present); Vice President, DBX Advisors LLC (2021-present); Secretary, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2011-present); formerly: Secretary of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2015-2017); and Assistant Secretary of DBX ETF Trust (2019-2020).

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth, Position
with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
Caroline Pearson(5) (1962)
Assistant Secretary, 2020-present
  Legal (Senior Team Lead), DWS US Retail Legal, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2010-present); Chief Legal Officer, DBX Advisors LLC (2020-present); Chief Legal Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2012-present); formerly: Secretary, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (2002-2017); and Secretary, Deutsche AM Service Company (2010-2017); and Chief Legal Officer, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (2020–2021).
Paul Antosca(5) (1957)
Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present
  Fund Administration Tax (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2007-present).
Jeffrey Berry(5) (1959)
Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present
  Fund Administration (Senior Specialist), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.
Sheila Cadogan(5) (1966)
Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present
  Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2017-present); Director and Vice President, DWS Trust Company (2018-present); Assistant Treasurer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present).
Christina A. Morse(6) (1964)
Assistant Secretary, 2017-present
  Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).
Christian Rijs(4) (1980)
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since October 6, 2021
  Americas Head of Anti-Financial Crime and AML Officer, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; AML Officer, DWS Trust Company (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (since October 6, 2021.); formerly: DWS UK & Ireland Head of Anti-Financial Crime and MLRO

 

(1)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the Board Member joined the Board.

(2)

As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor and its affiliates, these individuals are considered “interested persons” of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the Funds.

(3)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the officer was first elected to the Trust in such capacity.

(4)

Address: 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

(5)

Address: 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110.

(6)

Address: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Board Members. The SAI is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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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.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended August 31, 2021.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
     Dividends
Received Deduction*
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     78%        0%  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     88%        42%  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     100%        99%  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     100%        91%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

Each Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Income  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 2,422,751      $ 230,106  

 

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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.

 

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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. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. 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. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region, generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Because the Funds seek to provide exposure to stocks based on the following multifactors — value, momentum, quality, low volatility and size — it is expected, exposure to such investment factors will detract from performance in some market environments, as more fully explained in the Funds’ prospectus. KOKU is currently non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing its potential risk. 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. 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 that Fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises (including the ongoing pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus) and related geopolitical events could lead to increased market volatility, disruption to U.S. and world economies and markets and may have significant adverse effects on the Funds and their 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 Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

DEEF, DEUS and QARP have been developed solely by DBX Advisors LLC. The Funds are not in any way connected to or sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by the London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group”). FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies.

All rights in the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index and Russell 1000 2Qual/Val 5% Capped Factor Index vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the Indexes. “FTSE®” “Russell®” and “FTSE Russell®” are a trademarks of the relevant LSE Group company and are used by any other LSE Group company under license.

The Index is calculated by or on behalf of FTSE International Limited or its affiliate, agent or partner. The LSE Group does not accept any liability whatsoever to any person arising out of (a) the use of, reliance on or any error in the Index or (b) investment in or operation of the Funds. The LSE Group makes no claim, prediction, warranty or representation either as to the results to be obtained from the Funds or the suitability of the Indexes for the purpose to which it is being put by DBX Advisors LLC.

KOKU is 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.

Copyright © 2021 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

 

 

R-047731-6 (10/21) DBX004975 (10/22)


August 31, 2021

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

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

    (Formerly known as Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (ACSG))

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  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     3  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     6  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     8  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     10  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     12  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     14  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     16  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     18  

Fees and Expenses

     20  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     21  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     34  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     40  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     48  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     52  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     57  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     61  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     66  

Statements of Operations

     68  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     70  

Financial Highlights

     73  

Notes to Financial Statements

     77  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     89  

Board Members and Officers

     91  

Additional Information

     94  

Privacy Policy Notice

     95  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for seven of our equity ETFs tracking the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) market for the period ended August 31, 2021.

The global economy staged a rebound from its post-pandemic recession, supported by accommodative fiscal and monetary policies, rapid vaccination rollouts, favorable economic data, and corporate earnings results. Major economies, such as the U.S. and China, witnessed more pronounced recovery, while most developing nations continued to grapple with the emerging “Delta” variant of the virus. The Eurozone economy posted positive growth in Q2 2021 after contracting for two consecutive quarters driven by largely burgeoning household spending.

According to Citigroup, in 2020, half of new EMEA passive funds were launched as “sustainable” funds — passive funds linked to ESG goals. Demand for ESG investments has accelerated in recent years, particularly in Europe, partly driven by growing evidence that companies that perform well on various ESG criteria tend to outperform over the longer term. With advancements in technology, such as artificial intelligence, and the regulatory landscape becoming clearer, ESG-mandated assets are on their way to reaching almost USD35tn by 2025, according to Deloitte. Equities remained the most popular asset class for sustainable investment, due mainly to an increase in the number of sustainable products, market appreciation, and positive inflows.

In the U.S., a favorable unemployment rate along with healthy corporate earnings results, drove a surge in markets in H1 2021. Biden’s administrative policies toward climate change proved to be a growth catalyst in the alternative energy space. The USD2.3tn infrastructure plan is expected to provide a huge impetus to ESG-oriented companies. The growing preference for electric vehicles (EVs) over combustion engines has been at the forefront of this “green revolution.” The industry has seen a massive inflow of funds, prompted partly by government policies to pare carbon emissions. The Eurozone economy began its recovery as lockdown restrictions were eased, shoring up key pandemic-affected sectors, especially the hospitality sector. In its pursuit to become the global bellwether in green initiatives, the European Union (EU) is aiming to cut net CO2 emissions to zero by 2050 to retard climate change. Given the supply-demand imbalance in the market, prices in the “green” sector have seen a significant escalation, with ESG funds turning out to be one of the most crowded trades.

Developments with vaccine administration in emerging markets were mixed, but generally lagged behind those in developed markets. China still leads in sustainable investing among the emerging markets. Following President Xi Jinping’s announcement of China’s net carbon neutrality goals, net flow into ESG funds jumped dramatically in Q4 2020. However, net inflow dipped in H1 2021. Strong performance of many sustainable funds in China, coupled with the government’s new crackdown on national security, technology, and monopolies, led many investors toward profit booking.

While vaccination rollouts in developed nations have been swift, progress remains slow in other parts of the world, and new coronavirus variants, such as “Delta,” remain a viable threat. Accelerating inflation in the U.S. and some emerging markets points to a possible bumpy transition from ultra-low interest rates and easy financing conditions to a post-pandemic “normalized” state. On the ESG front, sustainable investing has only gotten bigger, gathering more steam. The pandemic has shown investors that companies with robust ESG characteristics have, on average, better tools to cope with the changing political and economic environment.

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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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

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

The Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (EMCR), 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 “EMCR Index”). The EMCR 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 fund’s performance reflects the result of the current strategy and the strategy in place prior to August 18, 2021, when the MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF and the Fund’s ticker symbol changed to EMCR. At that time the underlying index replaced the MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Index which provides exposure to companies in the developed and emerging markets that exhibit high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance relative to their sector peers. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021 EMCR shares returned 26.80%, compared to the EMCR Index return of 27.32%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Financials, Information Technology and Industrials. From a geographical perspective, Japan, Canada and Taiwan were the major positive contributors, while the United States, Hong Kong and Malaysia contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG)

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index. (the EASG Index). The EASG Index provides exposure to companies across developed market countries, (except the United States and Canada) that exhibit high environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance relative to their sector peers. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021 EASG shares returned 25.28%, compared to the EASG Index return of 25.37%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Financials, Industrials and Information Technology. From a geographical perspective, all the countries contributed positively with the greatest contribution coming from Japan, Netherlands and France.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG)

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index (the EMSG Index). The EMSG Index is designed to provide exposure to large and mid-sized companies across emerging markets that exhibit high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance relative to its sector peers. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, EMSG shares returned 18.43%, compared to the EMSG Index return of 18.74%.

The majority of sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Information Technology, Financials and Materials. The Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors were the only negative contributors to performance. From a geographical perspective, Taiwan, India and Korea were the major positive contributors, while the United States, Hong Kong and Netherlands contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG)

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index (the USSG Index). The USSG Index is designed to provide exposure to large and medium sized companies in US markets that exhibit high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance relative to its sector peers. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, USSG shares returned 33.48%, compared to the USSG Index return of 33.59%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Information Technology, Communication Services and Financials.

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE)

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 ESG Index (the SNPE Index). The SNPE Index measures the

 

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performance of securities that fulfills sustainability criteria, while preserving similar overall industry group weights as S&P 500 index. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021 SNPE shares returned 30.16%, compared to the SNPE Index return of 30.27%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Information Technology, Financials and Communication Services.

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE)

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400 ESG Index (the MIDE Index). The MIDE Index measures the performance of securities that fulfills sustainability criteria, while preserving similar overall industry group weights as S&P MidCap 400 Index. For the period February 24, 2021 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2021 MIDE shares returned 9.92%, compared to the MIDE Index return of 10.01%.

The majority of sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate. The Communication Services sector was the only negative contributor to performance.

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETFs (SMLE)

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P SmallCap 600 ESG Index (the SMLE Index). The SMLE Index measures the performance of securities that fulfills sustainability criteria, while preserving similar overall industry group weights as S&P SmallCap 600 Index. For the period February 24, 2021 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2021 MIDE shares returned 7.01%, compared to the MIDE Index return of 7.10%.

The majority of sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Information Technology. The Energy and Materials’ sectors were the only negative contributors to performance.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 6-19 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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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. On August 18, 2021 the Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF name changed to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF and the Fund’s ticker symbol cahnged to EMCR. At that time, the Underlying Index replaced the MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Index which is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers and is constructed using regional indexes that provide exposure to large- and medium-capitalization companies from developed and emerging markets countries (excluding the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive ISS
Emerging
Markets Carbon
Reduction &
Climate
Improvers Index NTR2
   MSCI ACWI ex
USA ESG
Leaders Index
   MSCI
Emerging
Markets Index
   MSCI ACWI ex
USA Index

One Year

   26.80%    26.59%    27.32%    23.85%    21.12%    24.87%

Since Inception1

   15.35%    15.29%    15.59%    14.43%    12.33%    12.85%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive ISS
Emerging
Markets Carbon
Reduction &
Climate
Improvers Index NTR2
   MSCI ACWI ex
USA ESG
Leaders Index
   MSCI
Emerging
Markets Index
   MSCI ACWI ex
USA Index

One Year

   26.80%    26.59%    27.32%    23.85%    21.12%    24.87%

Since Inception1

   47.88%    47.74%    48.78%    44.72%    37.55%    39.32%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, December 6, 2018 (“Inception”).

2 On August 18, 2021, the Fund changed its Underlying Index from MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Index to the Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR. Returns reflect performance for the MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Index through August 17, 2021.

Prior to August 18, 2021, the Fund was known as Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (ASCG) and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated August 18, 2021, was 0.15%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, December 6, 2018.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Financials

    25.4%  

Information Technology

    25.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.8%  

Communication Services

    13.1%  

Materials

    6.2%  

Health Care

    4.3%  

Industrials

    4.2%  

Consumer Staples

    4.1%  

Real Estate

    1.8%  

Utilities

    0.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (31.3% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    10.2%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    7.1%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    3.6%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    3.6%  

Meituan (China)

    1.5%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.3%  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

    1.2%  

NIO, Inc. (China)

    1.0%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    0.9%  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

    0.9%  
Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

China

    34.1%  

Taiwan

    19.5%  

India

    12.0%  

South Korea

    11.9%  

Brazil

    4.5%  

South Africa

    3.3%  

Saudi Arabia

    2.1%  

Other

    12.6%  
 

 

 

 

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 21.

 

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Performance 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.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index    MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   25.28%    26.07%    25.37%    26.12%

Since Inception1

   11.04%    11.13%    11.02%    9.75%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index    MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   25.28%    26.07%    25.37%    26.12%

Since Inception1

   36.71%    37.09%    36.69%    32.07%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, September 6, 2018 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.14%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, September 6, 2018.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Financials

    16.5%  

Industrials

    15.7%  

Health Care

    14.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9%  

Information Technology

    9.9%  

Consumer Staples

    9.3%  

Materials

    8.8%  

Communication Services

    5.0%  

Utilities

    3.3%  

Real Estate

    2.9%  

Energy

    2.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (19.7% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    3.9%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    3.1%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.0%  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark)

    1.9%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    1.8%  

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.6%  

Sony Group Corp. (Japan)

    1.5%  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1.4%  

L’Oreal SA (France)

    1.3%  

TotalEnergies SE (France)

    1.2%  
Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Japan

    24.2%  

United Kingdom

    13.2%  

France

    10.7%  

Switzerland

    9.5%  

Germany

    8.6%  

Netherlands

    7.3%  

Australia

    6.7%  

Denmark

    4.0%  

Sweden

    3.6%  

Spain

    2.3%  

Other

    9.9%  
 

 

 

 

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 34.

 

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Performance 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.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Emerging
Markets ESG
Leaders Index
   MSCI Emerging
Markets Index

One Year

   18.43%    18.09%    18.74%    21.12%

Since Inception1

   13.73%    13.71%    14.08%    12.33%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Emerging
Markets ESG
Leaders Index
   MSCI Emerging
Markets Index

One Year

   18.43%    18.09%    18.74%    21.12%

Since Inception1

   42.26%    42.25%    43.52%    37.55%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, December 6, 2018 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.20%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, December 6, 2018.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Information Technology

    20.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    19.1%  

Financials

    17.6%  

Communication Services

    12.4%  

Materials

    6.9%  

Energy

    5.4%  

Consumer Staples

    5.3%  

Health Care

    4.5%  

Industrials

    4.4%  

Real Estate

    2.0%  

Utilities

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (38.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    11.9%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    7.8%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    7.0%  

Meituan (China)

    2.8%  

Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)

    1.9%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    1.7%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.5%  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

    1.4%  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (China)

    1.2%  

NIO, Inc. (China)

    1.2%  
Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

China

    33.3%  

Taiwan

    21.2%  

India

    11.8%  

South Korea

    7.6%  

South Africa

    4.7%  

Brazil

    3.1%  

Russia

    3.0%  

Thailand

    2.2%  

Hong Kong

    2.2%  

Other

    10.9%  
 

 

 

 

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 40.

 

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Performance 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.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI USA ESG
Leaders Index
   S&P 500 Index

One Year

   33.48%    33.60%    33.59%    31.17%

Since Inception1

   24.88%    24.86%    24.95%    23.91%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI USA ESG
Leaders Index
   S&P 500 Index

One Year

   33.48%    33.60%    33.59%    31.17%

Since Inception1

   73.79%    73.83%    74.16%    70.55%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, March 7, 2019 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.10%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, March 7, 2019.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Information Technology

    29.0%  

Health Care

    13.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.3%  

Communication Services

    12.0%  

Financials

    11.1%  

Industrials

    8.4%  

Consumer Staples

    5.9%  

Materials

    2.9%  

Real Estate

    2.8%  

Energy

    1.1%  

Utilities

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (35.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp.

    10.6%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    8.4%  

Tesla, Inc.

    2.9%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2.7%  

Johnson & Johnson

    2.2%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.9%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.7%  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1.7%  

Walt Disney Co.

    1.6%  

Adobe, Inc.

    1.5%  
 

 

* 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 48.

 

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Performance 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.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    S&P 500 ESG Index    S&P 500 Index

One Year

   30.16%    30.16%    30.27%    31.17%

Since Inception1

   25.98%    25.94%    26.09%    24.35%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    S&P 500 ESG Index    S&P 500 Index

One Year

   30.16%    30.16%    30.27%    31.17%

Since Inception1

   65.58%    65.59%    66.01%    61.03%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, June 26, 2019 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.11%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, June 26, 2019.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Information Technology

    30.8%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.7%  

Health Care

    12.9%  

Financials

    10.6%  

Communication Services

    10.5%  

Industrials

    6.9%  

Consumer Staples

    5.3%  

Energy

    2.7%  

Real Estate

    2.6%  

Materials

    2.5%  

Utilities

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (36.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    8.2%  

Microsoft Corp.

    7.8%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    5.9%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    5.1%  

Tesla, Inc.

    2.0%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1.9%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.7%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.4%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.3%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.2%  
 

 

* 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 52.

 

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Performance 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.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value   

S&P MidCap 400 ESG

Index

  

S&P MidCap 400

Index

Since Inception1

   9.92%    9.92%    10.01%    9.49%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, February 24, 2021 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated January 26, 2021, was 0.15%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, February 24, 2021.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Industrials

    18.8%  

Financials

    16.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    15.5%  

Information Technology

    14.5%  

Real Estate

    10.5%  

Health Care

    9.3%  

Materials

    7.1%  

Consumer Staples

    3.2%  

Communication Services

    2.1%  

Energy

    1.3%  

Utilities

    1.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (8.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

    1.0%  

Cognex Corp.

    0.9%  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.

    0.9%  

Signature Bank

    0.9%  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

    0.9%  

Camden Property Trust

    0.9%  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    0.9%  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    0.9%  

Masimo Corp.

    0.8%  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    0.8%  
 

 

* 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 57.

 

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Performance 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.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    S&P SmallCap 600
ESG Index
   S&P SmallCap 600
Index

Since Inception1

   7.01%    7.01%    7.10%    6.73%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, February 24, 2021 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated January 26, 2021, was 0.15%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, February 24, 2021.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Industrials

    18.1%  

Financials

    17.6%  

Information Technology

    15.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.3%  

Health Care

    12.3%  

Real Estate

    8.3%  

Materials

    5.2%  

Consumer Staples

    4.0%  

Energy

    2.7%  

Communication Services

    1.3%  

Utilities

    0.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of August 31, 2021 (7.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Macy’s, Inc.

    0.9%  

Chart Industries, Inc.

    0.9%  

Omnicell, Inc.

    0.9%  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    0.9%  

Exponent, Inc.

    0.8%  

MicroStrategy, Inc.

    0.7%  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

    0.7%  

Agree Realty Corp.

    0.7%  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.

    0.7%  

SPS Commerce, Inc.

    0.7%  
 

 

* 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 61.

 

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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 (March 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021).

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
March 1, 2021

    

Ending

Account Value
August 31, 2021

    

Annualized

Expense Ratio

   

Expenses Paid

During the Period(1)
Per $1,000

 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,098.90        0.16   $ 0.82  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.43        0.16   $ 0.79  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,109.30        0.14   $ 0.74  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.50        0.14   $ 0.71  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 989.20        0.20   $ 1.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.19        0.20   $ 1.03  
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,207.60        0.09   $ 0.50  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.75        0.09   $ 0.46  
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,206.10        0.10   $ 0.56  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.70        0.10   $ 0.51  
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,114.30        0.15   $ 0.80  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.45        0.15   $ 0.77  
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,078.30        0.15   $ 0.79  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.45        0.15   $ 0.77  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.7%    
Argentina — 0.0%            

Despegar.com Corp.* (a)

    4,860     $ 58,271  

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR

    9,725       104,836  

Telecom Argentina SA, ADR

    12,010       67,376  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $219,693)

      230,483  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 3.2%            

Ambev SA

    251,903       841,391  

Americanas SA*

    32,935       266,076  

Atacadao SA

    14,300       50,697  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    582,206       1,600,070  

Banco Bradesco SA

    128,782       501,590  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    113,857       628,492  

Banco do Brasil SA

    82,177       488,450  

Banco Inter SA

    34,137       452,022  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    32,709       267,956  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    66,448       247,385  

BRF SA*

    32,937       150,674  

CCR SA

    40,712       97,415  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    20,303       143,284  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    25,737       175,248  

Cielo SA

    109,852       61,583  

Energisa SA

    17,730       153,662  

Equatorial Energia SA

    31,220       155,199  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA, 144A

    79,313       228,045  

Hypera SA

    28,307       196,674  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    42,145       235,687  

Klabin SA*

    37,854       194,536  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    34,137       369,806  

Lojas Renner SA

    55,868       415,337  

Magazine Luiza SA

    158,000       562,924  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    21,157       87,198  

Natura & Co. Holding SA*

    85,263       859,700  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

    42,714       666,964  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A* (a)

    15,442       918,336  

Raia Drogasil SA

    111,854       558,445  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA, 144A

    59,586       800,990  

Rumo SA*

    124,493       455,218  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    63,589       208,794  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A*

    12,012       559,038  

Suzano SA*

    44,718       532,820  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    24,589       210,033  

TIM SA

    33,223       80,858  

Via S/A*

    118,434       240,359  

WEG SA

    83,318       578,720  

XP, Inc., Class A*

    11,438       556,459  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,657,905)

      15,798,135  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.3%            

Banco de Chile

    2,628,237       256,465  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    6,003       259,664  

Banco Santander Chile

    6,352,322       335,178  

Cencosud SA

    78,746       148,357  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Chile (Continued)            

Cencosud Shopping SA

    25,000     $ 35,486  

Empresas CMPC SA

    61,859       137,216  

Falabella SA

    50,148       198,340  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,338,086)

      1,370,706  
   

 

 

 
China — 34.0%            

360 Security Technology, Inc.,

Class A*

    23,500       43,343  

51job, Inc., ADR* (a)

    3,431       263,501  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    42,713       238,077  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    56,152       64,402  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    476,600       218,651  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    2,648,998       888,977  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       122,309  

Air China Ltd., Class A*

    76,800       86,180  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    144,847       97,218  

Airtac International Group

    4,577       139,555  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    106,247       17,742,187  

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

    49,294       195,215  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A*

    105,400       127,421  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    249,044       180,602  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,500       118,824  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    139,129       106,440  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       177,132  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,729       339,562  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    63,587       1,308,147  

Autohome, Inc., ADR

    3,430       151,812  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    16,300       2,559,426  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,600       87,177  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    187,300       87,960  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    4,719,911       1,656,780  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    288,500       197,639  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    658,299       378,355  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       90,889  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,600       76,471  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       143,177  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       101,914  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,200       136,140  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    231,100       97,068  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*

    4,287       1,321,682  

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

    211,500       155,708  

Bilibili, Inc., ADR* (a)

    13,727       1,101,317  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    153,700       138,644  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,700       244,715  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    47,292       1,601,665  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,000       11,694  

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

    3,717       146,915  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,000       14,375  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    1,286,326       284,477  

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

    1,000       39,560  

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

    2,700       80,983  
 

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Bohai Bank Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    192,887     $ 78,372  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    415,336       73,697  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    503,513       231,773  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    67,875       277,527  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    86,200       78,157  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    8,816,388       6,370,820  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.,
Class A*

    38,500       28,046  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    221,200       114,851  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    366,487       131,471  

China Evergrande Group (a)

    113,630       63,701  

China Feihe Ltd., 144A

    88,694       160,570  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    233,885       131,417  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    137,414       204,954  

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

    120,152       279,317  

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

    36,139       79,180  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    81,890       175,207  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,500       105,043  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    691,728       1,158,016  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*

    33,224       278,955  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,800       947,025  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    391,032       3,230,381  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,000       121,029  

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

    19,400       29,334  

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

    8,800       13,585  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    173,000       106,449  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    353,155       147,576  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    202,036       157,943  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    202,326       276,797  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,800       105,999  

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

    18,700       168,190  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,400       136,147  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    138,139       388,981  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    139,500       121,727  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    240,751       115,464  

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

    278,779       101,083  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd., 144A

    36,136       189,802  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    44,163       22,998  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.,
Class H*

    166,008       96,693  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    206,700     $ 153,776  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    2,012,468       263,935  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,600       161,420  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    102,545       276,887  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,600       388,479  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,500       75,104  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    196,892       75,442  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,800       159,113  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    216,158       145,637  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,600       209,356  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    116,267       294,504  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       1,089,144  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    47,700       153,332  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H* (a)

    189,169       357,549  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    484,646       535,909  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    98,703       751,947  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    80,748       88,459  

Dada Nexus Ltd., ADR*

    17,728       419,799  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    110,428       61,906  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    96,413       105,619  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,200       183,244  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,300       29,556  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       147,024  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,400       82,309  

Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd., 144A * (a)

    222,737       167,253  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    36,994       215,951  

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

    4,300       63,300  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,000       76,510  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       69,044  

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

    28,935       178,208  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       146,621  

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

    12,870       296,541  

Gaotu Techedu, Inc., ADR* (a)

    24,020       69,178  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    17,157       1,003,341  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,900       90,947  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    66,907       119,063  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    7,500       54,100  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,500       29,158  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,900       50,215  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    119,866       551,756  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       42,820  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    96,413       97,066  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,700     $ 99,083  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       32,703  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    31,229       26,662  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       90,779  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,500       76,581  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,700       131,301  

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

    48,149       67,357  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd., 144A (a)

    52,439       213,738  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       119,950  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    123,293       464,488  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,100       116,423  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    155,249       143,525  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,600       179,045  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       89,359  

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

    6,002       106,498  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    72,453       197,963  

Hello Group, Inc., ADR

    10,297       135,303  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    35,853       207,908  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.* (a)

    394,177       193,608  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd., 144A*

    58,441       344,153  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       67,677  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,500       110,436  

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

    77,501       111,209  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,100       58,239  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class B

    31,500       55,188  

Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR*

    5,719       276,171  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,800       92,846  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    4,300       33,030  

HUYA, Inc., ADR* (a)

    7,148       76,412  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       75,501  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    351,100       251,408  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    7,417,003       4,138,915  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,800       220,211  

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

    173,100       100,877  

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

    28,600       150,757  

Innovent Biologics, Inc., 144A*

    47,287       381,222  

Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       31,671  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*

    18,303       165,825  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       51,851  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       70,600  

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

    39,023       362,767  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    52,136       4,095,804  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,500     $ 164,631  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,500       96,630  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    47,001       95,605  

KE Holdings, Inc., ADR*

    36,765       665,079  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

    263,055       957,197  

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       6,783  

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd., ADR* (a)

    16,869       543,013  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    79,257       317,442  

Kuaishou Technology, 144A* (a)

    104,136       1,131,425  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    43,572       45,940  

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H, 144A

    87,265       140,704  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    584,491       647,819  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       104,613  

Li Auto, Inc., ADR* (a)

    54,782       1,690,573  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    124,496       1,672,785  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    27,000       27,996  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

    125,639       149,914  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    94,127       407,861  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,200       529,661  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR*

    188,585       1,635,032  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       150,092  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,600       39,752  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,500       146,854  

Meituan, Class B, 144A*

    225,020       7,204,251  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    124,900       96,985  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    150,000       59,789  

Microport Scientific Corp. (a)

    55,009       340,564  

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       145,257  

Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.*

    26,880       93,317  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd., ADR

    17,445       235,856  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       93,119  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,060       92,571  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,000       165,460  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    21,561       2,100,473  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       117,730  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    82,822       243,865  

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

    88,919       200,957  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    127,461       5,010,492  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A (a)

    99,276       525,270  

OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd., ADR*

    30,133       141,625  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,100       79,119  

Ovctek China, Inc., Class A

    2,500       25,883  

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

    115,300       91,854  

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

    726,186       224,093  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

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

    7,151     $ 158,700  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    380,913       344,310  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*

    37,336       3,734,347  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,800       198,084  

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

    27,739       204,725  

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

    66,200       511,993  

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

    544,753       4,230,629  

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

    33,400       58,962  

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

    124,800       99,422  

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

    700,691       505,426  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,900       48,877  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       52,338  

Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A

    1,000       42,219  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,500       95,537  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,800       111,058  

Seazen Group Ltd.*

    114,429       101,520  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       83,054  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    600       29,758  

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

    71,878       116,264  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       80,156  

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

    144,850       238,395  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    33,400       125,851  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       149,126  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    42,878       275,108  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A*

    14,200       95,232  

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

    12,584       71,193  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    36,995       73,444  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    120,200       168,600  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,800       112,507  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    112,200       81,733  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,750       74,300  

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

    4,300       218,599  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    44,714       975,074  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200     $ 40,056  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    128,497       330,109  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    110,000       44,835  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    34,484       67,927  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    141,418       361,848  

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd., 144A

    47,288       123,124  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,600       185,265  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A*

    30,900       25,287  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    24,877       752,322  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       42,649  

TAL Education Group, ADR*

    26,305       139,943  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A

    67,100       74,151  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    565,957       35,016,877  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group,
ADR*

    71,993       636,418  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       36,748  

Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       156,510  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    73,882       131,475  

Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd.*

    51,365       119,540  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       134,253  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    145,136       191,839  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    96,413       180,743  

Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR*

    34,706       1,058,186  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       149,087  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    31,565       466,846  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       51,784  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       153,799  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    246,184       167,450  

Weibo Corp., ADR* (a)

    3,718       187,833  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,400       103,896  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    115,573       291,557  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,000       86,507  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,900       88,296  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       161,343  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       79,542  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,568       155,770  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    20,590       410,352  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    196,602       3,043,566  

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       107,529  

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

    52,800       119,397  

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

    78,615       150,208  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    475,438       1,149,265  

XPeng, Inc., ADR* (a)

    55,065       2,340,262  

Yatsen Holding Ltd., ADR*

    28,079       142,361  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       34,549  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

    26,019       140,510  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200     $ 73,729  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       59,108  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       188,208  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR* (a)

    5,431       784,779  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,800       150,611  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,200       50,735  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,010       48,239  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,800       39,116  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       73,183  

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

    67,306       327,991  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    20,874       174,457  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H*

    31,223       188,084  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,100       115,543  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    205,458       292,706  

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

    121,005       115,290  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    23,500       120,924  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    31,506       110,795  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

    26,591       750,132  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $164,163,124)

      168,826,045  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    23,731       195,935  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    24,875       150,053  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $339,707)

      345,988  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni banka AS*

    6,579       252,873  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A*

    46,202       187,348  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $436,422)

      440,221  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt
SAE*

    189,173       563,904  

Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE*

    90,123       93,510  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $659,322)

      657,414  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.0%            

Alstom SA (a)
(Cost $40)

    1       43  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.2%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA*

    122,312       169,723  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*

    250,176       238,324  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    20,589       405,031  

JUMBO SA

    7,718       121,172  

LAMDA Development SA*

    8,576       83,975  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    54,495       164,810  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,154,946)

      1,183,035  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong — 0.9%            

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    192,602     $ 79,494  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    204,324       620,011  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    126,206       87,303  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    391,315       127,296  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    170,015       1,021,968  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,302       106,625  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    267,913       616,617  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    194,605       190,918  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    159,435       593,472  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    110,141       89,219  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    137,985       201,548  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR* (a)

    5,719       544,392  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    8,577       220,784  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    104,136       135,771  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,549,395)

      4,635,418  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.3%            

OTP Bank Nyrt*

    20,873       1,259,639  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    8,581       257,036  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,481,690)

      1,516,675  
   

 

 

 
India — 12.0%            

ACC Ltd.

    6,576       217,364  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

    44,716       654,348  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    40,139       411,410  

Adani Transmission Ltd.*

    21,731       470,472  

Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

    2,287       121,499  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    31,796       183,374  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    7,149       486,626  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    113,287       190,473  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    34,709       1,521,976  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd., 144A*

    12,010       186,013  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    16,585       165,220  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*

    13,728       743,643  

Axis Bank Ltd.*

    153,998       1,659,000  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR*

    9,850       545,690  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    3,072       156,860  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    14,867       1,532,264  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    2,286       536,959  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    2,000       119,351  

Bandhan Bank Ltd., 144A

    58,440       228,133  

Bank of Baroda*

    84,976       90,030  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    20,872       234,657  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.*

    134,269       1,221,263  

Biocon Ltd.*

    35,568       174,826  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    4,292       235,007  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    13,152       99,828  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    34,709       263,405  

Cipla Ltd.

    27,453       356,401  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    10,864       251,974  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

    14,585       135,756  

Dabur India Ltd.

    35,852       305,202  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    7,433       526,732  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

DLF Ltd.

    38,138     $ 167,450  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    11,153       718,615  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    5,347       196,226  

Embassy Office Parks REIT

    73,881       361,879  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.*

    35,795       538,978  

Godrej Properties Ltd.*

    7,719       157,430  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    21,159       434,845  

Havells India Ltd.

    21,448       372,643  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    55,583       900,124  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd., 144A

    4,287       180,523  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    69,308       681,380  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    7,722       290,005  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    79,200       508,021  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    46,715       1,743,058  

Honeywell Automation India Ltd.

    3       1,627  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    148,333       5,685,853  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    289,125       2,847,589  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    12,011       262,339  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    38,424       346,886  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.*

    363,758       213,997  

Indus Towers Ltd.

    40,425       119,242  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    5,434       460,157  

Infosys Ltd.

    197,461       4,615,380  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    116,024       2,763,692  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., 144A*

    4,574       119,297  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    55,867       526,167  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    5,436       297,460  

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

    8,577       72,785  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    83,260       1,999,973  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., 144A

    3,429       249,514  

Lupin Ltd.

    12,008       157,544  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    61,587       669,205  

Marico Ltd.

    42,426       316,390  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    7,718       723,737  

Mindtree Ltd.

    4,005       198,981  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.*

    56,552       169,329  

Mphasis Ltd.*

    4,291       170,335  

MRF Ltd.

    254       277,433  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    8,867       183,880  

Nestle India Ltd.

    2,001       533,575  

NHPC Ltd.

    176,586       65,185  

NMDC Ltd.

    40,426       85,301  

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.

    2,285       147,087  

Page Industries Ltd.

    287       123,826  

PI Industries Ltd.

    6,007       279,256  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    6,293       196,558  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    4,864       173,664  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    51,867       91,681  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    143,994       345,846  

Punjab National Bank*

    174,589       87,644  

REC Ltd.

    52,151       108,363  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.*

    17,155       268,002  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    39,284       641,420  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    289       111,978  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    10,865     $ 201,309  

Siemens Ltd.

    3,433       106,854  

SRF Ltd.

    2,000       277,773  

State Bank of India

    170,298       993,808  

Steel Authority of India Ltd.

    96,703       161,067  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    60,732       660,538  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    83,893       4,351,014  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    50,148       594,124  

Tata Motors Ltd.*

    90,365       355,605  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    33,221       658,732  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    19,733       519,384  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    4,001       170,211  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    6,006       644,341  

UPL Ltd.

    25,165       255,502  

Voltas Ltd.

    16,586       226,239  

Wipro Ltd.

    119,863       1,052,305  

Yes Bank Ltd.*

    1,333,792       197,308  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $56,660,148)

      59,411,225  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 1.2%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    637,247       106,785  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    616,888       1,416,518  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    1,104,260       472,286  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    687,679       260,366  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    4,953,063       1,364,805  

PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk*

    2,509,988       390,687  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    2,151,784       160,677  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    269,390       120,883  

PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk*

    1,342,084       204,194  

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk

    151,537       83,936  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    144,671       114,114  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk*

    216,037       93,534  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    1,127,871       106,362  

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk*

    796,445       157,474  

PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk

    1,771,528       166,440  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk

    194,593       126,204  

PT Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk

    2,640,762       629,524  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    548,714       155,814  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,005,972)

      6,130,603  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.7%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC

    85,894       285,266  

Boubyan Bank KSCP*

    81,033       210,934  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    332,874       914,076  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSC

    255,905       519,807  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    496,369       1,544,552  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,441,635)

      3,474,635  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.8%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd*

    57,400       41,838  

Axiata Group Bhd

    171,352       170,651  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    257,429       304,060  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    171,700       181,737  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    57,000       101,193  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    28,500       131,496  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    300       1,316  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    57,300       88,218  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    171,500       141,920  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

Kossan Rubber Industries

    57,100     $ 42,581  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    28,600       146,956  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    143,089       289,138  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd*

    28,900       46,093  

Maxis Bhd

    109,800       123,878  

MR DIY Group M Bhd, 144A

    142,800       124,697  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    19       616  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    85,500       170,712  

PPB Group Bhd

    28,700       127,862  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    171,400       222,651  

Public Bank Bhd

    657,700       661,339  

RHB Bank Bhd

    114,214       153,586  

Sime Darby Bhd

    86,000       48,824  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    57,500       55,743  

Supermax Corp. Bhd

    57,328       45,509  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    85,600       125,816  

TIME dotCom Bhd

    57,300       63,406  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    228,500       219,870  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    57,100       60,438  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,779,188)

      3,892,144  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.9%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    293,230       206,320  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    1,709,597       1,686,605  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    25,166       162,465  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    801,310       659,778  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    46,489       269,731  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    183,156       208,843  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    11,722       134,169  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B*

    21,733       253,645  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B*

    7,432       133,672  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    89,662       227,382  

Grupo Elektra SAB DE CV (a)

    4,292       342,747  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    276,820       1,831,423  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O*

    115,451       110,787  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    176,293       822,985  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    244,740       646,550  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV*

    7,434       105,574  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    162,686       287,955  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    60,499       173,109  

Telesites SAB de CV*

    110,593       101,931  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    291,457       1,039,323  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,022,973)

      9,404,994  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.1%            

Credicorp Ltd.*

    1,733       184,755  

Credicorp Ltd.*

    1,250       133,288  

Intercorp Financial Services, Inc.

    2,500       56,525  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $363,562)

      374,568  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.5%            

Ayala Corp.

    14,320       228,113  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    428,800       290,894  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Philippines (Continued)            

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    160,130     $ 267,795  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    160,110       353,690  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    45,730       171,062  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    25,750       104,449  

Manila Electric Co.

    11,440       64,846  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    85,600       77,771  

PLDT, Inc.

    4,295       126,476  

SM Investments Corp.

    17,170       348,232  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    600,200       410,187  

Universal Robina Corp.

    45,760       138,706  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,528,493)

      2,582,221  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.8%            

Commercial Bank PSQC

    99,849       165,583  

Industries Qatar QSC

    168,009       592,946  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    220,732       275,839  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    366,619       201,384  

Ooredoo QPSC

    32,364       61,448  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    75,027       197,819  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    68,736       345,474  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    413,623       2,177,740  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,027,257)

      4,018,233  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 1.4%            

Alrosa PJSC

    116,597       232,096  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    3,433       1,127,413  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    24,880       233,374  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

    19,731       88,627  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    88,347       297,759  

Polymetal International PLC

    17,729       354,120  

Polyus PJSC

    1,713       308,829  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    607,454       2,727,717  

United Co RUSAL International PJSC*

    156,680       113,138  

Yandex NV, Class A*

    18,012       1,374,071  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,641,191)

      6,857,144  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 2.1%            

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    8,294       158,331  

Al Rajhi Bank

    70,451       2,272,795  

Alinma Bank

    75,310       459,807  

Almarai Co. JSC

    18,012       278,534  

Arab National Bank

    42,145       257,093  

Arabian Centres Co. Ltd.

    14,869       99,108  

Bank AlBilad*

    29,737       338,939  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    45,001       485,920  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    4,289       190,968  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development
Co.*

    43,858       119,271  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    6,293       308,048  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    28,650       244,434  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    4,860       280,661  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    3,717       194,239  

National Industrialization Co.*

    26,304       146,433  

National Petrochemical Co.

    10,008       126,744  

Riyad Bank

    111,572       800,194  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Saudi Arabia (Continued)            

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    29,508     $ 261,982  

Saudi British Bank

    66,448       610,322  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    18,587       177,906  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.*

    57,013       283,036  

Saudi National Bank

    124,209       2,013,466  

Savola Group

    20,305       217,358  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,200,156)

      10,325,589  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    72       163  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A

    8,579       64,309  

JOYY, Inc., ADR

    2,859       180,975  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $223,922)

      245,447  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 3.3%            

Absa Group Ltd.*

    56,207       614,139  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    2,575       293,445  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    21,159       356,785  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.*

    20,876       283,027  

Bid Corp. Ltd.*

    18,014       398,363  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    11,722       166,126  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    3,434       450,515  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    14,013       293,106  

Discovery Ltd.*

    32,765       291,680  

FirstRand Ltd.

    351,506       1,503,955  

Gold Fields Ltd. (a)

    42,769       403,533  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    41,341       152,531  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    44,774       689,950  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (a)

    3,143       141,886  

MTN Group Ltd.*

    90,521       835,058  

MultiChoice Group

    23,732       188,511  

Naspers Ltd., Class N (a)

    24,306       4,167,223  

Nedbank Group Ltd.*

    38,197       488,520  

Northam Platinum Ltd.*

    19,159       264,888  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    442,368       469,739  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd., 144A*

    65,130       103,650  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    56,779       124,352  

Sanlam Ltd.

    157,539       701,819  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    22,876       290,754  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    160,115       651,972  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    121,744       1,251,611  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    32,133       319,109  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.*

    89,661       394,533  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,383,082)

      16,290,780  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 11.2%            

Alteogen, Inc.*

    1,716       125,801  

Amorepacific Corp.

    1,432       280,978  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    1,145       57,080  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    574       88,369  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    25,165       168,425  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    4,288       457,480  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

    1,141       170,149  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    4,859       1,227,899  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    4,288       85,431  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    521       203,781  

CJ Corp.

    572       50,074  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.

    859     $ 113,427  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    4,578       308,767  

CS Wind Corp.

    1,431       98,613  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,718       188,233  

DL E&C Co. Ltd.*

    1,427       173,537  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.*

    2,000       74,777  

Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.*

    2,575       121,926  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    13,440       242,267  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.

    1,716       126,245  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    289       79,862  

E-MART, Inc.

    859       132,615  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    2,858       110,677  

Genexine, Inc.*

    1,428       91,879  

Green Cross Corp.

    287       95,299  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    2,286       88,230  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    24,877       966,587  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,289       172,381  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    289       77,020  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.

    1,429       90,464  

Hanon Systems

    8,577       121,688  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.

    573       143,565  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    41,855       120,390  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.*

    5,433       190,948  

Helixmith Co. Ltd.*

    4,860       110,031  

HLB, Inc.*

    3,719       178,019  

HMM Co. Ltd.*

    20,586       745,709  

Hugel, Inc.*

    570       95,864  

HYBE Co. Ltd.*

    1,428       356,554  

Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.

    2,002       86,679  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    4,001       191,518  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    860       143,896  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,146       113,621  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.*

    1,432       94,236  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    3,146       752,956  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    6,861       1,257,460  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    4,575       201,238  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    12,867       114,304  

Kakao Corp.

    13,437       1,796,313  

Kakao Games Corp.*

    2,576       180,406  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    30,081       1,372,448  

KCC Corp.

    287       89,111  

Kia Corp.

    12,298       902,635  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,141       116,122  

KMW Co. Ltd.*

    2,001       73,520  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,718       141,210  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    571       261,997  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    10,865       293,307  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    857       143,763  

LEENO Industrial, Inc.

    858       131,869  

LG Chem Ltd.

    2,428       1,587,325  

LG Corp.

    5,150       423,300  

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    12,296       217,403  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    8,581       1,050,931  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    488       614,919  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    575     $ 106,624  

LG Uplus Corp.

    20,873       252,935  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    859       185,217  

LS Corp.

    1,713       98,396  

Mando Corp.*

    2,289       119,835  

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,145       72,017  

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    22,875       105,748  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    28,650       217,942  

NAVER Corp.

    6,864       2,598,901  

NCSoft Corp.

    857       487,835  

Netmarble Corp., 144A

    1,141       126,947  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    7,146       81,663  

Orion Corp.

    860       93,829  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

    11,438       81,978  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

    1,717       139,646  

S-1 Corp.

    1,428       101,116  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    794       660,839  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    4,004       459,297  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    2,861       455,263  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    268,601       17,768,508  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    8,290       159,801  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,859       557,276  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    6,290       404,161  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    4,291       2,934,808  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    1,716       255,302  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    5,147       219,517  

Seegene, Inc.

    2,290       129,960  

Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,287       139,258  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    42,144       1,412,130  

Shinsegae, Inc.

    288       66,818  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.*

    1,718       185,958  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.*

    33       8,923  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    572       133,201  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    26,594       2,442,762  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd., 144A*

    1,716       307,102  

SK Materials Co. Ltd.

    285       99,429  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,141       293,258  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd./New

    289       70,614  

SSANGYONG C&E Co. Ltd.

    11,152       81,083  

Studio Dragon Corp.*

    1,141       85,616  

WONIK IPS Co. Ltd.

    3,145       122,876  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    24,303       235,809  

Yuhan Corp.

    1,431       77,138  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $53,673,193)

      55,320,864  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 19.5%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    36,366       368,076  

Acer, Inc.

    287,699       261,606  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    22,306       310,683  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.*

    138,560       642,465  

Asia Cement Corp.

    74,457       120,631  

ASMedia Technology, Inc.

    2,002       149,896  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    34,708       405,773  

AU Optronics Corp.

    784,870       498,447  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    39,281       236,705  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    692,685       1,489,672  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    122,721     $ 1,180,116  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    534,830       318,426  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    108,428       145,739  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    37,853       107,221  

China Airlines Ltd.*

    179,446       111,694  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    1,355,295       694,434  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    210,099       219,094  

China Steel Corp.

    657,230       904,733  

Chroma ATE, Inc.

    30,367       196,687  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    208,329       841,931  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    217,876       180,034  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,652,712       1,371,619  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    176,588       1,723,602  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,067,484       1,024,594  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    17,440       350,518  

Eva Airways Corp.

    156,001       108,078  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    146,276       717,828  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    147,709       160,162  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    154,855       344,203  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    39,856       310,639  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    916,941       757,679  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    184,174       558,899  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    172,586       638,319  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    69,305       165,801  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    556,472       1,706,754  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    17,727       214,283  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    12,009       376,994  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    61,299       106,613  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    12,297       144,652  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    674,102       2,699,959  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    14,586       306,841  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    864,413       651,893  

Innolux Corp.

    512,667       319,105  

Inventec Corp.

    93,843       82,284  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    5,146       497,638  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    114,147       252,072  

Macronix International Co. Ltd.*

    116,720       169,730  

MediaTek, Inc.

    83,034       2,699,538  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    911,075       1,078,293  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    20,014       230,374  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    65,591       308,861  

momo.com, Inc.

    4,577       283,239  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    266,199       860,643  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    12,866       195,682  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    110,426       264,575  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    8,865       132,430  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    20,591       333,605  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.*

    17,444       121,482  

Pegatron Corp.

    96,415       225,439  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    10,006       154,169  

Pou Chen Corp.

    128,499       152,779  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    39,856       161,791  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    145,423       411,394  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    17,157       342,973  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    53,011       132,559  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    24,305     $ 97,348  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

    308,912       501,598  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,057,874       362,632  

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR

    2,857       213,304  

Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.

    31,221       217,427  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    956,883       492,020  

Standard Foods Corp.

    61,873       116,541  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    52,720       102,345  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.*

    1,000,111       698,293  

Taiwan Business Bank*

    168,011       58,745  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    217,300       379,894  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    466,235       376,003  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    54,556       111,224  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    211,813       230,817  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    151,423       551,851  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,292,788       50,797,331  

Tatung Co. Ltd.*

    123,637       136,291  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    117,573       132,364  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    38,138       157,569  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    92,124       490,313  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.*

    176,305       459,951  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    1,064,452       2,423,617  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    86,691       462,961  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    4,864       217,633  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    212,441       205,822  

Walsin Technology Corp.*

    21,443       139,660  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.*

    40,429       361,787  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    18,300       218,238  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    167,724       178,536  

Wistron Corp.

    251,044       248,204  

Wiwynn Corp.

    7,150       250,257  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    67,018       117,043  

Yageo Corp.

    21,446       371,059  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.*

    130,214       627,260  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,048,152       945,525  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    55,295       198,127  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $92,141,083)

      96,884,238  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 1.4%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    57,400       334,793  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    228,600       452,129  

Bangkok Bank PCL

    57,100       201,952  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    57,100       201,952  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    371,700       269,845  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL

    371,800       99,777  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    371,800       99,777  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    85,500       96,157  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    286,100       83,436  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    28,600       118,011  

Carabao Group PCL, NVDR

    28,500       123,788  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    114,300       190,603  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Central Retail Corp. PCL

    142,800     $ 148,415  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    142,800       151,738  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    200,300       167,784  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    200,200       406,829  

Fabrinet*

    1,713       176,473  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    343,200       152,261  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    114,300       155,142  

Intouch Holdings PCL, Class F

    57,000       151,198  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    114,400       303,458  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    143,000       545,692  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    486,300       168,977  

Krungthai Card PCL

    28,900       59,401  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    28,900       59,401  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    343,200       86,778  

Minor International PCL, NVDR*

    114,631       116,471  

Muangthai Capital PCL

    600       1,205  

Osotspa PCL

    85,700       80,761  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    85,700       97,047  

SCG Packaging PCL

    57,000       118,483  

SCG Packaging PCL, NVDR

    57,000       123,788  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    28,600       381,540  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    114,200       377,330  

Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL

    57,500       66,674  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    86,000       53,096  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, NVDR

    4,105,700       136,294  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR

    2,258,900       232,670  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,520,142)

      6,791,126  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.6%            

Akbank TAS

    324,685       230,007  

Akcansa Cimento AS

    113,449       208,764  

Arcelik AS

    41,054       158,597  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    30,989       267,792  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    12,010       126,463  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    91,091       205,748  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    4,859       100,400  

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

    173,379       162,233  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS*

    124,891       93,129  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS*

    24,020       79,388  

Tekfen Holding AS

    50,207       89,068  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    84,228       128,452  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

    111,449       99,325  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    65,129       128,386  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    216,894       257,732  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    180,297       124,687  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    193,450       207,072  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    307,239       97,554  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,700,769)

      2,764,797  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 1.0%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    147,706       301,995  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    226,454       255,852  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    104,425       144,989  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    202,321       231,340  

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co. PJSC

    79,316       143,165  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Arab Emirates (Continued)            

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    184,884     $ 697,125  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    91,838       590,059  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    252,474       1,168,495  

International Holding Co. PJSC*

    36,709       1,469,100  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,987,803)

      5,002,120  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $468,300,899)

      484,774,891  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.2%    
Brazil — 1.3%            

Alpargatas SA*

    14,872       174,209  

Banco Bradesco SA

    457,369       2,068,169  

Bradespar SA

    17,442       215,148  

Gerdau SA

    66,734       369,155  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    457,653       2,765,826  

Itausa SA

    271,058       612,052  

Lojas Americanas SA

    81,319       94,669  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas, Class A

    40,712       147,037  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,227,322)

      6,446,265  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B

    32,082       76,132  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    7,723       403,426  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $469,584)

      479,558  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    44,855       374,279  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    75,000       22,322  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $386,104)

      396,601  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Sberbank of Russia PJSC
(Cost $180,922)

    43,916       185,869  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.7%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,145       101,223  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    1,718       147,136  

LG Chem Ltd.

    3       895  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    1,716       103,453  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    47,004       2,870,226  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,154,521)

      3,222,933  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $10,418,453)

      10,731,226  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

       
CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%    
India — 0.0%            

Britannia Industries Ltd.
Series N3, 5.50%, 6/3/24
(Cost $34)

  INR  2,494       35  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%            
Switzerland — 0.0%            

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

    746     $ 383  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.0%            

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 9/5/22 (b)

    200       5  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/7/24 (b)

    400       10  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/20/26 (b)

    800       16  

Minor International PCL*, expires 9/30/21

    80       1  

Minor International PCL*, expires 2/15/24

    52       7  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

      39  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)

      422  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0%            

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (c)
(Cost $2,844)

    97       3,087  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (d)(e)
(Cost $1,768,050)

    1,768,050       1,768,050  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.8%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (d)
(Cost $3,753,775)

    3,753,775       3,753,775  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.0%
(Cost $484,244,055)

    $ 501,031,486  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (1.0%)

      (4,929,382
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 496,102,104  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS0.0%

 

  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (c)

 

     12,303        85,183       (98,530     5,132        (1,001     975            —        97        3,087  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (c)

 

     5,738        38,547       (45,875     2,495        (905     143            —            —            —  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.3%

 

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

 

     18,551        1,749,499 (f)          —           —            —       11            —        1,768,050        1,768,050  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.8%

 

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

 

     6,027        4,137,709       (389,961         —            —       7            —        3,753,775        3,753,775  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       42,619          6,010,938         (534,366       7,627          (1,906       1,136            —          5,521,922          5,524,912  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $6,478,517, which is 1.3% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(d)

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

(e)

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 $4,796,817.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

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.

Securities are listed in country of domicile.

At August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MINI TOPIX Index Futures

   JPY    1    $ 17,811      $ 17,882      9/09/2021    $ 71  

EURO STOXX 50 Futures

   EUR    1      49,887        49,360      9/17/2021      (527
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (456
                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

August 31, 2021

 

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
INR   Indian Rupee
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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 484,774,891      $   —        $   —        $ 484,774,891  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       10,731,226                          10,731,226  

Corporate Bonds

              35                   35  

Warrants (g)

       391                 31          422  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       3,087                          3,087  

Short-Term Investments (g)

       5,521,825                          5,521,825  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

       71                          71  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 501,031,491      $ 35        $ 31        $ 501,031,557  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (527    $        $        $ (527
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (527    $        $        $ (527
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(h)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Australia — 6.7%            

Afterpay Ltd.*

    459     $ 45,150  

APA Group (a)

    2,539       17,035  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    1,213       40,487  

ASX Ltd.

    394       25,274  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    3,860       10,664  

AusNet Services Ltd.

    4,361       6,167  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    6,018       122,491  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    979       18,031  

Brambles Ltd.

    3,083       27,286  

Cochlear Ltd.

    136       23,179  

Coles Group Ltd.

    2,797       36,959  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    3,773       276,081  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,024       12,348  

Dexus REIT

    2,206       17,154  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    3,348       9,567  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    3,601       55,268  

Goodman Group REIT

    3,492       59,031  

GPT Group REIT

    4,236       15,015  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    5,066       19,401  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd. (a)

    1,419       12,383  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    726       88,472  

Mirvac Group REIT

    8,290       18,903  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,709       30,901  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    2,584       18,432  

Orica Ltd.

    790       7,604  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    3,109       26,880  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    418       21,049  

REA Group Ltd.

    103       11,555  

SEEK Ltd.

    687       16,338  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    917       29,086  

Stockland REIT

    4,988       16,842  

Sydney Airport* (a)

    2,981       17,364  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    8,841       24,812  

Transurban Group (a)

    5,701       59,207  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    9,454       11,953  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    2,025       28,845  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,064,256)

      1,277,214  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    602       24,062  

OMV AG

    311       17,229  

voestalpine AG

    227       10,290  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $35,579)

      51,581  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.7%            

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    128       7,161  

KBC Group NV

    530       44,633  

Solvay SA

    169       22,134  

UCB SA

    263       30,077  

Umicore SA

    409       26,912  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $107,899)

      130,917  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $18,896)

    839       16,812  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Denmark — 4.0%            

Ambu A/S, Class B

    352     $ 11,125  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    217       20,020  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    252       43,641  

Demant A/S*

    255       14,450  

Genmab A/S*

    138       65,321  

GN Store Nord AS

    268       20,160  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    3,569       355,605  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    446       36,021  

Orsted AS, 144A

    399       63,398  

Pandora A/S

    214       25,613  

Tryg A/S

    693       17,155  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    2,142       86,464  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $454,887)

      758,973  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.4%            

Elisa OYJ

    295       18,888  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    586       24,183  

Neste OYJ

    899       54,696  

Nordea Bank Abp

    6,899       80,996  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    261       10,639  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,203       23,538  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,129       45,886  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    941       13,335  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $223,913)

      272,161  
   

 

 

 
France — 10.7%            

Accor SA*

    368       12,667  

Air Liquide SA

    1,007       180,471  

Alstom SA (b)

    674       28,961  

Amundi SA, 144A

    136       12,867  

Atos SE

    192       9,963  

AXA SA

    4,094       114,923  

BNP Paribas SA

    2,396       151,968  

Bouygues SA

    470       19,657  

Bureau Veritas SA

    609       20,208  

Carrefour SA

    1,309       26,037  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    353       57,109  

CNP Assurances

    379       6,485  

Covivio REIT

    114       10,836  

Danone SA

    1,395       101,883  

Eiffage SA

    192       19,949  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    612       120,112  

Eurazeo SE

    77       7,917  

Gecina SA REIT

    89       13,821  

Kering SA

    160       127,300  

Klepierre SA REIT*

    425       10,385  

L’Oreal SA

    535       250,280  

Orange SA

    4,231       48,047  

Publicis Groupe SA

    473       31,000  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,140       203,606  

SEB SA

    53       8,333  

Societe Generale SA

    1,717       54,015  

Teleperformance

    126       55,687  

TotalEnergies SE

    5,278       232,675  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT*

    269       23,562  

Valeo

    517       14,696  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Vivendi SE (b)

    1,512     $ 57,686  

Wendel SE

    58       8,414  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,710,433)

      2,041,520  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 8.4%            

adidas AG

    406       143,995  

Allianz SE

    878       206,230  

BASF SE

    1,950       150,819  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    716       67,929  

Beiersdorf AG

    232       28,140  

Brenntag SE

    321       32,375  

Commerzbank AG*

    2,223       13,934  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A* (b)

    331       47,903  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    406       70,020  

Deutsche Post AG

    2,098       147,555  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    739       45,851  

HeidelbergCement AG

    313       27,194  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    228       20,509  

LANXESS AG

    173       12,608  

Merck KGaA

    274       65,077  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    114       26,154  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    298       87,046  

Puma SE

    205       24,877  

SAP SE

    2,227       335,075  

Symrise AG

    272       38,723  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    2,312       6,487  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,372,089)

      1,598,501  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 1.6%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    7,876       23,899  

ESR Cayman Ltd., 144A*

    4,034       12,293  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,598       28,601  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    7,739       10,548  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    23,461       37,768  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    2,542       160,416  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    3,010       16,952  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,081       7,325  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    2,436       6,593  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $247,593)

      304,395  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.0%            

CRH PLC

    1,686       89,641  

DCC PLC

    198       16,840  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    342       50,141  

Kingspan Group PLC

    329       37,586  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $135,188)

      194,208  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.3%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    2,195       18,903  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    3,370       27,875  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    77       12,931  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,679)

      59,709  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.7%            

Amplifon SpA

    255       13,329  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    2,345       47,806  

Enel SpA

    17,242       157,067  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    35,008     $ 99,077  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $276,554)

      317,279  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 24.1%            

Aeon Co. Ltd. (b)

    1,400       37,205  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    1,000       29,529  

ANA Holdings, Inc.*

    300       7,115  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,600       26,885  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    4,000       67,613  

Azbil Corp.

    300       13,039  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,200       55,314  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    400       11,178  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    400       6,186  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    310       45,501  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,398       54,821  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    912       16,777  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    465       11,073  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    216       19,111  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    2,200       43,445  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    554       138,197  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,200       36,658  

Denso Corp.

    960       67,373  

East Japan Railway Co.

    629       42,546  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    458       37,879  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    6,400       24,823  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    128       84,494  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    800       66,033  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    409       75,575  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    500       14,996  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    80       13,348  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    200       5,744  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.*

    400       7,737  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    100       9,403  

Hoya Corp.

    800       129,474  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    500       5,871  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    200       10,814  

Inpex Corp.

    2,300       15,869  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,200       15,205  

ITOCHU Corp.

    2,500       75,346  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       17,873  

JSR Corp.

    400       13,890  

Kajima Corp.

    1,100       14,248  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    300       7,785  

Kao Corp.

    984       59,527  

KDDI Corp.

    3,400       104,296  

Keio Corp.

    239       12,879  

Kikkoman Corp.

    300       22,556  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    80       6,270  

Komatsu Ltd.

    1,900       46,047  

Kubota Corp.

    2,200       45,548  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    200       9,394  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    600       19,634  

Lawson, Inc.

    100       4,824  

Lixil Corp.

    600       17,504  

Marubeni Corp.

    3,300       26,302  

Mazda Motor Corp.*

    1,300       11,301  

Mercari, Inc.*

    250       12,379  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    2,700     $ 23,736  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    2,500       39,164  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    400       13,836  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,900       43,652  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    200       8,993  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    5,090       71,490  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       32,359  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,200       99,607  

Nabtesco Corp.

    250       9,922  

NEC Corp.

    500       26,306  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    239       115,084  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    3       19,525  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    150       10,227  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,550       19,315  

Nippon Yusen KK

    300       24,222  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       7,792  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    144       26,975  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    350       26,634  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    6,500       31,571  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    200       5,125  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    9       13,902  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    800       30,111  

NSK Ltd.

    800       5,622  

NTT Data Corp.

    1,300       23,442  

Obayashi Corp.

    1,300       10,721  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    600       14,003  

Omron Corp.

    413       39,022  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    415       62,934  

ORIX Corp.

    2,600       48,552  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT

    6       10,710  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    800       15,023  

Otsuka Corp.

    250       12,971  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    900       17,179  

Panasonic Corp.

    4,700       56,130  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,900       171,582  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    5,000       19,375  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    150       14,500  

SCSK Corp.

    100       6,326  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    440       33,423  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    800       13,719  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,300       25,950  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       70,126  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       19,064  

Sharp Corp.

    400       5,290  

Shimadzu Corp.

    540       24,257  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,200       8,629  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    743       123,123  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    600       37,968  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    850       56,427  

SoftBank Corp.

    6,100       81,816  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    200       9,075  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    640       28,126  

Sony Group Corp.

    2,705       279,709  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    200       5,003  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       18,285  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    553       21,262  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    700     $ 22,926  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    300       12,029  

Sysmex Corp.

    350       39,887  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       14,582  

Taisei Corp.

    374       11,728  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,350       112,185  

TDK Corp.

    275       28,962  

Terumo Corp.

    1,350       56,490  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    400       10,453  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    150       7,004  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    100       5,726  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    323       138,891  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    800       15,409  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,100       15,169  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    2,900       19,581  

TOTO Ltd.

    300       16,357  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    250       10,365  

Unicharm Corp.

    800       35,711  

USS Co. Ltd.

    500       8,288  

West Japan Railway Co.

    350       19,166  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    280       16,159  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000       8,611  

Yamaha Corp.

    319       18,845  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    600       15,292  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    501       24,535  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    400       6,273  

Z Holdings Corp.

    5,600       36,548  

ZOZO, Inc.

    200       7,637  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,807,029)

      4,598,135  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

Tenaris SA
(Cost $12,409)

    1,048       10,560  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.3%            

Aegon NV

    3,308       16,377  

Akzo Nobel NV

    401       49,419  

ASML Holding NV

    885       735,990  

ING Groep NV

    8,280       114,357  

JDE Peet’s NV

    157       5,393  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    2,226       75,073  

Koninklijke DSM NV (b)

    363       77,238  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    7,170       22,971  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    143       6,190  

NN Group NV

    612       31,766  

Prosus NV*

    1,973       174,444  

Randstad NV

    247       18,165  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    572       65,780  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $769,176)

      1,393,163  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.6%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.*

    2,678       13,590  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,212       28,236  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,617       7,569  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    2,640       9,755  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    810       8,825  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    3,846       13,197  

Xero Ltd.*

    271       30,070  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $97,096)

      111,242  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Norway — 0.7%            

DNB Bank ASA

    1,980     $ 41,759  

Mowi ASA

    999       26,727  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,800       19,305  

Orkla ASA

    1,726       15,402  

Telenor ASA

    1,486       26,006  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $119,797)

      129,199  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,052       10,772  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    540       11,442  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,060)

      22,214  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.3%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    203       459  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    9,684       14,831  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    5,700       16,950  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,100       5,594  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,847       85,715  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    3,300       12,757  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    7,000       59,483  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.*

    3,150       11,850  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,700       12,512  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    16,800       28,976  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,100       5,724  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $244,125)

      254,851  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.2%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA*

    14,170       92,784  

CaixaBank SA

    9,160       28,460  

Iberdrola SA

    12,496       154,811  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    2,341       79,891  

Naturgy Energy Group SA (b)

    631       16,238  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    886       17,665  

Repsol SA

    3,170       36,316  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $367,702)

      426,165  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.6%            

Alfa Laval AB

    675       27,348  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    2,123       67,780  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    1,468       100,669  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    773       44,669  

Boliden AB

    577       20,098  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    523       13,234  

Essity AB, Class B

    1,305       41,815  

Evolution AB, 144A

    361       58,103  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B*

    1,571       31,454  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    888       11,898  

ICA Gruppen AB

    223       11,082  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    3,010       41,917  

Sandvik AB

    2,392       60,917  

SKF AB, Class B

    879       22,385  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,354       23,863  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,067       15,977  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    6,183       73,220  

Telia Co. AB

    5,532       23,720  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $552,419)

      690,149  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland — 9.4%            

ABB Ltd.

    3,696     $ 136,858  

Adecco Group AG

    325       18,087  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    4       47,028  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    1,109       122,274  

Clariant AG*

    415       8,734  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    438       15,848  

Geberit AG

    75       62,649  

Givaudan SA

    20       100,322  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    113       41,337  

Lonza Group AG

    158       133,672  

Roche Holding AG

    1,488       597,360  

SGS SA

    13       40,843  

Sika AG

    300       108,105  

Sonova Holding AG

    118       45,471  

Straumann Holding AG

    22       42,509  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    68       35,453  

Swiss Re AG

    639       58,776  

Swisscom AG

    56       32,852  

Vifor Pharma AG

    102       14,520  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    320       140,429  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,251,751)

      1,803,127  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 13.1%            

Abrdn PLC

    4,565       16,680  

Ashtead Group PLC

    960       75,176  

Associated British Foods PLC

    814       22,181  

AstraZeneca PLC

    3,283       384,682  

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,934       19,670  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC*

    262       17,405  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    1,955       14,265  

BT Group PLC*

    18,977       44,347  

Burberry Group PLC

    929       23,774  

CNH Industrial NV

    2,174       35,928  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    438       25,290  

Compass Group PLC*

    3,772       77,894  

Croda International PLC

    299       37,644  

Ferguson PLC

    477       68,962  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    10,723       215,755  

Informa PLC*

    3,146       22,991  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC*

    367       23,401  

Intertek Group PLC

    339       24,587  

J Sainsbury PLC

    3,641       15,233  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    1,118       15,533  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    403       16,301  

Kingfisher PLC

    4,525       21,815  

Legal & General Group PLC

    12,691       47,193  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    150,666       90,769  

Mondi PLC

    1,008       27,815  

National Grid PLC

    7,396       95,813  

Next PLC

    288       31,352  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    1,519       115,794  

RELX PLC

    4,122       123,783  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    3,914       31,264  

Schroders PLC

    261       13,578  

Segro PLC REIT

    2,566       45,344  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    156       34,587  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

St James’s Place PLC

    1,103     $ 24,440  

Standard Chartered PLC

    5,699       35,671  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    7,747       19,500  

Tesco PLC

    16,436       57,715  

Unilever PLC

    5,615       312,661  

Vodafone Group PLC

    59,234       99,423  

Whitbread PLC*

    465       20,530  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    4,870       19,437  

WPP PLC

    2,550       34,519  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,328,064)

      2,500,702  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $15,268,594)

      18,962,777  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%            
Germany — 0.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    97       8,118  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    372       36,334  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $47,931)

      44,452  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%            
Switzerland — 0.0%            

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

    1,880     $ 965  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $61,137)

    61,137       61,137  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)
(Cost $2,532)

    2,532       2,532  
   

 

 

 
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $15,380,194)

    $ 19,071,863  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.0%

      4,223  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 19,076,086  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.3%

 

  

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

 

     55,300        5,837 (e)                —            —        20            —        61,137        61,137  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

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

 

     143        631,787       (629,398                   3               2,532        2,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       55,443          637,624         (629,398         —          —          23          —          63,669          63,669  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $170,080, 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 $119,195.
(e)   Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

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.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

At August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MINI TOPIX Index Futures

   JPY    2    $ 35,681      $ 35,764      9/09/2021    $ 83  

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

 

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 18,962,777        $   —        $   —        $ 18,962,777  

Preferred Stocks

       44,452                            44,452  

Warrants

       965                            965  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       63,669                            63,669  

Derivatives (g)

                   

Futures Contracts

       83                            83  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 19,071,946        $        $        $ 19,071,946  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%    
Argentina — 0.0%            

Adecoagro SA*
(Cost $5,993)

    607     $ 5,675  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 2.6%            

Americanas SA*

    2,205       17,814  

Atacadao SA

    2,553       9,051  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    33,459       91,955  

Banco Bradesco SA

    8,066       31,416  

Banco do Brasil SA

    5,089       30,248  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    2,151       17,621  

CCR SA

    6,648       15,907  

Cosan SA

    6,110       26,316  

CPFL Energia SA

    1,270       7,204  

Energisa SA

    911       7,895  

Equatorial Energia SA

    5,014       24,925  

Klabin SA*

    4,203       21,600  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    3,305       35,803  

Lojas Renner SA

    4,928       36,636  

Natura & Co. Holding SA*

    4,909       49,497  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

    2,831       44,205  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA, 144A

    2,195       29,507  

Rumo SA*

    7,024       25,684  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    2,716       23,200  

TIM SA

    3,968       9,657  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    4,393       12,391  

Via S/A*

    7,659       15,544  

WEG SA

    9,056       62,902  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $656,228)

      646,978  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.3%            

Cencosud Shopping SA

    1,212       1,720  

Empresas CMPC SA

    6,575       14,585  

Empresas COPEC SA

    2,062       19,155  

Enel Americas SA

    125,793       17,651  

Falabella SA

    4,076       16,121  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $80,776)

      69,232  
   

 

 

 
China — 33.0%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A*

    800       1,476  

3SBio, Inc., 144A*

    7,378       8,225  

51job, Inc., ADR* (a)

    177       13,594  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    4,225       23,550  

Air China Ltd., Class A*

    4,600       5,162  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    5,074       3,406  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

    83,278       1,772,134  

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

    3,103       12,289  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,242  

Baozun, Inc., ADR*

    339       8,163  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    1,800       756  

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

    10,259       6,187  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       25,759  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,311       146,003  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,169  

CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class A*

    26       1,552  

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

    412       16,284  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

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

    100     $ 2,999  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.

    6,000       3,595  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,055       6,949  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    9,056       37,028  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    1,800       1,632  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    528,376       381,810  

China East Education Holdings Ltd., 144A* (a)

    2,000       2,145  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    4,800       3,497  

China Feihe Ltd., 144A

    19,567       35,424  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,028       2,796  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,105       10,922  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    7,095       13,903  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,739       179,590  

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

    2,100       3,242  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,200       5,091  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,869       17,096  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    200       905  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    4,506       2,346  

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

    400       1,733  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H*

    9,335       5,437  

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

    600       21,230  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,300       10,127  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,055       24,450  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       6,392  

CIFI Ever Sunshine Services Group Ltd.

    4,248       8,772  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    20,133       13,565  

CITIC Ltd.

    31,757       39,526  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    804       61,667  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,241       62,782  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    50,890       64,583  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    5,848       3,278  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,043       16,479  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    4,386       86,791  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    480       7,588  

Fosun International Ltd.

    14,001       17,714  

Fu Jian Anjoy Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    100       2,422  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       4,454  

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

    3,010       18,538  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       13,639  

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

    1,423       32,788  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       2,498  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    6,941       32,977  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    700       5,049  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    500       4,165  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    600     $ 6,149  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,548       76,172  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,260       869  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.

    8,419       9,006  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,043       15,145  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,370  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       3,270  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,808       7,520  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,660  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    7,187       19,637  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.* (a)

    18,050       8,866  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,100       4,427  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,500       21,505  

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

    2,000       10,542  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,518  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       1,386  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       1,042  

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd., 144A*

    6,019       9,566  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.*

    10,000       3,330  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

    13,539       49,265  

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

    600       2,125  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,775       7,143  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    41,508       46,005  

Li Auto, Inc., ADR* (a)

    2,968       91,593  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    12,036       161,721  

Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       2,636  

Logan Group Co. Ltd.

    6,775       8,084  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    10,252       44,423  

Meituan, Class B, 144A*

    22,008       704,609  

Microport Scientific Corp.

    3,528       21,842  

Minth Group Ltd.

    4,801       19,939  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,260       6,837  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    7,434       292,231  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    100       70  

Ovctek China, Inc., Class A

    140       1,449  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       5,967  

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

    752       16,689  

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

    3,900       30,163  

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

    34,598       268,693  

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

    4,100       7,238  

Poly Property Services Co. Ltd., Class H

    400       2,446  

Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       2,128  

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

    14,373       23,655  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300     $ 1,743  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       5,887  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,012       19,325  

Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A

    200       2,136  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       893  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,327       8,590  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    850       9,356  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,900       1,985  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,512       98,393  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       1,235  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    3,625       7,141  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A

    140       3,162  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       12,188  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,700       2,210  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A

    3,700       4,089  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    31,579       1,953,855  

Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd.*

    4,814       11,203  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A*

    100       3,642  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    9,026       11,930  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    8,468       8,024  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,040       3,828  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    2,446       36,176  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    25,992       17,679  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       1,037  

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

    1,100       2,907  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    856       17,619  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    2,115       42,151  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    19,665       304,431  

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

    1,700       3,844  

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

    2,818       5,384  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    27,439       66,328  

XPeng, Inc., ADR* (a)

    2,118       90,015  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    6,019       10,696  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    2,328       143,312  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       4,124  

Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       1,144  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       6,830  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,035       7,923  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       6,519  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,874  

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

    300       919  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.

    4,000       2,335  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,010     $ 25,156  

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

    3,800       4,641  

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

    7,378       7,030  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,845,791)

      8,327,385  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni banka AS*

    358       13,760  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A*

    2,105       8,536  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,287)

      22,296  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE*
(Cost $22,954)

    8,865       26,426  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%            

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*

    14,292       13,615  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,265       24,885  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $32,432)

      38,500  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.1%            

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    22,679       37,209  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    24,465       10,098  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,512       8,517  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    17,100       11,829  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    17,935       52,001  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    30,086       9,787  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    16,890       101,527  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    21,060       48,471  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    5,014       30,429  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    32,143       116,134  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.

    3,462       13,488  

Hutchmed China Ltd., ADR* (a)

    445       17,960  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    4,038       3,546  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    6,769       8,825  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    9,074       2,695  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,769       13,995  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    59,046       49,424  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd. (a)

    1,753       5,162  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $519,180)

      541,097  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.4%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    2,284       18,718  

OTP Bank Nyrt*

    1,229       74,167  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $79,006)

      92,885  
   

 

 

 
India — 11.7%            

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

    2,241       32,793  

Adani Total Gas Ltd.

    958       19,060  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    2,105       92,303  

Axis Bank Ltd.*

    12,473       134,370  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    390       19,914  

Bandhan Bank Ltd., 144A

    3,468       13,538  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    1,280       14,391  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    4,919       31,778  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Biocon Ltd.*

    2,210     $ 10,863  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    581       31,812  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    655       15,192  

Dabur India Ltd.

    3,311       28,186  

DLF Ltd.

    3,259       14,309  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    806       29,579  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    1,454       29,882  

Havells India Ltd.

    1,250       21,718  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    5,939       96,177  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    654       24,561  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    8,662       55,561  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    4,508       168,205  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    9,401       360,356  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    428       36,243  

Infosys Ltd.

    5,955       139,190  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    12,406       295,511  

Lupin Ltd.

    1,274       16,715  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    4,794       52,092  

Marico Ltd.

    3,076       22,939  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.*

    7,023       21,028  

Nestle India Ltd.

    185       49,331  

PI Industries Ltd.

    465       21,617  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    757       23,644  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    524       18,709  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    15,648       483,999  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    62       24,023  

Siemens Ltd.

    372       11,579  

State Bank of India

    9,829       57,359  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    5,069       262,898  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    1,958       51,536  

Trent Ltd.

    1,018       14,040  

UPL Ltd.

    2,658       26,987  

Wipro Ltd.

    7,004       61,490  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    508       4,745  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,350,120)

      2,940,223  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.8%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    45,742       7,665  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    60,616       139,188  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    165,986       12,394  

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk

    13,000       7,201  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    110,845       10,453  

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk*

    58,830       11,632  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    43,033       9,444  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    43,223       12,274  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $204,717)

      210,251  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.3%            

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

   

(Cost $65,089)

    25,616       70,342  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 1.9%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd*

    10,100       7,362  

Axiata Group Bhd

    12,883       12,830  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    38,401       45,357  

Dialog Group Bhd

    22,400       14,333  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    17,700       18,735  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    300       2,012  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    2,200     $ 4,498  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    10,400       18,463  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    9,300       14,318  

Kossan Rubber Industries

    6,200       4,624  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    2,800       14,387  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    22,472       45,409  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd*

    5,400       8,612  

Maxis Bhd

    12,200       13,764  

MISC Bhd

    7,200       12,471  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    500       16,202  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,500       7,202  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    4,600       18,590  

PPB Group Bhd

    4,100       18,266  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    18,200       23,642  

Public Bank Bhd

    80,475       80,920  

QL Resources Bhd

    5,400       7,223  

RHB Bank Bhd

    8,794       11,826  

Sime Darby Bhd

    15,000       8,516  

Supermax Corp. Bhd

    4,177       3,316  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    6,100       8,966  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    28,600       27,520  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    2,700       2,858  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $473,917)

      472,222  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.4%            

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    2,422       15,636  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    83,556       68,798  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    2,972       17,244  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    10,755       93,851  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    1,282       14,674  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    8,444       21,414  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    14,194       93,906  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV*

    756       10,736  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    8,677       15,358  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $323,308)

      351,617  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.6%            

Ayala Land, Inc.

    43,000       29,171  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    10,720       17,928  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    130       7,108  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    460       4,993  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    16,920       22,072  

SM Investments Corp.

    1,382       28,029  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    55,300       37,793  

Universal Robina Corp.

    5,280       16,004  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $160,130)

      163,098  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 1.0%            

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA*

    1,010       28,278  

CD Projekt SA

    418       18,485  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    1,259       12,022  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    758       35,299  

Orange Polska SA*

    4,561       9,864  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    1,653       32,077  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA*

    4,767       52,354  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Poland (Continued)            

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA*

    3,256     $ 34,526  

Santander Bank Polska SA*

    223       17,589  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $226,012)

      240,494  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.7%            

Commercial Bank PSQC

    10,242       16,985  

Ooredoo QPSC

    3,312       6,288  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    2,569       12,912  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    25,083       132,063  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $160,286)

      168,248  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.1%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC
(Cost $18,617)

    2,573       18,658  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 2.9%            

Gazprom PJSC

    65,265       272,626  

LUKOIL PJSC

    2,272       194,226  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    1       85  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    2,678       25,120  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    7,202       18,022  

Novatek PJSC, GDR

    505       119,685  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    7,931       26,730  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    759       14,952  

Polymetal International PLC

    1,940       38,750  

Polyus PJSC

    181       32,632  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $638,096)

      742,828  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 1.1%            

Almarai Co. JSC

    1,417       21,912  

Bank AlBilad*

    2,124       24,209  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    309       15,126  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.*

    2,339       45,399  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    4,915       161,182  

Savola Group

    1,599       17,117  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $250,672)

      284,945  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%            

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

    1,104       8,276  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 4.7%            

Absa Group Ltd.*

    3,894       42,547  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (a)

    298       33,960  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.*

    2,296       31,128  

Bid Corp. Ltd.*

    1,823       40,314  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    1,511       21,414  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    446       58,512  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    1,265       26,460  

Discovery Ltd.*

    2,378       21,169  

FirstRand Ltd.

    27,938       119,536  

Gold Fields Ltd. (a)

    5,036       47,516  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    19,917       21,315  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    4,302       66,292  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    404       18,238  

MTN Group Ltd.*

    9,332       86,088  

MultiChoice Group

    2,060       16,363  

Naspers Ltd., Class N (a)

    1,200       205,738  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Nedbank Group Ltd.*

    2,034     $ 26,014  

Northam Platinum Ltd.*

    1,957       27,057  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    25,332       26,899  

Remgro Ltd.

    2,812       23,485  

Sanlam Ltd.

    10,457       46,585  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    2,932       37,266  

SPAR Group Ltd.

    1,005       14,426  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    6,941       71,358  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    3,477       34,530  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.*

    5,465       24,047  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,061,897)

      1,188,257  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 7.5%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    178       34,926  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    165       8,225  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    19       2,925  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    458       48,863  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    46       17,992  

CJ Corp.

    52       4,552  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    47       6,932  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    311       20,976  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.*

    266       9,945  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    282       10,921  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    341       13,161  

GS Holdings Corp.

    210       7,698  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    445       17,885  

Hanon Systems

    1,010       14,330  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.*

    638       22,423  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    432       20,679  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    102       17,067  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

    271       15,263  

Kakao Corp.

    1,706       228,065  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,180       99,463  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    875       23,621  

LG Chem Ltd.

    252       164,747  

LG Corp.

    463       38,056  

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    1,245       22,013  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    605       74,095  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    49       61,744  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    103       22,209  

NAVER Corp.

    676       255,952  

POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd.

    167       22,397  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    316       50,284  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    907       17,484  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    178       34,696  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    300       205,183  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    189       28,119  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,419       81,054  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.*

    151       16,344  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.*

    281       60,468  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    47       12,080  

SK, Inc.

    175       39,771  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    116       15,958  

Yuhan Corp.

    268       14,446  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,657,332)

      1,883,012  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan — 21.0%            

Acer, Inc.

    15,863     $ 14,424  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.*

    17,213       79,812  

AU Optronics Corp.

    45,365       28,810  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    43,555       93,668  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,819       65,573  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    8,317       11,179  

China Steel Corp.

    65,256       89,830  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    21,363       86,335  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    25,161       20,791  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    101,884       84,556  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    10,979       107,161  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    66,271       63,608  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    1,048       21,063  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    15,000       73,610  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    16,906       18,331  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    8,251       18,340  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    3,012       23,476  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    57,120       47,199  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    37,347       114,547  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    1,543       18,151  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,795       37,761  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    46,372       34,971  

Innolux Corp.

    48,955       30,472  

Inventec Corp.

    14,673       12,866  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    12,337       27,244  

MediaTek, Inc.

    8,304       269,973  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    58,665       69,432  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    28,799       93,110  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    752       11,234  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.*

    1,505       10,481  

President Chain Store Corp.*

    2,961       30,504  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    3,014       7,537  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

    19,555       31,753  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,181       28,888  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.*

    54,795       38,259  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    27,079       47,341  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    10,181       11,094  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    8,690       31,670  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    135,122       2,993,664  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.*

    27,159       70,853  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    65,202       148,456  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.*

    3,027       27,088  

Wistron Corp.

    14,686       14,520  

Yageo Corp.

    2,268       39,241  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.*

    8,646       41,649  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    55,510       50,075  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,861,174)

      5,290,600  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.2%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    6,200       36,162  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    23,600       46,677  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    27,400       3,689  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR

    5,600       8,035  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    50,900       36,952  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    7,600     $ 8,547  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    46,000       13,415  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    2,900       11,966  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    11,700       19,511  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    22,000       18,429  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    31,500       63,523  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    8,700       17,679  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    16,500       21,372  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    31,400       13,931  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    8,900       12,080  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    6,100       16,181  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    52,300       13,224  

Minor International PCL, NVDR*

    17,374       17,653  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    4,500       9,040  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    4,400       4,983  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    7,600       26,290  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    12,200       24,224  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    4,300       57,364  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    4,600       15,199  

Sri Trang Gloves Thailand PCL, NVDR

    3,500       4,018  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    6,100       9,415  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    14,700       9,076  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR

    62,400       6,427  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $533,729)

      545,062  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.2%            

KOC Holding AS

    4,872       13,501  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    6,597       13,004  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    14,875       17,676  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    7,426       5,135  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,343)

      49,316  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 1.2%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    15,685       32,069  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    7,652       11,749  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    23,199       26,211  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    13,873       52,310  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    9,915       63,704  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    23,857       110,414  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $259,136)

      296,457  
   

 

 

 
Uruguay — 0.3%            

Globant SA*
(Cost $42,016)

    226       72,835  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $21,602,991)

      24,767,215  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.8%    
Brazil — 0.5%            

Banco Bradesco SA

    26,583       120,205  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    6,023       15,894  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $156,233)

      136,099  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B
(Cost $35,103)

    726       37,924  
   

 

 

 
       

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Colombia — 0.1%                

Bancolombia SA
(Cost $20,274)

      2,722     $ 22,713  
     

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%                

LG Chem Ltd.

      44       13,130  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

      13       7,703  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $20,506)

        20,833  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $232,116)

        217,569  
     

 

 

 
       

Principal
Amount

       
CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%

 

India — 0.0%  

Britannia Industries Ltd.
8.00%, 8/28/22

  INR     4,500       64  

Series N3, 5.50%, 6/3/24

  INR     12,383       171  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $234)

        235  
     

 

 

 
       

Number
of Shares

       
WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

Thailand — 0.0%  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 9/5/22 (b)

      1,525       43  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/7/24 (b)

      3,050       80  

BTS Group Holdings PCL*, expires 11/20/26 (b)

      6,100       120  

Minor International PCL*, expires 9/30/21

      305       3  

Minor International PCL*, expires 2/15/24

      380       52  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

        298  
     

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.3%                

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (a)

     

(Cost $74,925)

      1,717       74,106  
     

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d) (Cost $79,911)

      79,911       79,911  
     

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.6%                

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)
(Cost $149,313)

      149,313       149,313  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3%

(Cost $22,139,490)

      $ 25,288,647  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.3%)

        (85,307
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 25,203,340  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.3%

 

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

 

     29,475        50,436 (e)          —           —            —        6            —        79,911        79,911  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.6%

 

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

 

     32,100        7,160,933       (7,043,720         —            —        28            —        149,313        149,313  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       61,575          7,211,369         (7,043,720         —            —          34            —          229,224          229,224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $288,300, which is 1.1% 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 $205,841.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

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 August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

   USD    3    $ 190,815      $194,880      9/17/2021      $ 4,065  

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.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 24,767,215        $        $        $ 24,767,215  

Preferred Stocks (f)

       217,569                            217,569  

Corporate Bonds

                235                   235  

Warrants

       55                   243          298  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       74,106                            74,106  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       229,224                            229,224  

Derivatives (g)

                   

Futures Contracts

       4,065                            4,065  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 25,292,234        $ 235        $ 243        $ 25,292,712  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%    
Communication Services — 12.0%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    148,003     $ 12,191,007  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    57,189       165,502,107  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    55,510       161,491,912  

Cable One, Inc.

    1,006       2,112,188  

Discovery, Inc., Class A* (a)

    39,528       1,139,988  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    51,687       1,426,044  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    54,966       7,981,613  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    76,142       2,834,767  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    42,037       3,077,949  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (a)

    171,627       1,076,101  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    21,486       3,463,973  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    789,265       43,409,575  

Walt Disney Co.*

    346,631       62,844,200  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $273,140,047)

      468,551,424  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.3%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    11,598       2,352,654  

Aptiv PLC*

    51,326       7,811,304  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    41,976       4,890,624  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    7,804       17,946,625  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    43,109       1,839,892  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    12,869       3,854,137  

CarMax, Inc.*

    31,293       3,918,196  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    23,906       3,601,439  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    7,501       3,877,192  

eBay, Inc.

    130,029       9,978,425  

Garmin Ltd.

    30,180       5,264,297  

Genuine Parts Co.

    27,519       3,362,547  

Hasbro, Inc.

    25,803       2,536,693  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    52,994       6,616,831  

Home Depot, Inc.

    202,623       66,091,570  

LKQ Corp.*

    55,552       2,927,035  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    134,095       27,340,630  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    23,623       9,453,216  

McDonald’s Corp.

    142,223       33,772,274  

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

    8,581       16,024,588  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    10,671       2,110,297  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    75,500       1,918,455  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    242,619       39,969,054  

NVR, Inc.*

    640       3,315,162  

Pool Corp.

    7,396       3,655,843  

Starbucks Corp.

    224,865       26,419,389  

Target Corp.

    94,532       23,347,513  

Tesla, Inc.*

    155,891       114,692,126  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    231,663       16,846,533  

Tractor Supply Co.

    21,767       4,228,240  

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    7,928       2,416,851  

VF Corp.

    63,405       4,848,580  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $276,099,588)

      477,228,212  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.9%            

Bunge Ltd.

    25,798       1,953,167  

Campbell Soup Co.

    36,737       1,533,035  

Clorox Co.

    23,289       3,913,716  

Coca-Cola Co.

    781,928       44,030,366  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    154,011       12,005,157  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    89,503     $ 2,964,339  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    43,947       14,963,514  

General Mills, Inc.

    116,837       6,754,347  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    53,819       2,450,917  

J M Smucker Co.

    20,989       2,595,710  

Kellogg Co.

    46,635       2,944,534  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. (a)

    137,399       4,901,022  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    64,686       8,914,378  

Kroger Co.

    135,051       6,216,398  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    29,444       1,918,277  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    48,674       4,200,079  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    263,742       41,246,611  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    467,116       66,512,647  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $193,894,708)

      230,018,214  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.1%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    140,162       3,192,890  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    46,138       4,035,230  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    124,155       7,358,667  

ONEOK, Inc.

    85,145       4,471,815  

Phillips 66

    83,355       5,925,707  

Schlumberger N.V.

    266,662       7,477,203  

Valero Energy Corp.

    78,061       5,176,225  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    227,944       5,627,937  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $43,124,917)

      43,265,674  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 11.1%            

Aflac, Inc.

    124,933       7,081,202  

Allstate Corp.

    56,974       7,707,443  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    72,478       3,834,086  

American Express Co.

    130,611       21,676,202  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    13,835       1,908,400  

American International Group, Inc.

    160,460       8,754,698  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    21,832       5,958,171  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    258,917       2,249,989  

Aon PLC, Class A (a)

    43,150       12,378,009  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    78,886       3,242,215  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    39,385       5,656,474  

Assurant, Inc.

    11,957       2,034,005  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    159,776       8,822,831  

BlackRock, Inc.

    28,888       27,249,761  

Carlyle Group, Inc.

    28,163       1,390,689  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    19,372       2,443,778  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    275,390       20,062,161  

Chubb Ltd.

    84,654       15,569,564  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    77,377       3,388,339  

CME Group, Inc.

    68,516       13,821,047  

Discover Financial Services

    58,327       7,478,688  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    78,103       2,421,974  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    5,237       927,420  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    6,934       2,636,445  

First Republic Bank

    32,802       6,525,630  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    58,494       1,897,545  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    69,061       4,642,280  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    281,547       4,372,425  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    107,302       12,825,808  

Invesco Ltd.

    71,374       1,807,190  

KeyCorp

    192,506       3,911,722  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Lincoln National Corp.

    32,882     $ 2,257,349  

Loews Corp.

    41,038       2,292,793  

M&T Bank Corp.

    24,568       3,439,766  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    7,058       3,359,043  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    97,155       15,272,766  

Moody’s Corp.

    32,071       12,211,675  

Morgan Stanley

    265,998       27,778,171  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    21,999       4,306,964  

Northern Trust Corp.

    38,339       4,543,938  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    80,548       15,392,723  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    51,427       3,435,838  

Progressive Corp.

    112,268       10,815,899  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    75,911       8,037,457  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    23,512       3,289,329  

Regions Financial Corp.

    179,909       3,675,541  

S&P Global, Inc.

    45,896       20,369,563  

State Street Corp.

    67,077       6,232,124  

SVB Financial Group*

    10,946       6,124,287  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    43,341       9,702,750  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    47,737       7,624,076  

Truist Financial Corp.

    252,514       14,408,449  

US Bancorp

    267,308       15,340,806  

Voya Financial, Inc. (a)

    21,870       1,421,113  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    24,188       5,338,775  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $311,507,591)

      431,347,386  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 13.5%            

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    8,633       3,142,067  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    58,230       10,217,618  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    14,317       10,150,753  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    28,743       3,512,682  

Amgen, Inc.

    109,066       24,597,655  

Baxter International, Inc.

    96,652       7,366,815  

Biogen, Inc.*

    28,275       9,582,680  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    34,530       2,907,771  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    7,597       3,791,967  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    423,901       28,342,021  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    52,721       2,767,325  

Catalent, Inc.*

    33,302       4,343,913  

Centene Corp.*

    110,961       6,988,324  

Cerner Corp.

    58,632       4,476,553  

Cigna Corp.

    65,724       13,910,485  

DaVita, Inc.*

    13,530       1,769,318  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    41,201       2,542,102  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    18,404       9,743,446  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    119,278       13,976,996  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    154,995       40,033,659  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    239,759       17,449,660  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    50,971       12,894,644  

Hologic, Inc.*

    48,023       3,801,021  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC*

    41,676       4,504,759  

Humana, Inc.

    24,664       9,999,279  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    16,369       11,028,777  

Illumina, Inc.*

    28,126       12,858,082  

Insulet Corp.*

    12,990       3,868,552  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    10,509       1,384,140  

Johnson & Johnson

    500,252       86,608,629  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    17,987     $ 5,456,896  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    483,386       36,877,518  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    4,321       6,709,778  

Novocure Ltd.* (a)

    17,406       2,336,059  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    24,942       3,811,886  

ResMed, Inc.

    27,800       8,076,734  

STERIS PLC

    19,013       4,087,985  

Teladoc Health, Inc.*

    25,724       3,715,060  

Teleflex, Inc.

    9,105       3,600,663  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    74,761       41,488,617  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    49,544       9,923,168  

Waters Corp.*

    11,668       4,830,785  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    13,727       6,199,388  

Zoetis, Inc.

    90,840       18,582,230  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $415,258,730)

      524,258,460  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 8.4%            

3M Co.

    110,531       21,524,807  

Allegion PLC

    18,473       2,659,927  

AMERCO

    1,982       1,310,399  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    25,324       2,280,679  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    104,102       21,951,989  

Copart, Inc.*

    41,202       5,946,273  

CSX Corp.

    436,089       14,185,975  

Cummins, Inc.

    28,132       6,638,589  

Deere & Co.

    57,028       21,558,295  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

    32,362       1,308,719  

Dover Corp.

    26,635       4,644,079  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    75,896       12,777,851  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    33,109       4,126,706  

Fastenal Co.

    109,168       6,097,033  

Fortive Corp.

    60,893       4,498,166  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    26,713       2,601,045  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    11,794       5,153,742  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    70,767       2,246,852  

IDEX Corp.

    14,021       3,140,704  

IHS Markit Ltd.

    71,675       8,644,005  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    60,199       14,017,939  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    136,743       10,228,376  

Kansas City Southern

    16,762       4,704,591  

Lennox International, Inc.

    5,885       1,972,534  

Masco Corp.

    51,106       3,103,156  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    47,996       12,168,906  

Owens Corning

    19,810       1,892,845  

PACCAR, Inc.

    66,191       5,419,057  

Pentair PLC (a)

    32,773       2,528,765  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    20,487       2,118,356  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    22,126       7,200,907  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    20,042       9,685,898  

Snap-on, Inc.

    10,326       2,322,834  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    29,899       5,778,580  

Trane Technologies PLC

    45,331       8,998,203  

Union Pacific Corp.

    126,456       27,420,719  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    137,282       26,856,478  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    13,818       4,872,918  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

W. W. Grainger, Inc.

    8,345     $ 3,619,226  

Waste Management, Inc.

    80,573       12,497,678  

Xylem, Inc.

    33,972       4,630,723  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $219,645,750)

      325,334,524  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 28.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    121,241       40,804,871  

Adobe, Inc.*

    90,954       60,366,170  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    16,831       6,149,374  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    175,246       23,680,992  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    42,141       13,067,503  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    80,882       16,907,573  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    51,884       8,481,996  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    800,801       47,263,275  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    23,386       2,405,718  

Cognex Corp.

    31,746       2,813,330  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    243,025       3,757,166  

HP, Inc.

    237,823       7,072,856  

Intel Corp.

    769,865       41,618,902  

International Business Machines Corp.

    170,567       23,937,373  

Intuit, Inc.

    51,885       29,372,617  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    35,391       6,348,438  

Lam Research Corp.

    26,861       16,246,070  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    168,422       58,312,749  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,362,513       411,315,424  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    32,357       7,902,227  

NVIDIA Corp.

    474,458       106,207,423  

Okta, Inc.*

    23,818       6,278,425  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    185,057       49,090,070  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    9,091       4,212,588  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    175,624       33,528,378  

Trimble, Inc.*

    49,435       4,657,766  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    323,614       74,139,967  

VMware, Inc., Class A* (a)

    15,310       2,279,200  

Western Union Co.

    68,484       1,481,994  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    36,021       9,839,496  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    10,015       5,880,508  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $669,331,459)

      1,125,420,439  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.9%            

Amcor PLC

    297,852       3,827,398  

Ball Corp.

    62,584       6,005,561  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    101,907       7,543,156  

Ecolab, Inc.

    49,027       11,048,725  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    47,009       7,121,864  

International Paper Co.

    70,559       4,239,890  

Linde PLC

    98,972       31,135,601  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    51,472       5,165,215  

Mosaic Co.

    70,439       2,266,727  

Newmont Corp.

    152,236       8,828,166  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    44,853       7,156,296  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    48,696       14,787,514  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    41,491       2,800,228  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $80,821,738)

      111,926,341  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate — 2.8%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    86,901     $ 25,389,865  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    27,126       3,064,967  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    64,010       6,164,163  

Crown Castle International Corp. REIT

    81,664       15,899,164  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    17,064       14,392,631  

Equity Residential REIT

    65,251       5,485,652  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    100,699       3,625,164  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    140,954       2,334,198  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    141,149       19,007,124  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    79,910       6,994,522  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    143,779       5,176,044  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $80,814,827)

      107,533,494  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    34,768       6,336,468  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    25,496       2,486,115  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    112,494       2,822,475  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    64,094       4,835,892  

Edison International

    73,768       4,266,741  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    43,157       2,141,882  

Eversource Energy

    65,877       5,977,020  

Sempra Energy

    60,545       8,013,736  

UGI Corp.

    37,851       1,752,880  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $35,117,423)

      38,633,209  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,598,756,778)

      3,883,517,377  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL —0.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $852,902)

    852,902       852,902  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $3,332,190)

    3,332,190       3,332,190  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $2,602,941,870)

    $ 3,887,702,469  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.0%

      1,699,997  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 3,889,402,466  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

   

Value ($) at
8/31/2020

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

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

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

 

  95,593      757,309 (d)                          193               852,902        852,902  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

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

 

  2,101,479      84,067,464       (82,836,753                   1,441               3,332,190        3,332,190  
 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    2,197,072        84,824,773         (82,836,753         —            —          1,634            —          4,185,092          4,185,092  
 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $22,456,790, which is 0.6% 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 $21,977,534.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

     USD        2      $ 447,625      $ 452,050        9/17/2021      $ 4,425  

MSCI USA ESG Leaders GTR Index Futures

     USD        96        4,419,980        4,711,680        9/17/2021        291,700  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 296,125  
                 

 

 

 

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

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 3,883,517,377        $  —        $  —        $ 3,883,517,377  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       4,185,092                            4,185,092  

Derivatives (f)

                   

Futures Contracts

       296,125                            296,125  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 3,887,998,594        $        $        $ 3,887,998,594  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%    
Communication Services — 10.5%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    19,912     $ 1,640,152  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    7,752       22,433,901  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    7,309       21,263,635  

AT&T, Inc.

    182,986       5,017,476  

Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A* (a)

    3,513       2,868,927  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    117,765       7,145,980  

Discovery, Inc., Class A* (a)

    4,155       119,830  

Discovery, Inc., Class C*

    7,453       205,628  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    7,406       1,075,425  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    10,042       373,864  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    3,724       322,871  

News Corp., Class A

    12,898       289,818  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    5,515       403,808  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    2,967       478,340  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    106,231       5,842,705  

Walt Disney Co.*

    46,618       8,451,843  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $60,479,909)

      77,934,203  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.7%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    11,009       38,209,927  

Aptiv PLC *

    6,967       1,060,308  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    5,926       690,438  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    1,063       2,444,549  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    6,127       261,500  

CarMax, Inc.*

    4,161       520,999  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    6,027       545,685  

eBay, Inc.

    16,623       1,275,649  

Etsy, Inc.* (a)

    3,262       705,440  

Ford Motor Co.*

    100,209       1,305,723  

Gap, Inc.

    4,857       129,828  

General Motors Co.*

    32,558       1,595,668  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    8,591       160,480  

Hasbro, Inc.

    3,257       320,196  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    7,141       891,625  

Home Depot, Inc.

    27,278       8,897,538  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

    8,472       377,936  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    3,219       155,767  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    18,159       3,702,438  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A *

    6,827       922,601  

McDonald’s Corp.

    19,161       4,549,971  

MGM Resorts International

    10,629       453,008  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    9,717       246,909  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    32,672       5,382,385  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    6,638       357,523  

PVH Corp.*

    1,733       181,601  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,233       143,188  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    5,635       466,184  

Starbucks Corp.

    30,240       3,552,898  

Tapestry, Inc.*

    7,461       300,827  

Target Corp.

    12,905       3,187,277  

Tesla, Inc.*

    19,775       14,548,863  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    30,875       2,245,230  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A *

    5,245       121,369  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C *

    5,068       101,664  

VF Corp.

    8,234       629,654  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,573     $ 348,467  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    7,735       1,013,517  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $87,372,885)

      102,004,830  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.3%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    14,224       853,440  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    4,711       330,806  

Campbell Soup Co.

    5,167       215,619  

Coca-Cola Co.

    99,573       5,606,956  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    21,709       1,692,217  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    12,531       415,027  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    4,382       925,215  

General Mills, Inc.

    15,638       904,033  

Hershey Co.

    3,764       668,863  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    6,924       315,319  

J M Smucker Co.

    2,688       332,425  

Kellogg Co. (a)

    6,445       406,937  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    16,674       600,097  

Kroger Co.

    19,563       900,485  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    6,362       548,977  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    4,581       217,735  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    36,131       2,242,651  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    35,378       5,532,765  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    62,851       8,949,354  

Sysco Corp.

    13,110       1,044,211  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    7,526       590,942  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    18,383       932,937  

Walmart, Inc.

    35,260       5,222,006  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $36,370,119)

      39,449,017  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.7%            

APA Corp.

    10,342       201,462  

Chevron Corp.

    49,634       4,803,082  

ConocoPhillips

    34,644       1,923,781  

Devon Energy Corp.

    15,143       447,476  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    108,694       5,925,997  

Halliburton Co.

    22,756       454,665  

Hess Corp.

    6,989       480,494  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    49,757       809,546  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    16,740       992,180  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    21,525       552,977  

ONEOK, Inc.

    11,459       601,827  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    5,948       890,237  

Schlumberger N.V.

    35,684       1,000,579  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    31,182       769,884  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $18,695,551)

      19,854,187  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 10.6%            

Aflac, Inc.

    16,296       923,657  

Allstate Corp.

    7,809       1,056,402  

American Express Co.

    16,766       2,782,485  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    3,015       822,824  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    5,263       755,872  

Assurant, Inc.

    1,566       266,392  

Bank of America Corp.

    193,597       8,082,675  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    20,657       1,140,680  

BlackRock, Inc.

    3,655       3,447,725  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    11,820       1,961,765  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    2,726     $ 343,885  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    38,438       2,800,208  

Chubb Ltd.

    11,541       2,122,621  

Citigroup, Inc.

    53,560       3,851,500  

CME Group, Inc.

    9,231       1,862,077  

Comerica, Inc.

    3,469       256,394  

Discover Financial Services

    7,888       1,011,399  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    18,258       709,506  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    7,953       257,995  

Globe Life, Inc.

    2,330       223,843  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    8,763       3,623,588  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    9,183       617,281  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    14,414       1,722,905  

Invesco Ltd.

    9,662       244,642  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    77,715       12,430,514  

KeyCorp

    24,867       505,297  

Lincoln National Corp.

    4,582       314,554  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    999       475,444  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    12,987       2,041,556  

MetLife, Inc.

    19,080       1,182,960  

Moody’s Corp.

    4,124       1,570,295  

Morgan Stanley

    38,423       4,012,514  

MSCI, Inc.

    2,145       1,361,174  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,941       575,789  

Northern Trust Corp.

    5,334       632,186  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    10,890       2,081,079  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    6,402       427,718  

Progressive Corp.

    14,970       1,442,210  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    10,254       1,085,694  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    3,044       425,856  

Regions Financial Corp.

    24,643       503,457  

S&P Global, Inc.

    6,206       2,754,347  

State Street Corp.

    9,005       836,655  

Synchrony Financial

    13,991       696,052  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    5,862       1,312,326  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    6,407       1,023,262  

Unum Group

    5,617       149,525  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $60,329,166)

      78,728,785  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 12.8%            

Abbott Laboratories

    45,501       5,749,961  

AbbVie, Inc.

    45,384       5,481,479  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    7,850       1,377,439  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    3,748       458,043  

Amgen, Inc.

    14,849       3,348,895  

Anthem, Inc.

    6,314       2,368,571  

Baxter International, Inc.

    12,984       989,640  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    7,461       1,877,934  

Biogen, Inc.*

    3,936       1,333,950  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A *

    526       423,335  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    36,421       1,644,408  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    57,608       3,851,671  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    7,456       391,365  

Cigna Corp.

    8,824       1,867,600  

CVS Health Corp.

    33,693       2,910,738  

Danaher Corp.

    16,299       5,283,484  

DaVita, Inc.*

    1,779       232,640  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    16,050     $ 1,880,739  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    20,444       5,280,481  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    32,309       2,351,449  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    3,565       269,478  

Hologic, Inc.*

    6,639       525,477  

Humana, Inc.

    3,318       1,345,184  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    2,205       1,485,641  

Illumina, Inc.*

    3,748       1,713,436  

Incyte Corp.*

    4,795       366,769  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *

    2,539       770,282  

McKesson Corp.

    4,087       834,320  

Medtronic PLC

    34,618       4,620,811  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    65,029       4,961,062  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    626       972,072  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    2,913       538,322  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    3,423       140,172  

Pfizer, Inc.

    143,777       6,623,806  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,372       515,343  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,691       1,812,119  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    10,107       5,608,880  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    24,278       10,106,203  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    6,695       1,340,942  

Viatris, Inc.

    30,876       451,716  

Waters Corp.*

    1,542       638,419  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    1,903       859,433  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $79,010,824)

      95,603,709  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 6.8%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    3,046       174,658  

American Airlines Group, Inc.* (a)

    15,717       313,397  

AMETEK, Inc.

    5,922       805,214  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    14,022       2,956,819  

Cintas Corp.

    2,260       894,440  

CSX Corp.

    58,722       1,910,227  

Cummins, Inc.

    3,779       891,768  

Deere & Co.

    8,070       3,050,702  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

    16,440       664,834  

Dover Corp.

    3,656       637,460  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    10,185       1,714,747  

Emerson Electric Co.

    15,377       1,622,273  

Fastenal Co.

    14,695       820,716  

FedEx Corp.

    6,279       1,668,268  

Fortive Corp.

    8,612       636,168  

General Electric Co.

    28,158       2,968,135  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    9,934       315,405  

IDEX Corp.

    1,916       429,184  

IHS Markit Ltd.

    9,564       1,153,418  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    7,380       1,718,507  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

    9,607       509,363  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    18,496       1,383,501  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    5,261       1,225,866  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    3,414       334,948  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    8,901       191,015  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    6,441       1,633,051  

PACCAR, Inc.

    8,910       729,462  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    3,320       984,944  

Pentair PLC (a)

    4,207       324,612  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Republic Services, Inc.

    5,288     $ 656,399  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    2,911       300,997  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    2,982       970,492  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    2,698       1,303,889  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,362       306,382  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    4,122       796,659  

Trane Technologies PLC

    6,109       1,212,637  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

    1,421       863,215  

Union Pacific Corp.

    17,185       3,726,395  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    18,509       3,620,916  

United Rentals, Inc.*

    1,857       654,871  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    4,162       839,725  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    1,120       485,744  

Waste Management, Inc.

    9,946       1,542,724  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    4,541       407,736  

Xylem, Inc.

    4,551       620,347  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $40,810,543)

      50,972,230  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 30.7%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    16,313       5,490,303  

Adobe, Inc.*

    12,309       8,169,483  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    31,159       3,449,925  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    4,175       472,819  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    15,354       1,176,577  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    13,807       2,249,851  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    2,233       815,849  

Apple, Inc.

    403,033       61,192,500  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    23,557       3,183,257  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    1,427       527,319  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    5,645       1,750,458  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    108,398       6,397,650  

Corning, Inc.

    19,732       789,083  

DXC Technology Co.*

    6,343       232,915  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    33,458       517,261  

HP, Inc.

    32,077       953,970  

Intel Corp.

    104,374       5,642,458  

Intuit, Inc.

    7,046       3,988,811  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    8,300       240,534  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    4,786       858,513  

KLA Corp.

    3,982       1,353,721  

Lam Research Corp.

    3,680       2,225,738  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    22,457       7,775,287  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

    28,725       2,117,033  

Microsoft Corp.

    193,516       58,418,610  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    4,369       1,066,997  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    14,658       389,317  

NVIDIA Corp.

    63,972       14,320,132  

Oracle Corp.

    46,620       4,155,241  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    29,161       4,277,627  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

    24,812       6,581,879  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    5,133       449,599  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    8,509       1,278,222  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    23,731       4,530,485  

Trimble, Inc.*

    6,442       606,965  

Visa, Inc., Class A (a)

    43,553       9,977,992  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A *

    1,392     $ 817,341  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $171,217,400)

      228,441,722  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.5%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    5,662       1,525,966  

Albemarle Corp.

    2,994       708,800  

Ball Corp.

    8,433       809,231  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    5,309       241,135  

Corteva, Inc.

    19,104       840,003  

Dow, Inc.

    19,114       1,202,271  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    3,632       410,997  

Ecolab, Inc.

    6,364       1,434,191  

FMC Corp.

    3,323       311,132  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    37,516       1,365,207  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    6,378       966,267  

International Paper Co.

    10,052       604,025  

Linde PLC

    13,422       4,222,427  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    6,621       664,417  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    1,594       607,712  

Mosaic Co.

    8,875       285,598  

Newmont Corp.

    20,578       1,193,318  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    6,059       966,713  

Westrock Co.

    6,762       351,894  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,685,887)

      18,711,304  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.6%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    11,635       3,399,398  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    3,607       828,095  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    3,663       413,882  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A *

    8,619       830,010  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    7,200       1,180,152  

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

    9,629       505,619  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    2,285       1,927,283  

Equity Residential REIT

    8,837       742,927  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,652       546,382  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    3,388       633,251  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    13,945       502,020  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT *

    18,247       302,170  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    7,422       354,401  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    15,426       336,133  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    19,017       2,560,829  

Realty Income Corp. REIT (a)

    9,636       695,912  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    3,851       264,256  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    8,477       1,139,733  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    9,664       540,604  

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

    3,672       153,783  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    10,759       941,735  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    19,258       693,288  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,908,716)

      19,491,863  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    4,679       852,748  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    8,782       662,602  

Edison International

    9,729       562,725  

Entergy Corp.

    5,137       568,203  

Eversource Energy

    8,814       799,694  

Exelon Corp.

    24,946       1,222,853  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    13,949       542,198  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    50,338     $ 4,227,889  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    12,966       829,046  

Sempra Energy

    8,099       1,071,984  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,077,173)

      11,339,942  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $595,958,173)

      742,531,792  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $107,727)

    107,727       107,727  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $1,353,973)

    1,353,973       1,353,973  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $597,419,873)

    $ 743,993,492  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      758,642  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 744,752,134  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

   

Value ($) at
8/31/2020

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

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

  

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

 

  84,196      23,531 (d)          —           —            —        15            —        107,727        107,727  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.2%

 

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

 

  344,797      11,397,855       (10,388,679         —            —        281            —        1,353,973        1,353,973  
 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  428,993        11,421,386         (10,388,679         —            —          296            —          1,461,700          1,461,700  
 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $14,021,303, which is 1.9% 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 $14,267,599.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At August 31, 2021, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

E-Mini S&P 500 ESG Futures

   USD    10    $ 1,861,940      $ 1,934,500      9/17/2021    $ 72,560  

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

Currency Abbreviations

 

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 742,531,792        $  —        $  —        $ 742,531,792  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       1,461,700                            1,461,700  

Derivatives (f)

                   

Futures Contracts

       72,560                            72,560  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 744,066,052        $        $        $ 744,066,052  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

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

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%    
Communication Services — 2.1%            

Cable One, Inc.

    36     $ 75,585  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

    790       35,163  

New York Times Co., Class A

    953       48,394  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,481       26,243  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    636       22,260  

Yelp, Inc.*

    449       17,291  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $223,383)

      224,936  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 15.5%            

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    981       29,940  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    351       38,291  

Brunswick Corp.

    518       50,179  

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    1,007       56,906  

Carter’s, Inc.

    293       29,997  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    206       21,014  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    158       22,686  

Dana, Inc.

    968       22,516  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    184       76,995  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)

    436       61,393  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    684       38,776  

Gentex Corp.

    1,591       49,003  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

    1,803       28,560  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    26       16,037  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    311       27,723  

H&R Block, Inc.

    1,214       31,139  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    1,008       39,846  

Helen of Troy Ltd.*

    159       38,031  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    145       15,364  

KB Home

    587       25,259  

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,038       59,581  

Lear Corp.

    364       58,218  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    198       65,597  

Mattel, Inc.*

    2,318       49,489  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    162       25,155  

Nordstrom, Inc.*

    720       20,599  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    214       27,291  

Polaris, Inc. (a)

    378       45,269  

RH*

    112       78,475  

Service Corp. International

    1,102       69,162  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*

    511       21,585  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    1,219       54,489  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    430       40,850  

Thor Industries, Inc. (a)

    360       40,835  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    735       47,084  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    573       31,377  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

    465       15,354  

Visteon Corp.*

    188       19,868  

Wendy’s Co.

    1,140       26,243  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    505       94,283  

Wingstop, Inc.

    194       33,354  

WW International, Inc.*

    350       7,578  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    611       44,420  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,563,483)

      1,695,811  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 3.3%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    893     $ 50,597  

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A *

    62       35,353  

Coty, Inc., Class A*

    1,807       17,654  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    1,082       80,609  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    1,300       31,369  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

    548       20,501  

Ingredion, Inc.

    440       38,658  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    324       16,401  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    307       8,547  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    131       25,742  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* (a)

    801       19,945  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    355       13,302  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $360,101)

      358,678  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.3%            

Cimarex Energy Co.

    674       43,284  

CNX Resources Corp.*

    1,401       15,915  

EQT Corp.*

    1,843       33,782  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    2,731       23,842  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    969       20,601  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $126,050)

      137,424  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 16.5%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    272       46,270  

Alleghany Corp.*

    93       62,932  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    1,033       21,300  

BancorpSouth Bank

    657       19,270  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    272       22,796  

Bank OZK

    791       33,562  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    1,551       90,036  

CIT Group, Inc.

    646       35,801  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    858       20,987  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    686       48,514  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    941       69,013  

Essent Group Ltd.

    769       36,205  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    266       37,144  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    251       95,435  

First American Financial Corp.

    716       50,500  

First Horizon Corp.

    3,617       59,283  

FNB Corp.

    2,057       24,026  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    1,036       16,421  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    582       26,749  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    240       33,914  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    530       34,259  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    1,115       48,346  

Kemper Corp.

    412       28,263  

MGIC Investment Corp. (a)

    2,239       34,190  

Navient Corp.

    1,172       27,202  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    3,043       38,098  

PacWest Bancorp

    767       32,636  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    495       47,975  

Primerica, Inc.

    259       39,611  

PROG Holdings, Inc.

    444       21,010  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    609       42,557  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    443       51,308  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    329       51,564  

RLI Corp.

    261       28,509  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

SEI Investments Co.

    787     $ 49,432  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    393       32,843  

Signature Bank

    382       99,064  

SLM Corp.

    2,155       40,406  

Sterling Bancorp

    1,290       29,528  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    974       41,979  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    336       22,845  

UMB Financial Corp.

    292       26,741  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    1,478       28,777  

Webster Financial Corp.

    594       30,009  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    378       28,290  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,697,376)

      1,805,600  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.3%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    582       38,482  

Amedisys, Inc.*

    215       39,442  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

    302       19,050  

Encompass Health Corp.

    662       51,934  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    2,053       39,356  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    338       21,209  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    435       63,327  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    132       26,314  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    464       34,907  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC *

    400       52,684  

LHC Group, Inc.*

    206       38,473  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    106       14,024  

LivaNova PLC *

    342       28,280  

Masimo Corp.*

    336       91,237  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    387       104,014  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    629       59,881  

NuVasive, Inc.*

    340       21,128  

Penumbra, Inc.*

    226       62,139  

Quidel Corp.*

    252       32,495  

Syneos Health, Inc.*

    672       62,348  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

    710       53,499  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    298       64,034  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,010,396)

      1,018,257  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 18.7%            

Acuity Brands, Inc. (a)

    238       43,918  

AECOM*

    961       63,003  

AGCO Corp.

    410       56,424  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.* (a)

    340       30,855  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    429       78,022  

Brink’s Co.

    326       25,480  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    347       73,127  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    335       34,378  

Colfax Corp.*

    766       36,898  

Crane Co.

    324       32,973  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    274       33,368  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    822       55,690  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

    208       15,669  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    359       43,618  

EnerSys

    288       24,362  

Flowserve Corp.

    845       32,845  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    224       31,295  

Graco, Inc.

    1,124       88,144  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Herman Miller, Inc.

    477     $ 20,048  

Hexcel Corp.*

    549       31,134  

Hubbell, Inc.

    361       74,406  

Insperity, Inc.

    247       27,254  

ITT, Inc.

    565       54,054  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*

    826       13,968  

KBR, Inc.

    920       35,825  

Kennametal, Inc.

    547       20,337  

Kirby Corp.*

    404       21,650  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    391       54,588  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    364       44,197  

MasTec, Inc.*

    369       33,741  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

    368       18,540  

Middleby Corp.*

    370       67,688  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    237       38,593  

Nordson Corp.

    358       85,419  

Oshkosh Corp.

    456       52,248  

Owens Corning

    682       65,165  

Regal Beloit Corp.

    273       40,792  

Ryder System, Inc.

    353       28,060  

Science Applications International Corp.

    388       32,681  

Stericycle, Inc.*

    596       41,482  

Terex Corp.

    461       23,534  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    357       51,351  

Timken Co.

    446       32,799  

Toro Co.

    710       78,057  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    525       15,241  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

    1,114       26,302  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    394       18,581  

Woodward, Inc.

    386       46,683  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

    676       58,751  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,845,568)

      2,053,238  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 14.4%            

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

    777       25,043  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    329       32,278  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    717       19,696  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    486       58,913  

Avnet, Inc.

    667       26,987  

Belden, Inc.

    303       17,347  

Blackbaud, Inc.*

    320       22,301  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

    871       97,857  

Ciena Corp.*

    1,031       58,901  

CMC Materials, Inc.

    192       25,463  

Cognex Corp.

    1,171       103,774  

Coherent, Inc.*

    160       40,427  

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

    300       24,291  

Cree, Inc.*

    766       65,095  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    189       86,891  

First Solar, Inc.*

    565       53,110  

Jabil, Inc.

    889       54,922  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    161       45,949  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

    449       22,001  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    423       68,945  

Maximus, Inc.

    406       35,358  

National Instruments Corp.

    872       36,467  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

    467       12,805  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    250     $ 67,300  

Qualys, Inc.*

    226       26,528  

Semtech Corp.*

    435       30,415  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    298       46,971  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*

    345       99,974  

Synaptics, Inc.*

    229       43,460  

SYNNEX Corp.

    270       34,309  

Teradata Corp.*

    713       38,994  

Universal Display Corp.

    280       58,405  

Viasat, Inc.*

    457       23,599  

WEX, Inc.*

    298       54,704  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    1,063       23,928  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,478,076)

      1,583,408  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 7.1%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    436       58,773  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

    363       33,073  

Avient Corp.

    612       31,879  

Cabot Corp.

    381       20,345  

Chemours Co.

    1,079       36,157  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. * (a)

    3,053       71,654  

Commercial Metals Co.

    791       25,802  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    216       14,457  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    283       44,386  

Greif, Inc., Class A

    169       10,701  

Ingevity Corp.*

    258       20,741  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    216       16,986  

Olin Corp.

    940       46,850  

RPM International, Inc.

    861       70,852  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    276       43,285  

Sonoco Products Co.

    660       43,098  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    1,332       89,897  

United States Steel Corp. (a)

    1,765       47,214  

Valvoline, Inc.

    1,191       35,920  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    238       13,792  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $695,122)

      775,862  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 10.5%            

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    906       46,070  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT

    1,951       45,751  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    648       97,226  

CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT

    279       41,395  

Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT

    756       21,304  

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT

    969       37,365  

CyrusOne, Inc. REIT

    814       62,662  

Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT

    1,091       36,014  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    920       27,628  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    696       31,800  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,013       26,723  

JBG SMITH Properties REIT

    743       22,387  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    336       81,456  

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    694       45,561  

Life Storage, Inc. REIT

    511       63,589  

Macerich Co. REIT (a)

    1,088       18,583  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT

    3,908       80,036  

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,145       54,513  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT *

    1,566       29,973  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    873     $ 19,232  

PotlatchDeltic Corp. REIT

    451       23,429  

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    136       21,383  

Rayonier, Inc. REIT

    902       33,176  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT

    893       55,304  

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT (a)

    457       32,027  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT

    760       39,345  

STORE Capital Corp. REIT

    1,588       57,279  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,030,289)

      1,151,211  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.2%            

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    717       31,261  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    605       31,345  

New Jersey Resources Corp. (a)

    647       24,159  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    377       26,507  

Spire, Inc.

    347       23,145  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $127,635)

      136,417  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $10,157,479)

      10,940,842  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c) (Cost $1,305)

    1,305       1,305  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $10,177)

    10,177       10,177  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $10,168,961)

    $ 10,952,324  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.0%

      4,431  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,956,755  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
2/24/2021
(Commencement
of Operations)
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions ($)
    Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
    Value
($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

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

 

            1,305 (d)                                    1,305       1,305  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

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

 

            10,147,201       (10,137,024                 12             10,177       10,177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         —          10,148,506         (10,137,024         —           —         12           —         11,482         11,482  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $457,260, which is 4.2% 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.

(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 $471,616.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended August 31, 2021.

 

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 10,940,842        $  —        $  —        $ 10,940,842  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       11,482                            11,482  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 10,952,324        $        $        $ 10,952,324  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%    
Communication Services — 1.3%            

ATN International, Inc.

    154     $ 7,021  

Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc.*

    1,019       9,446  

EW Scripps Co., Class A

    855       15,852  

Marcus Corp.*

    367       5,725  

Meredith Corp.*

    585       25,161  

QuinStreet, Inc.*

    850       15,223  

Scholastic Corp.

    500       16,620  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    630       18,793  

TechTarget, Inc.* (a)

    352       29,772  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $145,902)

      143,613  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 14.3%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

    900       32,184  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings,
Inc.*

    1,689       14,981  

American Public Education, Inc.*

    260       6,838  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

    278       51,775  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.* (a)

    1,541       42,439  

Big Lots, Inc. (a)

    461       22,432  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*

    1,199       32,121  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

    417       37,230  

Brinker International, Inc.*

    600       31,962  

Buckle, Inc.

    436       16,886  

Caleres, Inc.

    572       14,066  

Cato Corp., Class A

    267       4,608  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.*

    674       31,442  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.*

    1,788       9,244  

Children’s Place, Inc.*

    212       18,410  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

    236       5,494  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A*

    908       13,166  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.*

    274       22,665  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    306       7,350  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

    283       3,399  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

    654       8,764  

Genesco, Inc.*

    199       12,344  

Gentherm, Inc.*

    482       41,365  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

    643       19,888  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    250       41,360  

Guess?, Inc. (a)

    562       13,595  

Hibbett, Inc.

    232       22,200  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

    331       41,104  

iRobot Corp.* (a)

    406       32,935  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    695       37,502  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    666       23,317  

LCI Industries

    368       52,131  

Macy’s, Inc.*

    4,512       101,024  

MarineMax, Inc.*

    321       15,607  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    804       42,009  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

    552       61,570  

ODP Corp.*

    764       36,038  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    248       22,394  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

    1,150       12,627  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    218       5,337  

Regis Corp.*

    317       1,718  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    858       54,123  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.*

    481     $ 9,856  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

    1,614       30,004  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*

    491       42,594  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    240       9,187  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    779       61,697  

Sleep Number Corp.*

    351       32,471  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    281       12,052  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    1,110       44,922  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    254       19,860  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

    718       17,139  

Unifi, Inc.*

    198       4,602  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

    193       9,750  

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

    296       3,392  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

    838       34,232  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    488       33,975  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    1,204       43,175  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,465,487)

      1,526,552  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 4.0%            

Andersons, Inc.

    470       14,279  

B&G Foods, Inc. (a)

    928       28,174  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    251       11,777  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    552       19,960  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.* (a)

    485       39,654  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*

    472       14,269  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    68       27,619  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    775       32,782  

elf Beauty, Inc.*

    574       17,765  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    424       13,941  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    222       36,355  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    135       11,474  

Medifast, Inc.

    173       39,427  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    184       12,015  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

    102       4,995  

Simply Good Foods Co.*

    1,236       44,026  

SpartanNash Co. (a)

    505       10,857  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    811       29,845  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

    166       16,107  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $400,271)

      425,321  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.7%            

Callon Petroleum Co.*

    677       23,133  

Core Laboratories NV

    671       18,493  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    2,139       8,043  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    1,570       42,264  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*

    138       7,456  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

    750       12,368  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*

    1,411       14,674  

Range Resources Corp.*

    3,744       54,737  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* (a)

    630       30,505  

SM Energy Co.

    1,630       31,133  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    9,427       42,893  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $283,552)

      285,699  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 17.6%            

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*

    642       9,046  

Ameris Bancorp

    1,006       49,535  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    288       16,574  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    1,086     $ 54,148  

Banc of California, Inc.

    624       11,213  

BankUnited, Inc.

    1,340       56,320  

Banner Corp.

    512       29,286  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    752       19,274  

Blucora, Inc.*

    674       11,060  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    872       23,710  

Cadence BanCorp

    1,852       39,837  

Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT

    1,355       9,336  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    394       9,972  

City Holding Co.

    235       18,306  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    1,054       38,323  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    808       59,792  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

    438       18,138  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

    450       15,007  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    463       26,715  

eHealth, Inc.*

    300       11,595  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    421       17,333  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

    461       22,686  

Enova International, Inc.*

    540       17,809  

First BanCorp

    3,126       39,794  

First Financial Bancorp

    1,386       32,585  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    1,877       52,387  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

    1,632       30,567  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT

    770       10,595  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

    803       24,861  

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

    798       41,688  

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

    188       2,771  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    430       8,290  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    502       12,776  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    931       31,161  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    350       14,297  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    1,801       24,836  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    598       24,518  

Independent Bank Corp. (a)

    486       37,276  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    524       36,905  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT (a)

    4,158       12,973  

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    3,301       47,237  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. REIT

    381       8,127  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

    477       23,464  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    442       16,575  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    646       23,166  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT

    5,460       24,133  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    1,223       27,603  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    656       11,086  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    1,827       23,788  

OFG Bancorp

    764       18,191  

Old National Bancorp.

    2,362       39,351  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    1,362       54,426  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.*

    313       28,107  

Park National Corp. (a)

    204       23,917  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT

    1,406       27,290  

Piper Sandler Cos.

    206       29,442  

PRA Group, Inc.*

    656       27,552  

Preferred Bank

    190       12,139  

ProAssurance Corp.

    783       19,967  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    1,043       23,019  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,627     $ 20,289  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    584       17,403  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    204       16,587  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    806       25,744  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    1,575       45,754  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    435       16,395  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    407       25,621  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    169       13,451  

Trupanion, Inc.* (a)

    497       45,515  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    1,286       38,799  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    301       7,814  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    398       5,668  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    711       25,546  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a)

    1,571       9,913  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    676       30,697  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,856,547)

      1,877,071  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 12.3%            

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

    221       19,872  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* (a)

    2,141       32,886  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

    677       76,853  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    558       10,970  

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

    581       16,442  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

    237       10,222  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*

    566       20,257  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.* (a)

    1,028       16,428  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    527       10,819  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

    1,797       22,121  

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.*

    193       6,865  

CONMED Corp.

    418       54,900  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,529       32,537  

CorVel Corp.*

    136       22,414  

Covetrus, Inc.*

    1,459       32,959  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

    488       10,614  

CryoLife, Inc.* (a)

    591       15,508  

Cutera, Inc.*

    266       13,231  

Cytokinetics, Inc.* (a)

    1,176       38,773  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    162       8,646  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    251       14,357  

Endo International PLC*

    2,094       4,795  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    741       60,518  

Glaukos Corp.*

    600       35,778  

Heska Corp.*

    143       37,938  

Inogen, Inc.*

    270       15,981  

Invacare Corp.* (a)

    541       4,577  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

    331       31,319  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

    713       51,172  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

    1,100       39,358  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

    550       14,586  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

    777       11,857  

Omnicell, Inc.*

    627       97,354  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

    1,056       11,563  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

    300       12,720  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    1,080       40,262  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.* (a)

    648       38,420  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    283       6,874  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

    747       42,870  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

RadNet, Inc.*

    621     $ 19,506  

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

    520       16,796  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    1,554       53,722  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,733       6,423  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    779       21,446  

Surmodics, Inc.*

    192       11,533  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.* (a)

    331       10,364  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*

    340       15,123  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

    558       12,974  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

    186       21,836  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a)

    806       13,492  

Vericel Corp.* (a)

    681       36,890  

Xencor, Inc.*

    780       26,419  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,250,000)

      1,312,140  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 18.1%            

AAR Corp.*

    497       16,823  

ABM Industries, Inc.

    983       48,678  

AeroVironment, Inc.*

    321       32,858  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    145       22,476  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    438       34,309  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    560       49,734  

ArcBest Corp.

    371       24,757  

Arcosa, Inc.

    702       35,676  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    333       20,360  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    392       28,683  

AZZ, Inc.

    352       18,850  

Barnes Group, Inc.

    680       32,416  

Boise Cascade Co.

    560       32,396  

Brady Corp., Class A

    713       38,024  

Chart Industries, Inc.* (a)

    523       98,523  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

    280       10,010  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    532       40,421  

CoreCivic, Inc.*

    1,735       16,864  

Deluxe Corp.

    603       23,125  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

    372       12,231  

Encore Wire Corp.

    298       25,333  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    894       22,493  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    299       25,567  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    372       33,525  

Exponent, Inc.

    749       87,558  

Federal Signal Corp.

    891       36,201  

Forward Air Corp.

    390       34,386  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    563       47,844  

GMS, Inc.*

    622       30,733  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    657       26,635  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (a)

    482       21,256  

Harsco Corp.*

    1,137       20,739  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    682       11,444  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    271       11,713  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    1,090       50,598  

HNI Corp.

    620       23,492  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

    484       33,977  

Interface, Inc.

    820       11,792  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    456       66,526  

Kaman Corp.

    418       16,335  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

    468       9,098  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Lindsay Corp.

    158     $ 26,030  

Lydall, Inc.*

    251       15,557  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    887       13,828  

Matson, Inc.

    635       50,273  

Meritor, Inc.*

    1,042       24,716  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    815       36,357  

MYR Group, Inc.*

    242       25,170  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    73       6,098  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    2,510       18,750  

Powell Industries, Inc.

    139       3,517  

Proto Labs, Inc.*

    350       25,956  

Raven Industries, Inc.*

    523       30,517  

SPX Corp.*

    656       40,987  

SPX FLOW, Inc.

    617       49,687  

Standex International Corp.

    173       17,168  

Team, Inc.*

    505       2,262  

Tennant Co.

    268       19,827  

Titan International, Inc.*

    704       5,850  

Triumph Group, Inc.*

    905       16,706  

UniFirst Corp.

    228       52,228  

US Ecology, Inc.*

    474       16,993  

Veritiv Corp.*

    174       15,603  

Viad Corp.*

    286       12,352  

Vicor Corp.*

    304       37,504  

Wabash National Corp.

    727       11,298  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    412       70,687  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,813,921)

      1,930,380  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 15.4%            

8x8, Inc.*

    1,485       35,863  

ADTRAN, Inc.

    734       15,164  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    560       50,501  

Agilysys, Inc.*

    297       16,879  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    424       45,406  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    508       13,731  

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.*

    563       23,798  

Cohu, Inc.*

    725       25,868  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    479       23,093  

CTS Corp.

    487       17,084  

Diodes, Inc.*

    616       59,647  

Ebix, Inc.

    400       11,512  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    878       40,608  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    482       59,354  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

    1,794       19,429  

Fabrinet*

    536       55,219  

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

    264       18,200  

FormFactor, Inc.*

    1,131       43,973  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.*

    414       18,344  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

    528       54,326  

Itron, Inc.*

    658       55,279  

Knowles Corp.*

    1,318       26,360  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    901       63,241  

LivePerson, Inc.* (a)

    920       58,972  

MaxLinear, Inc.*

    989       51,655  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    553       25,753  

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A* (a)

    112       77,762  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

    427       15,257  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

OneSpan, Inc.*

    560     $ 10,791  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

    708       52,484  

PDF Solutions, Inc.*

    410       9,233  

Plantronics, Inc.*

    544       16,200  

Plexus Corp.*

    409       37,558  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    871       94,625  

Progress Software Corp.

    644       29,985  

Rogers Corp.*

    271       57,563  

Sanmina Corp.*

    956       37,743  

ScanSource, Inc.*

    356       12,666  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

    516       69,933  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    260       27,420  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

    1,427       19,978  

Unisys Corp.*

    985       23,847  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.* (a)

    740       16,865  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

    3,305       53,838  

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    3,406       48,025  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,530,156)

      1,641,032  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 5.1%            

AdvanSix, Inc.*

    392       14,308  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

    1,860       33,220  

American Vanguard Corp.

    372       5,703  

Balchem Corp.

    466       65,436  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    705       23,512  

Century Aluminum Co.*

    751       9,628  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

    232       7,538  

Ferro Corp.*

    1,186       24,669  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

    718       17,117  

Glatfelter Corp.

    686       10,839  

Hawkins, Inc.

    264       10,000  

Haynes International, Inc.

    173       6,790  

HB Fuller Co.

    758       51,218  

Innospec, Inc.

    350       32,760  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    227       28,661  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

    295       9,706  

Kraton Corp.*

    467       19,670  

Livent Corp.* (a)

    2,305       57,325  

Mercer International, Inc.

    553       6,293  

Neenah, Inc.

    236       11,892  

Stepan Co.

    315       37,031  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    1,156       8,034  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

    530       7,250  

Tredegar Corp.

    361       4,794  

Trinseo SA

    567       29,444  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    751       16,815  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $540,506)

      549,653  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 8.3%            

Acadia Realty Trust REIT

    1,240       26,313  

Agree Realty Corp. REIT

    996       74,252  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT

    1,067       22,279  

American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT

    722       28,750  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT

    910       12,221  

Brandywine Realty Trust REIT

    2,438       33,839  

CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT

    1,429       31,424  

Centerspace REIT

    189       19,123  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Chatham Lodging Trust REIT*

    748     $ 8,976  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT

    336       16,299  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT*

    3,009       27,201  

Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT

    3,538       13,268  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,220       26,071  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,086       31,070  

GEO Group, Inc. REIT

    1,777       13,772  

Getty Realty Corp. REIT

    547       17,302  

Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT*

    511       4,793  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,457       29,839  

iStar, Inc. REIT (a)

    1,088       28,778  

Kite Realty Group Trust REIT

    1,211       24,535  

Lexington Realty Trust REIT

    4,028       54,499  

LTC Properties, Inc. REIT

    576       19,878  

Office Properties Income Trust REIT

    712       18,889  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

    1,704       29,905  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT

    1,736       31,387  

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT

    3,072       40,612  

RPT Realty REIT

    1,135       14,687  

SITE Centers Corp. REIT

    2,444       39,373  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT*

    1,607       14,977  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT (a)

    1,475       24,662  

Uniti Group, Inc. REIT

    3,330       43,523  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (a)

    1,205       30,294  

Whitestone REIT

    558       5,474  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*

    1,626       28,325  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $808,442)

      886,590  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.8%            

California Water Service Group

    733       46,582  

South Jersey Industries, Inc. (a)

    1,626       40,341  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $84,473)

      86,923  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $10,179,257)

      10,664,974  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $50,397)

    50,397       50,397  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $12,273)

    12,273       12,273  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%

(Cost $10,241,927)

    $ 10,727,644  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.5%)

      (56,937
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,670,707  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
2/24/2021
(Commencement
of Operations)
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
    Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.5%

 

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

 

            50,397 (d)                        5             50,397       50,397  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

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

 

            10,336,414       (10,324,141                 12             12,273       12,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         —          10,386,811         (10,324,141         —           —         17         —         62,670         62,670  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $871,859, which is 8.2% 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.

(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 $842,400.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended August 31, 2021.

 

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 August 31, 2021 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)

     $ 10,664,974        $  —        $  —        $ 10,664,974  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       62,670                            62,670  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 10,727,644        $        $        $ 10,727,644  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

August 31, 2021

 

    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

  $ 495,506,574     $ 19,008,194     $ 25,059,423     $ 3,883,517,377  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    3,087                    

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

    3,753,775       2,532       149,313       3,332,190  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    1,768,050       61,137       79,911       852,902  

Cash

    209,495                    

Foreign currency at value

    2,647,570       18,008       32,743        

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    4,434       1,391       10,947       23,000  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    2,022       13,923       256,400       22,572,831  

Capital shares

    4,796,045                   6,293,855  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          355       2,850       72,513  

Dividends

    112,141       37,581       26,795       4,805,484  

Interest

    4             7       99  

Securities lending income

    140       47       135       4,170  

Foreign tax reclaim

    4,991       16,296       372        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 508,808,328     $ 19,159,464     $ 25,618,896     $ 3,921,474,421  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 1,768,050     $ 61,137     $ 79,911     $ 852,902  

Payables:

       

Investment securities purchased

    10,594,863       19,993       263,899       24,643,554  

Capital shares

                      6,283,365  

Investment advisory fees

    9,644       2,248       3,642       292,134  

Deferred foreign tax payable

    333,667             68,104        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    12,706,224       83,378       415,556       32,071,955  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 496,102,104     $ 19,076,086     $ 25,203,340     $ 3,889,402,466  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 479,875,203     $ 15,697,157     $ 22,410,185     $ 2,631,685,567  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    16,226,901       3,378,929       2,793,155       1,257,716,899  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 496,102,104     $ 19,076,086     $ 25,203,340     $ 3,889,402,466  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    14,300,001       600,001       750,001       92,850,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 34.69     $ 31.79     $ 33.60     $ 41.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 478,719,386     $ 15,316,525     $ 21,910,266     $ 2,598,756,778  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 2,844     $     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 6,478,517     $ 170,080     $ 288,300     $ 22,456,790  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

  $ 3,753,775     $ 2,532     $ 149,313     $ 3,332,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 1,768,050     $ 61,137     $ 79,911     $ 852,902  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

  $ 4,796,817     $ 119,195     $ 205,841     $ 21,977,534  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 2,646,440     $ 18,037     $ 32,518     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   66  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

August 31, 2021

 

     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

   $ 742,531,792      $ 10,940,842      $ 10,664,974  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     1,353,973        10,177        12,273  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     107,727        1,305        50,397  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     95,000                
Receivables:         

Capital shares

     13,983,455                

Dividends

     828,826        7,064        6,124  

Interest

     53                

Securities lending income

     1,595        47        153  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 758,902,421      $ 10,959,435      $ 10,733,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $ 107,727      $ 1,305      $ 50,397  

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

     13,981,735               11,484  

Investment advisory fees

     59,325        1,375        1,333  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     1,500                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     14,150,287        2,680        63,214  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 744,752,134      $ 10,956,755      $ 10,670,707  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 599,124,936      $ 10,172,141      $ 10,142,260  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     145,627,198        784,614        528,447  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 744,752,134      $ 10,956,755      $ 10,670,707  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     18,650,001        400,001        400,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 39.93      $ 27.39      $ 26.68  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 595,958,173      $ 10,157,479      $ 10,179,257  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 14,021,303      $ 457,260      $ 871,859  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 1,353,973      $ 10,177      $ 12,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 107,727      $ 1,305      $ 50,397  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

   $ 14,267,599      $ 471,616      $ 842,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2021

 

     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*

   $ 316,964     $ 391,918     $ 226,951     $ 47,547,335  

Affiliated dividend income

     1,118                    

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     7       3       28       1,441  

Affiliated securities lending income

     11       20       6       193  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

           37,012              

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     2,470       2,514       719       102,077  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     320,570       431,467       227,704       47,651,046  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     23,492       23,314       27,127       3,213,850  

Other expenses

     57       57       177       401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     23,549       23,371       27,304       3,214,251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (43     (5     (40     (323,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     23,506       23,366       27,264       2,890,866  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     297,064       408,101       200,440       44,760,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments**

     (42,017     (138,569     (263,333     (13,859,466

Investments in affiliates

     7,627                    

In-kind redemptions

     1,823,712       393,092             92,199,804  

Futures contracts

     14,862       14,707       17,095       1,332,245  

Foreign currency transactions

     (292,427     (5,054     (17,162     22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,511,757       264,176       (263,400     79,672,605  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments***

     15,576,200       2,956,968       1,854,655       828,718,505  

Investments in affiliates

     (1,906                  

Futures contracts

     (6,111     171       (1,590     (13,955

Foreign currency translations

     (5,490     (1,634     585        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     15,562,693       2,955,505       1,853,650       828,704,550  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     17,074,450       3,219,681       1,590,250       908,377,155  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 17,371,514     $ 3,627,782     $ 1,790,690     $ 953,137,335  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 51,583     $ 52,269     $ 29,414     $ 8,710  

**   Net of foreign taxes

   $ 2,848     $     $ 2,637     $  

***  Net of change in deferred foreign taxes

   $ 330,980     $     $ 63,666     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2021

 

     Xtrackers S&P
500 ESG ETF
    Xtrackers S&P
MidCap 400
ESG ETF(1)
    Xtrackers S&P
SmallCap 600
ESG ETF(1)
 

Investment Income

      

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 7,263,865     $ 62,861     $ 72,414  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     281       12       12  

Affiliated securities lending income

     15             5  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     12,080       276       792  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     7,276,241       63,149       73,223  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Investment advisory fees

     531,466       8,268       8,176  

Other expenses

     57              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     531,523       8,268       8,176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

      

Waiver

     (48,644     (22     (22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     482,879       8,246       8,154  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     6,793,362       54,903       65,069  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments

     (2,171,431     (16,639     9,666  

In-kind redemptions

     24,895,450       148,732       118,830  

Futures contracts

     248,170              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     22,972,189       132,093       128,496  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     109,432,495       783,363       485,717  

Futures contracts

     22,300              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     109,454,795       783,363       485,717  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     132,426,984       915,456       614,213  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 139,220,346     $ 970,359     $ 679,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 466     $ 39     $ 124  

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   69  


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
 
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 297,064     $ 203,185     $ 408,101     $ 229,188  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,511,757       (48,254     264,176       (175,028

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     15,562,693       808,500       2,955,505       989,572  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     17,371,514       963,431       3,627,782       1,043,732  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (192,472     (218,581     (404,392     (223,206
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     475,859,618             5,739,352       3,628,617  

Value of shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     470,552,136             4,172,177       3,628,617  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     487,731,178       744,850       7,395,567       4,449,143  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     8,370,926       7,626,076       11,680,519       7,231,376  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     300,001       300,001       450,001       300,001  

Shares sold

     14,150,000             200,000       150,000  

Shares redeemed

     (150,000           (50,000      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   70  


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
 
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 200,440     $ 258,084     $ 44,760,180     $ 33,012,859  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (263,400     (164,600     79,672,605       4,492,657  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,853,650       1,385,759       828,704,550       386,265,567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,790,690       1,479,243       953,137,335       423,771,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (82,138     (318,526     (44,278,620     (29,554,714
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     14,924,326             610,533,251       1,074,035,689  

Value of shares redeemed

                 (296,434,378     (142,918,766
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     14,924,326             314,098,873       931,116,923  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     16,632,878       1,160,717       1,222,957,588       1,325,333,292  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     8,570,462       7,409,745       2,666,444,878       1,341,111,586  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     300,001       300,001       83,750,001       50,250,001  

Shares sold

     450,000             17,200,000       38,450,000  

Shares redeemed

                 (8,100,000     (4,950,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   71  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF     Xtrackers S&P
MidCap 400 ESG ETF
    Xtrackers S&P
SmallCap 600 ESG
ETF
 
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    For the Period
February 24, 2021(1) to
August 31, 2021
    For the Period
February 24, 2021(1) to
August 31, 2021
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 6,793,362     $ 2,350,149     $ 54,903     $ 65,069  

Net realized gain (loss)

     22,972,189       745,744       132,093       128,496  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     109,454,795       37,102,920       783,363       485,717  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     139,220,346       40,198,813       970,359       679,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (5,646,092     (1,693,157     (33,536     (27,800
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     428,551,169       280,622,402       11,371,328       11,335,683  

Value of shares redeemed

     (87,808,140     (60,077,355     (1,351,421     (1,316,483
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     340,743,029       220,545,047       10,019,907       10,019,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     474,317,283       259,050,703       10,956,730       10,670,682  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     270,434,851       11,384,148       25       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 744,752,134     $ 270,434,851     $ 10,956,755     $ 10,670,707  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     8,700,001       450,001       1       1  

Shares sold

     12,450,000       10,700,000       450,000       450,000  

Shares redeemed

     (2,500,000     (2,450,000     (50,000     (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   72  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
   2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 27.90     $ 25.42     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.57       0.68       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     6.86       2.53       0.27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     7.43       3.21       0.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.64     (0.73     (0.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.64     (0.73     (0.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 34.69     $ 27.90     $ 25.42  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

     26.80       12.74       3.44 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     496       8       8  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.16       0.16       0.16

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.16       0.16       0.16

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.97       2.61       3.17

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

     17       13       10 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(e)
 
   2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 25.96     $ 24.10     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.72       0.59       0.78  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.80       1.83       (1.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     6.52       2.42       (0.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.69     (0.56     (0.66

Net realized gains

                 (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.69     (0.56     (0.67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 31.79     $ 25.96     $ 24.10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

     25.28       10.12       (0.91 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     19       12       7  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.14       0.14       0.14

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.14       0.14       0.14

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.45       2.39       3.25

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

     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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   73  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
   2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 28.57     $ 24.70     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.49       0.86       0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     4.77       4.07       (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.26       4.93       (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.23     (1.06     (0.27

Net realized gains

           (0.00 )(c)       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.23     (1.06     (0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 33.60     $ 28.57     $ 24.70  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (d)

     18.43       20.32       (0.17 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     25       9       7  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.20       0.20       0.20

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.20       0.20       0.20

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.48       3.38       2.68

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (e)

     26       17       16 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(f)
 
   2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 31.84     $ 26.69     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.50       0.51       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     10.05       5.10       1.57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     10.55       5.61       1.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.50     (0.46     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.50     (0.46     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 41.89     $ 31.84     $ 26.69  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (d)

     33.48       21.42       7.23 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     3,889       2,666       1,341  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.10       0.10       0.10

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.09       0.09       0.10

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.39       1.83       1.89

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (e)

     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
   Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
   2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 31.08     $ 25.30     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.49       0.50       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     8.79       5.85       0.20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     9.28       6.35       0.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

     (0.43     (0.57      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.43     (0.57      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 39.93     $ 31.08     $ 25.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

     30.16       25.71       1.20 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     745       270       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.11       0.11       0.11

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.10       0.11       0.11

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.41       1.86       2.08

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

     13       11       0 ** 
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
               Period Ended
8/31/2021(e)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

       $ 25.00  
      

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income (loss) (b)

         0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

         2.33  
      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

         2.47  
      

 

 

 
Less distributions from:       

Net investment income

         (0.08
      

 

 

 

Total distributions

         (0.08
      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

       $ 27.39  
      

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

         9.92 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

         11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

         0.15

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

         0.15

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

         1.00

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

         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
   Period Ended
8/31/2021(a)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 25.00  
  

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:   

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.59  
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.75  
  

 

 

 
Less distributions from:   

Net investment income

     (0.07
  

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.07
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.68  
  

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

     7.01 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

  

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.15

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.15

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.19

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

     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 August 31, 2021, the Trust consists of thirty-five 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

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index

MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index

MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index

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

 

*

On August 18, 2021, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF and its Underlying Index from MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Index to the Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR.

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 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. 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.

 

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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.

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 (effective September 13, 2021), 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

 

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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.

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.

 

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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 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 August 31, 2021, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of August 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 266,563      $ (61,591   $ 16,021,929      $ 16,226,901  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     69,340        (247,525     3,557,114        3,378,929  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     142,046        (242,908     2,894,017        2,793,155  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     8,318,142        (25,243,752     1,274,642,509        1,257,716,899  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     1,891,596        (304,487     144,040,089        145,627,198  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     21,723              762,891        784,614  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     85,555              442,892        528,447  

 

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The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the period ended August 31, 2021 and year ended August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     Period Ended
August 31, 2021
 
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 192,472  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     404,392  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     82,138  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     44,278,620  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     5,646,092  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     33,536  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     27,800  

 

     Year Ended August 31, 2020  
     Ordinary Income*      Long Term
Capital Gain
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 218,581      $  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     223,206         

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     317,935        591  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     29,554,714         

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     1,693,157         

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

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  

For the period ended August 31, 2021, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to redemptions-in-kind, excise tax and equalization.

 

     Distributable
earnings (loss)
     Paid-In Capital  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ (1,821,504    $ 1,821,504  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (388,724      388,724  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     120        (120

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (89,649,159      89,649,159  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     (24,548,017      24,548,017  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     (152,209      152,209  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     (123,035      123,035  

 

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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

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 August 31, 2021, 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 August 31, 2021, 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 (0.02% annualized effective rate as of August 31, 2021) 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

 

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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.

As of August 31, 2021, 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 August 31, 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

   $ 1,768,050      $ 69,030      $ 287,483      $ 4,440,304      $ 6,564,867  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 6,564,867  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 61,137      $ 590      $      $ 118,605      $ 180,332  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 180,332  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 75,561      $ 950      $ 16,976      $ 187,915      $ 281,402  

Exchange- Trade Funds

     4,350                             4,350  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 79,911      $ 950      $ 16,976      $ 187,915      $ 285,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 285,752  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 852,902      $ 168,704      $ 421,610      $ 21,387,220      $ 22,830,436  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 22,830,436  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 107,727      $ 3,757      $ 444,756      $ 13,819,086      $ 14,375,326  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 14,375,326  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,305      $ 2,789      $ 33,880      $ 434,947      $ 472,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 472,921  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 50,397      $ 4,838      $ 67,318      $ 770,244      $ 892,797  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 892,797  

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 August 31, 2021, 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.

 

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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 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 August 31, 2021 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 August 31, 2021 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*   $ 71      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 527  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 83      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 4,065      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 296,125      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  

Xtrackers S&p 500 ESG ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 72,560      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  

 

*

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 August 31, 2021 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

   $ 14,862  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     14,707  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     17,095  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,332,245  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     248,170  

 

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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ (6,111

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     171  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (1,590

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (13,955

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     22,300  

For the period ended August 31, 2021 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 63,280  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     61,704  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     98,547  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     4,882,312  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     1,030,735  

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 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

For its investment advisory services to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, for the period from September 1, 2020 through August 17, 2021, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary advisory fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.16%.

Effective August 18, 2021, for its investment advisory services to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary advisory fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.15%.

 

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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 year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived $321,385 of expenses to the Fund.

The Advisor for the Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF has contractually agreed through December 17, 2021 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 year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived $48,315 of expenses to the Fund.

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 August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 43  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     5  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     40  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     2,000  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     329  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     22  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     22  

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 August 31, 2021, 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

   $ 372,117,776      $ 7,753,802  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     5,210,096        3,618,765  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     14,909,377        3,523,215  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     372,919,575        372,557,804  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     62,168,390        61,814,889  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     12,906,568        2,889,425  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     12,688,052        2,646,971  

 

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For the period ended August 31, 2021, 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

   $ 110,159,140      $ 5,029,016  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     4,112,124        1,556,694  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     3,495,657         

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     610,234,475        292,615,143  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     428,234,907        87,726,205  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     1,370,006        1,355,204  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     1,333,295        1,317,951  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of August 31, 2021, 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 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 August 31, 2021, 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

     88

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     96

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 Stock Connect, an Renminbi Qualified Foreign Investors or other programs to access the Chinese securities markets, both interim and permanent market regulations which may affect the ability of certain

 

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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 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 August 31, 2021.

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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (formerly Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity 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 and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF (formerly Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity 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 (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (seven of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (seven of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust) at August 31, 2021, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust   Statement of operations   Statements of changes in net assets   Financial highlights

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

  For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from December 6, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from September 6, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from March 7, 2019 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from June 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2019

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

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

 

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Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

October 25, 2021

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Identification and Background

The Board has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Advisor and other service providers. Each Board Member serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Trust currently has three Board Members. The three Independent Board Members have no affiliation or business connection with the Advisor or any of its affiliated persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by the Advisor.

The Independent Board Members of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the fund complex (defined below) overseen by each Independent Board Member, and other directorships, if any, held by the Board Members are shown below. The fund complex includes all registered open- and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor and any registered funds that have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the Advisor. As of the date of this shareholder report, the fund complex consists of the funds in the Trust, as well as the registered funds advised by affiliates of the Advisor.

Shareholder Communications to the Board.    Shareholders may send communications to the Trust’s Board by addressing the communications directly to the Board (or individual Board Members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board Members). The shareholder may send the communication to either the Trust’s office or directly to such Board members c/o 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Other shareholder communications received by the Trust not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management. Such communications will be forwarded to the Board at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.

 

Independent Board Members

Name, Year of Birth, Position with
the Trust and Length of Time Served(1)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
  Other Directorships
Held by Board Member
Stephen R. Byers (1953)
Chairman since 2016, and Board Member since 2011 (formerly, Lead Independent Board Member, 2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011- present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, the Dreyfus Corporation (2002-2006).   35   The Arbitrage Funds, Sierra Income Corporation, Mutual Fund Directors Forum
George O. Elston (1964)
Board Member since 2011, Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2015
  Chief Financial Officer, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2019-present); Chief Financial Officer, Enzyvant (2018-2019); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017- 2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   35  
J. David Officer (1948)
Board Member since 2011, Chairman of the Nominating Committee since 2015
  Independent Director (2010- present); Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   35   (Chairman of) Ilex Management Ltd; Old Westbury Funds

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Officers(2)

     
Name, Year of Birth, Position
with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
Freddi Klassen(4) (1975)
President and Chief Executive Officer, 2016-present
  Programmes (Head since 2021), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and Manager and Chief Operating Officer of the Advisor (2016-present). Formerly: Chief Operating Officer in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-2020); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-2020); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).
Diane Kenneally(5) (1966)
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, 2019-present
  Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present); formerly: Assistant Treasurer for the DWS funds (2007-2018).
Frank Gecsedi(4) (1967)
Chief Compliance Officer, 2010-present
  AFC Compliance US (Senior Team Lead), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Compliance Officer of DWS Distributors, Inc. (2019-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).
Bryan Richards(4) (1978)
Vice President, 2016-present
  Portfolio Engineering, Systematic Investments Solutions (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at DWS (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).
John Millette(5) (1962)
Secretary, 2020-present
  Legal (Associate General Counsel), DWS US Retail Legal (2003-present), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (1999-present); Chief Legal Officer, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2015-present); Director and Vice President of DWS Trust Company (2016-present); Vice President, DBX Advisors LLC (2021-present); Secretary, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2011-present); formerly: Secretary of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2015-2017); and Assistant Secretary of DBX ETF Trust (2019-2020).

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth, Position
with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
Caroline Pearson(5) (1962)
Assistant Secretary, 2020-present
  Legal (Senior Team Lead), DWS US Retail Legal, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2010-present); Chief Legal Officer, DBX Advisors LLC (2020-present); Chief Legal Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2012-present); formerly: Secretary, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (2002-2017); and Secretary, Deutsche AM Service Company (2010-2017); and Chief Legal Officer, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (2020–2021).
Paul Antosca(5) (1957)
Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present
  Fund Administration Tax (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2007-present).
Jeffrey Berry(5) (1959)
Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present
  Fund Administration (Senior Specialist), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.
Sheila Cadogan(5) (1966)
Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present
  Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2017-present); Director and Vice President, DWS Trust Company (2018-present); Assistant Treasurer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present).
Christina A. Morse(6) (1964)
Assistant Secretary, 2017-present
  Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Christian Rijs(4) (1980)

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since October 6, 2021

  Americas Head of Anti-Financial Crime and AML Officer, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; AML Officer, DWS Trust Company (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (since October 6, 2021.); formerly: DWS UK & Ireland Head of Anti-Financial Crime and MLRO

 

(1)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the Board Member joined the Board.

(2)

As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor and its affiliates, these individuals are considered “interested persons” of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the Funds.

(3)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the officer was first elected to the Trust in such capacity.

(4)

Address: 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

(5)

Address: 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110.

(6)

Address: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Board Members. The SAI is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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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.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its period ended August 31, 2021.

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
     Dividends
Received Deduction*
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     65%        0%  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     94%        0%  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     71%        0%  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     100%        96%  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     100%        98%  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     100%        95%  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     56%        55%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

Each Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Income  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 369,103      $ 22,873  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     479,571        42,774  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     257,877        27,612  

 

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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.

 

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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, 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.

War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises (including the ongoing pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus) and related geopolitical events could lead to increased market volatility, disruption to U.S. and world economies and markets and may have significant adverse effects on the Funds and their 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 Deutsche 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 © 2021 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

 

 

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August 31, 2021

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP)

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW)

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL)

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     4  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     6  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     8  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     10  

Fees and Expenses

     12  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     13  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     25  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     36  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     45  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     64  

Statements of Operations

     65  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     66  

Financial Highlights

     68  

Notes to Financial Statements

     70  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     78  

Board Members and Officers

     80  

Additional Information

     83  

Privacy Policy Notice

     84  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for four of our ETFs tracking the fixed income market for the period ended August 31, 2021.

The global economy continued to recover during the reporting period, supported by a robust pace of vaccinations and extension of monetary and fiscal stimulus globally. Policy measures across the world supported economic growth, although at the risk of widening government deficits. The U.S. economy grew strongly, led by personal consumption, rapid vaccination and unparalleled liquidity provided by the central bank. The Eurozone economy came out of a recession in Q2 2021 as it posted positive economic growth after two quarters on easing lockdown restrictions as well as government support.

Central banks across the world are determined to help support the economy; however, rising inflationary pressures have begun to take a toll on the quantum of monetary stimulus. The U.S. economy benefited from continued fiscal and monetary stimulus, easing lockdown restrictions, and healthy corporate earnings results. Following the reopening of businesses in the U.S., labor markets continued to improve steadily and unemployment levels were the lowest since March 2020. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed), at its July meeting, indicated that it would start tapering asset purchases by the end of 2021 or the start of 2022. Although, the central bank showed no intentions to hike interest rates. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell after the Fed chair Jerome Powell reiterated the Fed’s commitment to remain accommodative, irrespective of inflation being more persistent than anticipated. The Biden administration looks to fund its USD1.9tn economic relief package through stronger tax enforcement rather than formal tax increases.

Bond markets, in general, generated low returns in Q1 2021 due to concerns over the likelihood of rising interest rates. However, in Q2 2021, central banks adopted a firm stance and conveyed that it was not the time to change monetary policy. The global High Yield bond issuances remained buoyant during the reporting period as the spreads tightened. Low default rates and ample liquidity in the global financial system spurred the returns. The Eurozone economy started recovering as easing lockdown restrictions drove household spending and export numbers. In countries, such as France and Luxembourg, abundant liquidity ensured robust High Yield bond issuance, which more than doubled year-on-year in H1 2021. The German bond yields, on the other hand, started rising as the economy faced high inflation. The European Central Bank could be seen supportive in keeping interest rates lower by retaining the EUR1.85tn Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program and the EUR20bn monthly bond buying scheme even though inflation exceeded its target.

The global economic recovery is likely to continue in the coming quarters, aided by the rapid implementation of vaccination campaigns and the reopening of economies. Despite the positive outlook, the spread of the Delta variants, political tensions, and a sudden rise in inflation pose a threat to the recovery. Nevertheless, central banks across the world are likely to maintain an accommodative stance even if inflation targets are exceeded for a longer period, as protecting jobs remains the primary objective.

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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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP)

The Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market High Beta Index (the HYUP Index). The HYUP Index is a rules-based, market value weighted index engineered to mirror the performance of the higher yielding segment of the High Yield rated corporate bond market issued in USD. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021 HYUP shares returned 11.67%, compared to the HYUP Index return of 12.00%.

The majority of sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Energy, Consumer Cyclical, and Consumer Non-Cyclical, The Utility sector was the only negative contributor to performance.

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW)

The Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index (the HYDW Index). The HYDW Index is a rules-based, market value weighted index engineered to mirror the performance of the lower yielding segment of the High Yield rated corporate bond market issued in USD. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021 HYDW shares returned 5.12%, compared to the HYDW Index return of 5.26%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Energy, Consumer Cyclical and Communications.

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL)

The Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index (the SHYL Index). The SHYL Index a rules-based, market value weighted Index designed to track the performance of High Yield rated corporate bonds issued in USD with 0 to 5 years term to maturity. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, SHYL shares returned 8.86%, compared to the SHYL Index return of 9.15%.

The majority of sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Consumer Cyclical, Energy and Consumer Non-Cyclical. The Utility sector was the only negative contributor to performance.

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB)

The Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index (the HYLB Index). The HYLB Index is a rules-based, market value weighted index engineered to mirror the performance of high-yield-rated corporate bonds issued in U.S. dollars. For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2021, HYLB shares returned 8.31%, compared to the HYLB Index return of 8.60%.

All sectors contributed positively to performance during the period with the greatest contributions coming from Energy, Consumer Cyclical and Consumer Non-Cyclical.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 4-11 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP)

The Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond 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 USD High Yield Corporates Total Market High Beta Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the segment of the U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bond market that exhibits higher overall beta to the broader high yield corporate fixed income market. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market High Beta Index
   Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index

One Year

   11.67%    12.10%    12.00%    8.60%

Since Inception1

   6.00%    6.02%    5.97%    5.59%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market High Beta Index
   Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index

One Year

   11.67%    12.10%    12.00%    8.60%

Since Inception1

   23.59%    23.71%    23.52%    21.89%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, January 11, 2018 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.35%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, January 11, 2018.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Communications

    20.5%  

Consumer, Cyclical

    20.4%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    18.2%  

Energy

    12.7%  

Industrial

    8.9%  

Financial

    8.5%  

Basic Materials

    4.7%  

Technology

    3.4%  

Utilities

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of August 31, 2021: 3.8 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, assuming worst case scenario.

 
Quality* as of August 31, 2021

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    1.1%  

BB

    46.3%  

B

    40.1%  

CCC

    12.4%  

CC

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100%  

The quality ratings represents the average of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Fitch Ratings Inc. (Fitch) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

United States

    84.7%  

Canada

    5.0%  

Luxembourg

    2.2%  

Netherlands

    2.1%  

Other

    6.0%  
 

 

 

 

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 13.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW)

The Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond 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 USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the segment of the U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bond market that exhibits lower overall beta to the broader high yield corporate fixed income market. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Low Beta
Index
   Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index

One Year

   5.12%    5.12%    5.26%    8.60%

Since Inception1

   4.94%    4.94%    4.94%    5.59%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Low Beta
Index
   Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index

One Year

   5.12%    5.12%    5.26%    8.60%

Since Inception1

   19.18%    19.20%    19.20%    21.89%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, January 11, 2018 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.25%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, January 11, 2018.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    19.6%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    18.9%  

Communications

    18.6%  

Energy

    13.3%  

Financial

    11.4%  

Industrial

    7.0%  

Technology

    4.7%  

Basic Materials

    3.8%  

Utilities

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of August 31, 2021: 2.7 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, assuming worst case scenario

 
Quality* as of August 31, 2021

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    17.9%  

BB

    70.6%  

B

    11.1%  

CCC

    0.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represents the average of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Fitch Ratings Inc. (Fitch) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

United States

    91.1%  

Netherlands

    2.2%  

Canada

    2.2%  

Other

    4.5%  
 

 

 

 

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 25.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL)

The Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond 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 USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of short-term publicly issued U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market 0-5 Year Index
   Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index

One Year

   8.86%    9.11%    9.15%    8.60%

Since Inception1

   4.54%    4.55%    4.70%    5.50%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market 0-5 Year Index
   Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index

One Year

   8.86%    9.11%    9.15%    8.60%

Since Inception1

   17.53%    17.61%    18.23%    21.53%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, January 10, 2018 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.20%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, January 10, 2018.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    29.3%  

Energy

    14.2%  

Communications

    13.9%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    11.8%  

Financial

    11.4%  

Industrial

    10.0%  

Technology

    4.2%  

Basic Materials

    3.3%  

Utilities

    1.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of August 31, 2021: 1.8 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, assuming worst case scenario.

 
Quality* as of August 31, 2021

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    9.2%  

BB

    59.2%  

B

    25.0%  

CCC

    6.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represents the average of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Fitch Ratings Inc. (Fitch) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

United States

    89.0%  

Canada

    3.0%  

Other

    8.0%  
 

 

 

 

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 36.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB)

The Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond 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 USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield liquid corporate bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of August 31, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index
   iBoxx USD Liquid High
Yield Index

One Year

   8.31%    8.61%    8.60%    8.62%

Since Inception1

   5.75%    5.78%    6.04%    5.99%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive USD High
Yield Corporates Total
Market Index
   iBoxx USD Liquid High
Yield Index

One Year

   8.31%    8.61%    8.60%    8.62%

Since Inception1

   30.28%    30.48%    32.00%    31.70%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, December 7, 2016 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of the unitary advisory fee. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The gross expense ratio of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated December 18, 2020, was 0.20%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, December 7, 2016.

Sector Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    20.9%  

Communications

    19.4%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    18.6%  

Energy

    12.6%  

Financial

    9.8%  

Industrial

    8.0%  

Basic Materials

    4.1%  

Technology

    3.9%  

Utilities

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of August 31, 2021: 3.2 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, assuming worst case scenario.

 
Quality* as of August 31, 2021

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    9.2%  

BB

    58.3%  

B

    25.6%  

CCC

    6.8%  

CC

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represents the average of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Fitch Ratings Inc. (Fitch) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of August 31, 2021

 

United States

    87.7%  

Canada

    3.6%  

Netherlands

    2.2%  

Other

    6.5%  
 

 

 

 

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 45.

 

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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 six-month period and held for the entire period (March 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021).

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
March 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
August 31, 2021
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,038.60        0.20   $ 1.03  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.20        0.20   $ 1.02  
Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.60        0.20   $ 1.02  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.20        0.20   $ 1.02  
Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,029.30        0.20   $ 1.02  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.20        0.20   $ 1.02  
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,033.50        0.15   $ 0.77  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.45        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 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 98.0%    
Basic Materials — 4.6%    
Chemicals — 2.5%            

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A,
3.375%, 2/15/29

  $ 21,000     $ 20,635  

Chemours Co.
5.375%, 5/15/27 (a)

    10,000       10,876  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/28

    38,000       40,328  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    18,000       17,939  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 144A,
6.875%, 6/15/25

    25,000       25,844  

INEOS Group Holdings SA, 144A,
5.625%, 8/1/24

    16,000       16,041  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/27

    25,000       27,259  

5.25%, 12/15/29

    25,000       27,158  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 6/1/27

    37,000       39,584  

144A, 4.25%, 5/15/29

    17,000       17,106  

OCI NV, 144A,
5.25%, 11/1/24

    20,000       20,650  

Olin Corp.,
5.00%, 2/1/30

    18,000       19,341  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/1/28

    40,000       40,342  

144A, 6.625%, 5/1/29 (a)

    21,000       20,682  

TPC Group, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 8/1/24

    30,000       27,788  

Tronox, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 3/15/29

    37,000       37,562  

Valvoline, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    13,000       13,506  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/31

    27,000       26,902  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 8/15/29

    37,000       38,635  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $483,557)

      488,178  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%            

Mercer International, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/1/29

   

(Cost $25,640)

    25,000       25,281  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.6%            

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
5.875%, 6/1/27

    25,000       26,156  

144A, 4.875%, 3/1/31 (a)

    25,000       26,926  

United States Steel Corp.
6.25%, 3/15/26 (a)

    35,000       36,093  

6.875%, 3/1/29 (a)

    25,000       27,344  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $109,258)

      116,519  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.3%            

Arconic Corp., 144A,
6.125%, 2/15/28

    35,000       37,457  

Constellium SE, 144A,
3.75%, 4/15/29

    10,000       9,960  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 144A,
4.375%, 4/1/31

    52,000       56,074  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Mining (Continued)            

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 4/1/26

  $ 17,000     $ 17,110  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/29 (a)

    20,000       21,525  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 3/1/28

    15,000       15,582  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/31

    16,000       16,602  

Novelis Corp.
144A, 4.75%, 1/30/30

    55,000       58,678  

144A, 3.875%, 8/15/31

    22,000       22,233  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $248,563)

      255,221  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 20.1%    
Advertising — 1.1%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 4/15/28 (a)

    62,000       64,731  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/29

    13,000       13,471  

Lamar Media Corp., 144A,
3.625%, 1/15/31

    25,000       24,974  

Midas OpCo Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 8/15/29

    12,000       12,299  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    25,000       25,806  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/29 (a)

    10,000       10,038  

144A, 4.625%, 3/15/30

    20,000       20,276  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 144A,
8.875%, 12/15/27

    33,000       35,186  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $203,380)

      206,781  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 1.1%            

Arches Buyer, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    15,000       15,263  

144A, 6.125%, 12/1/28

    25,000       25,834  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 144A,
3.50%, 3/1/29

    28,000       27,689  

Photo Holdings Merger Sub, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 10/1/26

    32,000       34,760  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 9/15/27

    50,000       54,563  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28 (a)

    15,000       16,106  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/29

    42,000       41,541  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $210,235)

      215,756  
   

 

 

 
Media — 11.4%            

Altice Financing SA
144A, 5.00%, 1/15/28

    40,000       40,026  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/29

    51,000       52,451  

AMC Networks, Inc.,
4.25%, 2/15/29 (a)

    35,000       34,781  

Cable One, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 11/15/30

    21,000       21,275  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    92,000       96,249  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/31

    99,000       101,726  

4.50%, 5/1/32

    98,000       102,540  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/33

  $ 50,000     $ 51,808  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/34

    62,000       62,656  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 8/15/27

    35,000       36,071  

CSC Holdings LLC
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/30

    100,000       105,802  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    31,000       31,078  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/30

    90,000       88,354  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/31

    51,000       48,582  

144A, 4.50%, 11/15/31

    25,000       25,182  

144A, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    7,000       6,975  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co.
144A, 5.375%, 8/15/26

    99,000       65,781  

144A, 6.625%, 8/15/27 (a)

    55,000       23,719  

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 8/15/27

    74,000       77,452  

DISH DBS Corp.
7.75%, 7/1/26

    65,000       74,535  

7.375%, 7/1/28 (a)

    40,000       43,095  

144A, 5.125%, 6/1/29

    44,000       43,835  

Gray Television, Inc.
144A, 7.00%, 5/15/27

    30,000       32,214  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/30

    25,000       24,742  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.,
8.375%, 5/1/27

    70,000       74,448  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    30,000       32,100  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    30,000       31,087  

Mav Acquisition Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 8/1/28

    30,000       29,972  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/29

    24,000       23,611  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    68,000       72,325  

144A, 4.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    30,000       31,231  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/26

    30,000       31,274  

144A, 6.50%, 9/15/28

    30,000       30,638  

Scripps Escrow II, Inc.
144A, 3.875%, 1/15/29

    12,000       12,008  

144A, 5.375%, 1/15/31

    20,000       19,821  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 3/1/30 (a)

    25,000       24,531  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    30,000       29,366  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 7/1/30 (a)

    45,000       46,125  

144A, 3.875%, 9/1/31

    51,000       50,763  

TEGNA, Inc.
4.625%, 3/15/28 (a)

    54,000       56,054  

5.00%, 9/15/29

    20,000       21,148  

Univision Communications, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 6/1/27

    49,000       53,118  

144A, 4.50%, 5/1/29 (a)

    36,000       36,563  

UPC Broadband Finco BV, 144A,
4.875%, 7/15/31

    42,000       42,937  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 144A,
5.00%, 7/15/30

  $ 15,000     $ 15,551  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
144A, 5.50%, 5/15/29

    50,000       53,625  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    34,000       34,529  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 144A,
5.125%, 2/28/30

    20,000       20,559  

Ziggo BV, 144A,
4.875%, 1/15/30

    35,000       36,100  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,210,136)

      2,200,413  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 6.5%            

Altice France Holding SA
144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27

    20,000       22,000  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28 (a)

    45,000       44,765  

Altice France SA
144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    34,000       35,020  

144A, 5.125%, 1/15/29

    20,000       20,171  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    75,000       75,920  

Avaya, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 9/15/28

    58,000       61,262  

C&W Senior Financing DAC
144A, 7.50%, 10/15/26

    16,000       16,683  

144A, 6.875%, 9/15/27

    40,000       42,574  

CommScope Technologies LLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/25

    53,000       53,967  

144A, 5.00%, 3/15/27 (a)

    22,000       21,719  

CommScope, Inc.
144A, 8.25%, 3/1/27

    30,000       31,664  

144A, 7.125%, 7/1/28

    21,000       22,050  

Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 10/1/26

    59,000       61,286  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28 (a)

    20,000       20,567  

144A, 6.50%, 10/1/28

    15,000       16,425  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27

    35,000       37,339  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    57,000       59,636  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/29

    33,000       35,358  

5.875%, 11/1/29

    20,000       20,366  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,
6.625%, 8/1/26 (a)

    26,000       29,578  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 7/1/28

    35,000       35,462  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/29

    20,000       19,436  

144A, 3.75%, 7/15/29

    32,000       31,240  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    36,000       37,269  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    30,000       29,479  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

    45,000       46,293  

Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC
144A, 5.625%, 12/6/26

    15,000       14,424  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/27

    11,000       10,169  

144A, 6.50%, 10/15/27 (a)

    20,000       16,924  

Viasat, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 9/15/25

    25,000       25,479  

144A, 5.625%, 4/15/27

    30,000       31,163  

144A, 6.50%, 7/15/28

    10,000       10,561  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
144A, 4.25%, 1/31/31

  $ 45,000     $ 45,283  

144A, 4.75%, 7/15/31

    46,000       47,323  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 8/15/28 (a)

    45,000       46,547  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/27

    65,000       64,348  

144A, 6.125%, 3/1/28

    25,000       25,469  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,259,395)

      1,265,219  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 20.0%    
Airlines — 1.5%            

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    27,000       27,203  

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 3/1/25 (a)

    16,000       14,262  

American Airlines, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 7/15/25

    82,000       101,906  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
4.375%, 4/19/28

    17,000       18,004  

3.75%, 10/28/29 (a)

    20,000       20,320  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 1/20/26

    40,000       42,175  

United Airlines, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 4/15/29

    67,000       69,611  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $273,375)

      293,481  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6%            

Allison Transmission, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 1/30/31

    27,000       27,004  

Ford Motor Co.,
9.625%, 4/22/30

    27,000       38,533  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
144A, 4.50%, 10/1/27 (a)

    20,000       19,681  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/28 (a)

    15,000       15,488  

144A, 5.50%, 7/15/29

    16,000       15,899  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $113,050)

      116,605  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 144A,
4.875%, 8/15/26 (a)

    25,000       25,719  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.50%, 4/1/27

    16,000       16,820  

6.875%, 7/1/28 (a)

    20,000       21,634  

5.00%, 10/1/29

    16,000       16,017  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 144A, 8.50%, 5/15/27

    63,000       67,331  

Dana, Inc.,
4.25%, 9/1/30 (a)

    12,000       12,494  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
4.875%, 3/15/27 (a)

    25,000       26,873  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/29

    23,000       24,390  

5.25%, 4/30/31 (a)

    16,000       17,142  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/31 (a)

    28,000       29,992  

5.625%, 4/30/33

    13,000       14,123  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Parts & Equipment (Continued)            

Tenneco, Inc.
5.00%, 7/15/26 (a)

  $ 10,000     $ 9,987  

144A, 7.875%, 1/15/29

    14,000       15,768  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    41,000       42,585  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $331,745)

      340,875  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.6%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 11/15/29

    15,000       14,925  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/28

    41,000       41,244  

Wolverine Escrow LLC
144A, 8.50%, 11/15/24

    15,000       14,269  

144A, 9.00%, 11/15/26

    25,000       24,031  

144A, 13.125%, 11/15/27

    25,000       20,313  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $114,324)

      114,782  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.8%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 4/15/25 (a)

    16,000       17,160  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 144A,
5.375%, 3/1/25

    20,000       20,575  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
8.125%, 7/1/27 (a)

    68,000       75,245  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 10/15/25

    49,000       49,757  

Cedar Fair LP,
5.25%, 7/15/29

    10,000       10,259  

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/25

    32,000       33,400  

5.375%, 4/15/27

    15,000       15,394  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 4/1/27

    18,000       18,720  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    21,000       21,988  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26 (a)

    20,000       19,925  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28 (a)

    22,000       20,929  

Cirsa Finance International SARL, 144A,
7.875%, 12/20/23

    17,000       17,335  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/29 (a)

    30,000       30,669  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 10/15/27 (a)

    50,000       50,863  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment
144A, 7.875%, 10/15/24

    10,000       10,500  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/26

    40,000       42,015  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/27

    13,000       13,471  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/29

    13,000       13,000  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
144A, 5.625%, 9/1/29

    24,000       24,646  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/31

    24,000       24,639  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 4/16/29

    18,000       18,629  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)            

Scientific Games International, Inc.
144A, 8.25%, 3/15/26

  $ 40,000     $ 42,595  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/28

    50,000       53,960  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144A,
4.875%, 7/31/24

    55,000       55,664  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.
144A, 7.75%, 4/15/25

    10,000       10,638  

144A, 5.125%, 10/1/29

    26,000       27,078  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $725,942)

      739,054  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 2/1/28

    40,000       41,643  

TKC Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 5/15/28

    13,000       13,536  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/29

    20,000       22,025  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $75,357)

      77,204  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.7%            

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC
144A, 6.25%, 9/15/27

    25,000       26,417  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    17,000       17,186  

Century Communities, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/29

    16,000       16,265  

Mattamy Group Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 12/15/27

    29,000       30,270  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/30

    9,000       9,237  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 8/1/30

    17,000       18,621  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 8/15/28

    19,000       19,736  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $135,629)

      137,732  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.1%            

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
4.50%, 10/15/29

    8,000       8,370  

144A, 4.00%, 4/1/31

    21,000       21,079  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $29,229)

      29,449  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 3.6%            

Carnival Corp.
144A, 10.50%, 2/1/26 (a)

    15,000       17,325  

144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26

    28,000       29,732  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    135,000       138,246  

144A, 9.875%, 8/1/27

    30,000       34,612  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    80,000       80,532  

Life Time, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/26

    40,000       41,050  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/26 (a)

    10,000       10,488  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 12.25%, 5/15/24

    29,000       34,257  

144A, 3.625%, 12/15/24

    16,000       15,140  

144A, 10.25%, 2/1/26

    31,000       35,850  

144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    42,000       42,158  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)            

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
144A, 11.50%, 6/1/25

  $ 41,000     $ 47,253  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

    26,000       25,383  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    10,000       10,150  

3.70%, 3/15/28

    73,000       69,155  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
144A, 13.00%, 5/15/25

    30,000       34,764  

144A, 5.875%, 9/15/27

    25,000       24,225  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $683,534)

      690,320  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 2.3%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.
4.75%, 12/1/27 (a)

    29,000       29,943  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/31

    33,000       34,093  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 5/1/31

    37,000       38,208  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/32

    50,000       49,820  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
144A, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    31,000       31,426  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/31

    14,000       13,895  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 6/15/29

    14,000       14,156  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
144A, 5.25%, 4/26/26

    16,000       16,480  

144A, 5.625%, 7/17/27

    19,000       19,685  

144A, 5.75%, 7/21/28

    30,000       31,313  

144A, 5.375%, 12/4/29

    38,000       39,375  

MGM Resorts International
5.50%, 4/15/27

    20,000       21,800  

4.75%, 10/15/28

    27,000       28,386  

Travel + Leisure Co., 144A,
6.625%, 7/31/26

    37,000       41,856  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

    31,000       32,593  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $438,133)

      443,029  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 4.6%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. 144A, 4.375%, 1/15/28

    25,000       25,406  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/29

    14,000       13,949  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/30

    102,000       101,564  

Carvana Co.
144A, 5.625%, 10/1/25

    30,000       31,238  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    16,000       16,534  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28 (a)

    10,000       10,450  

144A, 4.875%, 9/1/29

    20,000       19,820  

eG Global Finance PLC
144A, 6.75%, 2/7/25

    21,000       21,604  

144A, 8.50%, 10/30/25

    25,000       26,220  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 4/1/26

    19,000       18,691  

144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29 (a)

    24,000       23,589  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 10/15/24

    43,000       43,153  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 1/15/29

    23,000       23,115  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)            

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.875%, 4/1/29 (a)

  $ 17,000     $ 18,595  

Michaels Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 5/1/28

    25,000       25,688  

144A, 7.875%, 5/1/29

    44,000       45,395  

NMG Holding Co, Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 144A,
7.125%, 4/1/26

    41,000       43,460  

Party City Holdings, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 2/15/26 (a)

    25,000       26,094  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.
144A, 4.75%, 2/15/28

    40,000       41,700  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29

    40,000       44,000  

QVC, Inc.,
4.375%, 9/1/28

    14,000       14,364  

Rite Aid Corp.
144A, 7.50%, 7/1/25

    19,000       19,565  

144A, 8.00%, 11/15/26

    29,000       29,940  

SRS Distribution, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 7/1/28

    24,000       24,762  

144A, 6.125%, 7/1/29 (a)

    13,000       13,520  

Staples, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 4/15/26

    78,000       78,878  

144A, 10.75%, 4/15/27 (a)

    25,000       24,406  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 6/1/31

    20,000       20,634  

Yum! Brands, Inc.,
4.625%, 1/31/32

    34,000       36,843  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $875,222)

      883,177  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.9%            
Agriculture — 0.3%            

Vector Group Ltd.
144A, 10.50%, 11/1/26

    20,000       21,125  

144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    30,000       30,563  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $52,095)

      51,688  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.1%            

Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/30/29

   

(Cost $21,984)

    22,000       22,237  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.1%            

ADT Security Corp., 144A,
4.125%, 8/1/29

    33,000       32,999  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
144A, 6.625%, 7/15/26

    64,000       68,480  

144A, 9.75%, 7/15/27

    34,000       37,230  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    31,000       31,037  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. / Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A,
4.625%, 6/1/28

    40,000       40,225  

APX Group, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 2/15/27

    42,000       44,835  

144A, 5.75%, 7/15/29

    17,000       17,021  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)            

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27 (a)

  $ 13,000     $ 13,585  

144A, 4.75%, 4/1/28

    20,000       20,660  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/29 (a)

    17,000       17,871  

Garda World Security Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 2/15/27

    17,000       17,064  

144A, 9.50%, 11/1/27

    17,000       18,534  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    19,000       18,381  

Gartner, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 10/1/30

    25,000       26,191  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/28

    28,000       28,542  

144A, 5.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    43,000       41,115  

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. 144A, 5.625%, 10/1/28

    50,000       52,625  

144A, 4.50%, 7/15/29

    14,000       13,893  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/30

    27,000       28,923  

144A, 4.75%, 7/15/31

    14,000       13,841  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    45,000       48,739  

144A, 3.375%, 8/31/27

    10,000       9,663  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    73,000       75,738  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 144A,
6.125%, 11/1/26

    12,000       12,615  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/15/25

    35,000       40,381  

144A, 7.375%, 9/1/25

    5,000       5,294  

Service Corp. International,
4.00%, 5/15/31

    24,000       24,897  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $796,197)

      800,379  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.4%            

Coty, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/26

    29,000       29,934  

144A, 6.50%, 4/15/26 (a)

    21,000       21,683  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.
144A, 5.50%, 6/1/28

    17,000       18,020  

144A, 4.125%, 4/1/29

    10,000       10,075  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $77,819)

      79,712  
   

 

 

 
Food — 2.2%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.50%, 3/15/29

    61,000       61,686  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    27,000       29,497  

B&G Foods, Inc.,
5.25%, 9/15/27

    20,000       20,795  

Performance Food Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 10/15/27

    32,000       33,360  

144A, 4.25%, 8/1/29

    35,000       35,165  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 144A,
4.25%, 4/15/31

    30,000       32,343  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    20,000       21,075  

144A, 5.50%, 12/15/29

    25,000       26,812  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/30

    50,000       51,116  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/31

    64,000       64,640  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food (Continued)            

Sigma Holdco BV, 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26 (a)

  $ 10,000     $ 10,038  

US Foods, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 2/15/29

    35,000       35,875  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $413,995)

      422,402  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 4.5%            

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    89,000       94,006  

144A, 6.875%, 4/1/28 (a)

    25,000       24,837  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    35,000       37,362  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/29

    54,000       56,252  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/30

    48,000       48,450  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/31

    20,000       20,428  

DaVita, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    84,000       87,872  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    57,000       56,401  

Encompass Health Corp.,
4.75%, 2/1/30

    15,000       16,012  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 144A,
8.75%, 10/15/26

    35,000       29,619  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A,
4.375%, 2/15/27

    45,000       44,944  

MEDNAX, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 1/15/27

    35,000       36,925  

Radiology Partners, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 2/1/28

    15,000       16,106  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 12/1/26

    50,000       53,250  

Select Medical Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 8/15/26

    37,000       39,174  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
144A, 6.25%, 2/1/27

    40,000       41,750  

144A, 4.625%, 6/15/28

    10,000       10,363  

144A, 6.125%, 10/1/28

    110,000       116,325  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/29

    38,000       38,876  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $844,164)

      868,952  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.4%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.
4.125%, 10/15/30

    15,000       15,434  

144A, 4.125%, 4/30/31

    12,000       12,197  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 12/31/27 (a)

    28,000       27,272  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 3/15/31

    11,000       10,875  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $67,175)

      65,778  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%            

AdaptHealth LLC
144A, 4.625%, 8/1/29

    16,000       16,065  

144A, 5.125%, 3/1/30

    19,000       19,268  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/1/26

    43,000       46,332  

144A, 8.50%, 1/31/27

    50,000       53,835  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals (Continued)            

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 4/15/25

  $ 91,000     $ 93,161  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/27

    15,000       15,769  

144A, 5.00%, 1/30/28

    30,000       28,665  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/28

    53,000       54,524  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/29

    98,000       97,381  

144A, 5.25%, 1/30/30 (a)

    70,000       65,898  

144A, 5.25%, 2/15/31 (a)

    35,000       32,692  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    17,000       17,404  

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.
144A, 9.50%, 7/31/27 (a)

    30,000       29,441  

144A, 6.00%, 6/30/28

    45,000       28,187  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co I Sarl / Endo US, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 4/1/29

    37,000       36,677  

HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 6/1/29

    20,000       20,075  

Jazz Securities DAC, 144A,
4.375%, 1/15/29

    45,000       46,694  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV
144A, 4.125%, 4/30/28

    63,000       65,076  

144A, 5.125%, 4/30/31

    69,000       72,467  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 4/1/27

    68,000       68,935  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 4/1/31

    18,000       17,798  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
7.125%, 1/31/25

    40,000       43,738  

3.15%, 10/1/26

    160,000       153,022  

6.75%, 3/1/28 (a)

    20,000       22,629  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,167,428)

      1,145,733  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 12.4%            
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 1/15/30

   

(Cost $26,115)

    25,000       26,343  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 7.3%            

Antero Resources Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 2/1/29

    30,000       33,038  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/30 (a)

    18,000       18,343  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 11/1/26

    25,000       25,500  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    13,000       12,480  

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.125%, 10/1/24 (a)

    25,000       24,156  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/28 (a)

    16,000       15,424  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 144A,
11.00%, 4/15/25

    18,000       18,607  

Citgo Holding, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 8/1/24

    57,000       57,185  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 6/15/25

  $ 23,000     $ 23,604  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/26

    20,000       20,326  

CNX Resources Corp.
144A, 7.25%, 3/14/27

    21,000       22,287  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    20,000       20,859  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/1/29

    42,000       44,037  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/30

    23,000       23,092  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 10/15/25

    45,000       46,403  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/29

    10,000       10,287  

CVR Energy, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 2/15/25 (a)

    40,000       39,252  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 1/30/26

    16,000       16,584  

144A, 5.75%, 1/30/28

    32,000       33,720  

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.
144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    22,000       22,357  

144A, 6.00%, 2/1/31

    35,000       36,006  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
9.50%, 1/15/25

    19,000       19,553  

144A, 7.75%, 7/31/29 (a)

    13,000       12,608  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
144A,REGS, 6.50%, 6/30/27

    20,000       22,124  

144A,REGS, 6.75%, 6/30/30

    18,000       20,205  

Matador Resources Co.,
5.875%, 9/15/26 (a)

    35,000       35,250  

MEG Energy Corp.
144A, 7.125%, 2/1/27

    25,000       26,338  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    35,000       35,833  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 1/15/26

    42,000       35,936  

Murphy Oil Corp.
5.75%, 8/15/25

    65,000       66,544  

6.375%, 7/15/28

    15,000       15,806  

Nabors Industries Ltd., 144A,
7.25%, 1/15/26

    17,000       15,831  

Nabors Industries, Inc.,
5.75%, 2/1/25

    25,000       21,125  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
8.875%, 7/15/30

    20,000       27,473  

7.50%, 5/1/31

    36,000       47,154  

7.875%, 9/15/31

    14,000       18,617  

Parkland Corp., 144A,
4.50%, 10/1/29

    27,000       27,715  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp. 144A,
9.25%, 5/15/25 (a)

    41,000       39,616  

6.00%, 2/15/28

    57,000       37,414  

PDC Energy, Inc.
6.125%, 9/15/24

    13,000       13,230  

5.75%, 5/15/26

    24,000       24,950  

Puma International Financing SA, 144A,
5.125%, 10/6/24

    50,000       50,188  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Range Resources Corp.
9.25%, 2/1/26

  $ 27,000     $ 29,560  

144A, 8.25%, 1/15/29

    15,000       16,670  

SM Energy Co.
144A, 10.00%, 1/15/25

    16,000       17,860  

6.75%, 9/15/26 (a)

    12,000       12,075  

6.625%, 1/15/27 (a)

    12,000       12,075  

6.50%, 7/15/28 (a)

    11,000       11,067  

Southwestern Energy Co.
7.75%, 10/1/27

    14,000       15,172  

5.375%, 3/15/30

    34,000       35,346  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.,
4.50%, 5/15/29

    27,000       27,380  

Transocean, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 11/1/25

    15,000       11,719  

144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    10,000       7,662  

144A, 11.50%, 1/30/27

    22,000       22,190  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/27

    25,000       18,406  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,383,340)

      1,414,239  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%            

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    25,000       26,000  

144A, 6.25%, 4/1/28

    16,000       16,320  

CGG SA, 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27 (a)

    15,000       14,607  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/26

    34,000       35,372  

6.875%, 9/1/27

    19,000       19,925  

Weatherford International Ltd., 144A,
11.00%, 12/1/24

    77,000       80,561  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $186,389)

      192,785  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 4.0%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    50,000       51,563  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

    21,000       21,525  

Buckeye Partners LP, 144A,
4.50%, 3/1/28

    15,000       15,511  

CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 6/15/31

    46,000       47,496  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 5.625%, 5/1/27

    25,000       25,219  

144A, 6.00%, 2/1/29

    20,000       20,380  

EnLink Midstream LLC,
5.375%, 6/1/29

    15,000       15,420  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
4.85%, 7/15/26

    20,000       20,840  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
144A, 6.50%, 7/1/27

    21,000       23,390  

5.50%, 7/15/28

    20,000       21,850  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    45,000       45,620  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/31

    35,000       35,569  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.50%, 10/1/25

  $ 20,000     $ 19,625  

8.00%, 1/15/27

    34,000       33,806  

7.75%, 2/1/28

    19,000       18,650  

ITT Holdings LLC, 144A,
6.50%, 8/1/29

    40,000       40,850  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 9/15/25

    75,000       76,219  

144A, 6.50%, 9/30/26

    15,000       15,097  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 144A,
7.50%, 2/1/26

    66,000       67,073  

NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 11/1/23

    20,000       18,725  

NuStar Logistics LP,
6.375%, 10/1/30

    31,000       34,317  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 144A,
4.95%, 7/15/29

    19,000       19,791  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 7.50%, 10/1/25

    15,000       16,181  

144A, 6.00%, 3/1/27 (a)

    35,000       36,270  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    20,000       20,226  

144A, 6.00%, 12/31/30

    15,000       15,278  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $769,523)

      776,491  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 8.3%    
Banks — 0.4%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
144A, 8.25%, 4/15/25

    19,000       19,407  

144A, 7.625%, 5/1/26

    18,000       18,052  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/27

    21,000       20,140  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 144A,
4.198%, 6/1/32

    25,000       25,770  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $83,931)

      83,369  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.4%            

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 8/15/28

    26,000       26,684  

LD Holdings Group LLC
144A, 6.50%, 11/1/25

    11,000       11,234  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/28

    28,000       27,553  

LPL Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 5/15/31

    15,000       15,546  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust
144A, 6.50%, 5/1/28

    33,000       34,574  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/30

    13,000       12,953  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    15,000       15,825  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/30

    45,000       46,070  

Navient Corp.
6.75%, 6/25/25

    8,000       8,930  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    14,000       15,785  

5.00%, 3/15/27

    15,000       15,772  

4.875%, 3/15/28

    30,000       30,569  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)            

NFP Corp., 144A,
6.875%, 8/15/28

  $ 61,000     $ 62,677  

OneMain Finance Corp.
3.875%, 9/15/28

    25,000       25,156  

5.375%, 11/15/29

    17,000       18,596  

4.00%, 9/15/30

    31,000       31,108  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144A,
4.25%, 2/15/29

    23,000       22,168  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
144A, 5.50%, 11/15/25

    30,000       30,788  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/29

    21,000       20,608  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $470,017)

      472,596  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.2%            

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.
144A, 7.00%, 11/15/25

    50,000       51,000  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    25,000       24,782  

144A, 6.00%, 8/1/29

    8,000       7,891  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
144A, 4.25%, 10/15/27

    22,000       22,082  

144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    40,000       41,550  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 1/15/29

    25,000       25,193  

HUB International Ltd., 144A,
7.00%, 5/1/26

    50,000       51,793  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $222,093)

      224,291  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.6%            

Howard Hughes Corp.
144A, 4.125%, 2/1/29

    23,000       23,144  

144A, 4.375%, 2/1/31

    20,000       20,200  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
4.75%, 3/1/29

    18,000       18,539  

5.00%, 3/1/31

    18,000       18,750  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A,
5.75%, 1/15/29

    30,000       31,434  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $111,044)

      112,067  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.1%            

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 6/15/29

    14,000       13,653  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
4.75%, 2/15/28

    22,000       22,309  

4.375%, 3/1/31

    13,000       12,773  

EPR Properties,
3.75%, 8/15/29

    9,000       9,050  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    15,000       15,694  

144A, 4.875%, 9/15/29

    29,000       30,626  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/30

    40,000       42,750  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/31

    40,000       41,188  

144A, 5.625%, 7/15/32

    26,000       28,291  

iStar, Inc.,
5.50%, 2/15/26

    20,000       20,975  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


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Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)            

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.
144A, 4.25%, 2/1/27

  $ 25,000     $ 25,156  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    19,000       19,451  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer
144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    17,000       18,126  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/29

    32,000       32,938  

RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp.
4.75%, 10/15/27

    16,000       16,689  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/29

    26,000       26,363  

Service Properties Trust
7.50%, 9/15/25

    55,000       62,155  

5.50%, 12/15/27 (a)

    45,000       48,319  

3.95%, 1/15/28

    10,000       9,514  

4.95%, 10/1/29

    18,000       17,711  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 144A,
7.125%, 12/15/24

    19,000       19,565  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 4.75%, 4/15/28

    17,000       17,383  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/29

    38,000       39,710  

XHR LP, 144A,
4.875%, 6/1/29

    15,000       15,469  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $587,627)

      605,858  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.6%            

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.25%, 4/15/29

    30,000       31,441  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
5.25%, 5/15/27

    55,000       57,200  

4.375%, 2/1/29

    22,000       22,105  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $110,267)

      110,746  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 8.7%    
Aerospace/Defense — 3.0%            

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 12/1/24

    40,000       41,742  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/25

    50,000       51,426  

144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26 (a)

    20,000       21,125  

144A, 7.875%, 4/15/27 (a)

    110,000       115,467  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 144A,
5.75%, 10/15/27

    32,000       35,139  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 4/15/25

    25,000       26,500  

4.60%, 6/15/28 (a)

    25,000       24,469  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375%, 6/15/26

    15,000       15,593  

7.50%, 3/15/27

    10,000       10,592  

5.50%, 11/15/27

    149,000       152,725  

144A, 4.875%, 5/1/29 (a)

    17,000       16,916  

Triumph Group, Inc.
144A, 8.875%, 6/1/24

    8,000       8,820  

144A, 6.25%, 9/15/24

    50,000       50,677  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $555,397)

      571,191  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Building Materials — 1.6%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 3/1/30

  $ 17,000     $ 18,211  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/32

    33,000       33,941  

Griffon Corp.,
5.75%, 3/1/28

    35,000       37,185  

JELD-WEN, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 12/15/27

    12,000       12,526  

SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A,
6.00%, 11/1/28

    31,000       32,899  

Standard Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/15/27

    26,000       26,910  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    30,000       31,186  

144A, 4.375%, 7/15/30

    48,000       49,375  

144A, 3.375%, 1/15/31

    32,000       30,800  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 1/15/29

    30,000       31,801  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $303,049)

      304,834  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%            

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 6/15/28

    11,000       11,316  

144A, 4.375%, 3/31/29

    44,000       44,181  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $55,640)

      55,497  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.2%            

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 7/15/25

    25,000       25,219  

Fluor Corp.,
4.25%, 9/15/28 (a)

    20,000       21,015  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $44,001)

      46,234  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.8%            

Covanta Holding Corp.,
5.00%, 9/1/30

    15,000       15,469  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    15,000       14,907  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    24,000       24,690  

144A, 4.375%, 8/15/29

    18,000       18,122  

Madison IAQ LLC
144A, 4.125%, 6/30/28

    23,000       23,161  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    34,000       34,850  

Stericycle, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 1/15/29

    15,000       15,285  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $145,814)

      146,484  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.3%            

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 7/15/27

   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $58,775)

    56,000       59,238  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.2%            

FXI Holdings, Inc.
144A, 7.875%, 11/1/24

    17,000       17,488  

144A, 12.25%, 11/15/26

    25,000       28,507  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $44,573)

      45,995  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.0%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 144A,
4.00%, 9/1/29

  $ 40,000     $ 40,820  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    45,000       46,631  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    15,000       15,544  

Cascades, Inc./Cascades USA, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 1/15/28

    25,000       26,375  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 1/15/25

    35,000       35,394  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 144A,
3.50%, 3/15/28

    14,000       14,198  

LABL, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 7/15/27

    25,000       27,276  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 144A,
7.25%, 4/15/25

    60,000       59,388  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 5/13/27

    30,000       32,395  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 144A,
4.00%, 10/15/27

    30,000       30,027  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 144A,
5.50%, 8/15/26

    46,000       48,527  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $372,401)

      376,575  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.1%            

Seaspan Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 8/1/29

   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $24,958)

    25,000       25,594  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
144A, 9.75%, 8/1/27

    35,000       39,550  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/28

    8,000       8,120  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,025)

      47,670  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 3.4%    
Computers — 1.7%            

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 9/1/26

    44,000       46,200  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
144A, 3.875%, 9/1/28

    20,000       20,641  

144A, 4.00%, 7/1/29

    20,000       20,757  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 144A,
9.375%, 7/15/25

    35,000       38,500  

Exela Intermediate LLC / Exela Finance, Inc., 144A, 10.00%, 7/15/23

    28,000       21,035  

NCR Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 9/1/27

    19,000       20,117  

144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    14,000       14,508  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    37,000       38,409  

144A, 6.125%, 9/1/29

    25,000       27,282  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/30

    15,000       15,696  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Computers (Continued)            

Seagate HDD Cayman
144A, 4.091%, 6/1/29

  $ 7,000     $ 7,412  

144A, 4.125%, 1/15/31

    39,000       41,179  

144A, 3.375%, 7/15/31

    12,000       11,897  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $321,067)

      323,633  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.3%            

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 3/15/27

    9,000       9,596  

Xerox Holdings Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/25

    15,000       15,839  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28 (a)

    35,000       36,613  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $61,211)

      62,048  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.1%            

ams AG, 144A,
7.00%, 7/31/25 (a)

   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $21,558)

    20,000       21,446  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.3%            

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 144A,
3.625%, 9/1/28

    35,000       35,481  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 3/1/25

    43,000       43,484  

J2 Global, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 10/15/30

    30,000       31,805  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 6/15/28 (a)

    14,000       14,419  

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.
144A, 3.50%, 2/15/28

    20,000       19,225  

144A, 5.375%, 12/1/28 (a)

    13,000       12,885  

Twilio, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/15/31

    15,000       15,696  

Veritas US, Inc. / Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 144A,
7.50%, 9/1/25

    68,000       70,785  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $241,803)

      243,780  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.6%    
Electric — 2.6%            

Calpine Corp.
144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    75,000       77,344  

144A, 5.125%, 3/15/28

    25,000       25,469  

144A, 4.625%, 2/1/29

    10,000       10,046  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    25,000       25,471  

144A, 3.75%, 3/1/31

    40,000       39,283  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 144A,
3.75%, 2/15/31

    28,000       28,459  

NRG Energy, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 2/15/31

    31,000       31,505  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/32

    27,000       27,421  

PG&E Corp.
5.00%, 7/1/28 (a)

    10,000       9,939  

5.25%, 7/1/30

    51,000       50,304  

Talen Energy Supply LLC
6.50%, 6/1/25

    25,000       10,973  

144A, 10.50%, 1/15/26

    30,000       14,015  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/27

    33,000       28,575  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)            

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/27

  $ 40,000     $ 41,702  

144A, 5.00%, 7/31/27

    40,000       41,554  

144A, 4.375%, 5/1/29

    46,000       46,748  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $537,494)

      508,808  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $18,770,673)

      18,953,769  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 7.5%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $1,444,823)

    1,444,823       1,444,823  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.9%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $171,850)

    171,850       171,850  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 106.4%

(Cost $20,387,346)

    $ 20,570,442  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (6.4%)

      (1,231,809
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 19,338,633  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost
($)
    Sales
Proceeds
($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL7.5%

 

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

 

     168,578        1,276,245(d                         74               1,444,823        1,444,823  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.9%

 

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

 

     503,524        2,394,727       (2,726,401                   53               171,850        171,850  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     672,102        3,670,972       (2,726,401                   127               1,616,673        1,616,673  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $2,165,066, which is 11.2% 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.

(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 $809,195.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

REGS:   Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
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.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

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 August 31, 2021 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  

Corporate Bonds (e)

     $        $ 18,953,769        $        $ 18,953,769  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       1,616,673                            1,616,673  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,616,673        $ 18,953,769        $        $ 20,570,442  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 98.4%    
Basic Materials — 3.7%    
Chemicals — 1.3%            

Ashland LLC
4.75%, 8/15/22

  $ 542,000     $ 558,260  

144A, 3.375%, 9/1/31

    583,000       599,974  

CF Industries, Inc.,
3.45%, 6/1/23

    880,000       926,763  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 144A,
3.375%, 1/15/26

    639,000       647,786  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24

    1,299,000       1,375,316  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    660,000       703,897  

Olin Corp. 144A,
9.50%, 6/1/25

    625,000       784,219  

5.125%, 9/15/27

    625,000       650,000  

5.625%, 8/1/29

    1,013,000       1,119,163  

SPCM SA, 144A,
4.875%, 9/15/25

    648,000       663,659  

Tronox, Inc., 144A,
6.50%, 5/1/25

    625,000       660,156  

WR Grace & Co.-Conn, 144A,
4.875%, 6/15/27

    880,000       914,100  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,540,538)

      9,603,293  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.4%            

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.,
7.875%, 8/15/23

    758,000       817,726  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
144A, 9.875%, 10/17/25

    843,000       978,934  

144A, 6.75%, 3/15/26

    1,048,000       1,125,290  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,920,482)

      2,921,950  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 2.0%            

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV
144A, 7.00%, 9/30/26

    613,000       641,235  

144A, 5.50%, 12/15/27

    1,055,000       1,136,762  

144A, 6.125%, 5/15/28

    522,000       568,327  

144A, 4.125%, 3/31/29

    686,000       724,642  

Arconic Corp., 144A,
6.00%, 5/15/25

    1,223,000       1,296,135  

Constellium SE, 144A,
5.875%, 2/15/26

    625,000       642,219  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
144A, 5.125%, 5/15/24

    880,000       947,628  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    804,000       873,570  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
3.875%, 3/15/23

    1,267,000       1,311,345  

4.55%, 11/14/24

    942,000       1,020,893  

5.00%, 9/1/27

    543,000       572,186  

4.125%, 3/1/28

    824,000       862,110  

4.375%, 8/1/28

    867,000       920,104  

5.25%, 9/1/29

    950,000       1,052,553  

4.25%, 3/1/30

    672,000       726,600  

4.625%, 8/1/30 (a)

    1,080,000       1,190,700  

Novelis Corp., 144A,
3.25%, 11/15/26

    971,000       996,722  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,356,655)

      15,483,731  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Communications — 18.3%    
Advertising — 0.3%            

Lamar Media Corp.
3.75%, 2/15/28

  $ 848,000     $ 872,346  

4.00%, 2/15/30

    646,000       667,948  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 6/15/25

    500,000       531,675  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,022,923)

      2,071,969  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 3.1%            

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 144A,
3.50%, 5/1/26

    693,000       707,726  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 12/1/27

    1,088,000       1,148,330  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
144A, 5.00%, 12/15/27

    522,000       549,640  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    768,000       802,906  

144A, 4.125%, 8/1/30

    648,000       679,590  

Netflix, Inc.
5.75%, 3/1/24

    815,000       906,524  

5.875%, 2/15/25

    1,165,000       1,338,294  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/25

    628,000       673,530  

4.375%, 11/15/26

    1,295,000       1,466,788  

4.875%, 4/15/28

    2,035,000       2,381,011  

5.875%, 11/15/28

    2,325,000       2,885,988  

6.375%, 5/15/29

    1,181,000       1,514,756  

144A, 5.375%, 11/15/29

    1,168,000       1,438,001  

144A, 4.875%, 6/15/30

    1,187,000       1,422,299  

NortonLifeLock, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 4/15/25

    996,000       1,008,121  

Twitter, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/27

    886,000       957,700  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 5/15/25

    1,519,000       1,621,532  

144A, 8.00%, 11/1/26

    1,675,000       1,785,969  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,808,369)

      23,288,705  
   

 

 

 
Media — 7.6%            

AMC Networks, Inc.
5.00%, 4/1/24

    325,000       329,469  

4.75%, 8/1/25 (a)

    1,082,000       1,110,402  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/23

    994,000       1,001,256  

144A, 5.75%, 2/15/26

    922,000       948,507  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/26

    603,000       621,910  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/27

    4,265,000       4,464,154  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    3,327,000       3,489,524  

144A, 5.375%, 6/1/29

    1,876,000       2,051,875  

144A, 4.75%, 3/1/30

    3,950,000       4,184,353  

CSC Holdings LLC
5.875%, 9/15/22

    812,000       845,495  

5.25%, 6/1/24

    938,000       1,013,040  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    1,663,000       1,741,789  

144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    1,548,000       1,631,205  

144A, 6.50%, 2/1/29

    2,158,000       2,384,590  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

DISH DBS Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

  $ 1,975,000     $ 2,063,875  

5.875%, 11/15/24

    2,590,000       2,787,487  

Gray Television, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 7/15/26

    886,000       914,755  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.375%, 5/1/26

    1,326,150       1,402,404  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    834,000       869,445  

Meredith Corp.,
6.875%, 2/1/26

    1,279,000       1,326,962  

News Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 5/15/29

    1,295,000       1,332,024  

Quebecor Media, Inc.,
5.75%, 1/15/23

    1,219,000       1,295,188  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 7/15/26

    1,306,000       1,341,105  

144A, 3.125%, 9/1/26

    1,450,000       1,479,218  

144A, 5.00%, 8/1/27

    1,860,000       1,953,000  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/28

    2,516,000       2,582,485  

144A, 5.50%, 7/1/29

    1,628,000       1,784,695  

TEGNA, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 3/15/26

    885,000       940,313  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 144A,
5.50%, 3/1/28

    1,200,000       1,265,400  

Univision Communications, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 2/15/25

    1,546,000       1,576,039  

UPC Holding BV, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    693,000       732,293  

Videotron Ltd.
144A, 5.375%, 6/15/24

    664,000       732,060  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/27

    851,000       887,168  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29 (a)

    659,000       679,808  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 144A,
6.00%, 1/15/27

    954,000       999,325  

Ziggo BV, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/27

    2,001,000       2,070,715  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $56,511,061)

      56,833,333  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.3%            

Altice France SA
144A, 7.375%, 5/1/26

    1,995,000       2,073,244  

144A, 8.125%, 2/1/27

    2,180,000       2,370,750  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/15/24

    809,000       825,180  

CommScope, Inc., 144A,
6.00%, 3/1/26

    1,876,000       1,970,644  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,
5.25%, 8/1/26

    992,000       1,124,397  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 5/1/25

    600,000       614,550  

5.25%, 3/15/26

    650,000       670,962  

144A, 4.625%, 9/15/27

    1,345,000       1,388,712  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

   

Series W, 6.75%, 12/1/23

    921,000       1,014,297  

Series Y, 7.50%, 4/1/24

    1,232,000       1,372,140  

5.625%, 4/1/25

    701,000       759,537  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/27

    1,600,000       1,644,000  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

Nokia OYJ,
4.375%, 6/12/27

  $ 625,000     $ 694,356  

Sprint Communications, Inc.,
6.00%, 11/15/22

    2,852,000       3,015,990  

Sprint Corp.
7.875%, 9/15/23

    5,504,000       6,242,637  

7.125%, 6/15/24

    3,238,000       3,727,748  

7.625%, 2/15/25

    2,216,000       2,625,960  

7.625%, 3/1/26

    1,943,000       2,398,051  

Switch Ltd.
144A, 3.75%, 9/15/28

    740,000       753,842  

144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    689,000       711,703  

Telecom Italia SpA, 144A,
5.303%, 5/30/24

    1,876,000       2,039,118  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2.25%, 2/15/26

    919,000       939,678  

2.625%, 4/15/26

    1,780,000       1,831,175  

5.375%, 4/15/27

    531,000       563,890  

4.75%, 2/1/28

    2,021,000       2,159,135  

2.625%, 2/15/29

    1,295,000       1,312,806  

3.375%, 4/15/29

    1,619,000       1,712,594  

2.875%, 2/15/31

    1,261,000       1,297,254  

3.50%, 4/15/31

    1,748,000       1,860,729  

VEON Holdings BV
144A, 5.95%, 2/13/23

    662,000       706,182  

144A, 7.25%, 4/26/23

    1,153,000       1,243,144  

144A, 4.95%, 6/16/24

    666,000       718,744  

144A, 4.00%, 4/9/25

    1,251,000       1,321,400  

144A, 3.375%, 11/25/27

    1,520,000       1,548,766  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $54,402,565)

      55,253,315  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 19.3%    
Airlines — 0.9%            

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.80%, 4/19/23

    625,000       647,867  

2.90%, 10/28/24

    1,166,000       1,188,720  

7.375%, 1/15/26

    1,467,000       1,728,268  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.,
4.25%, 10/1/22

    829,000       846,616  

United Airlines, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/15/26

    2,451,000       2,547,521  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,885,062)

      6,958,992  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.7%            

Hanesbrands, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 5/15/24

    1,478,000       1,570,375  

144A, 5.375%, 5/15/25

    682,000       717,109  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/26

    1,093,000       1,194,102  

Levi Strauss & Co., 144A,
3.50%, 3/1/31

    625,000       644,616  

William Carter Co.
144A, 5.50%, 5/15/25

    655,000       689,024  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    562,000       587,993  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,326,520)

      5,403,219  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Manufacturers — 4.9%            

Allison Transmission, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 10/1/27

  $ 503,000     $ 527,901  

144A, 5.875%, 6/1/29 (a)

    629,000       692,718  

Ford Motor Co.
8.50%, 4/21/23

    4,498,000       4,981,535  

9.00%, 4/22/25

    4,070,000       4,977,406  

4.346%, 12/8/26

    2,049,000       2,210,041  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.25%, 9/20/22

    585,000       602,550  

MTN, 3.55%, 10/7/22

    425,000       435,625  

3.35%, 11/1/22

    796,000       814,507  

3.087%, 1/9/23

    1,139,000       1,161,780  

4.14%, 2/15/23

    629,000       651,015  

3.096%, 5/4/23

    614,000       628,398  

4.375%, 8/6/23

    760,000       795,264  

3.37%, 11/17/23

    962,000       993,986  

3.81%, 1/9/24

    746,000       774,907  

5.584%, 3/18/24

    1,061,000       1,151,132  

3.664%, 9/8/24

    621,000       648,169  

4.063%, 11/1/24

    1,131,000       1,196,824  

4.687%, 6/9/25

    666,000       722,264  

5.125%, 6/16/25

    1,320,000       1,450,350  

4.134%, 8/4/25

    1,221,000       1,304,944  

3.375%, 11/13/25

    1,495,000       1,549,194  

GMTN, 4.389%, 1/8/26

    1,053,000       1,130,659  

4.542%, 8/1/26

    531,000       577,462  

2.70%, 8/10/26

    200,000       202,090  

4.271%, 1/9/27

    543,000       582,091  

4.125%, 8/17/27

    887,000       949,236  

3.815%, 11/2/27

    594,000       626,094  

2.90%, 2/16/28

    531,000       529,747  

5.113%, 5/3/29

    1,051,000       1,191,887  

4.00%, 11/13/30

    1,267,000       1,341,772  

3.625%, 6/17/31

    730,000       752,875  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 144A,
7.75%, 10/15/25

    907,000       989,582  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $36,486,905)

      37,144,005  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.3%            

Adient US LLC, 144A,
9.00%, 4/15/25

    705,000       769,487  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.25%, 4/1/25 (a)

    750,000       775,912  

6.25%, 3/15/26

    518,000       534,188  

Clarios Global LP, 144A,
6.75%, 5/15/25

    528,000       559,680  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/26

    1,168,000       1,232,240  

Dana Financing Luxembourg SARL, 144A,
5.75%, 4/15/25

    518,000       534,835  

Dana, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/27

    512,000       540,800  

5.625%, 6/15/28

    527,000       567,516  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
9.50%, 5/31/25

    1,036,000       1,148,976  

5.00%, 5/31/26

    1,223,000       1,260,840  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Parts & Equipment (Continued)            

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 4/29/25

  $ 1,383,000     $ 1,505,741  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,354,062)

      9,430,215  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.4%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 1/15/28

    907,000       937,974  

Avient Corp.
5.25%, 3/15/23

    750,000       797,813  

144A, 5.75%, 5/15/25

    939,000       992,288  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,695,325)

      2,728,075  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 2.6%            

Bally’s Corp., 144A,
6.75%, 6/1/27

    680,000       736,100  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 7/1/25

    4,350,000       4,603,170  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 7/1/25 (a)

    1,349,000       1,418,136  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 6.50%, 2/15/25

    1,522,000       1,697,030  

144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    900,000       935,820  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/27

    971,000       1,108,154  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    984,000       1,051,650  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 11/1/24

    719,000       729,785  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/27

    1,501,000       1,656,729  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 10/15/25

    1,566,000       1,612,667  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/1/25

    1,225,000       1,310,750  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/25

    704,000       751,020  

WMG Acquisition Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 7/15/30

    606,000       639,342  

144A, 3.00%, 2/15/31

    1,123,000       1,107,710  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,209,667)

      19,358,063  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/1/25

    664,000       681,972  

144A, 6.375%, 5/1/25

    2,027,000       2,148,214  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,813,184)

      2,830,186  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.8%            

Century Communities, Inc.,
6.75%, 6/1/27

    648,000       693,179  

Meritage Homes Corp.
6.00%, 6/1/25

    582,000       668,118  

144A, 3.875%, 4/15/29

    612,000       652,628  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 6/15/27

    625,000       708,772  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    574,000       648,066  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Home Builders (Continued)            

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
4.375%, 4/15/23

  $ 601,000     $ 627,294  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    567,000       644,435  

4.35%, 2/15/28

    517,000       573,275  

3.80%, 11/1/29 (a)

    489,000       532,937  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,637,160)

      5,748,704  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.7%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.35%, 4/1/23

    1,458,000       1,539,750  

4.875%, 6/1/25

    687,000       765,544  

4.70%, 4/1/26

    2,547,000       2,849,456  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,045,135)

      5,154,750  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.9%            

Carnival Corp., 144A,
11.50%, 4/1/23

    2,584,000       2,906,173  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.25%, 11/15/22

    906,000       928,650  

144A, 10.875%, 6/1/23

    1,244,000       1,401,574  

144A, 9.125%, 6/15/23

    1,214,000       1,324,778  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,534,413)

      6,561,175  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 2.1%            

Boyd Gaming Corp., 144A,
8.625%, 6/1/25

    704,000       764,579  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 9/1/23

    78,000       79,511  

144A, 10.75%, 9/1/24

    590,000       605,859  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/1/25

    434,000       455,873  

144A, 5.75%, 5/1/28

    411,000       441,328  

144A, 3.75%, 5/1/29

    1,020,000       1,041,716  

4.875%, 1/15/30

    1,259,000       1,354,999  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.,
4.875%, 4/1/27

    1,212,000       1,258,668  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 9/15/25

    670,000       705,202  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 144A,
4.875%, 6/6/25

    1,295,000       1,319,281  

MGM Resorts International
6.00%, 3/15/23

    1,563,000       1,656,780  

6.75%, 5/1/25

    879,000       932,839  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    1,205,000       1,320,981  

4.625%, 9/1/26

    500,000       528,275  

Travel + Leisure Co.,
3.90%, 3/1/23

    582,000       600,397  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
144A, 4.25%, 5/30/23

    644,000       661,575  

144A, 5.50%, 3/1/25

    2,251,000       2,388,874  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,032,009)

      16,116,737  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 3.3%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/25

    656,000       692,080  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)            

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/28

  $ 2,007,000     $ 2,034,596  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
144A, 9.375%, 7/1/25 (a)

    637,000       824,915  

5.25%, 2/1/28

    648,000       726,700  

7.50%, 6/15/29

    728,000       844,935  

144A, 6.625%, 10/1/30

    1,295,000       1,494,106  

Gap, Inc.
144A, 8.375%, 5/15/23 (a)

    609,000       683,299  

144A, 8.625%, 5/15/25

    912,000       996,178  

144A, 8.875%, 5/15/27

    1,304,000       1,499,600  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 10/1/25 (a)

    165,000       174,281  

IRB Holding Corp., 144A,
7.00%, 6/15/25

    971,000       1,039,504  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 6/1/27

    980,000       1,028,449  

Lithia Motors, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 12/15/27

    522,000       553,973  

144A, 3.875%, 6/1/29

    850,000       892,330  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/31

    895,000       972,194  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC,
2.875%, 2/15/23

    696,000       709,050  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
4.75%, 9/15/29

    654,000       692,423  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    629,000       635,469  

Penske Automotive Group,
Inc.
3.50%, 9/1/25

    894,000       926,060  

3.75%, 6/15/29

    589,000       600,235  

QVC, Inc.
4.375%, 3/15/23

    847,000       888,291  

4.85%, 4/1/24

    985,000       1,072,173  

4.45%, 2/15/25

    683,000       731,614  

4.75%, 2/15/27

    711,000       762,782  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 4/1/25

    777,000       838,103  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/30

    1,036,000       1,144,832  

3.625%, 3/15/31

    1,360,000       1,398,984  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $24,600,853)

      24,857,156  
   

 

 

 
Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.3%            

Mattel, Inc. 144A,
3.375%, 4/1/26

    931,000       968,301  

144A, 5.875%, 12/15/27

    716,000       782,266  

144A, 3.75%, 4/1/29 (a)

    704,000       739,939  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,452,860)

      2,490,506  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.6%    
Agriculture — 0.1%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 4/15/27

   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $960,790)

    924,000       966,208  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 3.2%            

ADT Security Corp.,
4.125%, 6/15/23

    889,000       935,672  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)            

Brink’s Co.
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/25

  $ 481,000     $ 505,964  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/27

    750,000       788,685  

Gartner, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 7/1/28

    891,000       944,460  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29

    825,000       850,410  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 7/15/27

    1,501,000       1,584,230  

Jaguar Holding Co. II / PPD Development LP
144A, 4.625%, 6/15/25

    633,000       665,315  

144A, 5.00%, 6/15/28

    888,000       957,930  

Modulaire Global Finance PLC, 144A,
8.00%, 2/15/23

    16,000       16,439  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL, 144A,
5.00%, 2/1/25 (a)

    651,000       668,118  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 4/15/24

    943,000       1,005,474  

Service Corp. International
4.625%, 12/15/27

    775,000       820,299  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    899,000       981,438  

3.375%, 8/15/30

    1,101,000       1,109,846  

Square, Inc.
144A, 2.75%, 6/1/26

    1,047,000       1,076,871  

144A, 3.50%, 6/1/31

    1,408,000       1,463,440  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/26

    1,207,000       1,245,202  

5.50%, 5/15/27

    1,295,000       1,367,598  

4.875%, 1/15/28

    2,162,000       2,296,012  

5.25%, 1/15/30

    1,360,000       1,492,668  

4.00%, 7/15/30

    788,000       826,446  

3.875%, 2/15/31

    1,250,000       1,295,994  

3.75%, 1/15/32

    971,000       992,988  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 144A,
9.75%, 8/15/26

    40,000       42,350  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,524,366)

      23,933,849  
   

 

 

 
Food — 3.9%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.50%, 2/15/23

    943,000       971,469  

144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    980,000       1,006,950  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    804,000       876,171  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/27

    41,000       43,460  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/28

    943,000       1,012,546  

B&G Foods, Inc.,
5.25%, 4/1/25

    1,357,000       1,394,318  

JBS USA Food Co.
144A, 7.00%, 1/15/26

    1,295,000       1,365,383  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    594,000       627,888  

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 2/15/28

    1,126,000       1,235,785  

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 4/15/29

    1,751,000       1,985,196  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food (Continued)            

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/30

  $ 1,563,000     $ 1,765,877  

144A, 3.75%, 12/1/31 (a)

    705,000       744,656  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.00%, 6/1/26

    2,343,000       2,485,953  

3.875%, 5/15/27

    1,684,000       1,857,561  

4.625%, 1/30/29

    1,346,000       1,559,648  

3.75%, 4/1/30

    825,000       912,937  

4.25%, 3/1/31

    1,688,000       1,950,876  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/1/24

    1,039,000       1,067,573  

144A, 4.875%, 11/1/26

    1,004,000       1,033,997  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/28

    625,000       696,017  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 144A,
5.875%, 9/30/27

    1,245,000       1,330,307  

Post Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 3/1/27

    1,540,000       1,613,843  

US Foods, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 4/15/25

    1,566,000       1,652,130  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,788,441)

      29,190,541  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 0.7%            

Avantor Funding, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 7/15/28

    1,939,000       2,052,722  

Hologic, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 2/1/28

    490,000       521,872  

144A, 3.25%, 2/15/29

    1,191,000       1,221,907  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

    587,000       615,616  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    805,000       839,213  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,156,985)

      5,251,330  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 9.1%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 7/15/27

    619,000       649,204  

144A, 3.125%, 2/15/29

    647,000       640,077  

Centene Corp.
4.25%, 12/15/27

    3,116,000       3,295,170  

2.45%, 7/15/28

    2,979,000       3,026,865  

4.625%, 12/15/29

    4,608,000       5,060,229  

3.375%, 2/15/30

    2,553,000       2,671,076  

3.00%, 10/15/30

    2,810,000       2,902,976  

2.50%, 3/1/31

    2,902,000       2,898,140  

2.625%, 8/1/31

    1,684,000       1,709,260  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 5/1/28

    664,000       694,740  

144A, 3.75%, 3/15/29

    648,000       668,820  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/31

    648,000       692,576  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 2/15/25

    1,528,000       1,608,033  

144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26

    2,721,000       2,916,096  

144A, 8.00%, 12/15/27

    1,231,000       1,357,177  

Encompass Health Corp.
4.50%, 2/1/28

    1,036,000       1,086,505  

4.625%, 4/1/31

    518,000       556,109  

HCA, Inc.
5.875%, 5/1/23

    1,587,000       1,711,976  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)            

5.375%, 2/1/25

  $ 3,367,000     $ 3,798,431  

5.875%, 2/15/26

    2,113,000       2,453,299  

5.375%, 9/1/26

    1,402,000       1,619,030  

5.625%, 9/1/28

    1,988,000       2,373,245  

5.875%, 2/1/29

    1,139,000       1,382,558  

3.50%, 9/1/30

    3,497,000       3,758,034  

IQVIA, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    1,313,000       1,354,031  

144A, 5.00%, 5/15/27

    1,376,000       1,439,544  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 4/15/25

    704,000       741,840  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/22

    918,000       952,884  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/28

    1,177,000       1,235,850  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/30

    813,000       867,987  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.75%, 6/15/23

    2,557,000       2,774,345  

4.625%, 7/15/24

    2,313,000       2,347,695  

144A, 4.625%, 9/1/24

    936,000       961,047  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/25

    907,000       971,660  

144A, 4.875%, 1/1/26

    2,720,000       2,824,856  

144A, 5.125%, 11/1/27

    1,943,000       2,047,436  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $66,862,991)

      68,048,801  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.0%            

Spectrum Brands, Inc.,
5.75%, 7/15/25

   

(Cost $419,393)

    412,000       422,300  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%            

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    2,267,000       2,321,748  

144A, 9.00%, 12/15/25

    1,893,000       2,016,045  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
5.272%, 8/28/23

    932,000       999,617  

5.90%, 8/28/28

    965,000       1,131,091  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 1/15/28

    469,000       491,864  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV,
2.95%, 12/18/22

    1,094,000       1,103,572  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,
2.80%, 7/21/23

    3,885,000       3,845,140  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,858,950)

      11,909,077  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 13.1%    
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.2%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A,
4.25%, 1/31/23

    687,000       706,751  

144A, 5.00%, 1/31/28

    897,000       970,191  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,653,796)

      1,676,942  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 6.4%            

Antero Resources Corp.,
5.00%, 3/1/25 (a)

    701,000       716,531  

Apache Corp.
4.625%, 11/15/25

    767,000       831,014  

4.375%, 10/15/28

    690,000       745,476  

4.25%, 1/15/30

    903,000       973,222  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 2/1/26

  $ 998,000     $ 1,044,866  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    408,000       436,068  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.50%, 4/15/23

    841,000       877,794  

3.80%, 6/1/24

    1,379,000       1,473,806  

4.375%, 1/15/28 (a)

    1,272,000       1,429,614  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/31 (a)

    1,943,000       2,370,460  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 7/15/25

    750,000       796,275  

EQT Corp.
3.00%, 10/1/22 (a)

    773,000       790,261  

6.625%, 2/1/25

    1,186,000       1,360,899  

144A, 3.125%, 5/15/26

    758,000       779,792  

3.90%, 10/1/27

    1,619,000       1,750,204  

7.50%, 2/1/30

    1,022,000       1,329,239  

144A, 3.625%, 5/15/31

    587,000       620,098  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
144A,REGS, 5.75%, 6/30/23

    728,000       760,593  

144A,REGS, 6.125%, 6/30/25 (a)

    688,000       751,399  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
2.70%, 2/15/23

    300,000       305,520  

6.95%, 7/1/24

    801,000       902,290  

2.90%, 8/15/24

    1,726,000       1,771,308  

3.50%, 6/15/25

    816,000       857,130  

8.00%, 7/15/25

    1,035,000       1,248,469  

5.875%, 9/1/25 (a)

    967,000       1,089,142  

5.50%, 12/1/25 (a)

    972,000       1,085,034  

5.55%, 3/15/26

    1,438,000       1,605,168  

3.40%, 4/15/26

    1,170,000       1,203,637  

3.20%, 8/15/26

    1,264,000       1,306,148  

3.00%, 2/15/27

    925,000       928,792  

8.50%, 7/15/27

    492,000       621,423  

6.375%, 9/1/28

    727,000       861,353  

3.50%, 8/15/29

    2,010,000       2,072,330  

6.625%, 9/1/30

    1,943,000       2,425,923  

6.125%, 1/1/31

    1,619,000       1,959,953  

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.
5.625%, 7/1/24

    1,251,000       1,394,844  

5.375%, 1/1/26

    861,000       974,185  

Parkland Corp., 144A,
5.875%, 7/15/27

    658,000       701,922  

Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

    666,000       684,355  

4.875%, 5/15/25

    985,000       1,020,706  

Southwestern Energy Co.,
6.45%, 1/23/25

    1,195,000       1,303,912  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
5.50%, 2/15/26

    1,074,000       1,104,829  

6.00%, 4/15/27

    823,000       861,027  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $46,620,266)

      48,127,011  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.2%            

TechnipFMC PLC, 144A,
6.50%, 2/1/26

   

(Cost $1,389,716)

    1,295,000       1,376,226  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines — 6.3%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26

  $ 712,000     $ 784,987  

Buckeye Partners LP
4.15%, 7/1/23

    627,000       648,189  

144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    587,000       607,566  

3.95%, 12/1/26

    945,000       977,026  

4.125%, 12/1/27

    400,000       410,652  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.625%, 10/1/26

    1,253,000       1,298,296  

4.50%, 10/1/29

    1,943,000       2,096,011  

144A, 4.00%, 3/1/31

    2,030,000       2,139,112  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.,
4.625%, 10/15/28

    2,501,000       2,641,681  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.,
5.75%, 4/1/25

    752,000       768,920  

DCP Midstream Operating LP
3.875%, 3/15/23

    605,000       622,690  

5.375%, 7/15/25

    1,068,000       1,177,470  

5.625%, 7/15/27

    679,000       772,600  

5.125%, 5/15/29

    777,000       863,523  

DT Midstream, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    1,425,000       1,462,406  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/31

    1,295,000       1,338,706  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.40%, 4/1/24

    701,000       730,056  

4.15%, 6/1/25

    998,000       1,029,168  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.75%, 7/15/23

    728,000       761,670  

4.00%, 8/1/24

    691,000       708,137  

144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    939,000       1,015,294  

4.125%, 12/1/26

    587,000       599,304  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/26

    1,312,000       1,363,981  

144A, 5.125%, 6/15/28

    610,000       639,738  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    1,000,000       1,013,950  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    727,000       782,434  

6.00%, 6/1/26

    658,000       712,963  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 144A,
3.60%, 5/15/25

    518,000       533,789  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
5.875%, 4/15/26

    924,000       967,890  

5.375%, 2/1/27

    585,000       605,475  

6.50%, 7/15/27

    1,119,000       1,212,962  

5.00%, 1/15/28

    907,000       954,218  

6.875%, 1/15/29

    880,000       990,396  

5.50%, 3/1/30

    1,320,000       1,456,950  

4.875%, 2/1/31

    1,277,000       1,390,717  

144A, 4.00%, 1/15/32

    1,284,000       1,341,889  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    1,619,000       1,670,727  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/31

    1,619,000       1,702,128  

Western Midstream Operating LP
4.35%, 2/1/25

    1,295,000       1,362,431  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

3.95%, 6/1/25

  $ 675,000     $ 706,219  

4.65%, 7/1/26

    648,000       699,354  

4.50%, 3/1/28

    559,000       603,077  

4.75%, 8/15/28

    820,000       903,353  

5.30%, 2/1/30

    1,554,000       1,733,961  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $45,982,645)

      46,802,066  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 11.2%    
Banks — 1.6%            

CIT Group, Inc.
5.00%, 8/1/23

    971,000       1,047,466  

4.75%, 2/16/24

    648,000       699,840  

3.929%, 6/19/24

    648,000       680,400  

5.25%, 3/7/25

    632,000       713,180  

6.125%, 3/9/28

    539,000       661,954  

Commerzbank AG, 144A,
8.125%, 9/19/23

    1,259,000       1,421,772  

Deutsche Bank AG,
3.729%, 1/14/32 (b)

    1,619,000       1,672,217  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
144A, 5.017%, 6/26/24

    2,590,000       2,812,652  

144A, 5.71%, 1/15/26

    1,943,000       2,186,758  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,720,891)

      11,896,239  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%            

Ally Financial, Inc.,
5.75%, 11/20/25

    1,357,000       1,550,025  

LPL Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/15/27

    667,000       692,043  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/29

    1,074,000       1,098,219  

Navient Corp.
5.50%, 1/25/23

    1,233,000       1,294,650  

7.25%, 9/25/23

    807,000       887,601  

MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/24

    972,000       1,055,057  

5.875%, 10/25/24

    627,000       684,026  

OneMain Finance Corp.
5.625%, 3/15/23

    1,129,000       1,194,013  

6.125%, 3/15/24

    1,789,000       1,929,884  

6.875%, 3/15/25

    1,564,000       1,773,185  

8.875%, 6/1/25

    768,000       843,226  

7.125%, 3/15/26

    2,006,000       2,344,512  

3.50%, 1/15/27

    912,000       924,321  

6.625%, 1/15/28

    1,139,000       1,316,530  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 10/15/25

    903,000       935,544  

Quicken Loans LLC / Quicken Loans Co.-Issuer, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 3/1/29

    915,000       935,587  

144A, 3.875%, 3/1/31

    1,577,000       1,615,420  

Rocket Mortgage LLC, 144A,
5.25%, 1/15/28

    1,433,000       1,510,024  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,222,470)

      22,583,867  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.4%            

MGIC Investment Corp.,
5.25%, 8/15/28

    843,000       903,064  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Insurance (Continued)            

Radian Group, Inc.
4.50%, 10/1/24

  $ 295,000     $ 319,338  

6.625%, 3/15/25

    931,000       1,050,866  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    583,000       643,183  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,825,715)

      2,916,451  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.4%            

Howard Hughes Corp., 144A,
5.375%, 8/1/28

    955,000       1,013,494  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 6/1/23

    680,000       708,764  

144A, 7.625%, 6/15/25

    795,000       857,002  

144A, 9.375%, 4/1/27

    675,000       745,905  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,297,454)

      3,325,165  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 5.1%            

Diversified Healthcare Trust,
9.75%, 6/15/25

    1,510,000       1,662,887  

EPR Properties
4.75%, 12/15/26

    593,000       640,867  

4.50%, 6/1/27

    583,000       618,334  

4.95%, 4/15/28

    576,000       622,776  

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC
144A, 6.00%, 4/15/25

    562,000       593,157  

144A, 3.375%, 6/15/26

    1,251,000       1,276,395  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 9/15/27

    1,013,000       1,056,052  

144A, 5.25%, 3/15/28

    1,253,000       1,317,216  

iStar, Inc.
4.75%, 10/1/24

    975,000       1,035,986  

4.25%, 8/1/25

    710,000       741,062  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
5.625%, 5/1/24

    1,313,000       1,432,811  

144A, 4.625%, 6/15/25

    1,001,000       1,077,126  

4.50%, 9/1/26

    532,000       580,356  

5.75%, 2/1/27

    971,000       1,119,247  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/29

    938,000       995,579  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    612,000       631,388  

5.00%, 10/15/27

    1,866,000       1,977,960  

4.625%, 8/1/29

    1,056,000       1,130,361  

3.50%, 3/15/31

    1,626,000       1,673,796  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer, 144A,
7.50%, 6/1/25

    450,000       482,067  

SBA Communications Corp.
4.875%, 9/1/24

    1,375,000       1,397,344  

3.875%, 2/15/27

    2,272,000       2,364,084  

144A, 3.125%, 2/1/29

    1,861,000       1,830,796  

Service Properties Trust,
4.50%, 6/15/23

    718,000       735,085  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)            

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/25

  $ 690,000     $ 723,638  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    492,000       495,690  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 144A,
7.875%, 2/15/25

    2,814,000       3,010,980  

VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc.
144A, 3.50%, 2/15/25

    971,000       996,489  

144A, 4.25%, 12/1/26

    1,619,000       1,702,650  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/27

    971,000       1,011,054  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/29

    1,026,000       1,117,058  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/30

    1,620,000       1,731,375  

XHR LP, 144A,
6.375%, 8/15/25

    648,000       687,690  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $37,736,871)

      38,469,356  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.7%            

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.75%, 2/1/24

    817,000       833,340  

4.75%, 9/15/24

    1,383,000       1,435,675  

6.375%, 12/15/25

    934,000       963,188  

6.25%, 5/15/26

    1,561,000       1,646,855  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,850,321)

      4,879,058  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 6.9%    
Aerospace/Defense — 1.8%            

Bombardier, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 1/15/23

    725,000       780,495  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
5.125%, 10/1/24

    1,617,000       1,779,153  

6.875%, 5/1/25

    1,508,000       1,784,160  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 144A,
3.625%, 10/14/25

    1,355,000       1,380,677  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/25

    625,000       654,712  

TransDigm, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 12/15/25

    1,747,000       1,871,474  

144A, 6.25%, 3/15/26

    5,366,000       5,647,715  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,717,740)

      13,898,386  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.2%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 6/1/27

    909,000       971,494  

JELD-WEN, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 12/15/25

    692,000       706,072  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,664,960)

      1,677,566  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%        

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/25

    1,876,000       2,020,340  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/28

    1,657,000       1,844,970  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,818,351)

      3,865,310  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.1%            

Imola Merger Corp., 144A,
4.75%, 5/15/29

    2,590,000       2,683,887  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electronics (Continued)            

Sensata Technologies BV
144A, 4.875%, 10/15/23

  $ 816,000     $ 874,964  

144A, 5.625%, 11/1/24

    640,000       712,800  

144A, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    765,000       856,127  

144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    1,295,000       1,341,374  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 2/15/30 (a)

    587,000       630,350  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    953,000       959,085  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,980,497)

      8,058,587  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%            

Fluor Corp.,
3.50%, 12/15/24
(Cost $709,337)

    685,000       720,781  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.7%            

Covanta Holding Corp.
5.875%, 7/1/25

    518,000       535,483  

6.00%, 1/1/27

    593,000       614,496  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

    625,000       649,219  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    1,013,000       1,044,656  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    625,000       660,156  

144A, 3.50%, 9/1/28

    971,000       970,175  

Stericycle, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 7/15/24

    750,000       769,710  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,228,206)

      5,243,895  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.1%            

Hillenbrand, Inc.,
5.75%, 6/15/25
(Cost $524,795)

    497,000       526,199  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.1%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 144A,
3.25%, 9/1/28

    777,000       783,799  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/30/25

    907,000       950,082  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/26

    1,636,000       1,702,994  

Ball Corp.
4.00%, 11/15/23

    1,264,000       1,338,260  

5.25%, 7/1/25

    1,295,000       1,464,969  

4.875%, 3/15/26

    1,046,000       1,175,442  

2.875%, 8/15/30

    1,684,000       1,690,382  

Berry Global, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 7/15/27

    648,000       682,830  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV,
4.50%, 1/15/23

    1,295,000       1,358,714  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 8/15/23

    877,000       932,909  

Sealed Air Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 12/1/22

    532,000       551,285  

144A, 5.25%, 4/1/23

    550,000       578,188  

144A, 5.125%, 12/1/24

    573,000       622,619  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (Continued)            

144A, 5.50%, 9/15/25

  $ 493,000     $ 553,718  

144A, 4.00%, 12/1/27

    550,000       590,741  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/1/28

    642,000       665,228  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,383,302)

      15,642,160  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.3%            

XPO Logistics, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 9/1/23

    690,000       690,000  

144A, 6.25%, 5/1/25

    1,438,000       1,520,685  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,206,568)

      2,210,685  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 4.6%    
Computers — 1.3%            

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 144A,
7.125%, 6/15/24

    1,553,000       1,587,943  

EMC Corp.,
3.375%, 6/1/23

    1,607,000       1,661,236  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 6/1/23

    443,000       472,018  

4.875%, 3/1/24

    1,479,000       1,599,331  

4.75%, 1/1/25

    340,000       375,343  

4.875%, 6/1/27

    540,000       604,951  

Vericast Corp., 144A,
11.00%, 9/15/26

    20,200       21,436  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    2,979,000       3,330,760  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,509,885)

      9,653,018  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.7%            

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.50%, 12/1/24

    546,000       604,395  

4.125%, 5/1/25

    795,000       827,794  

4.25%, 4/1/28

    945,000       991,069  

3.25%, 2/15/29

    875,000       900,156  

Xerox Corp.,
4.375%, 3/15/23

    1,647,000       1,726,797  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,972,769)

      5,050,211  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.3%            

Microchip Technology, Inc.,
4.25%, 9/1/25

    1,501,000       1,582,991  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    868,000       906,010  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,453,105)

      2,489,001  
   

 

 

 
Software — 2.3%            

CDK Global, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/24

    458,000       508,952  

4.875%, 6/1/27

    1,144,000       1,202,630  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/29

    759,000       826,149  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 8/15/26

    615,000       648,825  

144A, 10.25%, 2/15/27

    623,000       676,737  

MSCI, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/15/27

    712,000       760,274  

144A, 4.00%, 11/15/29

    1,295,000       1,387,269  

144A, 3.625%, 9/1/30

    1,166,000       1,229,780  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)            

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/31

  $ 1,295,000     $ 1,384,031  

144A, 3.625%, 11/1/31

    777,000       826,033  

144A, 3.25%, 8/15/33

    907,000       935,434  

Open Text Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 6/1/26

    1,063,000       1,098,610  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/28

    1,166,000       1,202,437  

PTC, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 2/15/25

    613,000       627,559  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/28

    678,000       701,730  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 9/30/27

    2,502,000       2,652,620  

Twilio, Inc.,
3.625%, 3/15/29

    790,000       816,426  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,277,036)

      17,485,496  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.7%    
Electric — 2.2%            

Calpine Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 6/1/26

    1,063,000       1,097,547  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 3/15/28

    1,070,000       1,134,146  

DPL, Inc.,
4.125%, 7/1/25

    521,000       558,382  

FirstEnergy Corp.
Series B, 4.75%, 3/15/23

    1,193,000       1,243,643  

Series B, 4.40%, 7/15/27

    1,827,000       2,052,695  

2.65%, 3/1/30

    754,000       769,080  

Series B, 2.25%, 9/1/30

    678,000       672,196  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC
144A, 4.35%, 1/15/25

    777,000       856,066  

144A, 2.866%, 9/15/28

    648,000       686,104  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
144A, 4.25%, 7/15/24

    907,000       958,608  

144A, 3.875%, 10/15/26

    736,000       781,319  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    652,000       706,044  

NRG Energy, Inc.
6.625%, 1/15/27

    30,000       31,173  

5.75%, 1/15/28

    1,063,000       1,137,410  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)            

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

  $ 687,000     $ 691,294  

144A, 5.25%, 6/15/29

    906,000       984,777  

TransAlta Corp.,
4.50%, 11/15/22

    518,000       539,070  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 9/1/26

    1,251,000       1,288,280  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,903,971)

      16,187,834  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.5%            

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.625%, 5/20/24

    941,000       1,030,395  

5.50%, 5/20/25

    900,000       990,000  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    881,000       992,226  

5.75%, 5/20/27

    575,000       647,758  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,623,109)

      3,660,379  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $727,481,440)

      738,382,074  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.6%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $4,866,433)

    4,866,433       4,866,433  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 4.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (c)
(Cost $29,654,545)

    29,654,545       29,654,545  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.0%

(Cost $762,002,418)

    $ 772,903,052  

Other assets and liabilities,
net — (3.0%)

      (22,518,784
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 750,384,268  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

CORPORATE BONDS0.2%

 

Financial0.2%

 

Deutsche Bank AG , 3.73%, 1/14/32 (b)

 

            1,610,022                    62,195        19,917               1,619,000        1,672,217  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.6%

 

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

 

     612,989        4,253,444(e                         227               4,866,433        4,866,433  

CASH EQUIVALENTS4.0%

 

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

 

     1,116,381        104,126,511       (75,588,347                   1,775               29,654,545        29,654,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,729,370          109,989,977         (75,588,347         —          62,195          21,919            —          36,139,978          36,193,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

(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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $12,878,522, which is 1.7% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(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 $8,439,017.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

GMTN:   Global Medium Term Note
MTN:   Medium Term Note
REGS:   Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
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.

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 August 31, 2021 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  

Corporate Bonds (f)

     $        $ 738,382,074        $        $ 738,382,074  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       34,520,978                            34,520,978  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 34,520,978        $ 738,382,074        $        $ 772,903,052  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 94.6%    
Basic Materials — 3.1%    
Chemicals — 1.6%            

Ashland LLC,
4.75%, 8/15/22

  $ 64,000     $ 65,920  

CF Industries, Inc.,
3.45%, 6/1/23

    102,000       107,420  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 144A,
6.875%, 6/15/25

    150,000       155,062  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 144A,
3.375%, 1/15/26

    85,000       86,169  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24

    144,000       152,460  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    50,000       53,325  

OCI NV, 144A,
5.25%, 11/1/24

    155,000       160,038  

Olin Corp., 144A,
9.50%, 6/1/25

    75,000       94,106  

TPC Group, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 8/1/24

    151,000       139,864  

Tronox, Inc., 144A,
6.50%, 5/1/25

    219,000       231,319  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,223,955)

      1,245,683  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.7%            

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.,
7.875%, 8/15/23 (a)

    61,000       65,807  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
144A, 9.875%, 10/17/25

    109,000       126,576  

144A, 6.75%, 3/15/26

    215,000       230,856  

United States Steel Corp.,
6.25%, 3/15/26 (a)

    105,000       108,279  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $522,593)

      531,518  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 0.8%            

Arconic Corp., 144A,
6.00%, 5/15/25

    150,000       158,970  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 144A,
5.125%, 5/15/24

    117,000       125,992  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
3.875%, 3/15/23

    135,000       139,725  

4.55%, 11/14/24

    85,000       92,119  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 4/1/26

    85,000       85,548  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $594,050)

      602,354  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 13.2%    
Advertising — 0.1%            

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 6/15/25

   

(Cost $66,924)

    65,000       69,118  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 1.1%            

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 144A,
3.50%, 5/1/26

    70,000       71,487  

Netflix, Inc.
5.50%, 2/15/22

    38,000       38,803  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Internet (Continued)            

5.75%, 3/1/24

  $ 61,000     $ 67,850  

5.875%, 2/15/25

    160,000       183,800  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/25

    68,000       72,930  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.
3.95%, 6/15/22

    61,000       61,898  

144A, 5.00%, 4/15/25

    115,000       116,400  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 5/15/25

    175,000       186,813  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $787,114)

      799,981  
   

 

 

 
Media — 4.5%            

AMC Networks, Inc.
5.00%, 4/1/24

    81,000       82,114  

4.75%, 8/1/25 (a)

    215,000       220,644  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/23

    68,000       68,496  

144A, 5.75%, 2/15/26

    250,000       257,187  

CSC Holdings LLC
6.75%, 11/15/21

    166,000       167,934  

5.875%, 9/15/22

    154,000       160,352  

5.25%, 6/1/24

    62,000       66,960  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 144A,
5.375%, 8/15/26

    512,000       340,198  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.875%, 7/15/22

    318,000       329,267  

5.00%, 3/15/23

    225,000       235,125  

5.875%, 11/15/24

    405,000       435,881  

7.75%, 7/1/26

    285,000       326,809  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/1/26

    130,000       137,475  

Meredith Corp.,
6.875%, 2/1/26 (a)

    148,000       153,550  

Quebecor Media, Inc.,
5.75%, 1/15/23

    115,000       122,188  

TEGNA, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 3/15/26

    75,000       79,688  

Univision Communications, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 2/15/25

    172,000       175,342  

Videotron Ltd., 144A,
5.375%, 6/15/24

    111,000       122,378  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,426,775)

      3,481,588  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.5%            

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/15/24

    62,000       63,240  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 144A,
6.00%, 6/15/25

    193,000       196,522  

CommScope, Inc., 144A,
6.00%, 3/1/26

    310,000       325,639  

DKT Finance ApS, 144A,
9.375%, 6/17/23

    150,000       153,394  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    125,000       141,683  

6.625%, 8/1/26

    125,000       142,201  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
Series T, 5.80%, 3/15/22

  $ 231,000     $ 236,486  

Series W, 6.75%, 12/1/23

    162,000       178,411  

Series Y, 7.50%, 4/1/24

    216,000       240,570  

5.625%, 4/1/25

    123,000       133,271  

Qwest Corp.,
6.75%, 12/1/21

    131,000       133,063  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
11.50%, 11/15/21

    157,000       160,430  

6.00%, 11/15/22

    265,000       280,237  

Sprint Corp.
7.25%, 9/15/21

    406,000       407,401  

7.875%, 9/15/23

    553,000       627,213  

7.125%, 6/15/24

    495,000       569,869  

7.625%, 2/15/25

    140,000       165,900  

7.625%, 3/1/26

    250,000       308,550  

Telecom Italia SpA, 144A,
5.303%, 5/30/24

    244,000       265,216  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
4.00%, 4/15/22

    44,000       44,715  

2.25%, 2/15/26

    300,000       306,750  

2.625%, 4/15/26

    175,000       180,031  

VEON Holdings BV, 144A,
4.00%, 4/9/25

    300,000       316,883  

Viasat, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 9/15/25

    150,000       152,872  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,631,930)

      5,730,547  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 27.7%    
Airlines — 3.0%            

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    201,000       202,509  

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 3/1/25

    100,000       89,135  

American Airlines, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 7/15/25

    416,000       516,984  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/22

    130,000       131,378  

3.80%, 4/19/23

    100,000       103,659  

2.90%, 10/28/24

    266,000       271,183  

7.375%, 1/15/26

    169,000       199,098  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 1/20/26

    233,000       245,671  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.,
4.25%, 10/1/22

    167,000       170,549  

United Airlines, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/15/26

    326,000       338,838  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,202,130)

      2,269,004  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.6%            

Hanesbrands, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 5/15/24

    122,000       129,625  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/26

    222,000       242,535  

William Carter Co., 144A,
5.50%, 5/15/25

    75,000       78,896  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $443,749)

      451,056  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Manufacturers — 4.7%            

Ford Motor Co.
8.50%, 4/21/23

  $ 205,000     $ 227,037  

9.00%, 4/22/25

    545,000       666,508  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
MTN, 3.55%, 10/7/22

    449,000       460,225  

3.087%, 1/9/23

    200,000       204,000  

3.096%, 5/4/23

    200,000       204,690  

4.375%, 8/6/23

    218,000       228,115  

5.584%, 3/18/24

    115,000       124,769  

3.664%, 9/8/24

    442,000       461,338  

5.125%, 6/16/25

    200,000       219,750  

4.134%, 8/4/25

    25,000       26,719  

3.375%, 11/13/25

    330,000       341,962  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
144A, 5.625%, 2/1/23

    300,000       301,875  

144A, 7.75%, 10/15/25

    100,000       109,105  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,443,371)

      3,576,093  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.3%            

Adient US LLC, 144A,
9.00%, 4/15/25

    100,000       109,147  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.25%, 4/1/25 (a)

    52,000       53,797  

6.25%, 3/15/26

    60,000       61,875  

Clarios Global LP, 144A,
6.75%, 5/15/25

    134,000       142,040  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/26

    100,000       105,500  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
9.50%, 5/31/25

    160,000       177,448  

Tenneco, Inc.,
5.00%, 7/15/26 (a)

    125,000       124,844  

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 4/29/25

    246,000       267,832  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,010,110)

      1,042,483  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.5%            

Avient Corp.
5.25%, 3/15/23

    32,000       34,040  

144A, 5.75%, 5/15/25

    250,000       264,187  

Wolverine Escrow LLC, 144A,
8.50%, 11/15/24

    88,000       83,710  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $371,238)

      381,937  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 4.1%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 4/15/25 (a)

    60,000       64,350  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 144A,
5.375%, 3/1/25

    105,000       108,019  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 7/1/25

    553,000       585,185  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/1/25 (a)

    163,000       171,354  

144A, 5.25%, 10/15/25

    276,000       280,264  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)            

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 144A,
5.50%, 5/1/25

  $ 192,000     $ 200,400  

Cinemark USA, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 3/15/26 (a)

    13,000       12,951  

Cirsa Finance International SARL, 144A,
7.875%, 12/20/23

    70,000       71,378  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 6.50%, 2/15/25

    175,000       195,125  

144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    200,000       207,960  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 11/1/24

    178,000       180,670  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 144A,
8.00%, 2/1/26

    183,000       192,218  

Scientific Games International, Inc.
144A, 8.625%, 7/1/25

    52,000       56,204  

144A, 5.00%, 10/15/25

    330,000       339,834  

144A, 8.25%, 3/15/26

    135,000       143,758  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144A,
4.875%, 7/31/24

    200,000       202,414  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/1/25

    77,000       82,390  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/25

    50,000       53,339  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,098,451)

      3,147,813  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.6%            

Aramark Services, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 5/1/25
(Cost $428,969)

    410,000       434,518  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.3%            

Meritage Homes Corp.,
6.00%, 6/1/25

    80,000       91,838  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
5.875%, 2/15/22

    57,000       57,632  

4.375%, 4/15/23

    56,000       58,450  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $200,066)

      207,920  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.8%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.35%, 4/1/23

    157,000       165,803  

4.875%, 6/1/25

    68,000       75,774  

4.70%, 4/1/26

    305,000       341,219  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $572,373)

      582,796  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 4.8%            

Carnival Corp.
144A, 11.50%, 4/1/23

    484,000       544,345  

144A, 10.50%, 2/1/26 (a)

    105,000       121,277  

144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26

    515,000       546,866  

Life Time, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/26

    212,000       217,565  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/26

    100,000       104,875  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 12.25%, 5/15/24

    227,000       268,146  

144A, 3.625%, 12/15/24

    370,000       350,113  

144A, 10.25%, 2/1/26

    160,000       185,034  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)            

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.25%, 11/15/22

  $ 88,000     $ 90,200  

144A, 10.875%, 6/1/23

    336,000       378,560  

144A, 9.125%, 6/15/23

    283,000       308,824  

144A, 11.50%, 6/1/25

    114,000       131,385  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

    110,000       107,388  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    200,000       203,000  

Viking Cruises Ltd., 144A,
13.00%, 5/15/25

    79,000       91,544  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,616,484)

      3,649,122  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 3.2%            

Boyd Gaming Corp., 144A,
8.625%, 6/1/25

    90,000       97,744  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 9/1/23

    77,000       78,492  

144A, 10.75%, 9/1/24

    66,000       67,774  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 5/1/25

    81,000       85,082  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 9/15/25

    65,000       68,415  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 6/6/25

    200,000       203,750  

144A, 5.25%, 4/26/26

    200,000       206,004  

MGM Resorts International
7.75%, 3/15/22

    230,000       238,384  

6.00%, 3/15/23

    204,000       216,240  

6.75%, 5/1/25

    91,000       96,574  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    200,000       219,250  

Travel + Leisure Co.
4.25%, 3/1/22

    104,000       104,390  

3.90%, 3/1/23

    133,000       137,204  

144A, 6.625%, 7/31/26

    150,000       169,688  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
144A, 4.25%, 5/30/23

    304,000       312,296  

144A, 5.50%, 3/1/25

    179,000       189,964  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,436,189)

      2,491,251  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 3.7%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 4/15/25

    190,000       200,450  

Bath & Body Works, Inc., 144A,
9.375%, 7/1/25

    76,000       98,420  

Carvana Co., 144A,
5.625%, 10/1/25

    60,000       62,475  

eG Global Finance PLC
144A, 6.75%, 2/7/25

    100,000       102,875  

144A, 8.50%, 10/30/25

    90,000       94,392  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 144A, 5.375%, 4/1/26

    288,000       283,320  

Gap, Inc.
144A, 8.375%, 5/15/23

    85,000       95,370  

144A, 8.625%, 5/15/25

    120,000       131,076  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 10/15/24

    183,000       183,650  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)            

IRB Holding Corp., 144A,
7.00%, 6/15/25

  $ 237,000     $ 253,720  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC,
2.875%, 2/15/23

    171,000       174,206  

NMG Holding Co, Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 144A,
7.125%, 4/1/26

    155,000       164,300  

Party City Holdings, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 2/15/26 (a)

    105,000       109,594  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.,
3.50%, 9/1/25

    150,000       155,379  

QVC, Inc.
4.375%, 3/15/23

    101,000       105,924  

4.85%, 4/1/24

    148,000       161,098  

4.45%, 2/15/25

    150,000       160,677  

Rite Aid Corp.
144A, 7.50%, 7/1/25

    100,000       102,974  

144A, 8.00%, 11/15/26

    91,000       93,948  

Yum! Brands, Inc., 144A,
7.75%, 4/1/25

    125,000       134,830  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,804,362)

      2,868,678  
   

 

 

 
Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.1%            

Mattel, Inc., 144A,
3.375%, 4/1/26
(Cost $92,980)

    90,000       93,606  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 11.2%    
Commercial Services — 1.8%            

ADT Security Corp.,
4.125%, 6/15/23

    98,000       103,145  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 144A,
6.625%, 7/15/26

    316,000       338,120  

APX Group, Inc.,
7.625%, 9/1/23

    33,000       33,668  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL, 144A,
5.00%, 2/1/25 (a)

    63,000       64,657  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/15/24

    92,000       98,095  

144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    243,000       263,190  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/15/25

    149,000       171,909  

144A, 7.375%, 9/1/25

    96,000       101,640  

Square, Inc., 144A,
2.75%, 6/1/26

    165,000       169,707  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,318,767)

      1,344,131  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.4%            

Coty, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/26

    175,000       180,639  

144A, 6.50%, 4/15/26 (a)

    127,000       131,127  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $305,153)

      311,766  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food — 1.8%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.50%, 2/15/23

  $ 102,000     $ 105,079  

144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    100,000       102,750  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    150,000       163,465  

B&G Foods, Inc.,
5.25%, 4/1/25 (a)

    120,000       123,300  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
3.00%, 6/1/26

    330,000       350,134  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 11/1/24

    163,000       167,483  

Sigma Holdco BV, 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26 (a)

    80,000       80,300  

US Foods, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 4/15/25

    269,000       283,795  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,366,016)

      1,376,306  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 3.8%            

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 2/15/25

    270,000       284,142  

144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26

    250,000       267,925  

HCA, Inc.
5.875%, 5/1/23

    191,000       206,041  

5.375%, 2/1/25

    450,000       507,661  

5.875%, 2/15/26

    231,000       268,203  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 4/15/25

    100,000       105,375  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.,
5.375%, 11/15/22

    98,000       101,724  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.75%, 6/15/23

    286,000       310,310  

4.625%, 7/15/24

    218,000       221,270  

144A, 4.625%, 9/1/24

    116,000       119,104  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/25

    200,000       214,258  

144A, 4.875%, 1/1/26

    304,000       315,719  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,861,979)

      2,921,732  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%            

Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 4/1/26

    300,000       323,250  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 4/15/25

    456,000       466,830  

144A, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    313,000       320,559  

144A, 9.00%, 12/15/25

    190,000       202,350  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,
5.272%, 8/28/23

    108,000       115,835  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV
Series 2, 3.65%, 11/10/21

    101,000       101,551  

2.95%, 12/18/22

    215,000       216,881  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.80%, 7/21/23

    506,000       500,808  

6.00%, 4/15/24

    190,000       199,223  

7.125%, 1/31/25

    136,000       148,709  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,565,039)

      2,595,996  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Energy — 13.4%    
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.3%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 144A,
4.25%, 1/31/23
(Cost $262,492)

  $ 256,000     $ 263,360  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 8.2%            

Antero Resources Corp.,
5.00%, 3/1/25 (a)

    100,000       102,215  

Apache Corp.,
4.625%, 11/15/25

    100,000       108,346  

Callon Petroleum Co.,
6.125%, 10/1/24 (a)

    88,000       85,030  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 144A,
11.00%, 4/15/25

    100,000       103,375  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 2/1/26

    130,000       136,105  

Citgo Holding, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 8/1/24

    86,000       86,279  

CITGO Petroleum Corp., 144A,
7.00%, 6/15/25

    566,000       580,857  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.50%, 4/15/23

    24,000       25,050  

3.80%, 6/1/24

    204,000       218,025  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 10/15/25

    270,000       278,419  

CVR Energy, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 2/15/25 (a)

    27,000       26,495  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 7/15/25

    184,000       195,353  

EQT Corp.
3.00%, 10/1/22 (a)

    87,000       88,943  

6.625%, 2/1/25

    174,000       199,660  

144A, 3.125%, 5/15/26

    76,000       78,185  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.,
9.50%, 1/15/25

    75,000       77,183  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
144A,REGS, 5.75%, 6/30/23

    72,000       75,223  

144A,REGS, 6.125%, 6/30/25

    93,000       101,570  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 1/15/26

    155,000       132,621  

Murphy Oil Corp.,
5.75%, 8/15/25

    90,000       92,137  

Nabors Industries Ltd., 144A,
7.25%, 1/15/26

    85,000       79,156  

Nabors Industries, Inc.,
5.75%, 2/1/25

    87,000       73,515  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
6.95%, 7/1/24

    150,000       168,968  

2.90%, 8/15/24

    100,000       102,625  

3.50%, 6/15/25

    160,000       168,065  

5.875%, 9/1/25 (a)

    264,000       297,346  

5.50%, 12/1/25 (a)

    100,000       111,629  

5.55%, 3/15/26

    194,000       216,553  

3.40%, 4/15/26

    75,000       77,156  

3.20%, 8/15/26

    300,000       310,004  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.
5.625%, 7/1/24

  $ 130,000     $ 144,948  

5.375%, 1/1/26

    100,000       113,146  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
144A, 9.25%, 5/15/25 (a)

    25,000       24,156  

7.25%, 6/15/25

    50,000       35,066  

PDC Energy, Inc.
6.125%, 9/15/24

    72,000       73,272  

5.75%, 5/15/26 (a)

    161,000       167,376  

Puma International Financing SA
144A, 5.125%, 10/6/24

    200,000       200,751  

144A, 5.00%, 1/24/26

    200,000       200,427  

Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

    199,000       204,484  

4.875%, 5/15/25 (a)

    115,000       119,169  

SM Energy Co., 144A,
10.00%, 1/15/25

    159,000       177,484  

Southwestern Energy Co.
6.45%, 1/23/25

    130,000       141,848  

7.50%, 4/1/26 (a)

    100,000       106,125  

Transocean, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 11/1/25

    76,000       59,375  

144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    141,000       108,041  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,989,214)

      6,271,756  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.2%            

TechnipFMC PLC, 144A,
6.50%, 2/1/26

    163,000       173,224  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.,
6.875%, 4/1/26

    110,000       114,437  

Weatherford International Ltd.
144A, 8.75%, 9/1/24

    193,000       200,961  

144A, 11.00%, 12/1/24

    385,000       402,806  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $824,124)

      891,428  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 3.7%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26

    75,000       82,688  

Buckeye Partners LP
4.15%, 7/1/23

    68,000       70,298  

144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    68,000       70,382  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.,
5.75%, 4/1/25

    50,000       51,125  

DCP Midstream Operating LP
3.875%, 3/15/23

    73,000       75,135  

5.375%, 7/15/25

    112,000       123,480  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.40%, 4/1/24

    180,000       187,461  

4.15%, 6/1/25

    50,000       51,561  

4.85%, 7/15/26

    250,000       260,498  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.75%, 7/15/23

    100,000       104,625  

4.00%, 8/1/24

    25,000       25,620  

144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    170,000       183,812  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,
6.50%, 10/1/25

  $ 60,000     $ 58,876  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 144A,
5.625%, 2/15/26

    100,000       103,962  

NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 11/1/23

    525,000       491,531  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    100,000       107,625  

6.00%, 6/1/26

    150,000       162,530  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 144A,
3.60%, 5/15/25

    54,000       55,646  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 144A,
7.50%, 10/1/25

    98,000       105,717  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
5.875%, 4/15/26

    100,000       104,750  

Western Midstream Operating LP
4.35%, 2/1/25

    300,000       315,621  

4.65%, 7/1/26

    33,000       35,615  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,768,979)

      2,828,558  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 10.8%    
Banks — 2.2%            

CIT Group, Inc.
5.00%, 8/15/22

    275,000       286,261  

5.00%, 8/1/23

    114,000       122,977  

4.75%, 2/16/24

    50,000       54,000  

3.929%, 6/19/24

    50,000       52,500  

5.25%, 3/7/25

    75,000       84,634  

Commerzbank AG, 144A,
8.125%, 9/19/23

    136,000       153,583  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
144A, 8.125%, 11/15/24

    102,000       103,408  

144A, 8.25%, 4/15/25

    76,000       77,627  

144A, 7.625%, 5/1/26

    180,000       180,516  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
144A, 5.017%, 6/26/24

    265,000       287,781  

144A, 5.71%, 1/15/26

    290,000       326,382  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,699,728)

      1,729,669  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%            

Ally Financial, Inc.,
5.75%, 11/20/25

    180,000       205,604  

LD Holdings Group LLC, 144A,
6.50%, 11/1/25

    18,000       18,382  

Navient Corp.
6.50%, 6/15/22

    149,000       154,774  

5.50%, 1/25/23

    166,000       174,300  

7.25%, 9/25/23

    68,000       74,792  

MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/24

    145,000       157,390  

5.875%, 10/25/24

    56,000       61,093  

6.75%, 6/25/25

    110,000       122,787  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    100,000       112,750  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)            

OneMain Finance Corp.
6.125%, 5/15/22

  $ 153,000     $ 157,973  

5.625%, 3/15/23

    147,000       155,465  

6.125%, 3/15/24

    117,000       126,214  

6.875%, 3/15/25

    265,000       300,444  

8.875%, 6/1/25

    200,000       219,590  

7.125%, 3/15/26

    255,000       298,031  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 10/15/25

    106,000       109,820  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 11/15/25

    130,000       133,413  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,524,923)

      2,582,822  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.8%            

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 11/15/25

    126,000       128,520  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 8/15/25

    176,000       179,080  

HUB International Ltd., 144A,
7.00%, 5/1/26

    150,000       155,377  

Radian Group, Inc.,
6.625%, 3/15/25

    160,000       180,600  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $629,847)

      643,577  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.4%            

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 6/1/23

    62,000       64,623  

144A, 7.625%, 6/15/25

    200,000       215,598  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $272,149)

      280,221  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.2%            

Diversified Healthcare Trust,
9.75%, 6/15/25

    248,000       273,110  

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 144A,
3.375%, 6/15/26

    150,000       153,045  

iStar, Inc.
4.75%, 10/1/24

    94,000       99,880  

4.25%, 8/1/25

    150,000       156,562  

5.50%, 2/15/26

    65,000       68,169  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 3/15/22

    76,000       76,361  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
5.625%, 5/1/24

    102,000       111,307  

144A, 4.625%, 6/15/25

    122,000       131,278  

SBA Communications Corp.,
4.875%, 9/1/24

    143,000       145,324  

Service Properties Trust
5.00%, 8/15/22

    118,000       119,333  

4.35%, 10/1/24

    130,000       131,950  

7.50%, 9/15/25

    170,000       192,116  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
5.00%, 12/15/21

    70,000       70,100  

4.75%, 3/15/25

    70,000       73,412  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    65,000       65,488  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)            

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 7.125%, 12/15/24

  $ 150,000     $ 154,462  

144A, 7.875%, 2/15/25

    322,000       344,540  

VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 144A,
3.50%, 2/15/25

    50,000       51,313  

XHR LP, 144A,
6.375%, 8/15/25

    50,000       53,063  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,405,609)

      2,470,813  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.8%            

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.75%, 2/1/24

    115,000       117,300  

4.75%, 9/15/24

    178,000       184,779  

6.25%, 5/15/26

    270,000       284,850  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $575,292)

      586,929  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.4%    
Aerospace/Defense — 4.0%            

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 10/15/22

    74,000       74,181  

144A, 6.125%, 1/15/23

    90,000       96,889  

144A, 7.50%, 12/1/24

    250,000       260,888  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/25

    225,000       231,417  

144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26

    213,000       224,981  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
5.125%, 10/1/24

    241,000       265,168  

6.875%, 5/1/25

    125,000       147,891  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 144A,
3.625%, 10/14/25

    156,000       158,956  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 1/15/25

    100,000       104,754  

144A, 7.50%, 4/15/25

    45,000       47,700  

TransDigm, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 12/15/25

    180,000       192,825  

144A, 6.25%, 3/15/26

    880,000       926,200  

Triumph Group, Inc.
144A, 8.875%, 6/1/24

    114,000       125,685  

144A, 6.25%, 9/15/24

    71,000       71,962  

7.75%, 8/15/25 (a)

    118,000       117,853  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,905,427)

      3,047,350  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%            

JELD-WEN, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 12/15/25
(Cost $81,327)

    80,000       81,627  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%  

WESCO Distribution, Inc., 144A,
7.125%, 6/15/25
(Cost $347,736)

    325,000       350,005  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.3%            

Sensata Technologies BV
144A, 4.875%, 10/15/23

    76,000       81,492  

144A, 5.625%, 11/1/24

    61,000       67,938  

144A, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    107,000       119,746  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $261,896)

      269,176  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%            

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 7/15/25

  $ 153,000     $ 154,339  

Fluor Corp.,
3.50%, 12/15/24 (a)

    68,000       71,552  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $220,838)

      225,891  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.6%            

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

    232,000       240,990  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    50,000       51,562  

Stericycle, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 7/15/24

    149,000       152,916  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $440,633)

      445,468  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.3%            

FXI Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.875%, 11/1/24

    175,000       180,022  

Hillenbrand, Inc.,
5.75%, 6/15/25

    50,000       52,938  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $227,528)

      232,960  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.8%            

Ball Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/22

    292,000       298,205  

4.00%, 11/15/23

    83,000       87,876  

5.25%, 7/1/25

    250,000       282,812  

4.875%, 3/15/26

    100,000       112,375  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV,
4.50%, 1/15/23

    157,000       164,724  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 1/15/25

    206,000       208,317  

LABL, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 7/15/26

    100,000       105,125  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.
144A, 5.50%, 4/15/24

    400,000       405,180  

144A, 7.25%, 4/15/25

    182,000       180,144  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 8/15/23

    110,000       117,013  

Sealed Air Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 12/1/22

    58,000       60,103  

144A, 5.125%, 12/1/24

    50,000       54,330  

144A, 5.50%, 9/15/25

    80,000       89,853  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,117,318)

      2,166,057  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.4%            

XPO Logistics, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/1/25
(Cost $291,205)

    275,000       290,813  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.1%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 144A,
6.50%, 10/1/25
(Cost $106,396)

    105,000       108,281  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Technology — 4.0%    
Computers — 1.6%            

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
8.50%, 4/15/24 (a)

  $ 33,000     $ 33,743  

144A, 9.375%, 7/15/25

    200,000       220,000  

EMC Corp.,
3.375%, 6/1/23

    121,000       125,084  

Exela Intermediate LLC / Exela Finance, Inc., 144A,
10.00%, 7/15/23

    161,000       120,951  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.875%, 3/1/24

    103,000       111,380  

4.75%, 1/1/25

    120,000       132,474  

Vericast Corp., 144A,
8.375%, 8/15/22

    66,000       66,956  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    375,000       419,280  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,169,684)

      1,229,868  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.8%            

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.50%, 12/1/24

    108,000       119,551  

4.125%, 5/1/25

    170,000       177,012  

Xerox Corp.,
4.375%, 3/15/23

    153,000       160,413  

Xerox Holdings Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 8/15/25

    175,000       184,795  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $629,557)

      641,771  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.4%            

ams AG, 144A,
7.00%, 7/31/25 (a)

    75,000       80,422  

Microchip Technology, Inc.,
4.25%, 9/1/25

    198,000       208,816  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $286,242)

      289,238  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.2%            

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A,
7.125%, 10/2/25

    102,000       109,313  

CDK Global, Inc.,
5.00%, 10/15/24

    52,000       57,785  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 3/1/25

    260,000       262,925  

PTC, Inc., 144A,
3.625%, 2/15/25

    132,000       135,135  

Veritas US, Inc. / Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 144A,
7.50%, 9/1/25

    338,000       351,845  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $905,608)

      917,003  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.8%    
Electric — 1.2%            

DPL, Inc.,
4.125%, 7/1/25

    260,000       278,655  

FirstEnergy Corp.,
Series B, 4.75%, 3/15/23

    100,000       104,245  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)            

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 144A,
4.35%, 1/15/25

  $ 142,000     $ 156,450  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 144A,
4.25%, 7/15/24

    300,000       317,070  

Talen Energy Supply LLC,
6.50%, 6/1/25

    25,000       10,973  

TransAlta Corp.,
4.50%, 11/15/22

    54,000       56,196  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $922,270)

      923,589  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.6%            

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.625%, 5/20/24

    121,000       132,495  

5.50%, 5/20/25

    107,000       117,700  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    200,000       225,250  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $468,608)

      475,445  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $70,725,397)

      72,450,672  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.7%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (b)(c)
(Cost $1,323,612)

    1,323,612       1,323,612  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 6.9%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 0.04% (b)
(Cost $5,311,866)

    5,311,866       5,311,866  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.2%
(Cost $77,360,875)

    $ 79,086,150  

Other assets and liabilities,
net — (3.2%)

      (2,458,197
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 76,627,953  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
     Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL1.7%

 

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

 

     1,815,630               (492,018 )(d)                    291               1,323,612        1,323,612  

CASH EQUIVALENTS6.9%

 

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

 

     1,670,002        24,403,755        (20,761,891                   771               5,311,866        5,311,866  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       3,485,632          24,403,755          (21,253,909         —            —          1,062            —          6,635,478          6,635,478  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $2,620,240, which is 3.4% of net assets.

(b)

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

(c)

Represents 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 $1,401,605.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

MTN:   Medium Term Note
REGS:   Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
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.

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 August 31, 2021 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  

Corporate Bonds (e)

     $        $ 72,450,672        $        $ 72,450,672  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       6,635,478                            6,635,478  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 6,635,478        $ 72,450,672        $        $ 79,086,150  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 98.8%    
Basic Materials — 4.0%    
Chemicals — 1.8%            

Ashland LLC
4.75%, 8/15/22

  $ 2,252,000     $ 2,319,560  

144A, 3.375%, 9/1/31

    2,500,000       2,572,787  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A,
3.375%, 2/15/29

    3,867,000       3,799,695  

CF Industries, Inc.,
3.45%, 6/1/23

    4,097,000       4,314,715  

Chemours Co.
5.375%, 5/15/27 (a)

    2,785,000       3,028,813  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/28

    4,580,000       4,860,525  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    3,600,000       3,587,868  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA
144A, 6.875%, 6/15/25

    2,731,000       2,823,171  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/26

    2,189,000       2,224,779  

INEOS Group Holdings SA, 144A,
5.625%, 8/1/24

    2,737,000       2,743,993  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 144A,
3.375%, 1/15/26

    2,762,000       2,799,977  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/27

    3,889,000       4,240,468  

5.25%, 12/15/29 (a)

    3,900,000       4,236,707  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 6/1/24

    5,800,000       6,140,750  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    2,861,000       3,051,285  

144A, 5.25%, 6/1/27

    5,814,000       6,220,050  

144A, 4.25%, 5/15/29

    3,215,000       3,235,094  

OCI NV, 144A,
5.25%, 11/1/24

    3,270,000       3,376,275  

Olin Corp.
144A, 9.50%, 6/1/25

    2,737,000       3,434,251  

5.125%, 9/15/27

    2,851,000       2,965,040  

5.625%, 8/1/29

    4,143,000       4,577,186  

5.00%, 2/1/30

    3,127,000       3,360,024  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/1/28

    6,121,000       6,173,335  

144A, 6.625%, 5/1/29 (a)

    3,867,000       3,808,357  

SPCM SA, 144A,
4.875%, 9/15/25

    2,837,000       2,905,556  

TPC Group, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 8/1/24

    5,181,000       4,798,901  

Tronox, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 5/1/25

    2,787,000       2,943,769  

144A, 4.625%, 3/15/29

    5,938,000       6,028,258  

Valvoline, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    3,342,000       3,471,954  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/31

    2,979,000       2,968,231  

WR Grace & Co.-Conn, 144A,
4.875%, 6/15/27

    4,275,000       4,440,656  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 8/15/29

    6,400,000       6,682,880  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $123,169,143)

      124,134,910  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%            

Mercer International, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/1/29
(Cost $4,947,587)

  $ 4,818,000     $ 4,872,203  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.4%            

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.,
7.875%, 8/15/23

    2,787,000       3,006,602  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
144A, 9.875%, 10/17/25

    4,204,000       4,881,895  

144A, 6.75%, 3/15/26

    4,422,000       4,748,122  

5.875%, 6/1/27

    2,973,000       3,110,501  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/29 (a)

    2,762,000       2,910,457  

144A, 4.875%, 3/1/31 (a)

    2,769,000       2,982,365  

United States Steel Corp.
6.25%, 3/15/26 (a)

    3,325,000       3,428,840  

6.875%, 3/1/29 (a)

    4,178,000       4,569,688  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,932,604)

      29,638,470  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.7%            

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV
144A, 7.00%, 9/30/26

    2,715,000       2,840,053  

144A, 5.50%, 12/15/27

    4,464,000       4,809,960  

144A, 6.125%, 5/15/28

    2,610,000       2,841,637  

144A, 4.125%, 3/31/29

    2,673,000       2,823,570  

Arconic Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 5/15/25

    4,076,000       4,319,745  

144A, 6.125%, 2/15/28

    4,984,000       5,333,827  

Constellium SE
144A, 5.875%, 2/15/26

    2,737,000       2,812,404  

144A, 3.75%, 4/15/29 (a)

    2,885,000       2,873,417  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
144A, 5.125%, 5/15/24

    4,105,000       4,420,469  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    3,315,000       3,601,847  

144A, 4.375%, 4/1/31 (a)

    8,548,000       9,217,736  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
3.875%, 3/15/23

    5,462,000       5,653,170  

4.55%, 11/14/24

    4,269,000       4,626,529  

5.00%, 9/1/27

    3,136,000       3,304,560  

4.125%, 3/1/28

    4,114,000       4,304,272  

4.375%, 8/1/28

    3,621,000       3,842,786  

5.25%, 9/1/29

    3,342,000       3,702,769  

4.25%, 3/1/30

    3,315,000       3,584,344  

4.625%, 8/1/30

    4,696,000       5,177,340  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 4/1/26

    3,322,000       3,343,427  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/29

    3,284,000       3,534,405  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 3/1/28

    2,778,000       2,885,773  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/31

    3,097,000       3,213,571  

Novelis Corp.
144A, 3.25%, 11/15/26

    4,200,000       4,311,258  

144A, 4.75%, 1/30/30

    8,740,000       9,324,487  

144A, 3.875%, 8/15/31

    4,200,000       4,244,541  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $109,890,959)

      110,947,897  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Communications — 19.1%    
Advertising — 0.7%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 4/15/28 (a)

  $ 5,737,000     $ 5,989,715  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/29

    5,814,000       6,024,757  

Lamar Media Corp.
3.75%, 2/15/28

    3,257,000       3,350,508  

4.00%, 2/15/30

    3,010,000       3,112,265  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/31

    3,004,000       3,000,831  

Midas OpCo Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 8/15/29

    6,200,000       6,354,690  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.
144A, 6.25%, 6/15/25

    2,111,000       2,244,732  

144A, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    3,599,000       3,715,032  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/29

    2,769,000       2,779,384  

144A, 4.625%, 3/15/30

    2,771,000       2,809,170  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 144A,
8.875%, 12/15/27

    5,556,000       5,924,085  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $45,135,531)

      45,305,169  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 2.0%            

Arches Buyer, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    3,817,000       3,883,874  

144A, 6.125%, 12/1/28

    2,826,000       2,920,332  

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 144A,
3.50%, 5/1/26

    2,769,000       2,827,841  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 12/1/27

    3,284,000       3,466,098  

144A, 3.50%, 3/1/29

    4,480,000       4,430,205  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
144A, 5.00%, 12/15/27

    2,463,000       2,593,416  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    2,848,000       2,977,442  

144A, 4.125%, 8/1/30 (a)

    2,769,000       2,903,989  

Netflix, Inc.
5.75%, 3/1/24

    2,206,000       2,453,734  

5.875%, 2/15/25

    5,288,000       6,074,590  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/25

    2,665,000       2,858,212  

4.375%, 11/15/26 (a)

    5,571,000       6,310,021  

4.875%, 4/15/28

    8,859,000       10,365,296  

5.875%, 11/15/28

    10,520,000       13,058,318  

6.375%, 5/15/29

    4,430,000       5,681,940  

144A, 5.375%, 11/15/29

    4,983,000       6,134,895  

144A, 4.875%, 6/15/30

    5,463,000       6,545,930  

NortonLifeLock, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 4/15/25

    6,159,000       6,233,955  

Photo Holdings Merger Sub, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 10/1/26

    4,597,000       4,993,491  

Twitter, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/27

    3,881,000       4,195,070  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 5/15/25

    5,937,000       6,337,748  

144A, 8.00%, 11/1/26

    8,422,000       8,979,957  

144A, 7.50%, 9/15/27

    6,745,000       7,360,481  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28 (a)

    2,862,000       3,073,073  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Internet (Continued)            

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/29

  $ 8,000,000     $ 7,912,600  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $133,097,584)

      134,572,508  
   

 

 

 
Media — 9.4%            

Altice Financing SA
144A, 5.00%, 1/15/28

    6,629,000       6,633,243  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/29

    10,500,000       10,798,725  

AMC Networks, Inc.
5.00%, 4/1/24

    2,228,000       2,258,635  

4.75%, 8/1/25 (a)

    4,363,000       4,477,529  

4.25%, 2/15/29 (a)

    5,523,000       5,488,481  

Cable One, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 11/15/30

    3,649,000       3,696,784  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/23

    2,731,000       2,750,936  

144A, 5.75%, 2/15/26

    7,578,000       7,795,867  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/26

    2,621,000       2,703,195  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/27

    17,854,000       18,687,693  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    13,962,000       14,644,044  

144A, 5.375%, 6/1/29

    8,662,000       9,474,062  

144A, 4.75%, 3/1/30

    17,138,000       18,154,798  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    15,374,000       16,083,971  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/31

    16,784,000       17,246,147  

4.50%, 5/1/32

    16,023,000       16,765,265  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/33

    9,690,000       10,040,439  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/34

    11,000,000       11,116,380  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 8/15/27

    6,921,000       7,132,783  

CSC Holdings LLC
5.875%, 9/15/22

    3,552,000       3,698,520  

5.25%, 6/1/24

    4,243,000       4,582,440  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    7,156,000       7,495,033  

144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    5,473,000       5,767,174  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/28

    5,778,000       6,334,132  

144A, 6.50%, 2/1/29

    9,599,000       10,606,895  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/30

    12,429,000       13,150,131  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    6,009,000       6,024,143  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/30

    12,914,000       12,677,803  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/31

    5,473,000       5,213,470  

144A, 4.50%, 11/15/31

    8,743,000       8,806,649  

144A, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    2,970,000       2,959,219  

Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co.
144A, 5.375%, 8/15/26

    16,961,000       11,269,736  

144A, 6.625%, 8/15/27 (a)

    9,726,000       4,194,337  

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 8/15/27

    12,800,000       13,397,184  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

    8,271,000       8,643,195  

5.875%, 11/15/24

    11,204,000       12,058,305  

7.75%, 7/1/26

    11,344,000       13,008,165  

7.375%, 7/1/28 (a)

    5,519,000       5,946,046  

144A, 5.125%, 6/1/29

    8,254,000       8,223,047  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

Gray Television, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/26

  $ 3,838,000     $ 3,962,562  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/27

    4,403,000       4,727,941  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/30 (a)

    4,430,000       4,384,260  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.375%, 5/1/26

    4,419,839       4,673,980  

8.375%, 5/1/27

    8,546,083       9,089,187  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    4,105,000       4,279,462  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    2,762,000       2,855,218  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    7,143,000       7,643,010  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    4,654,000       4,822,708  

Mav Acquisition Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 8/1/28

    5,044,000       5,039,208  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/29

    4,082,000       4,015,851  

Meredith Corp.,
6.875%, 2/1/26 (a)

    5,129,000       5,321,338  

News Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 5/15/29

    5,584,000       5,743,647  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    10,307,000       10,962,628  

144A, 4.75%, 11/1/28

    5,473,000       5,697,557  

Quebecor Media, Inc.,
5.75%, 1/15/23

    4,706,000       5,000,125  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/26

    4,983,000       5,194,678  

144A, 6.50%, 9/15/28

    5,612,000       5,731,255  

Scripps Escrow II, Inc.
144A, 3.875%, 1/15/29

    3,045,000       3,047,071  

144A, 5.375%, 1/15/31

    2,771,000       2,746,248  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 2/15/27

    2,228,000       2,167,443  

144A, 5.50%, 3/1/30 (a)

    2,831,000       2,777,890  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    4,205,000       4,116,169  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 7/15/26

    5,574,000       5,723,829  

144A, 3.125%, 9/1/26

    5,600,000       5,712,840  

144A, 5.00%, 8/1/27

    8,333,000       8,749,650  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/28

    11,448,000       11,750,513  

144A, 5.50%, 7/1/29

    6,828,000       7,485,195  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/30

    8,194,000       8,398,850  

144A, 3.875%, 9/1/31

    8,300,000       8,261,364  

TEGNA, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/26

    3,010,000       3,198,125  

4.625%, 3/15/28

    5,564,000       5,775,599  

5.00%, 9/15/29

    6,109,000       6,459,519  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 144A,
5.50%, 3/1/28

    5,400,000       5,694,300  

Univision Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 2/15/25

    8,391,000       8,554,037  

144A, 6.625%, 6/1/27

    8,210,000       8,900,051  

144A, 4.50%, 5/1/29 (a)

    5,867,000       5,958,819  

UPC Broadband Finco BV, 144A,
4.875%, 7/15/31

    6,903,000       7,056,937  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

UPC Holding BV, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

  $ 2,886,000     $ 3,049,636  

Videotron Ltd.
144A, 5.375%, 6/15/24

    3,374,000       3,719,835  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/27

    3,284,000       3,423,570  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29 (a)

    2,869,000       2,959,589  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 144A,
5.00%, 7/15/30

    5,097,000       5,284,060  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
144A, 5.50%, 5/15/29

    8,182,000       8,775,195  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    5,074,000       5,152,901  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    4,314,000       4,518,958  

144A, 5.125%, 2/28/30

    2,737,000       2,813,554  

Ziggo BV
144A, 5.50%, 1/15/27

    8,740,000       9,044,502  

144A, 4.875%, 1/15/30

    5,539,000       5,713,146  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $634,215,073)

      626,138,611  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.0%            

Altice France Holding SA
144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27

    9,183,000       10,101,300  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28 (a)

    6,705,000       6,669,966  

Altice France SA
144A, 7.375%, 5/1/26

    12,556,000       13,048,446  

144A, 8.125%, 2/1/27 (a)

    9,620,000       10,461,750  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    6,134,000       6,318,020  

144A, 5.125%, 1/15/29

    2,874,000       2,898,573  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    13,886,000       14,056,381  

Avaya, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 9/15/28

    5,571,000       5,884,369  

C&W Senior Financing DAC
144A, 7.50%, 10/15/26

    2,887,000       3,010,275  

144A, 6.875%, 9/15/27

    6,664,000       7,092,828  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/15/24

    3,843,000       3,919,860  

CommScope Technologies LLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/25

    7,448,000       7,583,926  

144A, 5.00%, 3/15/27 (a)

    4,253,000       4,198,647  

CommScope, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/26

    8,444,000       8,870,000  

144A, 8.25%, 3/1/27

    5,337,000       5,632,937  

144A, 7.125%, 7/1/28

    3,874,000       4,067,700  

144A, 4.75%, 9/1/29

    7,000,000       7,097,685  

Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 10/1/26

    11,589,000       12,038,074  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28 (a)

    2,264,000       2,328,184  

144A, 6.50%, 10/1/28

    4,105,000       4,494,975  

DKT Finance ApS, 144A,
9.375%, 6/17/23

    2,240,000       2,290,680  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27

    6,487,000       6,920,575  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    8,583,000       8,979,964  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/29

    5,656,000       6,060,121  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

5.875%, 11/1/29

  $ 4,202,828     $ 4,279,824  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    4,244,000       4,810,425  

6.625%, 8/1/26

    4,099,500       4,663,632  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 5/1/25

    2,863,000       2,932,428  

5.25%, 3/15/26

    2,755,000       2,843,849  

144A, 4.625%, 9/15/27

    5,787,000       5,975,077  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/28

    6,629,000       6,716,569  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/29

    4,485,000       4,358,433  

144A, 3.75%, 7/15/29

    5,064,000       4,943,730  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
Series W, 6.75%, 12/1/23

    4,105,000       4,520,836  

Series Y, 7.50%, 4/1/24

    5,498,000       6,123,397  

5.625%, 4/1/25

    2,937,000       3,182,254  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    6,921,000       7,164,965  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/27 (a)

    6,948,000       7,139,070  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    5,571,000       5,474,176  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

    5,571,000       5,731,111  

Nokia OYJ,
4.375%, 6/12/27

    2,806,000       3,117,382  

Sprint Communications, Inc.,
6.00%, 11/15/22

    12,479,000       13,196,542  

Sprint Corp.
7.875%, 9/15/23

    23,860,000       27,062,012  

7.125%, 6/15/24

    13,843,000       15,936,754  

7.625%, 2/15/25

    8,456,000       10,020,360  

7.625%, 3/1/26

    8,223,000       10,148,827  

Switch Ltd.
144A, 3.75%, 9/15/28

    3,322,000       3,384,138  

144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    2,839,000       2,932,545  

Telecom Italia SpA, 144A,
5.303%, 5/30/24

    8,413,000       9,144,510  

Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC
144A, 5.625%, 12/6/26

    2,812,000       2,704,075  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/27

    2,278,000       2,105,852  

144A, 6.50%, 10/15/27

    3,064,000       2,592,818  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2.25%, 2/15/26

    5,637,000       5,763,833  

2.625%, 4/15/26

    6,798,000       6,993,443  

5.375%, 4/15/27

    2,767,000       2,938,388  

4.75%, 2/1/28

    8,410,000       8,984,824  

2.625%, 2/15/29

    5,553,000       5,629,354  

3.375%, 4/15/29

    6,966,000       7,368,704  

2.875%, 2/15/31

    5,713,000       5,877,249  

3.50%, 4/15/31

    7,539,000       8,025,190  

VEON Holdings BV
144A, 5.95%, 2/13/23

    2,861,000       3,051,943  

144A, 7.25%, 4/26/23

    3,862,000       4,163,939  

144A, 4.95%, 6/16/24

    2,708,000       2,922,460  

144A, 4.00%, 4/9/25

    5,503,000       5,812,681  

144A, 3.375%, 11/25/27

    6,897,000       7,027,526  

Viasat, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 9/15/25

    4,651,000       4,740,043  

144A, 5.625%, 4/15/27

    3,267,000       3,393,596  

144A, 6.50%, 7/15/28 (a)

    2,215,000       2,339,162  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
144A, 4.25%, 1/31/31

  $ 7,365,000     $ 7,411,326  

144A, 4.75%, 7/15/31

    8,022,000       8,252,633  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 8/15/28 (a)

    7,734,000       7,999,934  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/27

    8,276,000       8,193,033  

144A, 6.125%, 3/1/28

    5,995,000       6,107,406  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $467,681,363)

      470,227,494  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 20.7%            
Airlines — 1.2%            

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    6,700,000       6,750,317  

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 3/1/25 (a)

    2,949,000       2,628,591  

American Airlines, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 7/15/25

    13,795,000       17,143,736  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.80%, 4/19/23

    2,737,000       2,837,140  

2.90%, 10/28/24

    5,107,000       5,206,514  

7.375%, 1/15/26

    6,199,000       7,303,020  

4.375%, 4/19/28

    2,737,000       2,898,694  

3.75%, 10/28/29 (a)

    3,333,000       3,386,378  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 1/20/26

    6,684,998       7,048,528  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.,
4.25%, 10/1/22

    2,197,000       2,243,686  

United Airlines, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 4/15/26

    11,140,000       11,578,693  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/29

    11,141,000       11,575,221  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $78,877,685)

      80,600,518  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.4%            

Hanesbrands, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 5/15/24

    5,016,000       5,329,500  

144A, 5.375%, 5/15/25

    4,131,000       4,343,664  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/26

    4,926,000       5,381,655  

Levi Strauss & Co., 144A,
3.50%, 3/1/31 (a)

    2,908,000       2,999,268  

William Carter Co.
144A, 5.50%, 5/15/25

    2,882,000       3,031,705  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    2,737,000       2,863,586  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,694,483)

      23,949,378  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 4.0%            

Allison Transmission, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 10/1/27

    2,189,000       2,297,366  

144A, 5.875%, 6/1/29 (a)

    2,609,000       2,873,292  

144A, 3.75%, 1/30/31

    5,688,000       5,688,825  

Ford Motor Co.
8.50%, 4/21/23

    19,530,000       21,629,475  

9.00%, 4/22/25

    19,722,000       24,119,020  

4.346%, 12/8/26

    8,377,000       9,035,390  

9.625%, 4/22/30

    5,575,000       7,956,305  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Manufacturers (Continued)            

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.25%, 9/20/22

  $ 5,689,000     $ 5,859,670  

MTN, 3.55%, 10/7/22

    3,294,000       3,376,350  

3.35%, 11/1/22

    6,848,000       7,007,216  

3.087%, 1/9/23

    8,468,000       8,637,360  

4.14%, 2/15/23

    5,063,000       5,240,205  

3.096%, 5/4/23

    5,550,000       5,680,147  

4.375%, 8/6/23

    5,537,000       5,793,917  

3.37%, 11/17/23

    5,617,000       5,803,765  

3.81%, 1/9/24

    4,176,000       4,337,820  

5.584%, 3/18/24

    8,372,000       9,083,201  

3.664%, 9/8/24

    4,143,000       4,324,256  

4.063%, 11/1/24

    8,455,000       8,947,081  

4.687%, 6/9/25

    3,284,000       3,561,432  

5.125%, 6/16/25

    9,690,000       10,646,887  

4.134%, 8/4/25

    7,852,000       8,391,825  

3.375%, 11/13/25

    12,102,000       12,540,697  

GMTN, 4.389%, 1/8/26

    6,645,000       7,135,069  

4.542%, 8/1/26

    4,153,000       4,516,388  

2.70%, 8/10/26

    8,000,000       8,083,600  

4.271%, 1/9/27

    4,998,000       5,357,806  

4.125%, 8/17/27

    6,842,000       7,322,069  

3.815%, 11/2/27

    4,153,000       4,377,387  

2.90%, 2/16/28

    4,105,000       4,095,312  

5.113%, 5/3/29

    8,334,000       9,451,173  

4.00%, 11/13/30

    9,198,000       9,740,820  

3.625%, 6/17/31

    5,587,000       5,762,069  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC 144A, 5.625%, 2/1/23

    2,192,000       2,205,700  

144A, 7.75%, 10/15/25

    4,272,000       4,660,966  

144A, 4.50%, 10/1/27 (a)

    2,794,000       2,749,450  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/28 (a)

    3,640,000       3,758,482  

144A, 5.50%, 7/15/29

    2,762,000       2,744,517  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $260,964,007)

      264,792,310  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.4%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 144A,
4.875%, 8/15/26 (a)

    4,360,000       4,485,350  

Adient US LLC, 144A,
9.00%, 4/15/25

    3,177,000       3,467,605  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.25%, 4/1/25 (a)

    3,192,000       3,302,284  

6.25%, 3/15/26

    2,398,000       2,472,937  

6.50%, 4/1/27 (a)

    3,540,000       3,721,425  

6.875%, 7/1/28 (a)

    2,239,000       2,421,956  

5.00%, 10/1/29

    3,000,000       3,003,165  

Clarios Global LP, 144A,
6.75%, 5/15/25

    2,741,000       2,905,460  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 5/15/26

    4,983,000       5,257,065  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/27

    11,197,000       11,966,794  

Dana, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/27

    2,189,000       2,312,131  

5.625%, 6/15/28

    2,266,500       2,440,748  

4.25%, 9/1/30 (a)

    2,265,000       2,358,239  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Parts & Equipment (Continued)            

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
9.50%, 5/31/25

  $ 4,379,000     $ 4,856,530  

5.00%, 5/31/26

    4,172,000       4,301,082  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    3,876,000       4,166,467  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/29

    4,723,000       5,008,458  

5.25%, 4/30/31

    3,118,000       3,340,563  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/31

    3,336,000       3,573,290  

5.625%, 4/30/33

    2,513,000       2,730,148  

Tenneco, Inc.
5.00%, 7/15/26 (a)

    2,700,000       2,696,625  

144A, 7.875%, 1/15/29

    2,737,000       3,082,546  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    4,566,000       4,742,476  

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 4/29/25

    5,966,000       6,495,482  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $93,754,339)

      95,108,826  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.5%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 1/15/28

    3,867,000       3,999,058  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/29

    2,228,000       2,216,905  

Avient Corp.
5.25%, 3/15/23

    3,284,000       3,493,355  

144A, 5.75%, 5/15/25

    3,558,000       3,759,916  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/28

    6,878,000       6,918,924  

Wolverine Escrow LLC
144A, 8.50%, 11/15/24

    3,558,000       3,384,548  

144A, 9.00%, 11/15/26

    5,084,000       4,886,995  

144A, 13.125%, 11/15/27 (a)

    2,907,000       2,361,937  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $31,630,313)

      31,021,638  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.2%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 144A,
10.50%, 4/15/25 (a)

    2,737,000       2,935,432  

Bally’s Corp., 144A,
6.75%, 6/1/27

    2,900,000       3,139,250  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 144A,
5.375%, 3/1/25

    2,206,000       2,269,422  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.25%, 7/1/25

    19,675,000       20,820,085  

144A, 8.125%, 7/1/27 (a)

    10,035,000       11,104,229  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/1/25 (a)

    5,252,000       5,521,165  

144A, 5.25%, 10/15/25

    9,387,000       9,532,029  

Cedar Fair LP,
5.25%, 7/15/29 (a)

    2,884,000       2,958,523  

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/25

    5,133,000       5,357,569  

5.375%, 4/15/27 (a)

    2,737,000       2,808,846  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 4/1/27

    3,315,000       3,447,600  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    3,951,000       4,136,895  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)            

Cinemark USA, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26 (a)

  $ 2,243,000     $ 2,234,589  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28 (a)

    4,226,000       4,020,342  

Cirsa Finance International SARL, 144A,
7.875%, 12/20/23

    2,709,000       2,762,327  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 6.50%, 2/15/25

    6,012,000       6,703,380  

144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    4,151,000       4,316,210  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/27

    4,082,000       4,658,582  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    4,389,000       4,690,744  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/29

    5,537,000       5,660,475  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 11/1/24

    3,147,000       3,194,205  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/27

    6,729,000       7,427,134  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/27 (a)

    5,310,000       5,401,597  

144A, 3.75%, 1/15/28 (a)

    2,912,000       2,916,426  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment
144A, 7.875%, 10/15/24 (a)

    2,148,000       2,255,400  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/26

    6,566,000       6,896,729  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/27

    2,189,000       2,268,351  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/29

    2,228,000       2,228,045  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
144A, 5.625%, 9/1/29

    4,200,000       4,313,106  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/31

    4,000,000       4,106,540  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 4/16/29

    5,600,000       5,795,812  

Scientific Games International, Inc.
144A, 8.625%, 7/1/25

    3,123,000       3,375,455  

144A, 5.00%, 10/15/25

    6,905,000       7,110,769  

144A, 8.25%, 3/15/26

    6,370,000       6,783,270  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/28

    3,855,000       4,160,316  

144A, 7.25%, 11/15/29 (a)

    2,713,000       3,031,778  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 7/31/24

    6,037,000       6,109,867  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    2,737,000       2,836,216  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/1/25

    4,118,000       4,406,260  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/25

    3,284,000       3,503,338  

WMG Acquisition Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 7/15/30

    2,928,000       3,089,099  

144A, 3.00%, 2/15/31

    4,419,000       4,358,835  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.
144A, 7.75%, 4/15/25

    3,434,000       3,653,055  

144A, 5.125%, 10/1/29

    4,203,000       4,377,172  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $211,839,360)

      212,676,469  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/1/25

    3,322,000       3,411,913  

144A, 6.375%, 5/1/25

    8,306,000       8,802,699  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28 (a)

    6,406,000       6,669,078  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food Service (Continued)            

TKC Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 5/15/28

  $ 2,322,000     $ 2,417,783  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/29

    3,738,000       4,116,472  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,112,206)

      25,417,945  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.7%            

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC
144A, 6.25%, 9/15/27

    3,484,000       3,681,430  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    2,737,000       2,766,915  

Century Communities, Inc.
6.75%, 6/1/27

    2,800,000       2,995,216  

144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    2,800,000       2,846,438  

Mattamy Group Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 12/15/27

    2,769,000       2,890,282  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/30

    3,322,000       3,409,618  

Meritage Homes Corp.
6.00%, 6/1/25

    2,215,000       2,542,754  

144A, 3.875%, 4/15/29

    2,555,000       2,724,614  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 6/15/27

    2,746,000       3,114,060  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    2,463,000       2,780,813  

144A, 5.125%, 8/1/30

    2,842,000       3,112,914  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
4.375%, 4/15/23

    2,110,000       2,202,312  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    2,463,000       2,799,372  

4.35%, 2/15/28

    2,365,000       2,622,430  

3.80%, 11/1/29 (a)

    2,210,000       2,408,569  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 8/15/28

    2,819,000       2,928,236  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $45,430,048)

      45,825,973  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.4%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.35%, 4/1/23

    6,042,000       6,380,775  

4.875%, 6/1/25

    2,785,000       3,103,406  

4.70%, 4/1/26

    11,265,000       12,602,719  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
4.50%, 10/15/29

    2,333,000       2,440,901  

144A, 4.00%, 4/1/31

    2,762,000       2,772,454  

144A, 4.375%, 2/1/32

    2,000,000       2,030,620  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $29,025,036)

      29,330,875  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 2.2%            

Carnival Corp.
144A, 11.50%, 4/1/23

    11,367,000       12,784,238  

144A, 10.50%, 2/1/26 (a)

    4,210,000       4,862,634  

144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26

    8,086,000       8,586,321  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    20,110,000       20,593,545  

144A, 9.875%, 8/1/27

    5,038,000       5,812,592  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    13,411,000       13,500,250  

Life Time, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/26

    5,122,000       5,256,452  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/26 (a)

    2,679,000       2,809,601  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 12.25%, 5/15/24

    3,929,000       4,641,171  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)            

144A, 3.625%, 12/15/24

  $ 3,151,000     $ 2,981,634  

144A, 10.25%, 2/1/26

    4,353,000       5,034,092  

144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    7,890,000       7,919,587  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.25%, 11/15/22

    3,866,000       3,962,650  

144A, 10.875%, 6/1/23

    5,887,000       6,632,692  

144A, 9.125%, 6/15/23

    5,774,000       6,300,878  

144A, 11.50%, 6/1/25

    7,949,000       9,161,223  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

    3,591,000       3,505,714  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    5,000,000       5,075,000  

3.70%, 3/15/28 (a)

    3,220,000       3,050,403  

144A, 5.50%, 4/1/28

    8,121,000       8,202,210  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
144A, 13.00%, 5/15/25

    3,730,000       4,322,287  

144A, 5.875%, 9/15/27

    4,566,000       4,424,522  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $149,303,570)

      149,419,696  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 2.2%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.
144A, 8.625%, 6/1/25

    3,402,000       3,694,742  

4.75%, 12/1/27 (a)

    5,432,000       5,608,540  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/31

    5,075,000       5,243,109  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 9/1/23

    2,737,000       2,790,043  

144A, 10.75%, 9/1/24 (a)

    3,235,000       3,321,957  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/1/25

    2,737,000       2,874,945  

144A, 5.75%, 5/1/28

    2,733,000       2,934,668  

144A, 3.75%, 5/1/29

    4,520,000       4,616,231  

4.875%, 1/15/30

    5,587,000       6,013,009  

144A, 4.00%, 5/1/31

    6,091,000       6,289,841  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/32

    8,306,000       8,276,057  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
144A, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    4,690,000       4,754,487  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/31

    2,821,000       2,799,899  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.,
4.875%, 4/1/27

    3,619,000       3,758,350  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 9/15/25

    2,785,000       2,931,324  

144A, 4.50%, 6/15/29

    2,737,000       2,767,518  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 6/6/25

    5,554,000       5,658,137  

144A, 5.25%, 4/26/26

    2,797,000       2,880,966  

144A, 5.625%, 7/17/27

    3,484,000       3,609,598  

144A, 5.75%, 7/21/28

    4,721,000       4,927,544  

144A, 5.375%, 12/4/29

    6,387,000       6,618,145  

MGM Resorts International
6.00%, 3/15/23

    6,828,000       7,237,680  

6.75%, 5/1/25

    4,097,000       4,347,941  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    3,863,000       4,234,814  

4.625%, 9/1/26

    2,213,000       2,338,145  

5.50%, 4/15/27

    3,887,000       4,236,772  

4.75%, 10/15/28

    4,153,000       4,366,236  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Lodging (Continued)            

Travel + Leisure Co.
3.90%, 3/1/23

  $ 2,056,000     $ 2,120,990  

144A, 6.625%, 7/31/26

    3,791,000       4,288,569  

6.00%, 4/1/27

    2,210,000       2,448,205  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
144A, 4.25%, 5/30/23

    2,737,000       2,811,693  

144A, 5.50%, 3/1/25

    9,814,000       10,415,107  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

    5,239,000       5,508,232  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $146,424,182)

      146,723,494  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 3.9%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/25

    2,737,000       2,887,535  

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/28

    8,849,000       8,970,674  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/28

    4,097,000       4,163,576  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/29

    4,363,000       4,347,228  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/30

    16,016,000       15,947,612  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
144A, 9.375%, 7/1/25

    2,769,000       3,585,855  

5.25%, 2/1/28

    2,798,000       3,137,817  

7.50%, 6/15/29

    2,869,000       3,329,833  

144A, 6.625%, 10/1/30

    5,571,000       6,427,541  

Carvana Co.
144A, 5.625%, 10/1/25

    2,819,000       2,935,284  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    3,548,000       3,666,432  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    3,400,000       3,553,000  

144A, 4.875%, 9/1/29

    4,000,000       3,963,980  

eG Global Finance PLC
144A, 6.75%, 2/7/25

    4,355,000       4,480,206  

144A, 8.50%, 10/30/25

    3,476,000       3,645,611  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 4/1/26

    3,599,000       3,540,516  

144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29 (a)

    4,568,000       4,489,842  

Gap, Inc.
144A, 8.375%, 5/15/23 (a)

    2,786,000       3,125,895  

144A, 8.625%, 5/15/25

    4,155,000       4,538,506  

144A, 8.875%, 5/15/27

    5,688,000       6,541,200  

Golden Nugget, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 10/15/24

    7,362,000       7,388,135  

144A, 8.75%, 10/1/25 (a)

    1,468,000       1,550,575  

IRB Holding Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 6/15/25

    4,353,000       4,660,104  

144A, 6.75%, 2/15/26

    2,655,000       2,734,650  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 6/1/27

    4,355,000       4,570,304  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 1/15/29

    4,580,000       4,602,900  

Lithia Motors, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 12/15/27

    2,228,000       2,364,465  

144A, 3.875%, 6/1/29

    4,456,000       4,677,909  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/31

    3,046,000       3,308,718  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
2.875%, 2/15/23

    2,785,000       2,837,219  

144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29 (a)

    2,737,000       2,993,867  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)            

Michaels Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 5/1/28

  $ 4,706,000     $ 4,835,415  

144A, 7.875%, 5/1/29

    7,242,000       7,471,571  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
4.75%, 9/15/29

    2,762,000       2,924,268  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    2,812,000       2,840,921  

NMG Holding Co, Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 144A,
7.125%, 4/1/26

    6,091,000       6,456,460  

Party City Holdings, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 2/15/26 (a)

    4,153,000       4,334,694  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.50%, 9/1/25

    3,010,000       3,117,943  

3.75%, 6/15/29

    2,780,000       2,833,029  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.
144A, 4.75%, 2/15/28

    6,795,000       7,083,788  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29

    6,368,000       7,004,800  

QVC, Inc.
4.375%, 3/15/23

    4,776,000       5,008,830  

4.85%, 4/1/24

    3,168,000       3,448,368  

4.45%, 2/15/25

    3,322,000       3,558,449  

4.75%, 2/15/27

    3,184,000       3,415,891  

4.375%, 9/1/28

    2,839,000       2,912,885  

Rite Aid Corp.
144A, 7.50%, 7/1/25

    3,349,000       3,448,616  

144A, 8.00%, 11/15/26 (a)

    4,652,000       4,802,725  

SRS Distribution, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 7/1/28

    3,551,000       3,663,744  

144A, 6.125%, 7/1/29 (a)

    2,563,000       2,665,520  

Staples, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 4/15/26

    11,225,000       11,351,281  

144A, 10.75%, 4/15/27 (a)

    5,582,000       5,449,428  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 6/1/31

    3,639,000       3,754,302  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
144A, 7.75%, 4/1/25

    3,934,000       4,243,370  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/30

    4,506,000       4,979,355  

3.625%, 3/15/31

    5,814,000       5,980,658  

4.625%, 1/31/32

    6,103,000       6,613,394  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $261,512,242)

      263,166,694  
   

 

 

 
Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.2%            

Mattel, Inc.
144A, 3.375%, 4/1/26

    3,367,000       3,501,899  

144A, 5.875%, 12/15/27

    3,442,000       3,760,557  

144A, 3.75%, 4/1/29 (a)

    3,522,000       3,701,798  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,836,118)

      10,964,254  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.4%    
Agriculture — 0.2%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 4/15/27

    2,919,000       3,052,340  

Vector Group Ltd.
144A, 10.50%, 11/1/26

    3,108,000       3,282,825  

144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    4,874,000       4,965,387  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,370,810)

      11,300,552  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Beverages — 0.1%            

Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/30/29
(Cost $4,194,925)

  $ 4,193,000     $ 4,238,117  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 3.8%            

ADT Security Corp.
4.125%, 6/15/23

    3,947,000       4,154,218  

144A, 4.125%, 8/1/29

    5,549,000       5,548,889  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
144A, 6.625%, 7/15/26

    10,598,000       11,339,860  

144A, 9.75%, 7/15/27

    5,769,000       6,317,055  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    5,511,000       5,517,641  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. / Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A,
4.625%, 6/1/28

    6,692,000       6,729,643  

APX Group, Inc.
7.625%, 9/1/23

    2,189,000       2,233,327  

144A, 6.75%, 2/15/27

    3,378,000       3,606,015  

144A, 5.75%, 7/15/29

    4,469,000       4,474,586  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27 (a)

    2,215,000       2,314,675  

144A, 4.75%, 4/1/28

    2,769,000       2,860,349  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/29 (a)

    3,284,000       3,452,305  

Brink’s Co.
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/25

    2,189,000       2,302,609  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/27

    3,284,000       3,453,389  

Garda World Security Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 2/15/27

    3,120,000       3,131,700  

144A, 9.50%, 11/1/27

    3,902,000       4,254,116  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    2,715,000       2,626,545  

Gartner, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 7/1/28

    4,404,000       4,668,240  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29

    3,322,000       3,424,318  

144A, 3.75%, 10/1/30

    4,404,000       4,613,851  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 7/15/27

    6,685,000       7,055,683  

Jaguar Holding Co. II / PPD Development LP
144A, 4.625%, 6/15/25

    2,912,000       3,060,658  

144A, 5.00%, 6/15/28

    3,900,000       4,207,125  

Modulaire Global Finance PLC, 144A,
8.00%, 2/15/23

    856,000       879,467  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/28

    6,000,000       6,116,220  

144A, 5.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    7,201,000       6,885,380  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL, 144A,
5.00%, 2/1/25 (a)

    2,705,000       2,776,128  

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.
144A, 5.625%, 10/1/28

    5,596,000       5,889,790  

144A, 4.50%, 7/15/29

    3,508,000       3,481,076  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/30

    4,210,000       4,509,899  

144A, 4.75%, 7/15/31

    3,532,000       3,491,824  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)            

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/15/24

  $ 4,215,000     $ 4,494,244  

144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    7,519,000       8,143,735  

144A, 3.375%, 8/31/27

    5,587,000       5,398,439  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    7,198,000       7,467,925  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 144A,
6.125%, 11/1/26

    2,492,000       2,619,715  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/15/25

    4,327,000       4,992,276  

144A, 7.375%, 9/1/25

    4,746,000       5,024,828  

Service Corp. International
4.625%, 12/15/27

    3,066,000       3,245,208  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    4,153,000       4,533,830  

3.375%, 8/15/30

    4,694,000       4,731,716  

4.00%, 5/15/31

    4,508,000       4,676,441  

Sotheby’s, 144A,
7.375%, 10/15/27

    4,000,000       4,249,200  

Square, Inc.
144A, 2.75%, 6/1/26

    5,424,000       5,578,747  

144A, 3.50%, 6/1/31

    5,737,000       5,962,894  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/26

    5,563,000       5,739,069  

5.50%, 5/15/27

    5,608,000       5,922,384  

4.875%, 1/15/28

    9,119,000       9,684,241  

5.25%, 1/15/30

    4,097,000       4,496,662  

4.00%, 7/15/30

    4,324,000       4,534,968  

3.875%, 2/15/31

    6,221,000       6,449,902  

3.75%, 1/15/32

    4,000,000       4,090,580  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 144A,
9.75%, 8/15/26

    6,021,000       6,374,734  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $253,551,975)

      253,788,319  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.2%            

Coty, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/26

    5,014,000       5,175,551  

144A, 6.50%, 4/15/26 (a)

    3,064,000       3,163,580  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.
144A, 5.50%, 6/1/28

    4,083,000       4,327,980  

144A, 4.125%, 4/1/29

    2,856,000       2,877,420  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,407,200)

      15,544,531  
   

 

 

 
Food — 3.1%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.50%, 2/15/23

    4,147,000       4,272,198  

144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    4,135,000       4,248,712  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    3,284,000       3,578,788  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/27

    7,375,000       7,817,500  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/28

    4,169,000       4,476,464  

144A, 3.50%, 3/15/29

    7,608,000       7,693,590  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    5,537,000       6,049,172  

B&G Foods, Inc.
5.25%, 4/1/25

    4,631,000       4,758,352  

5.25%, 9/15/27

    3,164,000       3,289,769  

JBS USA Food Co.
144A, 7.00%, 1/15/26

    5,713,000       6,023,502  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food (Continued)            

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

  $ 4,105,000     $ 4,339,190  

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 2/15/28

    5,016,000       5,505,060  

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 4/15/29

    7,802,000       8,845,517  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/30

    7,042,000       7,956,052  

144A, 3.75%, 12/1/31

    2,737,000       2,890,956  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.00%, 6/1/26

    10,482,000       11,121,534  

3.875%, 5/15/27

    7,858,000       8,667,882  

4.625%, 1/30/29

    4,151,000       4,809,879  

3.75%, 4/1/30

    4,091,000       4,527,061  

4.25%, 3/1/31

    7,475,000       8,639,099  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/1/24

    4,559,000       4,684,372  

144A, 4.875%, 11/1/26

    5,109,000       5,261,644  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/28

    2,785,000       3,101,453  

Performance Food Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 10/15/27

    5,728,000       5,971,440  

144A, 4.25%, 8/1/29

    5,679,000       5,705,805  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 9/30/27

    4,745,000       5,070,127  

144A, 4.25%, 4/15/31 (a)

    5,653,000       6,094,429  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    7,368,000       7,721,296  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    5,245,000       5,526,919  

144A, 5.50%, 12/15/29

    4,328,000       4,641,780  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/30

    9,063,000       9,265,264  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/31

    10,056,000       10,156,560  

Sigma Holdco BV, 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26 (a)

    2,668,000       2,678,005  

US Foods, Inc.
144A, 6.25%, 4/15/25

    5,563,000       5,868,965  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/29

    4,984,000       5,108,600  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $204,469,733)

      206,366,936  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 0.3%            

Avantor Funding, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 7/15/28

    8,635,000       9,141,443  

Hologic, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 2/1/28

    2,339,000       2,491,140  

144A, 3.25%, 2/15/29

    5,190,000       5,324,680  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

    2,769,000       2,903,989  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    2,785,000       2,903,363  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,591,707)

      22,764,615  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 6.6%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 7/15/27

    3,019,000       3,166,312  

144A, 3.125%, 2/15/29

    2,999,000       2,966,911  

Centene Corp.
4.25%, 12/15/27

    13,886,000       14,684,445  

2.45%, 7/15/28

    12,833,000       13,039,194  

4.625%, 12/15/29

    19,497,000       21,410,436  

3.375%, 2/15/30

    11,459,000       11,988,979  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)            

3.00%, 10/15/30

  $ 12,356,000     $ 12,764,829  

2.50%, 3/1/31

    12,256,000       12,239,700  

2.625%, 8/1/31

    7,000,000       7,105,000  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 5/1/28

    2,787,000       2,916,024  

144A, 3.75%, 3/15/29

    2,837,000       2,928,153  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/31

    2,767,000       2,957,342  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 2/15/25

    7,986,000       8,404,287  

144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26

    12,491,000       13,386,605  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    10,585,000       11,180,406  

144A, 8.00%, 12/15/27

    3,831,000       4,223,677  

144A, 6.875%, 4/1/28 (a)

    4,198,000       4,170,608  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    5,009,000       5,347,107  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/29

    9,982,000       10,398,249  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/30

    8,039,000       8,114,366  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/31 (a)

    5,993,000       6,121,130  

DaVita, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    15,374,000       16,082,741  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    8,356,000       8,268,262  

Encompass Health Corp.
4.50%, 2/1/28

    4,430,000       4,645,962  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    4,520,000       4,825,055  

4.625%, 4/1/31

    2,228,000       2,391,914  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 144A,
8.75%, 10/15/26

    5,607,000       4,744,924  

HCA, Inc.
5.875%, 5/1/23

    6,922,000       7,467,107  

5.375%, 2/1/25

    14,761,000       16,652,401  

5.875%, 2/15/26

    8,483,000       9,849,187  

5.375%, 9/1/26

    5,571,000       6,433,391  

5.625%, 9/1/28

    8,306,000       9,915,578  

5.875%, 2/1/29

    5,563,000       6,752,564  

3.50%, 9/1/30

    15,215,000       16,350,724  

IQVIA, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    5,897,000       6,081,281  

144A, 5.00%, 5/15/27

    6,009,000       6,286,496  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC
144A, 6.75%, 4/15/25

    3,278,000       3,454,192  

144A, 4.375%, 2/15/27

    3,284,000       3,279,895  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 1/15/29

    2,819,000       2,772,966  

MEDNAX, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 1/15/27

    5,571,000       5,877,405  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/22

    3,931,000       4,080,378  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/28

    4,457,000       4,679,850  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/30

    3,597,000       3,840,283  

Radiology Partners, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 2/1/28

    3,981,000       4,274,599  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 12/1/26

    8,504,000       9,056,760  

Select Medical Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 8/15/26

    6,692,000       7,085,155  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)            

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.75%, 6/15/23

  $ 10,363,000     $ 11,243,855  

4.625%, 7/15/24

    10,288,000       10,442,320  

144A, 4.625%, 9/1/24

    3,057,000       3,138,805  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/25

    4,599,000       4,926,863  

144A, 4.875%, 1/1/26

    11,707,000       12,158,305  

144A, 6.25%, 2/1/27

    8,147,000       8,503,431  

144A, 5.125%, 11/1/27

    8,376,000       8,826,210  

144A, 4.625%, 6/15/28

    3,244,000       3,361,595  

144A, 6.125%, 10/1/28

    13,975,000       14,778,563  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/29

    7,766,000       7,944,929  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $435,773,263)

      439,987,706  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.2%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.
4.125%, 10/15/30

    2,762,000       2,842,001  

144A, 4.125%, 4/30/31

    2,239,000       2,275,697  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 12/31/26 (a)

    2,646,000       2,636,713  

144A, 7.00%, 12/31/27 (a)

    2,912,000       2,836,332  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
5.75%, 7/15/25

    2,209,000       2,264,225  

144A, 3.875%, 3/15/31

    2,919,000       2,885,796  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,008,133)

      15,740,764  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%            

AdaptHealth LLC
144A, 4.625%, 8/1/29

    2,800,000       2,811,340  

144A, 5.125%, 3/1/30

    3,300,000       3,346,513  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/1/26

    8,356,000       9,003,590  

144A, 8.50%, 1/31/27

    9,759,000       10,507,515  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 4/15/25

    16,873,000       17,273,734  

144A, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    9,919,000       10,158,544  

144A, 9.00%, 12/15/25

    8,210,000       8,743,650  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/27

    2,769,000       2,911,050  

144A, 7.00%, 1/15/28

    4,353,000       4,517,065  

144A, 5.00%, 1/30/28

    6,922,000       6,614,075  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/28

    8,913,000       9,169,249  

144A, 5.00%, 2/15/29

    5,373,000       5,030,713  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/29

    8,683,000       8,628,123  

144A, 7.25%, 5/30/29

    4,105,000       4,233,569  

144A, 5.25%, 1/30/30

    6,857,000       6,455,146  

144A, 5.25%, 2/15/31 (a)

    5,524,000       5,159,720  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    2,737,000       2,802,045  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
5.272%, 8/28/23

    4,005,000       4,295,563  

5.90%, 8/28/28

    4,125,000       4,834,974  

Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.
144A, 9.50%, 7/31/27 (a)

    5,345,000       5,245,423  

144A, 6.00%, 6/30/28

    7,001,000       4,385,251  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co I Sarl / Endo US, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 4/1/29

    7,088,000       7,026,228  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals (Continued)            

HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 6/1/29

  $ 3,342,000     $ 3,354,566  

Jazz Securities DAC, 144A,
4.375%, 1/15/29

    8,336,000       8,649,809  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV
144A, 4.125%, 4/30/28

    11,701,000       12,086,548  

144A, 5.125%, 4/30/31 (a)

    11,147,000       11,707,025  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 4/1/27

    11,299,000       11,454,361  

Prestige Brands, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    2,215,000       2,322,981  

144A, 3.75%, 4/1/31

    3,343,000       3,305,508  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV,
2.95%, 12/18/22

    4,742,000       4,783,493  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.80%, 7/21/23

    16,712,000       16,540,535  

6.00%, 4/15/24 (a)

    7,034,000       7,375,430  

7.125%, 1/31/25

    5,558,000       6,077,395  

3.15%, 10/1/26 (a)

    19,580,000       18,726,018  

6.75%, 3/1/28 (a)

    6,920,000       7,829,599  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $261,947,120)

      257,366,348  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 12.4%    
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.2%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC
144A, 4.25%, 1/31/23

    2,762,000       2,841,408  

144A, 5.00%, 1/31/28

    3,882,000       4,198,752  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/30

    3,876,000       4,084,199  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,215,099)

      11,124,359  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 6.6%            

Antero Resources Corp.
5.00%, 3/1/25 (a)

    3,548,000       3,626,606  

144A, 7.625%, 2/1/29

    3,926,000       4,323,547  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/30

    3,284,000       3,346,511  

Apache Corp.
4.625%, 11/15/25

    2,769,000       3,000,101  

4.375%, 10/15/28

    3,900,000       4,213,560  

4.25%, 1/15/30 (a)

    3,409,000       3,674,101  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 11/1/26

    3,342,000       3,408,840  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    2,238,000       2,148,413  

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.125%, 10/1/24 (a)

    2,520,000       2,434,950  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/28 (a)

    3,558,000       3,429,965  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 144A,
11.00%, 4/15/25

    3,110,000       3,214,963  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 2/1/26

    2,970,000       3,109,471  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    2,785,000       2,976,594  

Citgo Holding, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 8/1/24

    7,699,000       7,724,022  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 6/15/25

  $ 6,229,000     $ 6,392,511  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/26

    3,608,000       3,666,792  

CNX Resources Corp.
144A, 7.25%, 3/14/27

    3,876,000       4,113,463  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    2,785,000       2,904,574  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/1/29

    6,922,000       7,257,752  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/30

    5,433,000       5,454,705  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.50%, 4/15/23

    3,556,000       3,711,575  

3.80%, 6/1/24

    5,593,000       5,977,519  

4.375%, 1/15/28 (a)

    5,536,000       6,221,966  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/31

    8,301,000       10,127,220  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 10/15/25

    6,473,000       6,674,828  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/29

    2,415,000       2,484,407  

CVR Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 2/15/25 (a)

    3,315,000       3,252,976  

144A, 5.75%, 2/15/28 (a)

    2,246,000       2,221,204  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 7/15/25

    3,334,000       3,539,708  

144A, 5.50%, 1/30/26

    2,737,000       2,836,818  

144A, 5.75%, 1/30/28

    5,623,000       5,925,236  

EQT Corp.
3.00%, 10/1/22 (a)

    3,039,000       3,106,861  

6.625%, 2/1/25

    5,537,000       6,353,541  

144A, 3.125%, 5/15/26

    2,800,000       2,880,500  

3.90%, 10/1/27

    6,905,700       7,465,338  

7.50%, 2/1/30

    4,143,000       5,388,489  

144A, 3.625%, 5/15/31 (a)

    2,762,000       2,917,735  

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 11/1/28

    3,278,000       3,389,813  

144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    3,315,000       3,368,869  

144A, 6.00%, 2/1/31

    3,372,000       3,468,945  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
9.50%, 1/15/25

    3,263,000       3,357,970  

144A, 7.75%, 7/31/29 (a)

    2,207,000       2,140,393  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
144A,REGS, 5.75%, 6/30/23

    2,736,649       2,859,169  

144A,REGS, 6.125%, 6/30/25

    3,284,379       3,587,035  

144A,REGS, 6.50%, 6/30/27 (a)

    3,284,379       3,633,147  

144A,REGS, 6.75%, 6/30/30

    3,245,514       3,643,089  

Matador Resources Co.,
5.875%, 9/15/26

    5,800,000       5,841,470  

MEG Energy Corp.
144A, 7.125%, 2/1/27

    6,760,000       7,121,728  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    3,284,000       3,362,143  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    3,956,000       3,384,833  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27 (a)

    2,727,000       2,481,611  

Murphy Oil Corp.
5.75%, 8/15/25

    3,147,000       3,221,741  

5.875%, 12/1/27 (a)

    2,953,000       3,074,811  

6.375%, 7/15/28

    3,010,000       3,171,788  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Nabors Industries Ltd., 144A,
7.25%, 1/15/26

  $ 3,101,000     $ 2,887,806  

Nabors Industries, Inc.,
5.75%, 2/1/25

    3,645,000       3,080,025  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
2.70%, 2/15/23

    2,449,000       2,494,062  

6.95%, 7/1/24

    3,883,000       4,374,025  

2.90%, 8/15/24

    5,600,000       5,747,000  

3.50%, 6/15/25

    3,226,000       3,388,607  

8.00%, 7/15/25

    2,812,000       3,391,975  

5.875%, 9/1/25 (a)

    5,261,000       5,925,517  

5.50%, 12/1/25

    4,097,000       4,573,440  

5.55%, 3/15/26

    5,907,000       6,593,689  

3.40%, 4/15/26

    5,311,000       5,463,691  

3.20%, 8/15/26

    5,008,000       5,174,992  

3.00%, 2/15/27

    4,405,000       4,423,061  

8.50%, 7/15/27

    2,799,000       3,535,291  

6.375%, 9/1/28

    3,354,000       3,973,836  

3.50%, 8/15/29

    8,333,000       8,591,406  

8.875%, 7/15/30

    5,537,000       7,605,872  

6.625%, 9/1/30

    8,210,000       10,250,554  

6.125%, 1/1/31 (a)

    7,147,000       8,652,122  

7.50%, 5/1/31

    4,867,000       6,374,894  

7.875%, 9/15/31

    2,682,000       3,566,577  

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.
5.625%, 7/1/24

    5,532,000       6,168,085  

5.375%, 1/1/26

    3,911,000       4,425,131  

Parkland Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/27

    2,887,000       3,079,707  

144A, 4.50%, 10/1/29

    4,379,000       4,494,934  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp. 144A, 9.25%, 5/15/25

    6,928,000       6,694,180  

7.25%, 6/15/25

    4,062,000       2,848,782  

6.00%, 2/15/28

    5,563,000       3,651,442  

PDC Energy, Inc.
6.125%, 9/15/24

    2,270,000       2,310,100  

5.75%, 5/15/26 (a)

    4,120,000       4,283,152  

Puma International Financing SA
144A, 5.125%, 10/6/24

    3,240,000       3,252,166  

144A, 5.00%, 1/24/26 (a)

    4,188,000       4,196,941  

Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23

    3,048,000       3,132,003  

4.875%, 5/15/25

    4,143,000       4,293,184  

9.25%, 2/1/26 (a)

    5,093,000       5,575,918  

144A, 8.25%, 1/15/29

    3,315,000       3,684,109  

SM Energy Co.
144A, 10.00%, 1/15/25

    2,445,000       2,729,231  

6.75%, 9/15/26 (a)

    2,295,000       2,309,367  

6.625%, 1/15/27 (a)

    2,331,000       2,345,592  

6.50%, 7/15/28

    2,249,000       2,262,775  

Southwestern Energy Co.
6.45%, 1/23/25

    4,888,000       5,333,492  

7.75%, 10/1/27 (a)

    2,431,000       2,634,596  

5.375%, 3/15/30

    6,700,000       6,965,220  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
5.50%, 2/15/26

    4,674,000       4,808,167  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

6.00%, 4/15/27

  $ 3,719,000     $ 3,890,836  

4.50%, 5/15/29

    4,430,000       4,492,286  

Transocean, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 11/1/25

    2,241,000       1,750,781  

144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    3,100,000       2,375,375  

144A, 11.50%, 1/30/27

    3,872,000       3,905,454  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/27

    3,470,000       2,554,788  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $435,495,999)

      443,132,153  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.6%            

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    2,737,000       2,846,507  

144A, 6.25%, 4/1/28

    4,430,000       4,518,600  

CGG SA, 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27 (a)

    2,767,000       2,694,504  

TechnipFMC PLC, 144A,
6.50%, 2/1/26

    5,637,000       5,990,569  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/26

    3,968,000       4,128,069  

6.875%, 9/1/27

    4,228,000       4,433,777  

Weatherford International Ltd.
144A, 8.75%, 9/1/24

    2,987,000       3,110,214  

144A, 11.00%, 12/1/24

    11,472,000       12,002,580  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $39,137,721)

      39,724,820  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 5.0%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 7.875%, 5/15/26

    3,038,000       3,349,425  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    3,902,000       4,024,016  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    3,301,000       3,441,359  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

    4,400,000       4,510,000  

Buckeye Partners LP
4.15%, 7/1/23

    2,889,000       2,986,634  

144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    2,871,000       2,971,585  

3.95%, 12/1/26

    3,358,000       3,471,803  

4.125%, 12/1/27

    2,211,000       2,269,879  

144A, 4.50%, 3/1/28

    2,737,000       2,830,222  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.625%, 10/1/26

    6,038,000       6,256,274  

4.50%, 10/1/29

    8,343,000       9,000,011  

144A, 4.00%, 3/1/31

    8,457,000       8,911,564  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.,
4.625%, 10/15/28

    10,923,000       11,537,419  

CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 6/15/31

    7,734,000       7,985,587  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.
5.75%, 4/1/25 (a)

    2,773,000       2,835,392  

144A, 5.625%, 5/1/27

    3,342,000       3,371,242  

144A, 6.00%, 2/1/29

    3,900,000       3,974,178  

DCP Midstream Operating LP
3.875%, 3/15/23

    2,762,000       2,842,761  

5.375%, 7/15/25

    4,868,000       5,366,970  

5.625%, 7/15/27

    2,762,000       3,142,742  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

5.125%, 5/15/29

  $ 3,315,000     $ 3,684,142  

DT Midstream, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    6,091,000       6,250,889  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/31

    5,537,000       5,723,874  

EnLink Midstream LLC,
5.375%, 6/1/29

    2,750,000       2,827,083  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.40%, 4/1/24

    2,883,000       3,002,500  

4.15%, 6/1/25

    3,989,000       4,113,576  

4.85%, 7/15/26

    2,688,000       2,800,869  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.75%, 7/15/23

    3,302,000       3,454,717  

4.00%, 8/1/24

    2,712,000       2,779,258  

144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    3,787,000       4,094,694  

4.125%, 12/1/26

    2,680,000       2,736,173  

144A, 6.50%, 7/1/27

    5,362,000       5,972,222  

5.50%, 7/15/28

    4,552,000       4,973,060  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    4,427,000       4,487,982  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/31

    6,203,000       6,303,799  

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.50%, 10/1/25

    2,927,000       2,872,148  

8.00%, 1/15/27

    5,524,000       5,492,403  

7.75%, 2/1/28

    4,112,000       4,036,339  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/26

    4,401,000       4,575,368  

144A, 5.125%, 6/15/28

    3,038,000       3,186,103  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    4,200,000       4,258,590  

ITT Holdings LLC, 144A,
6.50%, 8/1/29

    6,664,000       6,805,610  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 9/15/25

    6,922,000       7,034,483  

144A, 6.50%, 9/30/26

    8,436,000       8,490,412  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 144A,
7.50%, 2/1/26

    11,325,000       11,509,031  

NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 11/1/23

    3,125,000       2,925,781  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    3,542,000       3,812,078  

6.00%, 6/1/26

    2,785,000       3,017,631  

5.625%, 4/28/27

    3,031,000       3,227,954  

6.375%, 10/1/30

    3,322,000       3,677,454  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
144A, 3.60%, 5/15/25

    2,210,000       2,277,361  

144A, 4.95%, 7/15/29

    3,045,000       3,171,839  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 7.50%, 10/1/25

    3,306,000       3,566,314  

144A, 6.00%, 3/1/27 (a)

    2,354,000       2,439,403  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    4,130,000       4,176,690  

144A, 6.00%, 12/31/30

    4,248,000       4,326,843  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
5.875%, 4/15/26

    5,262,000       5,511,945  

5.375%, 2/1/27

    2,730,000       2,825,550  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

6.50%, 7/15/27

  $ 4,099,000     $ 4,443,193  

5.00%, 1/15/28

    3,967,000       4,173,522  

6.875%, 1/15/29

    3,718,000       4,184,423  

5.50%, 3/1/30

    5,243,000       5,786,961  

4.875%, 2/1/31

    5,563,000       6,058,385  

144A, 4.00%, 1/15/32

    5,463,000       5,709,299  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC 144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    7,000,000       7,223,650  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/31

    7,000,000       7,359,415  

Western Midstream Operating LP
4.35%, 2/1/25

    5,600,000       5,891,592  

3.95%, 6/1/25

    2,800,000       2,929,500  

4.65%, 7/1/26

    2,785,000       3,005,711  

4.50%, 3/1/28

    4,385,000       4,730,757  

4.75%, 8/15/28

    2,239,000       2,466,594  

5.30%, 2/1/30

    6,795,000       7,581,895  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $330,026,928)

      333,046,128  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 9.7%    
Banks — 1.0%            

CIT Group, Inc.
5.00%, 8/1/23

    4,566,000       4,925,573  

4.75%, 2/16/24

    2,731,000       2,949,480  

3.929%, 6/19/24

    2,737,000       2,873,850  

5.25%, 3/7/25

    2,731,000       3,081,797  

6.125%, 3/9/28

    2,210,000       2,714,134  

Commerzbank AG, 144A,
8.125%, 9/19/23

    5,463,000       6,169,293  

Deutsche Bank AG,
3.729%, 1/14/32 (b)

    6,978,000       7,207,371  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
144A, 8.125%, 11/15/24

    2,337,000       2,369,262  

144A, 8.25%, 4/15/25

    3,010,000       3,074,444  

144A, 7.625%, 5/1/26

    3,372,000       3,381,661  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/27

    3,621,000       3,472,792  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
144A, 5.017%, 6/26/24

    11,155,000       12,113,951  

144A, 5.71%, 1/15/26

    8,337,000       9,382,912  

144A, 4.198%, 6/1/32

    4,201,000       4,330,382  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $67,394,566)

      68,046,902  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%            

Ally Financial, Inc.,
5.75%, 11/20/25

    5,800,000       6,625,015  

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 8/15/28

    5,600,000       5,747,336  

LD Holdings Group LLC
144A, 6.50%, 11/1/25

    2,785,000       2,844,181  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/28

    3,342,000       3,288,595  

LPL Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/15/27

    2,291,000       2,377,016  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/29

    5,066,000       5,180,238  

144A, 4.375%, 5/15/31

    2,210,000       2,290,466  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust
144A, 6.50%, 5/1/28

    5,393,000       5,650,300  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/30

    2,393,000       2,384,397  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

  $ 3,284,000     $ 3,464,620  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    4,652,000       4,838,080  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/30

    3,658,000       3,744,951  

Navient Corp.
5.50%, 1/25/23

    5,463,000       5,736,150  

7.25%, 9/25/23

    2,856,000       3,141,250  

MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/24

    4,757,000       5,163,486  

5.875%, 10/25/24

    2,737,000       2,985,930  

6.75%, 6/25/25

    2,769,000       3,090,896  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    2,769,000       3,122,047  

5.00%, 3/15/27

    3,831,000       4,028,201  

4.875%, 3/15/28

    2,869,000       2,923,396  

NFP Corp., 144A,
6.875%, 8/15/28

    9,899,000       10,171,222  

OneMain Finance Corp.
5.625%, 3/15/23

    4,818,000       5,095,445  

6.125%, 3/15/24

    7,090,000       7,648,338  

6.875%, 3/15/25

    7,328,000       8,308,120  

8.875%, 6/1/25

    3,284,000       3,605,668  

7.125%, 3/15/26

    8,913,000       10,417,069  

3.50%, 1/15/27

    4,178,000       4,234,445  

6.625%, 1/15/28

    4,430,000       5,120,482  

3.875%, 9/15/28

    3,300,000       3,320,641  

5.375%, 11/15/29

    4,203,000       4,597,599  

4.00%, 9/15/30

    4,746,000       4,762,469  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 10/15/25

    3,591,000       3,720,420  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    3,591,000       3,461,167  

Quicken Loans LLC / Quicken Loans Co.-Issuer, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 3/1/29

    4,155,000       4,248,487  

144A, 3.875%, 3/1/31

    6,949,000       7,118,295  

Rocket Mortgage LLC, 144A,
5.25%, 1/15/28

    5,627,000       5,929,451  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
144A, 5.50%, 11/15/25

    4,379,000       4,493,949  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/29

    3,899,000       3,826,245  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $177,825,370)

      178,706,063  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.8%            

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc. 144A, 7.00%, 11/15/25

    5,203,000       5,307,060  

144A, 10.125%, 8/1/26

    2,189,000       2,459,889  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    3,876,000       3,842,163  

144A, 6.00%, 8/1/29

    2,800,000       2,761,724  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
144A, 4.25%, 10/15/27

    2,907,000       2,917,901  

144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    7,520,000       7,811,400  

AssuredPartners, Inc.
144A, 7.00%, 8/15/25

    2,785,000       2,833,737  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/29

    3,124,000       3,148,149  

HUB International Ltd., 144A,
7.00%, 5/1/26

    9,303,000       9,636,513  

MGIC Investment Corp.,
5.25%, 8/15/28

    3,621,000       3,878,996  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Insurance (Continued)            

Radian Group, Inc.
4.50%, 10/1/24

  $ 2,463,000     $ 2,666,197  

6.625%, 3/15/25

    3,100,000       3,499,125  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    2,517,000       2,776,830  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $53,376,660)

      53,539,684  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.6%            

Howard Hughes Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 8/1/28

    4,143,000       4,396,759  

144A, 4.125%, 2/1/29

    3,583,000       3,605,394  

144A, 4.375%, 2/1/31

    3,591,000       3,626,910  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
4.75%, 3/1/29

    3,509,000       3,614,217  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    3,300,000       3,395,007  

5.00%, 3/1/31

    3,315,000       3,453,119  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 6/1/23

    2,199,000       2,292,018  

144A, 7.625%, 6/15/25

    3,345,000       3,605,877  

144A, 9.375%, 4/1/27

    3,160,000       3,491,942  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/29

    4,975,000       5,212,805  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $36,476,375)

      36,694,048  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.0%            

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 6/15/29

    2,815,000       2,745,244  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
9.75%, 6/15/25

    5,473,000       6,027,141  

4.75%, 2/15/28

    2,819,000       2,858,649  

4.375%, 3/1/31

    2,737,000       2,689,171  

EPR Properties
4.75%, 12/15/26

    2,507,000       2,709,365  

4.50%, 6/1/27

    2,463,000       2,612,276  

4.95%, 4/15/28

    2,185,000       2,362,438  

3.75%, 8/15/29

    2,916,000       2,932,192  

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC 144A, 6.00%, 4/15/25

    2,189,000       2,310,358  

144A, 3.375%, 6/15/26

    5,473,000       5,584,102  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 9/15/27

    5,627,000       5,866,147  

144A, 5.25%, 3/15/28

    4,462,000       4,690,677  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    2,710,000       2,835,337  

144A, 4.875%, 9/15/29

    5,765,000       6,088,128  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/30

    7,328,000       7,831,800  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/31

    5,949,000       6,125,626  

144A, 5.625%, 7/15/32

    3,251,000       3,537,494  

iStar, Inc.
4.75%, 10/1/24

    4,184,000       4,445,709  

4.25%, 8/1/25

    3,117,000       3,253,369  

5.50%, 2/15/26

    2,289,000       2,400,589  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.
144A, 4.25%, 2/1/27

    3,568,000       3,590,300  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    3,632,000       3,718,260  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
5.625%, 5/1/24

  $ 5,866,000     $ 6,401,272  

144A, 4.625%, 6/15/25

    4,529,000       4,873,430  

4.50%, 9/1/26

    2,793,000       3,046,870  

5.75%, 2/1/27

    4,096,000       4,721,354  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/29

    4,130,000       4,383,520  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    2,717,000       2,803,075  

5.00%, 10/15/27

    7,812,000       8,280,720  

4.625%, 8/1/29

    5,224,000       5,591,861  

3.50%, 3/15/31

    7,162,000       7,372,527  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer
144A, 7.50%, 6/1/25

    3,492,000       3,740,840  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    4,005,000       4,270,331  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/29

    4,143,000       4,264,431  

RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp.
4.75%, 10/15/27

    3,973,000       4,144,189  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/29

    3,342,000       3,388,621  

SBA Communications Corp.
4.875%, 9/1/24

    6,107,000       6,206,239  

3.875%, 2/15/27

    8,332,000       8,669,696  

144A, 3.125%, 2/1/29

    8,381,000       8,244,976  

Service Properties Trust
4.50%, 6/15/23

    2,793,000       2,859,459  

4.35%, 10/1/24

    4,716,000       4,786,740  

7.50%, 9/15/25

    4,457,000       5,036,834  

4.75%, 10/1/26

    2,481,000       2,477,899  

4.95%, 2/15/27 (a)

    2,273,000       2,276,569  

5.50%, 12/15/27 (a)

    2,492,000       2,675,807  

3.95%, 1/15/28

    2,240,000       2,131,091  

4.95%, 10/1/29

    2,323,000       2,285,658  

4.375%, 2/15/30

    2,217,000       2,132,710  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/25

    2,762,000       2,896,648  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    2,210,000       2,226,575  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 7.125%, 12/15/24

    3,421,000       3,522,775  

144A, 7.875%, 2/15/25

    12,612,000       13,494,840  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 4.75%, 4/15/28

    3,155,000       3,225,988  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/29

    6,141,000       6,417,345  

VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc. 144A, 3.50%, 2/15/25 (a)

    4,097,000       4,204,546  

144A, 4.25%, 12/1/26

    6,971,000       7,331,174  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/27 (a)

    4,176,000       4,348,260  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/29

    5,557,000       6,050,184  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/30

    5,568,000       5,950,800  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)  

XHR LP
144A, 6.375%, 8/15/25

  $ 2,812,000     $ 2,984,235  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/29

    2,787,000       2,874,094  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $266,251,520)

      269,808,555  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.6%            

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.25%, 4/15/29

    5,534,000       5,799,853  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.75%, 2/1/24

    2,679,000       2,732,580  

4.75%, 9/15/24

    6,124,000       6,357,248  

6.375%, 12/15/25

    4,185,000       4,315,781  

6.25%, 5/15/26

    6,918,000       7,298,490  

5.25%, 5/15/27

    8,139,000       8,464,601  

4.375%, 2/1/29

    4,267,000       4,287,247  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $39,154,399)

      39,255,800  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 7.9%    
Aerospace/Defense — 2.4%            

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 10/15/22

    2,815,000       2,821,897  

144A, 6.125%, 1/15/23

    2,922,000       3,145,664  

144A, 7.50%, 12/1/24

    5,698,000       5,946,148  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/25

    8,194,000       8,427,693  

144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26 (a)

    6,600,000       6,971,250  

144A, 7.875%, 4/15/27 (a)

    11,275,000       11,835,367  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    4,000,000       4,039,320  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
5.125%, 10/1/24

    7,052,000       7,759,175  

6.875%, 5/1/25

    6,581,000       7,786,179  

Rolls-Royce PLC
144A, 3.625%, 10/14/25

    5,463,000       5,566,524  

144A, 5.75%, 10/15/27

    5,590,000       6,138,295  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 1/15/25

    2,737,000       2,867,117  

144A, 7.50%, 4/15/25

    6,629,000       7,026,740  

4.60%, 6/15/28 (a)

    4,006,000       3,920,872  

TransDigm, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 12/15/25

    6,009,000       6,437,141  

144A, 6.25%, 3/15/26

    24,395,000       25,675,737  

6.375%, 6/15/26

    5,129,000       5,331,852  

7.50%, 3/15/27

    3,547,000       3,756,895  

5.50%, 11/15/27

    15,003,000       15,378,075  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/29

    6,590,000       6,515,863  

144A, 4.875%, 5/1/29

    4,123,000       4,102,653  

Triumph Group, Inc.
144A, 8.875%, 6/1/24

    3,271,000       3,606,278  

144A, 6.25%, 9/15/24

    2,906,000       2,945,376  

7.75%, 8/15/25 (a)

    2,862,000       2,858,423  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $159,178,974)

      160,860,534  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.9%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A,
6.75%, 6/1/27

    3,904,000       4,172,400  

144A, 5.00%, 3/1/30

    3,045,000       3,261,956  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/32

    5,571,000       5,729,857  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Building Materials (Continued)            

Griffon Corp.,
5.75%, 3/1/28

  $ 5,520,000     $ 5,864,669  

JELD-WEN, Inc. 144A,
4.625%, 12/15/25

    2,214,000       2,259,024  

144A, 4.875%, 12/15/27

    2,415,000       2,520,765  

SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A,
6.00%, 11/1/28

    6,128,000       6,503,340  

Standard Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/15/27

    4,696,000       4,860,360  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    5,571,000       5,791,194  

144A, 4.375%, 7/15/30 (a)

    6,228,000       6,406,463  

144A, 3.375%, 1/15/31

    6,027,000       5,800,988  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 1/15/29

    3,910,000       4,144,756  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $57,547,411)

      57,315,772  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 6/15/28

    3,284,000       3,378,415  

144A, 4.375%, 3/31/29

    4,535,000       4,553,684  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/25

    8,286,000       8,923,525  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/28

    7,381,000       8,218,301  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,055,188)

      25,073,925  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.5%            

Imola Merger Corp., 144A,
4.75%, 5/15/29

    10,925,000       11,321,031  

Sensata Technologies BV
144A, 4.875%, 10/15/23

    2,838,000       3,043,074  

144A, 5.625%, 11/1/24

    2,153,000       2,397,904  

144A, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    3,942,000       4,411,571  

144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    5,439,000       5,633,771  

Sensata Technologies, Inc. 144A,
4.375%, 2/15/30 (a)

    2,422,000       2,600,865  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    4,474,000       4,502,566  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $33,625,249)

      33,910,782  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.2%            

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 7/15/25

    5,537,000       5,585,449  

Fluor Corp.
3.50%, 12/15/24 (a)

    2,771,000       2,915,743  

4.25%, 9/15/28 (a)

    3,325,000       3,493,710  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,793,452)

      11,994,902  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.7%            

Covanta Holding Corp.
5.875%, 7/1/25

    2,189,000       2,262,879  

6.00%, 1/1/27

    2,326,000       2,410,317  

5.00%, 9/1/30

    2,210,000       2,279,062  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

    2,787,000       2,894,996  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    4,213,000       4,344,656  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    2,769,000       2,924,756  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    2,785,000       2,767,649  

144A, 3.50%, 9/1/28

    4,178,000       4,174,449  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Environmental Control (Continued)            

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

  $ 4,178,000     $ 4,298,118  

144A, 4.375%, 8/15/29

    3,100,000       3,121,049  

Madison IAQ LLC
144A, 4.125%, 6/30/28

    3,942,000       3,969,673  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    5,718,000       5,860,950  

Stericycle, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 7/15/24

    3,488,000       3,579,665  

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/29

    2,769,000       2,821,625  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $47,795,521)

      47,709,844  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.2%            

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 7/15/27

    8,711,000       9,214,670  

Vertical Holdco GmbH, 144A,
7.625%, 7/15/28

    2,560,000       2,776,013  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,909,884)

      11,990,683  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.1%            

FXI Holdings, Inc. 144A,
7.875%, 11/1/24

    2,813,000       2,893,733  

144A, 12.25%, 11/15/26

    4,244,000       4,839,348  

Hillenbrand, Inc.,
5.75%, 6/15/25

    2,235,000       2,366,306  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,978,313)

      10,099,387  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.1%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
144A, 3.25%, 9/1/28

    3,278,000       3,306,682  

144A, 4.00%, 9/1/29

    5,742,000       5,859,711  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/30/25

    3,831,000       4,012,972  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/26

    6,787,000       7,064,928  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    5,545,000       5,746,006  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    4,479,000       4,641,364  

Ball Corp.
4.00%, 11/15/23

    5,559,000       5,885,591  

5.25%, 7/1/25

    5,554,000       6,282,962  

4.875%, 3/15/26

    4,180,000       4,697,275  

2.875%, 8/15/30

    7,238,000       7,265,432  

Berry Global, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 7/15/27

    2,797,000       2,947,339  

Cascades, Inc./Cascades USA, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 1/15/28

    3,497,000       3,689,335  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV,
4.50%, 1/15/23

    5,473,000       5,742,272  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 1/15/25

    3,521,000       3,560,611  

144A, 7.875%, 7/15/26

    2,737,000       2,877,271  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 144A,
3.50%, 3/15/28 (a)

    2,463,000       2,497,790  

LABL, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 7/15/26

    3,831,000       4,027,339  

144A, 10.50%, 7/15/27

    3,807,000       4,153,627  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (Continued)            

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. 144A, 5.50%, 4/15/24

  $ 8,509,000     $ 8,619,192  

144A, 7.25%, 4/15/25

    7,475,000       7,398,755  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 144A, 5.875%, 8/15/23

    3,950,000       4,201,812  

144A, 6.625%, 5/13/27

    3,867,000       4,175,703  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 144A,
4.00%, 10/15/27

    5,571,000       5,576,042  

Sealed Air Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 12/1/22

    2,326,000       2,410,318  

144A, 5.25%, 4/1/23

    2,326,000       2,445,207  

144A, 5.125%, 12/1/24

    2,326,000       2,527,420  

144A, 5.50%, 9/15/25

    2,439,000       2,739,387  

144A, 4.00%, 12/1/27

    2,422,000       2,601,410  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/1/28

    3,156,000       3,270,184  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV
144A, 5.50%, 8/15/26

    5,800,000       6,118,594  

144A, 8.50%, 8/15/27

    3,975,000       4,282,069  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $139,852,323)

      140,624,600  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.2%            

Seaspan Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 8/1/29

    4,297,000       4,399,054  

XPO Logistics, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 9/1/23

    2,928,000       2,928,000  

144A, 6.25%, 5/1/25

    6,406,000       6,774,345  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,991,771)

      14,101,399  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
144A, 6.50%, 10/1/25

    4,696,000       4,842,750  

144A, 9.75%, 8/1/27

    2,210,000       2,497,300  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/28

    2,882,000       2,925,230  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,365,671)

      10,265,280  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 3.9%    
Computers — 1.4%            

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 9/1/26

    6,365,000       6,683,250  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    3,876,000       4,000,245  

144A, 4.00%, 7/1/29

    2,767,000       2,871,676  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 144A,
7.125%, 6/15/24

    8,394,000       8,582,865  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
8.50%, 4/15/24 (a)

    2,214,000       2,263,815  

144A, 9.375%, 7/15/25

    3,867,000       4,253,700  

EMC Corp.,
3.375%, 6/1/23

    5,524,000       5,710,435  

Exela Intermediate LLC / Exela Finance, Inc., 144A,
10.00%, 7/15/23

    5,463,000       4,104,079  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Computers (Continued)            

NCR Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 9/1/27

  $ 2,707,000     $ 2,866,171  

144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    3,599,000       3,729,518  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    6,645,000       6,898,091  

144A, 6.125%, 9/1/29

    2,763,000       3,015,207  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/30

    2,481,000       2,596,069  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 6/1/23

    3,052,000       3,251,914  

4.875%, 3/1/24

    2,785,000       3,011,588  

4.75%, 1/1/25

    2,587,000       2,855,919  

4.875%, 6/1/27

    2,764,000       3,096,454  

144A, 4.091%, 6/1/29

    2,787,000       2,951,112  

144A, 3.125%, 7/15/29

    2,946,000       2,895,675  

144A, 4.125%, 1/15/31

    2,781,000       2,936,402  

144A, 3.375%, 7/15/31

    2,785,000       2,761,007  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    12,813,000       14,325,959  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $95,008,501)

      95,661,151  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.5%            

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.50%, 12/1/24

    3,184,000       3,524,529  

4.125%, 5/1/25

    3,284,000       3,419,465  

4.25%, 4/1/28

    3,315,000       3,476,606  

3.25%, 2/15/29

    3,861,000       3,972,004  

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 3/15/27

    2,378,000       2,535,543  

Xerox Corp.,
4.375%, 3/15/23

    5,571,000       5,840,915  

Xerox Holdings Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/25

    4,278,000       4,517,450  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28 (a)

    4,078,000       4,265,914  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $31,299,384)

      31,552,426  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.2%            

ams AG, 144A,
7.00%, 7/31/25 (a)

    2,542,000       2,725,786  

Microchip Technology, Inc.,
4.25%, 9/1/25

    6,705,000       7,071,256  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    3,876,000       4,045,730  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,758,286)

      13,842,772  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.8%            

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 144A,
3.625%, 9/1/28

    5,537,000       5,613,134  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A,
7.125%, 10/2/25

    3,278,000       3,513,033  

CDK Global, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/24

    2,750,000       3,055,937  

4.875%, 6/1/27

    3,365,000       3,537,456  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/29

    2,769,000       3,013,973  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 144A, 5.75%, 3/1/25

    7,537,000       7,621,791  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 8/15/26

    2,304,000       2,430,720  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)            

144A, 10.25%, 2/15/27

  $ 2,507,000     $ 2,723,241  

J2 Global, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 10/15/30

    4,293,000       4,551,267  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 6/15/28 (a)

    2,787,000       2,870,443  

MSCI, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/15/27

    2,761,000       2,948,196  

144A, 4.00%, 11/15/29

    5,614,000       6,013,997  

144A, 3.625%, 9/1/30

    5,151,000       5,432,760  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/31

    5,537,000       5,917,669  

144A, 3.625%, 11/1/31

    3,322,000       3,531,635  

144A, 3.25%, 8/15/33

    3,900,000       4,022,265  

Open Text Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 6/1/26

    4,652,000       4,807,842  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/28

    5,134,000       5,294,438  

PTC, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 2/15/25

    2,762,000       2,827,598  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/28

    2,785,000       2,882,475  

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. 144A, 3.50%, 2/15/28

    3,036,000       2,918,416  

144A, 5.375%, 12/1/28 (a)

    3,004,000       2,977,309  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 9/30/27

    11,142,000       11,812,748  

Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/29

    2,762,000       2,854,389  

3.875%, 3/15/31

    2,762,000       2,890,115  

Veritas US, Inc. / Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 144A,
7.50%, 9/1/25

    9,767,000       10,167,056  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $115,341,220)

      116,229,903  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.7%    
Electric — 2.5%            

Calpine Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 6/1/26

    4,591,000       4,740,208  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    7,231,000       7,456,969  

144A, 5.125%, 3/15/28

    8,139,000       8,291,606  

144A, 4.625%, 2/1/29

    3,634,000       3,650,716  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    4,603,000       4,689,674  

144A, 3.75%, 3/1/31

    4,851,000       4,764,070  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/28

    4,652,000       4,930,887  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    5,121,000       5,204,959  

DPL, Inc.,
4.125%, 7/1/25

    2,286,000       2,450,021  

FirstEnergy Corp.
Series B, 4.75%, 3/15/23

    4,681,000       4,879,708  

Series B, 4.40%, 7/15/27

    8,194,000       9,206,229  

2.65%, 3/1/30

    3,560,000       3,631,200  

Series B, 2.25%, 9/1/30

    2,463,000       2,441,917  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC
144A, 4.35%, 1/15/25

    3,309,000       3,645,717  

144A, 2.866%, 9/15/28

    2,737,000       2,897,941  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 144A, 4.25%, 7/15/24

    3,742,000       3,954,920  

144A, 3.875%, 10/15/26

    2,737,000       2,905,531  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)            

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

  $ 3,179,000     $ 3,442,507  

NRG Energy, Inc.
6.625%, 1/15/27

    4,756,000       4,941,983  

5.75%, 1/15/28

    4,544,000       4,862,080  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

    3,341,000       3,361,881  

144A, 5.25%, 6/15/29

    4,012,000       4,360,843  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/31

    5,448,000       5,536,748  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/32

    6,100,000       6,195,130  

PG&E Corp.
5.00%, 7/1/28 (a)

    5,563,000       5,529,260  

5.25%, 7/1/30

    5,563,000       5,487,065  

Talen Energy Supply LLC
6.50%, 6/1/25

    2,970,000       1,303,592  

144A, 10.50%, 1/15/26

    3,437,000       1,605,646  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/27

    4,255,000       3,684,490  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/28 (a)

    2,659,000       2,285,756  

144A, 7.625%, 6/1/28

    2,178,000       1,887,498  

TransAlta Corp.,
4.50%, 11/15/22 (a)

    2,189,000       2,278,038  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/26

    5,913,000       6,089,207  

144A, 5.625%, 2/15/27

    7,101,000       7,403,219  

144A, 5.00%, 7/31/27

    7,115,000       7,391,418  

144A, 4.375%, 5/1/29

    6,963,000       7,076,149  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $168,741,121)

      164,464,783  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%            

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.625%, 5/20/24

    3,729,000       4,083,255  

5.50%, 5/20/25

    4,046,000       4,450,600  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    3,895,000       4,386,744  

5.75%, 5/20/27

    2,917,000       3,286,103  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,082,795)

      16,206,702  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $6,558,468,000)

      6,586,916,577  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 3.3%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 0.01% (c)(d)
(Cost $219,083,931)

    219,083,931       219,083,931  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.5%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”,
0.04% (c)
(Cost $168,443,173)

    168,443,173       168,443,173  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.6%

(Cost $6,945,995,104)

    $ 6,974,443,681  

Other assets and liabilities,
net — (4.6%)

      (307,946,799
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 6,666,496,882  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

August 31, 2021

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2020
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
8/31/2021
    Value ($) at
8/31/2021
 

CORPORATE BONDS0.1%

 

Financial0.1%

 

Deutsche Bank AG, 3.73%, 1/14/2032(b)

 

            10,786,624       (3,811,277     20,146       211,878       158,403             6,978,000       7,207,371  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL3.3%

 

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

 

     134,912,900        84,171,031(e                       27,081             219,083,931       219,083,931  

CASH EQUIVALENTS2.5%

 

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

 

     103,636,616        1,577,669,908       (1,512,863,351                 22,052             168,443,173       168,443,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       238,549,516          1,672,627,563         (1,516,674,628       20,146         211,878         207,536           —         394,505,104         394,734,475  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 August 31, 2021 amounted to $274,628,491, which is 4.1% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(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 $66,538,974.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended August 31, 2021.

 

GMTN:   Global Medium Term Note
MTN:   Medium Term Note
REGS:   Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
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.

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 August 31, 2021 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  

Corporate Bonds (f)

     $        $ 6,586,916,577        $        $ 6,586,916,577  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       387,527,104                            387,527,104  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 387,527,104        $ 6,586,916,577        $        $ 6,974,443,681  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

August 31, 2021

 

     Xtrackers High
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Low
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
     Xtrackers Short
Duration High
Yield Bond ETF
     Xtrackers USD
High Yield
Corporate Bond
ETF
 

Assets

          

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 18,953,769     $ 736,709,857      $ 72,450,672      $ 6,579,709,206  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

           1,672,217               7,207,371  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     171,850       29,654,545        5,311,866        168,443,173  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     1,444,823       4,866,433        1,323,612        219,083,931  

Cash

           274        107,815         
Receivables:           

Investment securities sold

     1,323,399       37,455,272        258,691        86,229,947  

Capital shares

                         20,145,711  

Interest

     284,273       9,490,141        1,170,522        90,976,360  

Securities lending income

     587       2,046        705        105,242  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 22,178,701     $ 819,850,785      $ 80,623,883      $ 7,171,900,941  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $ 1,444,823     $ 4,866,433      $ 1,323,612      $ 219,083,931  
Payables:           

Investment securities purchased

     1,391,991       64,479,187        2,659,935        273,387,137  

Capital shares

                         12,094,193  

Investment advisory fees

     3,254       120,897        12,383        838,798  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,840,068       69,466,517        3,995,930        505,404,059  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 19,338,633     $ 750,384,268      $ 76,627,953      $ 6,666,496,882  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

          

Paid-in capital

   $ 29,563,784     $ 742,293,695      $ 75,210,165      $ 6,727,081,116  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (10,225,151     8,090,573        1,417,788        (60,584,234
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 19,338,633     $ 750,384,268      $ 76,627,953      $ 6,666,496,882  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     400,001       14,700,001        1,600,001        165,387,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 48.35     $ 51.05      $ 47.89      $ 40.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 18,770,673     $ 725,871,418      $ 70,725,397      $ 6,551,472,507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

   $     $ 1,610,022      $      $ 6,995,493  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 2,165,066     $ 12,878,522      $ 2,620,240      $ 274,628,491  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 171,850     $ 29,654,545      $ 5,311,866      $ 168,443,173  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 1,444,823     $ 4,866,433      $ 1,323,612      $ 219,083,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

   $ 809,195     $ 8,439,017      $ 1,401,605      $ 66,538,974  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2021

 

     Xtrackers High
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Low
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Short
Duration High
Yield Bond ETF
    Xtrackers USD
High Yield
Corporate Bond
ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 702,254     $ 8,532,561     $ 2,578,658     $ 304,019,304  

Affiliated interest income

           19,917             158,403  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     53       1,775       771       22,052  

Affiliated securities lending income

     74       227       291       27,081  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

     3,125       10,602       9,677       938,767  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     705,506       8,565,082       2,589,397       305,165,607  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     43,688       692,979       100,540       13,794,156  

Other expenses

     401       401       57       4,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     44,089       693,380       100,597       13,798,322  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (18,778     (139,393     (647     (3,472,942
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     25,311       553,987       99,950       10,325,380  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     680,195       8,011,095       2,489,447       294,840,227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     331,044       1,737,928       968,615       19,233,742  

In-kind redemptions

           368,690       302,917       242,281,066  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

                       20,146  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     331,044       2,106,618       1,271,532       261,534,954  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     178,690       9,986,052       185,876       (14,007,508

Investments in affiliates

           62,195             211,878  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     178,690       10,048,247       185,876       (13,795,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     509,734       12,154,865       1,457,408       247,739,324  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 1,189,929     $ 20,165,960     $ 3,946,855     $ 542,579,551  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers High Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
 
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 680,195     $ 8,833,615     $ 8,011,095     $ 6,141,236  

Net realized gain (loss)

     331,044       (8,560,108     2,106,618       4,293,704  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     178,690       2,181,907       10,048,247       (2,775,645
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,189,929       2,455,414       20,165,960       7,659,295  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (825,490     (9,663,912     (8,258,522     (7,126,652
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     11,992,336             715,759,317       54,342,652  

Value of shares redeemed

           (136,509,024     (15,156,196     (161,280,463
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     11,992,336       (136,509,024     700,603,121       (106,937,811
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     12,356,775       (143,717,522     712,510,559       (106,405,168

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     6,981,858       150,699,380       37,873,709       144,278,877  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 19,338,633     $ 6,981,858     $ 750,384,268     $ 37,873,709  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     150,001       3,100,001       750,001       2,850,001  

Shares sold

     250,000             14,250,000       1,100,000  

Shares redeemed

           (2,950,000     (300,000     (3,200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     400,001       150,001       14,700,001       750,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   66  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF
 
     Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
    Year Ended
August 31, 2021
    Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,489,447     $ 2,503,717     $ 294,840,227     $ 225,278,292  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,271,532       1,209,705       261,534,954       (84,875,854

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     185,876       1,585,148       (13,795,630     18,508,043  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,946,855       5,298,570       542,579,551       158,910,481  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,657,928     (2,545,587     (328,072,536     (231,469,345
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     45,259,188       175,438,715       8,910,076,826       8,095,596,847  

Value of shares redeemed

     (7,179,887     (163,041,545     (8,666,637,450     (4,876,338,905
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     38,079,301       12,397,170       243,439,376       3,219,257,942  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     39,368,228       15,150,153       457,946,391       3,146,699,078  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     37,259,725       22,109,572       6,208,550,491       3,061,851,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 76,627,953     $ 37,259,725     $ 6,666,496,882     $ 6,208,550,491  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     800,001       450,001       158,937,501     76,187,501

Shares sold

     950,000       4,100,000       224,750,000     212,312,500

Shares redeemed

     (150,000     (3,750,000     (218,300,000 )*      (129,562,500 )* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     1,600,001       800,001       165,387,501     158,937,501
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Shares for the year ended August 31, 2020, and through April 12, 2021 have been adjusted to reflect the effects of a stock split effective April 13, 2021. See Note 9.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2018(a)
 
   2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 46.55     $ 48.61     $ 49.17     $ 50.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     2.60       3.01 (c)      3.32       2.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.65       (1.95 )(c)      (0.58     (1.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.25       1.06       2.74       0.96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (3.45     (3.12     (3.30     (1.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (3.45     (3.12     (3.30     (1.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 48.35     $ 46.55     $ 48.61     $ 49.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     11.67 (d)      2.46 (d)      5.90 (d)      2.01 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     19       7       151       148  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.20       0.20       0.31       0.35

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     5.45       6.50 (c)      6.91       6.71

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     98       98       51       34 ** 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2018(a)
 
   2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 50.50     $ 50.62     $ 49.16     $ 50.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     1.45       2.02 (c)      2.29       1.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.07       0.12 (c)      1.44       (1.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.52       2.14       3.73       0.32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:         

Net investment income

     (1.97     (2.26     (2.27     (1.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.97     (2.26     (2.27     (1.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 51.05     $ 50.50     $ 50.62     $ 49.16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     5.12 (d)      4.42 (d)      7.84 (d)      0.68 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     750       38       144       138  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.20       0.20       0.24       0.25

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.89       4.09 (c)      4.66       4.44

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     88       111       55       52 ** 

 

(a)

For the period January 11, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-08 to amend the amortization period to the earliest call date for purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Effective September 1, 2019, the Fund adopted ASU 2017-08 and the effect of this change for the year ended August 31, 2020 was a decrease to net investment income per share by $0.04 and $0.23, increase to net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments per share by $0.04 and $0.23, and decrease to the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.08% and 0.47%, for Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF respectively. Per share data and ratios for years prior to August 31, 2020 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.

(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.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2018(a)
 
   2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 46.57     $ 49.13     $ 49.69     $ 50.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     2.34       2.69 (c)      2.83       1.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.67       (2.47 )(c)(d)      (0.54     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.01       0.22       2.29       1.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (2.69     (2.78     (2.85     (1.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2.69     (2.78     (2.85     (1.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 47.89     $ 46.57     $ 49.13     $ 49.69  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     8.86 (e)      0.61 (e)      4.79 (e)      2.41 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     77       37       22       40  

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) (%)

     4.95       6.13 (c)      5.78       5.56

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)

     52       150       45       37 ** 

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2017(g)(h)
 
   2021     2020(h)     2019(h)     2018(h)  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 39.06 (h)    $ 40.19     $ 39.90     $ 40.97     $ 40.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     1.70       2.03 (c)      2.39       2.32       1.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.79       (0.95 )(c)      0.23       (1.24     0.89  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.49       1.08       2.62       1.08       2.55  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (2.24     (2.21     (2.34     (2.15     (1.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2.24     (2.21     (2.34     (2.15     (1.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 40.31     $ 39.06     $ 40.19     $ 39.90     $ 40.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     8.31 (e)      2.91 (e)      6.87 (e)      2.76 (e)      6.43 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     6,666       6,209       3,062       1,796       220  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.25

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.15       0.15       0.17       0.20       0.25

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     4.27       5.27 (c)      6.06       5.86       5.57

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(f)

     37       54       29       32       36 ** 

 

(a)

For the period January 10, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-08 to amend the amortization period to the earliest call date for purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Effective September 1, 2019, the Fund adopted ASU 2017-08 and the effect of this change for the year ended August 31, 2020 was a decrease to net investment income per share by $0.10 and $0.12, increase to net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments per share by $0.10 and $0.12, and decrease to the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.22% and 0.32%, for Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF respectively. Per share data and ratios for years prior to August 31, 2020 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.

(d)

Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

For the period December 7, 2016 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2017.

(h)

On April 13, 2021, the Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF implemented a 5 for 4 stock split. Net asset value and per share information through April 12, 2021 have been updated to reflect the effect of the split. Shareholders received 5 shares for every 4 shares owned and net asset value per share decreased correspondingly.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   69  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 August 31, 2021, the Trust consists of thirty-five 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, each a diversified series of the Trust:

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF
Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF
Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond 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, except for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF which lots consist of 100,000 shares effective April 14, 2021, 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 High Beta High Yield Bond ETF   Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market High Beta Index
Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF   Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index
Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF   Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index

The Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market High Beta Index is designed to track the performance of the segment of the U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bond market that exhibits higher overall beta to the broader high yield corporate fixed income market. The Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index is designed to track the performance of the segment of the U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market that exhibits lower overall beta to the broader high yield corporate fixed income market. The Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index is designed to track the performance of short-term publicly issued U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt. The Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield liquid corporate bonds. Under normal circumstances, the Solactive Indexes are reconstituted monthly on the last day of each month. The Funds reconstitute and rebalance their portfolios in accordance with their respective underlying indexes, and therefore any changes to the underlying indexes reconstitution and rebalance schedules will result in corresponding changes to a Fund’s reconstitution and 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.

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.

 

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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 the 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.

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.

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.

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. 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. ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day 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; length of time of a halt in trading of the security; movement in the security’s proxy index; 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.

 

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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 the policy of each Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors monthly. 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 year ended August 31, 2021, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of August 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 107,775      $ (10,490,074   $ 157,148     $ (10,225,151

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     1,678,398        (3,244,451     9,656,626       8,090,573  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     250,149        (420,709     1,588,348       1,417,788  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     17,344,168        (77,869,569     (58,833     (60,584,234

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended August 31, 2021 and August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended August 31, 2021  
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 825,490  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     8,258,522  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     2,657,928  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     328,072,536  
     Year Ended August 31, 2020  
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 9,663,912  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     7,126,652  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     2,545,587  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     231,469,345  

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

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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 High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 2,689,526      $ 7,800,548      $ 10,490,074  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     2,299,291        945,160        3,244,451  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

            420,709        420,709  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     16,148,977        61,720,592        77,869,569  

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to premium amortization on debt securities and redemptions-in-kind.

 

     Distributable
earnings (loss)
     Paid-In Capital  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ (360,181    $ 360,181  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     (302,704      302,704  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     (221,875,030      221,875,030  

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 High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 20,413,294      $ 157,148     $ 334,227      $ (177,079

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     763,246,426        9,656,626       10,135,340        (478,714

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     77,497,802        1,588,348       1,672,322        (83,974

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     6,974,502,514        (58,833     58,267,957        (58,326,790

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, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of August 31, 2021, 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

 

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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 year ended August 31, 2021, 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 (0.02% annualized effective rate as of August 31, 2021) 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.

As of August 31, 2021, the Funds listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of August 31, 2021

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

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

  

Corporate Bonds

   $ 1,444,823      $      $ 65,714      $ 743,481      $ 2,254,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 2,254,018  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

  

Corporate Bonds

   $ 4,866,433      $ 4,274      $ 735,191      $ 7,699,552      $ 13,305,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 13,305,450  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

 

  

Corporate Bonds

   $ 1,323,612      $      $ 113,754      $ 1,287,851      $ 2,725,217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 2,725,217  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

  

Corporate Bonds

   $ 219,083,931      $ 23,896      $ 5,673,650      $ 60,841,428      $ 285,622,905  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

   $ 285,622,905  

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.

 

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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 High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     0.35

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     0.25

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     0.20

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     0.20

The Advisor for Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF has contractually agreed, until December 17, 2021, to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) of the fund from exceeding 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived $18,723 of expenses to the Fund.

The Advisor for Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF has contractually agreed, until December 17, 2021, to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) of the fund from exceeding 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived $138,596 of expenses to the Fund.

The Advisor for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has contractually agreed, until December 17, 2021, to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) of the fund from exceeding 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived $3,448,539 of expenses to the Fund.

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 year ended August 31, 2021, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 55  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     797  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     647  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     24,403  

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 the 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).

 

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4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended August 31, 2021, 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 High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 11,803,929      $ 11,824,067  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     252,102,845        243,207,470  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     24,530,960        28,878,805  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     2,562,456,177        2,482,295,951  

For the year ended August 31, 2021, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 11,826,374      $  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     699,487,892        14,884,014  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     45,066,805        6,870,142  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     8,710,747,478        8,492,677,720  

Transactions with Affiliates.    The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees. During the year ended August 31, 2021, the Funds engaged in securities purchases and securities sales with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act as follows:

 

     Securities
Purchased
     Securities
Sold
     Net Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Securities Sold
 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 3,775,536      $ 6,419,608      $ 280,167  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     10,173,887        6,425,597        1,049  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     796,114        73,456        (177

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     2,692,513        4,655,461        (23,616

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of August 31, 2021, 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 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. Investing in High-Yield Debt Securities

High-yield debt securities or junk bonds are generally regarded as speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. A Fund’s performance could be hurt if an issuer of a debt security suffers an adverse change in financial condition that results in the issuer not making timely payments of interest or principal, a security downgrade or an inability to meet a financial obligation. High-yield debt securities’ total return and yield may generally be expected to fluctuate more than the total return and yield of investment-grade debt securities. A real or perceived economic downturn or an increase in market interest rates could cause a decline in the value of high-yield debt securities, result in increased redemptions and/or result in increased portfolio turnover, which could result in a decline in NAV of a Fund, reduce liquidity for certain investments and/or increase costs. High-yield debt securities are often thinly traded and can be more difficult to sell and value accurately than investment-grade debt securities as there may be no established secondary market. Investments in high-yield debt securities could increase liquidity risk for a Fund. In addition, the market for

 

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high-yield debt securities can experience sudden and sharp volatility which is generally associated more with investments in stocks.

7. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. The Fund 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 the Fund’s 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. The 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 Fund had no outstanding loans at August 31, 2021.

8. 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.

9. Stock Split

On April 13, 2021, the Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF implemented a 5 for 4 stock split of its outstanding shares. The net effect of the stock split was to increase the number of outstanding shares and decrease the net asset value per share by a proportionate amount for the shares of the Fund. The stock split had no impact on the overall value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund. Capital share activity referenced in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, and per share and net asset value data in the Financial Highlights tables have been restated to reflect the stock split.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (four of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (four of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust) at August 31, 2021, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust   Statement of operations   Statements of changes in net assets   Financial highlights

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

  For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from January 11, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018
Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from January 10, 2018 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2018
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   For the year ended August 31, 2021   For each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2021   For each of the four years in the period ended August 31, 2021 and the period from December 7, 2016 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2017

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an

 

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understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

October 25, 2021

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Identification and Background

The Board has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Advisor and other service providers. Each Board Member serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Trust currently has three Board Members. The three Independent Board Members have no affiliation or business connection with the Advisor or any of its affiliated persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by the Advisor.

The Independent Board Members of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the fund complex (defined below) overseen by each Independent Board Member, and other directorships, if any, held by the Board Members are shown below. The fund complex includes all registered open- and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Advisor and any registered funds that have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the Advisor. As of the date of this shareholder report, the fund complex consists of the funds in the Trust, as well as the registered funds advised by affiliates of the Advisor.

Shareholder Communications to the Board.    Shareholders may send communications to the Trust’s Board by addressing the communications directly to the Board (or individual Board Members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board Members). The shareholder may send the communication to either the Trust’s office or directly to such Board members c/o 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Other shareholder communications received by the Trust not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management. Such communications will be forwarded to the Board at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.

Independent Board Members

 

Name, Year of Birth, Position with
the Trust and Length of Time Served(1)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
  Other Directorships
Held by Board Member
Stephen R. Byers (1953) Chairman since 2016, and Board Member since 2011 (formerly, Lead Independent Board Member, 2015-2016)   Independent Director (2011- present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, the Dreyfus Corporation (2002-2006).   35   The Arbitrage Funds, Sierra Income Corporation, Mutual Fund Directors Forum
George O. Elston (1964) Board Member since 2011, Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2015   Chief Financial Officer, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2019-present); Chief Financial Officer, Enzyvant (2018-2019); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017- 2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   35  
J. David Officer (1948) Board Member since 2011, Chairman of the Nominating Committee since 2015   Independent Director (2010- present); Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   35   (Chairman of) Ilex Management Ltd; Old Westbury Funds

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Officers(2)

Name, Year of Birth, Position
with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
Freddi Klassen(4) (1975) President and Chief Executive Officer, 2016-present   Programmes (Head since 2021), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and Manager and Chief Operating Officer of the Advisor (2016 -present). Formerly: Chief Operating Officer in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014 -2020); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-2020); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013- 2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).
Diane Kenneally(5) (1966) Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, 2019-present   Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018- present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present); formerly: Assistant Treasurer for the DWS funds (2007-2018).
Frank Gecsedi(4) (1967) Chief Compliance Officer, 2010-present   AFC Compliance US (Senior Team Lead), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Compliance Officer of DWS Distributors, Inc. (2019-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010- 2012).
Bryan Richards(4) (1978) Vice President, 2016-present   Portfolio Engineering, Systematic Investments Solutions (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.(2018-present); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at DWS (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).
John Millette(5) (1962) Secretary, 2020-present   Legal (Associate General Counsel), DWS US Retail Legal (2003-present), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (1999-present); Chief Legal Officer, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2015- present); Director and Vice President of DWS Trust Company (2016-present); Vice President, DBX Advisors LLC (2021-present); Secretary, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2011- present); formerly: Secretary of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2015-2017); and Assistant Secretary of DBX ETF Trust (2019-2020).

 

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Board Members and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth, Position
with the Trust and Length of Time Served(3)
  Business Experience and
Directorships During the Past 5 Years
Caroline Pearson(5) (1962) Assistant Secretary, 2020-present   Legal (Senior Team Lead), DWS US Retail Legal, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2010-present); Chief Legal Officer, DBX Advisors LLC (2020- present); Chief Legal Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2012-present); formerly: Secretary, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (2002-2017); and Secretary, Deutsche AM Service Company (2010-2017); and Chief Legal Officer, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (2020–2021).
Paul Antosca(5) (1957) Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present   Fund Administration Tax (Head), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2007- present).
Jeffrey Berry(5) (1959) Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present   Fund Administration (Senior Specialist), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.
Sheila Cadogan(5) (1966) Assistant Treasurer, 2019-present   Fund Administration Treasurer’s Office (Co-Head since 2018), of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer for DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2017-present); Director and Vice President, DWS Trust Company (2018- present); Assistant Treasurer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (2018-present).
Christina A. Morse(6) (1964) Assistant Secretary, 2017-present   Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (2014- present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).
Christian Rijs(4) (1980) Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, since October 6, 2021   Americas Head of Anti-Financial Crime and AML Officer, of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.; AML Officer, DWS Trust Company (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, of DWS US registered investment companies advised by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (since October 6, 2021); AML Officer, The European Equity Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (since October 6, 2021.); formerly: DWS UK & Ireland Head of Anti-Financial Crime and MLRO

 

(1)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the Board Member joined the Board.

(2)

As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor and its affiliates, these individuals are considered “interested persons” of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the Funds.

(3)

The length of time served is represented by the year in which the officer was first elected to the Trust in such capacity.

(4)

Address: 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

(5)

Address: 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110.

(6)

Address: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Board Members. The SAI is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com.

 

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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 or Cboe, as applicable, 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.

 

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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. Bond investments are subject to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. 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. Investing in a single industry, or group of industries, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investments in lower-quality (“junk bonds”) and non-rated securities present greater risk of loss than investments in higher-quality securities. Distressed securities are speculative and involve substantial risks beyond the risks of investing in junk bonds, such as no interest payments or repayment of principal, or the loss of the entire investment in the distressed security. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

War, terrorism, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises (including the ongoing pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus) and related geopolitical events could lead to increased market volatility, disruption to U.S. and world economies and markets and may have significant adverse effects on the Funds and their investments.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. or Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., as applicable. 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.

HYUP, HYDW, SHYL and HYLB (the “Funds”) are 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 Funds or any member of the public regarding advisability of investing in funds generally or in these Funds 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 © 2021 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-052201-5 (10/21) DBX004976 (10/22)


  (b)

Not applicable

 

Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (b)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (c)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Stephen R. Byers, George O. Elston, and J. David Officer are the designated financial experts on the Audit Committee of DBX ETF Trust. With respect to DBX ETF Trust, Stephen Byers, George O. Elston, and J. David Officer are not “interested persons” as such terms are defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)).


Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $329,455 for 2021 and $284,595 for 2020.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2021 and $0 for 2020.

Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $153,258 for 2021 and $235,418 for 2020.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2021 and $0 for 2020.

 

  (e)(1)

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

In accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A), the Audit Committee pre-approves all of the audit and permissible non-audit services of the Registrant.

 

  (e)(2)

All of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with paragraph (c) (7) (i) (c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not Applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2021 and $0 for 2020.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.


Pursuant to PCAOB Rule 3526, EY is required to describe in writing to the Funds’ Audit Committee, on at least an annual basis, all relationships between EY, or any of its affiliates, and the Xtrackers ETFs, or persons in financial reporting oversight roles at DWS that, as of the date of the communication, may reasonably be thought to bear on EY’s independence. Pursuant to PCAOB Rule 3526, EY has reported the matters set forth below that may reasonably be thought to bear on EY’s independence. With respect to each reported matter in the aggregate, EY advised the Audit Committee that, after careful consideration of the facts and circumstances and the applicable independence rules, it concluded that the matters do not and will not impair EY’s ability to exercise objective and impartial judgement in connection with the audits of the financial statements for the Funds and a reasonable investor with knowledge of all relevant facts and circumstances would conclude that EY has been and is capable of exercising objective and impartial judgment on all issues encompassed within EY’s audit engagements. EY also confirmed to the Audit Committee that it can continue to act as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Funds.

 

   

EY advised the Funds’ Audit Committee that various covered persons within EY and EY’s affiliates held investments in, or had other financial relationships with, entities within the Xtrackers ETFs “investment company complex” (as defined in Regulation S-X). EY informed the Audit Committee that these investments and financial relationships were inconsistent with Rule 2-01(c)(1) of Regulation S-X. EY reported that all breaches have been resolved and that none of the breaches involved any professionals who were part of the audit engagement team for the Funds ETFs or in the position to influence the audit engagement team for the Funds.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are Stephen R. Byers, George O. Elston, and J. David Officer.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(b) of this Form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

  (b)

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)   DBX ETF Trust
By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Freddi Klassen

  Freddi Klassen
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date November 4, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Freddi Klassen

  Freddi Klassen
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date November 4, 2021

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Diane Kenneally

  Diane Kenneally
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date November 4, 2021