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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: February 29, 2024

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


LOGO

 

February 29, 2024

Semi-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)

 

LOGO


DBX ETF Trust

 

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     1  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     2  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     3  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     4  

Fees and Expenses

     5  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     6  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     20  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     34  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     39  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     48  

Statements of Operations

     49  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     50  

Financial Highlights

     52  

Notes to Financial Statements

     54  

Other Information

     63  

Liquidity Risk Management

     64  

Board Consideration in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     65  

Additional Information

     68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio 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.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (7.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.5%  

E.ON SE (Germany)

    0.8%  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    0.7%  

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.7%  

Obayashi Corp. (Japan)

    0.6%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain)

    0.6%  

Brenntag SE (Germany)

    0.6%  

Repsol SA (Spain)

    0.6%  

Holcim AG (Switzerland)

    0.5%  

J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.5%  
Country Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Japan

    30.9%  

United Kingdom

    11.2%  

Australia

    9.4%  

France

    6.4%  

Germany

    5.5%  

Canada

    4.5%  

Switzerland

    4.4%  

South Korea

    3.8%  

Sweden

    3.2%  

Netherlands

    2.9%  

Italy

    2.9%  

Singapore

    2.5%  

Spain

    2.1%  

Other

    10.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Industrials

    25.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.9%  

Materials

    12.5%  

Financials

    11.3%  

Consumer Staples

    9.6%  

Utilities

    6.8%  

Information Technology

    4.6%  

Energy

    4.2%  

Communication Services

    4.2%  

Health Care

    4.1%  

Real Estate

    3.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 6.

 

1


DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio 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.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (23.8% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp. (United States)

    4.9%  

Apple, Inc. (United States)

    4.5%  

NVIDIA Corp. (United States)

    3.3%  

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)

    2.8%  

Alphabet, Inc. (United States)

    2.6%  

Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States)

    1.8%  

Eli Lilly & Co. (United States)

    1.0%  

Broadcom, Inc. (United States)

    1.0%  

Tesla, Inc. (United States)

    1.0%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (United States)

    0.9%  
Country Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

United States

    73.9%  

United Kingdom

    3.8%  

Canada

    3.4%  

France

    3.3%  

Switzerland

    3.0%  

Germany

    2.3%  

Australia

    2.0%  

Other

    8.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    24.6%  

Financials

    15.3%  

Health Care

    12.4%  

Industrials

    10.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.4%  

Communication Services

    7.4%  

Consumer Staples

    6.6%  

Energy

    4.4%  

Materials

    3.7%  

Utilities

    2.5%  

Real Estate

    2.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

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 20.


DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio 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.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (31.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp.

    5.5%  

Meta Platforms, Inc.

    5.4%  

Apple, Inc.

    4.4%  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3.4%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    2.5%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2.5%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    2.3%  

Walmart, Inc.

    2.2%  

Chevron Corp.

    2.0%  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1.7%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    21.6%  

Communication Services

    12.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.4%  

Health Care

    12.1%  

Energy

    10.5%  

Financials

    9.0%  

Consumer Staples

    8.9%  

Industrials

    8.6%  

Materials

    3.2%  

Real Estate

    1.1%  

Utilities

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

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 34.

 

3


DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio 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 quality, value, momentum, 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.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (8.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    1.2%  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

    1.2%  

McKesson Corp.

    1.0%  

CDW Corp.

    0.9%  

Reliance, Inc.

    0.8%  

Cencora, Inc.

    0.8%  

Jabil, Inc.

    0.8%  

NVR, Inc.

    0.7%  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    0.6%  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    0.6%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Industrials

    20.6%  

Information Technology

    19.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.5%  

Financials

    11.2%  

Health Care

    10.3%  

Materials

    6.7%  

Consumer Staples

    5.1%  

Energy

    4.2%  

Real Estate

    3.6%  

Communication Services

    3.4%  

Utilities

    3.2%  
 

 

 

 

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 39.

 

4


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 (September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024).

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2023
     Ending
Account Value
February 29, 2024
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,075.00        0.24   $ 1.24  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.67        0.24   $ 1.21  
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,124.80        0.09   $ 0.48  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.42        0.09   $ 0.45  
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,106.30        0.19   $ 1.00  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.92        0.19   $ 0.96  
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,121.60        0.17   $ 0.90  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.02        0.17   $ 0.86  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 366.

 

5


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%    
Australia — 9.3%            

Adbri Ltd.*

    4,289     $ 8,741  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    6,537       36,181  

ALS Ltd.

    3,741       29,061  

Altium Ltd.

    312       13,157  

Alumina Ltd.*

    20,810       14,296  

AMP Ltd.

    37,245       27,041  

Ampol Ltd.

    7,712       197,854  

Ansell Ltd.

    2,141       33,222  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,208       59,429  

APA Group (a)

    1,346       6,880  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    2,891       87,780  

ASX Ltd.

    52       2,227  

Atlas Arteria Ltd. (a)

    1,456       5,120  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    20,880       51,801  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    6,642       6,920  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    6,671       42,048  

BHP Group Ltd.

    566       16,190  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    16,644       247,534  

Boral Ltd.*

    4,229       16,495  

Brambles Ltd.

    18,931       185,767  

CAR Group Ltd.

    1,074       25,708  

Challenger Ltd.

    3,871       16,964  

Charter Hall Group REIT

    1,800       14,674  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    17,841       31,134  

Cochlear Ltd.

    652       148,665  

Coles Group Ltd.

    20,326       223,676  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    133       10,081  

Computershare Ltd.

    5,854       98,803  

CSL Ltd.

    32       5,964  

CSR Ltd.

    27,926       160,565  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    13,231       42,732  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    20,268       65,724  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    3,774       84,960  

Endeavour Group Ltd.

    4,296       15,385  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    2,760       5,302  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    931       12,979  

Fortescue Ltd.

    2,316       39,104  

Goodman Group REIT

    8,691       169,208  

GPT Group REIT

    19,976       56,582  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    8,970       28,912  

IDP Education Ltd.

    699       8,689  

IGO Ltd.

    1,105       5,713  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    3,104       13,845  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    20,531       36,096  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    50,970       205,773  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    6,545       262,355  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd. (a)

    1,239       5,180  

Lottery Corp. Ltd.

    30,697       101,541  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    110       13,954  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    111,824       261,403  

Metcash Ltd.

    28,919       69,862  

Mirvac Group REIT

    3,760       5,337  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    931       20,515  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    4,148       12,695  

NEXTDC Ltd.*

    250       2,873  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    4,227       35,506  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Nufarm Ltd.

    1,971     $ 7,392  

Orica Ltd.

    2,700       30,081  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    10,104       59,147  

Orora Ltd.

    27,656       48,262  

Perpetual Ltd.

    827       12,935  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    24,987       16,758  

Qantas Airways Ltd.*

    33,682       112,511  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    16,046       180,652  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    12,090       25,585  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    664       23,741  

REA Group Ltd.

    359       45,376  

Reece Ltd.

    2,650       46,365  

Region RE Ltd. REIT

    39,798       57,271  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,507       202,063  

Santos Ltd.

    17,469       80,535  

Scentre Group REIT

    10,940       22,154  

SEEK Ltd.

    745       12,724  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,977       99,726  

Sims Ltd.

    2,193       17,478  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    2,598       50,497  

South32 Ltd.

    7,876       15,129  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    23,208       87,498  

Stockland REIT

    28,510       83,354  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    13,175       131,257  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    18,755       9,159  

Telstra Group Ltd.

    11,137       27,702  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    2,829       8,639  

Transurban Group (a)

    4,496       39,639  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    3,242       26,071  

Vicinity Ltd. REIT

    17,269       21,815  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    1,120       25,190  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    4,114       178,517  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    2,428       41,659  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    147       9,044  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    3,145       62,173  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    6,632       140,867  

Worley Ltd.

    4,674       50,917  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,019,020)

      5,516,086  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.6%            

ANDRITZ AG

    942       59,226  

Erste Group Bank AG

    420       16,771  

Eurotelesites AG*

    1,747       6,900  

OMV AG

    1,677       73,934  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    75       1,562  

Telekom Austria AG*

    6,986       55,490  

Verbund AG

    102       7,395  

voestalpine AG

    4,733       129,275  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $350,058)

      350,553  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.8%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    370       62,182  

Ageas SA/NV

    345       14,635  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    253       15,255  

Elia Group SA/NV

    53       5,890  

KBC Group NV

    204       14,327  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    5       47,074  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   6  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Belgium (Continued)            

Solvay SA

    2,453     $ 62,381  

Syensqo SA*

    2,453       219,290  

UCB SA

    382       44,025  

Umicore SA

    268       5,594  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    452       12,072  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $486,144)

      502,725  
   

 

 

 
Bermuda — 0.0%            

Hiscox Ltd.
(Cost $7,826)

    637       9,129  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 4.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    102       4,895  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

    2,648       164,325  

Bank of Montreal

    218       19,744  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    399       19,359  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,360       19,843  

BCE, Inc.

    430       15,966  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

    2,916       118,910  

Brookfield Corp.

    63       2,601  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    553       26,183  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    341       44,241  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    988       68,865  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    336       28,545  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    753       76,669  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    1,725       30,078  

CGI, Inc.*

    1,659       190,589  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    30       83,571  

Dollarama, Inc.

    1,456       112,693  

Enbridge, Inc.

    182       6,260  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    146       155,929  

Fortis, Inc.

    1,503       57,988  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    324       33,942  

George Weston Ltd.

    652       85,450  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    663       20,432  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A

    2,073       61,822  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    1,760       46,259  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    1,024       64,112  

Intact Financial Corp.

    621       103,327  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    581       61,957  

Magna International, Inc.

    2,809       154,869  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    2,836       67,348  

Metro, Inc.

    1,987       107,645  

National Bank of Canada

    448       34,989  

Nutrien Ltd.

    453       23,659  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    1,164       40,532  

Power Corp. of Canada

    1,789       51,717  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    1,438       111,724  

Royal Bank of Canada

    53       5,150  

Saputo, Inc.

    1,214       24,712  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    1,102       58,563  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    2,843       97,740  

TC Energy Corp.

    99       3,918  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    188       7,228  

TELUS Corp.

    634       11,064  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    214       33,802  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    93       5,588  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    330     $ 14,944  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    222       36,961  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    1,059       43,669  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,268,010)

      2,660,377  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $8,576)

    604       13,886  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.0%            

Lenovo Group Ltd.
(Cost $18,809)

    26,916       29,808  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.2%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    14       19,003  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    21       29,712  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    1,226       171,042  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    89       11,830  

Danske Bank A/S

    649       19,079  

Demant A/S*

    261       13,076  

DSV A/S

    673       108,058  

Genmab A/S*

    84       23,536  

H Lundbeck A/S

    3,140       15,216  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    1,454       6,307  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    193       22,967  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,138       64,233  

Pandora A/S

    1,031       166,587  

ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B

    101       32,331  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    416       27,032  

Tryg A/S

    199       4,232  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $669,611)

      734,241  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.7%            

Elisa OYJ

    1,001       45,127  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    2,921       55,838  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,531       74,919  

Mandatum OYJ*

    549       2,412  

Metso Corp.

    2,582       27,583  

Neste OYJ

    198       5,436  

Nokia OYJ

    13,129       46,309  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,314       15,983  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    924       36,397  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    549       24,578  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    2,359       29,817  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    428       14,326  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    988       15,284  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $456,910)

      394,009  
   

 

 

 
France — 6.3%            

Accor SA

    1,395       60,520  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    90       12,242  

Air Liquide SA

    321       65,271  

Airbus SE

    164       27,143  

ALD SA, 144A

    466       2,854  

Alstom SA

    616       8,226  

Amundi SA, 144A

    375       24,693  

Arkema SA

    1,559       161,554  

AXA SA

    625       22,238  

BioMerieux

    228       24,944  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   7  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

BNP Paribas SA

    132     $ 7,911  

Bollore SE

    11,021       75,613  

Bouygues SA

    2,031       80,375  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,893       55,044  

Capgemini SE

    254       61,762  

Carrefour SA

    6,905       116,044  

Cie de L’Odet SE

    14       21,786  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

    3,289       253,415  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    6,187       228,911  

Covivio SA REIT

    100       4,493  

Credit Agricole SA

    862       11,679  

Danone SA

    1,373       87,691  

Dassault Aviation SA

    350       69,274  

Dassault Systemes SE

    155       7,244  

Edenred SE

    1,010       50,047  

Eiffage SA

    1,251       136,257  

Engie SA

    9,646       154,864  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    140       29,718  

Eurazeo SE

    436       36,849  

Gecina SA REIT

    27       2,609  

Getlink SE

    658       11,243  

Hermes International SCA

    3       7,509  

Ipsen SA

    454       50,014  

JCDecaux SE*

    1,191       24,617  

Kering SA

    31       14,259  

Klepierre SA REIT

    627       15,931  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM, 144A

    1,551       64,988  

Legrand SA

    967       97,842  

L’Oreal SA

    15       7,170  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    14       12,769  

Orange SA

    9,436       108,300  

Pernod Ricard SA

    204       34,118  

Pluxee NV*

    460       13,159  

Publicis Groupe SA

    2,678       283,366  

Remy Cointreau SA

    97       10,287  

Renault SA

    295       12,300  

Rexel SA

    6,927       177,657  

Safran SA

    179       37,521  

Sanofi SA

    398       37,854  

Schneider Electric SE

    312       70,835  

SCOR SE

    253       7,715  

SEB SA

    236       27,939  

Societe Generale SA

    378       9,175  

Sodexo SA

    460       36,687  

SOITEC*

    38       5,558  

STMicroelectronics NV

    1,538       69,445  

Teleperformance SE

    113       14,008  

Thales SA

    349       51,760  

TotalEnergies SE

    1,338       85,413  

Valeo SE

    1,002       11,613  

Veolia Environnement SA

    6,054       187,696  

Vinci SA

    780       99,939  

Wendel SE

    1,471       143,982  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,324,372)

      3,743,940  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany — 5.2%            

adidas AG

    70     $ 14,174  

Allianz SE

    54       14,834  

BASF SE

    2,154       109,730  

Bayer AG

    682       20,731  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,130       133,557  

Bechtle AG

    221       11,398  

Beiersdorf AG

    336       48,195  

Brenntag SE

    3,565       325,527  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    33       4,062  

Continental AG

    500       40,083  

Covestro AG, 144A*

    2,002       108,973  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    420       33,042  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    548       22,404  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    1,063       14,220  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    37       7,752  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG*

    8,997       69,983  

Deutsche Post AG

    3,804       176,639  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,739       41,373  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, 144A (b)

    743       30,473  

E.ON SE

    36,589       467,615  

Evonik Industries AG

    2,943       54,332  

Fielmann Group AG

    325       15,397  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide*

    116       6,452  

Fresenius Medical Care AG

    1,732       66,312  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    2,261       63,322  

FUCHS SE

    1,244       43,415  

GEA Group AG

    2,994       120,753  

Hannover Rueck SE

    189       48,534  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    2,514       244,031  

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA

    244       21,572  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    255       17,219  

HOCHTIEF AG

    695       82,430  

Infineon Technologies AG

    752       26,932  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    372       26,038  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    1,094       87,180  

Merck KGaA

    218       37,226  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    382       91,895  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    43       20,028  

Nemetschek SE

    88       8,397  

Puma SE

    241       11,076  

Rational AG

    25       20,561  

RWE AG

    1,220       40,927  

SAP SE

    105       19,644  

Scout24 SE, 144A

    884       64,285  

Siemens AG

    125       24,746  

Siemens Energy AG*

    835       12,836  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A*

    100       6,006  

Symrise AG

    84       8,596  

Talanx AG

    301       21,498  

thyssenkrupp AG

    951       4,861  

Traton SE

    615       16,292  

Wacker Chemie AG

    91       9,951  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,769,129)

      3,037,509  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong — 1.0%            

ASMPT Ltd.

    1,976     $ 24,218  

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

    14,327       17,916  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    5,105       13,465  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,776       1,883  

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.*

    6,621       7,172  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    1,838       2,751  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    4,712       21,758  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    8,689       44,118  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,846       10,858  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    3,189       26,579  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    5,516       3,495  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,478       3,085  

DFI Retail Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,200       6,752  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    35,866       14,477  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    3,219       3,746  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    773       8,827  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,601       4,622  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    21,537       16,671  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    364       11,289  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    74,400       9,821  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    51,480       6,970  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    700       29,337  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    7,097       9,682  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    3,453       5,690  

Link REIT

    6,745       33,558  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    420       1,395  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    16,630       19,543  

PCCW Ltd.

    54,419       27,109  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    10,509       63,225  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    8,634       9,319  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,897       19,130  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,055       17,036  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class B

    7,627       9,937  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    3,032       6,259  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,179       12,763  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    4,138       23,917  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    28,474       17,167  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    6,967       7,306  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $634,954)

      572,846  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,912       8,868  

CRH PLC

    3,489       294,158  

DCC PLC

    3,371       239,475  

Experian PLC

    1,210       51,810  

Flutter Entertainment PLC*

    114       24,666  

Glanbia PLC

    7,630       138,219  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI*

    3,099       122,588  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    304       26,693  

Kingspan Group PLC

    416       37,581  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    3,896       166,476  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $818,144)

      1,110,534  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.8%            

Airport City Ltd.*

    601       10,131  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    1,559       7,966  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Israel (Continued)            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    50     $ 3,623  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    5,160       49,381  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    3,528       29,555  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    28,335       38,263  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    180       40,016  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd.

    498       21,487  

ICL Group Ltd.

    6,049       31,993  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    5,601       29,200  

Melisron Ltd.

    316       24,410  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    5,705       15,309  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    687       27,179  

Nice Ltd.*

    176       43,202  

Nova Ltd.*

    316       53,793  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd.

    1,995       21,522  

Strauss Group Ltd.*

    374       7,415  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.*

    1,126       14,814  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

    196       6,448  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $411,466)

      475,707  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 2.9%            

A2A SpA

    92,583       168,317  

Amplifon SpA

    481       16,079  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    2,639       62,599  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    1,757       18,926  

Banco BPM SpA

    338       1,966  

Buzzi SpA

    2,572       86,950  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    1,966       19,939  

Enel SpA

    19,394       123,468  

Eni SpA

    15,228       234,793  

Ferrari NV

    154       64,977  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    476       6,583  

Hera SpA

    45,024       155,718  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    1,524       16,879  

Interpump Group SpA

    814       38,635  

Italgas SpA

    4,700       25,659  

Leonardo SpA

    4,253       90,920  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,386       46,150  

Moncler SpA

    1,348       97,239  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    12,596       74,288  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    1,425       16,716  

Prysmian SpA

    3,450       171,924  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    408       22,853  

Reply SpA

    45       6,243  

Snam SpA

    6,650       31,095  

Terna — Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    8,922       69,940  

UniCredit SpA

    393       13,146  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    4,420       12,733  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,464,884)

      1,694,735  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 30.7%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    1,289       22,095  

Acom Co. Ltd.

    4,500       11,194  

Activia Properties, Inc. REIT

    2       5,205  

Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT

    6       12,267  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Advantest Corp.

    248     $ 11,450  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    2,049       48,942  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (c)

    600       7,011  

AEON REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    9       7,907  

AGC, Inc.

    1,554       55,579  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    1,414       33,595  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

    400       12,663  

Air Water, Inc.

    5,300       76,506  

Aisin Corp.

    2,893       109,152  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    1,300       47,798  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    9,100       135,980  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    8,443       93,783  

Amano Corp.

    1,500       36,701  

ANA Holdings, Inc.*

    2,700       58,882  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    200       7,055  

As One Corp.

    100       3,486  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    692       23,732  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    216       4,490  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,119       21,704  

ASKUL Corp.

    400       5,623  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    3,883       42,846  

Azbil Corp.

    813       23,852  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       30,927  

Bic Camera, Inc.

    1,400       12,038  

BIPROGY, Inc.

    900       27,865  

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,224       95,783  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    242       4,058  

Calbee, Inc.

    880       18,850  

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

    1,400       41,662  

Canon, Inc.

    3,322       97,150  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    1,208       48,661  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    900       7,255  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    1,555       39,158  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    1,200       9,765  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    23,531       293,450  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    700       28,062  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,183       14,739  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       15,895  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    4,934       108,985  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    3,500       17,726  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       53,454  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    250       24,437  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,307       67,313  

Daicel Corp.

    8,427       79,670  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    5,275       62,365  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    1,278       30,279  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    500       11,385  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    1,700       21,990  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    50       7,074  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,289       152,997  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    5,402       156,282  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    3       4,899  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp. REIT

    1       3,895  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    1,400       10,308  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp. REIT

    10       6,735  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    700       11,487  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Denso Corp.

    2,384     $ 43,867  

Dentsu Group, Inc.

    800       22,171  

Dentsu Soken, Inc.

    100       3,581  

DIC Corp.

    1,700       32,791  

Disco Corp.

    193       62,231  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    1,500       34,666  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       10,481  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,000       59,230  

Ebara Corp.

    800       67,428  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    6,576       108,172  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    48,820       210,813  

EXEO Group, Inc.

    2,272       47,787  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    400       11,941  

Fancl Corp.

    200       2,769  

FANUC Corp.

    980       28,627  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    15       4,336  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    3       8,609  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    788       47,911  

Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.

    1,800       21,557  

Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.

    200       3,345  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    451       28,696  

Fujikura Ltd.

    700       8,549  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    400       5,167  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    642       100,308  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    500       12,975  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,500       29,710  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    300       27,410  

GLP J REIT

    10       7,944  

Goldwin, Inc.

    400       23,192  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    1,038       19,523  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

    800       11,615  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

    1,800       11,032  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    3,969       36,900  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    650       23,330  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    1,467       42,313  

Haseko Corp.

    1,697       21,027  

Heiwa Corp.

    1,100       15,191  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    127       22,970  

Hirogin Holdings, Inc.

    1,300       9,281  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    182       19,353  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    500       12,942  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    600       17,334  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,346       113,898  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    11,235       133,766  

Horiba Ltd.

    900       87,823  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    1,426       48,648  

House Foods Group, Inc.

    1,257       26,396  

Hoya Corp.

    200       26,037  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    5,748       57,338  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    100       4,611  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    12,625       79,966  

IHI Corp.

    400       8,809  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       10,324  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    3       2,526  

INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.

    6,984       71,650  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Inpex Corp.

    5,699     $ 76,573  

Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.

    700       12,990  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    3,600       50,848  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    4,500       64,101  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,236       140,882  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc.

    460       12,632  

Iwatani Corp.

    2,900       144,254  

Iyogin Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       7,503  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    800       18,531  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,365       13,548  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    1,400       26,154  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    100       3,938  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    1,000       17,679  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    600       15,691  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. REIT

    3       5,129  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT

    12       7,080  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    900       9,606  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       11,597  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    400       7,382  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    4       8,779  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    4       14,432  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    2,064       53,672  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    5,500       90,215  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    1,100       10,014  

JSR Corp.

    600       16,123  

JTEKT Corp.

    5,200       48,432  

Kadokawa Corp.

    200       3,816  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    265       6,094  

Kajima Corp.

    4,300       79,797  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    3,232       75,709  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    5,592       63,852  

Kaneka Corp.

    1,422       34,194  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    8,511       109,209  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    1,588       23,024  

Kao Corp.

    853       32,463  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    843       23,279  

KDDI Corp.

    1,229       37,395  

KDX Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    8       8,012  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       9,258  

Keikyu Corp.

    400       3,556  

Keio Corp.

    200       5,616  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    800       37,389  

Kewpie Corp.

    2,059       38,389  

Keyence Corp.

    29       13,571  

Kikkoman Corp.

    273       17,877  

Kinden Corp.

    6,200       105,736  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,300       70,781  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,212       16,880  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    226       9,030  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    300       8,078  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,500       20,555  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    724       9,058  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,800       22,784  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    1,400       22,150  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,970       86,241  

Konami Group Corp.

    282       18,992  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    500     $ 6,681  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    1,511       13,099  

Kubota Corp.

    400       5,864  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    8,481       85,734  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    528       21,481  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       12,580  

Kyocera Corp.

    2,288       33,700  

Kyoto Financial Group, Inc.

    400       6,990  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    400       7,941  

Kyudenko Corp.

    1,499       58,309  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.*

    10,264       83,905  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

    800       6,024  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    1,400       32,206  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    7       6,590  

Lawson, Inc.

    700       47,962  

Lion Corp.

    1,406       12,409  

Lixil Corp.

    811       10,404  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,400       25,574  

Macnica Holdings, Inc.

    200       11,035  

Makita Corp.

    400       10,442  

Marubeni Corp.

    11,491       189,789  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    379       6,175  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    2,450       64,168  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    3,291       54,553  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    3,800       44,634  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    1,400       65,197  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    3,800       11,877  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    8,751       132,461  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,438       100,134  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    871       18,011  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    140       2,138  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    38,602       221,419  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    7,308       156,492  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    6,874       109,377  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,200       18,445  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    3,067       50,000  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

    3,450       23,811  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    713       56,332  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    1,500       46,051  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    3,000       52,485  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    800       2,468  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    1,200       12,363  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    3,925       171,848  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    5,400       149,657  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,200       32,560  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. REIT

    2       5,672  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    1,300       38,322  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    1,174       40,255  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    1,200       25,576  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    1,180       22,083  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    6       5,256  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

    400       7,188  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    800       16,613  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       54,460  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,551       31,327  

Nabtesco Corp.

    200       3,319  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    4,165       69,347  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    1,400     $ 20,003  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    718       14,032  

NEC Corp.

    900       60,673  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    200       3,273  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    1,100       19,109  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    200       3,242  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    2,177       28,422  

NH Foods Ltd.

    900       31,545  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    3,800       36,510  

Nichirei Corp.

    2,000       50,204  

Nifco, Inc.

    1,461       35,210  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    200       5,538  

Nikon Corp.

    500       4,946  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,350       75,767  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. REIT

    2       7,590  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    3       11,565  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    1,100       26,576  

NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc.

    1,236       65,396  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    5,400       46,488  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    2       3,349  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    1,459       42,287  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    800       29,991  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    5,413       134,358  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    11,775       14,342  

Nippon Yusen KK

    1,400       44,637  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    900       14,480  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    583       24,357  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    4,200       16,523  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    3,678       50,991  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,952       86,329  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    3,702       112,319  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    429       63,001  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    2,043       187,688  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       6,975  

NOF Corp.

    1,307       58,761  

NOK Corp.

    3,200       45,337  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    900       5,116  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    486       12,089  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    12       11,938  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    700       19,662  

NS Solutions Corp.

    600       20,084  

NSK Ltd.

    6,600       36,155  

Obayashi Corp.

    37,062       358,932  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    100       4,777  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    279       43,667  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,800       25,316  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    14,188       55,578  

OKUMA Corp.

    1,200       56,540  

Omron Corp.

    600       22,257  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,477       24,553  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    580       18,299  

Oracle Corp.

    400       30,654  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    490       17,558  

ORIX Corp.

    3,836       80,400  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT

    8       8,451  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    4,829     $ 96,599  

OSG Corp.

    1,100       15,430  

Otsuka Corp.

    808       35,522  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,034       82,654  

PALTAC Corp.

    1,282       35,872  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    499       11,752  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    9,572       90,847  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    4,120       21,347  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,390       13,570  

Pigeon Corp.

    300       3,059  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       9,995  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    326       13,165  

Renesas Electronics Corp.

    1,300       21,319  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    5,812       38,789  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    3,100       16,901  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    2,200       53,137  

Resorttrust, Inc.

    500       8,621  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,400       11,646  

Rinnai Corp.

    451       10,513  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    2,156       36,625  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,322       26,860  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    1,100       17,374  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    12,045       137,616  

Sankyu, Inc.

    1,800       63,632  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    100       5,605  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       35,755  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    7,400       131,219  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    300       13,213  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    800       21,514  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       75,105  

SCSK Corp.

    800       14,752  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,535       111,994  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    3,200       40,131  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    1,000       14,458  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,851       29,941  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,400       76,416  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,201       101,469  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    4,936       110,151  

Sekisui House Reit, Inc. REIT

    13       6,436  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,600       53,638  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    5,800       11,595  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,860       48,434  

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    5,400       39,290  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,496       40,811  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    1,622       86,383  

Shimano, Inc.

    262       36,516  

Shimizu Corp.

    18,546       107,655  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,535       108,178  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    200       7,240  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    800       40,003  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    200       5,408  

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    1,200       11,746  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    349       14,949  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    3,060       44,611  

SMC Corp.

    41       24,695  

Socionext, Inc.

    1,000       25,676  

SoftBank Corp.

    2,905       38,285  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    6,535     $ 36,253  

Sojitz Corp.

    10,620       269,562  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    700       41,073  

Sony Group Corp.

    73       6,314  

Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.

    900       16,326  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       12,716  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,531       43,325  

Subaru Corp.

    5,464       124,270  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,805       44,033  

SUMCO Corp.

    4,200       65,777  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    700       40,222  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,600       15,426  

Sumitomo Corp.

    8,132       190,545  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    14,326       212,540  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    2,383       68,129  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    2,049       61,017  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    869       22,667  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    600       33,450  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    2,000       40,609  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    771       22,862  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    2,500       29,131  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    1,188       37,092  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    974       32,031  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    4,084       121,644  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,442       63,366  

Sysmex Corp.

    127       7,145  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    600       12,600  

Taisei Corp.

    1,834       57,678  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       17,198  

Takara Bio, Inc.

    800       5,431  

Takara Holdings, Inc.

    7,300       61,187  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    800       12,048  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    400       11,724  

TBS Holdings, Inc.

    1,500       39,417  

TDK Corp.

    430       22,369  

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.

    387       7,748  

Teijin Ltd.

    3,920       33,262  

Terumo Corp.

    116       4,523  

THK Co. Ltd.

    800       17,607  

TIS, Inc.

    600       13,530  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,800       46,025  

Toda Corp.

    1,000       6,188  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    1,059       34,401  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    800       16,051  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    5,619       38,106  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    1,500       9,889  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    1,400       40,933  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    5,404       29,246  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    108       26,605  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    19,159       419,739  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    2,100       64,640  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    100       6,832  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    500       7,251  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,800       22,411  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    2,722       17,870  

TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.

    5,065       120,576  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    10,000       46,135  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    91     $ 1,903  

Tosoh Corp.

    2,241       30,530  

TOTO Ltd.

    280       7,575  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    821       13,812  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    1,400       81,435  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    1,700       30,781  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    1,984       40,841  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    2,100       33,260  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    798       79,389  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    300       7,258  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    3,023       195,393  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    139       6,897  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    4,558       58,989  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    228       17,214  

UBE Corp.

    293       4,915  

Unicharm Corp.

    877       29,157  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    14       13,236  

Ushio, Inc.

    601       7,959  

USS Co. Ltd.

    2,600       45,262  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       15,105  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,500       62,447  

Workman Co. Ltd.

    200       5,412  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    1,300       28,038  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,457       27,220  

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    1,200       12,179  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    7,800       69,808  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,400       97,281  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    1,400       78,105  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    2,053       48,352  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    600       34,524  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    300       12,265  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,600       33,824  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    1,400       37,219  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    1,238       45,452  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       52,540  

Zeon Corp.

    1,359       11,532  

ZOZO, Inc.

    200       4,535  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,158,770)

      18,106,673  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 0.1%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
(Cost $75,421)

    2,888       71,858  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.3%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    3,053       79,688  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    221       13,211  

L’Occitane International SA

    2,138       8,084  

RTL Group SA

    1,004       37,092  

Tenaris SA

    2,444       43,427  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $184,111)

      181,502  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.9%            

Aalberts NV

    813       36,511  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 144A

    846       13,595  

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,246       90,799  

ASM International NV

    12       7,320  

ASML Holding NV

    10       9,420  

ASR Nederland NV

    214       9,872  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    73     $ 13,204  

CTP NV, 144A

    838       13,585  

Euronext NV, 144A

    71       6,550  

EXOR NV

    2,030       219,237  

Heineken Holding NV

    1,021       78,888  

Heineken NV

    275       25,420  

IMCD NV

    353       53,824  

ING Groep NV

    1,125       15,449  

JDE Peet’s NV

    621       14,206  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    8,896       264,930  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    32,243       118,039  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    301       6,027  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    603       22,434  

OCI NV

    126       3,320  

QIAGEN NV*

    372       15,956  

Randstad NV

    5,147       283,727  

Signify NV, 144A

    1,312       35,182  

Stellantis NV

    8,035       209,856  

Universal Music Group NV

    784       23,645  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    732       115,533  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,564,625)

      1,706,529  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 1.0%            

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    88,726       33,245  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    6,368       31,426  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    8,533       41,954  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    6,798       101,471  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    15,607       38,985  

Infratil Ltd.

    7,272       45,678  

Mainfreight Ltd.

    941       38,847  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    8,012       32,607  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    13,791       50,245  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.*

    419       1,185  

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    5,563       6,541  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    48,800       150,738  

Xero Ltd.*

    84       6,963  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $592,252)

      579,885  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.8%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    340       18,380  

Aker BP ASA

    214       5,203  

DNB Bank ASA

    830       16,625  

Equinor ASA

    511       12,614  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    422       6,673  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    503       32,104  

Mowi ASA

    2,762       53,394  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    9,967       51,287  

Orkla ASA

    7,554       54,207  

Telenor ASA

    3,259       35,728  

Var Energi ASA

    2,245       6,865  

Yara International ASA

    6,342       197,454  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $589,129)

      490,534  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.3%            

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    283       12,277  

Dino Polska SA, 144A*

    355       41,367  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    494       13,354  

ORLEN SA

    3,020       46,937  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Poland (Continued)            

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    1,631     $ 22,723  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    4,477       55,133  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    82       11,299  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $148,535)

      203,090  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.6%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    5,908       23,521  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    15,258       240,572  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    2,877       68,867  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $285,560)

      332,960  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Evraz PLC*(d)
(Cost $35,071)

    4,559       0  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.5%            

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A

    719       5,299  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    34,436       70,173  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust (a)

    25,555       17,010  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    25,074       36,550  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd.

    3,500       7,236  

City Developments Ltd.

    5,200       21,928  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    71,144       71,430  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,026       25,433  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust REIT

    66,200       50,711  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    136,800       92,584  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    1,710       32,366  

Keppel REIT

    26,172       16,837  

Keppel DC REIT

    36,500       46,148  

Keppel Ltd.

    16,162       87,024  

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

    12,078       20,570  

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    39,767       43,771  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust REIT

    8,991       9,027  

NETLINK NBN TRUST

    37,400       23,365  

Olam Group Ltd.

    22,964       16,737  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    6,262       60,450  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    23,253       88,197  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.

    2,200       3,747  

Singapore Airlines Ltd. (c)

    59,400       285,823  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    17,380       122,149  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    7,300       2,144  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    9,528       28,203  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    13,266       23,185  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    15,000       12,941  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,200       45,731  

UOL Group Ltd. (c)

    3,829       16,773  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    2,962       30,840  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    15,900       39,259  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,495,882)

      1,453,641  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 3.7%            

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    215       21,329  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    6,590       37,117  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    1,315       18,269  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    26     $ 5,848  

CJ Corp.*

    242       17,610  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.*

    1,141       84,658  

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,164       14,399  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    526       18,546  

E-MART, Inc.*

    136       7,558  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    163       4,701  

GS Holdings Corp.

    659       23,780  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    502       8,407  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    2,047       87,008  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    590       24,015  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    34       4,787  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    530       28,140  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.

    62       5,210  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    309       13,946  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    97       3,817  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    244       6,358  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.*

    302       43,204  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.*

    771       18,239  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    771       140,408  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    354       66,594  

Hyundai Steel Co.*

    488       13,175  

Industrial Bank of Korea*

    5,135       53,988  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    1,401       66,809  

Kia Corp.*

    1,986       185,684  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.*

    340       13,099  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    83       4,426  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    2,313       39,951  

KT&G Corp.

    2,058       143,732  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.*

    30       3,332  

LG Corp.

    261       18,366  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    645       45,968  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    22       3,337  

LG Uplus Corp.

    4,455       34,527  

LOTTE Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.

    254       9,061  

LS Corp.

    87       5,743  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

    24       1,498  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.*

    2,863       19,393  

NAVER Corp.

    46       6,736  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.*

    3,556       31,351  

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    123       32,145  

OCI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88       6,212  

Orion Corp.

    391       27,278  

POSCO Holdings, Inc.

    64       20,739  

S-1 Corp.

    475       20,725  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    741       87,199  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.*

    197       5,555  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    254       26,705  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    359       19,789  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    1,708       31,554  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.*

    636       142,331  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    321       23,359  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    21       5,945  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    532     $ 63,923  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,709       53,326  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,407       78,721  

Shinsegae, Inc.

    32       4,201  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    103       12,082  

SK Square Co. Ltd.*

    190       9,974  

S-Oil Corp.

    126       7,229  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    6,764       75,686  

Yuhan Corp.

    640       32,394  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,789,852)

      2,191,196  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.1%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    7,976       327,469  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    347       65,770  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    743       43,724  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    4,856       48,272  

Banco Santander SA

    5,741       23,891  

Bankinter SA

    802       5,093  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    174       6,264  

Enagas SA

    1,370       19,785  

Endesa SA

    3,647       65,671  

Ferrovial SE

    736       27,597  

Iberdrola SA

    4,631       53,221  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    632       28,047  

Mapfre SA

    10,730       22,747  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    570       5,400  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    860       20,363  

Redeia Corp. SA

    1,352       21,507  

Repsol SA

    20,331       323,968  

Telefonica SA

    25,747       105,681  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,105,700)

      1,214,470  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.2%            

Alfa Laval AB

    1,539       57,961  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,989       113,878  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    2,517       43,724  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,359       20,337  

Axfood AB

    793       22,179  

Boliden AB

    4,757       120,609  

Electrolux AB, Class B*

    1,231       10,540  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    2,245       40,734  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    1,462       24,132  

Essity AB, Class B

    4,795       112,004  

Evolution AB, 144A

    94       12,186  

Getinge AB, Class B

    1,166       23,123  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,797       37,967  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    2,086       24,464  

Holmen AB, Class B

    988       39,702  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,822       14,062  

Indutrade AB

    960       25,421  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    363       9,212  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    151       8,216  

Lifco AB, Class B

    1,417       37,769  

Saab AB, Class B

    269       21,224  

Sagax AB, Class B

    129       3,053  

Sagax AB, Class D

    1,295       3,636  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

Sandvik AB

    5,199     $ 117,019  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,680       18,079  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    3,990       59,306  

Skanska AB, Class B

    5,856       108,094  

SKF AB, Class B

    4,039       88,138  

SSAB AB, Class A

    2,393       18,732  

SSAB AB, Class B

    6,321       49,530  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    2,150       30,471  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    1,721       20,590  

Sweco AB, Class B

    895       9,549  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    3,468       76,214  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*

    1,145       28,173  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    6,275       52,711  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    12,939       70,313  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    3,150       114,493  

Volvo AB, Class A

    860       24,003  

Volvo AB, Class B

    5,775       159,117  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,625,382)

      1,870,665  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 4.3%            

ABB Ltd.

    1,691       78,198  

Adecco Group AG

    1,289       51,864  

Alcon, Inc.

    253       21,601  

Bachem Holding AG

    182       14,468  

Baloise Holding AG

    115       18,624  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    82       9,862  

Barry Callebaut AG

    10       14,105  

Belimo Holding AG

    99       47,176  

BKW AG

    560       78,860  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    7       86,014  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    217       34,649  

Clariant AG*

    645       8,014  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    2,477       77,235  

DKSH Holding AG

    347       25,595  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    511       54,745  

Emmi AG

    37       37,817  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    54       37,807  

Flughafen Zurich AG

    175       37,065  

Geberit AG

    262       152,698  

Georg Fischer AG

    1,559       115,967  

Givaudan SA

    9       37,889  

Glencore PLC

    9,594       45,528  

Helvetia Holding AG

    197       27,943  

Holcim AG*

    3,829       313,521  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    384       20,618  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    382       129,105  

Logitech International SA

    1,471       130,269  

Lonza Group AG

    53       27,808  

Nestle SA

    71       7,399  

Novartis AG

    235       23,883  

Partners Group Holding AG

    48       69,175  

PSP Swiss Property AG

    320       40,884  

Roche Holding AG

    13       3,424  

Sandoz Group AG*

    47       1,466  

Schindler Holding AG

    99       25,274  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    197     $ 52,105  

SGS SA

    438       42,181  

SIG Group AG*

    531       10,553  

Sika AG

    250       72,540  

Sonova Holding AG

    262       81,021  

Straumann Holding AG

    134       21,244  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    300       71,069  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    693       31,834  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    43       31,331  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    372       35,698  

Swiss Re AG

    167       20,217  

Swisscom AG

    123       70,597  

Tecan Group AG

    57       22,320  

Temenos AG

    89       6,701  

UBS Group AG

    513       14,687  

VAT Group AG, 144A

    120       60,344  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    16       8,540  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,236,353)

      2,559,532  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 11.2%            

3i Group PLC

    27,989       873,788  

Admiral Group PLC

    1,445       48,731  

Amcor PLC CDI

    6,885       61,285  

Anglo American PLC

    109       2,345  

Ashtead Group PLC

    753       54,102  

Associated British Foods PLC

    2,353       67,654  

AstraZeneca PLC

    46       5,809  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    7,571       70,908  

Aviva PLC

    1,846       10,422  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    28,073       186,717  

BAE Systems PLC

    4,899       76,967  

Barclays PLC

    4,270       8,883  

Barratt Developments PLC

    27,904       164,661  

Beazley PLC

    714       5,889  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    3,207       188,352  

BP PLC

    11,103       64,704  

British American Tobacco PLC

    295       8,751  

BT Group PLC

    21,174       27,976  

Bunzl PLC

    2,541       101,345  

Burberry Group PLC

    6,258       101,721  

Centrica PLC

    179,812       286,250  

Compass Group PLC

    3,252       89,266  

ConvaTec Group PLC, 144A

    3,102       9,661  

Croda International PLC

    591       35,630  

Diageo PLC

    506       18,959  

DS Smith PLC

    46,323       188,739  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    1,044       16,838  

Entain PLC

    1,052       12,150  

Ferguson PLC

    744       155,144  

GSK PLC

    8,828       185,886  

Haleon PLC

    17,396       72,936  

Halma PLC

    1,103       32,118  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    3,225       29,715  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    17,649       184,629  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1,735       13,486  

IMI PLC

    3,844       84,267  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Imperial Brands PLC

    4,407     $ 95,020  

Informa PLC

    6,839       70,090  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    2,046       216,882  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    934       22,749  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA*

    4,448       8,285  

Intertek Group PLC

    1,511       88,342  

ITV PLC

    54,026       38,229  

J Sainsbury PLC

    93,722       295,910  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    11,409       17,015  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    248       4,836  

Kingfisher PLC

    29,550       87,654  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,992       9,163  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    55       6,175  

Melrose Industries PLC

    2,968       23,840  

Mondi PLC

    4,231       75,383  

National Grid PLC

    4,187       54,950  

NatWest Group PLC

    1,654       5,002  

Next PLC

    2,378       250,090  

Pearson PLC

    2,944       35,773  

Persimmon PLC

    1,670       28,803  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    367       23,203  

RELX PLC

    1,899       83,138  

Renishaw PLC

    203       11,062  

Rightmove PLC

    6,090       43,648  

Rio Tinto PLC

    888       57,051  

RS GROUP PLC

    724       6,902  

Sage Group PLC

    3,744       58,939  

Schroders PLC

    3,204       15,940  

Severn Trent PLC

    920       29,094  

Shell PLC

    1,151       35,773  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    1,852       24,376  

Smiths Group PLC

    8,589       174,704  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    153       19,983  

SSE PLC

    2,102       43,221  

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,258       19,068  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    8,110       61,604  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    124,878       217,754  

Tesco PLC

    113,771       401,234  

Unilever PLC

    528       25,824  

UNITE Group PLC REIT

    1,053       12,787  

United Utilities Group PLC

    3,133       40,622  

Vodafone Group PLC

    25,519       22,312  

Weir Group PLC

    2,275       52,749  

Whitbread PLC

    1,635       68,312  

WPP PLC

    6,715       60,071  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,848,656)

      6,590,246  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $52,443,212)

      58,398,866  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%    
Germany — 0.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    206       22,582  

FUCHS SE

    1,903       81,096  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    506       38,089  

Volkswagen AG

    36       4,883  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $134,580)

      146,650  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    188     $ 22,688  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    120       14,374  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    219       7,220  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.*

    2,996       9,090  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Ltd.*

    86       14,693  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $49,395)

      68,065  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.0%            

Grifols SA, Class B*
(Cost $4,847)

    713       3,962  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $188,822)

      218,677  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software, Inc.*(d), expires 8/22/28
(Cost $0)

    38       0  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (e)(f)
(Cost $290,445)

    290,445       290,445  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (e)
(Cost $79,730)

    79,730       79,730  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $53,002,209)

    $ 58,987,718  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      56,046  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 59,043,764  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

 

  

Germany 0.1%

 

  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

 

  
     5,858        6,644       (896     91       2,523         —         —        1,063        14,220  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, 144A (b)

 

  
      —        27,700       (1,642     (331     4,746         —         —        743        30,473  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.5%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (e)(f)

 

  
      —        290,445 (g)       —        —        —        314         —        290,445        290,445  

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.1%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (e)

 

  
     24,747        2,574,189       (2,519,206      —        —        3,232         —        79,730        79,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      30,605         2,898,978        (2,521,744      (240      7,269         3,546         —         371,981         414,868  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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)

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

(c)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $276,396, which is 0.5% of net assets.

(d)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

CDI:   Chess Depositary Interests
CVA:   Credit Valuation Adjustment
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.

At February 29, 2024, 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    1    $ 15,776      $ 17,913      3/07/2024    $ 2,137  

MSCI EAFE Futures

   USD    3      341,755        343,185      3/15/2024      1,430  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 3,567  
                 

 

 

 

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

Currency Abbreviations

 

JPY   Japanese Yen
USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 58,398,866        $  —        $  0        $ 58,398,866  

Preferred Stocks (a)

       218,677                            218,677  

Warrants

                         0          0  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       370,175                            370,175  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       3,567                            3,567  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 58,991,285        $        $ 0        $ 58,991,285  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

During the period ended February 29, 2024, the amount of transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 was $ 64,772. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs. Transfers between price levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Australia — 2.0%            

Ampol Ltd.

    2,163     $ 55,492  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    27,516       509,740  

APA Group (a)

    14,563       74,439  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    6,048       183,636  

ASX Ltd.

    1,935       82,869  

Atlassian Corp., Class A*

    1,425       295,574  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    14,347       35,593  

BHP Group Ltd.

    47,872       1,369,380  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    4,565       67,892  

Brambles Ltd.

    13,185       129,382  

CAR Group Ltd.

    3,362       80,474  

Cochlear Ltd.

    700       159,609  

Coles Group Ltd.

    11,697       128,719  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    15,752       1,194,008  

Computershare Ltd.

    5,036       84,997  

CSL Ltd.

    4,560       849,917  

Dexus REIT

    10,579       50,700  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    1,840       41,422  

Endeavour Group Ltd.

    12,216       43,749  

Fortescue Ltd.

    15,921       268,815  

Goodman Group REIT

    15,392       299,673  

GPT Group REIT

    19,635       55,616  

IDP Education Ltd. (b)

    2,029       25,221  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    21,567       87,069  

Lottery Corp. Ltd.

    24,744       81,849  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    3,654       463,512  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    27,382       64,009  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    1,700       73,823  

Mirvac Group REIT

    38,903       55,223  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    29,925       659,395  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    10,404       87,392  

Orica Ltd.

    4,548       50,670  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    17,517       102,542  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. (b)

    23,291       63,697  

Qantas Airways Ltd.*

    7,373       24,629  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    14,072       158,428  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    1,810       64,716  

REA Group Ltd.

    558       70,528  

Reece Ltd.

    1,153       20,173  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    3,516       283,387  

Santos Ltd.

    31,147       143,592  

Scentre Group REIT

    45,432       92,003  

SEEK Ltd.

    3,210       54,826  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,632       40,924  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    4,592       89,254  

South32 Ltd.

    38,467       73,891  

Stockland REIT

    26,221       76,661  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    11,667       116,234  

Telstra Group Ltd.

    33,546       83,442  

Transurban Group (a)

    29,601       260,979  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    7,946       63,899  

Vicinity Ltd. REIT

    45,331       57,264  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    1,986       44,667  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    10,486       455,015  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    32,397       555,862  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    1,269       78,070  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    17,700     $ 349,910  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    11,218       238,276  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,299,953)

      11,372,728  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.0%  

Erste Group Bank AG

    3,164       126,343  

OMV AG

    1,656       73,008  

Verbund AG

    523       37,920  

voestalpine AG

    1,006       27,477  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $267,831)

      264,748  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.2%            

Ageas SA/NV

    1,365       57,903  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    8,156       491,786  

D’ieteren Group

    265       51,045  

Elia Group SA/NV

    279       31,007  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    778       58,378  

KBC Group NV

    2,340       164,342  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    4       37,659  

Sofina SA

    121       27,576  

Syensqo SA*

    726       64,902  

UCB SA

    1,261       145,329  

Umicore SA

    1,949       40,685  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    1,397       37,310  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,311,683)

      1,207,922  
   

 

 

 
Bermuda — 0.1%            

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    3,497       306,302  

Everest Group Ltd.

    388       143,126  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $260,120)

      449,428  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 3.3%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    4,512       216,527  

Air Canada*

    1,355       18,102  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

    7,086       439,731  

AltaGas Ltd.

    3,345       71,741  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    6,377       108,748  

Bank of Montreal

    7,026       636,321  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    11,603       562,977  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    16,981       247,763  

BCE, Inc.

    680       25,248  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

    3,298       134,488  

Brookfield Corp.

    13,108       541,194  

BRP, Inc.

    312       20,606  

CAE, Inc.*

    2,611       48,780  

Cameco Corp.

    3,815       154,698  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    758       26,607  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    8,388       397,152  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    5,219       677,102  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    10,001       697,087  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    9,078       771,230  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    568       57,832  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    1,200       27,037  

CCL Industries, Inc., Class B

    1,375       70,131  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    12,907       225,053  

CGI, Inc.*

    2,047       235,163  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    195       543,212  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*

    765     $ 66,345  

Dollarama, Inc.

    2,486       192,414  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    3,352       55,976  

Emera, Inc.

    2,509       88,051  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,245       31,567  

Enbridge, Inc.

    19,807       681,237  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    217       231,757  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    5,412       51,273  

FirstService Corp.

    387       63,724  

Fortis, Inc.

    4,377       168,871  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    1,790       187,519  

George Weston Ltd.

    732       95,934  

GFL Environmental, Inc.

    2,536       91,486  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    1,985       69,164  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    2,264       69,772  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A

    3,230       96,327  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

    959       59,505  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    1,077       28,308  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    2,077       130,039  

Intact Financial Corp.

    1,624       270,214  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A*

    5,605       59,631  

Keyera Corp.

    1,897       46,699  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    12,491       61,150  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    1,517       161,772  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    1,073       501,188  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    5,620       44,459  

Magna International, Inc.

    2,522       139,046  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    16,191       384,497  

MEG Energy Corp.*

    2,425       51,938  

Metro, Inc.

    1,990       107,808  

National Bank of Canada

    3,140       245,232  

Northland Power, Inc.

    2,418       41,003  

Nutrien Ltd.

    4,779       249,600  

Onex Corp.

    641       47,765  

Open Text Corp.

    2,252       86,653  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    3,501       43,467  

Parkland Corp.

    1,631       52,200  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    4,731       164,740  

Power Corp. of Canada

    5,477       158,332  

Quebecor, Inc., Class B

    1,393       32,598  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    2,668       207,287  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,386       18,271  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    3,568       157,993  

Royal Bank of Canada

    13,073       1,270,337  

Saputo, Inc.

    2,155       43,867  

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

    11,251       860,114  

Stantec, Inc.

    1,027       85,804  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    5,417       287,874  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    12,520       430,425  

TC Energy Corp.

    9,335       369,449  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    4,532       174,250  

TELUS Corp.

    4,388       76,576  

TFI International, Inc.

    745       110,139  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    1,464       231,244  

TMX Group Ltd.

    2,820       74,016  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    784       72,050  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    16,426     $ 986,880  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    2,930       132,680  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    2,365       393,631  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    382       30,760  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    4,157       171,417  

WSP Global, Inc.

    1,207       191,700  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,560,666)

      18,740,555  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $72,609)

    3,670       84,375  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.0%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    16       21,718  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    55       77,817  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    872       121,654  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    1,103       146,612  

Danske Bank A/S

    7,010       206,078  

Demant A/S*

    797       39,929  

DSV A/S

    1,763       283,071  

Genmab A/S*

    573       160,546  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    30,528       3,632,798  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    3,531       199,302  

Orsted AS, 144A

    1,803       101,218  

Pandora A/S

    781       126,193  

ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B

    134       42,895  

Tryg A/S

    3,365       71,567  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S*

    9,492       264,491  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,449,087)

      5,495,889  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    1,103       49,726  

Fortum OYJ

    4,378       54,720  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    2,116       40,450  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    3,140       153,655  

Metso Corp.

    6,554       70,016  

Neste OYJ

    3,922       107,675  

Nokia OYJ

    52,073       183,675  

Nordea Bank Abp

    28,914       351,692  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    1,086       42,778  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    4,443       198,907  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    6,713       84,849  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    5,200       174,049  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    4,432       68,560  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,943,813)

      1,580,752  
   

 

 

 
France — 3.3%            

Accor SA

    1,790       77,656  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    290       39,448  

Air Liquide SA

    4,802       976,420  

Airbus SE

    5,409       895,212  

Alstom SA

    3,140       41,931  

Amundi SA, 144A

    854       56,235  

Arkema SA

    570       59,067  

AXA SA

    17,435       620,357  

BioMerieux

    468       51,202  

BNP Paribas SA

    9,688       580,597  

Bollore SE

    8,796       60,348  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Bouygues SA

    1,538     $ 60,865  

Bureau Veritas SA

    3,039       88,366  

Capgemini SE

    1,496       363,766  

Carrefour SA

    4,920       82,685  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

    4,172       321,449  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    6,721       248,668  

Covivio SA REIT

    619       27,812  

Credit Agricole SA

    10,644       144,210  

Danone SA

    6,138       392,025  

Dassault Aviation SA

    202       39,981  

Dassault Systemes SE

    6,118       285,910  

Edenred SE

    2,281       113,027  

Eiffage SA

    773       84,194  

Engie SA

    16,684       267,858  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    2,735       580,571  

Eurazeo SE

    417       35,243  

Gecina SA REIT

    481       46,482  

Getlink SE

    3,088       52,765  

Hermes International SCA

    299       748,401  

Ipsen SA

    308       33,930  

Kering SA

    703       323,358  

Klepierre SA REIT

    1,631       41,442  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM, 144A

    764       32,012  

Legrand SA

    2,407       243,543  

L’Oreal SA

    2,267       1,083,594  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    2,599       2,370,382  

Orange SA

    18,986       217,908  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,907       318,939  

Publicis Groupe SA

    2,139       226,333  

Remy Cointreau SA

    246       26,088  

Renault SA

    1,766       73,634  

Rexel SA

    1,886       48,370  

Safran SA

    3,287       688,996  

Sanofi SA

    10,976       1,043,929  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    273       75,127  

Schneider Electric SE

    5,238       1,189,210  

SEB SA

    129       15,272  

Societe Generale SA

    7,272       176,511  

Sodexo SA

    898       71,620  

STMicroelectronics NV

    6,236       281,572  

Teleperformance SE

    569       70,533  

Thales SA

    949       140,745  

TotalEnergies SE

    20,141       1,285,722  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT*

    1,102       80,591  

Veolia Environnement SA

    6,453       200,066  

Vinci SA

    4,886       626,027  

Vivendi SE

    6,582       73,578  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    2,243       25,790  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,261,840)

      18,527,573  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 2.3%            

adidas AG

    1,560       315,888  

Allianz SE

    3,706       1,018,053  

BASF SE

    8,518       433,926  

Bayer AG

    9,206       279,840  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    3,140       371,124  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Bechtle AG

    666     $ 34,349  

Beiersdorf AG

    887       127,230  

Brenntag SE

    1,248       113,957  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    385       47,391  

Commerzbank AG

    9,869       114,220  

Continental AG

    984       78,883  

Covestro AG, 144A*

    1,800       97,978  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    4,794       195,996  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    1,386       32,045  

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

    18,744       250,749  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,753       367,261  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG*

    5,202       40,464  

Deutsche Post AG

    9,328       433,146  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    29,793       708,808  

E.ON SE

    21,827       278,953  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,952       36,037  

Fresenius Medical Care AG

    1,811       69,337  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    3,735       104,603  

GEA Group AG

    1,446       58,320  

Hannover Rueck SE

    514       131,992  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    1,370       132,984  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,006       67,931  

Infineon Technologies AG

    12,270       439,435  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    561       39,266  

LEG Immobilien SE*

    590       43,429  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    7,697       613,371  

Merck KGaA

    1,189       203,038  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    557       133,993  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    1,327       618,060  

Nemetschek SE

    503       47,998  

Puma SE

    1,007       46,281  

Rational AG

    34       27,963  

Rheinmetall AG

    370       169,768  

RWE AG

    6,010       201,615  

SAP SE

    9,881       1,848,559  

Scout24 SE, 144A

    500       36,360  

Siemens AG

    7,115       1,408,547  

Siemens Energy AG*

    4,797       73,739  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A*

    2,613       156,935  

Symrise AG

    1,261       129,036  

Talanx AG

    700       49,995  

Volkswagen AG

    259       40,710  

Vonovia SE

    7,201       201,048  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    1,904       40,219  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,036,762)

      12,510,830  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    106,093       861,884  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    31,794       83,863  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    18,937       87,443  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    24,471       124,249  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    5,867       34,510  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    15,011       125,111  

ESR Group Ltd., 144A

    23,983       32,043  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    576       30,828  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    18,781       102,556  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    25,220     $ 27,253  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    6,323       72,205  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    15,716       45,369  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    28,778       35,105  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    90,987       70,430  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    11,404       353,680  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    12,100       40,898  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    1,651       69,193  

Link REIT

    20,849       103,728  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    15,618       51,868  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    12,996       78,187  

Prudential PLC

    25,408       249,920  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    35,977       38,832  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,739       22,604  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    13,207       133,187  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,942       24,389  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    11,937       24,640  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    13,030       141,055  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    97,811       58,970  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    9,318       34,457  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    12,600       42,087  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,515,108)

      3,200,544  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.1%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    5,928       2,221,696  

AerCap Holdings NV*

    1,867       144,095  

AIB Group PLC

    14,643       67,916  

Allegion PLC

    845       108,050  

Aptiv PLC*

    2,547       202,461  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    9,531       83,069  

CRH PLC

    6,523       542,439  

DCC PLC

    1,011       71,821  

Experian PLC

    8,247       353,125  

Flutter Entertainment PLC*

    1,661       359,390  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI*

    3,833       151,623  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    1,634       143,475  

Kingspan Group PLC

    1,454       131,351  

Medtronic PLC

    12,747       1,062,590  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,894       80,815  

Trane Technologies PLC

    2,134       601,724  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,491,631)

      6,325,640  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    475       34,419  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    11,742       112,370  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    12,900       108,066  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

    912       146,303  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    410       108,142  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    279       62,024  

Global-e Online Ltd.*

    849       28,756  

ICL Group Ltd.

    6,749       35,695  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    10,976       57,222  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    1,519       60,095  

Monday.com Ltd.*

    367       81,845  

Nice Ltd.*

    634       155,624  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,
ADR*

    10,729       141,086  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Israel (Continued)            

Wix.com Ltd.*

    558     $ 78,220  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,087,310)

      1,209,867  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    1,103       36,871  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    10,191       241,738  

Banco BPM SpA

    11,114       64,633  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    5,918       60,020  

DiaSorin SpA

    193       19,503  

Enel SpA

    75,461       480,407  

Eni SpA

    21,004       323,850  

Ferrari NV

    1,199       505,895  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    5,830       80,628  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    2,522       27,933  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    132,833       422,324  

Leonardo SpA

    3,280       70,119  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    4,962       67,630  

Moncler SpA

    1,895       136,698  

Nexi SpA, 144A*

    5,963       43,712  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    3,397       39,848  

Prysmian SpA

    2,612       130,164  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    1,171       65,590  

Snam SpA

    18,659       87,249  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    132,745       39,949  

Terna — Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    11,321       88,746  

UniCredit SpA

    14,959       500,368  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,790,718)

      3,533,875  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 0.0%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
(Cost $57,728)

    1,795       44,662  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    4,594       119,910  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    1,271       75,978  

Tenaris SA

    4,350       77,295  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $278,153)

      273,183  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.0%            

Sands China Ltd.*
(Cost $89,378)

    23,263       66,264  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 1.6%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, 144A

    4,352       69,936  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    209       330,207  

Aegon Ltd.

    17,310       103,888  

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,721       125,413  

Argenx SE*

    561       208,352  

ASM International NV

    405       247,053  

ASML Holding NV

    3,773       3,554,211  

ASR Nederland NV

    1,356       62,555  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    721       130,416  

Euronext NV, 144A

    818       75,463  

EXOR NV

    763       82,403  

Heineken Holding NV

    1,228       94,882  

Heineken NV

    2,688       248,471  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

IMCD NV

    582     $ 88,740  

ING Groep NV

    31,016       425,927  

JDE Peet’s NV

    654       14,961  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    8,849       263,530  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    32,989       120,770  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    7,390       147,962  

NN Group NV

    2,867       128,010  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    2,360       589,363  

OCI NV

    935       24,638  

Prosus NV*

    13,514       394,707  

QIAGEN NV*

    2,048       87,841  

Randstad NV

    1,269       69,953  

Stellantis NV

    20,262       529,197  

Universal Music Group NV

    7,634       230,238  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    2,189       345,494  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,568,428)

      8,794,581  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    11,351       56,016  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    4,896       73,081  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    6,346       25,827  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    11,932       43,472  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    19,728       60,938  

Xero Ltd.*

    1,353       112,161  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $414,734)

      371,495  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA*

    4,038       43,202  

Aker BP ASA

    2,837       68,976  

DNB Bank ASA

    8,523       170,713  

Equinor ASA

    8,712       215,062  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,643       25,980  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    858       54,762  

Mowi ASA

    3,760       72,687  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    14,446       74,334  

Orkla ASA

    7,621       54,688  

Salmar ASA

    534       33,927  

Telenor ASA

    6,921       75,875  

Yara International ASA

    1,261       39,260  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,093,069)

      929,466  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.0%            

EDP – Energias de Portugal SA

    33,312       132,623  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    3,516       55,436  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    3,072       73,535  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $274,169)

      261,594  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    25,179       51,309  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT

    65,656       95,705  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd.

    16,402       33,911  

City Developments Ltd.

    3,300       13,916  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    17,307       429,007  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    29,608       20,038  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A*

    19,212       58,981  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    1,300       24,606  

Keppel Ltd.

    15,500       83,460  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    27,728     $ 30,520  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust REIT

    14,100       14,157  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    30,185       291,389  

Sea Ltd., ADR*

    3,350       162,542  

Seatrium Ltd.*(b)

    465,718       31,172  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    8,600       32,619  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    14,250       68,569  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    9,131       64,174  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    23,602       69,862  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    78,600       137,372  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    13,101       272,328  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    20,400       50,370  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,360,888)

      2,036,007  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%            

Acciona SA

    263       29,442  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    2,162       88,765  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    652       123,579  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    4,518       265,872  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    56,150       558,167  

Banco Santander SA

    151,463       630,300  

CaixaBank SA

    32,412       146,261  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    3,979       143,257  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    2,577       35,124  

Enagas SA

    2,432       35,121  

Endesa SA

    2,964       53,373  

Ferrovial SE

    4,671       175,146  

Grifols SA*

    3,140       25,770  

Iberdrola SA

    58,519       672,526  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    10,048       445,920  

Redeia Corp. SA

    3,658       58,190  

Repsol SA

    12,252       195,231  

Telefonica SA

    50,299       206,457  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,426,511)

      3,888,501  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.9%            

Alfa Laval AB

    3,047       114,754  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    9,158       261,443  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    25,022       434,668  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    14,644       219,148  

Beijer Ref AB

    2,868       40,356  

Boliden AB

    2,538       64,349  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    6,304       114,383  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    4,172       68,865  

EQT AB

    4,284       125,447  

Essity AB, Class B

    5,220       121,931  

Evolution AB, 144A

    1,629       211,177  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

    7,242       45,002  

Getinge AB, Class B

    2,287       45,353  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    6,645       90,202  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    21,124       247,732  

Holmen AB, Class B

    884       35,523  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    3,092       23,864  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    1,337       45,650  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)            

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    1,628     $ 55,429  

Indutrade AB

    2,534       67,100  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    1,183       30,022  

Investor AB, Class B

    15,908       400,335  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    575       31,286  

Lifco AB, Class B

    2,416       64,396  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    14,369       80,236  

Saab AB, Class B

    751       59,253  

Sagax AB, Class B

    1,756       41,560  

Sandvik AB

    9,950       223,954  

Securitas AB, Class B

    5,900       63,491  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    15,079       224,128  

Skanska AB, Class B

    2,517       46,460  

SKF AB, Class B

    2,962       64,636  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    5,365       76,036  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    12,573       150,427  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    8,598       188,953  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB*

    1,744       42,911  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    4,973       41,774  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    28,000       152,157  

Telia Co. AB

    23,075       55,015  

Volvo AB, Class A

    2,525       70,473  

Volvo AB, Class B

    13,917       383,451  

Volvo Car AB, Class B*

    5,503       20,082  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,971,462)

      4,943,412  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 3.0%            

ABB Ltd.

    15,003       693,796  

Adecco Group AG

    1,275       51,301  

Alcon, Inc.

    4,593       392,143  

Avolta AG*

    828       32,526  

Bachem Holding AG

    205       16,297  

Baloise Holding AG

    470       76,114  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    279       33,554  

Barry Callebaut AG

    38       53,598  

BKW AG

    222       31,262  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    1       120,606  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    8       98,302  

Chubb Ltd.

    3,737       940,491  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    5,155       823,114  

Clariant AG*

    1,432       17,791  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    2,269       70,750  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    1,868       200,124  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    75       52,510  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,424       195,586  

Geberit AG

    355       206,900  

Givaudan SA

    89       374,678  

Glencore PLC

    98,383       466,873  

Helvetia Holding AG

    271       38,440  

Holcim AG*

    4,792       392,372  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    1,825       97,991  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    485       163,916  

Logitech International SA

    1,443       127,790  

Lonza Group AG

    699       366,746  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Nestle SA

    25,277     $ 2,634,055  

Novartis AG

    19,293       1,960,741  

Partners Group Holding AG

    221       318,493  

Roche Holding AG

    6,679       1,759,348  

Roche Holding AG

    280       78,033  

Sandoz Group AG*

    3,810       118,815  

Schindler Holding AG

    250       63,824  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    308       81,464  

SGS SA

    1,507       145,129  

SIG Group AG*

    2,787       55,389  

Sika AG

    1,492       432,918  

Sonova Holding AG

    478       147,816  

Straumann Holding AG

    1,000       158,537  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    286       67,753  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    905       41,573  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    264       192,360  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    641       61,512  

Swiss Re AG

    2,874       347,929  

Swisscom AG

    276       158,413  

Temenos AG

    564       42,466  

UBS Group AG

    30,531       874,097  

VAT Group AG, 144A

    283       142,312  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    1,340       715,235  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,073,395)

      16,733,783  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 3.8%            

3i Group PLC

    9,590       299,390  

abrdn PLC

    15,485       30,831  

Admiral Group PLC

    2,632       88,761  

Amcor PLC

    12,892       116,802  

Anglo American PLC

    11,678       251,273  

Ashtead Group PLC

    3,987       286,463  

Associated British Foods PLC

    2,916       83,842  

AstraZeneca PLC

    14,536       1,835,607  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    9,388       87,925  

Aviva PLC

    25,701       145,094  

BAE Systems PLC

    29,097       457,134  

Barclays PLC

    136,636       284,249  

Barratt Developments PLC

    8,712       51,409  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    1,102       64,722  

BP PLC

    157,514       917,933  

British American Tobacco PLC

    18,670       553,810  

BT Group PLC

    64,238       84,874  

Bunzl PLC

    3,124       124,597  

Burberry Group PLC

    3,230       52,502  

Centrica PLC

    57,073       90,857  

CNH Industrial NV

    8,932       106,737  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    1,816       124,632  

Compass Group PLC

    16,112       442,265  

Croda International PLC

    1,284       77,409  

Diageo PLC

    20,877       782,216  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    2,388       38,514  

Entain PLC

    5,890       68,024  

Ferguson PLC

    1,934       408,944  

GSK PLC

    38,630       813,408  

Haleon PLC

    52,461       219,952  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Halma PLC

    3,233     $ 94,142  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    3,119       28,738  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    181,025       1,407,130  

Imperial Brands PLC

    8,321       179,410  

Informa PLC

    11,835       121,293  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    1,448       153,492  

Intertek Group PLC

    1,510       88,284  

J Sainsbury PLC

    16,636       52,525  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    29,214       43,569  

Kingfisher PLC

    15,920       47,224  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    6,472       50,725  

Legal & General Group PLC

    65,114       199,408  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class C*

    2,535       47,024  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    608,937       358,717  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    3,979       446,750  

M&G PLC

    25,866       73,520  

Melrose Industries PLC

    12,588       101,112  

Mondi PLC

    4,564       81,316  

National Grid PLC

    35,207       462,052  

NatWest Group PLC

    48,248       145,926  

Next PLC

    1,040       109,375  

Ocado Group PLC*

    4,604       29,783  

Pearson PLC

    4,699       57,098  

Pentair PLC

    1,621       126,098  

Persimmon PLC

    2,961       51,070  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    6,953       43,739  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    6,703       423,779  

RELX PLC

    17,452       764,048  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    23,150       128,350  

Rio Tinto PLC

    10,368       666,111  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    79,872       372,917  

Sage Group PLC

    10,222       160,918  

Schroders PLC

    9,357       46,552  

Segro PLC REIT

    11,459       122,541  

Severn Trent PLC

    2,520       79,692  

Shell PLC

    61,253       1,903,734  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    8,147       107,229  

Smiths Group PLC

    3,021       61,448  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    597       77,972  

SSE PLC

    9,669       198,812  

St James’s Place PLC

    5,028       31,992  

Standard Chartered PLC

    22,393       189,105  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    29,729       51,840  

Tesco PLC

    62,649       220,943  

Unilever PLC

    23,702       1,159,249  

United Utilities Group PLC

    7,363       95,467  

Vodafone Group PLC

    204,833       179,092  

Whitbread PLC

    1,891       79,009  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    957       260,888  

Wise PLC, Class A*

    6,253       72,596  

WPP PLC

    11,289       100,988  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $20,002,039)

      21,144,968  
   

 

 

 
United States — 73.5%            

3M Co.

    5,088       468,707  

A O Smith Corp.

    1,212       100,475  

Abbott Laboratories

    16,303       1,934,188  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

AbbVie, Inc.

    16,722     $ 2,943,908  

Adobe, Inc.*

    4,247       2,379,509  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    15,197       2,925,878  

AECOM

    1,513       134,400  

AES Corp.

    6,303       95,806  

Aflac, Inc.

    5,336       430,829  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,750       377,740  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    2,080       486,803  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    4,046       637,124  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    1,517       168,266  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,059       145,983  

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    3,285       66,620  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    1,431       178,489  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    661       199,900  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    2,414       115,269  

Allstate Corp.

    2,512       400,714  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    2,964       109,638  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,078       162,875  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    55,857       7,733,960  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    48,310       6,752,772  

Altria Group, Inc.

    16,820       688,106  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    87,531       15,471,980  

Ameren Corp.

    2,497       177,761  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,951       421,776  

American Express Co.

    5,526       1,212,515  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    661       84,390  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT

    2,864       105,997  

American International Group, Inc.

    6,963       507,533  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    4,309       856,888  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,854       219,773  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    992       404,101  

AMETEK, Inc.

    2,115       381,081  

Amgen, Inc.

    4,955       1,356,828  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    5,674       619,828  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    4,710       903,472  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    4,516       86,210  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    835       279,032  

Aon PLC, Class A

    1,867       589,953  

APA Corp.

    3,226       96,103  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    3,694       412,989  

Apple, Inc.

    138,243       24,987,422  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    7,772       1,566,991  

AppLovin Corp., Class A*

    1,537       91,790  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    5,077       269,639  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    1,461       193,772  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    2,423       672,479  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    2,009       490,055  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    279       54,095  

Assurant, Inc.

    562       101,975  

AT&T, Inc.

    66,197       1,120,715  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,392       157,171  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    2,036       525,634  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    3,911       982,169  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    166       498,999  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,472       260,588  

Avantor, Inc.*

    5,653       139,290  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    772       167,161  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    662     $ 203,479  

Baker Hughes Co.

    9,575       283,324  

Ball Corp.

    2,956       189,243  

Bank of America Corp.

    67,118       2,316,913  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    7,213       404,577  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    1,972       90,120  

Baxter International, Inc.

    4,543       185,900  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    2,817       663,544  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

    2,199       112,963  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    12,320       5,043,808  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    2,063       166,855  

BILL Holdings, Inc.*

    899       56,934  

Biogen, Inc.*

    1,357       294,455  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    1,679       144,864  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    238       77,559  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    1,472       108,295  

BlackRock, Inc.

    1,407       1,141,555  

Blackstone, Inc.

    6,682       854,093  

Block, Inc.*

    5,012       398,304  

Boeing Co.*

    5,345       1,088,883  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    325       1,127,370  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    1,112       164,254  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    1,879       58,493  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,274       82,453  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    13,897       920,120  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    19,620       995,715  

Broadcom, Inc.

    4,193       5,452,955  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1,089       221,699  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    1,188       28,221  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    2,396       201,767  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    2,831       170,511  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    1,103       215,284  

Bunge Global SA

    1,367       129,004  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    562       115,266  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,179       87,340  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    2,529       769,777  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    1,906       82,854  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    896       84,654  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,703       72,616  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    3,436       472,828  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    2,297       257,218  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    458       160,300  

Carlyle Group, Inc.

    1,754       80,421  

CarMax, Inc.*

    1,371       108,309  

Carnival Corp.*

    9,381       148,783  

Carrier Global Corp.

    7,893       438,693  

Catalent, Inc.*

    1,532       87,845  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    4,807       1,605,346  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    896       172,032  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    2,814       258,578  

CDW Corp.

    1,228       302,346  

Celanese Corp.

    1,064       161,696  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

    1,447       118,104  

Cencora, Inc.

    1,572       370,363  

Centene Corp.*

    5,152       404,071  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    5,847       160,793  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    1,884       152,076  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    486     $ 123,536  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    13,880       926,906  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    891       261,892  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    2,283       354,322  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (b)

    897       74,254  

Chevron Corp.

    16,791       2,552,400  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    267       717,902  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    2,210       221,265  

Cigna Group

    2,772       931,780  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    1,435       163,590  

Cintas Corp.

    853       536,204  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    37,883       1,832,401  

Citigroup, Inc.

    18,320       1,016,577  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    4,542       142,573  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    4,836       100,589  

Clorox Co.

    1,123       172,167  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*

    2,862       282,021  

CME Group, Inc.

    3,369       742,359  

CMS Energy Corp.

    2,485       142,564  

Coca-Cola Co.

    38,594       2,316,412  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    4,700       371,394  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A*

    1,513       307,986  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    7,623       659,542  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    37,745       1,617,373  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    4,606       129,336  

Confluent, Inc., Class A*

    1,513       51,245  

ConocoPhillips

    11,125       1,252,008  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    3,301       287,880  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    1,589       394,898  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    3,100       522,195  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    1,824       170,726  

Copart, Inc.*

    8,278       439,976  

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

    2,323       57,680  

Corning, Inc.

    7,554       243,541  

Corteva, Inc.

    6,712       359,226  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    3,807       331,323  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    4,180       3,109,460  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    7,540       194,381  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    2,137       692,709  

Crown Castle, Inc. REIT

    3,970       436,462  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    1,218       93,323  

CSX Corp.

    18,284       693,695  

Cummins, Inc.

    1,401       376,323  

CVS Health Corp.

    11,983       891,176  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    2,777       414,995  

Danaher Corp.

    6,581       1,665,914  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    1,178       201,096  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    1,440       60,926  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

    2,643       347,449  

DaVita, Inc.*

    604       76,690  

Dayforce, Inc.*

    1,557       108,616  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    263       235,540  

Deere & Co.

    2,482       906,054  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    2,374       224,723  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    1,184       50,048  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Devon Energy Corp.

    6,247     $ 275,243  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    3,570       410,800  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    1,516       276,700  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    543       96,594  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    2,937       431,181  

Discover Financial Services

    2,412       291,128  

DocuSign, Inc.*

    1,812       96,525  

Dollar General Corp.

    2,115       307,331  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    2,065       302,894  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    7,830       374,509  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    330       147,956  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A*

    2,420       301,459  

Dover Corp.

    1,348       222,932  

Dow, Inc.

    6,712       375,067  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A*

    3,880       168,082  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    2,414       57,815  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,885       204,240  

Duke Energy Corp.

    7,087       650,799  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    3,983       275,584  

Dynatrace, Inc.*

    2,732       135,371  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    983       86,248  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    3,711       1,072,479  

eBay, Inc.

    4,944       233,752  

Ecolab, Inc.

    2,418       543,663  

Edison International

    3,581       243,580  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    5,792       491,567  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    2,405       335,449  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    2,195       1,100,244  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    7,568       5,703,850  

Emerson Electric Co.

    5,474       584,897  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

    1,258       159,779  

Entegris, Inc.

    1,453       195,225  

Entergy Corp.

    2,261       229,650  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    5,390       616,939  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    532       161,941  

EQT Corp.

    3,764       139,833  

Equifax, Inc.

    1,140       311,893  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    872       775,051  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    3,668       125,592  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,797       120,974  

Equity Residential REIT

    3,484       209,772  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    270       109,858  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    3,028       105,314  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    626       144,856  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    2,123       315,435  

Etsy, Inc.*

    1,168       83,734  

Evergy, Inc.

    2,106       104,331  

Eversource Energy

    3,715       218,071  

Exact Sciences Corp.*

    1,631       93,831  

Exelon Corp.

    9,275       332,416  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    1,268       173,488  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,324       158,350  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    1,926       271,508  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    37,360       3,904,867  

F5, Inc.*

    559       104,656  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    365       168,842  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    242     $ 307,318  

Fastenal Co.

    5,287       386,004  

FedEx Corp.

    2,221       552,962  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    2,298       116,233  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    5,685       393,345  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    6,342       217,784  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    85       133,774  

First Solar, Inc.*

    906       139,424  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    5,476       200,476  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    5,604       836,509  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    623       173,985  

FMC Corp.

    1,151       64,905  

Ford Motor Co.

    36,840       458,290  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    5,857       404,777  

Fortive Corp.

    3,265       277,949  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    1,281       104,197  

Fox Corp., Class A

    2,514       74,892  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,391       38,086  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2,954       81,087  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    13,889       525,143  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,758       125,434  

Gartner, Inc.*

    771       358,947  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    3,813       348,051  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    4,997       107,386  

General Dynamics Corp.

    2,132       582,569  

General Electric Co.

    10,238       1,606,240  

General Mills, Inc.

    5,448       349,653  

General Motors Co.

    12,734       521,839  

Genuine Parts Co.

    1,374       205,083  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    11,600       836,360  

Global Payments, Inc.

    2,399       311,150  

Globe Life, Inc.

    890       112,968  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

    1,250       142,688  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    3,081       1,198,663  

Graco, Inc.

    1,488       135,795  

Halliburton Co.

    8,613       302,058  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    3,005       287,999  

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,184       59,543  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,866       581,632  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    6,623       110,935  

HEICO Corp.

    388       75,039  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    728       113,270  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    1,183       90,464  

Hershey Co.

    1,367       256,887  

Hess Corp.

    2,508       365,541  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    12,000       182,760  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    1,501       83,306  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    2,489       508,552  

Hologic, Inc.*

    2,138       157,784  

Home Depot, Inc.

    9,367       3,565,174  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    6,224       1,236,896  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,950       104,194  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    6,329       131,263  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    3,734       248,498  

HP, Inc.

    8,623       244,290  

Hubbell, Inc.

    472       179,676  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

HubSpot, Inc.*

    478     $ 295,791  

Humana, Inc.

    1,161       406,722  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    13,808       180,056  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    332       96,818  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    317       48,688  

IDEX Corp.

    747       176,217  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    803       461,910  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    2,864       750,798  

Illumina, Inc.*

    1,518       212,262  

Incyte Corp.*

    1,790       104,464  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    3,754       342,853  

Insulet Corp.*

    651       106,764  

Intel Corp.

    39,905       1,717,910  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    5,280       730,858  

International Business Machines Corp.

    8,448       1,563,133  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    2,369       178,860  

International Paper Co.

    3,488       123,336  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    3,632       114,045  

Intuit, Inc.

    2,625       1,740,086  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    3,341       1,288,290  

Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT

    5,674       193,313  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    1,661       410,533  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    2,820       221,765  

J M Smucker Co.

    1,011       121,492  

Jabil, Inc.

    1,218       175,502  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    609       105,826  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    1,009       147,970  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    560       66,584  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    714       147,305  

Johnson & Johnson

    22,791       3,678,012  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    6,333       375,357  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    27,134       5,048,552  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    2,516       93,167  

Kellanova

    2,547       140,467  

Kenvue, Inc.

    16,206       307,914  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    9,949       297,575  

KeyCorp

    9,559       136,407  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    1,665       256,910  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    3,140       380,474  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    6,246       123,421  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    19,254       334,827  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    5,560       546,326  

KLA Corp.

    1,303       889,037  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    1,372       77,298  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    8,038       283,581  

Kroger Co.

    6,654       330,105  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    1,775       375,697  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    897       193,600  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,260       1,182,195  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    1,276       130,420  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    3,765       205,268  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

    1,290       98,827  

Lear Corp.

    556       76,367  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    1,330       170,054  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,309       366,000  

Lennox International, Inc.

    279       131,468  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

    1,072     $ 64,513  

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

    1,967       143,119  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM*

    1,721       49,875  

Linde PLC

    4,615       2,071,304  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    1,635       158,562  

LKQ Corp.

    2,219       116,032  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    2,049       877,464  

Loews Corp.

    1,787       134,257  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    5,369       1,292,157  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    759       203,329  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    2,268       227,435  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,538       214,920  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    576       145,918  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    6,440       156,170  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    3,474       587,905  

Markel Group, Inc.*

    122       182,083  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    309       65,944  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    2,405       600,937  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    4,605       931,453  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    539       311,386  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    7,955       570,055  

Masco Corp.

    2,029       155,746  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    7,878       3,740,159  

Match Group, Inc.*

    2,517       90,713  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    2,371       163,267  

McDonald’s Corp.

    6,797       1,986,627  

McKesson Corp.

    1,247       650,198  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    23,625       3,003,919  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    20,890       10,238,816  

MetLife, Inc.

    5,802       404,631  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    213       265,658  

MGM Resorts International*

    2,663       115,255  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    5,124       431,133  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    10,116       916,611  

Microsoft Corp.

    66,438       27,481,414  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,094       137,494  

Moderna, Inc.*

    3,010       277,642  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    569       224,135  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    1,709       106,676  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    12,643       923,824  

MongoDB, Inc.*

    670       299,879  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    430       309,617  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    7,200       425,520  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,568       594,931  

Morgan Stanley

    11,822       1,017,165  

Mosaic Co.

    3,106       96,783  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,511       499,219  

MSCI, Inc.

    772       433,069  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    3,200       179,840  

NetApp, Inc.

    2,060       183,587  

Netflix, Inc.*

    4,164       2,510,559  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    886       115,534  

Newmont Corp.

    10,605       331,406  

News Corp., Class A

    3,735       100,397  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    19,279       1,064,008  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    11,617     $ 1,207,355  

NiSource, Inc.

    3,755       97,855  

Nordson Corp.

    561       149,030  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    2,108       534,125  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,942       159,496  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,370       631,597  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    2,326       128,674  

Nucor Corp.

    2,358       453,443  

NVIDIA Corp.

    23,250       18,393,540  

NVR, Inc.*

    33       251,644  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    6,247       378,631  

Okta, Inc.*

    1,410       151,293  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    921       407,524  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,881       166,262  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    4,194       330,990  

ONEOK, Inc.

    5,835       438,325  

Oracle Corp.

    15,386       1,718,308  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    578       628,529  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    4,058       386,727  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    2,255       111,420  

Owens Corning

    890       133,304  

PACCAR, Inc.

    5,023       557,000  

Packaging Corp. of America

    899       162,890  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*

    17,084       428,467  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    2,914       904,943  

Paramount Global, Class B

    3,906       43,122  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,218       652,178  

Paychex, Inc.

    3,045       373,378  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    493       89,918  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    331       55,810  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    9,464       571,058  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    13,025       2,153,554  

Pfizer, Inc.

    53,125       1,411,000  

PG&E Corp.

    18,618       310,734  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    14,514       1,305,679  

Phillips 66

    4,061       578,733  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

    4,920       180,564  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    2,202       517,888  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    3,812       561,126  

Pool Corp.

    336       133,768  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    2,139       302,882  

PPL Corp.

    6,801       179,342  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    2,194       177,407  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    22,177       3,524,812  

Progressive Corp.

    5,444       1,031,965  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    8,692       1,158,383  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    3,443       375,253  

PTC, Inc.*

    1,212       221,808  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    4,814       300,394  

Public Storage REIT

    1,519       431,199  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    2,009       217,735  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    968       110,884  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    10,506       1,657,742  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    1,344       324,589  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    986       123,142  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,807       217,418  

RB Global, Inc.

    1,655       124,935  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    7,784     $ 405,624  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    1,519       94,102  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    996       962,226  

Regions Financial Corp.

    10,078       187,753  

Reliance, Inc.

    500       160,610  

Repligen Corp.*

    450       87,296  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,970       361,692  

ResMed, Inc.

    1,370       237,996  

Revvity, Inc.

    1,110       121,645  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A*(b)

    5,917       66,980  

Robert Half, Inc.

    884       71,074  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A*

    3,980       64,914  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A*

    3,985       159,002  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    1,050       299,334  

Roku, Inc.*

    1,107       69,940  

Rollins, Inc.

    2,846       125,423  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    987       537,649  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    3,096       461,180  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    2,330       287,406  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    4,033       122,361  

RPM International, Inc.

    1,184       136,574  

RTX Corp.

    13,445       1,205,613  

S&P Global, Inc.

    3,092       1,324,551  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    9,089       2,806,865  

Samsara, Inc., Class A*

    1,744       60,255  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    1,076       225,131  

Schlumberger NV

    13,366       645,979  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,789       166,466  

SEI Investments Co.

    1,109       74,580  

Sempra

    5,808       410,045  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    1,910       1,473,259  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    2,296       762,341  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    3,170       469,604  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b)

    7,008       30,975  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,525       160,003  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

    9,871       108,778  

Snap-on, Inc.

    475       130,939  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    2,685       505,532  

Southern Co.

    10,264       690,254  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1,374       47,087  

Splunk, Inc.*

    1,503       234,799  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    2,333       148,752  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,525       136,167  

Starbucks Corp.

    10,655       1,011,160  

State Street Corp.

    2,934       216,324  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    1,557       208,358  

STERIS PLC

    898       209,153  

Stryker Corp.

    3,228       1,126,798  

Sun Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,101       147,270  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

    482       417,470  

Synchrony Financial

    4,209       173,832  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    1,443       827,892  

Sysco Corp.

    4,654       376,834  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2,066       234,181  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    1,677       246,402  

Targa Resources Corp.

    2,028       199,231  

Target Corp.

    4,395       672,083  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    2,968     $ 426,086  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    448       191,417  

Teleflex, Inc.

    463       103,152  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,520       157,457  

Tesla, Inc.*

    26,937       5,438,042  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    8,529       1,427,158  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    65       102,402  

Textron, Inc.

    1,979       176,270  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    3,673       2,094,271  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    10,773       1,068,035  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    4,871       795,434  

Toast, Inc., Class A*

    3,134       72,082  

Toro Co.

    927       85,571  

Tractor Supply Co.

    953       242,367  

Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*

    4,132       352,997  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    1,005       106,349  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    510       600,647  

TransUnion

    1,906       147,963  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    2,111       466,447  

Trimble, Inc.*

    2,416       147,835  

Truist Financial Corp.

    12,398       433,682  

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

    1,548       92,245  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    435       190,156  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,586       140,265  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

    17,545       1,394,828  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    2,921       103,696  

U-Haul Holding Co.

    850       54,035  

UiPath, Inc., Class A*

    3,437       81,629  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    452       247,949  

Union Pacific Corp.

    5,785       1,467,597  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    6,745       1,000,014  

United Rentals, Inc.

    658       456,172  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    420       94,769  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    8,718       4,303,205  

Unity Software, Inc.*

    2,410       70,661  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    553       92,384  

US Bancorp

    14,644       614,462  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    337       77,614  

Valero Energy Corp.

    3,276       463,423  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

    1,430       322,479  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    3,691       156,092  

Veralto Corp.

    2,136       184,593  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    891       174,003  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    1,338       323,662  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    39,296       1,572,626  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,436       1,024,923  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    3,263       220,644  

Viatris, Inc.

    11,087       137,146  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT

    10,231       306,214  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    14,912       4,214,728  

Vistra Corp.

    3,030       165,256  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,293       343,744  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    1,761       147,220  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    428       416,641  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    6,647       141,315  

Walmart, Inc.

    41,667       2,442,103  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United States (Continued)            

Walt Disney Co.

    17,117     $ 1,909,915  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

    21,666       190,444  

Waste Management, Inc.

    3,848       791,341  

Waters Corp.*

    573       193,342  

Watsco, Inc.

    279       109,959  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    2,891       226,915  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    34,168       1,899,399  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    5,242       483,103  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    677       242,610  

Western Digital Corp.*

    3,116       185,309  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,636       231,150  

Westlake Corp.

    316       43,832  

Westrock Co.

    2,428       109,964  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    6,918       237,841  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    11,860       426,248  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    563       132,603  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    1,934       569,872  

WP Carey, Inc. REIT

    2,168       122,123  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,011       106,357  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    5,109       269,193  

Xylem, Inc.

    2,188       277,985  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    2,610       361,276  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    445       124,369  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*

    1,280       71,872  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    1,885       234,419  

Zoetis, Inc.

    4,301       853,017  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.,
Class A*

    2,432       172,015  

Zscaler, Inc.*

    889       215,111  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $326,470,966)

      411,350,416  
   

 

 

 
Uruguay — 0.1%            

MercadoLibre, Inc.*
(Cost $498,354)

    436       695,551  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $459,928,405)

      556,038,609  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%    
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    472       51,741  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, 144A

    1,026       95,862  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,617       121,719  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    1,443       77,109  

Sartorius AG

    259       98,041  

Volkswagen AG

    1,915       259,744  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $842,582)

      704,216  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software, Inc.*(d), expires 8/22/28
(Cost $0)

    214       0  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (e)(f)
(Cost $309,212)

    309,212     $ 309,212  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (e)
(Cost $1,167,020)

    1,167,020       1,167,020  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

(Cost $462,247,219)

    $ 558,219,057  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.3%

      1,545,165  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 559,764,222  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

 

  

Germany 0.1%

 

  

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

 

  
     211,696              (8,757     2,616        45,194                      18,744        250,749  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (e)(f)

 

  
            309,212 (g)                          6,385               309,212        309,212  

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.2%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (e)

 

  
     820,287        6,646,516       (6,299,783                   27,309               1,167,020        1,167,020  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      1,031,983         6,955,728        (6,308,540      2,616         45,194         33,694         —         1,494,976         1,726,981  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $283,214, which is 0.1% of net assets.

(c)

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

(d)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CDI:   Chess Depositary Interests
CVA:   Credit Valuation Adjustment
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.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

At February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MINI S&P/TSX 60 Futures

   CAD    2    $ 90,767      $ 95,152      3/14/2024    $ 4,385  

MSCI EAFE Futures

   USD    4      436,213        457,580      3/15/2024      21,367  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   USD    9      2,184,001        2,296,688      3/15/2024      112,687  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 138,439  
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 556,038,609        $  —        $  —        $ 556,038,609  

Preferred Stocks

       704,216                            704,216  

Warrants

                         0          0  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       1,476,232                            1,476,232  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       138,439                            138,439  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 558,357,496        $        $ 0        $ 558,357,496  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%    
Communication Services — 12.4%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    11,943     $ 1,653,628  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    10,771       1,505,570  

AT&T, Inc.

    18,994       321,569  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    270       79,361  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    9,618       412,131  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    732       102,099  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    550       17,270  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    544       52,757  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    7,187       3,522,564  

New York Times Co., Class A

    442       19,572  

News Corp., Class A

    987       26,531  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

    102       16,949  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    158       13,966  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    8,406       336,408  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,192,187)

      8,080,375  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.4%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    322       21,748  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    877       138,101  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    1,327       234,560  

Aramark

    385       11,677  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    167       25,016  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    80       240,482  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    977       44,649  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,762       142,510  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    110       381,571  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    757       23,565  

Brunswick Corp.

    170       14,858  

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    775       35,751  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    65       174,770  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    222       33,176  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    497       84,843  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    99       88,663  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    284       50,521  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    108       48,422  

eBay, Inc.

    336       15,886  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    647       88,522  

Five Below, Inc.*

    153       30,704  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    264       31,976  

Garmin Ltd.

    539       74,032  

General Motors Co.

    2,135       87,492  

Gentex Corp.

    881       32,183  

Genuine Parts Co.

    398       59,405  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    162       21,838  

H&R Block, Inc.

    988       48,363  

Home Depot, Inc.

    2,967       1,129,270  

Lear Corp.

    217       29,805  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    1,376       218,110  

LKQ Corp.

    1,086       56,787  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    3,292       792,286  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    278       129,851  

Macy’s, Inc.

    1,440       25,114  

MGM Resorts International*

    873       37,783  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    166       19,691  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    165       68,807  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    661       68,698  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

NVR, Inc.*

    23     $ 175,388  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    230       250,107  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    112       17,192  

Phinia, Inc.

    157       5,372  

Polaris, Inc.

    166       15,390  

Pool Corp.

    86       34,238  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    760       82,369  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    164       30,491  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,142       170,112  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    427       26,393  

Starbucks Corp.

    2,919       277,013  

Tapestry, Inc.

    1,368       65,021  

Tesla, Inc.*

    4,326       873,333  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    224       33,459  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    494       63,321  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    4,671       463,083  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    442       50,671  

TopBuild Corp.*

    114       45,871  

Tractor Supply Co.

    496       126,143  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    253       138,786  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    650       153,094  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    702       97,171  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,913,989)

      8,055,504  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 8.9%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    2,791       56,602  

Altria Group, Inc.

    5,120       209,459  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    3,230       171,545  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    997       72,821  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    172       52,372  

Clorox Co.

    103       15,791  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    552       47,759  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,213       1,646,229  

Dollar General Corp.

    265       38,507  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    394       57,792  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    657       97,617  

Hershey Co.

    270       50,738  

Kroger Co.

    3,233       160,389  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    1,711       101,120  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,308       117,668  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    5,221       829,826  

Sysco Corp.

    2,020       163,559  

Target Corp.

    2,040       311,957  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    1,146       62,159  

US Foods Holding Corp.*

    1,034       52,517  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    767       16,307  

Walmart, Inc.

    24,825       1,454,993  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,116,637)

      5,787,727  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 10.4%            

Antero Resources Corp.*

    1,150       29,555  

APA Corp.

    1,702       50,703  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    611       94,827  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

    648       53,641  

Chevron Corp.

    8,341       1,267,915  

ConocoPhillips

    6,412       721,607  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    3,461       89,225  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Energy (Continued)            

Devon Energy Corp.

    2,956     $ 130,241  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    600       109,512  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    2,696       308,584  

EQT Corp.

    874       32,469  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    21,332       2,229,621  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    720       39,960  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,495       60,504  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    2,887       488,567  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2,037       123,463  

ONEOK, Inc.

    227       17,052  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    1,157       57,167  

Phillips 66

    1,657       236,139  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    926       217,786  

Range Resources Corp.

    864       27,320  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    4,132       28,800  

Targa Resources Corp.

    217       21,318  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    14       22,056  

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,261       319,841  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,720,146)

      6,777,873  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 9.0%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    548       85,658  

Allstate Corp.

    217       34,616  

Aon PLC, Class A

    705       222,773  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    225       25,155  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    222       19,445  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    2,419       990,339  

Blackstone, Inc.

    605       77,331  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    265       30,210  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A*

    332       67,582  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    53       29,341  

Discover Financial Services

    115       13,880  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    537       100,462  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    190       87,890  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    1,090       29,920  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    170       21,872  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    219       38,056  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    496       15,455  

Lazard, Inc.

    659       25,398  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    603       161,538  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    164       34,999  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    2,091       422,947  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    2,182       1,035,926  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    4,221       83,956  

Moody’s Corp.

    644       244,346  

MSCI, Inc.

    346       194,096  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    2,459       148,376  

Progressive Corp.

    387       73,360  

RLI Corp.

    279       40,859  

S&P Global, Inc.

    250       107,095  

SEI Investments Co.

    863       58,037  

Synchrony Financial

    1,142       47,165  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,984       224,886  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    3,561       1,006,481  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    163       44,435  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,935,311)

      5,843,885  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care — 12.1%            

Abbott Laboratories

    3,348     $ 397,207  

AbbVie, Inc.

    222       39,083  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    57       17,238  

Amgen, Inc.

    165       45,182  

Biogen, Inc.*

    166       36,020  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    35       11,406  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    264       19,422  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    865       43,899  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    1,926       215,673  

Cencora, Inc.

    1,196       281,778  

Centene Corp.*

    3,069       240,702  

Chemed Corp.

    42       26,297  

Cigna Group

    1,046       351,602  

CVS Health Corp.

    5,868       436,403  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    1,529       129,766  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    694       347,868  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    84       63,309  

Enovis Corp.*

    262       15,670  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc.*

    111       4,167  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    1,036       94,566  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    658       47,442  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    552       172,058  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    501       38,311  

Hologic, Inc.*

    1,046       77,195  

Humana, Inc.

    695       243,472  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    42       24,160  

Incyte Corp.*

    545       31,806  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    573       220,949  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,923       310,334  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    111       23,957  

McKesson Corp.

    1,421       740,924  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

    61       24,249  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    5,880       747,642  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    52       64,855  

Moderna, Inc.*

    2,255       208,001  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    352       138,656  

Pfizer, Inc.

    33,300       884,448  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    430       8,970  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    338       42,213  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    164       158,439  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

    56       14,609  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    53       30,220  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    142       32,041  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    635       313,436  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    158       26,395  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    773       325,232  

Waters Corp.*

    130       43,865  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    164       58,771  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,535,509)

      7,869,908  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 8.6%            

3M Co.

    1,597       147,116  

A O Smith Corp.

    543       45,015  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    155       38,942  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    208       33,954  

AGCO Corp.

    281       30,826  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    828       30,959  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    2,194     $ 34,402  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    1,262       316,926  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

    68       7,347  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    1,093       213,332  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,031       76,376  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    175       61,250  

Carrier Global Corp.

    394       21,898  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    817       272,845  

Cintas Corp.

    160       100,578  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    111       20,213  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,033       36,244  

Copart, Inc.*

    2,144       113,954  

CSX Corp.

    3,291       124,861  

Cummins, Inc.

    173       46,469  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    2,365       99,969  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    372       26,643  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    230       72,110  

Emerson Electric Co.

    165       17,630  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,215       145,314  

Fastenal Co.

    1,802       131,564  

FedEx Corp.

    996       247,974  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    521       42,378  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    84       17,378  

Genpact Ltd.

    392       13,328  

Graco, Inc.

    485       44,261  

Hubbell, Inc.

    80       30,454  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    603       158,076  

ITT, Inc.

    160       20,182  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    485       100,060  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    929       52,340  

Landstar System, Inc.

    276       52,495  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    717       307,048  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    262       18,906  

Masco Corp.

    934       71,694  

Nordson Corp.

    115       30,550  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    356       157,523  

Oshkosh Corp.

    274       30,376  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    830       79,099  

Owens Corning

    555       83,128  

PACCAR, Inc.

    994       110,225  

Paychex, Inc.

    876       107,415  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    65       11,855  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    318       76,800  

RB Global, Inc.

    390       29,605  

Robert Half, Inc.

    815       65,526  

Rollins, Inc.

    382       16,835  

Ryder System, Inc.

    210       23,961  

Saia, Inc.*

    76       43,730  

Snap-on, Inc.

    165       45,484  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    2,300       78,821  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    169       29,967  

Textron, Inc.

    447       39,814  

Trane Technologies PLC

    329       92,768  

Trex Co., Inc.*

    273       25,050  

Union Pacific Corp.

    926       234,917  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

    597       27,157  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    2,743     $ 406,677  

United Rentals, Inc.

    127       88,045  

Vestis Corp.

    151       2,833  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    137       133,364  

Waste Management, Inc.

    166       34,138  

Watsco, Inc.

    140       55,177  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,963,130)

      5,604,151  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 21.5%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    2,173       814,397  

Adobe, Inc.*

    1,225       686,343  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    928       178,668  

Amdocs Ltd.

    497       45,326  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    720       138,110  

Apple, Inc.

    15,644       2,827,653  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    3,064       617,764  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    603       167,357  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    377       97,330  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    163       49,614  

CDW Corp.

    210       51,704  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    219       20,109  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    17,894       865,533  

Cognex Corp.

    332       13,097  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    2,679       211,695  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    594       14,226  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    142       43,225  

F5, Inc.*

    155       29,019  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    56       71,115  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    1,419       98,067  

Gartner, Inc.*

    34       15,829  

HP, Inc.

    3,904       110,600  

Intel Corp.

    5,928       255,200  

Intuit, Inc.

    52       34,470  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    394       60,794  

KLA Corp.

    469       319,999  

Lam Research Corp.

    415       389,374  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

    220       16,854  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    105       26,600  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    1,036       87,169  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    6,306       571,387  

Microsoft Corp.

    8,611       3,561,854  

NVIDIA Corp.

    218       172,464  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    1,160       91,547  

Oracle Corp.

    444       49,586  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

    539       28,378  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    2,807       442,917  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    83       25,632  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    491       51,516  

Teradyne, Inc.

    498       51,588  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    3,249       543,655  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    211       41,206  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,667,817)

      13,988,971  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 3.2%            

Albemarle Corp.

    391       53,899  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

    272       15,833  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Celanese Corp.

    117     $ 17,780  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    1,928       155,628  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    2,295       47,736  

Corteva, Inc.

    727       38,909  

Dow, Inc.

    2,700       150,876  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    539       37,293  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    155       39,300  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    1,581       59,778  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    927       24,056  

Huntsman Corp.

    830       21,248  

International Paper Co.

    1,362       48,160  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    611       45,196  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1,970       197,552  

Mosaic Co.

    3,010       93,792  

Nucor Corp.

    2,023       389,023  

Olin Corp.

    1,146       61,655  

Packaging Corp. of America

    395       71,570  

Reliance, Inc.

    540       173,459  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    1,698       227,226  

United States Steel Corp.

    1,638       77,543  

Westlake Corp.

    161       22,332  

Westrock Co.

    757       34,285  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,845,773)

      2,104,129  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.1%            

Apartment Income REIT Corp. REIT

    880       26,682  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    174       16,440  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    1,308       120,192  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    216       30,450  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    118       22,448  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT

    157       17,356  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Public Storage REIT

    663     $ 188,206  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    721       106,809  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    4,509       155,019  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $607,696)

      683,602  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.1%            

DTE Energy Co.

    152       16,469  

UGI Corp.

    660       16,157  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $33,198)

      32,626  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $56,531,393)

      64,828,751  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0%            

iShares Russell 1000 ETF
(Cost $2,111)

    10       2,798  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.1%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $48,826)

    48,826       48,826  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $59,003)

    59,003       59,003  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $56,641,333)

    $ 64,939,378  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      61,124  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 65,000,502  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.1%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

      —        48,826 (d)       —        —         —        30         —        48,826        48,826  

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

     14,718        665,845       (621,560      —         —        886         —        59,003        59,003  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      14,718         714,671       (621,560      —         —         916         —         107,829         107,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $47,835, which is 0.1% of net assets.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

At February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

Micro E-mini NASDAQ 100 futures

   USD    3    $ 106,616      $108,497      3/15/2024      $ 1,881  

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 64,828,751        $  —        $  —        $ 64,828,751  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       2,798                            2,798  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       107,829                            107,829  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       1,881                            1,881  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 64,941,259        $        $        $ 64,941,259  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Communication Services — 3.4%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    1,356     $ 187,752  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    1,212       169,413  

AT&T, Inc.

    11,148       188,736  

Cable One, Inc.

    75       34,200  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    1,577       463,528  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    8,925       382,436  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    2,980       415,650  

Fox Corp., Class A

    4,665       138,970  

Fox Corp., Class B

    2,655       72,694  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.*

    1,514       35,851  

IAC, Inc.*

    277       15,734  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    9,699       304,549  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    188       5,443  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

    378       22,737  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

    2,582       155,385  

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

    206       13,503  

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

    2,157       156,943  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live,
Class A*

    515       19,874  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live,
Class C*

    1,022       40,696  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM*

    1,226       35,529  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*

    341       9,937  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    2,018       195,706  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.*

    441       82,992  

Match Group, Inc.*

    1,103       39,752  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    239       117,141  

Netflix, Inc.*

    57       34,366  

New York Times Co., Class A

    4,725       209,223  

News Corp., Class A

    6,208       166,871  

News Corp., Class B

    2,065       57,799  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

    777       129,114  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    3,886       343,483  

Paramount Global, Class B

    992       10,952  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

    952       34,938  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,988       22,047  

Spotify Technology SA*

    143       36,667  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc.

    2,895       242,398  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    329       53,726  

Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*

    189       16,146  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    1,684       45,165  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    7,891       315,798  

Walt Disney Co.

    729       81,342  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,980,764)

      5,105,186  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.5%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    303       20,465  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    1,031       162,352  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    409       72,295  

Aptiv PLC*

    126       10,016  

Aramark

    1,985       60,205  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    1,302       195,040  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    180       541,084  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    4,307     $ 348,350  

Birkenstock Holding PLC*

    288       14,403  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    124       430,135  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    9,193       286,178  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    142       9,390  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

    728       83,618  

Brunswick Corp.

    1,976       172,702  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    50       10,255  

CarMax, Inc.*

    1,285       101,515  

Carter’s, Inc.

    912       73,826  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    135       362,984  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    451       50,485  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    89       10,846  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    874       72,271  

Coupang, Inc.*

    1,690       31,299  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    5,464       816,540  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    869       148,347  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    332       297,336  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    1,079       191,943  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    833       373,476  

eBay, Inc.

    5,746       271,671  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    1,669       228,353  

Five Below, Inc.*

    547       109,772  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    691       83,694  

Ford Motor Co.

    26,496       329,610  

Gap, Inc.

    807       15,285  

Garmin Ltd.

    3,563       489,378  

General Motors Co.

    3,065       125,604  

Gentex Corp.

    11,321       413,556  

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,017       301,057  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    1,544       208,131  

H&R Block, Inc.

    7,476       365,950  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    266       9,648  

Hasbro, Inc.

    410       20,619  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    1,334       272,563  

Home Depot, Inc.

    195       74,219  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    750       115,192  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    827       45,088  

Lear Corp.

    1,752       240,637  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    962       19,644  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    4,126       654,012  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    229       33,748  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    155       46,354  

LKQ Corp.

    3,661       191,434  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,500       361,005  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    343       160,212  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    693       173,160  

Mattel, Inc.*

    5,469       107,739  

McDonald’s Corp.

    285       83,300  

MGM Resorts International*

    576       24,929  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    179       21,233  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    1,251       521,680  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    855       88,860  

NVR, Inc.*

    130       991,324  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

    1,313       105,263  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    519       564,371  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    933       143,215  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Phinia, Inc.

    2,887     $ 98,793  

Polaris, Inc.

    934       86,591  

Pool Corp.

    1,068       425,192  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    4,478       485,326  

PVH Corp.

    193       26,377  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,611       299,517  

RH*

    111       30,458  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,680       250,253  

Service Corp. International

    1,224       89,585  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    3,938       243,408  

Starbucks Corp.

    2,721       258,223  

Tapestry, Inc.

    2,493       118,492  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    214       11,657  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    1,889       282,160  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    650       83,317  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    4,030       399,534  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    2,958       339,105  

TopBuild Corp.*

    547       220,102  

Tractor Supply Co.

    1,491       379,191  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    1,452       64,890  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    507       278,120  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    503       115,846  

Valvoline, Inc.*

    5,758       245,521  

Whirlpool Corp.

    671       72,059  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    1,877       442,090  

Wingstop, Inc.

    155       54,413  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    775       59,326  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    457       18,755  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    2,091       289,436  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,065,676)

      18,726,603  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.1%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    22,635       459,038  

Altria Group, Inc.

    7,974       326,216  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    3,669       194,861  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    5,149       376,083  

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*

    245       75,494  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    248       14,937  

Bunge Global SA

    550       51,904  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,115       47,544  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    2,065       628,772  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    2,500       250,300  

Clorox Co.

    982       150,550  

Coca-Cola Co.

    758       45,495  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,226       192,594  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    1,630       45,770  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    728       180,923  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    473       351,860  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    237       10,027  

Dollar General Corp.

    440       63,936  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    1,757       257,717  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    178       26,447  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    3,277       73,470  

General Mills, Inc.

    1,312       84,204  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*

    2,446       63,082  

Hershey Co.

    797       149,772  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    931       32,883  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Ingredion, Inc.

    1,787     $ 210,205  

J M Smucker Co.

    526       63,209  

Kellanova

    1,641       90,501  

Kenvue, Inc.

    13,789       261,991  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    2,277       68,105  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,666       201,869  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    1,354       47,769  

Kroger Co.

    11,673       579,098  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    480       49,061  

Maplebear, Inc.*

    806       26,227  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    640       44,070  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    3,284       204,987  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    2,103       153,666  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    3,095       182,915  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    414       68,451  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    606       54,516  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    2,075       66,068  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

    943       98,223  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    406       64,530  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    497       14,662  

Seaboard Corp.

    11       36,163  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    701       56,374  

Sysco Corp.

    3,446       279,023  

Target Corp.

    715       109,338  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    3,316       179,860  

US Foods Holding Corp.*

    2,385       121,134  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    365       7,760  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,749       102,509  

WK Kellogg Co.

    2,387       34,946  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,989,540)

      7,631,109  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.2%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    1,101       14,753  

Baker Hughes Co.

    1,614       47,758  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    3,484       540,717  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

    3,299       273,091  

Chevron Corp.

    736       111,879  

ConocoPhillips

    1,800       202,572  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    32,845       846,744  

Devon Energy Corp.

    911       40,139  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    419       76,476  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    910       52,443  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    1,462       167,341  

EQT Corp.

    1,824       67,762  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,329       138,907  

Halliburton Co.

    402       14,098  

Hess Corp.

    617       89,928  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    8,069       447,829  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    4,118       71,612  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    3,134       75,999  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    5,416       916,550  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    777       47,094  

ONEOK, Inc.

    867       65,129  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    335       16,552  

Phillips 66

    5,326       759,008  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    2,001       470,615  

Range Resources Corp.

    472       14,925  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Energy (Continued)            

Schlumberger NV

    496     $ 23,972  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    2,252       15,696  

TechnipFMC PLC

    982       21,300  

Valero Energy Corp.

    3,925       555,231  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    2,051       73,713  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,206,800)

      6,259,833  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 11.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    1,761       275,262  

Aflac, Inc.

    2,583       208,551  

Allstate Corp.

    252       40,199  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    1,458       53,931  

American Express Co.

    701       153,813  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    429       54,770  

American International Group, Inc.

    1,862       135,721  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    410       167,018  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    6,637       126,700  

Aon PLC, Class A

    1,065       336,529  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    113       12,633  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    4,123       361,134  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    395       52,389  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    809       197,339  

Assurant, Inc.

    544       98,709  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    377       34,533  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    781       48,867  

Bank of America Corp.

    436       15,051  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    3,960       222,116  

Bank OZK

    1,513       66,269  

BlackRock, Inc.

    122       98,984  

Blackstone, Inc.

    1,736       221,896  

Blue Owl Capital, Inc.

    1,218       21,875  

BOK Financial Corp.

    100       8,501  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    4,275       359,998  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,313       180,682  

Carlyle Group, Inc.

    3,287       150,709  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    1,167       224,064  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    169       11,286  

Chubb Ltd.

    680       171,136  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    81       9,234  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,959       108,705  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    735       23,072  

CME Group, Inc.

    430       94,751  

CNA Financial Corp.

    251       11,031  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    612       11,077  

Comerica, Inc.

    846       41,776  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    307       15,976  

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

    4,929       122,387  

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    184       101,862  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    70       7,596  

Discover Financial Services

    1,594       192,396  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    1,375       100,183  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    1,440       49,306  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

    1,071       117,210  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    2,247       420,369  

Everest Group Ltd.

    591       218,008  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    796       368,214  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    5,916       299,231  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    289     $ 19,996  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    2,528       86,812  

First American Financial Corp.

    1,483       86,622  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    26       40,919  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    551       11,549  

First Horizon Corp.

    3,432       48,391  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    1,081       161,361  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    629       175,661  

FNB Corp.

    2,996       39,967  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2,264       62,147  

Global Payments, Inc.

    1,229       159,401  

Globe Life, Inc.

    1,033       131,119  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    167       64,971  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    291       38,258  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    2,478       237,492  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    1,840       236,734  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    6,650       86,716  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    1,256       136,552  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    573       79,315  

Invesco Ltd.

    1,785       27,507  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    740       128,590  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    4,644       144,707  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    842       35,212  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    199       37,026  

KeyCorp

    4,698       67,040  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    591       305,062  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    175       17,196  

Lazard, Inc.

    1,444       55,652  

Loews Corp.

    2,806       210,815  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,641       439,608  

M&T Bank Corp.

    452       63,162  

Markel Group, Inc.*

    48       71,639  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    305       65,090  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    1,907       385,729  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    121       57,446  

MetLife, Inc.

    747       52,096  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    17,674       351,536  

Moody’s Corp.

    828       314,160  

Morgan Stanley

    149       12,820  

Morningstar, Inc.

    187       55,836  

MSCI, Inc.

    554       310,777  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,422       136,116  

NCR Atleos Corp.*

    1,238       26,939  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    1,444       6,917  

Northern Trust Corp.

    570       46,814  

Old Republic International Corp.

    8,381       242,714  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    1,040       49,119  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    2,437       147,049  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    526       43,511  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    507       74,630  

Popular, Inc.

    1,162       97,236  

Primerica, Inc.

    795       194,982  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    1,137       91,938  

Progressive Corp.

    639       121,129  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    436       27,211  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    587       63,977  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    285     $ 34,291  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,918       54,362  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    679       120,081  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    70       15,737  

Rithm Capital Corp. REIT

    15,257       165,386  

RLI Corp.

    1,503       220,114  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.*

    672       35,199  

S&P Global, Inc.

    509       218,045  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,419       229,928  

SLM Corp.

    1,867       38,890  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    3,070       62,597  

State Street Corp.

    2,027       149,451  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    1,301       98,694  

Synchrony Financial

    2,701       111,551  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    614       23,295  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2,381       269,886  

TPG, Inc.

    1,102       48,874  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    2,251       238,201  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    792       175,000  

Truist Financial Corp.

    2,297       80,349  

Unum Group

    2,967       146,718  

US Bancorp

    2,600       109,096  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    2,191       13,979  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

    2,692       48,591  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    267       75,465  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    1,133       77,452  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    3,419       285,828  

Webster Financial Corp.

    786       37,445  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,182       65,707  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    605       34,927  

Western Union Co.

    8,969       120,274  

WEX, Inc.*

    313       68,776  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    4       7,062  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    552       150,481  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    447       43,068  

XP, Inc., Class A

    591       13,971  

Zions Bancorp NA

    1,726       68,056  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,662,092)

      16,662,847  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 10.2%            

Abbott Laboratories

    805       95,505  

AbbVie, Inc.

    427       75,173  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    247       20,612  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    478       65,658  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    399       120,666  

Amedisys, Inc.*

    200       18,604  

Amgen, Inc.

    451       123,497  

Avantor, Inc.*

    2,283       56,253  

Azenta, Inc.*

    371       24,171  

Baxter International, Inc.

    1,496       61,216  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    345       81,265  

Biogen, Inc.*

    93       20,180  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    138       11,907  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    295       21,703  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    1,338       88,589  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,054       53,491  

Bruker Corp.

    520       45,001  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    15,862     $ 1,776,227  

Catalent, Inc.*

    352       20,184  

Cencora, Inc.

    4,910       1,156,796  

Centene Corp.*

    6,296       493,795  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    339       86,170  

Chemed Corp.

    456       285,515  

Cigna Group

    888       298,492  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    1,124       105,206  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,266       168,522  

Danaher Corp.

    242       61,260  

DaVita, Inc.*

    1,968       249,877  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    487       15,915  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    133       15,304  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    3,068       260,381  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*

    1,022       16,240  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    477       239,096  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    40       30,147  

Encompass Health Corp.

    2,836       210,998  

Enovis Corp.*

    1,960       117,228  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    7,949       174,083  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc.*

    4,017       150,798  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    5,966       544,577  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    1,458       105,122  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

    453       24,457  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    591       184,215  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    2,428       185,669  

Hologic, Inc.*

    1,166       86,051  

Humana, Inc.

    1,560       546,499  

ICON PLC*

    807       258,740  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    479       275,535  

Incyte Corp.*

    441       25,737  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    770       28,421  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    505       194,728  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    488       120,614  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    380       45,182  

Johnson & Johnson

    210       33,890  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    1,323       285,543  

McKesson Corp.

    2,981       1,554,323  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

    417       165,766  

Medtronic PLC

    1,194       99,532  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    866       110,112  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    34       42,405  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    1,216       478,995  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    804       104,842  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    494       12,972  

Pfizer, Inc.

    692       18,380  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    2,551       53,214  

QIAGEN NV*

    692       29,611  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    1,745       217,933  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    274       264,709  

Repligen Corp.*

    102       19,787  

ResMed, Inc.

    294       51,074  

Revvity, Inc.

    206       22,576  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    618       18,750  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

    92       24,000  

STERIS PLC

    835       194,480  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Stryker Corp.

    267     $ 93,202  

Teleflex, Inc.

    151       33,641  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    85       48,465  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    386       87,097  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    64       31,590  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    1,419       237,058  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

    399       89,979  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    974       409,801  

Viatris, Inc.

    10,878       134,561  

Waters Corp.*

    199       67,147  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    1,323       474,110  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    504       62,677  

Zoetis, Inc.

    966       191,587  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,573,999)

      15,305,081  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 20.4%            

3M Co.

    1,055       97,187  

A O Smith Corp.

    3,928       325,631  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    1,188       298,473  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    1,299       212,049  

AECOM

    1,699       150,922  

AGCO Corp.

    995       109,152  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    2,367       88,502  

Allegion PLC

    625       79,919  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    5,230       393,976  

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    3,380       52,998  

AMETEK, Inc.

    1,341       241,621  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    1,328       160,170  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    446       112,004  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    83       25,512  

AZEK Co., Inc.*

    1,663       80,007  

Boeing Co.*

    66       13,446  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    1,821       268,980  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    2,604       530,122  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    2,089       407,731  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    1,522       153,463  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    3,852       285,356  

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    830       311,126  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    1,097       383,950  

Carrier Global Corp.

    6,392       355,267  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    591       197,370  

Cintas Corp.

    395       248,301  

Clarivate PLC*

    1,654       11,876  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    1,311       238,733  

CNH Industrial NV

    4,523       54,050  

Concentrix Corp.

    148       10,723  

Copart, Inc.*

    6,482       344,518  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A*

    7,633       364,323  

CSX Corp.

    6,148       233,255  

Cummins, Inc.

    573       153,914  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    491       116,009  

Dayforce, Inc.*

    496       34,601  

Deere & Co.

    205       74,835  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    7,330       309,839  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    3,232       231,476  

Dover Corp.

    1,075       177,784  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

    2,935       30,935  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Eaton Corp. PLC

    807     $ 233,223  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    2,231       699,463  

Equifax, Inc.

    430       117,644  

Esab Corp.

    2,073       205,476  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    6,018       719,753  

Fastenal Co.

    9,440       689,214  

FedEx Corp.

    1,596       397,356  

Ferguson PLC

    1,986       419,940  

Flowserve Corp.

    835       35,337  

Fortive Corp.

    2,387       203,205  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    4,605       374,571  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    924       191,157  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC*

    2,291       33,724  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    340       38,253  

General Dynamics Corp.

    581       158,758  

General Electric Co.

    786       123,316  

Genpact Ltd.

    1,223       41,582  

Graco, Inc.

    3,205       292,488  

GXO Logistics, Inc.*

    1,441       74,586  

Hayward Holdings, Inc.*

    1,461       21,608  

HEICO Corp.

    267       51,638  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    589       91,643  

Hexcel Corp.

    457       34,028  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    307       61,010  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    2,159       143,681  

Hubbell, Inc.

    1,040       395,897  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    575       167,682  

IDEX Corp.

    244       57,560  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,109       290,724  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    2,131       194,624  

ITT, Inc.

    2,101       265,020  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    2,433       356,799  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    1,416       292,135  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    1,684       99,811  

KBR, Inc.

    2,070       124,262  

Kirby Corp.*

    925       81,141  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    2,623       147,780  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    272       57,572  

Landstar System, Inc.

    2,159       410,642  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    3,487       445,848  

Lennox International, Inc.

    520       245,029  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    1,096       281,234  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    228       97,639  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    1,806       130,321  

Masco Corp.

    7,919       607,862  

MasTec, Inc.*

    128       9,659  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    3,932       85,246  

Middleby Corp.*

    261       39,714  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    549       101,098  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    3,002       303,022  

Nordson Corp.

    773       205,347  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    447       113,261  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    112       51,634  

nVent Electric PLC

    3,568       240,198  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    850       376,108  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Oshkosh Corp.

    2,774     $ 307,526  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,128       298,098  

Owens Corning

    4,138       619,790  

PACCAR, Inc.

    5,428       601,911  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    128       68,538  

Paychex, Inc.

    1,589       194,843  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    1,007       183,667  

Paycor HCM, Inc.*

    637       13,453  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    81       13,657  

Pentair PLC

    1,275       99,182  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    1,650       398,492  

RB Global, Inc.

    5,348       405,967  

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

    147       40,106  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    1,262       216,420  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,544       283,478  

Robert Half, Inc.

    5,165       415,266  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    1,006       286,790  

Rollins, Inc.

    4,774       210,390  

RTX Corp.

    664       59,541  

Ryder System, Inc.

    2,766       315,601  

Saia, Inc.*

    452       260,081  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    3,391       79,858  

Science Applications International Corp.

    2,637       369,075  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    458       15,764  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

    848       142,871  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,218       335,754  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    3,420       117,203  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    3,907       249,110  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    925       82,593  

Stericycle, Inc.*

    1,435       78,050  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    509       90,256  

Textron, Inc.

    1,891       168,431  

Timken Co.

    1,113       93,481  

Toro Co.

    422       38,955  

Trane Technologies PLC

    1,321       372,482  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    55       64,776  

TransUnion

    791       61,405  

Trex Co., Inc.*

    1,520       139,475  

U-Haul Holding Co.*

    209       13,455  

U-Haul Holding Co.

    1,495       95,037  

Union Pacific Corp.

    334       84,732  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

    489       22,245  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    960       142,330  

United Rentals, Inc.

    387       268,295  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    108       22,888  

Veralto Corp.

    2,130       184,075  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    1,319       319,066  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    393       26,575  

Vestis Corp.

    4,766       89,410  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    561       546,111  

Waste Management, Inc.

    1,633       335,826  

Watsco, Inc.

    1,307       515,115  

WESCO International, Inc.

    207       30,944  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,285       181,558  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*

    1,222       58,351  

Woodward, Inc.

    890       125,926  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

XPO, Inc.*

    991     $ 119,237  

Xylem, Inc.

    563       71,529  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,297,407)

      30,742,670  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 19.1%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    499       187,015  

Adobe, Inc.*

    458       256,608  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    186       35,811  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    7,164       794,631  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.*

    1,429       44,999  

Amdocs Ltd.

    6,492       592,070  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    6,593       720,219  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    2,292       439,651  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    1,455       486,217  

Apple, Inc.

    2,919       527,609  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    4,470       901,241  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    969       268,936  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    1,921       225,718  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    69       13,378  

Atlassian Corp., Class A*

    535       110,970  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    2,686       693,445  

Avnet, Inc.

    290       13,511  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

    343       17,620  

Broadcom, Inc.

    115       149,556  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    2,342       712,858  

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*

    2,859       33,479  

CDW Corp.

    5,188       1,277,338  

Ciena Corp.*

    210       11,966  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    3,145       288,774  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5,590       270,388  

Cognex Corp.

    840       33,138  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    22,087       1,745,315  

Corning, Inc.

    9,017       290,708  

Crane NXT Co.

    1,750       102,235  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    148       47,974  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

    119       15,644  

DocuSign, Inc.*

    415       22,107  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    3,782       306,342  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*

    2,410       74,445  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    16,482       394,744  

DXC Technology Co.*

    2,544       55,612  

Dynatrace, Inc.*

    1,687       83,591  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    728       221,603  

F5, Inc.*

    3,201       599,291  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    153       194,296  

First Solar, Inc.*

    62       9,541  

Five9, Inc.*

    179       10,919  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    9,593       662,972  

Gartner, Inc.*

    1,090       507,460  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*

    325       17,768  

Globant SA*

    446       99,534  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

    2,777       316,995  

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

    925       110,390  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    30,557       465,383  

HP, Inc.

    6,420       181,879  

HubSpot, Inc.*

    159       98,391  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Intel Corp.

    3,568     $ 153,602  

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,099       203,348  

Intuit, Inc.

    693       459,383  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

    1,330       114,846  

Jabil, Inc.

    7,971       1,148,541  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    2,002       74,134  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    1,537       237,159  

KLA Corp.

    1,201       819,442  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.*

    1,450       31,857  

Lam Research Corp.

    873       819,092  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

    1,996       152,914  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    439       104,587  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    1,683       426,354  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    1,149       82,337  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    6,462       543,713  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    119       10,783  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,335       552,209  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    697       501,868  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,038       342,945  

NCR Voyix Corp.*

    901       13,164  

NetApp, Inc.

    4,720       420,646  

NVIDIA Corp.

    109       86,232  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    1,512       119,327  

Oracle Corp.

    171       19,097  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    688       213,658  

PTC, Inc.*

    670       122,617  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

    5,228       275,254  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    1,125       128,869  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    2,297       362,444  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    89       48,481  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    547       168,925  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    267       205,948  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    4,721       495,327  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    197       37,091  

Splunk, Inc.*

    230       35,931  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    1,150       659,790  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    3,374       350,559  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    142       60,672  

Teradata Corp.*

    3,033       114,102  

Teradyne, Inc.

    3,614       374,374  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    2,340       391,552  

Trimble, Inc.*

    795       48,646  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    509       222,504  

Universal Display Corp.

    872       152,094  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    2,691       525,525  

Viasat, Inc.*

    571       11,175  

Vontier Corp.

    4,677       201,111  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    457       134,660  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    311       86,918  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*

    470       33,243  

Zscaler, Inc.*

    87       21,051  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,208,126)

      28,662,386  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 6.7%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    207       48,446  

Albemarle Corp.

    151       20,815  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Amcor PLC

    9,338     $ 84,602  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    1,453       204,088  

Ashland, Inc.

    108       10,113  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    1,371       296,863  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

    2,776       90,858  

Ball Corp.

    994       63,636  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

    1,678       97,676  

Celanese Corp.

    370       56,229  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    2,483       200,428  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    1,116       23,213  

Corteva, Inc.

    2,002       107,147  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    1,740       133,319  

Dow, Inc.

    9,049       505,658  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    3,253       225,075  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    1,427       361,816  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    2,020       177,235  

Ecolab, Inc.

    921       207,078  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    2,778       65,283  

FMC Corp.

    138       7,782  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    1,013       38,302  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    13,423       348,327  

Huntsman Corp.

    5,942       152,115  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    582       43,941  

International Paper Co.

    8,150       288,184  

Linde PLC

    377       169,205  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    1,645       121,681  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    7,668       768,947  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    289       166,958  

Mosaic Co.

    2,289       71,325  

NewMarket Corp.

    374       239,985  

Newmont Corp.

    718       22,437  

Nucor Corp.

    4,237       814,775  

Olin Corp.

    3,646       196,155  

Packaging Corp. of America

    2,635       477,436  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    898       127,157  

Reliance, Inc.

    3,713       1,192,690  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    661       67,838  

RPM International, Inc.

    1,398       161,259  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    487       31,996  

Sealed Air Corp.

    453       15,796  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    508       168,671  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    2,185       95,943  

Sonoco Products Co.

    1,297       73,514  

Southern Copper Corp.

    507       40,996  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    4,407       589,745  

United States Steel Corp.

    1,930       91,366  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    714       189,817  

Westlake Corp.

    1,349       187,120  

Westrock Co.

    2,634       119,294  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,834,501)

      10,060,335  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 3.5%            

Agree Realty Corp. REIT

    211       11,594  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    192       23,948  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT

    2,804       103,776  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    167       33,210  

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    482       12,195  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Apartment Income REIT Corp. REIT

    6,802     $ 206,237  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,373       243,062  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,152       74,557  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT

    3,004       67,920  

Camden Property Trust REIT

    861       81,347  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    4,267       392,095  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    1,315       114,444  

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT

    590       13,458  

Crown Castle, Inc. REIT

    404       44,416  

CubeSmart REIT

    2,682       116,962  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    518       76,048  

EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT

    862       151,445  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    109       96,881  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,131       143,459  

Equity Residential REIT

    1,819       109,522  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    494       114,312  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    896       126,309  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    619       62,426  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    2,577       136,581  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT

    744       33,837  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    841       11,589  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    614       10,284  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    625       15,281  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    11,037       228,907  

Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.*

    224       17,114  

Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT

    2,779       94,681  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    2,933       230,651  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    812       154,475  

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    556       21,067  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    472       9,327  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT

    1,434       158,529  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    473       59,447  

National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT

    744       26,643  

NNN REIT, Inc. REIT

    1,066       43,376  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    1,551       48,267  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    715       95,288  

Public Storage REIT

    1,148       325,883  

Rayonier, Inc. REIT

    850       29,265  

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    1,567       81,656  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    1,407       87,164  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT

    449       22,845  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    256       53,563  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    802       118,808  

STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT

    2,567       95,338  

Sun Communities, Inc. REIT

    230       30,765  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    625       22,187  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,699       50,851  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    387       35,666  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    15,987       549,633  

WP Carey, Inc. REIT

    595       33,516  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,069,463)

      5,352,107  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.2%            

AES Corp.

    836       12,707  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    1,834       87,573  

Ameren Corp.

    1,805       128,498  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,475       125,655  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    464     $ 55,003  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    3,488       393,830  

Avangrid, Inc.

    348       10,833  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    1,661       39,399  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    4,792       131,780  

Clearway Energy, Inc.

    506       11,031  

CMS Energy Corp.

    2,257       129,484  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    2,996       261,281  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    447       75,297  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    1,438       68,780  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,617       175,202  

Duke Energy Corp.

    1,235       113,410  

Edison International

    3,772       256,571  

Entergy Corp.

    1,428       145,042  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    815       28,346  

Evergy, Inc.

    1,864       92,343  

Eversource Energy

    834       48,956  

Exelon Corp.

    5,778       207,084  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    3,205       117,335  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    6,981       85,029  

IDACORP, Inc.

    845       74,453  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    1,856       90,461  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    574       31,679  

NiSource, Inc.

    8,165       212,780  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    7,978       441,343  

OGE Energy Corp.

    3,524       115,975  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    2,028       138,573  

PPL Corp.

    3,539       93,323  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    3,291       205,358  

Sempra

    1,185       83,661  

Southern Co.

    2,860       192,335  

Vistra Corp.

    1,716       93,591  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    1,373       107,767  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    2,507       132,094  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,811,389)

      4,813,862  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $122,699,757)

      149,322,019  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.3%            

iShares Russell 1000 ETF (a)

    300       83,931  

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

    750       350,197  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $372,161)

      434,128  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.2%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $327,111)

    327,111       327,111  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $287,137)

    287,137       287,137  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

(Cost $123,686,166)

    $ 150,370,395  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.1%)

      (144,136
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 150,226,259  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.2%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

  
      —        327,111 (d)       —        —         —        1,898         —        327,111        327,111  

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.2%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

  
     139,790        2,392,579       (2,245,232      —         —        5,763         —        287,137        287,137  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      139,790         2,719,690        (2,245,232      —         —         7,661         —         614,248         614,248  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $319,501, which is 0.2% 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.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   USD    1    $ 233,888        $255,188        3/15/2024      $ 21,300  

Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   USD    4      99,490        102,075        3/15/2024        2,585  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 23,885  
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 149,322,019        $  —        $  —        $ 149,322,019  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       434,128                            434,128  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       614,248                            614,248  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       23,885                            23,885  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 150,394,280        $        $        $ 150,394,280  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     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

   $ 58,572,850     $ 556,492,076      $ 64,831,549      $ 149,756,147  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

     44,693       250,749                

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     79,730       1,167,020        59,003        287,137  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     290,445       309,212        48,826        327,111  

Foreign currency at value

     146,072       743,466                

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     12,500       137,391        5,841        18,172  

Receivables:

          

Investment securities sold

     8,651       3,278,272                

Variation margin on futures contracts

           11,713        1,005        2,300  

Dividends

     131,009       774,697        112,527        192,394  

Interest

     326       4,425        162        1,081  

Affiliated securities lending income

     12       1,173        28        664  

Foreign tax reclaim

     60,502       185,674                
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 59,346,790     $ 563,355,868      $ 65,058,941      $ 150,585,006  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $ 290,445     $ 309,212      $ 48,826      $ 327,111  

Payables:

          

Investment securities purchased

     535       3,243,354               11,921  

Investment advisory fees

     11,066       39,080        9,613        19,715  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     980                      
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     303,026       3,591,646        58,439        358,747  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 59,043,764     $ 559,764,222      $ 65,000,502      $ 150,226,259  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

          

Paid-in capital

   $ 75,013,679     $ 466,314,940      $ 58,154,007      $ 155,068,523  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (15,969,915     93,449,282        6,846,495        (4,842,264
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 59,043,764     $ 559,764,222      $ 65,000,502      $ 150,226,259  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     2,050,001       6,210,001        1,375,001        3,000,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 28.80     $ 90.14      $ 47.27      $ 50.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 52,595,067     $ 460,554,297      $ 56,533,504      $ 123,071,918  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

   $ 36,967     $ 216,690      $      $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 276,396     $ 283,214      $ 47,835      $ 319,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 79,730     $ 1,167,020      $ 59,003      $ 287,137  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 290,445     $ 309,212      $ 48,826      $ 327,111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 146,302     $ 737,167      $      $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     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*

   $ 658,721     $ 3,892,326     $ 496,738     $ 1,179,096  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     3,232       27,309       886       5,763  

Affiliated securities lending income

     314       6,385       30       1,898  

Affiliated other income (see note 6)

     515       2,502             500  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     662,782       3,928,522       497,654       1,187,257  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     99,574       232,715       51,739       115,600  

Other expenses

     58       58       58       58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     99,632       232,773       51,797       115,658  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (31,362     (550     (19     (117
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     68,270       232,223       51,778       115,541  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     594,512       3,696,299       445,876       1,071,716  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (1,508,397     (1,286,824     (13,033     (930,339

In-kind redemptions

     1,549,246       5,024,240       1,865,770       5,843,205  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

     (240     2,616              

Futures contracts

     49,545       143,336       (5     9,722  

Foreign currency transactions

     5,470       1,748              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     95,624       3,885,116       1,852,732       4,922,588  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     3,213,134       55,281,462       5,517,102       10,611,428  

Investments in affiliates

     7,269       45,194              

Futures contracts

     6,813       112,443       1,881       17,499  

Foreign currency translations

     109       (28,093            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,227,325       55,411,006       5,518,983       10,628,927  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     3,322,949       59,296,122       7,371,715       15,551,515  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 3,917,461     $ 62,992,421     $ 7,817,591     $ 16,623,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 61,528     $ 360,664     $ 42     $ 554  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US
Multifactor ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF  
     For the Six
Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 594,512     $ 2,211,616     $ 3,696,299     $ 10,516,535  

Net realized gain (loss)

     95,624       (5,384,510     3,885,116       7,420,412  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,227,325       9,700,089       55,411,006       60,585,767  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,917,461       6,527,195       62,992,421       78,522,714  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (1,438,980     (2,130,476     (4,510,307     (10,244,127
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     4,074,833       6,891,035              

Value of shares redeemed

     (7,824,665     (16,975,746     (18,424,205     (50,947,243
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (3,749,832     (10,084,711     (18,424,205     (50,947,243
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,271,351     (5,687,992     40,057,909       17,331,344  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     60,315,115       66,003,107       519,706,313       502,374,969  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 59,043,764     $ 60,315,115     $ 559,764,222     $ 519,706,313  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     2,200,001       2,600,001       6,430,001       7,070,001  

Shares sold

     150,000       250,000              

Shares redeemed

     (300,000     (650,000     (220,000     (640,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     2,050,001       2,200,001       6,210,001       6,430,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality
at a Reasonable Price ETF
    Xtrackers Russell US
Multifactor ETF
 
     For the Six
Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 445,876     $ 259,221     $ 1,071,716     $ 2,526,303  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,852,732       594,889       4,922,588       3,947,253  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     5,518,983       2,517,678       10,628,927       5,908,420  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     7,817,591       3,371,788       16,623,231       12,381,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (325,757     (210,231     (1,115,297     (2,664,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     36,288,139       18,421,557       18,456,777       28,235,429  

Value of shares redeemed

     (7,821,155     (3,689,886     (18,703,743     (48,688,101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     28,466,984       14,731,671       (246,966     (20,452,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     35,958,818       17,893,228       15,260,968       (10,734,954

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     29,041,684       11,148,456       134,965,291       145,700,245  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 65,000,502     $ 29,041,684     $ 150,226,259     $ 134,965,291  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     675,001       300,001       3,000,001       3,500,001  

Shares sold

     875,000       475,000       400,000       700,000  

Shares redeemed

     (175,000     (100,000     (400,000     (1,200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     1,375,001       675,001       3,000,001       3,000,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the Six
Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 27.42     $ 25.39     $ 32.88     $ 27.84     $ 26.80     $ 28.84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.28       0.90       1.01       0.84       0.62       0.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.74       1.98       (7.37     5.35       1.32       (2.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.02       2.88       (6.36     6.19       1.94       (1.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.64     (0.85     (1.13     (1.15     (0.90     (0.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.64     (0.85     (1.13     (1.15     (0.90     (0.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 28.80     $ 27.42     $ 25.39     $ 32.88     $ 27.84     $ 26.80  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(b)

     7.50 **      11.59       (19.75     22.69       7.49       (4.51

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

            

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     59       60       66       71       72       72  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.35     0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.24     0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24       0.29  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.09     3.44       3.45       2.75       2.37       3.05  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     27 **      52       56       53       43       51  

 

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the Six
Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2020(d)
 
  2023     2022     2021  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 80.83     $ 71.06     $ 84.95     $ 65.83     $ 50.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.58       1.50       1.53       1.28       0.49  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     9.43       9.72       (13.73     18.91       15.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     10.01       11.22       (12.20     20.19       15.83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.70     (1.45     (1.69     (1.06      

Net realized gains

                       (0.01      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.70     (1.45     (1.69     (1.07      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 90.14     $ 80.83     $ 71.06     $ 84.95     $ 65.83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(b)

     12.48 **      16.02       (14.55     30.87       31.66 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     560       520       502       803       132  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.09     0.09       0.09       0.09       0.09

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.09     0.09       0.09       0.09       0.09

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.43     2.02       1.93       1.73       2.08

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     2 **      2       4       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.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the Six
Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 43.02     $ 37.16     $ 41.83     $ 31.43     $ 27.08     $ 27.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.35       0.61       0.53       0.52       0.52       0.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     4.20       5.85       (4.60     10.44       4.42       (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.55       6.46       (4.07     10.96       4.94       0.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.30     (0.60     (0.60     (0.56     (0.59     (0.47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.30     (0.60     (0.60     (0.56     (0.59     (0.47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 47.27     $ 43.02     $ 37.16     $ 41.83     $ 31.43     $ 27.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(b)

     10.63 **      17.63       (9.84     35.25       18.72       1.03  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

            

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     65       29       11       40       101       111  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.19     0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.19     0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.63     1.55       1.29       1.51       1.85       1.93  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     1 **      34       14       13       22       31  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   For the Six
Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 44.99     $ 41.63     $ 46.33     $ 34.84     $ 33.88     $ 33.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.36       0.77       0.72       0.56       0.62       0.57  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.08       3.38       (4.76     11.47       0.96       (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.44       4.15       (4.04     12.03       1.58       0.48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.35     (0.79     (0.66     (0.54     (0.62     (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.35     (0.79     (0.66     (0.54     (0.62     (0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 50.08     $ 44.99     $ 41.63     $ 46.33     $ 34.84     $ 33.88  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(b)

     12.16 **      10.12       (8.80     34.85       4.93       1.53  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

            

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     150       135       146       206       150       203  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.17     0.17       0.17       0.17       0.17       0.17  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.17     0.17       0.17       0.17       0.17       0.17  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.58     1.80       1.60       1.40       1.85       1.77  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     19 **      44       38       39       47       48  

 

(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.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

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

As of February 29, 2024, the Trust consists of forty-six investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers 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, except for Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF which lots consist of 10,000 shares and Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF which lots consist of 25,000 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 seek investment results that correspond generally to 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

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

 

Russell 1000 2Qual/Val 5% Capped Factor Index

Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index

The FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor 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 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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 direct charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Each Fund is diversified. 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.

The Funds’ Board has designated the Advisor as the valuation designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Advisor’s Pricing Committee (the “Pricing Committee”) typically values securities using readily available market quotations or prices supplied by independent pricing services (which are considered fair values under Rule 2a-5). The Advisor has adopted fair valuation procedures that provide methodologies for fair valuing securities.

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 Pricing Committee. 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.

 

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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 Pricing Committee 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. 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.

 

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The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At August 31, 2023, 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

   $ 11,267,957      $ 10,104,213      $ 21,372,170  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     2,162,841        5,270,305        7,433,146  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     267,626        3,163,204        3,430,830  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     23,101,573        12,985,749        36,087,322  

As of August 31, 2023, 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

   $ 58,017,951      $ 1,880,242      $ 5,336,717      $ (3,456,475

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     476,828,382        40,254,580        78,661,885        (38,407,305

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     26,309,282        2,696,269        3,277,626        (581,357

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     119,443,940        15,334,455        18,227,862        (2,893,407

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

Foreign Taxes The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of February 29, 2024, 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 Prior to September 27, 2023, the Bank of New York Mellon served as securities lending agent for the Funds. Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent and lends securities of the Funds to certain financial institutions under the terms of its 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 or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the

 

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value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the securities lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended February 29, 2024, 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 (0.11% annualized effective rate as of February 29, 2024) 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 securities 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 February 29, 2024, the Funds listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of February 29, 2024

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

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 290,445      $      $      $      $ 290,445  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 290,445  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 309,212      $      $      $      $ 309,212  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 309,212  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

 

        

Common Stocks

   $ 48,826      $      $      $      $ 48,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 48,826  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 269,977      $      $      $      $ 269,977  

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 57,134      $      $      $      $ 57,134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 327,111      $      $      $      $ 327,111  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 327,111  

Derivatives

Futures Contracts Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended February 29, 2024, Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF, Xtrackers Russell 1000 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

 

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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 February 29, 2024 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of February 29, 2024 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*   $ 3,567      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 138,439      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,881      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

 

  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 23,885      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 February 29, 2024 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

     $ 49,545  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

       143,336  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

       (5

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

       9,722  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     $ 6,813  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

       112,443  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

       1,881  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

       17,499  

 

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For the period ended February 29, 2024 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

       Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

     $ 376,469  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

       2,285,035  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

       15,500  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

       246,188  

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 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 20, 2024, 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 period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $31,295 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 February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 67  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     550  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     19  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     117  

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.

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting 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).

Affiliated Securities Lending Agent Fees. Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for the funds listed below. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds incurred securities lending agent fees to Deutsche Bank AG as follows:

 

     Securities
Lending
Agent Fees
 

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 5  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     469  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     1  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     153  

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended February 29, 2024, 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

   $ 18,676,819      $ 15,444,361  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     8,967,709        9,139,398  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     422,717        470,794  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     26,389,228        26,563,817  

For the period ended February 29, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $      $ 7,753,218  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

            18,421,112  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

     36,256,008        7,735,817  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     18,457,635        18,685,047  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of February 29, 2024 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.

 

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6. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor and the securities lending agent, Deutsche Bank AG, agreed to reimburse the Funds and amounts below for securities lending income in connection to an operational delay with the lending agent transition (see Securities Lending note 2.)

The amounts reimbursed were less than 0.01% of the Funds’ average net assets, thus having no impact on the Funds’ total return.

 

DBX Advisors LLC

   Amounts  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 343  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     1,668  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     333  

Deutsche Bank AG

   Amounts  

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

   $ 172  

Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF

     834  

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

     167  

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Regulatory Update — Tailored Shareholder Report

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC amended the rules for mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. The amended rules apply to mutual funds and ETFs that are registered on Form N-1A (i.e., open-end funds) and implement a new streamlined disclosure framework requiring “concise and visually engaging” shareholder reports highlighting key information, including a simplified expense presentation, performance information, portfolio holdings and certain fund statistics. The amended rules seek to simplify shareholder reporting by consolidating investor friendly data in one report and moving other data to Form N-CSR, creating a layered disclosure framework. Certain information from the Funds’ current shareholder reports, including the Funds’ investment portfolio, financial statements and financial highlights, will move to Form N-CSR. This information must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. Notably, the amended rules will require mutual funds and ETFs to prepare separate individual shareholder reports for each fund share class. The amendments also include a revised definition of “appropriate broad-based securities market index” that will affect performance presentations in the new streamlined reports and mutual fund and ETF prospectuses. The amended rules and related form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of the amended rules and form amendments on the content of the Funds’ current shareholder reports.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management (Unaudited)

 

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

In February 2024, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not approach the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory

Contracts (Unaudited)

 

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

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 14–15, 2024 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF, Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF, and Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms, including statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding (a) fee and expense information for each Fund (including the fee and expense components and any amounts waived or reimbursed) as compared to a peer group of other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) selected pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary methodology (each, a “Peer Group”) and (b) each Fund’s tracking error as compared to its underlying index over the previous five years (or since inception, if shorter). The Independent Trustees met with representatives of the Advisor on February 14, 2024 to review financial reports and other information provided by the Advisor and inquire further with regard to the financial information provided, and asked questions of the Advisor during this meeting. The Independent Trustees also took into consideration the discussions they had with management before and during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 14 and February 15, 2024.

The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance, tracking error and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

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

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

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

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

 

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the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

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

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

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

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

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

 

   

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

   

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

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

 

   

The advisory fees and total expenses for each of Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF and Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF were almost equivalent to the average of its respective Peer Group.

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

The Board considered that the fee for each of the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board considered that each Fund’s fee had been priced to scale when it was established. The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio is managed on a

 

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day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

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

Economies of Scale. The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisors can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Portfolio Holdings Information

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

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

Discount & Premium Information

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

 

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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. 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, sanctions, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises, natural disasters, climate change and related geopolitical events have led and, in the future, may lead to significant disruptions in U.S. and world economies and markets, which may lead to increased market volatility and may have significant adverse effects on the Funds and 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 DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

Copyright © 2024 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

& 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-045855-9 (4/24) DBX005917 (4/25)


February 29, 2024

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYUP)

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW)

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF (HYRM)

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (SHYL)

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (BHYB)

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYLB)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     1  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     2  

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

     3  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     4  

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

     5  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     6  

Fees and Expenses

     7  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     9  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     19  

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

     28  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     30  

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

     42  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     65  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     82  

Statements of Operations

     84  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     86  

Financial Highlights

     89  

Notes to Financial Statements

     92  

Other Information

     101  

Liquidity Risk Management

     102  

Board Consideration in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     103  

Additional Information

     108  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio 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 US 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.

Quality* as of February 29, 2024

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    0.9%  

BB

    47.9%  

B

    38.9%  

CCC

    12.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher 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 February 29, 2024

 

United States

    82.4%  

Canada

    6.3%  

Luxembourg

    2.6%  

Other

    8.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Communications

    25.9%  

Consumer, Cyclical

    18.0%  

Energy

    13.2%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    13.1%  

Financial

    11.6%  

Industrial

    7.1%  

Basic Materials

    4.7%  

Technology

    3.8%  

Utilities

    2.5%  

Diversified

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of February 29, 2024: 3.5 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, computed using the bond’s nearest call or maturity date.

 

 

* 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 9.

 

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Portfolio 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.

Quality* as of February 29, 2024

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    6.3%  

BB

    80.5%  

B

    12.6%  

CCC

    0.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    99.9%  

The quality ratings represent the higher 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 February 29, 2024

 

United States

    89.2%  

Canada

    5.1%  

Other

    5.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    22.5%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    21.8%  

Financial

    12.5%  

Industrial

    12.0%  

Energy

    11.0%  

Communications

    6.4%  

Technology

    6.2%  

Utilities

    3.9%  

Basic Materials

    3.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of February 29, 2024: 3.5 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, computed using the bond’s nearest call or maturity date.

 

 

* 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 19.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF (HYRM)

 

The Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy 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 Adaptive Wealth Strategies Risk Managed High Yield Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the US dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market during normal market conditions, and the performance of a USD cash position accruing interest at the Effective Federal Funds Rate (the interest rate depository institutions such as banks charge each other for overnight loans to meet their reserve requirements) during periods of adverse market conditions. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of February 29, 2024

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    3.4%  

BB

    63.1%  

B

    26.7%  

CCC

    6.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher 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.

Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    20.1%  

Communications

    17.1%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    17.0%  

Energy

    12.0%  

Financial

    12.0%  

Industrial

    9.5%  

Technology

    4.9%  

Basic Materials

    4.2%  

Utilities

    3.1%  

Diversified

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of February 29, 2024: 3.5 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, computed using the bond’s nearest call or maturity date.

 
 

 

* As a percentage of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents. Sector percentages include the sector allocations of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 28.

 

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Portfolio 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 US dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of February 29, 2024

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    3.7%  

BB

    58.8%  

B

    28.1%  

CCC

    7.8%  

CC

    0.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    98.7%  

The quality ratings represent the higher 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 February 29, 2024

 

United States

    82.4%  

Canada

    6.6%  

Other

    11.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    21.0%  

Communications

    17.3%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    16.5%  

Financial

    13.3%  

Energy

    11.1%  

Industrial

    10.0%  

Basic Materials

    4.0%  

Utilities

    3.5%  

Technology

    3.2%  

Diversified

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of February 29, 2024: 2.6 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, computed using the bond’s nearest call or maturity date.

 

 

* As a percentage 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 30.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (BHYB)

 

The Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financial 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 ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a subset of the ICE BofA US High Yield Index which is designed to track the performance of US dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the US domestic market. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Quality* as of February 29, 2024

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    5.4%  

BB

    67.5%  

B

    27.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher 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 February 29, 2024

 

United States

    85.0%  

Canada

    5.0%  

United Kingdom

    2.3%  

Luxembourg

    2.2%  

Other

    5.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    22.6%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    16.0%  

Communications

    15.5%  

Energy

    14.8%  

Industrial

    12.2%  

Basic Materials

    5.5%  

Financial

    4.8%  

Technology

    4.5%  

Utilities

    3.9%  

Diversified

    0.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of February 29, 2024: 3.7 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, computed using the bond’s nearest call or maturity date.

 

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 42.

 

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Portfolio 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.

Quality* as of February 29, 2024

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    3.5%  

BB

    63.5%  

B

    26.4%  

CCC

    6.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher 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 February 29, 2024

 

United States

    85.4%  

Canada

    5.7%  

Other

    8.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Consumer, Cyclical

    20.1%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    17.1%  

Communications

    16.9%  

Financial

    12.0%  

Energy

    12.0%  

Industrial

    9.6%  

Technology

    4.9%  

Basic Materials

    4.2%  

Utilities

    3.1%  

Diversified

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration to worst as of February 29, 2024: 3.5 years

Modified duration to worst is the measure of sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates, computed using the bond’s nearest call or maturity date.

 

 

* 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 65.

 

6


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 unitary advisory 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. In addition to the ongoing expenses which each Fund bears directly, the Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (the “Underlying Funds”) in which the Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF invests. The Underlying Funds’ expenses are not included in Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF’s annualized expense ratios used to calculate the expense estimate in the tables. 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 (September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024) except Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (commencement of operations, as noted below, to February 29, 2024.

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.

 

7


DBX ETF Trust

 

Fees and Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

      Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2023
     Ending
Account Value
February 29, 2024
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,067.30        0.20   $ 1.03  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.87        0.20   $ 1.01  
Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,049.10        0.20   $ 1.02  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.87        0.20   $ 1.01  
Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF (2)

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,057.30        0.21   $ 1.07  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.82        0.21   $ 1.06  
Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,056.30        0.20   $ 1.02  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.87        0.20   $ 1.01  
Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

 

Actual (3)(4)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,086.40        0.21   $ 0.75  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) (4)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.82        0.21   $ 1.06  
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,058.20        0.09   $ 0.46  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.42        0.09   $ 0.45  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 366.

(2) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

(3) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 126 (the number of days in the period October 27, 2023 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2024), then divided by 366.

(4) Includes excise tax expense. Excluding this expense, the expense ratio would have been 0.20%.

 

8


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.6%    
Basic Materials — 4.6%    
Chemicals — 2.1%            

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 9/30/28

  $ 23,000     $ 14,617  

144A, 7.50%, 9/30/29

    10,000       5,470  

Chemours Co.
5.375%, 5/15/27

    13,000       11,890  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/28

    25,000       21,953  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    18,000       14,824  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA
144A, 5.625%, 10/15/28

    13,000       10,565  

144A, 12.00%, 2/15/31

    17,000       17,397  

INEOS Finance PLC
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    15,000       14,684  

144A, 7.50%, 4/15/29

    14,000       13,914  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 144A,
9.625%, 3/15/29

    15,000       15,798  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    17,000       16,622  

144A, 5.25%, 6/1/27

    29,000       26,905  

144A, 8.50%, 11/15/28

    10,000       10,571  

144A, 4.25%, 5/15/29

    13,000       10,769  

144A, 9.00%, 2/15/30

    16,000       16,071  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 5/1/29

    19,000       17,298  

Tronox, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 3/15/29 (a)

    27,000       23,935  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $291,671)

      263,283  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%            

Mercer International, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/1/29

   

(Cost $22,688)

    24,000       20,710  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.8%            

ATI, Inc.,
7.25%, 8/15/30

    10,000       10,289  

Mineral Resources Ltd.
144A, 8.125%, 5/1/27

    18,000       18,178  

144A, 8.00%, 11/1/27

    18,000       18,355  

144A, 9.25%, 10/1/28

    30,000       31,500  

144A, 8.50%, 5/1/30

    16,000       16,452  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $93,118)

      94,774  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.5%            

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
144A, 7.50%, 4/1/25

    20,000       20,000  

144A, 6.875%, 3/1/26 (a)

    28,000       28,000  

144A, 6.875%, 10/15/27

    49,000       46,647  

144A, 8.625%, 6/1/31

    36,000       34,426  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 4/1/29

    15,000       14,734  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 3/1/28

    15,000       13,853  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/31

    20,000       17,113  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 144A,
9.25%, 4/23/26

    15,000       12,463  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $192,588)

      187,236  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Communications — 25.3%    
Advertising — 1.4%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 8/15/27

  $ 32,000     $ 29,957  

144A, 7.75%, 4/15/28

    25,000       21,640  

144A, 9.00%, 9/15/28 (a)

    25,000       26,093  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/29

    32,000       26,514  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    5,000       4,814  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/29

    17,000       15,284  

144A, 4.625%, 3/15/30

    13,000       11,550  

Stagwell Global LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 8/15/29

    34,000       30,389  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $174,666)

      166,241  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 0.8%            

EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 5/15/28

    30,000       30,779  

Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 10/15/28

    15,000       16,305  

Rakuten Group, Inc., 144A,
11.25%, 2/15/27

    45,000       47,922  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $91,625)

      95,006  
   

 

 

 
Media — 14.7%            

Altice Financing SA
144A, 5.00%, 1/15/28

    32,000       28,344  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/29

    59,000       50,878  

AMC Networks, Inc.
4.75%, 8/1/25

    27,000       25,774  

4.25%, 2/15/29

    26,000       16,854  

Cable One, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 11/15/30

    15,000       11,348  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    80,000       73,899  

144A, 5.375%, 6/1/29

    30,000       27,161  

144A, 6.375%, 9/1/29

    20,000       18,805  

144A, 4.75%, 3/1/30

    50,000       42,581  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    55,000       45,673  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/31

    56,000       45,093  

144A, 7.375%, 3/1/31 (a)

    32,000       31,026  

144A, 4.75%, 2/1/32

    35,000       28,276  

4.50%, 5/1/32

    60,000       47,458  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/33

    45,000       34,663  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/34

    35,000       26,202  

CSC Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    38,000       34,132  

144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    22,000       19,199  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/28

    30,000       21,360  

144A, 11.25%, 5/15/28

    28,000       28,917  

144A, 11.75%, 1/31/29

    49,000       51,251  

144A, 6.50%, 2/1/29

    51,000       44,508  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/30

    62,000       36,518  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    31,000       23,108  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/30

    65,000       36,211  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/31

    27,000       19,081  

144A, 4.50%, 11/15/31

    41,000       30,481  

144A, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    14,000       7,645  

DISH DBS Corp.
7.75%, 7/1/26

    54,000       34,480  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

144A, 5.25%, 12/1/26

  $ 76,000     $ 60,848  

7.375%, 7/1/28

    23,000       11,244  

144A, 5.75%, 12/1/28

    70,000       48,606  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    43,000       18,383  

DISH Network Corp., 144A,
11.75%, 11/15/27

    101,000       105,424  

Gray Television, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/26

    27,000       25,650  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/27 (a)

    17,000       15,383  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/30

    20,000       12,908  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.375%, 5/1/26

    22,000       18,755  

8.375%, 5/1/27

    27,000       16,232  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    19,000       14,106  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    11,000       7,931  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 8/1/28

    23,000       21,389  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/29

    16,000       14,615  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    50,000       47,438  

144A, 4.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    29,000       25,784  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/26

    25,000       19,714  

144A, 6.50%, 9/15/28

    29,000       13,989  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 3/1/30

    13,000       9,445  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    21,000       15,364  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 7/1/29

    40,000       37,865  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/30

    40,000       34,453  

144A, 3.875%, 9/1/31

    40,000       33,103  

TEGNA, Inc.
4.625%, 3/15/28

    30,000       27,047  

5.00%, 9/15/29

    30,000       26,431  

Univision Communications, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 6/1/27

    44,000       42,686  

144A, 8.00%, 8/15/28

    40,000       40,248  

144A, 4.50%, 5/1/29

    30,000       26,334  

144A, 7.375%, 6/30/30

    21,000       20,303  

VTR Finance NV, 144A,
6.375%, 7/15/28

    13,000       5,697  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    16,000       15,647  

144A, 5.125%, 2/28/30

    13,000       11,134  

Ziggo BV, 144A,
4.875%, 1/15/30

    30,000       26,754  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,041,690)

      1,811,836  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 8.4%            

Altice France Holding SA
144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27

    43,000       28,134  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    31,000       15,683  

Altice France SA
144A, 8.125%, 2/1/27

    51,000       46,918  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    26,000       21,243  

144A, 5.125%, 1/15/29

    15,000       11,354  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    68,000       51,433  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/29

    52,000       39,437  

C&W Senior Financing DAC, 144A,
6.875%, 9/15/27

    33,000       31,137  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

CommScope Technologies LLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/25 (a)

  $ 37,000     $ 30,191  

144A, 5.00%, 3/15/27

    19,000       6,820  

CommScope, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/26 (a)

    38,000       34,245  

144A, 8.25%, 3/1/27

    25,000       10,973  

144A, 7.125%, 7/1/28

    15,000       6,016  

144A, 4.75%, 9/1/29

    37,000       25,383  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    12,000       9,922  

144A, 6.50%, 10/1/28

    20,000       17,200  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27

    30,000       29,019  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    45,000       41,693  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/29

    25,000       22,475  

5.875%, 11/1/29

    20,000       17,151  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/30

    30,000       25,684  

144A, 8.75%, 5/15/30

    30,000       30,630  

144A, 8.625%, 3/15/31

    20,000       20,282  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    25,000       21,384  

6.625%, 8/1/26 (a)

    19,000       12,540  

Iliad Holding SASU, 144A,
7.00%, 10/15/28

    23,000       22,775  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 144A,
6.50%, 3/15/30

    80,000       74,631  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
144A, 3.40%, 3/1/27

    10,000       8,100  

144A, 4.625%, 9/15/27

    30,000       18,600  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/28

    32,000       15,360  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/29

    22,000       9,460  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/29 (a)

    20,000       11,800  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/30 (a)

    26,000       26,780  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    15,000       10,034  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/27

    35,000       21,211  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    12,000       3,791  

Millicom International Cellular SA
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    7,200       6,870  

144A, 6.25%, 3/25/29

    18,000       17,494  

144A, 4.50%, 4/27/31

    22,000       19,002  

Sable International Finance Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 9/7/27

    12,000       11,517  

Viasat, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 9/15/25

    18,000       17,488  

144A, 5.625%, 4/15/27

    24,000       22,555  

144A, 6.50%, 7/15/28

    10,000       7,419  

144A, 7.50%, 5/30/31

    20,000       14,075  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 8/15/28

    40,000       37,388  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/27 (a)

    39,000       32,513  

144A, 6.125%, 3/1/28

    30,000       22,832  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,234,582)

      1,038,642  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 17.6%    
Airlines — 1.4%            

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 3/1/25

    16,000       15,645  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Airlines (Continued)            

American Airlines, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 2/15/28

  $ 25,000     $ 25,231  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/29

    20,000       21,037  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 1/20/26

    33,000       31,185  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd.
144A, 8.00%, 9/20/25

    15,000       10,862  

144A, 8.00%, 9/20/25 (a)

    14,000       10,138  

United Airlines, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 4/15/29

    60,000       55,403  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $178,172)

      169,501  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.4%            

Hanesbrands, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/15/26

    26,000       25,120  

144A, 9.00%, 2/15/31 (a)

    18,000       18,059  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $42,901)

      43,179  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.2%            

Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 144A,
10.50%, 11/30/25

   

(Cost $27,764)

    28,000       28,415  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%            

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.50%, 4/1/27

    13,000       12,851  

6.875%, 7/1/28

    10,000       9,672  

5.00%, 10/1/29

    20,000       17,361  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 144A,
8.50%, 5/15/27

    45,000       45,318  

Dana, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/27

    10,000       9,663  

5.625%, 6/15/28

    10,000       9,692  

4.25%, 9/1/30

    15,000       12,953  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
5.00%, 7/15/29 (a)

    22,000       20,274  

5.25%, 4/30/31 (a)

    14,000       12,694  

5.25%, 7/15/31

    16,000       14,455  

5.625%, 4/30/33

    13,000       11,638  

Tenneco, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 11/17/28

    51,000       46,523  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $228,524)

      223,094  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 2.3%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 2/15/29 (a)

    25,000       17,307  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 144A,
8.125%, 5/1/29

    10,000       10,352  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 10/15/29

    35,000       31,977  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    17,000       16,760  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28

    20,000       18,705  

Light & Wonder International, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 11/15/29

    11,000       11,267  

144A, 7.50%, 9/1/31

    20,000       20,851  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)            

Merlin Entertainments Group US Holdings, Inc., 144A, 7.375%, 2/15/31

  $ 9,000     $ 9,011  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 144A,
8.00%, 2/1/26

    29,000       27,369  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/27

    15,000       14,353  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/29 (a)

    10,000       8,408  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
144A, 5.625%, 9/1/29 (a)

    19,000       13,700  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/31

    21,000       14,901  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144A,
7.25%, 5/15/31 (a)

    25,000       25,178  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp. 144A,
5.125%, 10/1/29

    20,000       18,880  

144A, 7.125%, 2/15/31

    24,000       24,799  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $304,597)

      283,818  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.2%            

TKC Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 5/15/28

    16,000       14,995  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/29

    16,000       14,542  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $31,116)

      29,537  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.5%            

Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 144A, 4.625%, 4/1/30

    10,000       9,002  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC
144A, 6.25%, 9/15/27

    18,000       17,456  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    15,000       13,339  

Mattamy Group Corp., 144A,
4.625%, 3/1/30

    18,000       16,176  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $59,522)

      55,973  
   

 

 

 
Home Furnishings — 0.1%            

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 10/15/31

   

(Cost $21,042)

    21,000       17,489  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 1.0%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.875%, 6/1/25

    10,000       9,799  

5.20%, 4/1/26

    55,000       53,466  

6.375%, 9/15/27 (a)

    15,000       14,578  

6.625%, 9/15/29

    15,000       14,386  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
4.50%, 10/15/29

    10,000       8,885  

4.00%, 4/1/31

    15,000       12,738  

4.375%, 2/1/32

    10,000       8,372  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $122,330)

      122,224  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 3.2%            

Carnival Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26 (a)

    32,000       32,440  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    78,000       77,087  

144A, 6.00%, 5/1/29

    59,000       57,693  

144A, 10.50%, 6/1/30

    29,000       31,663  

Life Time, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 4/15/26 (a)

    10,000       10,100  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)            

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

  $ 40,000     $ 39,100  

144A, 8.375%, 2/1/28

    20,000       21,010  

144A, 8.125%, 1/15/29

    18,000       18,952  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29 (a)

    17,000       17,439  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 144A,
9.25%, 1/15/29

    29,000       31,216  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
144A, 5.875%, 9/15/27

    21,000       20,545  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    13,000       13,007  

144A, 9.125%, 7/15/31

    22,000       23,832  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $377,666)

      394,084  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.7%            

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 144A, 6.625%, 1/15/32

    25,000       25,017  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 6/15/29 (a)

    13,000       11,804  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 6/6/25

    26,000       25,439  

144A, 5.25%, 4/26/26

    10,000       9,608  

144A, 5.625%, 7/17/27

    16,000       15,181  

144A, 5.75%, 7/21/28

    23,000       21,618  

144A, 5.375%, 12/4/29

    34,000       30,622  

Station Casinos LLC, 144A,
4.625%, 12/1/31

    13,000       11,570  

Studio City Finance Ltd.
144A, 6.50%, 1/15/28

    15,000       14,238  

144A, 5.00%, 1/15/29

    32,000       27,935  

Travel + Leisure Co., 144A,
4.50%, 12/1/29

    19,000       17,415  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $216,882)

      210,447  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 4.8%            

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 2/15/32

    16,000       14,222  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
7.50%, 6/15/29 (a)

    19,000       19,634  

144A, 6.625%, 10/1/30

    25,000       25,164  

eG Global Finance PLC, 144A,
12.00%, 11/30/28

    30,000       31,710  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 4/1/26

    17,000       16,843  

144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29

    25,000       23,758  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 1/15/29

    25,000       22,712  

144A, 6.75%, 1/15/30

    36,000       31,831  

FirstCash, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 3/1/32

    10,000       9,914  

Gap, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 10/1/29

    19,000       16,071  

144A, 3.875%, 10/1/31

    24,000       19,388  

Kohl’s Corp.,
4.625%, 5/1/31

    15,000       11,830  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 1/15/29

    19,000       17,137  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)            

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29

  $ 13,000     $ 12,533  

144A, 6.125%, 3/15/32

    10,000       9,317  

Michaels Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 5/1/28

    20,000       15,553  

144A, 7.875%, 5/1/29

    32,000       20,704  

NMG Holding Co, Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 144A, 7.125%, 4/1/26

    32,000       31,416  

Nordstrom, Inc.
4.375%, 4/1/30

    15,000       13,271  

4.25%, 8/1/31

    11,000       9,269  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 2/15/29

    31,000       30,658  

QVC, Inc.
4.75%, 2/15/27

    15,000       13,534  

4.375%, 9/1/28

    13,000       10,677  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    17,000       15,021  

144A, 4.875%, 11/15/31

    17,000       14,625  

SRS Distribution, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 7/1/29

    12,000       11,200  

144A, 6.00%, 12/1/29

    25,000       23,297  

Staples, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 4/15/26

    54,000       51,970  

144A, 10.75%, 4/15/27

    28,000       25,653  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 144A, 5.00%, 6/1/31

    17,000       15,288  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $618,049)

      584,200  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 12.8%            
Agriculture — 0.2%            

Vector Group Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 2/1/29
(Cost $28,776)

    29,000       26,598  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.1%            

Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/30/29
(Cost $18,990)

    19,000       17,253  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 3.6%            

Albion Financing 2 SARL, 144A,
8.75%, 4/15/27

    15,000       15,074  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 144A,
7.875%, 2/15/31

    24,000       23,864  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
144A, 6.625%, 7/15/26

    14,000       13,969  

144A, 9.75%, 7/15/27

    33,000       32,921  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29 (a)

    25,000       20,726  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. / Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A,
4.625%, 6/1/28

    36,000       32,053  

APX Group, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 7/15/29

    23,000       21,896  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 144A, 8.00%, 2/15/31

    15,000       14,499  

Garda World Security Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 2/15/27

    14,000       13,387  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)            

144A, 9.50%, 11/1/27

  $ 20,000     $ 20,095  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/28

    10,000       10,165  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    16,000       14,019  

Hertz Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 12/1/26

    20,000       17,725  

144A, 5.00%, 12/1/29

    24,000       18,413  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/28

    28,000       24,461  

144A, 5.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    28,000       22,367  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    35,000       34,559  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 8.625%, 6/1/27

    25,000       22,036  

144A, 11.25%, 12/15/27

    17,000       15,991  

Sotheby’s, 144A,
7.375%, 10/15/27

    20,000       19,237  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 144A,
7.625%, 1/30/32

    28,000       28,794  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $457,618)

      436,251  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.1%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 144A,
4.125%, 4/1/29
(Cost $12,956)

    13,000       11,859  
   

 

 

 
Food — 1.1%            

B&G Foods, Inc.
5.25%, 9/15/27 (a)

    14,000       13,033  

144A, 8.00%, 9/15/28

    15,000       15,635  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 12/15/29

    32,000       30,643  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/30

    42,000       38,246  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/31

    28,000       24,948  

Sigma Holdco BV, 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26

    12,000       11,477  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $140,590)

      133,982  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 0.3%            

Bausch + Lomb Escrow Corp., 144A,
8.375%, 10/1/28
(Cost $40,348)

    40,000       41,850  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 4.3%            

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26 (a)

    47,000       46,576  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    50,000       45,805  

144A, 8.00%, 12/15/27

    24,000       22,982  

144A, 6.875%, 4/1/28

    19,000       12,289  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    23,000       19,804  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/29

    38,000       24,294  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/30

    34,000       21,307  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/30

    41,000       32,753  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/31

    28,000       21,332  

144A, 10.875%, 1/15/32

    15,000       15,293  

DaVita, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    81,000       71,327  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    38,000       31,228  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A,
4.375%, 2/15/27

    22,000       20,432  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)            

LifePoint Health, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 1/15/29

  $ 13,000     $ 10,381  

144A, 9.875%, 8/15/30

    23,000       23,891  

144A, 11.00%, 10/15/30

    30,000       31,772  

ModivCare, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 11/15/25

    13,000       12,704  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 12/1/26

    36,000       36,027  

Star Parent, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 10/1/30

    26,000       27,472  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $587,680)

      527,669  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.1%            

Central Garden & Pet Co., 144A,
4.125%, 4/30/31
(Cost $9,973)

    10,000       8,758  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.0%            

AdaptHealth LLC
144A, 4.625%, 8/1/29

    13,000       10,835  

144A, 5.125%, 3/1/30 (a)

    16,000       13,396  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/1/26

    17,000       16,001  

144A, 8.50%, 1/31/27 (a)

    20,000       11,404  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    49,000       45,646  

144A, 9.00%, 12/15/25

    28,000       26,665  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/27

    26,000       16,672  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/27

    13,000       7,850  

144A, 5.00%, 1/30/28

    12,000       5,490  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/28

    45,000       25,692  

144A, 11.00%, 9/30/28

    47,000       31,725  

144A, 5.00%, 2/15/29

    15,000       6,626  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/29

    23,000       10,553  

144A, 5.25%, 1/30/30

    17,000       7,352  

144A, 5.25%, 2/15/31

    11,000       4,758  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    13,000       12,237  

Grifols SA, 144A,
4.75%, 10/15/28

    19,000       15,844  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd / HLF Financing, Inc., 144A,
7.875%, 9/1/25

    20,000       19,422  

HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc., 144A, 4.875%, 6/1/29

    16,000       11,461  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV, 144A, 5.125%, 4/30/31

    55,000       47,180  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 3/31/29

    11,000       9,842  

144A, 6.625%, 4/1/30 (a)

    16,000       15,476  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $469,671)

      372,127  
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.1%    
Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.1%            

Benteler International AG, 144A,
10.50%, 5/15/28
(Cost $15,241)

    15,000       16,122  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Energy — 12.9%            
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%            

Sunnova Energy Corp., 144A,
11.75%, 10/1/28 (a)
(Cost $8,608)

  $ 10,000     $ 8,426  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.5%            

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 144A, 8.25%, 12/31/28

    15,000       15,243  

Baytex Energy Corp.
144A, 8.75%, 4/1/27

    12,000       12,458  

144A, 8.50%, 4/30/30

    20,000       20,812  

Civitas Resources, Inc.
144A, 8.375%, 7/1/28

    35,000       36,669  

144A, 8.625%, 11/1/30

    30,000       32,127  

144A, 8.75%, 7/1/31

    40,000       42,589  

CNX Resources Corp.
144A, 7.375%, 1/15/31

    11,000       11,100  

144A, 7.25%, 3/1/32

    10,000       9,972  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/1/29

    32,000       29,560  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/30

    28,000       24,518  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
144A, 7.25%, 5/1/26

    20,000       19,944  

144A, 9.25%, 2/15/28

    22,000       23,044  

CVR Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 2/15/28

    11,000       10,219  

144A, 8.50%, 1/15/29

    10,000       10,071  

Energean PLC, 144A,
6.50%, 4/30/27

    16,000       14,631  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.
144A, 7.125%, 4/4/26

    22,000       21,306  

144A, 7.75%, 5/1/27

    14,000       13,321  

144A, 7.50%, 3/1/28

    10,000       9,305  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
144A, REGS, 6.125%, 6/30/25

    16,000       15,699  

144A, REGS, 6.50%, 6/30/27

    17,000       16,318  

144A, REGS, 6.75%, 6/30/30

    14,000       12,837  

Medco Maple Tree Pte Ltd., 144A,
8.96%, 4/27/29

    10,000       10,476  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 3/1/28

    19,000       19,256  

144A, 8.75%, 6/15/31

    15,000       15,694  

Parkland Corp., 144A,
4.625%, 5/1/30

    21,000       19,203  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
6.00%, 2/15/28

    29,000       28,229  

144A, 7.875%, 9/15/30

    20,000       20,509  

Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP / Sitio Finance Corp., 144A, 7.875%, 11/1/28

    20,000       20,461  

Talos Production, Inc.
144A, 9.00%, 2/1/29

    15,000       15,343  

144A, 9.375%, 2/1/31

    16,000       16,543  

Transocean, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    15,000       14,841  

144A, 11.50%, 1/30/27

    23,000       23,937  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/27

    19,000       18,563  

Tullow Oil PLC, 144A,
7.00%, 3/1/25

    16,000       15,039  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Vital Energy, Inc.
10.125%, 1/15/28

  $ 25,000     $ 26,185  

9.75%, 10/15/30

    13,000       13,936  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $672,925)

      679,958  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.1%            

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    16,000       15,934  

144A, 6.25%, 4/1/28

    21,000       20,493  

CGG SA, 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27

    16,000       14,291  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/26

    19,000       18,987  

6.875%, 9/1/27

    19,000       18,920  

Weatherford International Ltd., 144A,
8.625%, 4/30/30

    41,000       42,540  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $132,243)

      131,165  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 6.2%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    18,000       17,625  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    17,000       16,681  

144A, 6.625%, 2/1/32

    20,000       19,931  

Buckeye Partners LP
144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    20,000       19,575  

144A, 4.50%, 3/1/28

    13,000       12,098  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
144A, 7.50%, 6/1/27

    13,000       13,310  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/30

    13,000       13,831  

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
8.00%, 1/15/27

    25,000       25,197  

7.75%, 2/1/28

    28,000       28,025  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    18,000       18,315  

8.875%, 4/15/30

    10,000       10,378  

Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp.
7.00%, 8/1/27

    10,000       10,011  

144A, 8.25%, 1/15/32

    10,000       10,263  

ITT Holdings LLC,
144A, 6.50%, 8/1/29

    36,000       31,988  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 9/15/25

    32,000       31,864  

144A, 6.50%, 9/30/26

    43,000       41,564  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 8.125%, 2/15/29

    25,000       25,257  

144A, 8.375%, 2/15/32

    33,000       33,548  

NuStar Logistics LP
6.00%, 6/1/26

    15,000       14,841  

6.375%, 10/1/30

    15,000       15,056  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/27

    11,000       10,866  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    22,000       20,926  

144A, 7.375%, 2/15/29

    20,000       19,971  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

144A, 6.00%, 12/31/30

  $ 19,000     $ 17,687  

144A, 6.00%, 9/1/31

    14,000       12,836  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 6/1/28

    63,000       64,053  

144A, 9.50%, 2/1/29

    78,000       83,213  

144A, 8.375%, 6/1/31

    63,000       63,770  

144A, 9.875%, 2/1/32

    57,000       60,050  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $764,480)

      762,730  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 11.3%            
Banks — 0.5%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 5/1/26

    15,000       14,900  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/27

    14,000       13,358  

144A, 12.00%, 10/1/28

    22,000       23,863  

144A, 12.25%, 10/1/30

    13,000       14,320  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $62,062)

      66,441  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%            

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 3/15/29

    25,000       25,603  

Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, 144A,
9.25%, 7/1/31

    11,000       11,564  

Coinbase Global, Inc.
144A, 3.375%, 10/1/28

    30,000       25,378  

144A, 3.625%, 10/1/31

    19,000       14,894  

Credit Acceptance Corp., 144A,
9.25%, 12/15/28

    15,000       15,886  

Curo Group Holdings Corp., 144A,
7.50%, 8/1/28*

    20,000       5,475  

Enova International, Inc., 144A,
11.25%, 12/15/28

    10,000       10,482  

goeasy Ltd., 144A,
9.25%, 12/1/28

    10,000       10,620  

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 8/15/28

    26,000       23,418  

LD Holdings Group LLC 144A,
6.50%, 11/1/25

    11,000       10,192  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/28

    16,000       13,079  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    25,000       23,634  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/30

    19,000       16,983  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/31

    16,000       14,673  

144A, 7.125%, 2/1/32

    20,000       19,687  

Navient Corp.
4.875%, 3/15/28

    13,000       11,883  

5.50%, 3/15/29

    22,000       19,937  

9.375%, 7/25/30

    15,000       15,693  

11.50%, 3/15/31

    17,000       18,617  

OneMain Finance Corp.
3.875%, 9/15/28

    15,000       13,123  

9.00%, 1/15/29

    30,000       31,537  

5.375%, 11/15/29

    22,000       20,442  

7.875%, 3/15/30

    22,000       22,392  

4.00%, 9/15/30

    22,000       18,562  

Osaic Holdings, Inc., 144A,
10.75%, 8/1/27

    15,000       15,594  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)            

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 9/15/31

  $ 13,000     $ 11,965  

PRA Group, Inc., 144A,
8.375%, 2/1/28

    10,000       9,781  

Synchrony Financial,
7.25%, 2/2/33

    20,000       19,457  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/29

    22,000       20,564  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $511,197)

      491,115  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.9%            

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.
144A, 10.125%, 8/1/26

    12,000       12,488  

144A, 6.00%, 8/1/29

    13,000       11,715  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    38,000       36,952  

144A, 5.875%, 11/1/29

    12,000       10,994  

AssuredPartners, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/29

    14,000       12,893  

144A, 7.50%, 2/15/32

    8,000       7,867  

USI, Inc.,
144A, 7.50%, 1/15/32

    20,000       19,950  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $113,371)

      112,859  
   

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.2%            

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 144A, 9.75%, 1/15/29
(Cost $20,438)

    20,000       20,925  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.9%            

Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC / Anywhere Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A, 7.00%, 4/15/30

    18,200       16,516  

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    20,000       19,719  

144A, 8.875%, 9/1/31

    10,000       10,420  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
4.75%, 3/1/29

    17,000       13,788  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    12,000       9,507  

5.00%, 3/1/31

    24,000       18,683  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/29

    20,000       14,900  

144A, 5.25%, 4/15/30

    7,000       4,911  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $123,740)

      108,444  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.6%            

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP,
3.95%, 11/15/27

    15,000       13,203  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/26

    28,000       27,032  

144A, 4.50%, 4/1/27

    19,000       16,725  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
9.75%, 6/15/25

    15,000       14,948  

4.75%, 2/15/28

    13,000       10,361  

4.375%, 3/1/31

    15,000       11,416  

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 144A,
3.75%, 12/15/27

    15,000       12,683  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)            

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 144A,
4.75%, 6/15/29

  $ 17,000     $ 15,278  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26 (a)

    10,000       8,917  

5.00%, 10/15/27 (a)

    41,000       33,597  

4.625%, 8/1/29

    25,000       18,653  

3.50%, 3/15/31 (a)

    34,000       22,795  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc/The / American Finance Operating Partner LP, 144A,
4.50%, 9/30/28

    11,000       9,276  

Office Properties Income Trust,
3.45%, 10/15/31

    12,000       5,295  

Service Properties Trust
4.75%, 10/1/26

    15,000       13,892  

4.95%, 2/15/27

    21,000       19,304  

5.50%, 12/15/27

    16,000       15,081  

3.95%, 1/15/28

    7,000       5,928  

4.95%, 10/1/29

    11,000       9,062  

4.375%, 2/15/30

    10,000       7,719  

144A, 8.625%, 11/15/31

    25,000       26,425  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 144A, 6.00%, 1/15/30

    20,000       14,623  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 10.50%, 2/15/28

    68,000       70,457  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/28

    15,000       13,051  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/29

    30,000       23,129  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $458,896)

      438,850  
   

 

 

 
REITS — 0.3%            

Hudson Pacific Properties LP
3.95%, 11/1/27

    8,000       6,917  

4.65%, 4/1/29

    15,000       12,512  

3.25%, 1/15/30

    10,000       7,520  

Vornado Realty LP,
2.15%, 6/1/26

    12,000       10,774  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $39,471)

      37,723  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.9%            

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.375%, 12/15/25

    25,000       24,801  

6.25%, 5/15/26

    30,000       29,261  

5.25%, 5/15/27

    40,000       36,795  

4.375%, 2/1/29

    25,000       21,125  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $105,175)

      111,982  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 6.9%    
Aerospace/Defense — 1.5%            

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 7.875%, 4/15/27

    55,000       55,105  

144A, 7.50%, 2/1/29

    18,000       18,272  

144A, 8.75%, 11/15/30

    23,000       24,122  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
4.60%, 6/15/28

    21,000       18,457  

144A, 9.75%, 11/15/30

    35,000       37,541  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Aerospace/Defense (Continued)            

Triumph Group, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 3/15/28

  $ 35,000     $ 36,630  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $189,540)

      190,127  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.5%            

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC
144A, 6.00%, 11/1/28

    36,000       34,957  

144A, 8.875%, 11/15/31

    30,000       31,823  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $66,239)

      66,780  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%            

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 6/15/28

    15,000       13,730  

144A, 4.375%, 3/31/29

    21,000       18,628  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $34,622)

      32,358  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.5%            

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144A,
10.375%, 8/1/30

    40,000       42,587  

IHS Holding Ltd. 144A,
5.625%, 11/29/26

    7,000       6,152  

144A, 6.25%, 11/29/28

    16,000       13,098  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $61,017)

      61,837  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.2%            

Covanta Holding Corp.,
5.00%, 9/1/30

    8,000       6,957  

Madison IAQ LLC, 144A,
5.875%, 6/30/29

    24,000       21,451  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $29,732)

      28,408  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.7%            

Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, 144A,
11.50%, 9/1/28

    14,000       14,572  

SPX FLOW, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/30

    14,000       13,737  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 144A,
7.625%, 7/15/28

    10,000       9,792  

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 7/15/27

    46,000       44,252  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $82,389)

      82,353  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.1%            

Trinity Industries, Inc., 144A,
7.75%, 7/15/28
(Cost $10,168)

    10,000       10,311  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.6%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 144A,
4.00%, 9/1/29

    28,000       22,772  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/30/25

    20,000       19,807  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/26

    35,000       32,332  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    29,000       21,067  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    20,000       14,529  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (Continued)            

LABL, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 7/15/26

  $ 21,000     $ 20,384  

144A, 10.50%, 7/15/27

    22,000       21,384  

144A, 5.875%, 11/1/28

    13,000       11,669  

144A, 8.25%, 11/1/29

    11,000       9,315  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.
144A, 7.875%, 8/15/26

    70,000       70,976  

144A, 9.25%, 4/15/27

    38,000       36,997  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 5/13/27

    16,000       15,977  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/31

    20,000       20,295  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $334,699)

      317,504  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.5%            

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 2/1/28

    18,000       15,942  

Seaspan Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 8/1/29

    21,000       17,931  

XPO, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/1/31

    12,000       12,269  

144A, 7.125%, 2/1/32

    15,000       15,262  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $63,305)

      61,404  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 3.7%    
Computers — 1.0%            

CA Magnum Holdings, 144A,
SR SECURED, 10/31/26

    18,000       17,347  

McAfee Corp., 144A,
7.375%, 2/15/30

    55,000       48,606  

NCR Atleos Corp., 144A,
9.50%, 4/1/29

    35,000       37,056  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 144A,
8.25%, 2/1/28

    15,000       14,803  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $119,645)

      117,812  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.1%            

Xerox Holdings Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 8/15/28
(Cost $17,544)

    19,000       17,205  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.1%            

ams-OSRAM AG, 144A,
12.25%, 3/30/29
(Cost $11,111)

    10,000       10,156  
   

 

 

 
Software — 2.5%            

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 144A,
6.50%, 2/15/30 (a)

    69,000       61,842  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 144A,
4.875%, 7/1/29

    23,000       20,887  

Cloud Software Group, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 3/31/29

    112,000       104,371  

144A, 9.00%, 9/30/29

    103,000       96,253  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 6/15/28

    16,000       15,445  

RingCentral, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 8/15/30

    13,000       13,451  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $304,504)

      312,249  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Utilities — 2.4%            
Electric — 1.9%            

Calpine Corp.
144A, 5.125%, 3/15/28

  $ 37,000     $ 35,221  

144A, 4.625%, 2/1/29

    19,000       17,506  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    23,000       20,586  

Drax Finco PLC, 144A,
6.625%, 11/1/25

    15,000       14,826  

NRG Energy, Inc.
5.75%, 1/15/28

    21,000       20,707  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

    15,000       13,106  

144A, 5.25%, 6/15/29

    20,000       18,975  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/31

    30,000       25,258  

PG&E Corp.,
5.25%, 7/1/30

    26,000       24,468  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, 144A,
8.625%, 6/1/30

    35,000       36,958  

TransAlta Corp.,
7.75%, 11/15/29

    10,000       10,407  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $247,751)

      238,018  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.5%            

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.50%, 5/20/25

    20,000       19,651  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    18,000       17,460  

5.75%, 5/20/27

    18,000       17,034  

144A, 9.375%, 6/1/28

    10,000       10,158  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $64,993)

      64,303  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS            

(Cost $12,802,901)

      12,013,601  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 6.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $737,865)

    737,865       737,865  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $116,884)

    116,884       116,884  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.6%
(Cost $13,657,650)

    $ 12,868,350  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (4.6%)

      (569,850
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 12,298,500  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL6.0%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

            737,865 (d)                          1,329               737,865        737,865  

CASH EQUIVALENTS1.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

     203,368        683,609       (770,093                   3,010               116,884        116,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      203,368         1,421,474        (770,093      —         —         4,339         —         854,749         854,749  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $721,132, which is 5.9% 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.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
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 February 29, 2024 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 (a)

     $        $ 12,013,601        $  —        $ 12,013,601  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       854,749                            854,749  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 854,749        $ 12,013,601        $        $ 12,868,350  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.1%    
Basic Materials — 3.5%    
Chemicals — 1.7%            

Ashland, Inc., 144A,
3.375%, 9/1/31

  $ 241,000     $ 202,150  

Avient Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/25

    334,000       332,368  

144A, 7.125%, 8/1/30

    372,000       380,608  

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    257,000       266,946  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A,
3.375%, 2/15/29

    359,000       319,386  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/27

    359,000       345,445  

5.25%, 12/15/29

    379,000       360,715  

Olin Corp.
5.125%, 9/15/27

    277,000       268,950  

5.625%, 8/1/29

    344,000       336,891  

5.00%, 2/1/30

    265,000       247,939  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 5/1/28

    555,000       507,833  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,670,830)

      3,569,231  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.6%            

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/15/26

    426,000       429,674  

5.875%, 6/1/27 (a)

    285,000       282,294  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/30

    385,000       382,664  

United States Steel Corp.,
6.875%, 3/1/29

    254,000       257,211  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,352,384)

      1,351,843  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.2%            

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    308,000       295,190  

144A, 5.875%, 4/15/30

    415,000       406,625  

144A, 4.375%, 4/1/31

    765,000       686,327  

144A, 6.125%, 4/15/32

    411,000       406,561  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.,
144A, 4.50%, 4/1/26

    305,000       294,272  

Nexa Resources SA
144A, 5.375%, 5/4/27

    372,000       359,238  

144A, 6.50%, 1/18/28

    257,000       257,900  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,775,729)

      2,706,113  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 6.2%    
Advertising — 0.5%            

Lamar Media Corp.
3.75%, 2/15/28

    305,000       283,159  

4.00%, 2/15/30

    282,000       251,906  

3.625%, 1/15/31

    282,000       243,716  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 144A,
7.375%, 2/15/31

    231,000       241,241  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,108,435)

      1,020,022  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Internet — 2.8%            

Gen Digital, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/25

  $ 565,000     $ 559,892  

144A, 6.75%, 9/30/27

    492,000       494,976  

144A, 7.125%, 9/30/30

    318,000       325,158  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 12/1/27

    312,000       302,164  

144A, 3.50%, 3/1/29

    431,000       384,144  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
144A, 5.00%, 12/15/27

    241,000       230,071  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    272,000       255,961  

144A, 4.125%, 8/1/30

    266,000       235,201  

144A, 3.625%, 10/1/31

    257,000       216,744  

MercadoLibre, Inc.
2.375%, 1/14/26

    205,000       193,214  

3.125%, 1/14/31

    341,000       285,737  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 11/1/26

    770,000       784,161  

144A, 7.50%, 9/15/27

    626,000       640,901  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    272,000       272,596  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/29

    770,000       722,417  

Ziff Davis, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 10/15/30

    236,000       211,848  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,233,015)

      6,115,185  
   

 

 

 
Media — 2.6%            

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/26

    411,000       404,173  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/27

    1,691,000       1,600,312  

News Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 5/15/29

    503,000       455,038  

144A, 5.125%, 2/15/32

    263,000       245,257  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 3.125%, 9/1/26

    513,000       478,847  

144A, 5.00%, 8/1/27

    785,000       748,754  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/28

    1,057,000       953,346  

TEGNA, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 3/15/26

    282,000       272,776  

Videotron Ltd.
144A, 5.125%, 4/15/27

    308,000       302,067  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29

    272,000       244,566  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,121,117)

      5,705,136  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.3%            

Iliad Holding SASU,
144A, 6.50%, 10/15/26
(Cost $620,803)

    621,000       614,415  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 21.9%    
Airlines — 1.1%            

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    626,000       593,592  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
7.375%, 1/15/26

    414,000       427,382  

4.375%, 4/19/28 (a)

    230,000       220,759  

3.75%, 10/28/29

    234,000       212,957  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Airlines (Continued)            

United Airlines, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/15/26

  $ 1,057,000     $ 1,018,467  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,609,494)

      2,473,157  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.1%            

Levi Strauss & Co., 144A,
3.50%, 3/1/31 (a)

   

(Cost $220,945)

    257,000       222,938  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%            

Allison Transmission, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 10/1/27

    205,000       196,762  

144A, 5.875%, 6/1/29

    257,000       253,375  

144A, 3.75%, 1/30/31

    528,000       456,686  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $960,939)

      906,823  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.1%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/26

    408,000       395,867  

144A, 7.00%, 4/15/28

    257,000       262,286  

144A, 8.25%, 4/15/31

    257,000       270,798  

Clarios Global LP, 144A,
6.75%, 5/15/25

    291,000       291,050  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 5/15/26

    461,000       460,144  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    385,000       389,990  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
9.50%, 5/31/25

    371,000       375,057  

5.00%, 5/31/26

    477,000       465,006  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    379,000       364,113  

ZF North America Capital, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 4/29/25

    553,000       545,119  

144A, 6.875%, 4/14/28

    338,000       345,362  

144A, 7.125%, 4/14/30

    308,000       321,144  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,501,401)

      4,485,936  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.9%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 1/15/28

    365,000       341,333  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/29

    214,000       191,312  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/28

    672,000       607,026  

Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/15/28

    302,000       309,459  

144A, 7.75%, 3/15/31

    411,000       432,578  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,921,229)

      1,881,708  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 4.8%            

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.25%, 7/1/25

    795,000       795,535  

144A, 8.125%, 7/1/27

    827,000       849,702  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/30

    1,027,000       1,052,931  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/32

    755,000       761,122  

Cedar Fair LP,5.25%, 7/15/29

    283,000       267,493  

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/25

    556,000       554,603  

5.375%, 4/15/27 (a)

    228,000       225,740  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)            

Churchill Downs, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 4/1/27

  $ 308,000     $ 302,737  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    369,000       349,356  

144A, 5.75%, 4/1/30

    616,000       592,272  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/31

    323,000       323,596  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    385,000       371,894  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/27

    385,000       386,889  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    385,000       372,453  

Light & Wonder International, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 5/15/28

    379,000       381,029  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 5/15/27

    616,000       621,804  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/27

    488,000       467,646  

144A, 3.75%, 1/15/28

    257,000       237,185  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/27

    310,000       303,659  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/25

    308,000       309,304  

WMG Acquisition Corp.
144A, 3.75%, 12/1/29

    277,000       245,537  

144A, 3.875%, 7/15/30

    305,000       269,402  

144A, 3.00%, 2/15/31

    411,000       343,584  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,619,509)

      10,385,473  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/1/25

    283,000       281,435  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    640,000       613,986  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $904,031)

      895,421  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.5%            

Mattamy Group Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 12/15/27

    263,000       253,859  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 6/15/27

    257,000       255,852  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    231,000       226,585  

144A, 5.125%, 8/1/30

    257,000       242,836  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $995,649)

      979,132  
   

 

 

 
Home Furnishings — 0.2%            

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 4/15/29
(Cost $378,889)

    422,000       378,660  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 2.9%            

Carnival Corp.
144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    1,235,000       1,140,145  

144A, 7.00%, 8/15/29

    260,000       269,887  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 144A,
10.375%, 5/1/28

    1,062,000       1,159,305  

Life Time, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 1/15/26

    475,000       471,484  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 144A,
5.875%, 2/15/27

    513,000       507,381  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

    338,000       325,845  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    519,000       513,563  

144A, 5.375%, 7/15/27

    519,000       509,569  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)            

144A, 11.625%, 8/15/27

  $ 35,000     $ 37,884  

3.70%, 3/15/28

    285,000       263,277  

144A, 5.50%, 4/1/28

    784,000       772,279  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/30

    369,000       383,932  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,297,140)

      6,354,551  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 3.4%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.
4.75%, 12/1/27

    558,000       537,058  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/31

    462,000       420,117  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/1/25

    257,000       256,404  

144A, 5.75%, 5/1/28

    257,000       256,505  

144A, 3.75%, 5/1/29

    411,000       373,633  

4.875%, 1/15/30

    553,000       526,196  

144A, 4.00%, 5/1/31

    585,000       520,306  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/32

    770,000       658,454  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
144A, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    437,000       405,267  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/31

    257,000       227,018  

MGM Resorts International
6.75%, 5/1/25

    316,000       316,642  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    457,000       456,646  

4.625%, 9/1/26

    214,000       207,655  

5.50%, 4/15/27

    376,000       368,608  

4.75%, 10/15/28 (a)

    385,000       361,704  

Station Casinos LLC, 144A,
4.50%, 2/15/28

    355,000       331,273  

Travel + Leisure Co.
144A, 6.625%, 7/31/26

    334,000       337,823  

6.00%, 4/1/27

    205,000       204,424  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 144A, 5.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

    462,000       452,578  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,453,568)

      7,218,311  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 5.1%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/25

    257,000       256,275  

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/28

    796,000       743,285  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/28

    405,000       380,525  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/29 (a)

    385,000       347,462  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/30

    1,502,000       1,320,609  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.,
3.90%, 4/15/30

    250,000       223,441  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.50%, 3/1/28

    204,000       190,431  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    439,000       400,262  

4.75%, 3/1/30

    228,000       207,732  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.,
5.25%, 2/1/28

    247,000       240,048  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 144A,
6.50%, 8/1/30

    308,000       309,915  

FirstCash, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 9/1/28

    257,000       238,031  

144A, 5.625%, 1/1/30

    302,000       286,451  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)            

Lithia Motors, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 12/15/27

  $ 205,000     $ 195,501  

144A, 3.875%, 6/1/29 (a)

    410,000       366,302  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/31

    282,000       250,439  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.875%, 3/15/30

    218,000       204,603  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
4.75%, 9/15/29

    257,000       239,874  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    257,000       219,548  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.50%, 9/1/25

    282,000       273,849  

3.75%, 6/15/29

    277,000       245,608  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 144A,
4.75%, 2/15/28

    616,000       578,144  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 7/1/28

    337,000       314,704  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
3.45%, 6/1/26

    750,000       715,638  

3.20%, 4/15/30

    260,000       224,672  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 1/15/30

    411,000       390,275  

3.625%, 3/15/31

    543,000       477,978  

4.625%, 1/31/32

    565,000       519,181  

5.375%, 4/1/32

    563,000       541,122  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,389,007)

      10,901,905  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 21.2%    
Agriculture — 0.4%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/15/27

    297,000       291,632  

144A, 6.00%, 6/15/30

    513,000       505,869  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $817,205)

      797,501  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.1%            

ADT Security Corp., 144A,
4.125%, 8/1/29 (a)

    528,000       477,695  

Albion Financing 1 SARL / Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.125%, 10/15/26

    300,000       296,985  

APX Group, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 2/15/27

    308,000       308,711  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27

    180,000       171,692  

144A, 4.75%, 4/1/28 (a)

    307,000       278,478  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/29

    301,000       274,378  

Block, Inc.
2.75%, 6/1/26

    613,000       572,502  

3.50%, 6/1/31

    513,000       438,109  

Brink’s Co.
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/25

    205,000       204,052  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/27

    298,000       281,907  

Herc Holdings, Inc.,
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/27

    616,000       603,592  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    693,000       688,345  

144A, 3.375%, 8/31/27

    523,000       479,358  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)            

Service Corp. International
4.625%, 12/15/27

  $ 282,000     $ 270,788  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    395,000       386,429  

3.375%, 8/15/30

    436,000       374,637  

4.00%, 5/15/31

    441,000       387,907  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.50%, 5/15/27

    307,000       305,283  

3.875%, 11/15/27

    395,000       372,361  

4.875%, 1/15/28

    867,000       837,791  

5.25%, 1/15/30

    391,000       378,933  

4.00%, 7/15/30

    382,000       346,137  

3.875%, 2/15/31

    595,000       526,376  

3.75%, 1/15/32

    385,000       333,549  

Valvoline, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    308,000       306,342  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/31

    275,000       232,678  

Williams Scotsman, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 6/15/25

    270,000       269,756  

144A, 4.625%, 8/15/28

    257,000       241,594  

144A, 7.375%, 10/1/31

    287,000       297,899  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,469,087)

      10,944,264  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.5%            

Coty, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 4/15/26

    377,000       369,817  

Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International US LLC, 144A,
6.625%, 7/15/30

    380,000       386,458  

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 144A,
5.50%, 6/1/28

    385,000       376,218  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,142,440)

      1,132,493  
   

 

 

 
Food — 4.2%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    385,000       366,166  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    308,000       313,781  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/27

    693,000       668,791  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/28

    435,000       429,011  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/28

    385,000       387,673  

144A, 3.50%, 3/15/29

    713,000       635,951  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    513,000       482,034  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/15/28

    257,000       249,153  

144A, 4.125%, 1/31/30

    498,000       451,693  

144A, 4.375%, 1/31/32

    387,000       346,075  

Performance Food Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 10/15/27

    574,000       562,783  

144A, 4.25%, 8/1/29

    513,000       466,073  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
3.50%, 3/1/32

    464,000       388,069  

6.25%, 7/1/33

    513,000       519,132  

6.875%, 5/15/34

    270,000       284,681  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    236,000       238,261  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    483,000       474,596  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/32

    490,000       493,146  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food (Continued)            

US Foods, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 9/15/28

  $ 257,000     $ 261,819  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/29

    455,000       427,575  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    292,000       267,831  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/32

    257,000       265,646  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,159,795)

      8,979,940  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 2.6%            

Avantor Funding, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 7/15/28

    806,000       761,741  

144A, 3.875%, 11/1/29

    411,000       368,813  

Hologic, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 2/1/28

    205,000       196,623  

144A, 3.25%, 2/15/29

    503,000       448,977  

Medline Borrower LP
144A, 3.875%, 4/1/29

    2,346,000       2,105,531  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/29

    1,323,000       1,225,007  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

    257,000       245,676  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    257,000       240,206  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,670,691)

      5,592,574  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 5.8%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 7/15/27

    257,000       253,279  

144A, 3.125%, 2/15/29

    282,000       272,585  

144A, 3.50%, 4/1/30

    329,000       317,144  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 5/1/28

    257,000       241,326  

144A, 3.75%, 3/15/29

    257,000       232,104  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/31

    257,000       226,859  

Encompass Health Corp.
4.50%, 2/1/28

    411,000       389,288  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    411,000       381,572  

4.625%, 4/1/31

    224,000       202,896  

IQVIA, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    539,000       527,464  

144A, 5.00%, 5/15/27

    565,000       550,736  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/30

    257,000       260,883  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 6/15/28

    411,000       383,256  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/30

    334,000       293,289  

144A, 3.875%, 5/15/32

    405,000       348,615  

Select Medical Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 8/15/26

    669,000       667,926  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.875%, 1/1/26

    928,000       927,621  

6.25%, 2/1/27

    690,000       688,935  

5.125%, 11/1/27

    694,000       680,187  

4.625%, 6/15/28

    292,000       278,219  

6.125%, 10/1/28 (a)

    1,123,000       1,111,225  

4.25%, 6/1/29

    699,000       643,495  

4.375%, 1/15/30

    894,000       819,659  

6.125%, 6/15/30

    1,247,000       1,236,538  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/31

    611,000       617,110  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,905,747)

      12,552,211  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.2%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.,
4.125%, 10/15/30

  $ 257,000     $ 228,547  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 3/15/31

    243,000       231,002  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $459,503)

      459,549  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%            

Jazz Securities DAC, 144A,
4.375%, 1/15/29

    770,000       710,132  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV, 144A, 4.125%, 4/30/28

    1,078,000       987,551  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
4.375%, 3/15/26

    374,000       361,347  

4.65%, 6/15/30

    405,000       362,953  

Prestige Brands, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    205,000       198,337  

144A, 3.75%, 4/1/31

    308,000       266,358  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
3.15%, 10/1/26

    1,764,000       1,635,927  

6.75%, 3/1/28

    642,000       650,205  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,362,583)

      5,172,810  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 10.7%    
Oil & Gas — 5.4%            

Antero Resources Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 2/1/29

    209,000       215,438  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/30

    308,000       293,818  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 11/1/26

    306,000       306,033  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    225,000       209,359  

Callon Petroleum Co.
144A, 8.00%, 8/1/28

    332,000       346,994  

144A, 7.50%, 6/15/30

    315,000       332,095  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 144A,
11.00%, 4/15/25

    225,000       226,877  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 2/1/26

    277,000       274,818  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    257,000       254,444  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/29

    488,000       490,318  

Civitas Resources, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 10/15/26

    255,000       247,300  

CNX Resources Corp., 144A,
6.00%, 1/15/29

    258,000       248,200  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 10/15/25

    446,000       444,203  

Matador Resources Co.
5.875%, 9/15/26

    359,000       355,739  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/28

    257,000       261,218  

Murphy Oil Corp.,
5.875%, 12/1/27

    238,000       236,531  

Parkland Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/27

    287,000       281,927  

144A, 4.50%, 10/1/29

    421,000       385,091  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Permian Resources Operating LLC
144A, 8.00%, 4/15/27

  $ 282,000     $ 291,075  

144A, 5.875%, 7/1/29

    349,000       341,342  

144A, 9.875%, 7/15/31

    257,000       284,873  

144A, 7.00%, 1/15/32

    517,000       531,167  

Range Resources Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/25

    353,000       348,398  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    308,000       321,571  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/30

    257,000       239,010  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 10/15/29

    359,000       331,060  

SM Energy Co.
6.75%, 9/15/26

    222,000       220,949  

6.625%, 1/15/27

    211,000       210,328  

6.50%, 7/15/28

    205,000       205,422  

Southwestern Energy Co.
5.375%, 2/1/29

    357,000       345,306  

5.375%, 3/15/30

    616,000       589,352  

4.75%, 2/1/32

    590,000       536,349  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
6.00%, 4/15/27

    338,000       337,064  

144A, 7.00%, 9/15/28

    257,000       263,483  

4.50%, 5/15/29

    411,000       380,036  

4.50%, 4/30/30

    410,000       373,437  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,646,000)

      11,560,625  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 5.3%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 7.875%, 5/15/26

    282,000       288,227  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

    385,000       366,559  

Buckeye Partners LP
3.95%, 12/1/26

    315,000       298,179  

4.125%, 12/1/27

    205,000       190,978  

CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC
144A, 5.50%, 6/15/31

    729,000       679,858  

144A, 7.50%, 12/15/33

    270,000       275,529  

DT Midstream, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    565,000       516,800  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/31

    537,000       483,881  

EnLink Midstream LLC
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    272,000       268,250  

5.375%, 6/1/29

    272,000       263,872  

144A, 6.50%, 9/1/30

    513,000       526,282  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.15%, 6/1/25

    216,000       210,759  

4.85%, 7/15/26

    282,000       275,203  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    205,000       204,881  

4.125%, 12/1/26

    257,000       246,587  

144A, 6.50%, 7/1/27

    524,000       529,652  

5.50%, 7/15/28

    436,000       428,020  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    401,000       376,240  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/31

    582,000       541,734  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/26

    408,000       402,604  

144A, 5.125%, 6/15/28

    282,000       271,177  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

  $ 415,000     $ 378,271  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/30

    205,000       197,196  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    308,000       305,455  

5.625%, 4/28/27

    282,000       279,356  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
144A, 3.60%, 5/15/25

    205,000       198,928  

144A, 4.95%, 7/15/29

    282,000       263,974  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    642,000       576,846  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/30

    523,000       522,560  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/31

    642,000       563,955  

144A, 3.875%, 11/1/33

    659,000       553,233  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,003,102)

      11,485,046  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 12.1%    
Diversified Financial Services — 4.6%            

AG Issuer LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 3/1/28

    257,000       248,917  

AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A,
8.625%, 9/30/27

    257,000       264,793  

Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., 144A,
8.375%, 5/1/28

    256,000       268,365  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/1/26

    250,000       243,165  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    342,000       336,557  

Navient Corp.
6.75%, 6/25/25

    257,000       258,750  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    261,000       262,309  

5.00%, 3/15/27

    369,000       350,261  

NFP Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/28

    282,000       281,554  

144A, 6.875%, 8/15/28

    1,129,000       1,147,559  

OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/25

    641,000       647,929  

7.125%, 3/15/26

    856,000       870,567  

3.50%, 1/15/27

    385,000       354,871  

6.625%, 1/15/28

    375,000       373,182  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 10/15/25

    334,000       329,010  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    347,000       313,251  

144A, 7.875%, 12/15/29

    397,000       406,722  

Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co.-Issuer, Inc.
144A, 2.875%, 10/15/26

    590,000       543,464  

144A, 3.625%, 3/1/29

    405,000       359,635  

144A, 3.875%, 3/1/31 (a)

    642,000       551,703  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/33

    443,000       368,153  

SLM Corp.
4.20%, 10/29/25

    257,000       249,460  

3.125%, 11/2/26

    287,000       263,961  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
144A, 5.50%, 11/15/25

    441,000       433,869  

144A, 5.75%, 6/15/27

    271,000       263,178  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,226,938)

      9,991,185  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.4%            

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 144A,
4.25%, 2/15/29

    359,000       318,805  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Insurance (Continued)            

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
144A, 4.25%, 10/15/27

  $ 385,000     $ 355,790  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/28

    642,000       638,183  

144A, 7.00%, 1/15/31

    390,000       388,750  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 2/15/29

    380,000       380,486  

HUB International Ltd.
144A, 5.625%, 12/1/29

    298,000       276,930  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/30

    1,697,000       1,732,243  

144A, 7.375%, 1/31/32

    1,000,000       1,003,793  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,116,142)

      5,094,980  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.5%            

Howard Hughes Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 8/1/28

    385,000       363,642  

144A, 4.125%, 2/1/29

    352,000       312,934  

144A, 4.375%, 2/1/31

    340,000       290,111  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,051,704)

      966,687  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.1%            

Iron Mountain, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 9/15/27

    513,000       492,566  

144A, 5.25%, 3/15/28

    444,000       428,398  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    257,000       243,547  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    513,000       521,242  

144A, 4.875%, 9/15/29

    513,000       477,543  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/30

    672,000       629,456  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/31

    565,000       500,500  

144A, 5.625%, 7/15/32

    348,000       323,828  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 144A,
4.25%, 2/1/27

    343,000       316,027  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer
144A, 7.50%, 6/1/25

    334,000       335,338  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    372,000       361,922  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/29

    385,000       354,084  

RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp.
4.75%, 10/15/27

    359,000       343,166  

144A, 7.25%, 7/15/28

    205,000       210,140  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/29

    308,000       286,563  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP
144A, 3.75%, 7/1/26

    257,000       242,518  

144A, 4.00%, 9/15/29

    257,000       224,564  

SBA Communications Corp.
3.875%, 2/15/27

    803,000       758,460  

3.125%, 2/1/29

    779,000       689,948  

Service Properties Trust,
7.50%, 9/15/25

    376,000       381,199  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/25

    257,000       253,830  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    205,000       191,409  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/27

    293,000       275,063  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,042,899)

      8,841,311  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.5%            

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC
144A, 6.00%, 4/15/25

    205,000       203,100  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Venture Capital (Continued)            

144A, 3.375%, 6/15/26

  $ 513,000     $ 480,398  

144A, 8.00%, 6/15/27

    420,000       436,617  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,157,471)

      1,120,115  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 11.7%            
Aerospace/Defense — 3.2%            

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26

    516,000       520,672  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    380,000       369,269  

Rolls-Royce PLC
144A, 3.625%, 10/14/25

    513,000       495,876  

144A, 5.75%, 10/15/27

    564,000       561,787  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 144A,
9.375%, 11/30/29

    465,000       503,411  

TransDigm, Inc.
7.50%, 3/15/27

    311,000       310,968  

5.50%, 11/15/27

    1,167,000       1,128,003  

144A, 6.75%, 8/15/28

    939,000       951,400  

4.625%, 1/15/29

    545,000       500,245  

4.875%, 5/1/29

    356,000       327,364  

144A, 6.875%, 12/15/30

    638,000       646,236  

144A, 7.125%, 12/1/31

    450,000       462,181  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,764,717)

      6,777,412  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.9%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 3/1/30

    282,000       266,553  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/32

    695,000       611,357  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/32

    350,000       350,371  

Standard Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/15/27

    466,000       449,208  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    506,000       477,984  

144A, 4.375%, 7/15/30

    838,000       747,928  

144A, 3.375%, 1/15/31

    580,000       481,192  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    384,000       372,100  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/31

    415,000       431,014  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,223,259)

      4,187,707  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.7%        

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/25

    800,000       805,468  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/28

    710,000       726,221  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,533,825)

      1,531,689  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.8%            

Sensata Technologies BV
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    359,000       355,970  

144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    533,000       483,891  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/30

    277,000       270,034  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 2/15/30

    231,000       210,687  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    375,000       321,022  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,800,343)

      1,641,604  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%            

Fluor Corp.,
4.25%, 9/15/28
(Cost $298,855)

    318,000       300,931  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Environmental Control — 1.6%            

Clean Harbors, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 2/1/31

  $ 257,000     $ 255,676  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

    257,000       252,708  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    395,000       383,880  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    257,000       251,644  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    385,000       353,333  

144A, 3.50%, 9/1/28

    382,000       346,692  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    385,000       360,817  

144A, 4.375%, 8/15/29

    312,000       284,503  

144A, 6.75%, 1/15/31

    530,000       542,779  

Madison IAQ LLC, 144A,
4.125%, 6/30/28

    360,000       328,301  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,438,269)

      3,360,333  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.2%            

Hillenbrand, Inc.
5.75%, 6/15/25

    205,000       203,668  

6.25%, 2/15/29

    250,000       250,347  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $456,369)

      454,015  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.6%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/27

    308,000       302,749  

144A, 3.25%, 9/1/28

    312,000       270,807  

Ball Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/28

    385,000       394,687  

6.00%, 6/15/29

    533,000       536,250  

2.875%, 8/15/30

    667,000       565,325  

3.125%, 9/15/31 (a)

    466,000       393,044  

Berry Global, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 7/15/27

    257,000       253,657  

Crown Americas LLC,
5.25%, 4/1/30

    257,000       247,794  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
144A, 3.50%, 3/15/28

    227,000       207,832  

144A, 3.75%, 2/1/30

    214,000       190,666  

OI European Group BV, 144A,
4.75%, 2/15/30

    205,000       188,918  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC, 144A,
4.00%, 10/15/27

    513,000       478,419  

Sealed Air Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 9/15/25

    205,000       204,805  

144A, 4.00%, 12/1/27

    218,000       202,992  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/28

    398,000       397,108  

144A, 5.00%, 4/15/29

    198,000       187,747  

144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    236,000       243,937  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/1/28

    293,000       273,849  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,855,094)

      5,540,586  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.6%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
144A, 6.50%, 10/1/25

    334,000       334,487  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Trucking & Leasing (Continued)            

144A, 9.75%, 8/1/27

  $ 205,000     $ 212,685  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/28

    513,000       491,896  

144A, 7.875%, 12/1/30

    257,000       269,684  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,282,120)

      1,308,752  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 6.0%    
Computers — 1.8%            

NCR Voyix Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    334,000       310,805  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    616,000       571,919  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/30

    230,000       208,029  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 2/1/27

    270,000       259,733  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.875%, 6/1/27

    259,000       251,069  

4.091%, 6/1/29

    284,000       259,430  

144A, 8.25%, 12/15/29

    257,000       275,593  

144A, 8.50%, 7/15/31

    257,000       278,087  

9.625%, 12/1/32

    385,600       436,114  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    1,211,000       1,184,703  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,023,940)

      4,035,482  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.2%            

Xerox Holdings Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 8/15/25
(Cost $380,998)

    389,000       382,952  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.9%            

Entegris, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 4/15/28

    205,000       191,755  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/29

    850,000       802,318  

144A, 3.625%, 5/1/29

    199,000       176,297  

144A, 5.95%, 6/15/30

    459,000       450,409  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    359,000       328,625  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,966,282)

      1,949,404  
   

 

 

 
Software — 3.1%            

Alteryx, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 3/15/28

    235,000       238,500  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A,
7.125%, 10/2/25

    308,000       308,517  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 7/1/28

    483,000       441,407  

Fair Isaac Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 5/15/26

    205,000       203,011  

144A, 4.00%, 6/15/28

    462,000       429,628  

Open Text Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 2/15/28

    462,000       424,996  

144A, 3.875%, 12/1/29

    436,000       385,750  

Open Text Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 2/15/30

    477,000       421,653  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/31

    349,000       299,028  

PTC, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 2/15/28

    257,000       240,033  

ROBLOX Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 5/1/30

    533,000       467,209  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)            

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 9/30/27

  $ 1,047,000     $ 1,020,558  

Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/29

    257,000       229,046  

3.875%, 3/15/31

    257,000       223,848  

UKG, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 2/1/31

    1,300,000       1,314,449  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,890,341)

      6,647,633  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.8%    
Electric — 3.8%            

Calpine Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 6/1/26

    216,000       212,991  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    642,000       605,355  

144A, 3.75%, 3/1/31

    482,000       413,659  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/28

    436,000       408,165  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    476,000       401,913  

DPL, Inc.,
4.125%, 7/1/25

    212,000       206,379  

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

Series B, 4.15%, 7/15/27

    790,000       751,143  

2.65%, 3/1/30

    308,000       263,609  

Series B, 2.25%, 9/1/30

    261,000       215,083  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
144A, 3.875%, 10/15/26

    297,000       277,666  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    282,000       263,408  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/29

    390,000       396,759  

PG&E Corp.,
5.00%, 7/1/28

    515,000       491,694  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/26

    523,000       515,519  

144A, 5.625%, 2/15/27

    667,000       650,678  

144A, 5.00%, 7/31/27

    687,000       659,266  

144A, 4.375%, 5/1/29

    642,000       586,311  

144A, 7.75%, 10/15/31

    740,000       766,090  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,486,125)

      8,085,688  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS            

(Cost $214,765,958)

      209,061,439  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 2.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $4,254,324)

    4,254,324       4,254,324  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.4%        

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $5,226,220)

    5,226,220       5,226,220  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.5%
(Cost $224,246,502)

    $ 218,541,983  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (1.5%)

      (3,212,050
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 215,329,933  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL2.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

  
            4,254,324 (d)                          11,443               4,254,324        4,254,324  

CASH EQUIVALENTS2.4%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

  
     3,360,237        16,978,821       (15,112,838                   38,501               5,226,220        5,226,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      3,360,237         21,233,145        (15,112,838      —         —         49,944         —         9,480,544         9,480,544  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $4,162,522, 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.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

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 February 29, 2024 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 (a)

   $      $ 209,061,439      $  —      $ 209,061,439  

Short-Term Investments (a)

     9,480,544                      9,480,544  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 9,480,544      $ 209,061,439      $      $ 218,541,983  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

    

Number
of Shares

    

Value

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.4%              

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (a)

     22,975      $ 940,500  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)(b)

     1,169,869        41,530,350  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $45,195,482)

        42,470,850  
     

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.0%         

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)
(Cost $420,500)

     420,500        420,500  
     

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.6%         

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)
(Cost $239,157)

     239,157        239,157  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.0%
(Cost $45,855,139)

      $ 43,130,507  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (1.0%)

        (436,414
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 42,694,093  
     

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS99.4%

 

  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (a)

 

  
     967,365               (49,497     (2,454     25,086        36,878               22,975        940,500  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)(b)

 

  
     42,650,693               (2,200,245     (63,146     1,143,048        1,296,321               1,169,869        41,530,350  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL1.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)

 

  
     6,535,150               (6,114,650 )(e)                   4,120               420,500        420,500  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.6%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)

 

  
     311,422        65,356        (137,621                  7,679               239,157        239,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      50,464,630         65,356         (8,502,013      (65,600      1,168,134         1,344,998         —         1,852,501         43,130,507  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $411,800, which is 1.0% 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.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 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  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     $ 42,470,850        $        $  —        $ 42,470,850  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       659,657                            659,657  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 43,130,507        $  —        $        $ 43,130,507  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.4%    
Basic Materials — 3.9%    
Chemicals — 1.6%            

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 9/30/28

  $ 161,000     $ 102,318  

Avient Corp., 144A,
5.75%, 5/15/25

    130,000       129,365  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A,
3.375%, 2/15/29

    85,000       75,621  

Chemours Co.
5.375%, 5/15/27

    105,000       96,034  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/28

    160,000       140,500  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 144A,
5.625%, 10/15/28

    103,000       83,708  

INEOS Finance PLC, 144A,
6.75%, 5/15/28

    94,000       92,018  

Methanex Corp.,
5.125%, 10/15/27

    146,000       140,487  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    112,000       109,510  

144A, 5.25%, 6/1/27

    205,000       190,193  

144A, 8.50%, 11/15/28

    100,000       105,711  

Olin Corp.,
5.125%, 9/15/27

    98,000       95,152  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 5/1/28

    236,000       215,944  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,587,321)

      1,576,561  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%            

Mercer International, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/1/29
(Cost $132,110)

    153,000       132,024  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.8%            

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 144A,
6.75%, 3/15/26

    200,000       201,725  

5.875%, 6/1/27

    130,000       128,766  

Mineral Resources Ltd.
144A, 8.125%, 5/1/27

    113,000       114,120  

144A, 8.00%, 11/1/27

    122,000       124,403  

144A, 9.25%, 10/1/28

    221,000       232,050  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $792,397)

      801,064  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.4%            

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
144A, 7.50%, 4/1/25

    214,000       214,000  

144A, 6.875%, 3/1/26 (a)

    195,000       195,000  

144A, 6.875%, 10/15/27

    323,000       307,488  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 144A,
4.50%, 9/15/27

    115,000       110,217  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 4/1/26

    125,000       120,603  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 144A,
4.625%, 3/1/28

    98,000       90,508  

Nexa Resources SA
144A, 5.375%, 5/4/27

    137,000       132,300  

144A, 6.50%, 1/18/28

    94,000       94,329  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 144A,
9.25%, 4/23/26

    100,000       83,087  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,327,539)

      1,347,532  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Communications — 16.8%    
Advertising — 0.9%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 8/15/27

  $ 252,000     $ 235,907  

144A, 7.75%, 4/15/28

    195,000       168,795  

144A, 9.00%, 9/15/28 (a)

    150,000       156,554  

Lamar Media Corp.,
3.75%, 2/15/28

    115,000       106,765  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    124,000       119,386  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/29

    100,000       89,908  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $844,983)

      877,315  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 2.0%            

EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 5/15/28

    200,000       205,195  

Gen Digital, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/25

    226,000       223,957  

144A, 6.75%, 9/30/27

    176,000       177,064  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 144A, 5.25%, 12/1/27

    120,000       116,217  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
144A, 5.00%, 12/15/27

    88,000       84,009  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    88,000       82,811  

MercadoLibre, Inc.,
2.375%, 1/14/26

    75,000       70,688  

Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 10/15/28

    105,000       114,137  

Rakuten Group, Inc., 144A,
11.25%, 2/15/27

    328,000       349,296  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 11/1/26

    274,000       279,039  

144A, 7.50%, 9/15/27

    234,000       239,570  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    98,000       98,215  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,009,778)

      2,040,198  
   

 

 

 
Media — 8.9%            

Altice Financing SA, 144A,
5.00%, 1/15/28

    234,000       207,266  

AMC Networks, Inc.
4.75%, 8/1/25

    151,000       144,145  

4.25%, 2/15/29

    184,000       119,273  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/26

    170,000       167,176  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/27

    635,000       600,945  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    493,000       455,405  

CSC Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    256,000       229,939  

144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    181,000       157,952  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/28

    216,000       153,792  

144A, 11.25%, 5/15/28

    195,000       201,388  

144A, 11.75%, 1/31/29

    420,000       439,298  

144A, 6.50%, 2/1/29

    293,000       255,704  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.875%, 11/15/24 (a)

    392,000       370,820  

7.75%, 7/1/26

    391,000       249,657  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)            

144A, 5.25%, 12/1/26

  $ 539,000     $ 431,537  

7.375%, 7/1/28

    195,000       95,333  

144A, 5.75%, 12/1/28

    478,000       331,911  

DISH Network Corp., 144A,
11.75%, 11/15/27

    684,000       713,962  

Gray Television, Inc. 144A,
5.875%, 7/15/26

    124,000       117,800  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/27 (a)

    150,000       135,734  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.375%, 5/1/26 (a)

    156,000       132,990  

8.375%, 5/1/27

    167,000       100,398  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    152,000       112,851  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    105,000       75,708  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 8/1/28

    165,000       153,446  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    335,000       317,834  

144A, 4.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    192,000       170,710  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/26

    156,000       123,013  

144A, 6.50%, 9/15/28

    205,000       98,887  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 3.125%, 9/1/26

    220,000       205,354  

144A, 5.00%, 8/1/27

    293,000       279,471  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/28

    367,000       331,010  

TEGNA, Inc. 144A,
4.75%, 3/15/26

    102,000       98,664  

4.625%, 3/15/28

    195,000       175,802  

Univision Communications, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 6/1/27

    293,000       284,252  

144A, 8.00%, 8/15/28

    285,000       286,767  

Videotron Ltd.
144A, 5.375%, 6/15/24

    121,000       120,696  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/27

    125,000       122,592  

VTR Finance NV, 144A,
6.375%, 7/15/28

    95,000       41,631  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 144A,
6.00%, 1/15/27

    106,000       103,660  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,297,881)

      8,914,773  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 5.0%            

Altice France Holding SA
144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27

    317,000       207,410  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    212,000       107,249  

Altice France SA
144A, 8.125%, 2/1/27

    312,000       287,029  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    214,000       174,845  

144A, 5.125%, 1/15/29

    100,000       75,692  

C&W Senior Financing DAC, 144A,
6.875%, 9/15/27

    218,000       205,695  

CommScope Technologies LLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/25

    263,000       214,603  

144A, 5.00%, 3/15/27

    138,000       49,538  

CommScope, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/26 (a)

    280,000       252,334  

144A, 8.25%, 3/1/27

    174,000       76,375  

144A, 7.125%, 7/1/28

    125,000       50,129  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

  $ 78,000     $ 64,491  

144A, 6.50%, 10/1/28

    155,000       133,300  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27

    225,000       217,643  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    302,000       279,806  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    154,000       131,725  

6.625%, 8/1/26

    133,000       87,780  

Iliad Holding SASU
144A, 6.50%, 10/15/26

    221,000       218,656  

144A, 7.00%, 10/15/28

    167,000       165,369  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
144A, 3.40%, 3/1/27 (a)

    138,000       111,784  

144A, 4.625%, 9/15/27

    197,000       122,140  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/28

    259,000       124,320  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/29

    165,000       70,950  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    85,000       56,859  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/27

    222,000       134,539  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    60,000       18,957  

Millicom International Cellular SA, 144A,
5.125%, 1/15/28

    88,200       84,152  

Sable International Finance Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 9/7/27

    82,000       78,700  

Telecom Italia SpA, 144A,
5.303%, 5/30/24

    304,000       303,157  

Viasat, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 9/15/25

    66,000       64,121  

144A, 5.625%, 4/15/27

    89,000       83,641  

144A, 6.50%, 7/15/28

    90,000       66,771  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 8/15/28

    273,000       255,173  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/27 (a)

    299,000       249,267  

144A, 6.125%, 3/1/28

    211,000       160,588  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,426,437)

      4,984,788  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 20.5%    
Airlines — 1.7%            

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    253,000       239,902  

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 3/1/25

    95,000       92,894  

American Airlines, Inc., 144A,
7.25%, 2/15/28

    140,000       141,293  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
2.90%, 10/28/24

    200,000       196,166  

7.375%, 1/15/26

    170,000       175,495  

4.375%, 4/19/28

    71,000       68,147  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 1/20/26

    232,252       219,476  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd.
144A, 8.00%, 9/20/25 (a)

    121,000       87,620  

144A, 8.00%, 9/20/25

    100,000       72,413  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Airlines (Continued)            

United Airlines, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/15/26

  $ 390,000     $ 375,782  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,755,971)

      1,669,188  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.2%            

Hanesbrands, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 5/15/26
(Cost $169,071)

    170,000       164,248  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3%            

Allison Transmission, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 10/1/27

    81,000       77,745  

Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 144A,
10.50%, 11/30/25

    223,000       226,309  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $297,582)

      304,054  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.3%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/26

    155,000       150,390  

144A, 7.00%, 4/15/28

    104,000       106,139  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.50%, 4/1/27

    98,000       96,877  

6.875%, 7/1/28

    75,000       72,541  

Clarios Global LP, 144A,
6.75%, 5/15/25

    88,000       88,015  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 5/15/26

    150,000       149,721  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/27

    315,000       317,223  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    150,000       151,944  

Dana, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/27

    86,000       83,103  

5.625%, 6/15/28

    78,000       75,598  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
9.50%, 5/31/25

    156,000       157,706  

5.00%, 5/31/26

    176,000       171,575  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    133,000       127,776  

Tenneco, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 11/17/28

    371,000       338,432  

ZF North America Capital, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 4/14/28

    165,000       168,594  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,223,192)

      2,255,634  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.4%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 144A, 4.00%, 1/15/28

    130,000       121,571  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/28

    244,000       220,408  

Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 3/15/28

    99,000       101,445  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $443,970)

      443,424  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.4%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 2/15/29

    178,000       123,226  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.25%, 7/1/25

    360,000       360,242  

144A, 8.125%, 7/1/27

    315,000       323,647  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)            

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op 144A, 5.50%, 5/1/25

  $ 202,000     $ 201,492  

5.375%, 4/15/27

    97,000       96,039  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 4/1/27

    122,000       119,915  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    135,000       127,813  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    78,000       76,899  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28

    144,000       134,678  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 6.50%, 2/15/25

    128,000       128,273  

144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    207,000       199,953  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/27

    150,000       150,736  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    100,000       96,741  

Light & Wonder International, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 5/15/28

    130,000       130,696  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 11/1/24

    137,000       135,967  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/27

    263,000       265,478  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/27

    198,000       189,741  

144A, 3.75%, 1/15/28

    80,000       73,832  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 144A,
8.00%, 2/1/26

    229,000       216,120  

Penn Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 1/15/27

    68,000       65,068  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/27

    86,000       84,241  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/25

    119,000       119,504  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,412,844)

      3,420,301  
   

 

 

 
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/1/25

    126,000       125,303  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    220,000       211,058  

TKC Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 5/15/28

    85,000       79,658  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $406,248)

      416,019  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.4%            

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 9/15/27

    120,000       116,373  

Mattamy Group Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 12/15/27

    102,000       98,455  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 6/15/27

    98,000       97,562  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    80,000       78,471  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $374,825)

      390,861  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.6%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.875%, 6/1/25

    87,000       85,254  

5.20%, 4/1/26

    388,000       377,175  

6.375%, 9/15/27

    98,000       95,240  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $578,371)

      557,669  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time — 4.5%            

Carnival Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26

  $ 260,000     $ 263,572  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    538,000       531,705  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    470,000       433,901  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 144A,
10.375%, 5/1/28

    400,000       436,649  

Life Time, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/26

    203,000       201,497  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/26

    100,000       101,003  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 3.625%, 12/15/24

    114,000       112,341  

144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    290,000       283,475  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/27

    175,000       173,083  

144A, 8.375%, 2/1/28

    150,000       157,573  

144A, 8.125%, 1/15/29

    150,000       157,933  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29

    92,000       94,378  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

    175,000       168,707  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    204,000       201,863  

144A, 5.375%, 7/15/27

    195,000       191,457  

144A, 11.625%, 8/15/27

    232,000       251,120  

3.70%, 3/15/28

    103,000       95,149  

144A, 5.50%, 4/1/28

    338,000       332,947  

144A, 9.25%, 1/15/29

    100,000       107,643  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
144A, 5.875%, 9/15/27

    155,000       151,640  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    50,000       50,025  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,367,235)

      4,497,661  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 2.3%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.,
4.75%, 12/1/27

    196,000       188,644  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/1/25

    81,000       80,812  

144A, 5.75%, 5/1/28

    98,000       97,811  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 6/6/25

    190,000       185,902  

144A, 5.25%, 4/26/26

    85,000       81,669  

144A, 5.625%, 7/17/27

    117,000       111,012  

144A, 5.75%, 7/21/28

    156,000       146,627  

MGM Resorts International
6.75%, 5/1/25

    151,000       151,307  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    161,000       160,875  

4.625%, 9/1/26

    78,000       75,687  

5.50%, 4/15/27

    132,000       129,405  

4.75%, 10/15/28 (a)

    140,000       131,529  

Station Casinos LLC, 144A,
4.50%, 2/15/28

    135,000       125,977  

Studio City Finance Ltd.
144A, 6.50%, 1/15/28

    104,000       98,719  

144A, 5.00%, 1/15/29

    220,000       192,052  

Travel + Leisure Co. 144A,
6.625%, 7/31/26

    127,000       128,454  

6.00%, 4/1/27

    73,000       72,795  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 144A, 5.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

    157,000       153,798  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,278,105)

      2,313,075  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail — 4.0%            

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. 144A, 5.75%, 4/15/25

  $ 70,000     $ 69,803  

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/28

    324,000       302,543  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/28

    184,000       172,881  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/29

    100,000       90,250  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,
4.50%, 3/1/28

    110,000       102,683  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.,
5.25%, 2/1/28

    100,000       97,185  

eG Global Finance PLC, 144A,
12.00%, 11/30/28

    215,000       227,255  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 144A,
5.375%, 4/1/26

    113,000       111,956  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 1/15/29

    200,000       181,698  

FirstCash, Inc.,
144A, 4.625%, 9/1/28

    122,000       112,995  

LBM Acquisition LLC,
144A, 6.25%, 1/15/29

    130,000       117,256  

Lithia Motors, Inc.,
144A, 4.625%, 12/15/27

    75,000       71,525  

Michaels Cos., Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 5/1/28

    166,000       129,091  

NMG Holding Co, Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 144A, 7.125%, 4/1/26

    215,000       211,076  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.,
3.50%, 9/1/25

    100,000       97,110  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.
144A, 4.75%, 2/15/28

    228,000       213,988  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29

    193,000       190,872  

QVC, Inc.
4.85%, 4/1/24

    60,000       59,904  

4.45%, 2/15/25

    114,000       110,788  

4.75%, 2/15/27 (a)

    118,000       106,467  

4.375%, 9/1/28

    106,000       87,057  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 7/1/28

    133,000       124,201  

Staples, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 4/15/26

    360,000       346,469  

144A, 10.75%, 4/15/27

    193,000       176,825  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
3.80%, 11/18/24

    240,000       236,649  

3.45%, 6/1/26

    290,000       276,713  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,960,016)

      4,025,240  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.1%    
Agriculture — 0.3%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc.,
144A, 5.25%, 4/15/27

    90,000       88,373  

Vector Group Ltd.
144A, 10.50%, 11/1/26

    94,000       94,671  

144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    151,000       138,494  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $320,243)

      321,538  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services — 4.4%            

Albion Financing 1 SARL / Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.125%, 10/15/26

  $ 59,000     $ 58,407  

Albion Financing 2 SARL, 144A,
8.75%, 4/15/27

    137,000       137,673  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
144A, 6.625%, 7/15/26

    268,000       267,407  

144A, 9.75%, 7/15/27

    210,000       209,498  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. / Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    226,000       201,222  

APX Group, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 2/15/27

    98,000       98,226  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27

    39,000       37,200  

144A, 4.75%, 4/1/28 (a)

    94,000       85,267  

Block, Inc.,
2.75%, 6/1/26

    229,000       213,871  

Brink’s Co.
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/25

    75,000       74,653  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/27

    116,000       109,736  

Garda World Security Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 2/15/27

    96,000       91,794  

144A, 9.50%, 11/1/27

    133,000       133,632  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/28

    88,000       89,456  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 7/15/27

    239,000       234,186  

Hertz Corp., 144A,
4.625%, 12/1/26

    99,000       87,739  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/28

    203,000       177,343  

144A, 5.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    191,000       152,574  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    263,000       261,233  

144A, 3.375%, 8/31/27

    194,000       177,812  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28 (a)

    261,000       257,710  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 8.625%, 6/1/27

    167,000       147,203  

144A, 11.25%, 12/15/27

    107,000       100,647  

Service Corp. International,
4.625%, 12/15/27

    113,000       108,507  

Sotheby’s, 144A,
7.375%, 10/15/27

    145,000       139,467  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.50%, 5/15/27

    72,000       71,597  

3.875%, 11/15/27

    146,000       137,632  

4.875%, 1/15/28

    326,000       315,017  

Williams Scotsman, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 6/15/25

    110,000       109,900  

144A, 4.625%, 8/15/28

    106,000       99,646  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,356,185)

      4,386,255  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.3%            

Coty, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 4/15/26

    129,000       126,542  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care (Continued)            

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 144A,
5.50%, 6/1/28

  $ 152,000     $ 148,533  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $273,905)

      275,075  
   

 

 

 
Food — 1.9%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    201,000       191,167  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    110,000       112,065  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/27

    271,000       261,533  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/28

    130,000       128,210  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/28

    146,000       147,014  

B&G Foods, Inc.
5.25%, 9/15/27

    107,000       99,610  

144A, 8.00%, 9/15/28

    105,000       109,442  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 5/15/28

    107,000       103,733  

Performance Food Group, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 10/15/27

    207,000       202,955  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    90,000       90,862  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    184,000       180,799  

Sigma Holdco BV, 144A,
7.875%, 5/15/26

    91,000       87,030  

US Foods, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 9/15/28

    105,000       106,969  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/29

    130,000       122,164  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,929,502)

      1,943,553  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 1.0%            

Avantor Funding, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 7/15/28

    359,000       339,287  

Bausch + Lomb Escrow Corp., 144A,
8.375%, 10/1/28

    274,000       286,672  

Hologic, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 2/1/28

    85,000       81,527  

144A, 3.25%, 2/15/29

    126,000       112,467  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

    100,000       95,594  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    98,000       91,596  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $991,040)

      1,007,143  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 4.3%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 7/15/27

    107,000       105,451  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 144A, 4.25%, 5/1/28

    91,000       85,450  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26

    226,000       223,960  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    371,000       339,875  

144A, 8.00%, 12/15/27

    130,000       124,484  

144A, 6.875%, 4/1/28

    141,000       91,199  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    128,000       110,213  

Encompass Health Corp.,
4.50%, 2/1/28

    147,000       139,235  

IQVIA, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    195,000       190,826  

144A, 5.00%, 5/15/27

    237,000       231,017  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)            

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A,
4.375%, 2/15/27

  $ 114,000     $ 105,877  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 1/15/29

    95,000       75,859  

ModivCare, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 11/15/25 (a)

    89,000       86,971  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 6/15/28

    161,000       150,132  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 12/1/26

    254,000       254,189  

Select Medical Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 8/15/26

    267,000       266,571  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 2/1/25

    145,000       133,458  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.875%, 1/1/26

    408,000       407,833  

6.25%, 2/1/27

    293,000       292,548  

5.125%, 11/1/27

    300,000       294,029  

4.625%, 6/15/28

    106,000       100,997  

6.125%, 10/1/28 (a)

    488,000       482,883  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,262,836)

      4,293,057  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%            

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/1/26

    176,000       165,660  

144A, 8.50%, 1/31/27 (a)

    125,000       71,274  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    328,000       305,550  

144A, 9.00%, 12/15/25

    165,000       157,134  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/27

    195,000       125,044  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/27

    99,000       59,779  

144A, 5.00%, 1/30/28

    77,000       35,227  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/28

    325,000       185,555  

144A, 11.00%, 9/30/28

    350,000       236,250  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/29

    197,000       90,388  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    108,000       101,664  

Grifols SA, 144A,
4.75%, 10/15/28 (a)

    125,000       104,238  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd / HLF Financing, Inc., 144A, 7.875%, 9/1/25

    120,000       116,529  

Jazz Securities DAC, 144A,
4.375%, 1/15/29

    293,000       270,219  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV, 144A, 4.125%, 4/30/28

    410,000       375,599  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
3.90%, 12/15/24

    80,000       78,698  

4.375%, 3/15/26

    165,000       159,418  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 144A,
5.125%, 1/15/28

    72,000       69,660  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
6.00%, 4/15/24

    190,000       189,911  

7.125%, 1/31/25

    71,000       71,423  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals (Continued)            

3.15%, 10/1/26

  $ 690,000     $ 639,903  

6.75%, 3/1/28

    242,000       245,093  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,971,137)

      3,854,216  
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.1%    
Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.1%            

Benteler International AG, 144A,
10.50%, 5/15/28
(Cost $93,487)

    92,000       98,885  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 10.8%    
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%            

Sunnova Energy Corp., 144A,
11.75%, 10/1/28 (a)

   

(Cost $73,240)

    85,000       71,617  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.1%            

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 11/1/26

    152,000       152,016  

144A, 8.25%, 12/31/28

    110,000       111,781  

Baytex Energy Corp., 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27

    70,000       72,671  

Callon Petroleum Co., 144A,
8.00%, 8/1/28

    121,000       126,465  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 144A,
11.00%, 4/15/25

    78,000       78,650  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 2/1/26

    104,000       103,181  

Civitas Resources, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    71,000       68,856  

144A, 8.375%, 7/1/28

    273,000       286,015  

CNX Resources Corp., 144A,
6.00%, 1/15/29

    90,000       86,581  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
144A, 7.25%, 5/1/26

    145,000       144,594  

144A, 9.25%, 2/15/28

    203,000       212,636  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 10/15/25

    167,000       166,327  

CVR Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 2/15/28

    75,000       69,678  

144A, 8.50%, 1/15/29

    100,000       100,705  

Energean PLC, 144A,
6.50%, 4/30/27

    98,000       89,616  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.
144A, 7.125%, 4/4/26

    200,000       193,694  

144A, 7.75%, 5/1/27

    111,000       105,614  

144A, 7.50%, 3/1/28

    30,000       27,914  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
144A, REGS, 6.125%, 6/30/25

    142,000       139,330  

144A, REGS, 6.50%, 6/30/27

    123,000       118,062  

Matador Resources Co.
5.875%, 9/15/26

    167,000       165,483  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/28

    138,000       140,265  

Murphy Oil Corp.,
5.875%, 12/1/27

    73,000       72,550  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)            

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc., 144A,
8.125%, 3/1/28

  $ 124,000     $ 125,670  

Parkland Corp., 144A,
5.875%, 7/15/27

    98,000       96,268  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.,
6.00%, 2/15/28

    161,000       156,720  

Permian Resources Operating LLC, 144A,
8.00%, 4/15/27

    96,000       99,089  

Puma International Financing SA, 144A,
5.00%, 1/24/26

    200,000       189,473  

Range Resources Corp.,
4.875%, 5/15/25

    111,000       109,553  

Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP / Sitio Finance Corp., 144A,
7.875%, 11/1/28

    120,000       122,768  

SM Energy Co.
6.75%, 9/15/26

    75,000       74,645  

6.625%, 1/15/27

    97,000       96,691  

6.50%, 7/15/28

    69,000       69,142  

Southwestern Energy Co.,
5.375%, 2/1/29

    200,000       193,448  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
6.00%, 4/15/27

    100,000       99,723  

144A, 7.00%, 9/15/28

    118,000       120,977  

Talos Production, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 2/1/29

    95,000       97,171  

Transocean, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    95,000       93,992  

144A, 11.50%, 1/30/27

    135,000       140,502  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/27

    120,000       117,240  

Tullow Oil PLC, 144A,
7.00%, 3/1/25

    103,000       96,815  

Vital Energy, Inc.,
10.125%, 1/15/28

    151,000       158,158  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,000,272)

      5,090,729  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.6%            

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    85,000       84,651  

144A, 6.25%, 4/1/28

    156,000       152,237  

CGG SA, 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27

    103,000       91,996  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/26

    142,000       141,906  

6.875%, 9/1/27

    142,000       141,400  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $613,432)

      612,190  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 5.0%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 7.875%, 5/15/26

    121,000       123,672  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    144,000       140,999  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    120,000       117,747  

Buckeye Partners LP
144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    85,000       83,194  

3.95%, 12/1/26

    122,000       115,485  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)            

4.125%, 12/1/27

  $ 110,000     $ 102,476  

144A, 4.50%, 3/1/28

    106,000       98,643  

EnLink Midstream LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 1/15/28

    107,000       105,525  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.15%, 6/1/25

    80,000       78,059  

4.85%, 7/15/26

    91,000       88,807  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    108,000       107,937  

4.125%, 12/1/26

    102,000       97,867  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/27

    119,000       121,837  

144A, 6.50%, 7/1/27

    204,000       206,200  

5.50%, 7/15/28

    165,000       161,980  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    136,000       127,603  

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
8.00%, 1/15/27

    196,000       197,545  

7.75%, 2/1/28

    133,000       133,119  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    117,000       119,046  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/26

    162,000       159,858  

144A, 5.125%, 6/15/28

    97,000       93,277  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 9/15/25

    242,000       240,975  

144A, 6.50%, 9/30/26

    301,000       290,951  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 144A, 8.125%, 2/15/29

    158,000       159,624  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    110,000       109,091  

6.00%, 6/1/26

    106,000       104,876  

5.625%, 4/28/27

    107,000       105,997  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 144A,
3.60%, 5/15/25

    78,000       75,690  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/27

    79,000       78,039  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    152,000       144,576  

144A, 7.375%, 2/15/29

    120,000       119,824  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 6/1/28

    439,000       446,336  

144A, 9.50%, 2/1/29

    560,000       597,430  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,044,270)

      5,054,285  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 13.0%    
Banks — 0.4%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 5/1/26

    98,000       97,348  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/27

    99,000       94,460  

144A, 12.00%, 10/1/28

    156,000       169,211  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $346,188)

      361,019  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.7%            

AG Issuer LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 3/1/28

    95,000       92,012  

AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A,
8.625%, 9/30/27

    100,000       103,032  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)            

Coinbase Global, Inc., 144A,
3.375%, 10/1/28

  $ 206,000     $ 174,262  

Credit Acceptance Corp., 144A,
9.25%, 12/15/28

    110,000       116,501  

Curo Group Holdings Corp., 144A,
7.50%, 8/1/28 *

    140,000       38,325  

Enova International, Inc., 144A,
11.25%, 12/15/28

    80,000       83,853  

goeasy Ltd., 144A,
9.25%, 12/1/28

    63,000       66,906  

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A, 5.00%, 8/15/28

    189,000       170,235  

LD Holdings Group LLC
144A, 6.50%, 11/1/25

    98,000       90,798  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/28

    121,000       98,907  

Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., 144A,
8.375%, 5/1/28

    98,000       102,733  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/1/26

    98,000       95,321  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    104,000       102,345  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    183,000       173,002  

Navient Corp.
5.875%, 10/25/24

    110,000       109,817  

6.75%, 6/25/25

    92,000       92,626  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    91,000       91,457  

5.00%, 3/15/27

    137,000       130,043  

4.875%, 3/15/28

    98,000       89,580  

NFP Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/28

    99,000       98,844  

144A, 6.875%, 8/15/28

    410,000       416,740  

OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/25

    286,000       289,092  

7.125%, 3/15/26

    313,000       318,326  

3.50%, 1/15/27

    145,000       133,653  

6.625%, 1/15/28

    154,000       153,253  

3.875%, 9/15/28

    110,000       96,239  

9.00%, 1/15/29

    150,000       157,683  

Osaic Holdings, Inc., 144A,
10.75%, 8/1/27

    81,000       84,209  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 10/15/25

    149,000       146,774  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    87,000       78,538  

PRA Group, Inc., 144A,
8.375%, 2/1/28

    78,000       76,294  

Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co.-Issuer, Inc., 144A, 2.875%, 10/15/26

    210,000       193,436  

SLM Corp.
4.20%, 10/29/25

    84,000       81,535  

3.125%, 11/2/26

    102,000       93,812  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
144A, 5.50%, 11/15/25

    176,000       173,154  

144A, 5.75%, 6/15/27

    105,000       101,969  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,632,226)

      4,715,306  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Insurance — 1.1%            

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.
144A, 10.125%, 8/1/26

  $ 89,000     $ 92,619  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    135,000       119,885  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
144A, 4.25%, 10/15/27

    146,000       134,923  

144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    248,000       241,163  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/28

    264,000       262,431  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 2/15/29

    146,000       146,186  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 1/15/29

    110,000       101,301  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,094,337)

      1,098,508  
   

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.1%            

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 144A, 9.75%, 1/15/29
(Cost $154,190)

    150,000       156,938  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.5%            

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC,
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    130,000       128,173  

Howard Hughes Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 8/1/28

    167,000       157,735  

144A, 4.125%, 2/1/29

    117,000       104,015  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A, 5.75%, 1/15/29

    110,000       81,950  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $463,682)

      471,873  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.8%            

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP,
3.95%, 11/15/27

    87,000       76,575  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/26

    187,000       180,535  

144A, 4.50%, 4/1/27

    142,000       124,997  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
9.75%, 6/15/25

    98,000       97,663  

4.75%, 2/15/28

    95,000       75,714  

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 144A,
3.75%, 12/15/27

    95,000       80,328  

Hudson Pacific Properties LP,
3.95%, 11/1/27

    80,000       69,175  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 9/15/27

    189,000       181,472  

144A, 5.25%, 3/15/28

    161,000       155,342  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    98,000       92,870  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    122,000       123,960  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 144A,
4.25%, 2/1/27

    117,000       107,799  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26 (a)

    99,000       88,281  

5.00%, 10/15/27 (a)

    273,000       223,708  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)            

Necessity Retail REIT Inc/The / American Finance Operating Partner LP, 144A,
4.50%, 9/30/28

  $ 106,000     $ 89,386  

Office Properties Income Trust,
4.50%, 2/1/25

    127,000       103,036  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer
144A, 7.50%, 6/1/25

    132,000       132,529  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    149,000       144,964  

RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp.
4.75%, 10/15/27

    137,000       130,958  

144A, 7.25%, 7/15/28

    68,000       69,705  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/29

    75,000       69,780  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 144A,
3.75%, 7/1/26

    92,000       86,816  

SBA Communications Corp.
3.875%, 2/15/27

    292,000       275,804  

3.125%, 2/1/29

    258,000       228,507  

Service Properties Trust
7.50%, 9/15/25

    136,000       137,881  

4.75%, 10/1/26

    93,000       86,130  

4.95%, 2/15/27

    80,000       73,539  

5.50%, 12/15/27

    88,000       82,946  

3.95%, 1/15/28

    80,000       67,744  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
144A, 3.75%, 12/31/24

    97,000       95,149  

4.75%, 3/15/25

    100,000       98,766  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    77,000       71,895  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/27

    92,000       86,368  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 10.50%, 2/15/28

    508,000       526,355  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/28

    134,000       116,585  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/29

    195,000       150,337  

Vornado Realty LP
3.50%, 1/15/25

    88,000       85,504  

2.15%, 6/1/26

    78,000       70,033  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,760,291)

      4,759,136  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 1.4%            

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC
144A, 6.00%, 4/15/25

    71,000       70,342  

144A, 3.375%, 6/15/26 (a)

    253,000       236,921  

144A, 8.00%, 6/15/27

    110,000       114,352  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
4.75%, 9/15/24

    211,000       209,866  

6.375%, 12/15/25

    146,000       144,834  

6.25%, 5/15/26

    258,000       251,647  

5.25%, 5/15/27

    262,000       241,009  

4.375%, 2/1/29

    132,000       111,539  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,406,339)

      1,380,510  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Industrial — 9.7%    
Aerospace/Defense — 2.9%            

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26

  $ 198,000     $ 199,793  

144A, 7.875%, 4/15/27

    312,000       312,593  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    146,000       141,877  

144A, 7.50%, 2/1/29

    104,000       105,572  

Rolls-Royce PLC
144A, 3.625%, 10/14/25

    249,000       240,688  

144A, 5.75%, 10/15/27

    181,000       180,290  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.,
4.60%, 6/15/28

    134,000       117,774  

TransDigm, Inc.
7.50%, 3/15/27

    80,000       79,992  

5.50%, 11/15/27

    555,000       536,454  

144A, 6.75%, 8/15/28

    375,000       379,952  

4.625%, 1/15/29

    234,000       214,784  

Triumph Group, Inc.
7.75%, 8/15/25

    85,000       84,875  

144A, 9.00%, 3/15/28

    259,000       271,065  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,821,344)

      2,865,709  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.8%            

InterCement Financial Operations BV, 144A,
5.75%, 7/17/24

    158,000       137,062  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 144A,
6.00%, 11/1/28

    215,000       208,769  

Standard Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/15/27

    150,000       144,595  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    220,000       207,819  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    140,000       135,662  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $838,635)

      833,907  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.7%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 6/15/28

    123,000       112,592  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/25

    264,000       265,804  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/28

    333,000       340,608  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $715,306)

      719,004  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.2%            

Sensata Technologies BV, 144A,
5.00%, 10/1/25

   

(Cost $141,383)

    143,000       141,793  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%            

Fluor Corp.,
4.25%, 9/15/28

    110,000       104,096  

IHS Holding Ltd.
144A, 5.625%, 11/29/26

    87,000       76,463  

144A, 6.25%, 11/29/28

    100,000       81,859  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $259,418)

      262,418  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Environmental Control — 0.7%        

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

  $ 114,000     $ 112,096  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    150,000       145,777  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    98,000       95,958  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    143,000       131,238  

144A, 3.50%, 9/1/28

    135,000       122,522  

Madison IAQ LLC, 144A,
4.125%, 6/30/28

    133,000       121,289  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $727,590)

      728,880  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.5%            

Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, 144A,
11.50%, 9/1/28

    98,000       102,001  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 144A,
7.625%, 7/15/28

    70,000       68,546  

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 7/15/27

    305,000       293,410  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $460,321)

      463,957  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.2%            

Hillenbrand, Inc.
5.75%, 6/15/25

    94,000       93,389  

6.25%, 2/15/29

    69,000       69,096  

Trinity Industries, Inc., 144A,
7.75%, 7/15/28

    70,000       72,175  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $234,699)

      234,660  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.9%  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/27

    100,000       98,295  

144A, 3.25%, 9/1/28

    111,000       96,345  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/30/25

    137,000       135,676  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/26

    203,000       187,525  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    206,000       149,648  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    156,000       113,326  

Ball Corp.,
6.875%, 3/15/28

    159,000       163,001  

Berry Global, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 7/15/27

    130,000       128,309  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 144A,
3.50%, 3/15/28

    87,000       79,654  

LABL, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 7/15/26

    137,000       132,981  

144A, 10.50%, 7/15/27

    120,000       116,640  

144A, 5.875%, 11/1/28

    109,000       97,838  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.
144A, 7.875%, 8/15/26

    460,000       466,413  

144A, 9.25%, 4/15/27

    268,000       260,928  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 5/13/27

    120,000       119,826  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC, 144A,
4.00%, 10/15/27

    183,000       170,664  

Sealed Air Corp. 144A,
5.50%, 9/15/25

    60,000       59,943  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (Continued)  

144A, 4.00%, 12/1/27

  $ 100,000     $ 93,115  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/28

    149,000       148,666  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/1/28

    115,000       107,483  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,930,706)

      2,926,276  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.1%            

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 2/1/28
(Cost $106,640)

    117,000       103,623  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.4%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
144A, 6.50%, 10/1/25

    166,000       166,242  

144A, 9.75%, 8/1/27

    65,000       67,437  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/28

    195,000       186,978  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $411,595)

      420,657  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 3.1%    
Computers — 1.1%            

CA Magnum Holdings, 144A, ,
SR SECURED, 10/31/26

    150,000       144,553  

NCR Voyix Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 10/1/28

    135,000       125,625  

Presidio Holdings, Inc. 144A,
4.875%, 2/1/27

    86,000       82,730  

144A, 8.25%, 2/1/28

    107,000       105,593  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 1/1/25

    101,000       99,648  

4.875%, 6/1/27

    114,000       110,509  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    449,000       439,250  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,097,162)

      1,107,908  
   

 

 

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.3%            

Xerox Holdings Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/25

    180,000       177,201  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    139,000       125,867  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $299,505)

      303,068  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.2%            

Entegris, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/15/28

    70,000       65,477  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    136,000       124,493  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $186,488)

      189,970  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.5%            

Alteryx, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 3/15/28

    92,000       93,370  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A,
7.125%, 10/2/25

    120,000       120,202  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 7/1/28

    180,000       164,500  

Fair Isaac Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 5/15/26

    68,000       67,340  

144A, 4.00%, 6/15/28

    174,000       161,808  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)            

MicroStrategy, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 6/15/28 (a)

  $ 98,000     $ 94,602  

Open Text Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 2/15/28

    164,000       150,864  

PTC, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 2/15/25

    112,000       109,424  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/28

    98,000       91,530  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 9/30/27

    441,000       429,862  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,462,917)

      1,483,502  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.4%    
Electric — 2.9%            

Calpine Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 6/1/26

    73,000       71,983  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    244,000       230,073  

144A, 5.125%, 3/15/28

    280,000       266,537  

144A, 4.625%, 2/1/29

    80,000       73,709  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 3/15/28

    160,000       149,785  

DPL, Inc.,
4.125%, 7/1/25

    126,000       122,659  

Drax Finco PLC, 144A,
6.625%, 11/1/25

    92,000       90,930  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B,
4.15%, 7/15/27

    302,000       287,146  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
144A, 4.25%, 7/15/24

    150,000       148,234  

144A, 3.875%, 10/15/26

    90,000       84,141  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    102,000       95,275  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/29

    161,000       163,790  

NRG Energy, Inc.
5.75%, 1/15/28

    160,000       157,768  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

    60,000       52,425  

PG&E Corp.,
5.00%, 7/1/28

    204,000       194,768  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)            

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/26

  $ 226,000     $ 222,767  

144A, 5.625%, 2/15/27

    225,000       219,494  

144A, 5.00%, 7/31/27

    254,000       243,746  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,879,129)

      2,875,230  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.5%            

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.50%, 5/20/25

    160,000       157,208  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    150,000       145,497  

5.75%, 5/20/27

    103,000       97,474  

144A, 9.375%, 6/1/28

    88,000       89,389  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $500,574)

      489,568  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $97,546,090)

      97,233,592  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 3.7%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $3,673,787)

    3,673,787       3,673,787  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.9%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $2,886,494)

    2,886,494       2,886,494  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS —104.0%

(Cost $104,106,371)

    $ 103,793,873  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (4.0%)

      (3,976,670
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 99,817,203  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL3.7%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

            3,673,787 (d)                          6,628               3,673,787        3,673,787  

CASH EQUIVALENTS2.9%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

     1,126,201        14,597,865       (12,837,572                   21,868               2,886,494        2,886,494  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      1,126,201         18,271,652        (12,837,572      —         —         28,496         —         6,560,281         6,560,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $3,596,146, which is 3.6% 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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
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 February 29, 2024 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 (a)

     $        $ 97,233,592        $  —        $ 97,233,592  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       6,560,281                            6,560,281  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 6,560,281        $ 97,233,592        $        $ 103,793,873  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 96.9%

 

Basic Materials — 5.3%

 

Chemicals — 2.7%  

Ashland, Inc.
144A, 3.375%, 9/1/31

  $ 288,000     $ 241,283  

6.875%, 5/15/43

    172,000       177,592  

Avient Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/25

    420,000       417,544  

144A, 7.125%, 8/1/30

    483,000       493,583  

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    306,000       317,460  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A,
3.375%, 2/15/29

    439,000       390,135  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC / Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 144A, 4.75%, 6/15/27

    406,000       391,975  

Cerdia Finanz GmbH, 144A,
10.50%, 2/15/27

    326,000       335,357  

Chemours Co.
5.375%, 5/15/27

    303,000       276,787  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/28

    549,000       481,499  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    380,000       312,465  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA
144A, 5.625%, 10/15/28

    329,000       266,901  

144A, 12.00%, 2/15/31

    379,000       387,368  

CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., 144A, 6.125%, 6/15/28

    337,000       318,660  

Element Solutions, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    490,000       444,100  

HB Fuller Co.
4.00%, 2/15/27

    184,000       174,939  

4.25%, 10/15/28

    184,000       170,418  

Herens Holdco SARL, 144A,
4.75%, 5/15/28

    214,000       186,899  

INEOS Finance PLC
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    260,000       254,254  

144A, 7.50%, 4/15/29

    455,000       451,633  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 144A,
9.625%, 3/15/29

    245,000       257,727  

Ingevity Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 11/1/28

    337,000       297,402  

Mativ Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 10/1/26

    214,000       207,312  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/27

    429,000       412,295  

5.25%, 12/15/29

    429,000       407,903  

5.65%, 12/1/44

    212,000       179,678  

Minerals Technologies, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 7/1/28

    245,000       232,444  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    306,000       298,829  

144A, 5.25%, 6/1/27

    699,000       647,423  

144A, 8.50%, 11/15/28

    245,000       258,685  

144A, 4.25%, 5/15/29

    352,000       291,154  

144A, 9.00%, 2/15/30

    400,000       401,279  

Nufarm Australia Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc., 144A, 5.00%, 1/27/30

    214,000       196,253  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Chemicals (Continued)  

Olin Corp.
5.125%, 9/15/27

  $ 306,000     $ 296,759  

5.625%, 8/1/29

    430,000       420,699  

5.00%, 2/1/30

    316,000       295,343  

Olympus Water US Holding Corp.
144A, 7.125%, 10/1/27

    197,000       196,032  

144A, 4.25%, 10/1/28

    499,000       446,854  

144A, 9.75%, 11/15/28

    1,132,000       1,202,803  

Rain Carbon, Inc., 144A,
12.25%, 9/1/29

    276,000       276,036  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 5/1/28

    724,000       661,555  

SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.375%, 11/1/26

    465,000       450,543  

SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL, 144A,
5.00%, 10/30/29

    413,000       350,636  

SNF Group SACA
144A, 3.125%, 3/15/27

    214,000       198,463  

144A, 3.375%, 3/15/30

    214,000       184,589  

TPC Group, Inc., 144A,
13.00%, 12/16/27

    214,000       218,119  

Tronox, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 3/15/29

    715,000       632,869  

WR Grace Holdings LLC
144A, 4.875%, 6/15/27

    455,000       432,241  

144A, 7.375%, 3/1/31

    214,000       216,983  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,879,735)

      17,059,760  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%  

Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy, 144A,
4.875%, 2/4/28

    187,000       170,170  

Domtar Corp., 144A,
6.75%, 10/1/28

    393,000       363,052  

Mercer International, Inc.
5.50%, 1/15/26

    184,000       177,564  

5.125%, 2/1/29

    581,000       500,544  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,169,940)

      1,211,330  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 1.1%  

ATI, Inc.
5.875%, 12/1/27

    214,000       209,656  

4.875%, 10/1/29

    199,000       182,726  

7.25%, 8/15/30

    260,000       267,246  

5.125%, 10/1/31

    219,000       200,466  

Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp., 144A,
6.625%, 1/31/29

    441,000       443,626  

Carpenter Technology Corp.
6.375%, 7/15/28

    245,000       243,934  

7.625%, 3/15/30

    184,000       190,033  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/15/26

    552,000       556,151  

5.875%, 6/1/27

    340,000       336,391  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/29

    226,000       207,481  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/30

    500,000       496,341  

144A, 4.875%, 3/1/31

    199,000       179,154  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Iron/Steel (Continued)  

Commercial Metals Co.
4.125%, 1/15/30

  $ 184,000     $ 168,320  

3.875%, 2/15/31

    184,000       160,639  

4.375%, 3/15/32

    184,000       164,243  

Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd., 144A,
14.50%, 11/15/28

    234,000       236,745  

Mineral Resources Ltd.
144A, 8.125%, 5/1/27

    429,000       432,810  

144A, 8.00%, 11/1/27

    383,000       390,089  

144A, 9.25%, 10/1/28

    690,000       723,638  

144A, 8.50%, 5/1/30

    383,000       393,347  

TMS International Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 4/15/29

    214,000       186,180  

United States Steel Corp.
6.875%, 3/1/29

    291,000       294,342  

6.65%, 6/1/37

    168,000       173,696  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,728,343)

      6,837,254  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.3%  

Arsenal AIC Parent LLC
144A, 8.00%, 10/1/30

    429,000       449,378  

144A, 11.50%, 10/1/31

    313,000       344,300  

Century Aluminum Co., 144A,
7.50%, 4/1/28

    153,000       146,880  

Compass Minerals International, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 12/1/27

    306,000       298,500  

Constellium SE
144A, 5.875%, 2/15/26

    153,000       151,747  

144A, 5.625%, 6/15/28

    199,000       191,845  

144A, 3.75%, 4/15/29

    306,000       272,591  

Eldorado Gold Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 9/1/29

    306,000       286,591  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    367,000       351,297  

144A, 5.875%, 4/15/30

    429,000       419,855  

144A, 4.375%, 4/1/31

    949,000       850,446  

144A, 6.125%, 4/15/32

    533,000       526,878  

Hecla Mining Co.,
7.25%, 2/15/28

    291,000       290,297  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 4/1/26

    367,000       353,657  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/29

    367,000       360,110  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 3/1/28

    306,000       282,143  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/31

    337,000       287,952  

New Gold, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 7/15/27

    245,000       242,625  

Novelis Corp.
144A, 3.25%, 11/15/26

    459,000       425,654  

144A, 4.75%, 1/30/30

    1,061,000       968,914  

144A, 3.875%, 8/15/31

    459,000       388,432  

Perenti Finance Pty Ltd., 144A,
6.50%, 10/7/25

    265,000       261,356  

Taseko Mines Ltd., 144A,
7.00%, 2/15/26

    245,000       241,243  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,304,649)

      8,392,691  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Communications — 15.1%

 

Advertising — 0.8%  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 144A, 6.50%, 11/15/28

  $ 458,000     $ 426,283  

Clear Channel International BV, 144A,
6.625%, 8/1/25

    230,000       230,060  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 8/15/27

    791,000       739,617  

144A, 9.00%, 9/15/28

    499,000       520,457  

Lamar Media Corp.
3.75%, 2/15/28

    364,000       337,610  

4.875%, 1/15/29

    245,000       232,137  

4.00%, 2/15/30

    337,000       300,772  

3.625%, 1/15/31

    362,000       312,580  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    398,000       382,888  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/29

    306,000       274,834  

144A, 4.625%, 3/15/30

    317,000       281,371  

144A, 7.375%, 2/15/31

    276,000       288,053  

Stagwell Global LLC, 144A,
5.625%, 8/15/29

    696,000       621,389  

Summer BC Bidco B LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 10/31/26

    260,000       251,007  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,137,573)

      5,199,058  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 1.9%  

ANGI Group LLC, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/28

    356,000       305,945  

Arches Buyer, Inc., 144A,
4.25%, 6/1/28

    582,000       497,207  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 144A,
3.875%, 9/15/27

    276,000       250,177  

Cars.com, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 11/1/28

    245,000       235,902  

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
144A, 3.50%, 5/1/26

    306,000       290,064  

144A, 7.00%, 6/15/27

    276,000       275,619  

EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 5/15/28

    658,000       674,269  

Gen Digital, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/25

    674,000       667,260  

144A, 6.75%, 9/30/27

    564,000       566,898  

144A, 7.125%, 9/30/30

    376,000       384,131  

Getty Images, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 3/1/27

    200,000       199,390  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 12/1/27

    367,000       355,072  

144A, 3.50%, 3/1/29

    490,000       436,285  

GrubHub Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 7/1/27

    306,000       266,768  

ION Trading Technologies SARL, 144A,
5.75%, 5/15/28

    276,000       247,710  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
144A, 5.00%, 12/15/27

    276,000       263,255  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    306,000       287,692  

144A, 5.625%, 2/15/29

    214,000       205,440  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Internet (Continued)  

144A, 4.125%, 8/1/30

  $ 306,000     $ 270,330  

144A, 3.625%, 10/1/31

    327,000       275,497  

Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 10/15/28

    315,000       342,027  

Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 4/30/27

    214,000       205,440  

Rakuten Group, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, Perpetual

    481,000       408,864  

144A, 6.25%, Perpetual

    633,000       452,595  

144A, 11.25%, 2/15/27

    1,100,000       1,164,820  

TripAdvisor, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/15/25

    306,000       306,364  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 9/15/27

    823,000       841,927  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    306,000       306,383  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/29

    949,000       888,576  

Ziff Davis, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 10/15/30

    282,000       252,897  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,949,794)

      12,124,804  
   

 

 

 
Media — 8.0%  

Altice Financing SA
144A, 5.00%, 1/15/28

    759,000       671,519  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/29

    1,297,000       1,117,068  

AMC Networks, Inc.
4.75%, 8/1/25

    490,000       467,305  

4.25%, 2/15/29

    612,000       396,086  

Block Communications, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 3/1/28

    184,000       162,756  

Cable One, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 11/15/30

    398,000       300,729  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/26

    361,000       354,695  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/27

    1,619,000       1,530,222  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    1,363,000       1,257,703  

144A, 5.375%, 6/1/29

    759,000       686,415  

144A, 6.375%, 9/1/29

    771,000       724,367  

144A, 4.75%, 3/1/30

    1,624,000       1,381,512  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    1,519,000       1,260,041  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/31

    1,604,000       1,290,157  

144A, 7.375%, 3/1/31

    576,000       558,103  

144A, 4.75%, 2/1/32

    628,000       506,655  

4.50%, 5/1/32

    1,541,000       1,217,397  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/33

    921,000       708,477  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/34

    1,065,000       796,256  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/27

    829,000       743,674  

144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    616,000       536,924  

144A, 11.25%, 5/15/28

    633,000       653,110  

144A, 11.75%, 1/31/29

    1,257,000       1,313,970  

144A, 6.50%, 2/1/29

    1,107,000       964,939  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    696,000       518,228  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/31

    633,000       446,854  

144A, 4.50%, 11/15/31

    921,000       683,843  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)  

Directv Financing LLC, 144A,
8.875%, 2/1/30

  $ 460,000     $ 463,066  

Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co.-Obligor, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 8/15/27

    2,339,000       2,207,711  

DISH Network Corp., 144A,
11.75%, 11/15/27

    2,214,000       2,308,268  

Gannett Holdings LLC, 144A,
6.00%, 11/1/26

    183,000       165,366  

GCI LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 10/15/28

    367,000       329,298  

Gray Escrow II, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 11/15/31

    823,000       532,403  

Gray Television, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/26

    429,000       407,112  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/27

    459,000       414,798  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/30

    502,000       323,461  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    744,000       703,080  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    502,000       421,841  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 8/1/28

    519,000       482,159  

Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp., 144A,
5.375%, 8/15/27

    264,000       250,140  

News Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 5/15/29

    666,000       601,940  

144A, 5.125%, 2/15/32

    306,000       285,070  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    1,084,000       1,027,285  

144A, 4.75%, 11/1/28

    626,000       555,857  

Paramount Global
6.25%, 2/28/57

    398,000       327,900  

6.375%, 3/30/62

    666,000       577,755  

Scripps Escrow II, Inc.
144A, 3.875%, 1/15/29

    321,000       253,906  

144A, 5.375%, 1/15/31

    240,000       136,868  

Scripps Escrow, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 7/15/27

    267,000       216,732  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 144A,
4.125%, 12/1/30

    450,000       328,838  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 3.125%, 9/1/26

    633,000       590,228  

144A, 5.00%, 8/1/27

    949,000       904,043  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/28

    1,265,000       1,139,658  

144A, 5.50%, 7/1/29

    791,000       748,013  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/30

    949,000       816,480  

144A, 3.875%, 9/1/31

    919,000       759,623  

Sunrise FinCo I BV, 144A,
4.875%, 7/15/31

    790,000       699,150  

Sunrise HoldCo IV BV, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    287,000       277,622  

TEGNA, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/26

    337,000       325,626  

4.625%, 3/15/28

    666,000       597,935  

5.00%, 9/15/29

    696,000       612,480  

Townsquare Media, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 2/1/26

    308,000       297,130  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)  

Univision Communications, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 6/1/27

  $ 919,000     $ 890,876  

144A, 8.00%, 8/15/28

    767,000       771,096  

144A, 4.50%, 5/1/29

    699,000       612,974  

144A, 7.375%, 6/30/30

    599,000       578,556  

Urban One, Inc., 144A,
7.375%, 2/1/28

    400,000       343,084  

Videotron Ltd.
144A, 5.125%, 4/15/27

    377,000       369,403  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29

    306,000       274,886  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 144A,
5.00%, 7/15/30

    566,000       488,637  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
144A, 5.50%, 5/15/29

    871,000       816,187  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    507,000       443,123  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    313,000       288,739  

VZ Secured Financing BV, 144A,
5.00%, 1/15/32

    965,000       823,692  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    383,000       374,288  

144A, 5.125%, 2/28/30

    306,000       261,821  

Ziggo BV, 144A,
4.875%, 1/15/30

    661,000       588,826  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $50,591,934)

      50,264,035  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 4.4%  

Altice France SA
144A, 8.125%, 2/1/27

    1,107,000       1,017,250  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    696,000       567,884  

144A, 5.125%, 1/15/29

    291,000       219,976  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    1,551,000       1,171,230  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/29

    1,265,000       957,819  

British Telecommunications PLC
144A, 4.25%, 11/23/81

    306,000       286,399  

144A, 4.875%, 11/23/81

    306,000       269,205  

Ciena Corp., 144A,
4.00%, 1/31/30

    245,000       219,275  

CommScope, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/26

    949,000       854,100  

144A, 4.75%, 9/1/29

    784,000       537,040  

Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC, 144A, 6.75%, 10/1/26

    1,313,000       1,288,286  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    245,000       202,372  

144A, 6.50%, 10/1/28

    475,000       407,312  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27

    777,000       750,972  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    980,000       906,945  

144A, 8.75%, 5/15/30

    735,000       749,678  

144A, 8.625%, 3/15/31

    430,000       435,763  

Frontier Florida LLC, Series E,
6.86%, 2/1/28

    184,000       177,100  

GoTo Group, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 5/1/28

    230,000       198,087  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,
5.25%, 8/1/26

    459,000       392,156  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)  

Iliad Holding SASU
144A, 7.00%, 10/15/28

  $ 569,000     $ 563,001  

144A, 6.50%, 10/15/2026 10/15/2026 10/15/2026 10/15/2026 10/15/2026

    759,000       750,355  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 144A,
6.50%, 3/15/30

    1,898,000       1,765,866  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
144A, 3.40%, 3/1/27

    459,000       369,509  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/30

    620,000       635,500  

Millicom International Cellular SA
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    275,400       262,571  

144A, 6.25%, 3/25/29

    460,800       447,552  

144A, 4.50%, 4/27/31

    487,000       420,259  

Qwest Corp.,
7.25%, 9/15/25

    83,000       80,300  

Rogers Communications, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 3/15/82

    459,000       438,218  

Telecom Italia Capital SA
6.375%, 11/15/33

    627,000       601,774  

6.00%, 9/30/34

    665,000       616,975  

7.20%, 7/18/36

    602,000       598,367  

7.721%, 6/4/38

    617,000       631,950  

United States Cellular Corp.,
6.70%, 12/15/33

    319,000       313,867  

Viasat, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 9/15/25

    429,000       416,375  

144A, 5.625%, 4/15/27

    367,000       344,521  

144A, 6.50%, 7/15/28

    245,000       181,516  

144A, 7.50%, 5/30/31

    479,000       336,497  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 10/1/29

    245,000       213,054  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
144A, 4.25%, 1/31/31

    877,000       743,743  

144A, 4.75%, 7/15/31

    906,000       783,441  

Vodafone Group PLC
7.00%, 4/4/79

    1,265,000       1,296,278  

3.25%, 6/4/81

    306,000       283,988  

4.125%, 6/4/81

    604,000       515,849  

5.125%, 6/4/81

    601,000       445,205  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 8/15/28

    886,000       827,190  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 3/1/27

    935,000       778,388  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $26,859,005)

      27,270,958  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 21.9%

 

Airlines — 1.7%  

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    759,000       718,814  

Allegiant Travel Co., 144A,
7.25%, 8/15/27

    337,000       328,071  

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 3/1/25

    295,000       288,207  

American Airlines Inc/AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
144A, 5.50%, 4/20/26

    1,735,500       1,719,591  

144A, 5.75%, 4/20/29

    1,897,000       1,855,169  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Airlines (Continued)  

American Airlines, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 2/15/28

  $ 500,000     $ 504,161  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/29

    633,000       665,446  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
7.375%, 1/15/26

    537,000       553,781  

4.375%, 4/19/28

    251,000       240,646  

3.75%, 10/28/29

    290,000       263,590  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 1/20/26

    759,000       716,306  

United Airlines, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 4/15/26

    1,265,000       1,217,518  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/29

    1,265,000       1,166,842  

VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / Vista Management Holding, Inc.
144A, 7.875%, 5/1/27

    313,000       264,968  

144A, 6.375%, 2/1/30

    644,000       470,120  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,931,595)

      10,973,230  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.4%  

Crocs, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 3/15/29

    214,000       192,067  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/31

    214,000       182,071  

Hanesbrands, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/15/26

    599,000       578,049  

144A, 9.00%, 2/15/31

    367,000       367,813  

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 144A,
4.125%, 11/15/29

    245,000       219,098  

Levi Strauss & Co., 144A,
3.50%, 3/1/31

    316,000       273,836  

Under Armour, Inc.,
3.25%, 6/15/26

    367,000       345,584  

William Carter Co., 144A,
5.625%, 3/15/27

    306,000       300,209  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,427,081)

      2,458,727  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%  

Allison Transmission, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 10/1/27

    245,000       234,916  

144A, 5.875%, 6/1/29

    306,000       301,417  

144A, 3.75%, 1/30/31

    666,000       575,481  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
144A, 7.75%, 10/15/25

    428,000       431,800  

144A, 4.50%, 10/1/27

    306,000       287,964  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/28

    339,000       333,802  

144A, 5.50%, 7/15/29

    260,000       249,976  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 12/15/31

    380,000       389,288  

Wabash National Corp., 144A,
4.50%, 10/15/28

    245,000       224,175  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,994,621)

      3,028,819  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%  

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/26

    530,000       513,709  

144A, 7.00%, 4/15/28

    306,000       311,966  

144A, 8.25%, 4/15/31

    306,000       322,169  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Parts & Equipment (Continued)  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.50%, 4/1/27

  $ 306,000     $ 302,244  

6.875%, 7/1/28

    245,000       236,746  

5.00%, 10/1/29

    376,000       326,023  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 5/15/26

    610,000       608,345  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/27

    730,000       733,783  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    570,000       576,900  

Dana, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/27

    245,000       236,493  

5.625%, 6/15/28

    245,000       237,167  

4.25%, 9/1/30

    245,000       211,291  

4.50%, 2/15/32

    247,000       207,458  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
9.50%, 5/31/25

    450,000       454,500  

5.00%, 5/31/26

    651,000       633,947  

4.875%, 3/15/27

    429,000       411,740  

5.00%, 7/15/29

    527,000       485,070  

5.25%, 4/30/31

    337,000       305,202  

5.25%, 7/15/31

    379,000       342,040  

5.625%, 4/30/33

    276,000       246,786  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
144A, 4.75%, 9/15/26, 4.75% Cash or 5.50% PIK

    306,000       294,220  

144A, 6.00%, 5/15/27, 6.00% Cash or 6.75% PIK

    275,000       269,892  

144A, 6.3750%, 5/15/29, 6.3750% Cash or 7.125% PIK

    245,000       241,478  

Tenneco, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 11/17/28

    1,182,000       1,077,098  

Titan International, Inc.,
7.00%, 4/30/28

    244,000       242,277  

ZF North America Capital, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 4/29/25

    760,000       748,436  

144A, 6.875%, 4/14/28

    367,000       374,711  

144A, 7.125%, 4/14/30

    367,000       382,388  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,181,402)

      11,334,079  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.6%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 1/15/28

    429,000       400,735  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/29

    245,000       218,807  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd., 144A,
7.875%, 8/15/25

    269,000       271,063  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 12/15/28

    791,000       713,749  

Resideo Funding, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 9/1/29

    184,000       162,873  

Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/15/28

    337,000       344,903  

144A, 7.75%, 3/15/31

    533,000       560,316  

Verde Purchaser LLC, 144A,
10.50%, 11/30/30

    429,000       448,305  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Distribution/Wholesale (Continued)  

Windsor Holdings III LLC, 144A,
8.50%, 6/15/30

  $ 533,000     $ 551,480  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,633,403)

      3,672,231  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.8%  

Affinity Interactive, 144A,
6.875%, 12/15/27

    334,000       308,085  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 144A,
8.125%, 5/1/29

    245,000       253,385  

Boyne USA, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 5/15/29

    423,000       388,895  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.25%, 7/1/25

    350,000       350,017  

144A, 8.125%, 7/1/27

    1,037,000       1,064,777  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/29

    1,039,000       948,603  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/30

    1,265,000       1,295,941  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/32

    565,000       569,228  

CCM Merger, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 5/1/26

    162,000       159,809  

Cedar Fair LP,
5.25%, 7/15/29

    356,000       336,271  

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op
144A, 5.50%, 5/1/25

    662,000       659,781  

5.375%, 4/15/27

    316,000       312,622  

6.50%, 10/1/28

    184,000       184,311  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 4/1/27

    367,000       360,439  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    429,000       405,805  

144A, 5.75%, 4/1/30

    755,000       725,446  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/31

    376,000       376,224  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    248,000       244,294  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28

    469,000       438,093  

Empire Resorts, Inc., 144A,
7.75%, 11/1/26

    184,000       169,216  

Everi Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 7/15/29

    245,000       242,856  

Golden Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
7.625%, 4/15/26

    383,000       381,305  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    459,000       442,966  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/27

    500,000       502,111  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    459,000       443,671  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 2/15/29

    306,000       291,762  

Light & Wonder International, Inc.
144A, 7.00%, 5/15/28

    439,000       441,073  

144A, 7.25%, 11/15/29

    306,000       313,135  

144A, 7.50%, 9/1/31

    337,000       351,101  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/29

    452,000       341,652  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 3/15/26

    184,000       181,692  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/27

    759,000       765,533  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/27

  $ 632,000     $ 605,086  

144A, 3.75%, 1/15/28

    306,000       281,642  

Merlin Entertainments Group US Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.375%, 2/15/31

    300,000       300,155  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 6/15/26

    245,000       242,165  

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC / Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 144A,
4.875%, 5/1/29

    459,000       420,902  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 144A, 8.00%, 2/1/26

    743,000       700,278  

Odeon Finco PLC, 144A,
12.75%, 11/1/27

    245,000       250,170  

Ontario Gaming GTA LP, 144A,
8.00%, 8/1/30

    245,000       249,878  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/27

    265,000       253,317  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/29

    245,000       205,800  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
144A, 5.625%, 9/1/29

    449,000       323,343  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/31

    492,000       348,513  

Raptor Acquisition Corp. / Raptor Co.-Issuer LLC, 144A, 4.875%, 11/1/26

    214,000       205,979  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 4/16/29

    680,000       620,160  

144A, 8.45%, 7/27/30

    200,000       212,984  

144A, 4.625%, 4/6/31

    200,000       170,859  

Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 3/1/30

    490,000       459,375  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 144A, 5.25%, 8/15/29

    444,000       414,032  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    306,000       299,498  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/31

    533,000       536,331  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 7/1/25

    224,000       224,520  

Speedway Motorsports LLC / Speedway Funding II, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 11/1/27

    214,000       202,547  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 5/15/25

    367,000       368,325  

WMG Acquisition Corp.
144A, 3.75%, 12/1/29

    331,000       293,141  

144A, 3.875%, 7/15/30

    338,000       298,285  

144A, 3.00%, 2/15/31

    485,000       405,080  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.
144A, 5.125%, 10/1/29

    459,000       432,977  

144A, 7.125%, 2/15/31

    627,000       647,492  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,889,957)

      24,222,933  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food Service — 0.2%  

Aramark Services, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/1/25

  $ 338,000     $ 335,844  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    727,000       696,701  

TKC Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 5/15/28

    260,000       243,425  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,263,145)

      1,275,970  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 1.3%  

Adams Homes, Inc., 144A,
9.25%, 10/15/28

    153,000       156,482  

Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co.
144A, 6.625%, 1/15/28

    153,000       152,063  

144A, 4.625%, 8/1/29

    214,000       194,311  

144A, 4.625%, 4/1/30

    245,000       220,246  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
5.875%, 10/15/27

    219,000       212,872  

7.25%, 10/15/29

    214,000       214,608  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC
144A, 6.25%, 9/15/27

    367,000       355,567  

144A, 5.00%, 6/15/29

    214,000       191,479  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    343,000       304,630  

Century Communities, Inc.
6.75%, 6/1/27

    303,000       303,470  

144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    356,000       314,151  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., 144A,
8.25%, 8/15/28

    184,000       191,209  

Empire Communities Corp., 144A,
7.00%, 12/15/25

    291,000       287,694  

Forestar Group, Inc.
144A, 3.85%, 5/15/26

    245,000       232,730  

144A, 5.00%, 3/1/28

    184,000       173,920  

Installed Building Products, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 2/1/28

    184,000       180,824  

KB Home
6.875%, 6/15/27

    184,000       189,062  

4.80%, 11/15/29

    184,000       172,500  

7.25%, 7/15/30

    214,000       219,871  

4.00%, 6/15/31

    237,000       205,773  

LGI Homes, Inc.
144A, 8.75%, 12/15/28

    245,000       256,791  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/29

    184,000       157,785  

M/I Homes, Inc.
4.95%, 2/1/28

    244,000       232,278  

3.95%, 2/15/30

    184,000       164,191  

Mattamy Group Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 12/15/27

    316,000       304,659  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/30

    367,000       329,341  

Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp.
4.75%, 2/15/28

    275,000       262,300  

4.75%, 4/1/29

    183,000       171,871  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 6/15/27

    306,000       304,290  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    276,000       270,429  

144A, 5.125%, 8/1/30

    364,000       343,562  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Home Builders (Continued)  

Thor Industries, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 10/15/29

  $ 306,000     $ 270,810  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.
5.25%, 6/1/27

    184,000       179,400  

5.70%, 6/15/28

    214,000       210,428  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.,
144A, 6.25%, 7/15/28

    184,000       181,096  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,942,208)

      8,112,693  
   

 

 

 
Home Furnishings — 0.1%  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    490,000       439,208  

144A, 3.875%, 10/15/31

    502,000       417,537  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $848,250)

      856,745  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.6%  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 144A,
6.75%, 7/15/25

    429,000       427,306  

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.875%, 6/1/25

    306,000       299,524  

5.20%, 4/1/26

    1,336,000       1,297,338  

6.375%, 9/15/27

    306,000       296,424  

6.625%, 9/15/29

    306,000       292,908  

6.375%, 4/1/36

    257,000       225,725  

6.50%, 4/1/46

    428,000       341,466  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
5.25%, 12/15/26

    153,000       148,410  

4.50%, 10/15/29

    252,000       223,650  

4.00%, 4/1/31

    338,000       286,698  

4.375%, 2/1/32

    245,000       204,873  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,028,384)

      4,044,322  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 3.0%  

Acushnet Co., 144A,
7.375%, 10/15/28

    214,000       220,687  

Amer Sports Co., 144A,
6.75%, 2/16/31

    502,000       499,595  

Carnival Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26

    855,000       866,124  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    1,671,000       1,650,069  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    1,522,000       1,403,831  

144A, 6.00%, 5/1/29

    1,265,000       1,236,174  

144A, 7.00%, 8/15/29

    306,000       317,412  

144A, 10.50%, 6/1/30

    633,000       690,623  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 144A,
10.375%, 5/1/28

    1,284,000       1,400,798  

Life Time, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/26

    616,000       610,830  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/26

    291,000       293,663  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., 144A, 9.00%, 5/15/28

    168,000       177,240  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 2/15/27

    221,000       221,909  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 5.875%, 2/15/27

    633,000       625,607  

144A, 8.375%, 2/1/28

    367,000       385,263  

144A, 8.125%, 1/15/29

    526,000       553,395  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

  $ 398,000     $ 383,342  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    612,000       604,998  

144A, 5.375%, 7/15/27

    662,000       649,286  

144A, 11.625%, 8/15/27

    166,000       179,554  

7.50%, 10/15/27

    184,000       192,864  

3.70%, 3/15/28

    358,000       330,393  

144A, 5.50%, 4/1/28

    949,000       933,882  

144A, 9.25%, 1/15/29

    712,000       765,893  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/30

    429,000       446,021  

144A, 6.25%, 3/15/32

    780,000       782,083  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
144A, 5.875%, 9/15/27

    517,000       505,367  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    313,000       312,863  

144A, 9.125%, 7/15/31

    440,000       476,335  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 144A, 5.625%, 2/15/29

    214,000       206,510  

Vista Outdoor, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 3/15/29

    306,000       302,175  

VOC Escrow Ltd., 144A,
5.00%, 2/15/28

    413,000       396,658  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $18,326,674)

      18,621,444  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.9%  

Boyd Gaming Corp.
4.75%, 12/1/27

    666,000       639,756  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/31

    599,000       544,111  

Genting New York LLC / GENNY Capital, Inc., 144A, 3.30%, 2/15/26

    410,000       382,508  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 5/1/28

    306,000       305,156  

144A, 3.75%, 5/1/29

    490,000       445,080  

4.875%, 1/15/30

    732,000       695,979  

144A, 4.00%, 5/1/31

    674,000       598,837  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/32

    914,000       780,794  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
144A, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    567,000       525,320  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/31

    306,000       269,929  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/32

    550,000       549,999  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.,
4.875%, 4/1/27

    367,000       358,067  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
4.75%, 1/15/28

    214,000       198,876  

144A, 4.50%, 6/15/29

    306,000       277,571  

MGM Resorts International
6.75%, 5/1/25

    519,000       519,722  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    463,000       462,347  

4.625%, 9/1/26

    245,000       237,527  

5.50%, 4/15/27

    413,000       404,490  

4.75%, 10/15/28

    519,000       487,152  

Station Casinos LLC
144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    423,000       394,412  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/31

    295,000       262,279  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Lodging (Continued)  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP / Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., 144A, 5.875%, 5/15/25

  $ 193,000     $ 191,053  

Travel + Leisure Co.
6.60%, 10/1/25

    214,000       216,404  

144A, 6.625%, 7/31/26

    398,000       402,219  

6.00%, 4/1/27

    245,000       244,104  

144A, 4.50%, 12/1/29

    408,000       373,655  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/30

    244,000       220,210  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 8/15/28

    306,000       284,505  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 5/15/27

    600,000       587,143  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,712,814)

      11,859,205  
   

 

 

 
Office Furnishings — 0.1%  

Interface, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 12/1/28

    184,000       172,567  

Steelcase, Inc.,
5.125%, 1/18/29

    326,000       306,878  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $465,003)

      479,445  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 5.9%  

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/25

    306,000       304,869  

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/28

    1,019,000       950,502  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/28

    469,000       440,240  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/29

    459,000       413,836  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/30

    1,851,000       1,625,926  

Academy Ltd., 144A,
6.00%, 11/15/27

    245,000       242,528  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
1.75%, 10/1/27

    250,000       216,011  

5.95%, 3/9/28

    188,000       187,815  

3.90%, 4/15/30

    313,000       279,539  

3.50%, 3/15/32

    219,000       183,684  

Arko Corp., 144A,
5.125%, 11/15/29

    276,000       239,292  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.50%, 3/1/28

    248,000       231,260  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    490,000       446,363  

4.75%, 3/1/30

    273,000       248,438  

144A, 5.00%, 2/15/32

    428,000       379,978  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
144A, 9.375%, 7/1/25

    192,000       200,091  

6.694%, 1/15/27

    182,000       184,374  

5.25%, 2/1/28

    292,000       283,504  

7.50%, 6/15/29

    306,000       315,061  

144A, 6.625%, 10/1/30

    593,000       596,256  

6.95%, 3/1/33

    201,000       195,677  

6.875%, 11/1/35

    508,000       508,255  

6.75%, 7/1/36

    375,000       368,555  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 11/15/26

    184,000       177,428  

144A, 4.125%, 5/15/29

    214,000       192,463  

144A, 6.50%, 8/1/30

    367,000       368,987  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. / OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, 144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

  $ 184,000     $ 169,642  

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.00%, 11/15/29

    184,000       175,582  

Brinker International, Inc., 144A,
8.25%, 7/15/30

    214,000       224,274  

CEC Entertainment LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 5/1/26

    398,000       394,071  

Dave & Buster’s, Inc., 144A,
7.625%, 11/1/25

    269,000       269,702  

eG Global Finance PLC, 144A,
12.00%, 11/30/28

    696,000       734,802  

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP / TVI, Inc., 144A,
9.75%, 4/26/28

    303,000       319,698  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 4/1/26

    398,000       394,032  

144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29

    549,000       521,140  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 1/15/29

    666,000       604,368  

Foot Locker, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 10/1/29

    245,000       207,329  

Gap, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 10/1/29

    481,000       406,293  

144A, 3.875%, 10/1/31

    459,000       370,252  

Global Auto Holdings Ltd. / AAG FH UK Ltd.
144A, 8.375%, 1/15/29

    320,000       305,094  

144A, 8.75%, 1/15/32

    320,000       303,899  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 8/15/28

    459,000       418,976  

GYP Holdings III Corp., 144A,
4.625%, 5/1/29

    214,000       199,437  

IRB Holding Corp., 144A,
7.00%, 6/15/25

    203,000       203,254  

Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 144A,
4.875%, 9/15/28

    245,000       225,396  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 144A,
4.75%, 6/1/27

    459,000       447,289  

Kohl’s Corp.
4.25%, 7/17/25

    146,000       141,858  

4.625%, 5/1/31

    306,000       240,975  

5.55%, 7/17/45

    291,000       196,486  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC
144A, 4.875%, 5/1/29

    666,000       598,101  

144A, 8.25%, 8/1/31

    456,000       465,392  

Lithia Motors, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 12/15/27

    245,000       233,418  

144A, 3.875%, 6/1/29

    521,000       464,992  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/31

    337,000       299,014  

LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC / Victra Finance Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 2/15/26

    530,000       525,030  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29

    306,000       294,699  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)  

144A, 5.875%, 3/15/30

  $ 260,000     $ 243,750  

144A, 6.125%, 3/15/32

    266,000       247,585  

4.50%, 12/15/34

    235,000       193,581  

5.125%, 1/15/42

    153,000       119,340  

4.30%, 2/15/43

    163,000       121,435  

Marks & Spencer PLC, 144A,
7.125%, 12/1/37

    184,000       187,970  

Michaels Cos., Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 5/1/28

    552,000       428,572  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
5.625%, 5/1/27

    184,000       181,241  

4.75%, 9/15/29

    306,000       285,310  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    306,000       261,109  

Nordstrom, Inc.
4.00%, 3/15/27

    214,000       200,625  

6.95%, 3/15/28

    184,000       185,840  

4.375%, 4/1/30

    310,000       273,885  

4.25%, 8/1/31

    260,000       218,795  

5.00%, 1/15/44

    626,000       447,277  

Papa John’s International, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 9/15/29

    245,000       217,131  

Patrick Industries, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 10/15/27

    184,000       184,690  

144A, 4.75%, 5/1/29

    214,000       195,840  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.50%, 9/1/25

    347,000       336,660  

3.75%, 6/15/29

    306,000       271,036  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.
144A, 4.75%, 2/15/28

    799,000       748,907  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29

    727,000       718,397  

QVC, Inc.
4.75%, 2/15/27

    402,000       362,283  

4.375%, 9/1/28

    316,000       259,193  

5.45%, 8/15/34

    225,000       160,533  

5.95%, 3/15/43

    184,000       126,642  

Raising Cane’s Restaurants LLC, 144A,
9.375%, 5/1/29

    306,000       325,955  

Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital, Inc.,
6.75%, 3/1/32

    376,000       374,919  

Sizzling Platter LLC / Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., 144A, 8.50%, 11/28/25

    214,000       214,454  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    398,000       351,211  

144A, 4.875%, 11/15/31

    306,000       262,921  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC / SBP Finance Corp., 144A,
6.375%, 9/30/26

    444,000       434,250  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 7/1/28

    398,000       371,207  

Staples, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 4/15/26

    1,265,000       1,216,189  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.
5.875%, 3/1/27

    214,000       210,790  

144A, 5.00%, 6/1/31

    398,000       357,540  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)  

Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc., 144A, 4.50%, 3/15/29

  $ 367,000     $ 332,135  

Victoria’s Secret & Co., 144A,
4.625%, 7/15/29

    367,000       309,573  

Walgreen Co.,
4.40%, 9/15/42

    157,000       128,206  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
3.45%, 6/1/26

    900,000       858,494  

3.20%, 4/15/30

    313,000       270,264  

4.50%, 11/18/34

    170,000       150,712  

4.80%, 11/18/44

    501,000       417,435  

4.65%, 6/1/46

    190,000       159,915  

4.10%, 4/15/50

    440,000       320,573  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 1/15/30

    533,000       505,636  

3.625%, 3/15/31

    624,000       548,748  

4.625%, 1/31/32

    696,000       638,935  

5.375%, 4/1/32

    633,000       607,813  

6.875%, 11/15/37

    199,000       216,098  

5.35%, 11/1/43

    174,000       166,801  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $36,419,047)

      37,063,828  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 15.5%

 

Agriculture — 0.3%  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/15/27

    386,000       378,613  

144A, 6.00%, 6/15/30

    633,000       623,786  

Turning Point Brands, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 2/15/26

    153,000       149,964  

Vector Group Ltd., 144A,
5.75%, 2/1/29

    583,000       534,099  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,663,963)

      1,686,462  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.1%  

Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/30/29
(Cost $417,539)

    459,000       416,428  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.6%  

ADT Security Corp.
144A, 4.125%, 8/1/29

    616,000       556,710  

144A, 4.875%, 7/15/32

    441,000       396,900  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 3/1/28

    248,000       236,054  

Albion Financing 1 SARL / Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 10/15/26

    346,000       342,159  

Albion Financing 2 SARL, 144A,
8.75%, 4/15/27

    276,000       275,977  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 144A,
7.875%, 2/15/31

    580,000       575,986  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 144A,
6.625%, 7/15/26

    466,000       464,589  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. / Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    775,000       689,053  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp/Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

  $ 524,000     $ 464,185  

Alta Equipment Group, Inc., 144A,
5.625%, 4/15/26

    193,000       186,637  

AMN Healthcare, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 10/1/27

    306,000       287,931  

144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    214,000       187,785  

APi Group DE, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 7/15/29

    206,000       185,400  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/29

    184,000       170,660  

APX Group, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 2/15/27

    367,000       367,503  

144A, 5.75%, 7/15/29

    533,000       506,846  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27

    245,000       233,448  

144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27

    214,000       203,297  

144A, 4.75%, 4/1/28

    306,000       277,196  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/29

    386,000       351,422  

144A, 8.00%, 2/15/31

    306,000       295,420  

Brink’s Co.
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/25

    245,000       243,651  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/27

    377,000       356,262  

Carriage Services, Inc.,
144A, 4.25%, 5/15/29

    245,000       213,055  

CoreCivic, Inc.,
8.25%, 4/15/26

    363,000       370,957  

CoreLogic, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 5/1/28

    474,000       419,789  

Garda World Security Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 2/15/27

    399,000       381,106  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/28

    245,000       248,813  

GEO Group, Inc.,
10.50%, 6/30/28

    170,000       173,232  

Graham Holdings Co., 144A,
5.75%, 6/1/26

    245,000       242,492  

Grand Canyon University,
5.125%, 10/1/28

    249,000       223,988  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 7/15/27

    759,000       742,831  

Hertz Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 12/1/26

    306,000       270,874  

144A, 5.00%, 12/1/29

    607,000       465,028  

Korn Ferry, 144A,
4.625%, 12/15/27

    245,000       231,533  

Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC / Legends Hospitality Co.-Issuer, Inc., 144A, 5.00%, 2/1/26

    245,000       243,541  

Matthews International Corp., 144A,
5.25%, 12/1/25

    184,000       180,912  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 9/1/28

    685,000       597,662  

Neptune Bidco US, Inc., 144A,
9.29%, 4/15/29

    1,651,000       1,553,553  

NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/29

    573,000       534,632  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)  

Port of Newcastle Investments Financing Pty Ltd., 144A,
5.90%, 11/24/31

  $ 184,000     $ 163,070  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    853,000       846,549  

144A, 3.375%, 8/31/27

    666,000       609,717  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    822,000       811,054  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 144A,
9.75%, 7/31/28

    175,000       178,788  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 8.625%, 6/1/27

    560,000       492,893  

144A, 11.25%, 12/15/27

    346,000       325,240  

Service Corp. International
4.625%, 12/15/27

    337,000       323,292  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    459,000       447,892  

3.375%, 8/15/30

    521,000       447,289  

4.00%, 5/15/31

    531,000       466,570  

Sotheby’s, 144A,
7.375%, 10/15/27

    517,000       496,591  

Sotheby’s/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 6/1/29

    184,000       161,567  

TriNet Group, Inc.
144A, 3.50%, 3/1/29

    306,000       270,945  

144A, 7.125%, 8/15/31

    245,000       249,566  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.50%, 5/15/27

    336,000       333,763  

3.875%, 11/15/27

    459,000       432,213  

4.875%, 1/15/28

    1,102,000       1,063,755  

5.25%, 1/15/30

    469,000       454,107  

4.00%, 7/15/30

    459,000       415,523  

3.875%, 2/15/31

    706,000       623,927  

3.75%, 1/15/32

    459,000       397,193  

Upbound Group, Inc., 144A,
6.375%, 2/15/29

    276,000       264,165  

Valvoline, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    367,000       364,679  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/31

    328,000       277,162  

VT Topco, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 8/15/30

    306,000       319,143  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 144A,
7.625%, 1/30/32

    784,000       805,560  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 144A,
5.75%, 4/15/26

    567,000       549,990  

Williams Scotsman, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 6/15/25

    322,000       321,391  

144A, 4.625%, 8/15/28

    306,000       287,340  

144A, 7.375%, 10/1/31

    356,000       369,297  

ZipRecruiter, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 1/15/30

    337,000       296,654  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,646,528)

      28,815,954  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.3%  

Coty, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/26

    398,000       390,040  

144A, 6.50%, 4/15/26

    198,000       197,717  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care (Continued)  

Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International US LLC
144A, 4.75%, 1/15/29

  $ 306,000     $ 286,493  

144A, 6.625%, 7/15/30

    499,000       507,109  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.
144A, 5.50%, 6/1/28

    459,000       448,103  

144A, 4.125%, 4/1/29

    306,000       278,824  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,091,195)

      2,108,286  
   

 

 

 
Food — 2.4%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    459,000       436,140  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    367,000       373,578  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/27

    846,000       815,579  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/28

    470,000       463,188  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/28

    500,000       503,104  

144A, 3.50%, 3/15/29

    854,000       760,878  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    633,000       594,199  

B&G Foods, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 9/15/28

    337,000       350,837  

C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 144A,
5.00%, 12/15/28

    261,000       206,771  

Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 144A, 4.625%, 11/15/28

    260,000       240,496  

Fiesta Purchaser, Inc., 144A,
7.875%, 3/1/31

    300,000       309,349  

Ingles Markets, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 6/15/31

    214,000       185,464  

KeHE Distributors LLC / KeHE Finance Corp. / NextWave Distribution, Inc., 144A, 9.00%, 2/15/29

    474,000       475,391  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/15/28

    306,000       296,370  

144A, 4.125%, 1/31/30

    646,000       585,324  

144A, 4.375%, 1/31/32

    429,000       383,284  

Performance Food Group, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 5/1/25

    168,000       168,433  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/27

    699,000       684,553  

144A, 4.25%, 8/1/29

    616,000       559,053  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
4.25%, 4/15/31

    601,000       537,154  

3.50%, 3/1/32

    545,000       455,369  

6.25%, 7/1/33

    633,000       639,776  

6.875%, 5/15/34

    316,000       332,787  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    595,000       584,082  

144A, 5.50%, 12/15/29

    781,000       747,276  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/30

    876,000       797,051  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/31

    648,000       576,915  

Safeway, Inc.,
7.25%, 2/1/31

    160,000       169,765  

SEG Holding LLC / SEG Finance Corp., 144A,
5.625%, 10/15/28

    199,000       203,732  

Simmons Foods Inc/Simmons Prepared Foods Inc/Simmons Pet Food Inc/Simmons Feed, 144A,
4.625%, 3/1/29

    521,000       456,529  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food (Continued)  

US Foods, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 9/15/28

  $ 306,000     $ 311,355  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/29

    599,000       562,323  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    306,000       280,393  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/32

    306,000       315,912  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,268,027)

      15,362,410  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 1.3%  

Avantor Funding, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 7/15/28

    999,000       942,940  

144A, 3.875%, 11/1/29

    490,000       439,187  

Bausch + Lomb Escrow Corp., 144A,
8.375%, 10/1/28

    886,000       925,870  

Embecta Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 2/15/30

    306,000       243,882  

Garden Spinco Corp., 144A,
8.625%, 7/20/30

    214,000       226,862  

Hologic, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 2/1/28

    245,000       234,736  

144A, 3.25%, 2/15/29

    632,000       563,496  

Medline Borrower LP
144A, 3.875%, 4/1/29

    2,846,000       2,551,818  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/29

    1,581,000       1,462,403  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

    306,000       292,192  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    306,000       285,678  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,165,799)

      8,169,064  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 4.6%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 7/1/28

    276,000       266,807  

144A, 5.00%, 4/15/29

    291,000       274,995  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 7/15/27

    306,000       301,276  

144A, 3.125%, 2/15/29

    337,000       325,451  

144A, 3.50%, 4/1/30

    426,000       410,315  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 5/1/28

    306,000       286,997  

144A, 3.75%, 3/15/29

    306,000       276,051  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/31

    328,000       289,299  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26

    700,000       693,042  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    1,191,000       1,089,677  

144A, 8.00%, 12/15/27

    429,000       410,274  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    436,000       374,960  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/30

    971,000       774,691  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/31

    648,000       493,102  

144A, 10.875%, 1/15/32

    592,000       602,834  

DaVita, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    1,739,000       1,529,706  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    949,000       778,728  

Encompass Health Corp.
5.75%, 9/15/25

    214,000       213,242  

4.50%, 2/1/28

    533,000       504,359  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    483,000       448,069  

4.625%, 4/1/31

    245,000       221,765  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 7/1/30

  $ 349,000     $ 356,852  

HealthEquity, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 10/1/29

    367,000       337,315  

Heartland Dental LLC / Heartland Dental Finance Corp., 144A, 10.50%, 4/30/28

    429,000       450,450  

IQVIA, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    643,000       628,495  

144A, 5.00%, 5/15/27

    674,000       656,165  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/30

    313,000       317,338  

Kedrion SpA, 144A,
6.50%, 9/1/29

    527,000       472,224  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A,
4.375%, 2/15/27

    367,000       340,435  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
144A, 9.875%, 8/15/30

    533,000       552,981  

144A, 11.00%, 10/15/30

    696,000       736,231  

ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 10/1/29

    306,000       225,675  

ModivCare, Inc., 144A,
5.875%, 11/15/25

    306,000       298,780  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 6/15/28

    490,000       456,416  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/30

    398,000       349,136  

144A, 3.875%, 5/15/32

    518,000       445,554  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., 144A,
5.375%, 2/15/30

    245,000       220,200  

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 144A,
7.25%, 11/1/25

    582,000       580,545  

Select Medical Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 8/15/26

    750,000       748,109  

Star Parent, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 10/1/30

    633,000       668,049  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.875%, 1/1/26

    916,000       915,053  

6.25%, 2/1/27

    819,000       817,056  

5.125%, 11/1/27

    919,000       899,578  

4.625%, 6/15/28

    368,000       350,251  

6.125%, 10/1/28

    1,581,000       1,563,214  

4.25%, 6/1/29

    886,000       814,843  

4.375%, 1/15/30

    917,000       839,875  

6.125%, 6/15/30

    1,265,000       1,252,805  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/31

    833,000       840,289  

6.875%, 11/15/31

    227,000       232,391  

Toledo Hospital Series B,
5.325%, 11/15/28

    260,000       242,775  

4.982%, 11/15/45

    171,000       117,722  

6.015%, 11/15/48

    245,000       197,837  

US Acute Care Solutions LLC, 144A,
6.375%, 3/1/26

    455,000       411,807  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,426,946)

      28,902,086  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.3%  

ACCO Brands Corp., 144A,
4.25%, 3/15/29

    352,000       312,058  

Central Garden & Pet Co.
5.125%, 2/1/28

    184,000       177,335  

4.125%, 10/15/30

    306,000       271,841  

144A, 4.125%, 4/30/31

    245,000       214,367  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Household Products/Wares (Continued)  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 12/31/26

  $ 291,000     $ 279,724  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/29

    183,000       177,510  

144A, 3.875%, 3/15/31

    262,000       248,838  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,643,178)

      1,681,673  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%  

180 Medical, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 10/15/29

    306,000       273,870  

AdaptHealth LLC
144A, 6.125%, 8/1/28

    219,000       200,245  

144A, 4.625%, 8/1/29

    306,000       254,745  

144A, 5.125%, 3/1/30

    367,000       306,904  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 11/1/25

    1,063,000       989,238  

BellRing Brands, Inc., 144A,
7.00%, 3/15/30

    559,000       570,415  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 144A,
5.50%, 1/15/28

    306,000       287,640  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.,
6.65%, 8/28/28

    447,000       450,332  

Grifols SA, 144A,
4.75%, 10/15/28

    432,000       359,770  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd / HLF Financing, Inc., 144A, 7.875%, 9/1/25

    367,000       355,990  

HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 6/1/29

    390,000       278,951  

Jazz Securities DAC, 144A,
4.375%, 1/15/29

    949,000       874,298  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 144A,
14.75%, 11/14/28

    492,000       533,900  

Option Care Health, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 10/31/29

    306,000       279,439  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV
144A, 4.125%, 4/30/28

    1,328,000       1,214,935  

144A, 5.125%, 4/30/31

    1,255,000       1,075,685  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 3/31/29

    293,000       261,785  

144A, 6.625%, 4/1/30

    338,000       326,604  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
4.375%, 3/15/26

    429,000       414,060  

4.65%, 6/15/30

    459,000       410,854  

4.90%, 12/15/44

    206,000       160,805  

Prestige Brands, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    251,000       242,607  

144A, 3.75%, 4/1/31

    367,000       317,055  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,343,157)

      10,440,127  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified — 0.1%

 

Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.1%  

Benteler International AG, 144A,
10.50%, 5/15/28

  $ 306,000     $ 328,567  

Stena International SA
144A, 7.25%, 1/15/31

    480,000       477,257  

144A, 7.625%, 2/15/31

    160,000       160,883  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $957,336)

      966,707  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 14.4%

 

Coal — 0.1%  

Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP / Alliance Resource Finance Corp., 144A, 7.50%, 5/1/25

    224,000       224,499  

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 6/30/29

    306,000       274,635  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $491,129)

      499,134  
   

 

 

 
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.2%  

Sunnova Energy Corp., 144A,
5.875%, 9/1/26

    254,000       206,464  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC
144A, 5.00%, 1/31/28

    429,000       405,370  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/30

    459,000       414,977  

Topaz Solar Farms LLC, 144A,
5.75%, 9/30/39

    331,000       328,567  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,354,387)

      1,355,378  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 7.0%  

Aethon United BR LP / Aethon United Finance Corp., 144A,
8.25%, 2/15/26

    500,000       502,069  

Antero Resources Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 2/1/29

    249,000       256,454  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/30

    367,000       349,752  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 11/1/26

    366,000       365,752  

144A, 9.00%, 11/1/27

    213,000       269,725  

144A, 8.25%, 12/31/28

    314,000       318,828  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    245,000       227,780  

Baytex Energy Corp.
144A, 8.75%, 4/1/27

    251,000       260,375  

144A, 8.50%, 4/30/30

    533,000       554,218  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, 144A,
7.00%, 2/15/26

    245,000       240,018  

Borr IHC Ltd / Borr Finance LLC
144A, 10.00%, 11/15/28

    668,000       688,875  

144A, 10.375%, 11/15/30

    315,000       325,941  

California Resources Corp., 144A,
7.125%, 2/1/26

    336,000       337,771  

Callon Petroleum Co.
6.375%, 7/1/26

    196,000       196,329  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/28

    398,000       415,718  

144A, 7.50%, 6/15/30

    367,000       386,630  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 2/1/26

    316,000       313,234  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    306,000       302,695  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/29

    632,000       634,363  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)  

Chord Energy Corp., 144A,
6.375%, 6/1/26

  $ 245,000     $ 245,306  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 6/15/25

    739,000       737,257  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/26

    398,000       400,481  

144A, 8.375%, 1/15/29

    696,000       730,918  

Civitas Resources, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    245,000       237,392  

144A, 8.375%, 7/1/28

    854,000       893,646  

144A, 8.625%, 11/1/30

    633,000       677,361  

144A, 8.75%, 7/1/31

    854,000       908,204  

CNX Resources Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    316,000       303,721  

144A, 7.375%, 1/15/31

    328,000       330,668  

144A, 7.25%, 3/1/32

    251,000       250,128  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/1/29

    773,000       713,045  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/30

    623,000       544,758  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
144A, 7.25%, 5/1/26

    429,000       427,434  

144A, 9.25%, 2/15/28

    632,000       661,383  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 10/15/25

    592,000       589,070  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/29

    230,000       226,263  

CVR Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 2/15/28

    245,000       227,411  

144A, 8.50%, 1/15/29

    380,000       382,375  

Diamond Foreign Asset Co. / Diamond Finance LLC, 144A,
8.50%, 10/1/30

    337,000       345,095  

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 144A,
8.50%, 5/1/28

    429,000       428,311  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 144A, 5.75%, 1/30/28

    603,000       607,884  

Energean PLC, 144A,
6.50%, 4/30/27

    276,000       251,022  

EnQuest PLC, 144A,
11.625%, 11/1/27

    187,000       182,621  

Greenfire Resources Ltd., 144A,
12.00%, 10/1/28

    210,000       220,038  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 144A,
8.00%, 5/17/26

    271,000       275,787  

Harbour Energy PLC, 144A,
5.50%, 10/15/26

    306,000       298,243  

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 11/1/28

    367,000       364,313  

144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    367,000       354,918  

144A, 6.00%, 4/15/30

    306,000       297,077  

144A, 6.00%, 2/1/31

    394,000       379,944  

144A, 6.25%, 4/15/32

    306,000       296,055  

144A, 8.375%, 11/1/33

    376,000       403,918  

Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC, 144A,
9.00%, 7/15/26

    383,000       385,796  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 144A, 6.00%, 8/1/26

    245,000       240,170  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)  

Matador Resources Co.
5.875%, 9/15/26

  $ 428,000     $ 423,822  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/28

    306,000       310,725  

MEG Energy Corp., 144A,
5.875%, 2/1/29

    367,000       357,810  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    416,000       413,585  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27

    316,000       323,816  

Murphy Oil Corp.
5.875%, 12/1/27

    271,000       269,101  

6.375%, 7/15/28

    228,000       228,311  

5.875%, 12/1/42

    230,000       202,572  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
144A, 7.375%, 5/15/27

    429,000       427,421  

144A, 9.125%, 1/31/30

    433,000       443,825  

Noble Finance II LLC, 144A,
8.00%, 4/15/30

    367,000       377,329  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 3/1/28

    432,000       437,456  

144A, 8.75%, 6/15/31

    306,000       319,770  

Parkland Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/27

    306,000       300,303  

144A, 4.50%, 10/1/29

    490,000       447,738  

144A, 4.625%, 5/1/30

    502,000       458,557  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
6.00%, 2/15/28

    550,000       534,875  

144A, 7.875%, 9/15/30

    306,000       313,552  

Permian Resources Operating LLC
144A, 5.375%, 1/15/26

    177,000       174,114  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/26

    184,000       186,199  

144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    218,000       217,401  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/27

    337,000       347,535  

144A, 5.875%, 7/1/29

    429,000       419,201  

144A, 9.875%, 7/15/31

    306,000       338,895  

144A, 7.00%, 1/15/32

    666,000       683,834  

Precision Drilling Corp.
144A, 7.125%, 1/15/26

    167,000       166,785  

144A, 6.875%, 1/15/29

    245,000       242,002  

Range Resources Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/25

    422,000       416,167  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    367,000       382,879  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/30

    316,000       293,566  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 144A,
5.50%, 10/15/29

    429,000       395,087  

Seadrill Finance Ltd., 144A,
8.375%, 8/1/30

    352,000       361,739  

Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP / Sitio Finance Corp., 144A,
7.875%, 11/1/28

    367,000       375,111  

SM Energy Co.
5.625%, 6/1/25

    214,000       212,395  

6.75%, 9/15/26

    257,000       255,564  

6.625%, 1/15/27

    255,000       253,970  

6.50%, 7/15/28

    245,000       245,306  

Southwestern Energy Co.
8.375%, 9/15/28

    186,000       193,441  

5.375%, 2/1/29

    426,000       411,690  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)  

5.375%, 3/15/30

  $ 779,000     $ 744,553  

4.75%, 2/1/32

    727,000       660,360  

Strathcona Resources Ltd/Alberta, 144A,
6.875%, 8/1/26

    306,000       304,088  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
6.00%, 4/15/27

    367,000       365,648  

5.875%, 3/15/28

    264,000       261,164  

144A, 7.00%, 9/15/28

    336,000       344,128  

4.50%, 5/15/29

    490,000       452,636  

4.50%, 4/30/30

    501,000       455,851  

Talos Production, Inc.
144A, 9.00%, 2/1/29

    426,000       435,399  

144A, 9.375%, 2/1/31

    378,000       390,442  

Teine Energy Ltd., 144A,
6.875%, 4/15/29

    245,000       232,510  

Transocean Aquila Ltd., 144A,
8.00%, 9/30/28

    199,000       202,731  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 144A,
6.875%, 2/1/27

    294,975       293,974  

Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 144A,
8.375%, 2/1/28

    322,000       330,453  

Transocean, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 2/15/30

    727,200       746,706  

Valaris Ltd., 144A,
8.375%, 4/30/30

    696,000       713,670  

Vermilion Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 3/15/25

    184,000       183,152  

144A, 6.875%, 5/1/30

    245,000       236,119  

Viper Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 11/1/27

    264,000       256,105  

144A, 7.375%, 11/1/31

    245,000       252,267  

Vital Energy, Inc.
10.125%, 1/15/28

    429,000       449,002  

144A, 7.75%, 7/31/29

    183,000       182,022  

9.75%, 10/15/30

    342,000       366,323  

W&T Offshore, Inc., 144A,
11.75%, 2/1/26

    168,000       172,820  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $43,315,048)

      43,960,112  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.8%  

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    306,000       304,460  

144A, 6.25%, 4/1/28

    533,000       519,712  

Bristow Group, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 3/1/28

    245,000       239,855  

CGG SA, 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27

    306,000       272,946  

CSI Compressco LP / CSI Compressco Finance, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 4/1/25

    214,000       214,214  

Enerflex Ltd., 144A,
9.00%, 10/15/27

    383,000       385,554  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 144A, 9.75%, 3/1/29

    188,000       198,677  

Kodiak Gas Services LLC, 144A,
7.25%, 2/15/29

    400,000       407,230  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas Services (Continued)  

Oceaneering International, Inc.,
6.00%, 2/1/28

  $ 184,000     $ 180,934  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/26

    444,000       443,395  

6.875%, 9/1/27

    500,000       497,431  

Weatherford International Ltd., 144A, 8.625%, 4/30/30

    1,012,000       1,049,191  

Welltec International ApS, 144A,
8.25%, 10/15/26

    179,000       181,835  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,841,886)

      4,895,434  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 6.3%  

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
144A, 7.875%, 5/15/26

    448,000       457,612  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    398,000       389,418  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    398,000       390,173  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

    459,000       436,558  

144A, 6.625%, 2/1/32

    380,000       378,446  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 12/15/25

    367,000       370,217  

144A, 6.625%, 7/15/26

    184,000       182,613  

Buckeye Partners LP
144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    306,000       299,236  

3.95%, 12/1/26

    367,000       347,072  

4.125%, 12/1/27

    245,000       228,022  

144A, 4.50%, 3/1/28

    313,000       290,999  

5.85%, 11/15/43

    245,000       201,843  

5.60%, 10/15/44

    184,000       143,060  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP,
5.95%, 6/30/33

    878,000       883,766  

CNX Midstream Partners LP, 144A,
4.75%, 4/15/30

    245,000       214,339  

CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 144A, 5.50%, 6/15/31

    886,000       825,442  

Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 144A,
7.125%, 6/1/28

    245,000       234,588  

DT Midstream, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    716,000       654,242  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/31

    584,000       525,767  

Energy Transfer LP,
8.00%, 5/15/54

    502,000       521,578  

EnLink Midstream LLC
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    306,000       301,505  

5.375%, 6/1/29

    305,000       295,593  

144A, 6.50%, 9/1/30

    627,000       642,716  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.15%, 6/1/25

    258,000       251,530  

4.85%, 7/15/26

    301,000       293,479  

5.60%, 4/1/44

    214,000       193,948  

5.05%, 4/1/45

    276,000       234,746  

5.45%, 6/1/47

    319,000       280,720  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    245,000       244,664  

4.125%, 12/1/26

    306,000       293,334  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/27

  $ 300,000     $ 306,931  

144A, 6.50%, 7/1/27

    599,000       604,991  

5.50%, 7/15/28

    567,000       556,093  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    533,000       499,645  

144A, 6.375%, 4/1/29

    200,000       200,574  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/30

    316,000       335,863  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/31

    696,000       647,220  

6.50%, 7/15/48

    358,000       363,383  

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.25%, 5/15/26

    229,000       226,936  

8.00%, 1/15/27

    641,000       645,435  

7.75%, 2/1/28

    416,000       416,003  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    380,000       386,338  

8.875%, 4/15/30

    306,000       317,260  

Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp.
7.00%, 8/1/27

    245,000       245,078  

6.875%, 1/15/29

    214,000       210,921  

144A, 8.25%, 1/15/32

    285,000       292,325  

Harvest Midstream I LP, 144A,
7.50%, 9/1/28

    533,000       537,306  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/26

    529,000       521,515  

144A, 5.125%, 6/15/28

    337,000       323,769  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    459,000       417,961  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/30

    245,000       235,446  

Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC
144A, 6.75%, 1/15/27

    245,000       244,068  

144A, 8.875%, 7/15/28

    337,000       355,114  

ITT Holdings LLC, 144A,
6.50%, 8/1/29

    772,000       685,211  

Kinetik Holdings LP
144A, 6.625%, 12/15/28

    506,000       512,226  

144A, 5.875%, 6/15/30

    653,000       636,292  

Martin Midstream Partners LP / Martin Midstream Finance Corp., 144A,
11.50%, 2/15/28

    245,000       257,250  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 9/15/25

    811,000       806,815  

144A, 6.50%, 9/30/26

    949,000       916,296  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 8.125%, 2/15/29

    564,000       569,317  

144A, 8.375%, 2/15/32

    813,000       825,831  

Northriver Midstream Finance LP, 144A,
5.625%, 2/15/26

    322,000       315,668  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    367,000       363,672  

6.00%, 6/1/26

    306,000       302,496  

5.625%, 4/28/27

    337,000       333,532  

6.375%, 10/1/30

    424,000       425,200  

Prairie Acquiror LP, 144A,
9.00%, 8/1/29

    280,000       282,131  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
144A, 3.60%, 5/15/25

    245,000       237,545  

144A, 4.95%, 7/15/29

    345,000       322,621  

144A, 4.80%, 5/15/30

    214,000       198,218  

144A, 7.50%, 7/15/38

    153,000       155,302  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/40

    306,000       301,314  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 144A, 9.00%, 10/15/26

  $ 523,000     $ 517,415  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/27

    263,000       259,581  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    573,000       544,350  

144A, 7.375%, 2/15/29

    450,000       448,992  

144A, 6.00%, 12/31/30

    444,000       412,887  

144A, 6.00%, 9/1/31

    286,000       261,986  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    791,000       709,929  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/30

    633,000       631,998  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/31

    791,000       694,229  

144A, 3.875%, 11/1/33

    791,000       663,423  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 6/1/28

    1,423,000       1,445,635  

144A, 9.50%, 2/1/29

    1,888,000       2,013,011  

144A, 8.375%, 6/1/31

    1,423,000       1,439,309  

144A, 9.875%, 2/1/32

    1,224,000       1,288,726  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $39,135,259)

      39,675,809  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 4.6%

 

Real Estate — 0.7%  

Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC / Anywhere Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A,
7.00%, 4/15/30

    392,000       355,230  

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    398,000       392,058  

144A, 8.875%, 9/1/31

    245,000       255,106  

Five Point Operating Co. LP / Five Point Capital Corp., 144A,
10.50%, 1/15/28

    321,561       328,844  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 144A,
7.75%, 9/1/30

    245,000       254,174  

Howard Hughes Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 8/1/28

    478,000       450,807  

144A, 4.125%, 2/1/29

    418,000       371,054  

144A, 4.375%, 2/1/31

    415,000       353,536  

Hunt Cos., Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 4/15/29

    389,000       355,905  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
4.75%, 3/1/29

    367,000       297,270  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    367,000       290,389  

5.00%, 3/1/31

    422,000       328,105  

Newmark Group, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 1/12/29

    380,000       386,391  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,357,750)

      4,418,869  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.7%  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 144A, 4.625%, 6/15/29

    306,000       253,117  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 144A,
3.75%, 1/15/27

    224,000       196,135  

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
3.95%, 11/15/27

    276,000       242,561  

7.80%, 3/15/28

    214,000       211,983  

4.55%, 10/1/29

    244,000       203,556  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/26

  $ 593,000     $ 571,942  

144A, 4.50%, 4/1/27

    446,000       392,077  

CTR Partnership LP / CareTrust Capital Corp., 144A, 3.875%, 6/30/28

    245,000       221,575  

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 144A,
3.75%, 12/15/27

    306,000       258,568  

Hudson Pacific Properties LP
3.95%, 11/1/27

    252,000       217,602  

5.95%, 2/15/28

    222,000       199,226  

4.65%, 4/1/29

    317,000       264,013  

3.25%, 1/15/30

    254,000       190,690  

Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc., 144A, 5.00%, 7/15/32

    467,000       417,514  

Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A,
4.875%, 9/15/27

    612,000       586,965  

144A, 5.25%, 3/15/28

    517,000       498,282  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    306,000       289,702  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    612,000       621,229  

144A, 4.875%, 9/15/29

    633,000       588,660  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/30

    815,000       762,661  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/31

    696,000       615,915  

144A, 5.625%, 7/15/32

    367,000       341,091  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 10/1/25

    201,000       198,008  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/27

    375,000       345,063  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    390,000       350,003  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    306,000       272,469  

5.00%, 10/15/27

    872,000       713,351  

4.625%, 8/1/29

    551,000       410,429  

3.50%, 3/15/31

    837,000       560,538  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc/The / American Finance Operating Partner LP, 144A,
4.50%, 9/30/28

    306,000       257,649  

Office Properties Income Trust, 144A,
9.00%, 3/31/29

    188,000       175,310  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer
144A, 7.50%, 6/1/25

    398,000       399,278  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    444,000       431,581  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/29

    459,000       421,706  

RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp.
4.75%, 10/15/27

    458,000       437,390  

144A, 7.25%, 7/15/28

    245,000       250,923  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/29

    367,000       341,137  

Rithm Capital Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 10/15/25

    337,000       332,646  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP
144A, 3.75%, 7/1/26

    306,000       288,481  

144A, 4.00%, 9/15/29

    356,000       310,738  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)  

SBA Communications Corp.
3.875%, 2/15/27

  $ 946,000     $ 892,634  

3.125%, 2/1/29

    949,000       839,860  

Service Properties Trust
4.50%, 3/15/25

    214,000       209,080  

7.50%, 9/15/25

    490,000       496,428  

5.25%, 2/15/26

    214,000       207,832  

4.75%, 10/1/26

    276,000       255,322  

4.95%, 2/15/27

    245,000       224,949  

5.50%, 12/15/27

    276,000       259,825  

3.95%, 1/15/28

    245,000       207,225  

4.95%, 10/1/29

    260,000       213,927  

4.375%, 2/15/30

    245,000       188,855  

144A, 8.625%, 11/15/31

    706,000       745,615  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/25

    306,000       301,936  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    245,000       228,462  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/27

    306,000       286,875  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 10.50%, 2/15/28

    1,645,000       1,702,736  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/28

    349,000       303,287  

Vornado Realty LP
3.50%, 1/15/25

    135,000       131,140  

2.15%, 6/1/26

    253,000       227,038  

3.40%, 6/1/31

    215,000       166,879  

XHR LP
144A, 6.375%, 8/15/25

    285,000       285,342  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/29

    306,000       282,593  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $23,053,212)

      23,299,604  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.2%  

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC
144A, 6.00%, 4/15/25

    245,000       242,510  

144A, 3.375%, 6/15/26

    666,000       622,766  

144A, 8.00%, 6/15/27

    378,000       392,483  

144A, 3.75%, 9/15/30

    290,000       238,589  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,492,224)

      1,496,348  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 11.8%

 

Aerospace/Defense — 2.6%  

AAR Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A,
6.75%, 3/15/29

    300,000       302,836  

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26

    612,000       617,125  

144A, 7.875%, 4/15/27

    1,092,000       1,093,393  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    459,000       445,586  

144A, 7.50%, 2/1/29

    499,000       506,133  

144A, 8.75%, 11/15/30

    459,000       480,807  

144A, 7.45%, 5/1/34

    323,000       357,293  

Moog, Inc., 144A,
4.25%, 12/15/27

    306,000       286,371  

Rolls-Royce PLC 144A,
3.625%, 10/14/25

    633,000       609,497  

144A, 5.75%, 10/15/27

    684,000       680,645  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
3.85%, 6/15/26

    184,000       174,890  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Aerospace/Defense (Continued)  

144A, 9.375%, 11/30/29

  $ 599,000     $ 647,731  

144A, 9.75%, 11/15/30

    759,000       813,160  

TransDigm, Inc.
5.50%, 11/15/27

    1,723,000       1,663,675  

144A, 6.75%, 8/15/28

    1,286,000       1,301,375  

4.625%, 1/15/29

    785,000       719,853  

144A, 6.375%, 3/1/29

    1,350,000       1,356,102  

4.875%, 5/1/29

    459,000       421,606  

144A, 6.875%, 12/15/30

    898,000       908,695  

144A, 7.125%, 12/1/31

    652,000       668,835  

144A, 6.625%, 3/1/32

    1,400,000       1,408,747  

Triumph Group, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 3/15/28

    759,000       793,408  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,213,348)

      16,257,763  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 2.0%  

AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC, 144A,
10.25%, 10/15/28

    325,000       340,438  

Boise Cascade Co., 144A,
4.875%, 7/1/30

    245,000       226,069  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 3/1/30

    337,000       318,221  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/32

    815,000       716,079  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/32

    429,000       428,932  

Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 8/1/28

    473,000       485,416  

Eco Material Technologies, Inc., 144A,
7.875%, 1/31/27

    408,000       407,088  

Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, 144A,
6.625%, 12/15/30

    1,740,000       1,746,090  

Griffon Corp.,
5.75%, 3/1/28

    618,000       597,915  

James Hardie International Finance DAC, 144A,
5.00%, 1/15/28

    245,000       236,263  

JELD-WEN, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 12/15/27

    245,000       233,056  

Knife River Corp., 144A,
7.75%, 5/1/31

    260,000       269,264  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 144A,
3.625%, 3/15/29

    214,000       191,982  

Masonite International Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    306,000       304,853  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/30

    230,000       203,000  

MIWD Holdco II LLC / MIWD Finance Corp., 144A, 5.50%, 2/1/30

    306,000       279,208  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28

    358,000       341,135  

PGT Innovations, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 10/1/29

    352,000       354,364  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC
144A, 6.00%, 11/1/28

    696,000       675,008  

144A, 8.875%, 11/15/31

    696,000       737,610  

Standard Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/15/27

    533,000       513,170  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    612,000       577,384  

144A, 4.375%, 7/15/30

    1,012,000       902,284  

144A, 3.375%, 1/15/31

    690,000       571,732  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Building Materials (Continued)  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.
144A, 6.50%, 3/15/27

  $ 184,000     $ 184,000  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    429,000       415,281  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/31

    506,000       525,078  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,616,267)

      12,780,920  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 12/31/27

    184,000       182,456  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/28

    358,000       327,337  

144A, 4.375%, 3/31/29

    485,000       429,700  

EnerSys
144A, 4.375%, 12/15/27

    184,000       173,190  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/32

    200,000       200,827  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/25

    969,000       974,790  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/28

    851,000       869,668  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,145,290)

      3,157,968  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.7%  

Atkore, Inc., 144A,
4.25%, 6/1/31

    251,000       220,493  

Coherent Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 12/15/29

    560,000       522,200  

Imola Merger Corp., 144A,
4.75%, 5/15/29

    1,265,000       1,172,149  

Sensata Technologies BV
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    428,000       424,009  

144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    666,000       604,014  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/30

    306,000       298,026  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 2/15/30

    276,000       251,488  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    459,000       392,514  

TTM Technologies, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 3/1/29

    306,000       272,370  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,134,919)

      4,157,263  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.9%  

AECOM,
5.125%, 3/15/27

    690,000       675,894  

Arcosa, Inc., 144A,
4.375%, 4/15/29

    245,000       226,134  

Artera Services LLC, 144A,
8.50%, 2/15/31

    350,000       357,544  

ATP Tower Holdings LLC / Andean Tower Partners Colombia SAS / Andean Telecom Par, 144A,
4.05%, 4/27/26

    230,000       213,325  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144A,
10.375%, 8/1/30

    868,000       923,054  

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 144A,
6.00%, 2/1/26

    230,000       226,951  

Cellnex Finance Co. SA, 144A,
3.875%, 7/7/41

    380,000       295,709  

Dycom Industries, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 4/15/29

    306,000       281,591  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Engineering & Construction (Continued)  

Fluor Corp.,
4.25%, 9/15/28

  $ 367,000     $ 346,925  

Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 6/1/29

    245,000       221,595  

144A, 7.50%, 4/15/32

    184,000       176,640  

HTA Group Ltd/Mauritius, 144A,
7.00%, 12/18/25

    398,000       393,345  

Railworks Holdings LP / Railworks Rally, Inc., 144A, 8.25%, 11/15/28

    199,000       197,658  

TopBuild Corp.
144A, 3.625%, 3/15/29

    245,000       219,437  

144A, 4.125%, 2/15/32

    306,000       268,004  

VM Consolidated, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 4/15/29

    231,000       217,707  

Weekley Homes LLC / Weekley Finance Corp., 144A, 4.875%, 9/15/28

    245,000       227,382  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,361,391)

      5,468,895  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.9%  

Clean Harbors, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 7/15/27

    334,000       322,260  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    184,000       177,371  

144A, 6.375%, 2/1/31

    306,000       304,204  

Covanta Holding Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 12/1/29

    515,000       450,056  

5.00%, 9/1/30

    245,000       212,537  

Enviri Corp., 144A,
5.75%, 7/31/27

    291,000       271,922  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

    306,000       300,593  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    459,000       445,642  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    313,000       306,162  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    505,000       463,020  

144A, 3.50%, 9/1/28

    459,000       416,109  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    459,000       429,778  

144A, 4.375%, 8/15/29

    337,000       307,031  

144A, 6.75%, 1/15/31

    627,000       641,334  

Madison IAQ LLC, 144A,
4.125%, 6/30/28

    429,000       390,801  

Stericycle, Inc., 144A,
3.875%, 1/15/29

    306,000       275,375  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,656,688)

      5,714,195  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.2%  

BWX Technologies, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 6/30/28

    245,000       227,877  

144A, 4.125%, 4/15/29

    245,000       227,363  

Manitowoc Co., Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 4/1/26

    184,000       183,770  

Terex Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 5/15/29

    367,000       342,705  

Vertiv Group Corp., 144A,
4.125%, 11/15/28

    567,000       523,136  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,485,578)

      1,504,851  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.4%  

ATS Corp., 144A,
4.125%, 12/15/28

    214,000       195,307  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Machinery-Diversified (Continued)  

Chart Industries, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 1/1/30

  $ 923,000     $ 952,085  

144A, 9.50%, 1/1/31

    312,000       335,203  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 6/15/29

    276,000       250,993  

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 144A,
5.25%, 7/15/27

    987,000       948,059  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,665,244)

      2,681,647  
   

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.1%  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 9/30/27

    214,000       206,743  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/30

    306,000       305,990  

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 144A, 4.375%, 10/15/29

    306,000       278,777  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $783,142)

      791,510  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.5%  

Amsted Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/1/27

    245,000       240,178  

144A, 4.625%, 5/15/30

    245,000       223,066  

Calderys Financing LLC, 144A,
11.25%, 6/1/28

    337,000       360,793  

Enpro Industries, Inc.,
5.75%, 10/15/26

    212,000       208,747  

Gates Global LLC / Gates Corp., 144A,
6.25%, 1/15/26

    250,000       249,148  

Hillenbrand, Inc.
5.75%, 6/15/25

    245,000       243,177  

5.00%, 9/15/26

    230,000       225,007  

6.25%, 2/15/29

    313,000       313,043  

3.75%, 3/1/31

    214,000       182,435  

LSB Industries, Inc., 144A,
6.25%, 10/15/28

    352,000       333,791  

Trinity Industries, Inc., 144A,
7.75%, 7/15/28

    245,000       252,461  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,791,785)

      2,831,846  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.6%  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/27

    367,000       360,358  

144A, 3.25%, 9/1/28

    367,000       318,061  

144A, 4.00%, 9/1/29

    669,000       543,336  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/30/25

    429,000       424,504  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/26

    769,000       709,433  

Ball Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/28

    499,000       511,124  

6.00%, 6/15/29

    612,000       614,966  

2.875%, 8/15/30

    822,000       695,953  

3.125%, 9/15/31

    551,000       464,194  

Berry Global, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 2/15/26

    178,000       172,529  

144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    366,000       360,842  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (Continued)  

Cascades, Inc./Cascades USA, Inc., 144A, 5.375%, 1/15/28

  $ 273,000     $ 263,899  

Clearwater Paper Corp., 144A,
4.75%, 8/15/28

    168,000       155,400  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.625%, 4/15/29

    306,000       304,232  

Crown Americas LLC,
5.25%, 4/1/30

    306,000       294,739  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. V,
4.25%, 9/30/26

    245,000       235,141  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 2/1/26

    536,000       524,396  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.,
7.375%, 12/15/26

    314,000       330,586  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
144A, 4.75%, 7/15/27

    184,000       177,974  

144A, 3.50%, 3/15/28

    276,000       252,391  

144A, 3.50%, 3/1/29

    214,000       190,783  

144A, 3.75%, 2/1/30

    251,000       223,347  

Intelligent Packaging Ltd Finco, Inc. / Intelligent Packaging Ltd Co.-Issuer LLC, 144A, 6.00%, 9/15/28

    420,000       390,503  

LABL, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 7/15/26

    429,000       416,064  

144A, 5.875%, 11/1/28

    306,000       274,091  

144A, 9.50%, 11/1/28

    224,000       224,053  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 144A,
7.875%, 8/15/26

    1,739,000       1,762,158  

OI European Group BV, 144A,
4.75%, 2/15/30

    245,000       225,547  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
144A, 6.375%, 8/15/25

    184,000       185,995  

144A, 6.625%, 5/13/27

    375,000       374,170  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/31

    452,000       458,097  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC / Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc., 144A, 4.375%, 10/15/28

    306,000       283,603  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC, 144A, 4.00%, 10/15/27

    666,000       620,379  

Sealed Air Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 9/15/25

    245,000       244,535  

144A, 4.00%, 12/1/27

    260,000       241,834  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/28

    555,000       553,301  

144A, 5.00%, 4/15/29

    260,000       246,295  

144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    260,000       268,420  

144A, 6.875%, 7/15/33

    266,000       275,284  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/1/28

    349,000       325,822  

TriMas Corp., 144A,
4.125%, 4/15/29

    245,000       223,327  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 144A,
5.50%, 8/15/26

    664,000       647,531  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,234,495)

      16,369,197  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Transportation — 0.4%  

Danaos Corp., 144A,
8.50%, 3/1/28

  $ 161,000     $ 165,221  

First Student Bidco, Inc. / First Transit Parent, Inc., 144A, 4.00%, 7/31/29

    383,000       333,210  

GN Bondco LLC, 144A,
9.50%, 10/15/31

    473,000       468,270  

Rand Parent LLC, 144A,
8.50%, 2/15/30

    566,000       549,681  

RXO, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 11/15/27

    217,000       224,052  

XPO CNW, Inc.,
6.70%, 5/1/34

    183,000       189,345  

XPO, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/1/31

    276,000       281,877  

144A, 7.125%, 2/1/32

    370,000       376,162  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,562,003)

      2,587,818  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 4.4%

 

Computers — 1.3%  

ASGN, Inc., 144A,
4.625%, 5/15/28

    337,000       314,287  

Conduent Business Services LLC / Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc., 144A, 6.00%, 11/1/29

    318,000       291,786  

Crane NXT Co.,
4.20%, 3/15/48

    221,000       159,797  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.,
3.00%, 2/15/29

    459,000       405,043  

KBR, Inc., 144A,
4.75%, 9/30/28

    153,000       140,373  

NCR Atleos Corp., 144A,
9.50%, 4/1/29

    874,000       924,513  

NCR Voyix Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    398,000       369,893  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    785,000       727,832  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/30

    276,000       249,314  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 144A,
4.875%, 2/1/27

    322,000       309,482  

Science Applications International Corp., 144A,
4.875%, 4/1/28

    245,000       232,003  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.875%, 6/1/27

    309,000       299,231  

4.091%, 6/1/29

    226,000       206,230  

144A, 8.25%, 12/15/29

    349,000       373,956  

4.125%, 1/15/31

    169,000       148,442  

144A, 8.50%, 7/15/31

    349,000       377,345  

9.625%, 12/1/32

    547,000       618,165  

5.75%, 12/1/34

    300,000       288,360  

Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 144A,
5.75%, 6/1/25

    184,000       182,188  

Unisys Corp., 144A,
6.875%, 11/1/27

    297,000       266,863  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    1,455,000       1,421,992  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,200,301)

      8,307,095  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.3%  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 3/15/27

  $ 233,000     $ 209,117  

144A, 7.25%, 3/15/29

    244,000       211,280  

Xerox Corp.
4.80%, 3/1/35

    153,000       116,075  

6.75%, 12/15/39

    214,000       183,049  

Xerox Holdings Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/25

    459,000       451,435  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    518,000       468,428  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,572,146)

      1,639,384  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.5%  

Amkor Technology, Inc., 144A,
6.625%, 9/15/27

    322,000       323,711  

ams-OSRAM AG, 144A,
12.25%, 3/30/29

    244,000       247,508  

Entegris, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 4/15/28

    245,000       228,934  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/29

    1,012,000       954,243  

144A, 3.625%, 5/1/29

    245,000       216,825  

144A, 5.95%, 6/15/30

    596,000       584,410  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 9/1/28

    429,000       392,333  

Synaptics, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 6/15/29

    245,000       219,423  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,184,047)

      3,167,387  
   

 

 

 
Software — 2.3%  

Alteryx, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 3/15/28

    276,000       279,900  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A,
7.125%, 10/2/25

    379,000       379,375  

Camelot Finance SA, 144A,
4.50%, 11/1/26

    429,000       409,837  

Capstone Borrower, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 6/15/30

    245,000       253,220  

Central Parent LLC / CDK Global II LLC / CDK Financing Co., Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 6/15/29

    503,000       515,545  

Central Parent, Inc. / CDK Global, Inc., 144A,
7.25%, 6/15/29

    500,000       503,313  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 7/1/28

    578,000       527,619  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/29

    578,000       524,195  

Cloud Software Group, Inc., 144A,
6.50%, 3/31/29

    2,530,000       2,356,083  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 10/15/26

    187,000       177,589  

144A, 6.50%, 10/15/28

    291,000       258,879  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 144A,
5.00%, 12/15/29

    282,000       259,440  

Elastic NV, 144A,
4.125%, 7/15/29

    352,000       316,178  

Fair Isaac Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 5/15/26

    245,000       242,402  

144A, 4.00%, 6/15/28

    564,000       523,908  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc. / ION Corporate Solutions Finance SARL, 144A, 4.625%, 5/1/28

  $ 214,000     $ 190,846  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 144A,
6.125%, 6/15/28

    306,000       295,045  

Open Text Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 2/15/28

    564,000       518,248  

144A, 3.875%, 12/1/29

    521,000       460,492  

Open Text Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 2/15/30

    564,000       497,940  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/31

    398,000       340,656  

PTC, Inc., 144A,
4.00%, 2/15/28

    306,000       285,495  

RingCentral, Inc., 144A,
8.50%, 8/15/30

    268,000       277,083  

ROBLOX Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 5/1/30

    666,000       583,303  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144A,
5.50%, 9/30/27

    1,315,000       1,280,547  

Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/29

    336,000       299,129  

3.875%, 3/15/31

    306,000       266,240  

UKG, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 2/1/31

    1,500,000       1,515,600  

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp., 144A, 3.875%, 2/1/29

    398,000       356,580  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $14,640,209)

      14,694,687  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.8%

 

Electric — 3.5%  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.,
4.75%, 1/18/82

    459,000       397,174  

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC, 144A,
4.125%, 6/15/28

    245,000       223,880  

Calpine Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 6/1/26

    257,000       253,195  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    784,000       738,486  

144A, 5.125%, 3/15/28

    886,000       842,269  

144A, 4.625%, 2/1/29

    398,000       366,271  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    567,000       506,752  

144A, 3.75%, 3/1/31

    514,000       440,603  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/28

    567,000       530,056  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    616,000       519,451  

144A, 3.75%, 1/15/32

    214,000       179,002  

DPL, Inc.
4.125%, 7/1/25

    254,000       246,319  

4.35%, 4/15/29

    262,000       237,411  

Drax Finco PLC, 144A,
6.625%, 11/1/25

    306,000       302,175  

Edison International
8.125%, 6/15/53

    306,000       314,045  

7.875%, 6/15/54

    285,000       290,541  

Electricite de France SA, 144A,
9.125%, Perpetual

    948,000       1,051,863  

Emera, Inc., Series 16-A,
6.75%, 6/15/76

    759,000       743,736  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)  

FirstEnergy Corp.
2.05%, 3/1/25

  $ 184,000     $ 177,214  

Series A, 1.60%, 1/15/26

    188,000       173,909  

Series B, 4.15%, 7/15/27

    1,012,000       961,146  

2.65%, 3/1/30

    367,000       313,724  

Series B, 2.25%, 9/1/30

    348,000       286,406  

Series C, 7.375%, 11/15/31

    284,000       329,639  

Series C, 5.10%, 7/15/47

    384,000       330,868  

Series C, 3.40%, 3/1/50

    480,000       320,703  

Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC,
144A, 4.25%, 7/1/29

    230,000       198,003  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
144A, 3.875%, 10/15/26

    306,000       285,727  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    337,000       314,401  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/29

    474,000       481,817  

NRG Energy, Inc.
6.625%, 1/15/27

    230,000       229,964  

5.75%, 1/15/28

    547,000       538,797  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

    306,000       267,087  

144A, 5.25%, 6/15/29

    449,000       425,509  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/31

    687,000       577,652  

144A, 3.875%, 2/15/32

    294,000       245,595  

Pattern Energy Operations LP / Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 144A,
4.50%, 8/15/28

    391,000       358,647  

PG&E Corp.
5.00%, 7/1/28

    633,000       603,743  

5.25%, 7/1/30

    633,000       595,057  

Pike Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/28

    400,000       379,426  

144A, 8.625%, 1/31/31

    310,000       327,376  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, 144A,
8.625%, 6/1/30

    759,000       800,776  

TransAlta Corp.
7.75%, 11/15/29

    245,000       254,739  

6.50%, 3/15/40

    184,000       181,389  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/26

  $ 612,000     $ 602,622  

144A, 5.625%, 2/15/27

    822,000       800,997  

144A, 5.00%, 7/31/27

    822,000       787,899  

144A, 4.375%, 5/1/29

    791,000       721,516  

144A, 7.75%, 10/15/31

    917,000       948,542  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $21,928,684)

      22,004,119  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%  

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.50%, 5/20/25

    429,000       421,063  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    413,000       400,253  

5.75%, 5/20/27

    322,000       304,417  

144A, 9.375%, 6/1/28

    306,000       310,590  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,441,309)

      1,436,323  
   

 

 

 
Water — 0.1%  

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, 144A,
7.625%, 4/1/26

   

(Cost $242,059)

    245,000       244,814  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $604,208,025)

      610,311,128  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)
(Cost $12,640,713)

    12,640,713       12,640,713  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.9%

(Cost $616,848,738)

    $ 622,951,841  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.1%

      6,708,359  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 629,660,200  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
10/27/2023
(Commencement
of Operations)
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS2.0%

 

           

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)

 

           
            24,463,327        (11,822,614                   49,885               12,640,713        12,640,713  

 

(a)

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

 

Perpetual:   Callable security with no stated maturity date.
PIK:   Denotes that all or a portion of the income is paid in-kind in the form of additional principal.
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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 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 (a)

     $        $ 610,311,128        $  —        $ 610,311,128  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       12,640,713                            12,640,713  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 12,640,713        $ 610,311,128        $        $ 622,951,841  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.6%    
Basic Materials — 4.1%

 

Chemicals — 1.9%  

Ashland, Inc., 144A,
3.375%, 9/1/31

  $ 1,859,000     $ 1,559,325  

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 9/30/28

    3,217,000       2,044,455  

144A, 7.50%, 9/30/29

    1,609,000       880,143  

Avient Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/25

    2,728,000       2,714,666  

144A, 7.125%, 8/1/30

    2,986,000       3,055,096  

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    2,068,000       2,148,030  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

    2,846,000       2,531,958  

Chemours Co.
5.375%, 5/15/27

    2,015,000       1,842,939  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/28 (a)

    3,147,000       2,763,466  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29

    2,619,000       2,156,857  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA
144A, 5.625%, 10/15/28

    2,125,000       1,726,977  

144A, 12.00%, 2/15/31

    2,400,000       2,455,992  

INEOS Finance PLC
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    1,856,000       1,816,874  

144A, 7.50%, 4/15/29

    2,750,000       2,733,088  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 144A, 9.625%, 3/15/29 (a)

    1,566,000       1,649,304  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/27

    3,038,000       2,923,287  

5.25%, 12/15/29 (a)

    2,712,000       2,581,156  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 5/1/25

    2,011,000       1,966,296  

144A, 5.25%, 6/1/27

    4,369,000       4,053,440  

144A, 8.50%, 11/15/28

    1,499,000       1,584,602  

144A, 4.25%, 5/15/29

    2,370,000       1,963,349  

144A, 9.00%, 2/15/30

    2,500,000       2,511,120  

Olin Corp.
5.125%, 9/15/27

    2,016,000       1,957,415  

5.625%, 8/1/29

    2,760,000       2,702,965  

5.00%, 2/1/30

    2,166,000       2,026,550  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/1/28

    4,155,000       3,801,887  

144A, 6.625%, 5/1/29

    2,815,000       2,562,844  

Tronox, Inc., 144A, 4.625%, 3/15/29 (a)

    4,323,000       3,832,236  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $72,269,064)

      66,546,317  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%  

Mercer International, Inc.,
5.125%, 2/1/29

   

(Cost $3,449,542)

    3,507,000       3,026,192  
   

 

 

 
Iron/Steel — 0.7%  

ATI, Inc.,
7.25%, 8/15/30

    1,772,000       1,823,299  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/15/26

    3,334,000       3,362,753  

5.875%, 6/1/27 (a)

    2,232,000       2,210,808  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/30

    3,016,000       2,997,699  

Metinvest BV,
144A, 7.75%, 10/17/29

    600,000       426,648  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Iron/Steel (Continued)  

Mineral Resources Ltd.
144A, 8.125%, 5/1/27

  $ 2,798,000     $ 2,825,742  

144A, 8.00%, 11/1/27

    2,514,000       2,563,526  

144A, 9.25%, 10/1/28

    4,424,000       4,645,200  

144A, 8.50%, 5/1/30

    2,578,000       2,650,776  

United States Steel Corp., 6.875%, 3/1/29

    1,908,000       1,932,127  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,327,246)

      25,438,578  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.4%  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
144A, 7.50%, 4/1/25

    4,546,000       4,546,000  

144A, 6.875%, 3/1/26 (a)

    4,127,000       4,127,000  

144A, 6.875%, 10/15/27

    6,088,000       5,795,628  

144A, 8.625%, 6/1/31 (a)

    5,227,000       4,998,403  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    2,688,000       2,576,199  

144A, 5.875%, 4/15/30

    2,679,000       2,624,935  

144A, 4.375%, 4/1/31

    6,033,000       5,412,565  

144A, 6.125%, 4/15/32

    3,150,000       3,115,977  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 4/1/26

    2,398,000       2,313,656  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/29

    2,685,000       2,637,465  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 3/1/28

    2,016,000       1,861,878  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/31

    2,212,000       1,892,710  

Nexa Resources SA
144A, 5.375%, 5/4/27

    3,037,000       2,932,812  

144A, 6.50%, 1/18/28

    2,012,000       2,019,044  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 144A, 9.25%, 4/23/26

    1,835,000       1,524,647  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $49,691,063)

      48,378,919  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 16.5%  
Advertising — 0.9%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 8/15/27 (a)

    5,027,000       4,705,979  

144A, 7.75%, 4/15/28 (a)

    4,022,000       3,481,499  

144A, 9.00%, 9/15/28 (a)

    3,022,000       3,154,046  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/29 (a)

    4,192,000       3,473,323  

Lamar Media Corp.
3.75%, 2/15/28

    2,468,000       2,291,267  

4.00%, 2/15/30

    2,265,000       2,023,291  

3.625%, 1/15/31 (a)

    2,069,000       1,788,113  

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/27

    2,681,000       2,581,240  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/29

    2,038,000       1,832,315  

144A, 4.625%, 3/15/30 (a)

    2,009,000       1,784,935  

144A, 7.375%, 2/15/31

    1,613,000       1,684,512  

Stagwell Global LLC, 144A, 5.625%, 8/15/29

    4,501,000       4,022,994  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $35,595,315)

      32,823,514  
   

 

 

 
Internet — 1.8%  

EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 144A, 9.00%, 5/15/28

    4,182,000       4,290,627  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Internet (Continued)  

Gen Digital, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/15/25

  $ 4,453,000     $ 4,412,745  

144A, 6.75%, 9/30/27

    3,620,000       3,641,896  

144A, 7.125%, 9/30/30

    2,475,000       2,530,711  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc. 144A, 5.25%, 12/1/27

    2,518,000       2,438,620  

144A, 3.50%, 3/1/29

    3,357,000       2,992,049  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
144A, 5.00%, 12/15/27

    1,848,000       1,764,197  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    2,053,000       1,931,945  

144A, 4.125%, 8/1/30

    2,048,000       1,810,872  

144A, 3.625%, 10/1/31

    1,842,000       1,553,469  

MercadoLibre, Inc.
2.375%, 1/14/26

    1,370,000       1,291,233  

3.125%, 1/14/31

    2,534,000       2,123,337  

Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., 144A, 11.75%, 10/15/28

    2,071,000       2,251,208  

Rakuten Group, Inc.,
144A, 11.25%, 2/15/27

    7,100,000       7,560,986  

Uber Technologies, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 11/1/26

    5,974,000       6,083,868  

144A, 7.50%, 9/15/27

    4,906,000       5,022,778  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28

    2,018,000       2,022,419  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/29

    5,883,000       5,519,452  

Ziff Davis, Inc., 144A, 4.625%, 10/15/30

    1,852,000       1,662,465  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $62,044,372)

      60,904,877  
   

 

 

 
Media — 9.3%  

Altice Financing SA
144A, 5.00%, 1/15/28

    4,881,000       4,323,351  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/29

    8,245,000       7,110,039  

AMC Networks, Inc.
4.75%, 8/1/25

    3,098,000       2,957,364  

4.25%, 2/15/29 (a)

    4,022,000       2,607,161  

Cable One, Inc., 144A, 4.00%, 11/15/30 (a)

    2,643,000       1,999,430  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A, 5.50%, 5/1/26

    3,016,000       2,965,905  

144A, 5.125%, 5/1/27

    13,071,000       12,370,001  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    10,130,000       9,357,501  

144A, 5.375%, 6/1/29

    5,911,000       5,351,599  

144A, 6.375%, 9/1/29

    6,033,000       5,672,388  

144A, 4.75%, 3/1/30

    12,265,000       10,445,119  

144A, 4.50%, 8/15/30

    11,056,000       9,181,013  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/31

    12,065,000       9,715,190  

144A, 7.375%, 3/1/31 (a)

    4,424,000       4,289,305  

144A, 4.75%, 2/1/32

    4,826,000       3,898,925  

4.50%, 5/1/32

    11,638,000       9,205,362  

144A, 4.50%, 6/1/33

    7,036,000       5,419,775  

144A, 4.25%, 1/15/34

    8,044,000       6,022,083  

CSC Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27

    5,371,000       4,824,222  

144A, 5.375%, 2/1/28

    3,996,000       3,487,169  

144A, 7.50%, 4/1/28

    4,206,000       2,994,672  

144A, 11.25%, 5/15/28

    3,991,000       4,121,745  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)  

144A, 11.75%, 1/31/29

  $ 8,245,000     $ 8,623,833  

144A, 6.50%, 2/1/29

    7,038,000       6,142,133  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/30

    9,049,000       5,329,861  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    4,424,000       3,297,716  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/30 (a)

    9,351,000       5,209,442  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/31

    4,022,000       2,842,408  

144A, 4.50%, 11/15/31

    6,033,000       4,485,143  

144A, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    2,011,000       1,098,107  

DISH DBS Corp.
7.75%, 7/1/26

    8,043,000       5,135,536  

144A, 5.25%, 12/1/26

    11,060,000       8,854,913  

7.375%, 7/1/28

    4,018,000       1,964,340  

144A, 5.75%, 12/1/28

    10,054,000       6,981,246  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    6,032,000       2,578,680  

DISH Network Corp., 144A, 11.75%, 11/15/27

    14,076,000       14,692,575  

Gray Television, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/26

    2,713,000       2,577,350  

144A, 7.00%, 5/15/27 (a)

    3,004,000       2,718,290  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/30

    3,217,000       2,076,235  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.375%, 5/1/26 (a)

    3,227,587       2,751,518  

8.375%, 5/1/27

    3,686,151       2,216,059  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27 (a)

    3,016,000       2,239,199  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    1,998,000       1,440,618  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 8/1/28

    3,332,000       3,098,677  

144A, 8.00%, 8/1/29

    2,570,000       2,347,489  

News Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 5/15/29

    3,997,000       3,615,881  

144A, 5.125%, 2/15/32

    2,148,000       2,003,085  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    6,925,000       6,570,159  

144A, 4.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    4,022,000       3,576,023  

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 9/15/26 (a)

    3,574,000       2,818,252  

144A, 6.50%, 9/15/28

    4,022,000       1,940,112  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 3/1/30 (a)

    1,952,000       1,418,187  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/30

    3,018,000       2,208,044  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
144A, 3.125%, 9/1/26

    4,022,000       3,754,235  

144A, 5.00%, 8/1/27

    6,180,000       5,894,653  

144A, 4.00%, 7/15/28

    8,044,000       7,255,171  

144A, 5.50%, 7/1/29

    5,067,000       4,796,574  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/30

    5,888,000       5,071,469  

144A, 3.875%, 9/1/31

    6,033,000       4,992,826  

TEGNA, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/26

    2,154,000       2,083,543  

4.625%, 3/15/28

    3,903,000       3,518,750  

5.00%, 9/15/29

    4,424,000       3,897,632  

Univision Communications, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 6/1/27

    6,033,000       5,852,870  

144A, 8.00%, 8/15/28

    5,793,000       5,828,917  

144A, 4.50%, 5/1/29

    4,223,000       3,706,927  

144A, 7.375%, 6/30/30 (a)

    3,684,000       3,561,675  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   66  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Media (Continued)  

Videotron Ltd.
144A, 5.125%, 4/15/27

  $ 2,413,500     $ 2,367,010  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/29 (a)

    1,952,000       1,755,121  

VTR Finance NV, 144A, 6.375%, 7/15/28

    1,943,000       851,466  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    2,514,000       2,458,496  

144A, 5.125%, 2/28/30

    2,072,000       1,774,522  

Ziggo BV, 144A,
4.875%, 1/15/30

    3,986,000       3,554,700  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $378,896,437)

      324,146,987  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 4.5%  

Altice France Holding SA
144A, 10.50%, 5/15/27

    6,282,000       4,110,246  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    4,422,000       2,237,052  

Altice France SA
144A, 8.125%, 2/1/27

    7,038,000       6,474,711  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    4,424,000       3,614,545  

144A, 5.125%, 1/15/29

    1,922,000       1,454,794  

144A, 5.125%, 7/15/29

    10,054,000       7,604,493  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/29

    8,044,000       6,100,603  

C&W Senior Financing DAC, 144A, 6.875%, 9/15/27

    4,907,000       4,630,024  

CommScope Technologies LLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/25 (a)

    5,126,000       4,182,713  

144A, 5.00%, 3/15/27 (a)

    3,016,000       1,082,654  

CommScope, Inc.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/26 (a)

    6,033,000       5,436,909  

144A, 8.25%, 3/1/27 (a)

    3,487,000       1,530,584  

144A, 7.125%, 7/1/28 (a)

    2,580,000       1,034,670  

144A, 4.75%, 9/1/29 (a)

    5,027,000       3,448,648  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    1,609,000       1,330,345  

144A, 6.50%, 10/1/28

    3,016,000       2,593,760  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 10/15/27

    4,754,000       4,598,550  

144A, 5.00%, 5/1/28

    6,195,000       5,739,724  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/29

    4,022,000       3,615,709  

5.875%, 11/1/29

    3,055,189       2,619,992  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/30 (a)

    3,970,000       3,398,853  

144A, 8.75%, 5/15/30

    4,826,000       4,927,324  

144A, 8.625%, 3/15/31

    3,016,000       3,058,504  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26

    3,016,000       2,579,751  

6.625%, 8/1/26 (a)

    3,015,500       1,990,230  

Iliad Holding SASU
144A, 6.50%, 10/15/26

    4,826,000       4,774,823  

144A, 7.00%, 10/15/28

    3,436,000       3,402,434  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 144A, 6.50%, 3/15/30

    12,065,000       11,255,225  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
144A, 3.40%, 3/1/27 (a)

    2,983,000       2,416,319  

144A, 4.625%, 9/15/27

    4,022,000       2,493,640  

144A, 4.25%, 7/1/28

    4,826,000       2,316,480  

144A, 3.625%, 1/15/29

    3,378,000       1,452,540  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/29 (a)

    3,016,000       1,779,440  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/30 (a)

    3,767,000       3,880,010  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

  $ 1,612,000     $ 1,078,313  

144A, 4.00%, 2/15/27 (a)

    4,996,000       3,027,726  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    1,695,000       535,535  

Millicom International Cellular SA
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    1,751,400       1,671,020  

144A, 6.25%, 3/25/29

    2,428,200       2,359,907  

144A, 4.50%, 4/27/31

    3,194,000       2,758,818  

Sable International Finance Ltd., 144A, 5.75%, 9/7/27

    2,039,000       1,956,951  

Viasat, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 9/15/25

    2,828,000       2,747,501  

144A, 5.625%, 4/15/27

    2,440,000       2,293,075  

144A, 6.50%, 7/15/28

    1,609,000       1,193,717  

144A, 7.50%, 5/30/31

    2,950,000       2,076,063  

Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 144A, 7.75%, 8/15/28

    5,630,000       5,262,351  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 3/1/27 (a)

    5,942,000       4,953,667  

144A, 6.125%, 3/1/28

    4,344,000       3,306,138  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $188,923,452)

      158,387,081  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 19.6%  
Airlines — 1.2%  

Air Canada, 144A,
3.875%, 8/15/26

    4,826,000       4,576,155  

American Airlines Group, Inc., 144A, 3.75%, 3/1/25

    1,959,000       1,915,571  

American Airlines, Inc.
144A, 7.25%, 2/15/28 (a)

    3,114,000       3,142,751  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/29

    3,972,000       4,178,079  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
7.375%, 1/15/26

    3,389,000       3,498,549  

4.375%, 4/19/28 (a)

    1,688,000       1,620,176  

3.75%, 10/28/29 (a)

    1,699,000       1,546,217  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 144A, 5.75%, 1/20/26

    4,836,858       4,570,783  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd.

   

144A, 8.00%, 9/20/25 (a)

    2,414,868       1,748,678  

144A, 8.00%, 9/20/25

    2,050,366       1,484,732  

United Airlines, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 4/15/26

    8,044,000       7,750,753  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/29

    7,769,000       7,173,777  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $45,977,057)

      43,206,221  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.2%  

Hanesbrands, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/15/26

    3,620,000       3,497,511  

144A, 9.00%, 2/15/31 (a)

    2,490,000       2,498,105  

Levi Strauss & Co., 144A, 3.50%, 3/1/31 (a)

    1,998,000       1,733,195  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,871,571)

      7,728,811  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%  

Allison Transmission, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 10/1/27

    1,622,000       1,556,821  

144A, 5.875%, 6/1/29

    2,067,000       2,037,843  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Auto Manufacturers (Continued)  

144A, 3.75%, 1/30/31

  $ 3,878,000     $ 3,354,219  

Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 144A,
10.50%, 11/30/25

    4,986,000       5,059,987  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,505,961)

      12,008,870  
   

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.9%  

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/26

    3,195,000       3,099,985  

144A, 7.00%, 4/15/28 (a)

    2,023,000       2,064,609  

144A, 8.25%, 4/15/31 (a)

    2,067,000       2,177,977  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.50%, 4/1/27

    2,011,000       1,987,957  

6.875%, 7/1/28

    1,545,000       1,494,339  

5.00%, 10/1/29 (a)

    2,485,000       2,157,097  

Clarios Global LP, 144A, 6.75%, 5/15/25

    1,798,000       1,798,307  

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co.
144A, 6.25%, 5/15/26

    3,591,000       3,584,330  

144A, 8.50%, 5/15/27

    6,582,000       6,628,449  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    3,152,000       3,192,850  

Dana, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/27

    1,620,000       1,565,428  

5.625%, 6/15/28

    1,624,000       1,573,993  

4.25%, 9/1/30

    1,679,000       1,449,804  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
9.50%, 5/31/25

    3,220,000       3,255,211  

5.00%, 5/31/26

    3,620,000       3,528,977  

4.875%, 3/15/27 (a)

    2,918,000       2,803,385  

5.00%, 7/15/29 (a)

    3,149,000       2,901,996  

5.25%, 4/30/31 (a)

    2,248,000       2,038,314  

5.25%, 7/15/31 (a)

    2,465,000       2,227,017  

5.625%, 4/30/33

    1,810,000       1,620,355  

Tenneco, Inc., 144A,
8.00%, 11/17/28

    7,642,000       6,971,147  

ZF North America Capital, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 4/29/25

    4,333,000       4,271,252  

144A, 6.875%, 4/14/28

    2,413,000       2,465,560  

144A, 7.125%, 4/14/30

    2,470,000       2,575,405  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $68,941,088)

      67,433,744  
   

 

 

 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.4%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 1/15/28

    2,887,000       2,699,805  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/29

    1,627,000       1,454,506  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 144A, 3.875%, 12/15/28

    5,027,000       4,540,954  

Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/15/28

    2,212,000       2,266,636  

144A, 7.75%, 3/15/31

    3,301,000       3,474,303  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,145,241)

      14,436,204  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.4%  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 2/15/29 (a)

    3,861,000       2,672,897  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 144A, 8.125%, 5/1/29

    1,624,000       1,681,101  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Entertainment (Continued)  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.25%, 7/1/25

  $ 2,471,000     $ 2,472,663  

144A, 8.125%, 7/1/27

    6,723,000       6,907,553  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/29 (a)

    4,876,000       4,454,815  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/30

    8,420,000       8,632,597  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/32

    5,700,000       5,746,215  

Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 7/15/29

    2,085,000       1,970,754  

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op 144A,
5.50%, 5/1/25

    4,216,000       4,205,407  

5.375%, 4/15/27 (a)

    2,011,000       1,991,069  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 4/1/27

    2,413,000       2,371,769  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    2,847,000       2,695,435  

144A, 5.75%, 4/1/30

    4,971,000       4,779,521  

144A, 6.75%, 5/1/31

    2,315,000       2,319,273  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    1,628,000       1,605,012  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/28 (a)

    2,958,000       2,766,514  

International Game Technology PLC
144A, 4.125%, 4/15/26

    3,016,000       2,913,330  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/27

    3,092,000       3,107,170  

144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29 (a)

    3,097,000       2,996,066  

Light & Wonder International, Inc.
144A, 7.00%, 5/15/28

    2,815,000       2,830,069  

144A, 7.25%, 11/15/29

    2,011,000       2,059,709  

144A, 7.50%, 9/1/31

    2,264,000       2,360,342  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 5/15/27

    4,826,000       4,871,471  

144A, 4.75%, 10/15/27

    3,847,000       3,686,542  

144A, 3.75%, 1/15/28

    2,107,000       1,944,550  

Merlin Entertainments Group US Holdings, Inc., 144A, 7.375%, 2/15/31

    2,000,000       2,002,484  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 144A, 8.00%, 2/1/26

    4,726,000       4,460,186  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/27

    1,602,000       1,532,914  

144A, 4.125%, 7/1/29 (a)

    1,660,000       1,395,778  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
144A, 5.625%, 9/1/29 (a)

    3,016,000       2,174,642  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/31 (a)

    2,956,000       2,097,415  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 4/15/27 (a)

    2,008,000       1,966,926  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/31 (a)

    3,217,000       3,239,905  

Vail Resorts, Inc.,
144A, 6.25%, 5/15/25

    2,397,000       2,407,151  

WMG Acquisition Corp.
144A, 3.75%, 12/1/29

    2,218,000       1,966,072  

144A, 3.875%, 7/15/30

    2,208,000       1,950,293  

144A, 3.00%, 2/15/31 (a)

    3,032,000       2,534,665  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.
144A, 5.125%, 10/1/29

    3,087,000       2,914,188  

144A, 7.125%, 2/15/31

    3,923,000       4,053,668  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $124,019,732)

      118,738,131  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food Service — 0.3%  

Aramark Services, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 4/1/25

  $ 2,189,000     $ 2,176,895  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/28

    4,846,000       4,649,029  

TKC Holdings, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 5/15/28

    1,832,000       1,716,859  

144A, 10.50%, 5/15/29

    2,715,000       2,467,655  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,618,712)

      11,010,438  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.5%  

Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 144A, 4.625%, 4/1/30

    1,672,000       1,505,204  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC
144A, 6.25%, 9/15/27

    2,423,000       2,349,770  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    1,954,000       1,737,634  

Mattamy Group Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 12/15/27

    2,088,000       2,015,430  

144A, 4.625%, 3/1/30

    2,443,000       2,195,433  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
144A, 5.875%, 6/15/27

    2,053,000       2,043,827  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    1,858,000       1,822,487  

144A, 5.125%, 8/1/30

    1,894,000       1,789,617  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,572,166)

      15,459,402  
   

 

 

 
Home Furnishings — 0.2%  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    3,321,000       2,979,928  

144A, 3.875%, 10/15/31

    3,071,000       2,557,504  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,229,045)

      5,537,432  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.5%  

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.875%, 6/1/25

    2,011,000       1,970,635  

5.20%, 4/1/26

    7,983,000       7,760,284  

6.375%, 9/15/27 (a)

    2,163,000       2,102,071  

6.625%, 9/15/29 (a)

    2,011,000       1,928,734  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
4.50%, 10/15/29

    1,670,000       1,483,828  

4.00%, 4/1/31

    1,910,000       1,621,991  

4.375%, 2/1/32

    1,655,000       1,385,566  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,556,874)

      18,253,109  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 3.2%  

Carnival Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 3/1/26 (a)

    5,582,000       5,658,698  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    11,153,000       11,022,500  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    9,353,000       8,634,636  

144A, 6.00%, 5/1/29 (a)

    8,044,000       7,865,729  

144A, 7.00%, 8/15/29

    2,044,000       2,121,729  

144A, 10.50%, 6/1/30

    4,022,000       4,391,369  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 144A, 10.375%, 5/1/28

    8,164,000       8,912,018  

Life Time, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/26

    3,817,000       3,788,744  

144A, 8.00%, 4/15/26 (a)

    1,855,000       1,873,606  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
144A, 5.875%, 3/15/26

    5,731,000       5,602,053  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/27

    4,022,000       3,977,945  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Leisure Time (Continued)  

144A, 8.375%, 2/1/28

  $ 2,418,000     $ 2,540,070  

144A, 8.125%, 1/15/29

    3,205,000       3,374,503  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29 (a)

    2,413,000       2,475,366  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
144A, 4.25%, 7/1/26

    2,623,000       2,528,676  

144A, 5.50%, 8/31/26

    4,022,000       3,979,864  

144A, 5.375%, 7/15/27

    4,101,000       4,026,481  

144A, 11.625%, 8/15/27

    5,596,000       6,057,187  

3.70%, 3/15/28

    2,056,000       1,899,292  

144A, 5.50%, 4/1/28

    5,771,000       5,684,724  

144A, 9.25%, 1/15/29

    4,197,000       4,517,764  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/30

    2,918,000       3,036,077  

Viking Cruises Ltd. 144A, 5.875%, 9/15/27

    3,339,000       3,266,611  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    2,068,000       2,069,037  

144A, 9.125%, 7/15/31

    2,896,000       3,137,146  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $113,037,790)

      112,441,825  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 2.5%  

Boyd Gaming Corp.
4.75%, 12/1/27

    4,126,000       3,971,148  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/31

    3,662,000       3,330,021  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 5/1/25

    2,184,000       2,178,937  

144A, 5.75%, 5/1/28

    2,011,000       2,007,123  

144A, 3.75%, 5/1/29

    3,272,000       2,974,516  

4.875%, 1/15/30

    4,187,000       3,984,058  

144A, 4.00%, 5/1/31

    4,471,000       3,976,564  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/32

    5,750,000       4,917,027  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
144A, 5.00%, 6/1/29

    3,524,000       3,268,106  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/31

    1,845,000       1,629,756  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/32

    3,747,000       3,749,556  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 144A, 4.50%, 6/15/29 (a)

    2,001,000       1,816,828  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
144A, 4.875%, 6/6/25

    4,022,000       3,935,245  

144A, 5.25%, 4/26/26

    2,011,000       1,932,183  

144A, 5.625%, 7/17/27

    2,413,000       2,289,502  

144A, 5.75%, 7/21/28

    3,527,000       3,315,077  

144A, 5.375%, 12/4/29

    4,584,000       4,128,612  

MGM Resorts International
6.75%, 5/1/25

    3,189,000       3,195,480  

5.75%, 6/15/25

    2,715,000       2,712,897  

4.625%, 9/1/26

    1,624,000       1,575,846  

5.50%, 4/15/27

    2,782,000       2,727,308  

4.75%, 10/15/28 (a)

    3,084,000       2,897,390  

Station Casinos LLC
144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    2,841,000       2,651,113  

144A, 4.625%, 12/1/31

    1,908,000       1,698,053  

Studio City Finance Ltd.
144A, 6.50%, 1/15/28

    2,074,000       1,968,693  

144A, 5.00%, 1/15/29

    4,352,000       3,799,146  

Travel + Leisure Co.
144A, 6.625%, 7/31/26

    2,582,000       2,611,551  

6.00%, 4/1/27

    1,907,000       1,901,644  

144A, 4.50%, 12/1/29

    2,456,000       2,251,108  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   69  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Lodging (Continued)  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 3/1/25

  $ 25,000     $ 25,009  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/27 (a)

    3,715,000       3,639,238  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $91,642,095)

      87,058,735  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 4.9%  

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/25

    2,003,000       1,997,350  

144A, 3.875%, 1/15/28

    6,234,000       5,821,152  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/28

    2,997,000       2,815,889  

144A, 3.50%, 2/15/29 (a)

    3,094,000       2,792,331  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/30

    11,663,000       10,254,505  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 3.90%, 4/15/30

    2,000,000       1,787,530  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.50%, 3/1/28

    1,535,000       1,432,899  

144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29 (a)

    3,252,000       2,965,041  

4.75%, 3/1/30

    1,927,000       1,755,699  

144A, 5.00%, 2/15/32

    2,319,000       2,061,309  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
5.25%, 2/1/28

    1,939,000       1,884,424  

7.50%, 6/15/29 (a)

    2,131,000       2,202,090  

144A, 6.625%, 10/1/30

    3,802,000       3,826,964  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 144A, 6.50%, 8/1/30

    2,473,000       2,488,380  

eG Global Finance PLC, 144A, 12.00%, 11/30/28

    4,424,000       4,676,168  

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 4/1/26

    2,614,000       2,589,860  

144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29

    3,438,000       3,267,145  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 1/15/29

    4,114,000       3,737,528  

144A, 6.75%, 1/15/30

    5,027,000       4,444,844  

FirstCash, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 9/1/28

    2,148,000       1,989,459  

144A, 5.625%, 1/1/30

    2,269,000       2,152,173  

144A, 6.875%, 3/1/32

    1,800,000       1,784,463  

Gap, Inc.
144A, 3.625%, 10/1/29

    3,016,000       2,551,110  

144A, 3.875%, 10/1/31

    3,009,000       2,430,741  

Kohl’s Corp.,
4.625%, 5/1/31

    2,057,000       1,622,335  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 144A, 6.25%, 1/15/29

    2,920,000       2,633,749  

Lithia Motors, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 12/15/27

    1,649,000       1,572,588  

144A, 3.875%, 6/1/29 (a)

    3,198,000       2,857,157  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/31

    2,100,000       1,864,970  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
144A, 5.875%, 4/1/29 (a)

    2,074,000       1,999,409  

144A, 5.875%, 3/15/30

    1,709,000       1,603,973  

144A, 6.125%, 3/15/32

    1,707,000       1,590,455  

Michaels Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 5/1/28

    3,419,000       2,658,813  

144A, 7.875%, 5/1/29

    4,612,000       2,983,934  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail (Continued)  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
4.75%, 9/15/29

  $ 2,058,000     $ 1,920,855  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    1,904,000       1,626,532  

NMG Holding Co, Inc. / Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 144A, 7.125%, 4/1/26

    4,396,000       4,315,766  

Nordstrom, Inc.
4.375%, 4/1/30 (a)

    2,011,000       1,779,132  

4.25%, 8/1/31

    1,770,000       1,491,464  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.50%, 9/1/25

    2,212,000       2,148,067  

3.75%, 6/15/29

    2,018,000       1,789,305  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.
144A, 4.75%, 2/15/28

    4,826,000       4,529,418  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/29

    4,734,000       4,681,792  

QVC, Inc.
4.75%, 2/15/27 (a)

    2,298,000       2,073,408  

4.375%, 9/1/28

    1,982,000       1,627,799  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 11/15/29 (a)

    2,693,000       2,379,426  

144A, 4.875%, 11/15/31 (a)

    1,943,000       1,671,602  

SRS Distribution, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 7/1/28

    2,683,000       2,505,493  

144A, 6.125%, 7/1/29

    1,792,000       1,672,581  

144A, 6.00%, 12/1/29

    3,396,000       3,164,648  

Staples, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 4/15/26

    8,044,000       7,741,663  

144A, 10.75%, 4/15/27

    3,819,000       3,498,930  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 144A, 5.00%, 6/1/31

    2,691,000       2,419,979  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
3.45%, 6/1/26

    5,821,000       5,554,305  

3.20%, 4/15/30 (a)

    2,098,000       1,812,926  

Yum! Brands, Inc. 144A,
4.75%, 1/15/30

    3,191,000       3,030,094  

3.625%, 3/15/31

    4,033,000       3,550,064  

4.625%, 1/31/32

    4,511,000       4,145,180  

5.375%, 4/1/32

    4,112,000       3,952,208  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $181,486,731)

      170,179,074  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.7%

 

Agriculture — 0.3%  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/15/27

    2,011,000       1,974,655  

144A, 6.00%, 6/15/30

    4,139,000       4,081,463  

Vector Group Ltd.
144A, 10.50%, 11/1/26

    2,801,000       2,820,999  

144A, 5.75%, 2/1/29

    3,519,000       3,227,547  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,485,903)

      12,104,664  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.1%  

Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 144A, 4.375%, 4/30/29

   

(Cost $3,008,553)

    3,067,000       2,785,005  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.3%  

ADT Security Corp., 144A,
4.125%, 8/1/29 (a)

    3,850,000       3,483,191  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   70  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)  

Albion Financing 1 SARL / Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 144A, 6.125%, 10/15/26

  $ 2,272,000     $ 2,249,166  

Albion Financing 2 SARL, 144A, 8.75%, 4/15/27

    1,810,000       1,818,897  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 144A, 7.875%, 2/15/31

    3,800,000       3,778,452  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.
144A, 6.625%, 7/15/26 (a)

    4,652,000       4,641,702  

144A, 9.75%, 7/15/27

    4,223,000       4,212,915  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29 (a)

    3,861,000       3,201,000  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp. / Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 144A, 4.625%, 6/1/28

    4,929,000       4,388,587  

APX Group, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 2/15/27

    2,398,000       2,403,539  

144A, 5.75%, 7/15/29

    3,347,000       3,186,414  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 7/15/27

    1,250,000       1,192,306  

144A, 4.75%, 4/1/28 (a)

    2,106,000       1,910,344  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/29

    2,415,000       2,201,404  

144A, 8.00%, 2/15/31

    2,011,000       1,943,784  

Block, Inc.
2.75%, 6/1/26

    4,022,000       3,756,287  

3.50%, 6/1/31 (a)

    4,142,000       3,537,324  

Brink’s Co.
144A, 5.50%, 7/15/25

    1,609,000       1,601,562  

144A, 4.625%, 10/15/27

    2,291,000       2,167,280  

Garda World Security Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 2/15/27

    2,303,000       2,202,092  

144A, 9.50%, 11/1/27

    2,431,000       2,442,545  

144A, 7.75%, 2/15/28

    1,607,000       1,633,593  

144A, 6.00%, 6/1/29

    2,073,000       1,816,386  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 144A, 5.50%, 7/15/27

    4,826,000       4,728,788  

Hertz Corp.
144A, 4.625%, 12/1/26

    2,011,000       1,782,249  

144A, 5.00%, 12/1/29 (a)

    4,022,000       3,085,756  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/28

    4,223,000       3,689,255  

144A, 5.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

    3,941,000       3,148,130  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 4/15/26

    5,425,000       5,388,557  

144A, 3.375%, 8/31/27

    4,131,000       3,786,290  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/28 (a)

    5,228,500       5,162,586  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
144A, 8.625%, 6/1/27

    3,431,000       3,024,273  

144A, 11.25%, 12/15/27

    2,263,000       2,128,634  

Service Corp. International
4.625%, 12/15/27

    2,219,000       2,130,771  

5.125%, 6/1/29

    3,240,000       3,169,692  

3.375%, 8/15/30

    3,468,000       2,979,914  

4.00%, 5/15/31

    3,003,000       2,641,461  

Sotheby’s,
144A, 7.375%, 10/15/27 (a)

    3,077,000       2,959,580  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Commercial Services (Continued)  

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.50%, 5/15/27

  $ 1,919,000     $ 1,908,265  

3.875%, 11/15/27

    3,006,000       2,833,716  

4.875%, 1/15/28 (a)

    6,452,000       6,234,634  

5.25%, 1/15/30

    3,094,000       2,998,517  

4.00%, 7/15/30

    3,109,000       2,817,123  

3.875%, 2/15/31

    4,400,000       3,892,526  

3.75%, 1/15/32

    3,099,000       2,684,851  

Valvoline, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30 (a)

    2,262,000       2,249,821  

144A, 3.625%, 6/15/31

    2,226,000       1,883,424  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 144A, 7.625%, 1/30/32

    5,000,000       5,141,725  

Williams Scotsman, Inc.
144A, 6.125%, 6/15/25

    2,285,000       2,282,932  

144A, 4.625%, 8/15/28

    2,079,000       1,954,374  

144A, 7.375%, 10/1/31

    2,062,000       2,140,305  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $157,535,371)

      148,596,919  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.3%  

Coty, Inc., 144A,
5.00%, 4/15/26

    2,212,000       2,169,850  

Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International US LLC, 144A, 6.625%, 7/15/30

    3,194,000       3,248,282  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.
144A, 5.50%, 6/1/28

    3,022,000       2,953,068  

144A, 4.125%, 4/1/29

    2,048,000       1,868,186  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,477,796)

      10,239,386  
   

 

 

 
Food — 2.5%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC
144A, 3.25%, 3/15/26

    3,029,000       2,880,823  

144A, 7.50%, 3/15/26

    2,690,000       2,740,486  

144A, 4.625%, 1/15/27

    5,429,000       5,239,349  

144A, 5.875%, 2/15/28

    3,016,000       2,974,477  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/28 (a)

    3,019,000       3,039,964  

144A, 3.50%, 3/15/29

    5,503,000       4,908,331  

144A, 4.875%, 2/15/30

    3,895,000       3,659,891  

B&G Foods, Inc.
5.25%, 9/15/27 (a)

    2,248,000       2,092,745  

144A, 8.00%, 9/15/28 (a)

    2,361,000       2,460,889  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 5/15/28

    2,048,000       1,985,470  

144A, 4.125%, 1/31/30

    3,977,000       3,607,193  

144A, 4.375%, 1/31/32

    2,608,000       2,332,205  

Performance Food Group, Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 10/15/27

    4,263,000       4,179,690  

144A, 4.25%, 8/1/29

    4,107,000       3,731,308  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
3.50%, 3/1/32

    3,606,000       3,015,896  

6.25%, 7/1/33

    4,082,000       4,130,796  

6.875%, 5/15/34

    1,828,000       1,927,397  

Post Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    1,844,000       1,861,666  

144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    3,887,000       3,819,370  

144A, 5.50%, 12/15/29

    4,964,000       4,753,522  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   71  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Food (Continued)  

144A, 4.625%, 4/15/30

  $ 5,691,000     $ 5,182,397  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/31

    4,262,000       3,797,402  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/32

    3,300,000       3,321,184  

Sigma Holdco BV, 144A, 7.875%, 5/15/26

    1,960,000       1,874,497  

US Foods, Inc.
144A, 6.875%, 9/15/28

    2,043,000       2,081,306  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/29

    3,722,000       3,497,656  

144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    1,686,000       1,546,451  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/32

    2,048,000       2,116,897  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $92,430,127)

      88,759,258  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 1.4%  

Avantor Funding, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 7/15/28

    6,420,000       6,067,468  

144A, 3.875%, 11/1/29

    3,038,000       2,726,168  

Bausch + Lomb Escrow Corp., 144A, 8.375%, 10/1/28

    5,682,000       5,944,792  

Hologic, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 2/1/28

    1,810,000       1,736,037  

144A, 3.25%, 2/15/29

    3,561,000       3,178,540  

Medline Borrower LP
144A, 3.875%, 4/1/29

    18,098,000       16,242,921  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/29

    10,054,000       9,309,310  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/27

    2,067,000       1,975,928  

144A, 4.25%, 6/1/28

    2,073,000       1,937,536  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $49,506,106)

      49,118,700  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 5.0%  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 7/15/27

    2,011,000       1,981,885  

144A, 3.125%, 2/15/29

    2,198,000       2,124,620  

144A, 3.50%, 4/1/30

    2,698,000       2,600,777  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 5/1/28

    2,073,000       1,946,568  

144A, 3.75%, 3/15/29

    2,002,000       1,808,064  

144A, 4.00%, 3/15/31

    2,031,000       1,792,804  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
144A, 8.00%, 3/15/26 (a)

    4,488,000       4,447,495  

144A, 5.625%, 3/15/27

    7,641,000       6,999,964  

144A, 8.00%, 12/15/27

    2,751,000       2,634,275  

144A, 6.875%, 4/1/28

    3,040,000       1,966,285  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29 (a)

    2,590,000       2,230,081  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/29

    5,005,000       3,199,742  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/30

    4,936,000       3,093,342  

144A, 5.25%, 5/15/30

    6,172,000       4,930,523  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/31

    4,247,000       3,235,683  

144A, 10.875%, 1/15/32

    4,022,000       4,100,634  

DaVita, Inc.
144A, 4.625%, 6/1/30

    11,060,000       9,739,292  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    6,033,000       4,957,784  

Encompass Health Corp.
4.50%, 2/1/28

    3,302,000       3,127,568  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    3,296,000       3,060,005  

4.625%, 4/1/31

    1,428,000       1,293,465  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Services (Continued)  

IQVIA, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

  $ 4,223,000     $ 4,132,615  

144A, 5.00%, 5/15/27

    4,424,000       4,312,308  

144A, 6.50%, 5/15/30

    1,842,000       1,869,833  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 144A, 4.375%, 2/15/27

    2,498,000       2,320,005  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 1/15/29

    2,011,000       1,605,823  

144A, 9.875%, 8/15/30

    3,229,000       3,354,085  

144A, 11.00%, 10/15/30

    4,424,000       4,685,250  

ModivCare, Inc., 144A, 5.875%, 11/15/25 (a)

    2,011,000       1,965,149  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 6/15/28

    3,372,000       3,144,375  

144A, 3.875%, 11/15/30

    2,663,000       2,338,410  

144A, 3.875%, 5/15/32

    2,895,000       2,491,955  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 144A, 9.75%, 12/1/26

    5,101,000       5,104,795  

Select Medical Corp., 144A, 6.25%, 8/15/26

    4,927,000       4,919,087  

Star Parent, Inc., 144A,
9.00%, 10/1/30

    4,022,000       4,249,722  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.875%, 1/1/26

    7,836,000       7,832,797  

6.25%, 2/1/27

    6,243,000       6,233,365  

5.125%, 11/1/27

    6,033,000       5,912,919  

4.625%, 6/15/28

    2,453,000       2,337,230  

6.125%, 10/1/28 (a)

    10,054,000       9,948,584  

4.25%, 6/1/29

    5,414,000       4,984,090  

4.375%, 1/15/30

    5,715,000       5,239,764  

6.125%, 6/15/30

    8,276,000       8,206,564  

144A, 6.75%, 5/15/31

    5,678,000       5,734,780  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $186,166,714)

      174,194,361  
   

 

 

 
Household Products/Wares — 0.1%  

Central Garden & Pet Co.
4.125%, 10/15/30

    2,052,000       1,824,820  

144A, 4.125%, 4/30/31

    1,437,000       1,258,605  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 144A, 3.875%, 3/15/31 (a)

    1,683,000       1,599,902  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,095,431)

      4,683,327  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%  

AdaptHealth LLC
144A, 4.625%, 8/1/29

    2,084,000       1,736,941  

144A, 5.125%, 3/1/30 (a)

    2,468,000       2,066,321  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
144A, 9.25%, 4/1/26

    2,421,000       2,278,760  

144A, 8.50%, 1/31/27 (a)

    2,584,000       1,473,366  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
144A, 5.50%, 11/1/25

    6,653,000       6,197,636  

144A, 9.00%, 12/15/25

    3,380,000       3,218,875  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/27 (a)

    4,051,000       2,597,704  

144A, 5.75%, 8/15/27

    1,981,000       1,196,191  

144A, 5.00%, 1/30/28

    1,757,000       803,817  

144A, 4.875%, 6/1/28

    6,435,000       3,673,993  

144A, 11.00%, 9/30/28

    7,135,000       4,816,125  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   72  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals (Continued)  

144A, 5.00%, 2/15/29

  $ 1,818,000     $ 803,069  

144A, 6.25%, 2/15/29 (a)

    3,301,000       1,514,565  

144A, 5.25%, 1/30/30

    3,132,000       1,354,517  

144A, 5.25%, 2/15/31

    1,861,000       804,886  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    2,006,000       1,888,318  

Grifols SA, 144A,
4.75%, 10/15/28 (a)

    2,843,000       2,370,778  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd / HLF Financing, Inc., 144A, 7.875%, 9/1/25

    2,620,000       2,544,217  

HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc., 144A, 4.875%, 6/1/29

    2,413,000       1,728,504  

Jazz Securities DAC, 144A, 4.375%, 1/15/29

    6,219,000       5,735,465  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV
144A, 4.125%, 4/30/28

    8,429,000       7,721,768  

144A, 5.125%, 4/30/31

    8,044,000       6,900,223  

Owens & Minor, Inc.
144A, 4.50%, 3/31/29 (a)

    1,948,000       1,742,851  

144A, 6.625%, 4/1/30 (a)

    2,312,000       2,236,351  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
4.375%, 3/15/26

    2,815,000       2,719,766  

4.65%, 6/15/30

    2,937,000       2,632,083  

Prestige Brands, Inc.
144A, 5.125%, 1/15/28

    1,643,000       1,589,603  

144A, 3.75%, 4/1/31

    2,453,000       2,121,354  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
3.15%, 10/1/26

    13,531,000       12,548,598  

6.75%, 3/1/28

    5,026,000       5,090,232  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $113,944,996)

      94,106,877  
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.1%

 

Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.1%  

Benteler International AG, 144A, 10.50%, 5/15/28

   

(Cost $2,068,331)

    2,011,000       2,161,493  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 11.7%

 

Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.0%  

Sunnova Energy Corp., 144A, 11.75%, 10/1/28 (a)

   

(Cost $1,432,948)

    1,648,000       1,388,530  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.4%  

Antero Resources Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 2/1/29

    1,637,000       1,687,429  

144A, 5.375%, 3/1/30

    2,453,000       2,340,046  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.
144A, 7.00%, 11/1/26

    2,401,000       2,401,258  

144A, 8.25%, 12/31/28

    2,062,000       2,095,384  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    1,548,000       1,440,390  

Baytex Energy Corp.
144A, 8.75%, 4/1/27

    1,648,000       1,710,873  

144A, 8.50%, 4/30/30

    3,217,000       3,347,687  

Callon Petroleum Co.
144A, 8.00%, 8/1/28

    2,614,000       2,732,056  

144A, 7.50%, 6/15/30

    2,485,000       2,619,858  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp., 144A, 11.00%, 4/15/25

  $ 1,585,000     $ 1,598,219  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 2/1/26

    2,010,000       1,994,167  

144A, 5.875%, 2/1/29

    2,059,000       2,038,523  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/29

    3,871,000       3,889,386  

Civitas Resources, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    1,609,000       1,560,417  

144A, 8.375%, 7/1/28

    5,445,000       5,704,585  

144A, 8.625%, 11/1/30

    4,092,000       4,382,086  

144A, 8.75%, 7/1/31

    5,429,000       5,780,370  

CNX Resources Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    2,083,000       2,003,881  

144A, 7.375%, 1/15/31

    2,067,000       2,085,890  

144A, 7.25%, 3/1/32

    1,520,000       1,515,699  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 3/1/29

    4,922,000       4,546,766  

144A, 5.875%, 1/15/30 (a)

    3,934,000       3,444,729  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
144A, 7.25%, 5/1/26

    2,583,000       2,575,768  

144A, 9.25%, 2/15/28

    4,019,000       4,209,772  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/25

    3,402,000       3,388,290  

CVR Energy, Inc.
144A, 5.75%, 2/15/28

    1,627,000       1,511,540  

144A, 8.50%, 1/15/29

    2,366,000       2,382,692  

Energean PLC,
144A, 6.50%, 4/30/27

    1,798,000       1,644,181  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.
144A, 7.125%, 4/4/26

    2,587,000       2,505,432  

144A, 7.75%, 5/1/27

    1,609,000       1,530,923  

144A, 7.50%, 3/1/28

    1,798,000       1,672,985  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.144A, REGS,
6.125%, 6/30/25

    2,415,429       2,370,012  

144A, REGS, 6.50%, 6/30/27

    2,527,289       2,425,831  

144A, REGS, 6.75%, 6/30/30

    2,240,059       2,053,986  

Matador Resources Co.
5.875%, 9/15/26

    2,812,000       2,786,461  

144A, 6.875%, 4/15/28

    2,048,000       2,081,612  

Medco Maple Tree Pte Ltd., 144A, 8.96%, 4/27/29

    2,000,000       2,095,158  

Murphy Oil Corp.,
5.875%, 12/1/27

    1,783,000       1,771,997  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 3/1/28

    2,835,000       2,873,187  

144A, 8.75%, 6/15/31

    1,899,000       1,986,829  

Parkland Corp.
144A, 5.875%, 7/15/27

    2,011,000       1,975,452  

144A, 4.50%, 10/1/29

    3,263,000       2,984,682  

144A, 4.625%, 5/1/30

    3,127,000       2,859,376  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
6.00%, 2/15/28

    3,324,000       3,235,631  

144A, 7.875%, 9/15/30

    2,073,000       2,125,810  

Permian Resources Operating LLC
144A, 8.00%, 4/15/27

    2,212,000       2,283,187  

144A, 5.875%, 7/1/29

    2,867,000       2,804,091  

144A, 9.875%, 7/15/31

    2,063,000       2,286,743  

144A, 7.00%, 1/15/32

    3,738,000       3,840,432  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   73  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas (Continued)  

Puma International Financing SA, 144A, 5.00%, 1/24/26

  $ 3,016,000     $ 2,857,246  

Range Resources Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/25

    2,733,000       2,697,368  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    2,533,000       2,644,610  

144A, 4.75%, 2/15/30

    2,059,000       1,914,870  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 144A, 5.50%, 10/15/29

    2,815,000       2,595,918  

Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP / Sitio Finance Corp., 144A, 7.875%, 11/1/28

    2,428,000       2,484,003  

SM Energy Co.
6.75%, 9/15/26

    1,686,000       1,678,014  

6.625%, 1/15/27

    1,689,000       1,683,621  

6.50%, 7/15/28

    1,652,000       1,655,403  

Southwestern Energy Co.
5.375%, 2/1/29

    2,880,000       2,785,658  

5.375%, 3/15/30

    4,962,000       4,747,345  

4.75%, 2/1/32

    4,336,000       3,941,709  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
6.00%, 4/15/27

    2,413,000       2,406,316  

144A, 7.00%, 9/15/28

    2,129,000       2,182,706  

4.50%, 5/15/29

    3,319,000       3,068,955  

4.50%, 4/30/30

    2,933,000       2,671,439  

Talos Production, Inc.
144A, 9.00%, 2/1/29

    2,500,000       2,557,133  

144A, 9.375%, 2/1/31

    2,500,000       2,584,910  

Transocean, Inc.
144A, 7.50%, 1/15/26

    2,289,000       2,264,713  

144A, 11.50%, 1/30/27

    2,922,000       3,041,086  

144A, 8.00%, 2/1/27

    2,462,000       2,405,374  

Tullow Oil PLC, 144A,
7.00%, 3/1/25

    2,029,000       1,907,164  

Vital Energy, Inc.
10.125%, 1/15/28 (a)

    2,816,000       2,949,493  

9.75%, 10/15/30

    2,142,000       2,296,222  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $191,524,564)

      189,203,035  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.6%  

Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.
144A, 6.875%, 4/1/27

    2,011,000       2,002,749  

144A, 6.25%, 4/1/28

    3,247,000       3,168,678  

CGG SA, 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/27 (a)

    2,034,000       1,816,697  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875%, 4/1/26

    2,956,000       2,954,044  

6.875%, 9/1/27

    3,016,000       3,003,248  

Weatherford International Ltd., 144A, 8.625%, 4/30/30

    6,322,000       6,559,423  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,838,950)

      19,504,839  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 5.7%  

Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.

   

144A, 7.875%, 5/15/26

    2,985,000       3,050,909  

144A, 5.75%, 3/1/27

    2,614,000       2,559,531  

144A, 5.75%, 1/15/28

    2,656,000       2,606,130  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)  

144A, 5.375%, 6/15/29

  $ 2,668,000     $ 2,540,209  

144A, 6.625%, 2/1/32

    2,473,000       2,464,431  

Buckeye Partners LP
144A, 4.125%, 3/1/25

    2,024,000       1,980,991  

3.95%, 12/1/26

    2,553,000       2,416,670  

4.125%, 12/1/27

    1,654,000       1,540,866  

144A, 4.50%, 3/1/28

    2,052,000       1,909,588  

CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC
144A, 5.50%, 6/15/31

    5,630,000       5,250,484  

144A, 7.50%, 12/15/33 (a)

    2,097,000       2,139,945  

DT Midstream, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 6/15/29

    4,424,000       4,046,592  

144A, 4.375%, 6/15/31

    4,070,000       3,667,400  

EnLink Midstream LLC
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/28

    2,058,000       2,029,623  

5.375%, 6/1/29

    2,022,000       1,961,580  

144A, 6.50%, 9/1/30

    3,861,000       3,960,965  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.15%, 6/1/25

    1,697,000       1,655,826  

4.85%, 7/15/26

    1,975,000       1,927,399  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
144A, 6.00%, 7/1/25

    1,609,000       1,608,066  

4.125%, 12/1/26

    2,062,000       1,978,456  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/27

    1,998,000       2,045,636  

144A, 6.50%, 7/1/27

    3,722,000       3,762,146  

5.50%, 7/15/28

    3,440,000       3,377,041  

144A, 4.50%, 1/15/29

    3,239,000       3,039,007  

144A, 7.50%, 6/1/30

    2,049,000       2,179,984  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/31

    4,190,000       3,900,111  

Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
8.00%, 1/15/27

    3,946,000       3,977,107  

7.75%, 2/1/28

    2,732,000       2,734,451  

8.25%, 1/15/29

    2,408,000       2,450,102  

8.875%, 4/15/30

    2,006,000       2,081,782  

Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp.
7.00%, 8/1/27

    1,600,000       1,601,760  

144A, 8.25%, 1/15/32

    1,810,000       1,857,652  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
144A, 5.625%, 2/15/26

    3,197,000       3,154,720  

144A, 5.125%, 6/15/28

    2,278,000       2,190,570  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/30

    2,796,000       2,548,540  

144A, 5.50%, 10/15/30

    1,649,000       1,586,223  

ITT Holdings LLC, 144A,
6.50%, 8/1/29

    4,907,000       4,360,184  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 9/15/25

    5,027,000       5,005,708  

144A, 6.50%, 9/30/26 (a)

    6,032,000       5,830,611  

NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 8.125%, 2/15/29

    3,600,000       3,636,997  

144A, 8.375%, 2/15/32

    5,200,000       5,286,278  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.75%, 10/1/25

    2,111,000       2,093,557  

6.00%, 6/1/26

    1,748,000       1,729,463  

5.625%, 4/28/27

    2,533,000       2,509,253  

6.375%, 10/1/30

    2,501,000       2,510,379  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   74  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pipelines (Continued)  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC
144A, 3.60%, 5/15/25

  $ 1,610,000     $ 1,562,313  

144A, 4.95%, 7/15/29

    2,284,000       2,138,003  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
144A, 6.00%, 3/1/27

    1,729,000       1,707,975  

144A, 5.50%, 1/15/28

    3,194,000       3,038,005  

144A, 7.375%, 2/15/29

    3,064,000       3,059,499  

144A, 6.00%, 12/31/30

    2,958,000       2,753,577  

144A, 6.00%, 9/1/31

    1,829,000       1,676,907  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
144A, 3.875%, 8/15/29

    5,152,000       4,629,143  

144A, 6.25%, 1/15/30

    4,101,000       4,097,545  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/31

    5,086,000       4,467,717  

144A, 3.875%, 11/1/33

    4,923,000       4,132,880  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
144A, 8.125%, 6/1/28

    9,001,000       9,151,421  

144A, 9.50%, 2/1/29

    12,065,000       12,871,406  

144A, 8.375%, 6/1/31

    9,049,000       9,159,633  

144A, 9.875%, 2/1/32

    8,044,000       8,474,402  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $205,998,391)

      199,665,349  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 11.7%  
Banks — 0.3%  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
144A, 7.625%, 5/1/26

    2,016,000       2,002,593  

144A, 6.625%, 1/15/27

    2,152,000       2,053,302  

144A, 12.00%, 10/1/28

    3,217,000       3,489,435  

144A, 12.25%, 10/1/30

    2,079,000       2,290,037  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,393,389)

      9,835,367  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.3%  

AG Issuer LLC, 144A,
6.25%, 3/1/28

    2,029,000       1,965,183  

AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 144A, 8.625%, 9/30/27

    2,011,000       2,071,978  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 144A, 9.75%, 3/15/29

    3,615,000       3,702,266  

Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, 144A, 9.25%, 7/1/31

    2,690,000       2,827,863  

Coinbase Global, Inc.
144A, 3.375%, 10/1/28

    4,120,000       3,485,236  

144A, 3.625%, 10/1/31

    2,937,000       2,302,260  

Credit Acceptance Corp., 144A, 9.25%, 12/15/28

    2,516,000       2,664,696  

Curo Group Holdings Corp., 144A, 7.50%, 8/1/28*

    2,744,000       751,170  

Enova International, Inc., 144A, 11.25%, 12/15/28

    1,627,000       1,705,353  

goeasy Ltd., 144A,
9.25%, 12/1/28

    2,200,000       2,336,400  

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A, 5.00%, 8/15/28

    3,994,000       3,597,443  

LD Holdings Group LLC
144A, 6.50%, 11/1/25

    2,009,000       1,861,368  

144A, 6.125%, 4/1/28

    2,413,000       1,972,422  

Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., 144A,
8.375%, 5/1/28

    2,011,000       2,108,131  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Diversified Financial Services (Continued)  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/1/26

  $ 2,011,000     $ 1,956,023  

144A, 6.00%, 1/15/27

    2,378,000       2,340,154  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    3,397,000       3,211,416  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/30

    2,692,000       2,406,260  

144A, 5.75%, 11/15/31

    2,413,000       2,212,815  

144A, 7.125%, 2/1/32

    3,900,000       3,838,922  

Navient Corp.
6.75%, 6/25/25

    2,023,000       2,036,775  

6.75%, 6/15/26

    1,956,000       1,965,811  

5.00%, 3/15/27

    2,648,000       2,513,530  

4.875%, 3/15/28

    1,966,000       1,797,091  

5.50%, 3/15/29

    3,049,000       2,763,150  

9.375%, 7/25/30

    2,033,000       2,126,910  

11.50%, 3/15/31

    2,093,000       2,292,080  

NFP Corp.
144A, 4.875%, 8/15/28

    2,355,000       2,351,279  

144A, 6.875%, 8/15/28

    8,587,000       8,728,160  

OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/25

    5,210,000       5,266,320  

7.125%, 3/15/26

    6,435,000       6,544,504  

3.50%, 1/15/27

    3,034,000       2,796,570  

6.625%, 1/15/28

    3,186,000       3,170,554  

3.875%, 9/15/28

    2,318,000       2,028,015  

9.00%, 1/15/29

    3,620,000       3,805,417  

5.375%, 11/15/29

    3,024,000       2,809,804  

7.875%, 3/15/30

    2,815,000       2,865,231  

4.00%, 9/15/30

    3,276,000       2,764,064  

Osaic Holdings, Inc., 144A, 10.75%, 8/1/27 (a)

    1,646,000       1,711,210  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
144A, 5.375%, 10/15/25

    2,614,000       2,574,943  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    2,497,000       2,254,143  

144A, 7.875%, 12/15/29

    3,076,000       3,151,328  

144A, 5.75%, 9/15/31

    1,998,000       1,838,893  

PRA Group, Inc., 144A,
8.375%, 2/1/28

    1,623,000       1,587,497  

Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co.-Issuer, Inc.
144A, 2.875%, 10/15/26

    4,625,000       4,260,203  

144A, 3.625%, 3/1/29

    3,038,000       2,697,705  

144A, 3.875%, 3/1/31

    5,096,000       4,379,248  

144A, 4.00%, 10/15/33

    3,357,000       2,789,818  

SLM Corp.
4.20%, 10/29/25

    2,011,000       1,951,997  

3.125%, 11/2/26

    2,077,000       1,910,270  

Synchrony Financial,
7.25%, 2/2/33

    3,016,000       2,934,065  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
144A, 5.50%, 11/15/25

    3,217,000       3,164,984  

144A, 5.75%, 6/15/27

    2,100,000       2,039,383  

144A, 5.50%, 4/15/29

    2,820,000       2,635,885  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $156,743,193)

      149,824,196  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.7%  

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.
144A, 10.125%, 8/1/26

    1,752,000       1,823,251  

144A, 4.25%, 2/15/29

    2,887,000       2,563,757  

144A, 6.00%, 8/1/29

    2,091,000       1,884,222  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   75  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Insurance (Continued)  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
144A, 4.25%, 10/15/27

  $ 3,131,000     $ 2,893,453  

144A, 6.75%, 10/15/27

    5,272,000       5,126,651  

144A, 6.75%, 4/15/28

    5,166,000       5,135,288  

144A, 5.875%, 11/1/29

    1,765,000       1,617,084  

144A, 7.00%, 1/15/31

    3,027,000       3,017,298  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 144A, 6.375%, 2/15/29

    2,900,000       2,903,704  

AssuredPartners, Inc.
144A, 5.625%, 1/15/29

    2,275,000       2,095,080  

144A, 7.50%, 2/15/32

    1,900,000       1,868,375  

Howden UK Refinance PLC / Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC / Howden US Refinance LLC, 144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    3,900,000       3,908,522  

HUB International Ltd.
144A, 5.625%, 12/1/29

    2,273,000       2,112,290  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/30

    13,110,000       13,382,268  

144A, 7.375%, 1/31/32

    7,500,000       7,528,448  

USI, Inc., 144A,
7.50%, 1/15/32

    2,637,000       2,630,408  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $61,302,992)

      60,490,099  
   

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.1%  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 144A, 9.75%, 1/15/29

   

(Cost $2,885,259)

    2,815,000       2,945,194  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.7%  

Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC / Anywhere Co.-Issuer Corp., 144A, 7.00%, 4/15/30

    2,601,197       2,360,534  

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC
144A, 6.75%, 5/15/28

    2,687,000       2,649,234  

144A, 8.875%, 9/1/31

    1,507,000       1,570,256  

Howard Hughes Corp.
144A, 5.375%, 8/1/28

    2,982,000       2,816,574  

144A, 4.125%, 2/1/29

    2,587,000       2,299,882  

144A, 4.375%, 2/1/31

    2,648,000       2,259,453  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
4.75%, 3/1/29

    2,460,000       1,995,146  

4.75%, 2/1/30

    2,482,000       1,966,427  

5.00%, 3/1/31

    2,413,000       1,878,460  

Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.
144A, 5.75%, 1/15/29

    2,317,000       1,726,165  

144A, 5.25%, 4/15/30

    1,839,000       1,290,247  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,637,401)

      22,812,378  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.9%  

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP, 3.95%, 11/15/27

    1,813,000       1,595,756  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LL
144A, 5.75%, 5/15/26

    3,802,000       3,670,561  

144A, 4.50%, 4/1/27

    2,922,000       2,572,123  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
9.75%, 6/15/25

    2,011,000       2,004,080  

4.75%, 2/15/28

    1,936,000       1,542,970  

4.375%, 3/1/31

    2,042,000       1,554,085  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)  

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 144A, 3.75%, 12/15/27

  $ 2,086,000     $ 1,763,839  

Hudson Pacific Properties LP
3.95%, 11/1/27

    1,602,000       1,385,239  

4.65%, 4/1/29

    2,011,000       1,677,400  

3.25%, 1/15/30

    1,627,000       1,223,461  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 9/15/27

    3,812,000       3,660,162  

144A, 5.25%, 3/15/28

    3,417,000       3,296,928  

144A, 5.00%, 7/15/28

    2,078,000       1,969,222  

144A, 7.00%, 2/15/29

    4,131,000       4,197,366  

144A, 4.875%, 9/15/29

    4,101,000       3,817,551  

144A, 5.25%, 7/15/30

    5,191,000       4,862,359  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/31

    4,292,000       3,802,026  

144A, 5.625%, 7/15/32

    2,480,000       2,307,737  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.
144A, 4.25%, 2/1/27

    2,458,000       2,264,708  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    2,521,000       2,265,632  

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25%, 8/1/26 (a)

    2,011,000       1,793,260  

5.00%, 10/15/27 (a)

    5,630,000       4,613,462  

4.625%, 8/1/29 (a)

    3,620,000       2,700,954  

3.50%, 3/15/31 (a)

    5,228,000       3,505,026  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc/The / American Finance Operating Partner LP, 144A, 4.50%, 9/30/28

    2,027,000       1,709,298  

Office Properties Income Trust, 3.45%, 10/15/31

    1,609,000       710,028  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer
144A, 7.50%, 6/1/25

    2,711,000       2,721,858  

144A, 5.875%, 10/1/28

    2,992,000       2,910,947  

144A, 4.875%, 5/15/29

    2,875,000       2,644,138  

RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp.
4.75%, 10/15/27

    2,940,500       2,810,809  

144A, 7.25%, 7/15/28

    1,659,000       1,700,595  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/29

    2,161,000       2,010,594  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP
144A, 3.75%, 7/1/26

    2,011,000       1,897,680  

144A, 4.00%, 9/15/29

    2,133,000       1,863,794  

SBA Communications Corp.
3.875%, 2/15/27

    6,200,000       5,856,103  

3.125%, 2/1/29

    5,725,000       5,070,544  

Service Properties Trust
7.50%, 9/15/25

    3,217,000       3,261,485  

4.75%, 10/1/26

    1,749,000       1,619,799  

4.95%, 2/15/27

    1,602,000       1,472,621  

5.50%, 12/15/27

    1,851,000       1,744,687  

3.95%, 1/15/28

    1,615,000       1,367,585  

4.95%, 10/1/29

    1,686,000       1,388,979  

4.375%, 2/15/30

    1,609,000       1,241,943  

144A, 8.625%, 11/15/31

    4,124,000       4,359,097  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   76  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (Continued)  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/25

  $ 1,962,000     $ 1,937,799  

144A, 3.625%, 7/15/26

    1,609,000       1,502,331  

144A, 4.375%, 1/15/27 (a)

    1,989,000       1,867,233  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 144A, 6.00%, 1/15/30

    2,815,000       2,058,215  

Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC
144A, 10.50%, 2/15/28

    10,457,000       10,834,839  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/28

    2,278,000       1,981,955  

144A, 6.50%, 2/15/29

    4,464,000       3,441,560  

Vornado Realty LP,
2.15%, 6/1/26

    1,609,000       1,444,650  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $148,157,542)

      137,477,073  
   

 

 

 
Venture Capital — 0.7%  

HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC
144A, 6.00%, 4/15/25

    1,425,000       1,411,795  

144A, 3.375%, 6/15/26 (a)

    4,034,000       3,777,633  

144A, 8.00%, 6/15/27 (a)

    2,994,000       3,112,455  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.375%, 12/15/25

    3,006,000       2,981,996  

6.25%, 5/15/26

    5,019,000       4,895,413  

5.25%, 5/15/27

    5,738,000       5,278,271  

4.375%, 2/1/29

    2,944,000       2,487,665  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,125,196)

      23,945,228  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.3%  
Aerospace/Defense — 2.4%  

Bombardier, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/26

    3,836,000       3,870,731  

144A, 7.875%, 4/15/27

    7,278,000       7,291,835  

144A, 6.00%, 2/15/28

    3,054,000       2,967,754  

144A, 7.50%, 2/1/29 (a)

    3,073,000       3,119,447  

144A, 8.75%, 11/15/30

    3,004,000       3,150,475  

Rolls-Royce PLC
144A, 3.625%, 10/14/25

    4,127,000       3,989,241  

144A, 5.75%, 10/15/27

    3,800,000       3,785,088  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
4.60%, 6/15/28

    2,828,000       2,485,557  

144A, 9.375%, 11/30/29

    3,620,000       3,919,026  

144A, 9.75%, 11/15/30

    4,977,000       5,338,365  

TransDigm, Inc.
7.50%, 3/15/27

    2,668,000       2,667,728  

5.50%, 11/15/27

    10,921,000       10,556,060  

144A, 6.75%, 8/15/28

    8,657,000       8,771,324  

4.625%, 1/15/29

    4,976,000       4,567,371  

4.875%, 5/1/29

    3,107,000       2,857,076  

144A, 6.875%, 12/15/30

    5,950,000       6,026,815  

144A, 7.125%, 12/1/31

    4,167,000       4,279,801  

Triumph Group, Inc.
7.75%, 8/15/25

    1,150,000       1,148,304  

144A, 9.00%, 3/15/28

    4,806,000       5,029,883  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $87,131,720)

      85,821,881  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Building Materials — 1.2%  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 3/1/30

  $ 2,255,000     $ 2,131,476  

144A, 4.25%, 2/1/32

    5,301,000       4,663,025  

144A, 6.375%, 6/15/32

    2,591,000       2,593,751  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC
144A, 6.00%, 11/1/28

    4,503,000       4,372,499  

144A, 8.875%, 11/15/31

    4,296,000       4,557,064  

Standard Industries, Inc.
144A, 5.00%, 2/15/27

    3,419,000       3,295,801  

144A, 4.75%, 1/15/28

    4,055,000       3,830,484  

144A, 4.375%, 7/15/30

    6,435,000       5,743,337  

144A, 3.375%, 1/15/31

    4,336,000       3,597,328  

Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 1/15/29

    2,868,000       2,779,121  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/31

    3,307,000       3,434,610  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $42,918,201)

      40,998,496  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.75%, 6/15/28

    2,481,000       2,271,052  

144A, 4.375%, 3/31/29

    2,998,000       2,659,346  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/15/25

    6,299,000       6,342,054  

144A, 7.25%, 6/15/28

    5,602,000       5,729,985  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,494,787)

      17,002,437  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.4%  

Sensata Technologies BV
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/25

    2,810,000       2,786,285  

144A, 4.00%, 4/15/29

    4,043,000       3,670,489  

144A, 5.875%, 9/1/30

    2,042,000       1,990,646  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 2/15/30

    1,669,000       1,522,235  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    3,038,000       2,600,710  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,555,817)

      12,570,365  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 144A, 10.375%, 8/1/30

    5,471,000       5,824,846  

Fluor Corp.,
4.25%, 9/15/28

    2,453,000       2,321,335  

IHS Holding Ltd.
144A, 5.625%, 11/29/26

    2,011,000       1,767,448  

144A, 6.25%, 11/29/28

    1,980,000       1,620,804  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,412,318)

      11,534,433  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.9%  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 144A, 6.375%, 2/1/31

    2,063,000       2,052,374  

Covanta Holding Corp.,
5.00%, 9/1/30

    1,654,000       1,438,443  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
144A, 4.25%, 6/1/25

    1,998,000       1,964,633  

144A, 3.75%, 8/1/25

    3,027,000       2,941,782  

144A, 5.125%, 12/15/26

    2,002,000       1,960,275  

144A, 4.00%, 8/1/28

    2,701,000       2,478,835  

144A, 3.50%, 9/1/28

    3,016,000       2,737,230  

144A, 4.75%, 6/15/29

    3,087,000       2,893,095  

144A, 4.375%, 8/15/29

    2,223,000       2,027,087  

144A, 6.75%, 1/15/31

    4,117,000       4,216,265  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   77  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Environmental Control (Continued)  

Madison IAQ LLC
144A, 4.125%, 6/30/28

  $ 2,800,000     $ 2,553,456  

144A, 5.875%, 6/30/29

    4,100,000       3,664,464  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $32,137,230)

      30,927,939  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.4%  

Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, 144A, 11.50%, 9/1/28

    2,009,000       2,091,019  

SPX FLOW, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 4/1/30

    2,035,000       1,996,764  

Titan Acquisition Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 144A, 7.75%, 4/15/26

    2,000,000       2,001,600  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 144A, 7.625%, 7/15/28

    1,560,000       1,527,599  

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc., 144A, 5.25%, 7/15/27

    6,436,000       6,191,439  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $13,928,666)

      13,808,421  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.1%  

Hillenbrand, Inc.
5.75%, 6/15/25

    1,725,000       1,713,791  

6.25%, 2/15/29

    1,700,000       1,702,358  

Trinity Industries, Inc., 144A, 7.75%, 7/15/28

    1,602,000       1,651,789  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,066,565)

      5,067,938  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.6%  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
144A, 6.00%, 6/15/27

    2,418,000       2,376,776  

144A, 3.25%, 9/1/28

    2,482,000       2,154,301  

144A, 4.00%, 9/1/29 (a)

    4,126,000       3,355,702  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
144A, 5.25%, 4/30/25

    2,977,000       2,948,223  

144A, 4.125%, 8/15/26 (a)

    4,886,000       4,513,540  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    4,022,000       2,921,768  

144A, 5.25%, 8/15/27

    3,217,000       2,336,978  

Ball Corp.
6.875%, 3/15/28

    3,016,000       3,091,886  

6.00%, 6/15/29

    4,022,000       4,046,522  

2.875%, 8/15/30

    5,334,000       4,520,905  

3.125%, 9/15/31 (a)

    3,257,000       2,747,089  

Berry Global, Inc., 144A, 5.625%, 7/15/27

    2,214,000       2,185,199  

Crown Americas LLC,
5.25%, 4/1/30

    2,049,000       1,975,605  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
144A, 3.50%, 3/15/28

    1,832,000       1,677,304  

144A, 3.75%, 2/1/30

    1,415,000       1,260,715  

LABL, Inc.
144A, 6.75%, 7/15/26

    2,815,000       2,732,413  

144A, 10.50%, 7/15/27 (a)

    2,710,000       2,634,111  

144A, 5.875%, 11/1/28

    1,981,000       1,778,143  

144A, 8.25%, 11/1/29

    1,888,000       1,598,900  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.
144A, 7.875%, 8/15/26

    11,060,000       11,214,199  

144A, 9.25%, 4/15/27 (a)

    5,403,000       5,260,432  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (Continued)  

OI European Group BV, 144A, 4.75%, 2/15/30

  $ 1,309,000     $ 1,206,309  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
144A, 6.625%, 5/13/27

    2,426,000       2,422,489  

144A, 7.25%, 5/15/31

    2,923,000       2,966,085  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC, 144A, 4.00%, 10/15/27

    4,218,000       3,933,665  

Sealed Air Corp.
144A, 5.50%, 9/15/25

    1,809,000       1,807,281  

144A, 4.00%, 12/1/27

    1,757,000       1,636,038  

144A, 6.125%, 2/1/28

    3,117,000       3,110,017  

144A, 5.00%, 4/15/29

    1,757,000       1,666,019  

144A, 7.25%, 2/15/31

    1,471,000       1,520,475  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/1/28

    2,304,000       2,153,406  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $94,878,303)

      89,752,495  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.2%  

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 144A, 4.75%, 2/1/28 (a)

    2,368,000       2,097,267  

Seaspan Corp., 144A,
5.50%, 8/1/29

    3,019,000       2,577,803  

XPO, Inc.
144A, 7.125%, 6/1/31

    1,857,000       1,898,595  

144A, 7.125%, 2/1/32

    2,450,000       2,492,846  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,505,208)

      9,066,511  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.3%  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
144A, 6.50%, 10/1/25

    2,631,000       2,634,838  

144A, 9.75%, 8/1/27

    1,665,000       1,727,421  

144A, 5.50%, 5/1/28

    4,122,000       3,952,426  

144A, 7.875%, 12/1/30

    1,806,000       1,895,130  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,362,679)

      10,209,815  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 4.8%  
Computers — 1.4%  

CA Magnum Holdings, 144A, 5.375%, 10/31/26

    3,900,000       3,758,391  

McAfee Corp., 144A,
7.375%, 2/15/30

    8,124,000       7,179,568  

NCR Atleos Corp., 144A, 9.50%, 4/1/29

    5,429,000       5,747,954  

NCR Voyix Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 10/1/28

    2,642,000       2,458,524  

144A, 5.125%, 4/15/29

    4,668,000       4,333,959  

144A, 5.25%, 10/1/30

    1,810,000       1,637,100  

Presidio Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.875%, 2/1/27

    2,111,000       2,030,727  

144A, 8.25%, 2/1/28

    2,212,000       2,182,911  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.875%, 6/1/27

    2,079,000       2,015,339  

4.091%, 6/1/29

    2,031,000       1,855,287  

144A, 8.25%, 12/15/29

    2,068,000       2,217,614  

144A, 8.50%, 7/15/31 (a)

    2,038,000       2,205,223  

9.625%, 12/1/32

    2,868,495       3,244,268  

Western Digital Corp.,
4.75%, 2/15/26

    9,267,000       9,065,762  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $51,379,605)

      49,932,627  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   78  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Office/Business Equipment — 0.2%  

Xerox Holdings Corp.
144A, 5.00%, 8/15/25

  $ 3,016,000     $ 2,969,109  

144A, 5.50%, 8/15/28

    3,138,000       2,841,510  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,187,215)

      5,810,619  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.5%  

ams-OSRAM AG, 144A, 12.25%, 3/30/29

    1,607,000       1,632,109  

Entegris, Inc.
144A, 4.375%, 4/15/28

    1,865,000       1,744,499  

144A, 4.75%, 4/15/29

    6,218,000       5,869,188  

144A, 3.625%, 5/1/29

    1,590,000       1,408,605  

144A, 5.95%, 6/15/30

    3,690,000       3,620,939  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 144A, 3.875%, 9/1/28

    2,837,000       2,596,962  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,221,623)

      16,872,302  
   

 

 

 
Software — 2.7%  

Alteryx, Inc., 144A,
8.75%, 3/15/28

    1,802,000       1,828,835  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 144A, 6.50%, 2/15/30 (a)

    9,451,000       8,470,569  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 144A, 7.125%, 10/2/25

    2,388,000       2,392,012  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 7/1/28

    3,434,000       3,138,284  

144A, 4.875%, 7/1/29 (a)

    3,815,000       3,464,484  

Cloud Software Group, Inc.
144A, 6.50%, 3/31/29

    16,087,000       14,991,202  

144A, 9.00%, 9/30/29

    15,434,000       14,423,055  

Fair Isaac Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 5/15/26

    1,607,000       1,591,412  

144A, 4.00%, 6/15/28

    3,494,000       3,249,174  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 144A, 6.125%, 6/15/28 (a)

    2,002,000       1,932,582  

Open Text Corp.
144A, 3.875%, 2/15/28

    3,515,000       3,233,466  

144A, 3.875%, 12/1/29

    3,503,000       3,099,270  

Open Text Holdings, Inc.
144A, 4.125%, 2/15/30

    3,687,000       3,259,189  

144A, 4.125%, 12/1/31

    2,554,000       2,188,303  

PTC, Inc., 144A, 4.00%, 2/15/28

    2,202,000       2,056,624  

RingCentral, Inc., 144A, 8.50%, 8/15/30

    1,635,000       1,691,694  

ROBLOX Corp., 144A,
3.875%, 5/1/30

    4,097,000       3,591,287  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 144A, 5.50%, 9/30/27

    8,044,000       7,840,847  

Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/29 (a)

    2,043,000       1,820,783  

3.875%, 3/15/31

    2,036,000       1,773,363  

UKG, Inc., 144A,
6.875%, 2/1/31

    9,900,000       10,010,039  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $98,704,447)

      96,046,474  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.1%  
Electric — 2.8%  

Calpine Corp.
144A, 5.25%, 6/1/26

    1,689,000       1,665,469  

144A, 4.50%, 2/15/28

    5,156,000       4,861,703  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Electric (Continued)  

144A, 5.125%, 3/15/28

  $ 5,630,000     $ 5,359,292  

144A, 4.625%, 2/1/29

    2,667,000       2,457,280  

144A, 5.00%, 2/1/31

    3,411,000       3,053,039  

144A, 3.75%, 3/1/31

    3,430,000       2,943,673  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC
144A, 4.75%, 3/15/28

    3,507,000       3,283,107  

144A, 3.75%, 2/15/31

    3,630,000       3,065,009  

DPL, Inc., 4.125%, 7/1/25

    1,631,000       1,587,753  

Drax Finco PLC, 144A, 6.625%, 11/1/25

    1,963,000       1,940,160  

FirstEnergy Corp.
Series B, 4.15%, 7/15/27

    6,216,000       5,910,257  

2.65%, 3/1/30

    2,468,000       2,112,296  

Series B, 2.25%, 9/1/30

    1,649,000       1,358,895  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
144A, 3.875%, 10/15/26

    2,081,000       1,945,533  

144A, 4.50%, 9/15/27

    2,264,000       2,114,738  

144A, 7.25%, 1/15/29

    3,089,000       3,142,535  

NRG Energy, Inc.
5.75%, 1/15/28

    3,302,000       3,255,930  

144A, 3.375%, 2/15/29

    2,063,000       1,802,552  

144A, 5.25%, 6/15/29

    2,984,000       2,831,027  

144A, 3.625%, 2/15/31

    4,005,000       3,371,961  

PG&E Corp.
5.00%, 7/1/28

    4,022,000       3,839,984  

5.25%, 7/1/30

    4,072,000       3,832,131  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, 144A, 8.625%, 6/1/30

    4,942,000       5,218,463  

TransAlta Corp.,
7.75%, 11/15/29

    1,664,000       1,731,708  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
144A, 5.50%, 9/1/26

    4,022,000       3,964,468  

144A, 5.625%, 2/15/27

    5,228,000       5,100,067  

144A, 5.00%, 7/31/27

    5,391,000       5,173,365  

144A, 4.375%, 5/1/29

    5,027,000       4,590,945  

144A, 7.75%, 10/15/31

    5,680,000       5,880,260  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $103,019,780)

      97,393,600  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.3%  

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.50%, 5/20/25

    2,815,000       2,765,877  

5.875%, 8/20/26

    2,717,000       2,635,434  

5.75%, 5/20/27

    2,109,000       1,995,843  

144A, 9.375%, 6/1/28

    2,013,000       2,044,786  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,932,503)

      9,441,940  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $3,636,396,374)

      3,409,244,032  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 6.6%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b) (c)
(Cost $230,680,677)

    230,680,677       230,680,677  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   79  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

    Value  
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.7%  

DWS Government Money Market
Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $57,656,658)

    57,656,658     $ 57,656,658  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS —105.9%

(Cost $3,924,733,709)

    $ 3,697,581,367  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (5.9%)

      (206,122,074
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 3,491,459,293  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 6.6%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

            230,680,677 (d)       —        —         —        504,162         —        230,680,677        230,680,677  

CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.7%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

     49,189,697        242,248,661       (233,781,700      —         —        648,266         —        57,656,658        57,656,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      49,189,697         472,929,338        (233,781,700      —         —         1,152,428         —         288,337,335         288,337,335  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $225,651,638, which is 6.5% 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.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
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 February 29, 2024 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 (a)

     $        $ 3,409,244,032        $  —        $ 3,409,244,032  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       288,337,335                    —          288,337,335  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 288,337,335        $ 3,409,244,032        $  —        $ 3,697,581,367  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   80  


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DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers High
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Low
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Risk
Managed USD
High Yield
Strategy ETF
    Xtrackers Short
Duration High
Yield Bond ETF
 

Assets

        

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 12,013,601     $ 209,061,439     $     $ 97,233,592  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

                 42,470,850        

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     116,884       5,226,220       239,157       2,886,494  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     737,865       4,254,324       420,500       3,673,787  

Cash

           389,846             34,244  

Foreign currency at value

     3       471             86  

Receivables:

        

Investment securities sold

     411,612       6,574,024             3,033,802  

Capital shares

           2,290,031              

Dividends

                 82        

Interest

     232,854       2,845,080       994       1,576,593  

Affiliated securities lending income

     380       1,372       2       1,562  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 13,513,199     $ 230,642,807     $ 43,131,585     $ 108,440,160  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Due to custodian

   $ 2,512     $     $     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     737,865       4,254,324       420,500       3,673,787  
Payables:         

Investment securities purchased

     472,395       11,024,957             4,933,704  

Investment advisory fees

     1,927       33,593       16,992       15,466  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,214,699       15,312,874       437,492       8,622,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 12,298,500     $ 215,329,933     $ 42,694,093     $ 99,817,203  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 24,958,877     $ 288,093,086     $ 45,494,656     $ 103,414,059  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (12,660,377     (72,763,153     (2,800,563     (3,596,856
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 12,298,500     $ 215,329,933     $ 42,694,093     $ 99,817,203  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     300,001       4,700,001       1,850,001       2,250,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 40.99     $ 45.81     $ 23.08     $ 44.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 12,802,901     $ 214,765,958     $     $ 97,546,090  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

   $     $     $ 45,195,482     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 721,132     $ 4,162,522     $ 411,800     $ 3,596,146  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 116,884     $ 5,226,220     $ 239,157     $ 2,886,494  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 737,865     $ 4,254,324     $ 420,500     $ 3,673,787  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 3     $ 442     $     $ 84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   82  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers USD
High Yield BB-B
ex Financials
ETF
     Xtrackers USD
High Yield
Corporate Bond
ETF
 

Assets

     

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 610,311,128      $ 3,409,244,032  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     12,640,713        57,656,658  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

            230,680,677  

Cash

     506,294        3,031,789  

Foreign currency at value

            7,405  

Receivables:

     

Investment securities sold

     14,895,312        136,691,498  

Capital shares

            10,641,123  

Interest

     9,508,733        56,638,077  

Affiliated securities lending income

            101,661  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 647,862,180      $ 3,904,692,920  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $      $ 230,680,677  
Payables:      

Investment securities purchased

     18,103,335        111,477,811  

Capital shares

            70,940,125  

Investment advisory fees

     98,645        135,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,201,980        413,233,627  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 629,660,200      $ 3,491,459,293  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 619,301,201      $ 4,079,296,049  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     10,358,999        (587,836,756
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 629,660,200      $ 3,491,459,293  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     11,750,001        98,387,501  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 53.59      $ 35.49  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 604,208,025      $ 3,636,396,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $      $ 225,651,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 12,640,713      $ 57,656,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $      $ 230,680,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $      $ 7,178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   83  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers High
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Low
Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Risk
Managed USD
High Yield
Strategy ETF
    Xtrackers Short
Duration High
Yield Bond ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 467,586     $ 5,739,429     $     $ 3,363,581  

Affiliated dividend income

                 1,333,199        

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     3,010       38,501       7,679       21,868  

Affiliated securities lending income

     1,329       11,443       4,120       6,628  

Affiliated other income (see note 6)

           2,730             549  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     471,925       5,792,103       1,344,998       3,392,626  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     20,793       270,207       64,365       91,416  

Other expenses

     58       2,150       58       173  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     20,851       272,357       64,423       91,589  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (8,972     (54,823     (20,398     (415
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     11,879       217,534       44,025       91,174  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     460,046       5,574,569       1,300,973       3,301,452  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (96,486     (2,306,372           (365,556

In-kind redemptions

           50,829             137,646  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

                 (65,600      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (96,486     (2,255,543     (65,600     (227,910
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     418,902       7,333,811             2,000,137  

Investments in affiliates

                 1,168,134        

Foreign currency translations

           (2            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     418,902       7,333,809       1,168,134       2,000,137  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     322,416       5,078,266       1,102,534       1,772,227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 782,462     $ 10,652,835     $ 2,403,507     $ 5,073,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   84  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers USD
High Yield BB-B
ex Financials
ETF(1)
    Xtrackers USD
High Yield
Corporate Bond
ETF
 

Investment Income

    

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 10,584,708     $ 98,571,811  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     49,885       648,266  

Affiliated securities lending income

           504,162  

Affiliated other income (see note 6)

           43,823  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     10,634,593       99,768,062  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Investment advisory fees

     291,779       3,269,028  

Excise tax expense

     42,337        

Other expenses

           4,150  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     334,116       3,273,178  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

    

Waiver

     (950     (1,776,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     333,166       1,496,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     10,301,427       98,271,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments

     (264,918     (28,236,195

In-kind redemptions

           (70,721,319

Foreign currency transactions

           (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (264,918     (98,957,515
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

     6,103,103       159,532,394  

Foreign currency translations

           5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     6,103,103       159,532,399  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     5,838,185       60,574,884  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 16,139,612     $ 158,846,558  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

For the period October 27, 2023 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2024.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   85  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Xtrackers High Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
    Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield
Bond ETF
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 460,046     $ 955,857     $ 5,574,569     $ 40,419,959  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (96,486     (871,494     (2,255,543     (89,042,061

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    418,902       981,672       7,333,809       90,607,924  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    782,462       1,066,035       10,652,835       41,985,822  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

    (463,019     (974,644     (6,780,799     (44,403,017
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

          1,901,084       11,353,752       223,270,378  

Value of shares redeemed

          (1,965,874     (22,903,959     (1,438,511,784
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

          (64,790     (11,550,207     (1,215,241,406
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    319,443       26,601       (7,678,171     (1,217,658,601

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

    11,979,057       11,952,456       223,008,104       1,440,666,705  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 12,298,500     $ 11,979,057     $ 215,329,933     $ 223,008,104  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    300,001       300,001       4,950,001       31,950,001  

Shares sold

          50,000       250,000       4,950,000  

Shares redeemed

          (50,000     (500,000     (31,950,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    300,001       300,001       4,700,001       4,950,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   86  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

    Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High
Yield Strategy ETF
    Xtrackers Short Duration High
Yield Bond ETF
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,300,973     $ 2,659,209     $ 3,301,452     $ 4,766,172  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (65,600     (288,554     (227,910     (4,050,667

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,168,134       868,253       2,000,137       4,643,666  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,403,507       3,238,908       5,073,679       5,359,171  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

    (1,356,056     (2,798,892     (3,246,555     (4,721,603
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

          1,679,445       19,705,523       25,919,023  

Value of shares redeemed

    (2,279,395     (7,782,030     (4,416,723     (29,934,486
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (2,279,395     (6,102,585     15,288,800       (4,015,463
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    (1,231,944     (5,662,569     17,115,924       (3,377,895

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

    43,926,037       49,588,606       82,701,279       86,079,174  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 42,694,093     $ 43,926,037     $ 99,817,203     $ 82,701,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,950,001       2,225,001       1,900,001       2,000,001  

Shares sold

          75,000       450,000       600,000  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000     (350,000     (100,000     (700,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,850,001       1,950,001       2,250,001       1,900,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   87  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

    Xtrackers USD High
Yield BB-B ex
Financials ETF
    Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF
 
    For the Period
October 27, 2023(1) to
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 10,301,427     $ 98,271,674     $ 216,469,674  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (264,918     (98,957,515     (151,014,625

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    6,103,103       159,532,399       187,819,556  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    16,139,612       158,846,558       253,274,605  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

    (5,780,613     (102,296,774     (218,918,420
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

     

Proceeds from shares sold

    619,301,151       1,604,693,654       6,278,010,067  

Value of shares redeemed

          (2,028,947,121     (6,068,454,467
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    619,301,151       (424,253,467     209,555,600  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    629,660,150       (367,703,683     243,911,785  

Net Assets

     

Beginning of period

    50       3,859,162,976       3,615,251,191  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 629,660,200     $ 3,491,459,293     $ 3,859,162,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

     

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1       111,587,501       105,187,501  

Shares sold

    11,750,000       46,400,000       183,900,000  

Shares redeemed

          (59,600,000     (177,500,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    11,750,001       98,387,501       111,587,501  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   88  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 39.93     $ 39.84     $ 48.35     $ 46.55     $ 48.61     $ 49.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    1.53       2.90       2.51       2.60       3.01 (b)      3.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.07       0.15       (8.37     2.65       (1.95 )(b)      (0.58
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.60       3.05       (5.86     5.25       1.06       2.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (1.54     (2.96     (2.65     (3.45     (3.12     (3.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.54     (2.96     (2.65     (3.45     (3.12     (3.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 40.99     $ 39.93     $ 39.84     $ 48.35     $ 46.55     $ 48.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    6.73 **      8.11       (12.56     11.67       2.46       5.90  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

                                                                             

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    12       12       12       19       7       151  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.35     0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.31  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    7.74     7.40       5.61       5.45       6.50 (b)      6.91  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    24 **      58       55       98       98       51  
                                     
Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months
Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 45.05     $ 45.09     $ 51.05     $ 50.50     $ 50.62     $ 49.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    1.16       2.24       1.69       1.45       2.02 (b)      2.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.01       0.14       (5.87     1.07       0.12 (b)      1.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.17       2.38       (4.18     2.52       2.14       3.73  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (1.41     (2.42     (1.78     (1.97     (2.26     (2.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.41     (2.42     (1.78     (1.97     (2.26     (2.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 45.81     $ 45.05     $ 45.09     $ 51.05     $ 50.50     $ 50.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    4.91 **      5.44       (8.36     5.12       4.42       7.84  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    215       223       1,441       750       38       144  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.25     0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.24  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    5.17     4.97       3.53       2.89       4.09 (b)      4.66  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    25 **      52       68       88       111       55  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

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.

(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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   89  


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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield
Strategy ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months
Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
8/31/2023
    Period Ended
8/31/2022(a)
                   

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 22.53     $ 22.29     $ 25.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.68       1.28       0.58        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.57       0.29       (2.84      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total from investment operations

    1.25       1.57       (2.26      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.70     (1.33     (0.45      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total distributions

    (0.70     (1.33     (0.45      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 23.08     $ 22.53     $ 22.29        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Return (%)(c)

    5.73 **      7.27       (9.12 )**       

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

                                            

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    43       44       50        

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)(d)

    0.30     0.30       0.30      

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)(d)

    0.21     0.15       0.15      

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    6.07     5.74       4.54      

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

    0 (f)**      0 (f)      0 (f)**       
Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 43.53     $ 43.04     $ 47.89     $ 46.57     $ 49.13     $ 49.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.56       2.71       2.04       2.34       2.69 (g)      2.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.82       0.45       (4.76     1.67       (2.47 )(g)      (0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.38       3.16       (2.72     4.01       0.22       2.29  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (1.55     (2.67     (2.13     (2.69     (2.78     (2.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.55     (2.67     (2.13     (2.69     (2.78     (2.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 44.36     $ 43.53     $ 43.04     $ 47.89     $ 46.57     $ 49.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    5.63 **      7.65       (5.84     8.86       0.61       4.79  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

                                                                             

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    100       83       86       77       37       22  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    7.21     6.30       4.48       4.95       6.13 (g)      5.78  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

    24 **      49       46       52       150       45  

 

(a)

For the period February 10, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022.

(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)

The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

(e)

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

(f)

Amount is less than 0.5%.

(g)

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, increase to net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments per share by $0.10 and decrease to the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.22% for Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF. Per share data and ratios for years prior to August 31, 2020 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   90  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  Period Ended
2/29/2024(a)
(Unaudited)
                               

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 50.00            
 

 

 

           
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.26            

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.05            
 

 

 

           

Total from investment operations

    4.31            
 

 

 

           
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.72          
 

 

 

           

Total distributions

    (0.72          
 

 

 

           

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 53.59            
 

 

 

           

Total Return (%)(c)

    8.64 **           

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

                      

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    630            

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)(d)

    0.21          

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)(d)

    0.21          

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    7.03          

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

    14 **           
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,  
  2023     2022     2021     2020(f)     2019(f)  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 34.58     $ 34.37     $ 40.31     $ 39.06 (e)    $ 40.19     $ 39.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                   

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.04       1.94       1.61       1.70       2.03 (g)      2.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.94       0.25       (5.80     1.79       (0.95 )(g)      0.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.98       2.19       (4.19     3.49       1.08       2.63  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (1.07     (1.98     (1.75     (2.24     (2.21     (2.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.07     (1.98     (1.75     (2.24     (2.21     (2.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 35.49     $ 34.58     $ 34.37     $ 40.31     $ 39.06     $ 40.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    5.82 **      6.63       (10.67     8.31       2.91       6.87  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    3,491       3,859       3,615       6,666       6,209       3,062  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.09     0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15       0.17  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    6.03     5.69       4.24       4.27       5.27 (g)      6.06  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

    14 **      26       24       37       54       29  

 

(a)

For the period October 27, 2023 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2024.

(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)

Includes excise tax expense. Excluding this expense, the ratio of expenses would have been 0.20%.

(e)

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

(f)

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.

(g)

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 $0.12, increase to net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments per share by $0.12 and decrease to the ratio of net investment income to average net assets of 0.32% for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. Per share data and ratios for years prior to August 31, 2020 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.

*

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 “1940 Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of February 29, 2024, the Trust consists of forty-six investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below, each a diversified series of the Trust:

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials 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”).

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF, Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF offers shares that are listed and traded on the Cboe Bats BZX Exchange. Inc. (“Cboe”). 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 Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF which lots consist of 25,000 shares and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF which lots consist of 100,000 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 seek investment results that correspond generally to 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

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

 

Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index

Adaptive Wealth Strategies Risk Managed High Yield Index

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF   Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index
Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF   ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained 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 US 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 US dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market that exhibits lower overall beta to the broader high yield corporate fixed income market. The Adaptive Wealth Strategies Risk Managed High Yield Index is designed to track the performance of the US dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market during normal market conditions, and the performance of a USD cash position accruing interest at the Effective Federal Funds Rate (the interest rate depository institutions such as banks charge each other for overnight loans to meet their reserve requirements) during periods of adverse market conditions. The Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index is designed to track the performance of short-term publicly issued US dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt. The ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index is a subset of the ICE BofA US High Yield Index which is designed to track the performance of US dollar denominated below investment grade

 

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corporate debt publicly issued in the US domestic market. 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 direct charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF are non-diversified and is not limited by the 1940 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.

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.

The Funds’ Board has designated the Advisor as the valuation designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Advisor’s Pricing Committee (the “Pricing Committee”) typically values securities using readily available market quotations or prices supplied by independent pricing services (which are considered fair values under Rule 2a-5). The Advisor has adopted fair valuation procedures that provide methodologies for fair valuing securities.

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 Pricing Committee. 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

 

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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 Pricing Committee 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. Distributions of income and capital gains from investments in affiliated funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to ShareholdersIt 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.

 

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The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At August 31, 2023, 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

   $ 2,996,574      $ 8,798,776      $ 11,795,350  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     35,194,222        29,211,972        64,406,194  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     1,232,714        1,965,125        3,197,839  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     38,381,756        204,480,505        242,862,261  

As of August 31, 2023, 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

   $ 13,110,287      $ (1,257,311    $ 72,690      $ (1,330,001)  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     236,606,089        (14,135,013      205,631        (14,340,644

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

     54,357,396        (3,892,766             (3,892,766

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     84,833,666        (2,735,437      475,301        (3,210,738

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     4,246,916,206        (421,103,737      4,824,790        (425,928,527

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

Foreign Taxes The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, 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 February 29, 2024, 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 National Financial Services LLC (Fidelity Agency Lending) serves as securities lending agent for Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF and lends securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreements. Prior to September 27, 2023, the Bank of New York Mellon served as securities lending agent for the 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.

 

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Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for 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 lends securities of the Funds to certain financial institutions under the terms of its 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 or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the securities lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds invested the cash collateral, if any, into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds, including DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/ administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of February 29, 2024) 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 securities lending agent. Either the Funds 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 February 29, 2024, the Fund listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of February 29, 2024

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

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

Corporate Bonds

   $ 737,865      $      $      $      $ 737,865  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 737,865  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

 

Corporate Bonds

   $ 4,254,324      $      $      $      $ 4,254,324  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 4,254,324  

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD HighYield Strategy ETF

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 420,500      $      $      $      $ 420,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 420,500  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

 

Corporate Bonds

   $ 3,673,787      $      $      $      $ 3,673,787  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 3,673,787  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

Corporate Bonds

   $ 230,680,677      $      $      $      $ 230,680,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 230,680,677  

As of February 29, 2024, Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF had no securities on loan.

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

 

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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 High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     0.35

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     0.25

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

     0.30

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     0.20

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials 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 20, 2024, 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 period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $8,911 of expenses to the Fund.

The Advisor for Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF has contractually agreed, until December 20, 2024, 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 period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $54,041 of expenses to the Fund.

The Advisor for Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF has contractually agreed, until December 22, 2026, to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated funds. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $20,247 of the expenses of the Fund which were attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated funds.

For the period from September 1, 2023 through November 16, 2023 the Advisor for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF had contractually agreed, 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. Effective November 17, 2023 until December 20, 2024, the Advisor has contractually agreed 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 0.05% of the fund’s average daily net assets. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $1,763,788 of expenses to the Fund.

 

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The Advisor for the Funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its unitary advisory fee in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Funds’ investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 61  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     782  

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

     151  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     415  

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

     950  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     13,002  

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 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).

Affiliated Securities Lending Agent Fees. Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for the funds listed below. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds incurred securities lending agent fees to Deutsche Bank AG as follows:

 

     Securities
Lending
Agent Fees
 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 111  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     899  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     542  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     40,881  

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended February 29, 2024, 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

   $ 2,814,086      $ 2,807,247  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     53,317,303        57,131,425  

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

             

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     24,360,258        21,468,962  

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

     48,579,465        53,760,332  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     475,815,722        465,387,214  

 

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For the period ended February 29, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $      $  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     11,113,338        22,357,506  

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

            2,249,742  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     14,902,728        4,304,584  

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

     607,898,388         

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     1,560,868,628        1,995,280,552  

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 period ended February 29, 2024, 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

   $ 709,672      $ 1,249,476      $ (9,600

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

     1,249,476        709,672        (35,928

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of February 29, 2024, 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. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor and the securities lending agent, Deutsche Bank AG, agreed to reimburse the Funds and amounts below for securities lending income in connection to an operational delay with the lending agent transition (see Securities Lending note 2.)

The amounts reimbursed were less than 0.01% of the Funds’ average net assets, thus having no impact on the Funds’ total return.

 

DBX Advisors LLC

   Amounts  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 1,820  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     366  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     29,215  

 

Deutsche Bank AG

   Amounts  

Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

   $ 910  

Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

     183  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     14,608  

7. 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

 

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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 high-yield debt securities can experience sudden and sharp volatility which is generally associated more with investments in stocks.

8. 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. 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus .10%. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the 1940 Act or 25 percent of adjusted total net assets. The Fund had no outstanding loans at February 29, 2024.

 

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Regulatory Update — Tailored Shareholder Report

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC amended the rules for mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. The amended rules apply to mutual funds and ETFs that are registered on Form N-1A (i.e., open-end funds) and implement a new streamlined disclosure framework requiring “concise and visually engaging” shareholder reports highlighting key information, including a simplified expense presentation, performance information, portfolio holdings and certain fund statistics. The amended rules seek to simplify shareholder reporting by consolidating investor friendly data in one report and moving other data to Form N-CSR, creating a layered disclosure framework. Certain information from the Funds’ current shareholder reports, including the Funds’ investment portfolio, financial statements and financial highlights, will move to Form N-CSR. This information must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. Notably, the amended rules will require mutual funds and ETFs to prepare separate individual shareholder reports for each fund share class. The amendments also include a revised definition of “appropriate broad-based securities market index” that will affect performance presentations in the new streamlined reports and mutual fund and ETF prospectuses. The amended rules and related form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of the amended rules and form amendments on the content of the Funds’ current shareholder reports.

 

 

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Liquidity Risk Management (Unaudited)

 

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

In February 2024, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not approach the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

 

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Contracts (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF, and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 14–15, 2024 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF, Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF, Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF, and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms, including statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding (a) fee and expense information for each Fund (including the fee and expense components and any amounts waived or reimbursed) as compared to a peer group of other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) selected pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary methodology (each, a “Peer Group”) and (b) each Fund’s tracking error as compared to its underlying index over the previous five years (or since inception, if shorter). The Independent Trustees met with representatives of the Advisor on February 14, 2024 to review financial reports and other information provided by the Advisor and inquire further with regard to the financial information provided, and asked questions of the Advisor during this meeting. The Independent Trustees also took into consideration the discussions they had with management before and during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 14 and February 15, 2024.

The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance, tracking error and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

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

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

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

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

 

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management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

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

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

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

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

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

 

   

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF

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

 

   

Xtrackers Risk Managed USD High Yield Strategy ETF’s advisory fees and total expenses were below the average and equal to the median of its Peer Group.

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

The Board considered that the fee for each of the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board considered that each Fund’s fee had been priced to scale when it was established. The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including

 

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monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

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

Economies of Scale. The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisors can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on August 15, 2023, the Trustees, all of who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the Investment Advisory Agreement between DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) and the Trust, with respect to Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF (the “Fund”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

In reaching this decision, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders; (2) the financial resources of the “Advisor and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the Fund’s advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services to be provided by, and the anticipated profits to be realized, by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund; and (5) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized, and if the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from those economies.

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

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate

 

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services, such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

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

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

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

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee to those of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that the Fund’s fee is below the average and median fee of the ETFs in the Fund’s respective peer group. The Board accordingly noted that the Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting the Fund’s peer group and believed that the Fund’s peer group was appropriate. The Board considered that the proposed fee for the Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Fund’s costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that the Fund’s portfolio will be managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor will also provide oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for the Fund is reasonable in light of the services to be provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Board considered the anticipated expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services to be provided to the Fund and the likelihood and level of profits in the early years of the Fund’s operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor at this time. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationship with the Fund and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Fund. The Board also considered the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Advisor until a new fund achieves scale.

 

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Economies of Scale. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was set at a competitive level that was designed to reflect scale in assets from the Fund’s commencement of operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate whether the Fund would experience economies of scale beyond those already reflected in the Fund’s advisory fee. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Fund. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisors can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Portfolio Holdings Information

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

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

Discount/Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca 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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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. Funds 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. HYRM and BHYB are currently non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing its potential risk. 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, sanctions, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises, natural disasters, climate change and related geopolitical events have led and, in the future, may lead to significant disruptions in U.S. and world economies and markets, which may lead to increased market volatility and may have significant adverse effects on the Funds and their investments.

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

875 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

 

Administrator, custodian,

fund accounting 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

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1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

 

R-050032-8 (4/24) DBX005918 (4/25)


February 29, 2024

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

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

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG)

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG)

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (USCA)

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG)

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (USNZ)

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF (NRES)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     1  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     2  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     3  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     4  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     5  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     7  

Fees and Expenses

     8  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     10  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     28  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     34  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     42  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     47  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     51  

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     56  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     58  

Statements of Operations

     60  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     62  

Financial Highlights

     66  

Notes to Financial Statements

     70  

Other Information

     81  

Liquidity Risk Management

     82  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     84  

Additional Information

     90  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

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

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (25.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    9.6%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    4.0%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    3.0%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    1.6%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    1.6%  

PDD Holdings, Inc. (Ireland)

    1.5%  

ICICI Bank Ltd. (India)

    1.2%  

SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea)

    1.2%  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

    1.1%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.1%  
Country Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

China

    24.2%  

Taiwan

    19.8%  

India

    17.1%  

South Korea

    11.2%  

Brazil

    4.7%  

Saudi Arabia

    3.3%  

Mexico

    2.8%  

South Africa

    2.8%  

Indonesia

    2.1%  

United Arab Emirates

    2.1%  

Other

    9.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Financials

    29.0%  

Information Technology

    26.7%  

Communication Services

    11.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.8%  

Health Care

    5.3%  

Industrials

    5.3%  

Consumer Staples

    4.9%  

Materials

    3.4%  

Real Estate

    1.8%  

Utilities

    1.4%  

Energy

    0.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 10.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EASG)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (25.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark)

    4.7%  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    4.6%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

    3.1%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2.5%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.4%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.8%  

TotalEnergies SE (France)

    1.7%  

Schneider Electric SE (France)

    1.5%  

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.5%  

Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Japan)

    1.4%  
Country Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Japan

    26.3%  

France

    13.5%  

United Kingdom

    12.6%  

Switzerland

    9.0%  

Netherlands

    7.3%  

Denmark

    6.6%  

Australia

    5.8%  

Germany

    4.9%  

Sweden

    3.1%  

Hong Kong

    2.1%  

Other

    8.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

Financials

    18.0%  

Industrials

    16.2%  

Health Care

    13.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.7%  

Information Technology

    10.3%  

Consumer Staples

    8.5%  

Materials

    7.3%  

Communication Services

    4.2%  

Energy

    3.3%  

Utilities

    3.0%  

Real Estate

    2.6%  
 

 

 

 

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 28.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (35.7% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    14.4%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    6.3%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    4.0%  

Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)

    2.9%  

Infosys Ltd. (India)

    1.8%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.6%  

MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan)

    1.4%  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

    1.2%  

NetEase, Inc. (China)

    1.2%  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (Indonesia)

    0.9%  
Country Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

China

    24.8%  

Taiwan

    22.7%  

India

    16.5%  

South Korea

    6.3%  

South Africa

    4.4%  

Brazil

    4.3%  

Mexico

    3.0%  

Saudi Arabia

    2.3%  

Indonesia

    2.2%  

Malaysia

    2.1%  

Thailand

    2.1%  

United Arab Emirates

    2.0%  

Other

    7.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    21.9%  

Financials

    21.7%  

Communication Services

    13.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.6%  

Industrials

    7.1%  

Materials

    5.8%  

Consumer Staples

    5.4%  

Energy

    4.9%  

Health Care

    3.6%  

Utilities

    2.5%  

Real Estate

    1.8%  
 

 

 

 

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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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (USCA)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action 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 Climate Action Index (the “Underlying Index”) which is comprised of large and mid-capitalization companies in the United States that the Underlying Index’s methodology assesses as leading their sector peers in taking action relating to a climate transition. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (35.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

NVIDIA Corp.

    6.1%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    5.1%  

Microsoft Corp.

    4.9%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    4.5%  

Apple, Inc.

    3.9%  

Meta Platforms, Inc.

    3.4%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1.9%  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1.8%  

Tesla, Inc.

    1.8%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.7%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    27.4%  

Health Care

    13.6%  

Financials

    12.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.2%  

Communication Services

    11.4%  

Industrials

    6.8%  

Consumer Staples

    5.3%  

Energy

    4.0%  

Materials

    2.3%  

Real Estate

    2.3%  

Utilities

    2.0%  
 

 

 

 

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 42.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (41.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp.

    12.7%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    8.5%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    6.7%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2.6%  

Tesla, Inc.

    2.5%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.9%  

Mastercard, Inc.

    1.7%  

Johnson & Johnson

    1.7%  

Home Depot, Inc.

    1.6%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.6%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    33.1%  

Health Care

    12.3%  

Financials

    12.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.8%  

Communication Services

    9.6%  

Industrials

    9.1%  

Consumer Staples

    5.6%  

Materials

    2.8%  

Real Estate

    2.4%  

Energy

    2.2%  

Utilities

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 47.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (USNZ)

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US 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 Solactive ISS ESG United States Net Zero Pathway Enhanced Index (the “Underlying Index”), which is comprised of large and mid-capitalization companies in the United States that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ ESG “) criteria. The constituents of the Underlying Index are weighted in such a manner seeking to comply with the European Union Paris-aligned Benchmark standards, while incorporating recommendations of the Net Zero Investment Framework published, from time to time, by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (33.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    8.0%  

Microsoft Corp.

    6.7%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    5.9%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    3.6%  

Meta Platforms, Inc.

    2.6%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1.6%  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1.5%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.3%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.1%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.1%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    36.2%  

Health Care

    17.7%  

Financials

    12.5%  

Communication Services

    9.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    6.3%  

Consumer Staples

    5.2%  

Industrials

    4.9%  

Real Estate

    4.7%  

Materials

    1.8%  

Utilities

    1.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 51.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF (NRES)

 

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF (the “fund”) seeks total return from both capital appreciation and current income. The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specific index. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in securities of companies in the natural resources sector.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings as of February 29, 2024 (36.8%
of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TotalEnergies SE (France)

    4.8%  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

    4.7%  

BHP Group Ltd. (Australia)

    4.1%  

Shell PLC (United Kingdom)

    3.9%  

Chevron Corp. (United States)

    3.7%  

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)

    3.4%  

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

    3.2%  

Corteva, Inc. (United States)

    3.1%  

Vale SA (Brazil)

    3.1%  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)

    2.8%  
Country Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

United States

    37.9%  

Canada

    20.6%  

United Kingdom

    9.7%  

Australia

    5.8%  

Switzerland

    5.4%  

Brazil

    5.2%  

France

    4.9%  

Finland

    3.8%  

Ireland

    2.0%  

Other

    4.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

Metals & Mining

    33.6%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    32.0%  

Containers & Packaging

    12.2%  

Chemicals

    11.7%  

Paper & Forest Products

    4.7%  

Food Products

    3.6%  

Energy Equipment & Services

    1.6%  

Specialized REITs

    0.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 56.

 

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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 (Seprember 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024) except Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (commencement of operations, as noted below, to Febreuary 29, 2024).

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2023
     Ending
Account Value
February 29, 2024
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,049.50        0.15   $ 0.76  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.15   $ 0.75  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,093.30        0.14   $ 0.73  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.17        0.14   $ 0.70  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.10        0.20   $ 1.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.87        0.20   $ 1.01  
Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,147.80        0.07   $ 0.37  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.52        0.07   $ 0.35  
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,149.60        0.09   $ 0.48  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.42        0.09   $ 0.45  
Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,148.00        0.10   $ 0.53  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.37        0.10   $ 0.50  

 

8


DBX ETF Trust

 

Fees and Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

      Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2023
     Ending
Account Value
February 29, 2024
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

 

Actual (2)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 999.30        0.43   $ 0.04  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.73        0.43   $ 2.16  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 366.

(2) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 3 (the number of days in the period February 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2024), then divided by 366.

 

9


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.2%    
Brazil — 3.6%            

Ambev SA

    501,816     $ 1,270,535  

Atacadao SA

    62,902       153,057  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    637,314       1,645,666  

Banco Bradesco SA

    180,773       447,507  

Banco BTG Pactual S.A

    176,874       1,295,411  

Banco do Brasil SA

    101,242       1,178,965  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    46,415       267,169  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    84,945       569,987  

Caixa Seguridade Participacoes S/A

    69,650       201,437  

CCR SA

    135,765       376,529  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    132,487       1,159,910  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    21,563       343,539  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    8,011       24,217  

Companhia Paranaense de Energia

    75,626       139,725  

CPFL Energia SA

    3,173       22,600  

Energisa SA

    23,547       240,937  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    29,210       247,030  

Equatorial Energia SA

    36,350       250,056  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA, 144A*

    354,769       262,043  

Hypera SA

    49,859       329,941  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    62,709       369,920  

Klabin SA

    86,092       391,071  

Localiza Rent a Car SA*

    298       3,179  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    61,945       660,760  

Lojas Renner SA

    125,558       399,267  

Magazine Luiza SA*

    327,396       140,351  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    41,877       222,590  

Natura & Co. Holding SA*

    59,953       196,801  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A*

    159,820       1,770,806  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A*

    26,990       375,701  

Porto Seguro SA

    7,866       45,214  

Raia Drogasil SA

    147,272       789,616  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA, 144A

    119,347       608,187  

Rumo SA

    142,824       653,087  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    131,323       375,311  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A*

    32,315       556,141  

Suzano SA

    82,323       933,634  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    52,554       576,241  

TIM SA

    101,014       369,401  

TOTVS SA

    56,812       350,912  

WEG SA

    89,793       663,058  

XP, Inc., Series BDR

    12,196       286,917  

XP, Inc., Class A

    33,304       787,307  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,610,841)

      21,951,733  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.4%            

Banco de Chile

    4,882,765       565,523  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    12,937       358,538  

Banco Santander Chile

    7,633,143       370,837  

Cencosud SA

    142,508       255,685  

Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    2,538,964       177,095  

Empresas CMPC SA

    57,343       101,698  

Enel Americas SA

    1,380,974       140,666  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Chile (Continued)            

Falabella SA*

    95,078     $ 240,887  

Latam Airlines Group SA*

    5,124,806       64,390  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,165,095)

      2,275,319  
   

 

 

 
China — 24.2%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A*

    89,854       109,367  

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,511       96,007  

3peak, Inc., Class A

    4,432       67,816  

Accelink Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,850       53,538  

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., China, Class A

    6,558       133,604  

AECC Aero-Engine Control Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,600       26,025  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    653,632       380,100  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    3,147,665       1,294,640  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,761       188,605  

Air China Ltd., Class A*

    25,796       26,780  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    78,902       42,329  

Aisino Corp., Class A

    49,950       71,058  

Akeso, Inc., 144A*

    46,827       281,723  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    1,061,993       9,889,037  

Amlogic Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,766       75,835  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,100       14,432  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,987       37,334  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,425       29,382  

Anker Innovations Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,250       48,191  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    90,648       888,672  

Apeloa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,200       64,416  

APT Medical, Inc., Class A

    1,090       68,991  

Asia — Potash International Investment Guangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A*

    14,225       44,539  

ASR Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A*

    9,207       65,475  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,802       53,611  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    10,258       89,951  

Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,575       106,605  

Autohome, Inc., ADR

    10,220       265,618  

Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,636       16,489  

AVIC Industry-Finance Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    198,759       91,583  

BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    97,300       80,349  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    31,416       3,183,383  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    230,278       165,552  

Bank of Changsha Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,125       44,463  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,075       99,290  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    314,613       195,180  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    9,338,974       3,674,131  

Bank of Chongqing Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,050       74,510  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    268,998       234,082  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    827,147       543,063  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Bank of Guiyang Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,575     $ 75,382  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,852       105,878  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,586       173,073  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,396       120,706  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,835       185,021  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    140,018       126,896  

Bank of Suzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,100       83,739  

Bank of Zhengzhou Co. Ltd., Class A*

    189,835       55,065  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,256       6,717  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    74,605       20,191  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,838       21,052  

Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,675       37,111  

Beijing E-Hualu Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    22,950       82,432  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,925       100,721  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc., Class A

    5,134       193,062  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    1,200       4,678  

Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,800       44,364  

Beijing Roborock Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,096       49,553  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    68,409       76,429  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    24,024       94,359  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,100       87,082  

Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,775       85,573  

Beijing United Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,320       33,071  

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

    10,127       103,375  

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

    392,959       275,416  

Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,100       79,693  

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,509       69,211  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,875       72,879  

Bilibili, Inc., Class Z*

    32,903       322,146  

Bloomage Biotechnology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    4,360       38,685  

BOC International China Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,730       99,618  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,022       60,372  

BTG Hotels Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    33,775       71,626  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,075       42,395  

Caida Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,100       58,265  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,850       102,834  

Cathay Biotech, Inc., Class A

    6,719       45,031  

CECEP Solar Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,275       56,078  

CECEP Wind-Power Corp., Class A

    175,925       73,249  

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,585       46,795  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    140,539       75,290  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    1,390,021     $ 422,574  

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

    5,462       97,410  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,450       82,783  

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

    4,337       84,540  

Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,850       90,983  

Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,125       64,238  

Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A*

    21,025       37,701  

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,712       68,890  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,273,608       122,012  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A

    85,825       76,591  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,199,668       639,002  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    65,096       63,242  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    10,471,016       6,526,997  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.,
Class A*

    27,208       14,387  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.,
Class H*

    115,558       29,226  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    101,150       30,604  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class H

    351,738       32,349  

China Enterprise Co. Ltd., Class A

    188,450       82,387  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    367,450       164,212  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    930,899       291,322  

China Feihe Ltd., 144A

    233,691       116,416  

China Film Co. Ltd., Class A*

    48,225       81,187  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,525       102,062  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    378,319       199,095  

China Great Wall Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,975       92,305  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,624       77,252  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    29,303       141,935  

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

    220,443       276,793  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,875       35,983  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    30,183       14,381  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    727,202       896,370  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*

    61,064       188,368  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,394       615,405  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    424,198       1,655,330  

China Merchants Expressway Network & Technology Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,725       96,235  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,669       163,732  

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

    145,795       116,021  

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

    78,852       103,090  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    290,938     $ 163,130  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    906,325       319,520  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,701       10,366  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    7,975       34,865  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,900       93,459  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,385       44,038  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    225,968       431,223  

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

    47,311       32,043  

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

    98,070       35,576  

China Rare Earth Resources And Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,775       30,095  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd., Class A

    7,857       46,726  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd., 144A

    74,047       224,161  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    22,148       14,994  

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

    11,425       87,179  

China Science Publishing & Media Ltd., Class A

    19,850       70,526  

China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,300       50,424  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.,
Class A*

    33,400       27,442  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.,
Class H*

    88,273       32,811  

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

    249,595       160,040  

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

    13,375       161,682  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    14,219       139,669  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    3,058,388       371,126  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    222,467       148,203  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,852       91,760  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    147,185       113,931  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    213,927       743,745  

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

    11,534       91,821  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    219,758       84,789  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    302,375       83,427  

Chinalin Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,350       45,632  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,600       78,179  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,625       39,560  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    289,729       116,946  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Chongqing Taiji Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    8,800     $ 46,337  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,910       140,383  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,446       329,454  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    242,496       449,755  

CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       28,294  

CNPC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,500       29,687  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,380       31,317  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,525       30,907  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,876       30,422  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    1,425,412       116,527  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,033       67,356  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    8,100       7,172  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,800       135,171  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    192,413       155,330  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,036       29,835  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,675       73,414  

Do-Fluoride New Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,920       14,531  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,225       106,622  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    71,455       30,576  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,625       97,358  

East Buy Holding Ltd., 144A*

    44,995       139,086  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,767       200,250  

Eastroc Beverage Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,825       95,014  

Easyhome New Retail Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,059       53,432  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,740       29,739  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    13,833       113,702  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,807       46,826  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,309       139,028  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A*

    38,700       26,479  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    112,325       89,327  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,917       117,092  

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

    28,260       159,474  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,710       105,450  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,457       21,937  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,460       28,170  

Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd., ADR*

    82,356       543,550  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,281       49,753  

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

    49,369       247,513  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A*

    13,700     $ 81,589  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,197       51,121  

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

    26,056       86,534  

G-bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,550       76,653  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,841       29,638  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    84,146       50,334  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    130,418       263,541  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,313       138,377  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    183,543       197,872  

Giant Biogene Holding Co. Ltd., 144A*

    28,933       132,307  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,725       49,842  

GigaDevice Semiconductor, Inc., Class A

    8,479       86,223  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,750       61,015  

Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,475       75,003  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

    13,863       32,016  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,487       5,818  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    38,146       14,520  

GoodWe Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,563       68,699  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    15,996       86,693  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    87,500       26,717  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    117,158       94,130  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,900       46,246  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,970       29,743  

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,671       24,252  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    38,903       16,846  

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A*

    73,425       103,230  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,332       42,416  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,826       25,604  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co., Class A

    41,375       66,381  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,646       72,357  

Guangzhou Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    150,975       66,003  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,575       30,362  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,260       43,713  

Guangzhou Yuexiu Capital Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,300       90,024  

Guolian Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    63,575       96,793  

Guolian Securities Co. Ltd., Class H*

    213,837       87,952  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,306       98,467  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,426       124,456  

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

    123,148       141,728  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,850     $ 95,760  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    13,779       503,760  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd., 144A

    139,866       256,192  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    131,478       401,380  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd.,
Class A*

    264,425       52,479  

Hainan Airport Infrastructure Co. Ltd., Class A*

    197,350       102,712  

Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    23,450       81,364  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    17,650       44,729  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,527       114,835  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    320,654       159,328  

Hang Zhou Great Star Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,800       47,738  

Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,700       80,476  

Hangzhou Chang Chuan Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,459       74,269  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,226       124,427  

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,100       62,772  

Hangzhou Oxygen Plant Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,950       27,008  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,400       18,736  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,964       78,213  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,530       78,342  

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

    21,963       76,447  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    162,149       285,824  

Haohua Chemical Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,975       37,632  

Hebei Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,125       83,974  

Hefei Meiya Optoelectronic Technology, Inc., Class A

    10,825       28,981  

Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,200       45,198  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,300       41,770  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    3,321       10,266  

Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,300       28,480  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,200       29,219  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,842       111,136  

Hongta Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,075       86,129  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,975       73,374  

Hoyuan Green Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,930       30,607  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd., 144A*

    71,607       153,663  

Huaan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,000       88,302  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,725     $ 82,853  

Huafon Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,000       12,305  

Huagong Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,975       35,120  

Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A

    32,500       88,994  

Huali Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,650       61,516  

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower, Inc., Class A

    88,217       113,619  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,785       128,716  

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

    148,653       175,829  

Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,800       88,255  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    122,502       107,791  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,456       37,475  

Hubei Feilihua Quartz Glass Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,925       66,284  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,164       59,294  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,650       72,211  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    28,133       95,348  

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., 144A

    48,106       180,963  

IEIT Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,366       48,603  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,165       145,080  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,825       128,209  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    447,142       330,768  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    7,626,153       3,935,425  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    155,765       359,944  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,800       62,735  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,780       79,876  

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

    11,402       44,863  

Innovent Biologics, Inc., 144A*

    147,728       799,137  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*

    34,655       127,877  

iRay Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,558       87,892  

Isoftstone Information Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,025       101,129  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,673       71,511  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,100       31,790  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,542       41,905  

JD Health International, Inc., 144A*

    110,906       422,159  

JD Logistics, Inc., 144A*

    116,121       115,249  

JD.com, Inc., ADR

    74,067       1,675,396  

JD.com, Inc., Class A

    17,186       195,485  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,209       19,249  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,050       39,817  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,262       220,513  

Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,325       74,583  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp. Ltd., Class A

    23,875     $ 34,494  

Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,405       33,454  

Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,825       33,784  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,350       86,229  

Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd., Class A*

    10,700       15,504  

Jinko Solar Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,260       30,956  

Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,070       33,014  

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

    59,427       74,997  

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

    5,814       20,423  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,500       17,160  

Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,800       31,081  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    31,508       493,100  

KE Holdings, Inc., ADR

    63,589       864,174  

Keda Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,500       27,526  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

    249,966       270,120  

Kingnet Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,100       78,242  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    129,279       360,815  

Kuaishou Technology, 144A*

    192,229       1,092,657  

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

    46,775       96,273  

Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    20,850       116,820  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,801       28,152  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    856,817       948,881  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,713       26,387  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,925       66,861  

Li Auto, Inc., Class A*

    112,294       2,543,139  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    185,851       463,393  

Liaoning Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    228,150       46,863  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class A

    6,525       34,856  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class H

    23,352       81,730  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    170,711       215,438  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,758       128,992  

Longshine Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,425       71,758  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    37,621       117,378  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,028       137,907  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,935       99,512  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,141       91,622  

MeiHua Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,200       46,766  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    87,925       68,092  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Meituan, Class B, 144A*

    512,163     $ 5,220,546  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    74,492       34,427  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    96,349       19,445  

Microport Scientific Corp.*

    118,500       116,248  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    31,584       44,711  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    47,622       221,723  

Minth Group Ltd.

    27,622       46,996  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,999       101,419  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,250       92,148  

Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,700       83,108  

Nanjing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,250       99,833  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,833       115,278  

National Silicon Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    44,089       94,294  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,093       161,363  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A*

    76,231       77,762  

NetEase, Inc.

    200,242       4,506,775  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,330       33,368  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A*

    12,878       15,836  

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

    10,820       1,011,995  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    25,409       82,625  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,965       80,909  

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,675       19,780  

Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,358       18,780  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,775       28,222  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,775       79,662  

Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    87,700       43,088  

NIO, Inc., ADR*(a)

    150,651       866,243  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    213,501       1,210,843  

Offcn Education Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    167,564       81,163  

Onewo, Inc., Class H

    40,011       98,126  

Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A

    3,541       34,146  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,630       108,370  

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

    218,056       92,751  

Ovctek China, Inc., Class A

    26,602       76,019  

Pacific Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    185,475       88,294  

People.cn Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,625       98,071  

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

    45,629       33,247  

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

    35,824       11,943  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,625       74,213  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,132       45,797  

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

    64,107       86,144  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    315,933       432,608  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,858       133,540  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

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

    79,017     $ 470,467  

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

    691,003       3,098,074  

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

    93,538       126,833  

Poly Property Services Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,472       19,676  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd., 144A

    82,915       207,372  

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

    21,073       14,185  

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

    1,043,757       550,623  

Qi An Xin Technology Group, Inc.,
Class A*

    17,251       83,774  

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    32,352       72,514  

Raytron Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,053       75,694  

Red Star Macalline Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    54,200       26,855  

Remegen Co. Ltd., Class A*

    11,993       83,557  

Remegen Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    31,496       90,520  

Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,400       25,406  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    7,588       15,755  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,375       92,153  

Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A*

    10,462       92,057  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,412       6,601  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    19,724       45,414  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,425       98,086  

Sealand Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    180,900       89,380  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    15,315       22,127  

SenseTime Group, Inc., Class B, 144A*

    2,138,756       245,872  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    10,625       135,562  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    8,471       83,167  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,225       6,698  

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

    27,491       43,683  

Shandong Hi-speed Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,400       82,295  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,900       45,418  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,644       17,358  

Shandong Sinocera Functional Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,550       46,789  

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

    229,567       149,256  

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,900       69,085  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,243       118,493  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    77,926       175,333  

Shanghai BOCHU Electronic Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,760       107,745  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,371       83,139  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    75,411       136,396  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,185     $ 73,098  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    61,761       109,341  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A*

    26,301       128,416  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,575       83,331  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,757       75,650  

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,996       74,067  

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

    40,706       64,994  

Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    56,325       83,566  

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

    59,300       75,388  

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

    253,900       102,576  

Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A

    14,300       70,694  

Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group Co. Ltd.*

    63,004       116,853  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,500       23,904  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,331       216,657  

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

    13,036       33,941  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,200       98,128  

Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,152       78,912  

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

    71,510       65,602  

Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,875       104,606  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    112,575       84,682  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,625       34,811  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,350       32,639  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    256,727       163,188  

Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,332       24,458  

Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,040       12,126  

Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    4,925       43,267  

Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,825       25,752  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,743       155,655  

Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,300       28,341  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,624       49,259  

Shenzhen Kedali Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       20,241  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

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

    10,066     $ 403,995  

Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,065       124,375  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A*

    176,739       75,305  

Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,100       93,615  

Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A

    9,350       84,024  

Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,525       55,296  

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,632       102,023  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    91,504       754,469  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,450       78,778  

Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,300       27,520  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,379       105,148  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,575       28,859  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,850       75,624  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,185       106,323  

Sinoma Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,082       13,210  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,675       81,625  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    121,834       341,592  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    65,423       27,911  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A*

    11,025       59,216  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    243,938       170,440  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,925       86,824  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,075       98,352  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,400       102,165  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A*

    4,525       36,029  

StarPower Semiconductor Ltd., Class A

    3,600       75,720  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,156       98,718  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    49,436       320,783  

Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,900       62,131  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,372       30,338  

SUPCON Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,471       98,728  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,450       23,789  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,354       90,320  

TAL Education Group, ADR*

    32,833       483,630  

TangShan Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,225       81,221  

Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,409       59,491  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A*

    41,024       25,792  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    682,216       24,155,717  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Tencent Music Entertainment Group,
ADR*

    63,181     $ 661,505  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,921       83,524  

Tianfeng Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    209,775       90,836  

Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Re Tang Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    13,900       57,855  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    4,293       31,954  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class H

    7,233       36,725  

Tianshui Huatian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,450       31,164  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,240       14,827  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.*

    141,576       357,340  

TongFu Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,150       34,354  

Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,350       74,047  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A*

    7,965       72,694  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd., 144A

    267,121       181,520  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    147,054       176,191  

Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR*

    64,272       2,858,176  

Tsinghua Tongfang Co. Ltd., Class A*

    82,775       77,545  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A*

    11,503       114,292  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    52,856       31,732  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    21,950       67,325  

Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,400       24,834  

Venustech Group, Inc., Class A

    26,825       82,054  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    24,128       464,464  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,920       78,960  

Wanda Film Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    25,814       42,813  

Wangfujing Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,650       70,614  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    15,874       144,771  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,663       78,864  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    144,186       283,628  

Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,230       76,762  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,550       5,893  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,806       112,611  

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,110       45,045  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,093       134,475  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    7,051       37,333  

Winner Medical Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,225       45,669  

Winning Health Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,800       88,364  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,800       57,891  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,675       148,766  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    48,773       303,398  

Wuxi Autowell Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,422       29,349  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    430,904       1,047,978  

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,300       26,149  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

WuXi XDC Cayman, Inc.*

    25,228     $ 58,649  

Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A

    30,524       44,100  

Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,825       84,296  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B, 144A*

    1,749,645       2,954,515  

Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd., Class A

    226,000       70,574  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    472,857       287,502  

XPeng, Inc., Class A*

    112,817       517,337  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    74,149       116,308  

Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,100       28,136  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    21,371       87,023  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,953       76,260  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,434       42,344  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,331       88,008  

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A*

    71,700       26,271  

YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,480       18,996  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,050       84,493  

Youngor Fashion Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,350       48,301  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,230       25,181  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,218       10,225  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,322       112,880  

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,950       90,534  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,402       85,357  

Yunnan Yuntianhua Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,500       31,644  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR*

    8,618       180,806  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,313       78,509  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,559       141,099  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    136,079       141,662  

Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,375       45,005  

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

    113,386       76,952  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,025       110,689  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,904       48,282  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,118       108,199  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,900       31,951  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    271,981       207,752  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,309       75,997  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,548       36,706  

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

    17,500       89,865  

Zhejiang Jinke Tom Culture Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    95,275       60,165  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,205       74,375  

Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,100       14,447  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd., 144A*

    57,376     $ 200,810  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,616       83,979  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       32,990  

Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,000       49,686  

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

    13,600       29,728  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,581       105,993  

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

    86,255       136,619  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    34,989       64,179  

Zhongtai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,450       104,608  

Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,584       80,749  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    33,684       98,959  

Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,080       10,881  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,536       59,199  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    344,691       557,402  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    15,937       66,046  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    48,471       109,340  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

    29,398       564,148  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $204,279,267)

      146,384,204  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    29,385       246,509  

Ecopetrol SA

    100,132       58,397  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    29,401       125,194  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $427,288)

      430,100  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

CEZ AS

    7,630       261,344  

Komercni Banka AS

    7,433       259,364  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $611,530)

      520,708  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Abou Kir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries

    13,456       29,177  

Commercial International Bank — Egypt (CIB)

    214,569       507,605  

EFG Holding S.A.E.*

    173,352       105,526  

Misr Fertilizers Production Co. SAE

    46,335       94,544  

Telecom Egypt Co.

    60,174       75,169  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $703,153)

      812,021  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.4%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA*

    239,368       449,939  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*

    271,227       561,041  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    25,505       385,300  

JUMBO SA

    8,279       242,255  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    65,790       515,734  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA*

    55,010       242,283  

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

    2,179       52,013  

Terna Energy SA

    11,100       199,277  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,096,794)

      2,647,842  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong — 0.6%            

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    333,786     $ 78,450  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    422,857       1,115,368  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    93,668       152,428  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    1,015,981       83,056  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    154,580       253,921  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    134,525       166,850  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    267,782       398,143  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    205,388       632,262  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.*

    791,407       155,677  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    151,041       168,428  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,945       3,442  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    256,300       205,923  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    233,912       129,075  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    187,059       124,964  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,756,067)

      3,667,987  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.3%            

OTP Bank Nyrt

    24,995       1,197,907  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    17,185       457,322  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,863,141)

      1,655,229  
   

 

 

 
India — 17.1%            

ABB India Ltd.

    2,421       158,982  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

    44,005       1,005,734  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    83,648       1,332,154  

Adani Wilmar Ltd.*

    15,530       71,482  

Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.*

    64,200       142,196  

Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

    3,743       231,459  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    10,187       190,130  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    12,126       892,322  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    27,181       55,695  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    28,879       982,843  

Astral Ltd.

    11,686       291,614  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd., 144A

    44,522       305,982  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    33,977       421,290  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*

    17,262       815,860  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    236,542       3,067,026  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR

    5,528       360,426  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    3,971       378,792  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    18,502       1,449,378  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    45,705       878,533  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    3,183       351,236  

Bandhan Bank Ltd., 144A

    58,966       139,101  

Bank of Baroda

    72,820       233,128  

Bank of India

    57,327       90,883  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    24,425       178,718  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    20,395       283,113  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    272,438       3,690,992  

Biocon Ltd.

    60,678       202,342  

Bosch Ltd.

    702       242,061  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    5,588       334,621  

Canara Bank

    15,804       107,585  

CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    39,826       212,900  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    32,624       428,554  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Cipla Ltd.

    64,138     $ 1,145,091  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    15,890       484,224  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

    22,398       264,023  

Cummins India Ltd.

    11,566       382,015  

Dabur India Ltd.

    48,874       317,206  

Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

    7,234       193,059  

Delhivery Ltd.*

    41,123       234,638  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    15,163       638,001  

DLF Ltd.

    42,880       466,054  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    17,241       1,335,812  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    5,810       265,736  

Embassy Office Parks REIT

    63,239       285,092  

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.*

    125,724       237,904  

Gland Pharma Ltd., 144A*

    8,013       170,661  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    44,773       679,131  

Godrej Properties Ltd.*

    9,782       282,909  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    3,803       100,510  

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

    1,588       70,895  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    121,000       2,428,063  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd., 144A

    10,625       480,914  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    310,428       5,254,153  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    108,665       762,734  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    4,711       251,498  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    41,561       252,550  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    101,417       2,950,546  

Honeywell Automation India Ltd.

    271       123,971  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    575,144       7,298,527  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    28,391       586,113  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    40,799       262,091  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.*

    306,679       299,776  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.

    85,659       606,107  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    33,694       376,860  

Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd., 144A

    255,381       451,988  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    64,783       1,152,349  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    6,929       440,206  

Infosys Ltd.

    481,622       9,722,908  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., 144A*

    2,704       102,900  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    35,035       338,070  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    34,953       195,555  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    122,610       2,498,225  

L&T Technology Services Ltd., 144A

    3,334       213,212  

Life Insurance Corp. Of India

    22,733       280,419  

Linde India Ltd.

    2,410       156,478  

LTIMindtree Ltd., 144A

    8,739       558,686  

Lupin Ltd.

    28,965       566,279  

Macrotech Developers Ltd., 144A

    25,625       360,117  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    75,728       258,831  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    34,956       814,665  

Marico Ltd.

    69,158       435,885  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    7,863       1,070,481  

Max Financial Services Ltd.*

    21,682       253,570  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    73,476       703,025  

Mphasis Ltd.

    7,690       242,744  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    11,372     $ 178,810  

Nestle India Ltd.

    25,765       806,731  

NHPC Ltd.

    315,448       335,359  

NMDC Ltd.

    68,836       187,539  

Oberoi Realty Ltd.

    10,762       174,475  

One 97 Communications Ltd.*

    34,103       165,875  

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.

    3,853       356,553  

Page Industries Ltd.

    669       276,823  

Patanjali Foods Ltd.

    1,615       29,951  

PB Fintech Ltd.*

    28,156       396,416  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    5,057       526,359  

PI Industries Ltd.

    6,107       270,504  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    11,101       366,301  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    111,742       540,003  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    309,002       1,054,090  

Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd.

    1,398       265,438  

Punjab National Bank

    116,234       170,812  

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.

    27,362       80,601  

REC Ltd.

    98,838       526,933  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    126,890       182,416  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    27,613       239,660  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    29,189       546,544  

Schaeffler India Ltd.

    3,715       129,610  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    17,624       518,329  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd., 144A

    31,982       265,892  

SRF Ltd.

    13,271       382,471  

State Bank of India

    189,719       1,711,713  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    123,531       2,350,875  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    5,382       269,411  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.*

    641,223       349,936  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    13,321       308,974  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    136,638       6,748,331  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    43,937       630,603  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    3,579       337,156  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    103,770       1,189,179  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A

    15,177       115,727  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    160,360       272,404  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    88,492       1,359,511  

Thermax Ltd.

    2,380       104,402  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    25,819       1,128,589  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    12,288       395,110  

Trent Ltd.

    18,068       845,870  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    7,695       323,762  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.*

    16,595       428,143  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    4,375       521,963  

Union Bank of India Ltd.

    9,229       16,284  

United Spirits Ltd.

    21,434       301,374  

UPL Ltd.

    37,045       209,851  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    45,691       776,154  

Vedant Fashions Ltd.

    3,896       48,357  

Vodafone Idea Ltd.*

    1,255,014       206,605  

Voltas Ltd.

    24,817       331,956  

Wipro Ltd.

    201,770       1,261,971  

WNS Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    4,769       275,171  

Yes Bank Ltd.*

    1,324,024       390,423  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Zomato Ltd.*

    383,944     $ 766,117  

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.

    22,998       261,249  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $84,455,183)

      103,042,255  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.1%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    228,348       21,215  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT*

    79,889,150       360,937  

PT Astra International Tbk

    598,214       198,897  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    5,875,696       3,692,173  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    4,030,953       1,795,525  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    1,768,884       675,361  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    7,882,665       3,072,308  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    1,797,090       111,496  

PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk

    510,609       148,813  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    191,889       59,099  

PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi

    2,497,872       100,932  

PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk

    3,065,184       91,673  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    10,606       6,125  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    117,490       86,351  

PT Indosat Tbk

    215,293       156,521  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    1,884,064       178,635  

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk*

    286,704       41,231  

PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk

    2,848,662       166,769  

PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk

    1,359,476       237,898  

PT Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk

    5,457,824       1,389,201  

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    1,150,474       136,168  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    795,607       138,212  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $11,021,131)

      12,865,540  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.5%            

PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR*
(Cost $7,684,825)

    71,920       8,956,917  
   

 

 

 
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC* (b)
(Cost $548,412)

    28,889       0  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.8%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC*

    149,001       291,076  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    116,182       242,825  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    275,212       263,896  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    705,079       1,856,376  

Mabanee Co KPSC

    79,285       210,808  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    224,760       367,477  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    513,113       1,634,489  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,434,747)

      4,866,947  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 1.2%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    244,300       223,425  

Axiata Group Bhd

    524,352       307,175  

Celcomdigi Bhd

    265,300       243,189  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    758,404       1,032,407  

Gamuda Bhd

    247,078       275,428  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    71,800       298,366  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    291,000       377,126  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    207,900       138,877  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    764       3,606  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    543,756       1,091,981  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    98,162       175,411  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

Maxis Bhd

    306,800     $ 240,501  

MR DIY Group M Bhd, 144A

    215,850       70,957  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    5,519       145,258  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    23,900       35,254  

PPB Group Bhd

    44,600       146,427  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    119,600       117,949  

Public Bank Bhd

    1,366,200       1,266,733  

QL Resources Bhd

    41,500       50,809  

RHB Bank Bhd

    267,275       315,402  

Sime Darby Bhd

    137,300       78,408  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    310,600       395,981  

TIME dotCom Bhd

    155,200       179,876  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,066,091)

      7,210,546  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 2.8%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    234,075       174,324  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series B

    3,643,150       3,406,948  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    54,803       589,598  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    182,187       139,097  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    61,678       601,222  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    20,652       150,886  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    235,019       424,140  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    141,408       1,763,447  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    4,564       81,171  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    27,617       407,252  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    14,708       430,980  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    148,839       621,816  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    35,527       306,965  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    41,576       318,839  

Grupo Elektra SAB DE CV

    5,463       380,510  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    319,945       3,303,589  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O*

    124,814       378,176  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    205,843       997,946  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV*

    6,169       77,203  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    151,145       335,474  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    3,167       5,849  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    564,925       2,259,170  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $15,203,670)

      17,154,602  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.6%            

Ayala Land, Inc.

    500,200       311,429  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    236,124       525,467  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    228,218       621,140  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    71,210       366,089  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    158,540       115,630  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    37,050       180,455  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    124,550       137,367  

PLDT, Inc.

    11,225       262,180  

SM Investments Corp.

    34,770       581,407  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Philippines (Continued)            

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    892,700     $ 501,811  

Universal Robina Corp.

    35,650       74,198  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,520,881)

      3,677,173  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.8%            

Commercial Bank PSQC

    245,610       341,061  

Dukhan Bank

    186,833       213,465  

Industries Qatar QSC

    109,827       389,115  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    560,429       389,422  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    118,348       61,433  

Ooredoo QPSC

    66,253       206,893  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    120,205       376,693  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    119,442       661,015  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    496,898       2,078,483  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $4,959,217)

      4,717,580  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC* (b)

    246,725       0  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC* (b)

    5,593       0  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR* (b)

    25,457       0  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC* (b)

    32,151       0  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC* (b)

    121,611       0  

PIK Group PJSC* (b)

    21,692       0  

Polyus PJSC* (b)

    2,793       0  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC* (b)

    989,954       0  

United Co. RUSAL International
PJSC* (b)

    255,320       0  

Yandex NV, Class A* (b)

    28,401       0  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,710,782)

      0  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 3.3%            

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    6,290       64,153  

Al Rajhi Bank

    220,358       5,229,411  

Alinma Bank

    92,928       1,089,029  

Almarai Co. JSC

    22,998       360,580  

Arab National Bank

    64,447       478,588  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    2,958       289,309  

Bank AlBilad

    48,678       641,200  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    56,068       569,605  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    6,649       407,063  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance

    5,415       233,909  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    6,511       571,880  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    37,740       556,495  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    61,209       254,283  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    8,485       279,191  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    4,970       188,182  

Riyad Bank

    104,711       868,334  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    18,411       150,467  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    70,997       780,904  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    85,124       1,788,596  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    8,980       49,566  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.*

    33,469       86,120  

Saudi National Bank

    201,384       2,274,115  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    206,850       2,341,355  

Savola Group

    9,112       128,773  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Saudi Arabia (Continued)            

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    26,531     $ 264,935  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,334,817)

      19,946,043  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%            

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A
(Cost $182,850)

    23,259       171,424  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 2.8%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    96,329       821,298  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    3,084       118,466  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    43,304       442,414  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    37,764       883,284  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    24,993       304,417  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    10,803       1,136,273  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    29,386       459,683  

Discovery Ltd.

    63,578       450,394  

FirstRand Ltd.

    534,980       1,806,529  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    100,651       1,321,114  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    38,867       131,247  

Investec Ltd.

    26,802       168,521  

MTN Group Ltd.

    190,672       829,927  

MultiChoice Group*

    45,235       246,197  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    20,436       3,361,097  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    38,427       439,060  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    12,828       73,342  

OUTsurance Group Ltd.

    105,074       228,072  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd., 144A

    133,762       130,180  

Sanlam Ltd.

    181,903       697,411  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    30,923       416,234  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    107,500       111,346  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    142,357       1,497,647  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    76,746       376,134  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    94,632       316,546  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,360,155)

      16,766,833  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 10.7%            

Alteogen, Inc.*

    2,944       355,066  

Amorepacific Corp.

    1,963       176,310  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    2,089       41,808  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

    2,185       181,974  

Celltrion, Inc.

    17,241       2,326,680  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    5,809       80,705  

Chunbo Co. Ltd.*

    1,142       77,443  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    224       50,381  

CJ Corp.*

    914       66,511  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.*

    1,942       115,797  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    353       32,978  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.*

    2,173       289,004  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    3,728       151,740  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    8,982       26,846  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.*

    1,161       86,142  

DL E&C Co. Ltd.

    604       16,783  

Dongsuh Cos., Inc.

    2,907       38,182  

Doosan Co. Ltd.*

    772       52,758  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.*

    19,898       242,673  

Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.*

    3,835       57,168  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.*

    2,942       588,798  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Ecopro Co. Ltd.*

    1,486     $ 689,658  

E-MART, Inc.*

    703       39,067  

F&F Co. Ltd. / New

    1,113       60,515  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    5,130       147,936  

Green Cross Corp.

    365       32,317  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*

    3,654       43,768  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    32,738       1,391,537  

Hanjin Kal Corp.

    2,399       113,861  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    47       1,913  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    838       210,192  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.

    3,234       100,061  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.*

    5,017       319,497  

Hanon Systems

    16,452       76,231  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.*

    821       104,999  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    1,144       41,581  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.

    11,051       230,298  

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. Ltd.*

    4,330       26,176  

HLB, Inc.*

    9,572       585,850  

HMM Co. Ltd.*

    5,919       81,211  

Hugel, Inc.*

    997       137,690  

HYBE Co. Ltd.

    1,696       253,585  

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.

    152       38,068  

Hyundai Autoever Corp.*

    683       76,578  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    1,154       45,411  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    2,320       60,457  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.*

    751       107,439  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    2,968       540,508  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    8,397       1,579,640  

Industrial Bank of Korea*

    34,699       364,814  

JYP Entertainment Corp.*

    3,279       181,483  

Kakao Corp.

    34,924       1,397,904  

Kakao Games Corp.*

    6,025       106,103  

KakaoBank Corp.

    16,285       347,934  

Kakaopay Corp.*

    4,568       151,112  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    41,741       1,990,503  

KCC Corp.

    109       21,733  

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co., Inc.*

    2,410       128,319  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    2,035       56,850  

Kia Corp.*

    9,226       862,599  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.*

    1,892       178,600  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    4,440       236,738  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    242       81,327  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    3,240       55,963  

Krafton, Inc.*

    2,163       368,730  

KT Corp.

    9,202       270,200  

KT&G Corp.

    11,946       834,318  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.*

    2,926       212,045  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.*

    26       2,888  

L&F Co. Ltd.*

    1,761       224,423  

LEENO Industrial, Inc.

    1,068       166,825  

LG Chem Ltd.

    3,236       1,100,862  

LG Corp.

    4,126       290,332  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    11,173       95,486  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    4,971       354,271  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

LG Energy Solution Ltd.*

    3,709     $ 1,118,326  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    545       130,561  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    1,697       257,430  

LG Uplus Corp.

    26,651       206,547  

Lotte Energy Materials Corp.

    2,949       77,069  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    1,388       80,887  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

    10,245       639,351  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.*

    40,470       274,136  

NAVER Corp.

    15,394       2,254,303  

NCSoft Corp.

    1,310       190,853  

Netmarble Corp., 144A*

    2,673       123,854  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.*

    23,989       211,498  

OCI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    342       24,142  

Orion Corp.

    941       65,650  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

    4,830       17,646  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

    4,559       103,909  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.*

    4,223       171,571  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.*

    1,803       429,221  

S-1 Corp.

    1,147       50,046  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    2,048       1,190,412  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    5,471       643,816  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.*

    5,334       150,414  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    6,502       683,599  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    322,732       17,789,523  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    13,710       253,279  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Ltd.*

    1,518       339,715  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,001       363,921  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    5,888       1,666,999  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    4,183       502,613  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    9,531       297,396  

SD Biosensor, Inc.*

    4,740       44,673  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    49,140       1,607,125  

Shinsegae, Inc.

    834       109,480  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.*

    3,771       274,414  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.*

    4,118       189,881  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    193       9,841  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    59,900       7,026,419  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd., 144A*

    4,133       227,507  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.*

    1,494       131,381  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.*

    3,361       16,532  

SK Square Co. Ltd.*

    12,014       630,654  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    12,735       504,006  

SKC Co. Ltd.*

    872       54,222  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.

    184       37,585  

SSANGYONG C&E Co. Ltd.

    5,733       30,051  

Studio Dragon Corp.*

    2,907       98,676  

Wemade Co. Ltd.*

    2,555       89,318  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    71,929       804,853  

Yuhan Corp.

    7,044       356,538  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $63,556,881)

      64,825,996  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 19.8%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    47,944       787,198  

Acer, Inc.

    86,239       123,181  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    51,906       640,420  

Airtac International Group

    9,970       381,648  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    7,040     $ 922,052  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    389,603       1,713,245  

Asia Cement Corp.

    820       1,049  

Asia Vital Components Co. Ltd.

    17,925       301,685  

ASMedia Technology, Inc.

    3,720       277,151  

ASPEED Technology, Inc.

    3,504       303,182  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    78,591       1,131,271  

AUO Corp.*

    667,479       369,537  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    28,875       179,958  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.*

    1,491,331       2,125,452  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    180,017       993,782  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    710,559       400,131  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    40,100       237,864  

China Airlines Ltd.

    173       109  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.*

    1,921,976       763,087  

China Steel Corp.

    578,465       450,189  

Chroma ATE, Inc.

    33,772       248,940  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    437,374       1,667,333  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    497       574  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,944,304       1,808,397  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    215,498       2,007,756  

E Ink Holdings, Inc.

    85,975       669,098  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,706,640       1,363,282  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    27,588       471,299  

Elite Material Co. Ltd.

    28,125       440,433  

eMemory Technology, Inc.

    6,705       574,845  

Eva Airways Corp.

    54,441       54,166  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    16,299       85,338  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    133,773       137,965  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    193,147       480,889  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    70,164       367,362  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,161,892       996,133  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    200,697       363,178  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    318,404       722,238  

Formosa Sumco Technology Corp.

    6,343       31,404  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    79,473       124,956  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    913,150       1,964,416  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    32,633       210,605  

Global Unichip Corp.

    8,197       412,320  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    17,593       310,568  

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

    14,525       118,095  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    178,903       224,694  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    736       5,588  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,208,545       3,938,061  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    23,676       502,589  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    904,759       629,706  

Innolux Corp.*

    657,503       315,132  

Inventec Corp.

    374,268       651,220  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    6,513       533,658  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    167,498       580,238  

Lotes Co. Ltd.

    9,541       309,386  

Macronix International Co. Ltd.

    22,773       20,497  

MediaTek, Inc.

    100,984       3,641,999  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,273,497       1,559,162  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    22,410       147,819  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    63,911     $ 386,181  

momo.com, Inc.

    7,632       107,323  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    333,461       629,799  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    16,787       112,322  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    137,242       292,203  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    10,675       124,786  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    63,738       1,211,868  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.

    44,511       248,539  

Pegatron Corp.

    124,483       336,712  

PharmaEssentia Corp.*

    29,251       303,989  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    11,915       236,721  

Polaris Group*

    31,094       69,449  

Pou Chen Corp.

    170,141       164,169  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    187,338       163,575  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    81,138       400,434  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    241,363       1,771,500  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    31,352       564,365  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.*

    136,207       156,634  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.*

    82,352       154,233  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

    440,966       627,769  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.*

    1,590,655       417,170  

Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.

    29,278       171,818  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,052,997       669,585  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    47,104       115,936  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

    93       106  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,541,226       848,395  

Taiwan Business Bank

    750,180       332,258  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    159,726       162,205  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    798,115       655,217  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    850       1,791  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    320,405       306,118  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    268,149       839,835  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,655,330       57,962,881  

Tatung Co. Ltd.*

    142,114       233,339  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    4,051       6,305  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    12,276       80,780  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    110,771       629,032  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    270,713       656,881  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    1,293,049       1,998,306  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    106,575       243,430  

VisEra Technologies Co. Ltd.

    15,424       149,802  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    4,613       234,229  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    624       730  

Walsin Technology Corp.

    21,383       75,765  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    1,039       1,657  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    53,164       255,649  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    121,943       107,825  

Wistron Corp.

    225,687       824,652  

Wiwynn Corp.

    6,837       503,969  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    25,122       73,754  

WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    36,700       199,119  

Yageo Corp.

    28,079       495,676  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    2,038     $ 3,214  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,309,494       1,137,177  

Yulon Finance Corp.

    45,403       237,720  

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

    25,497       57,028  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    48,125       153,010  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $106,436,568)

      119,698,465  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 1.8%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    134,400       753,225  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    370,300       655,627  

Asset World Corp. PCL

    381,900       41,102  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR (a)

    1,344,300       144,681  

Bangkok Bank PCL

    67,900       268,836  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR (a)

    59,700       238,034  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    625,900       497,369  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL

    526,600       118,197  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    866,600       194,511  

Bangkok Life Assurance PCL, NVDR

    53,300       26,602  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR (a)

    73,300       49,459  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    1,035,100       148,634  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    74,600       465,925  

Carabao Group PCL, NVDR

    43,400       84,101  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    193,700       349,702  

Central Retail Corp. PCL

    88,500       85,749  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    217,300       210,544  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    370,300       195,139  

Com7 PCL, Class F

    106,300       59,574  

Com7 PCL, NVDR

    118,700       68,509  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    586,200       939,816  

CP Axtra PCL

    19,600       18,171  

CP Axtra PCL, NVDR

    195,500       181,246  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR*

    47,700       94,762  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    282,100       277,263  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    641,800       200,423  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    29,700       19,295  

Intouch Holdings PCL, Class F

    3,400       6,423  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    151,700       286,566  

JMT Network Services PCL

    93,500       58,397  

JMT Network Services PCL, NVDR

    144,800       90,437  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    151,300       518,887  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    58,700       61,785  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    384,600       172,649  

Krungthai Card PCL

    72,400       86,299  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    118,000       140,652  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    849,900       180,099  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    371,083       328,506  

Muangthai Capital PCL

    600       765  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    152,500       194,532  

Ngern Tid Lor PCL

    80,400       50,439  

Ngern Tid Lor PCL, NVDR

    232,200       145,671  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR (a)

    130,400       73,808  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    148,900       157,764  

Siam Global House PCL, NVDR

    140,009       66,364  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR

    187,700       198,874  

Thai Beverage PCL

    551,200       207,018  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

Thai Life Insurance PCL

    182,600     $ 45,822  

Thai Life Insurance PCL, NVDR

    218,200       54,755  

Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR (a)

    92,800       260,042  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, NVDR

    4,453,777       228,494  

TOA Paint Thailand PCL

    58,500       32,622  

True Corp. PCL*

    299,400       58,853  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR*

    1,699,369       334,046  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    1,655,400       212,320  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,191,009)

      10,639,385  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.8%            

Akbank TAS

    222,412       296,219  

Astor Transformator Enerji Turizm Insaat Ve Petrol Sanayi Ticaret AS

    12,616       49,018  

Aydem Yenilenebilir Enerji AS*

    96,331       89,482  

Bera Holding AS

    80,219       51,955  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    41,539       516,581  

Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama AS

    1,247       172,652  

Bosch Fren Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS

    3,149       129,622  

Celebi Hava Servisi AS

    2,151       93,840  

Deva Holding AS

    21,533       53,626  

Dogus Otomotiv Servis Ve Ticaret AS

    11,259       96,380  

Eczacibasi Yatirim Holding Ortakligi AS

    4,088       34,995  

Ege Endustri Ve Ticaret AS

    106       58,959  

Eis Eczacibasi Ilac Ve Sinai Ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    50,671       87,157  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT

    318,750       113,330  

Girisim Elektrik Taahhut Ticaret VE Sanayi AS*

    13,268       32,937  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    21,539       54,848  

Hektas Ticaret TAS*

    177,054       108,320  

Investco Holding AS*

    6,851       82,950  

Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS
REIT*

    167,626       92,941  

Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS

    100,608       119,816  

Kiler Holding AS*

    82,995       164,822  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    168,095       123,299  

Logo Yazilim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    28,254       97,197  

Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS, Class B, 144A

    13,814       62,787  

MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS, 144A*

    17,625       96,537  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS*

    684       18,787  

Penta Teknoloji Urunleri Dagitim Ticaret AS*

    55,037       36,562  

Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakir Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    46,222       50,279  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS*

    149,476       189,408  

Selcuk Ecza Deposu Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS

    15,152       29,193  

Smart Gunes Enerjisi Teknolojileri ArGe Uretim Sanayi VE Ticaret AS*

    16,991       35,403  

Torunlar Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT

    66,908       80,196  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    22,101       199,456  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS*

    95,380       98,069  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Turkey (Continued)            

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    150,757     $ 323,295  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    677,210       240,778  

Turkiye Sigorta AS

    51,437       82,709  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS*

    174,967       46,404  

Verusa Holding AS

    11,525       98,565  

Ziraat Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    417,878       93,026  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,449,656)

      4,502,400  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 2.1%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    337,606       787,738  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    136,904       418,961  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    275,268       414,450  

Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC*

    136,125       597,439  

Borouge PLC

    234,180       151,746  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    207,384       363,624  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    435,638       963,103  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    272,986       1,360,136  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    403,505       1,988,467  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    501,009       1,860,590  

International Holding Co. PJSC*

    32,236       3,510,686  

Multiply Group PJSC*

    414,673       256,285  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,531,808)

      12,673,225  
   

 

 

 
United States — 0.2%            

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*

    4,313       714,448  

BeiGene Ltd., Class A*

    2,911       53,338  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    7,858       252,325  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,244,874)

      1,020,111  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $619,406,733)

      593,080,585  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.8%    
Brazil — 1.1%            

Banco Bradesco SA

    589,163       1,630,421  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B

    30,819       297,171  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    128,823       310,348  

Companhia Paranaense de Energia

    107,621       221,365  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    544,258       3,717,734  

Itausa SA

    383,928       795,882  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,025,722)

      6,972,921  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B
(Cost $495,960)

    9,835       488,183  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA
(Cost $477,212)

    63,384       517,842  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

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

    71,636       0  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.5%            

Doosan Co. Ltd.*

    1,109       42,225  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    281       33,658  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    1,153       139,146  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

LG Chem Ltd.

    558     $ 125,713  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    54,327       2,594,771  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    523       90,139  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,096,837)

      3,025,652  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $10,371,624)

      11,004,598  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Brazil — 0.0%            

Magazine Luiza SA* , expires 3/15/24 (Cost $0)

    25,893       938  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd.* , expires 3/14/24 (Cost $0)

    8,821       8,678  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      9,616  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Thailand — 0.0%            

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

    400       0  

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

    800       2  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

      2  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)

      2  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.2%

 

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)
(Cost $1,498,996)

    1,498,996       1,498,996  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

   

(Cost $631,277,353)

    $ 605,593,797  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.2%)

      (1,418,035
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 604,175,762  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.2%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)

 

      —        1,498,996 (e)       —        —         —        5,670         —        1,498,996        1,498,996  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)

 

     1,488,084        110,405,101       (111,893,185      —         —        108,404         —         —         —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      1,488,084         111,904,097        (111,893,185      —         —         114,074         —         1,498,996         1,498,996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $1,379,004, which is 0.2% 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.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

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 February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Future

   USD    49    $ 2,497,780      $ 2,491,160      3/15/2024    $ (6,620

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

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

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

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 593,080,585     $      $  0      $ 593,080,585  

Preferred Stocks (a)

     11,004,598              0        11,004,598  

Rights (a)

           9,616               9,616  

Warrants

     2                     2  

Short-Term Investments (a)

     1,498,996                     1,498,996  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 605,584,181     $ 9,616      $ 0      $ 605,593,797  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Derivatives (b)

          

Futures Contracts

   $ (6,620   $      $  —      $ (6,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ (6,620   $      $      $ (6,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.5%    
Australia — 5.8%            

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    17,870     $ 331,046  

APA Group (a)

    7,750       39,614  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    3,462       105,117  

ASX Ltd.

    1,113       47,666  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    10,499       26,047  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    2,699       40,140  

Brambles Ltd.

    8,110       79,582  

Cochlear Ltd.

    383       87,329  

Coles Group Ltd.

    7,916       87,111  

Computershare Ltd.

    3,284       55,427  

Dexus REIT

    6,382       30,586  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    886       19,945  

Endeavour Group Ltd.

    8,514       30,491  

Fortescue Ltd.

    10,286       173,672  

Goodman Group REIT

    10,054       195,745  

GPT Group REIT

    10,588       29,991  

IDP Education Ltd. (b)

    1,511       18,782  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    2,185       277,169  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    1,010       43,859  

Mirvac Group REIT

    22,038       31,283  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    6,752       56,716  

Orica Ltd.

    2,597       28,934  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    15,703       42,945  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    8,724       98,218  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    1,048       37,471  

REA Group Ltd.

    315       39,814  

Scentre Group REIT

    31,173       63,128  

SEEK Ltd.

    2,050       35,013  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    2,604       50,614  

Stockland REIT

    14,536       42,498  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    7,418       73,903  

Telstra Group Ltd.

    23,681       58,904  

Transurban Group (a)

    17,961       158,354  

Vicinity Ltd. REIT

    21,528       27,195  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    11,078       219,000  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,617,903)

      2,783,309  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.1%            

OMV AG

    865       38,135  

Verbund AG

    408       29,582  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $80,146)

      67,717  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.3%            

KBC Group NV

    1,456       102,257  

Umicore SA

    1,232       25,718  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $150,659)

      127,975  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Antofagasta PLC
(Cost $43,973)

    2,234       51,361  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 6.6%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    20       27,147  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    23       32,542  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    741       98,494  

DSV A/S

    1,034       166,021  

Genmab A/S*

    382       107,031  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Denmark (Continued)            

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    19,216     $ 2,286,683  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    2,197       124,006  

Orsted AS, 144A

    1,108       62,202  

Pandora A/S

    510       82,405  

ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B

    55       17,606  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S*

    5,889       164,095  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,913,125)

      3,168,232  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.0%            

Elisa OYJ

    882       39,763  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    1,625       31,064  

Metso Corp.

    3,812       40,723  

Neste OYJ

    2,469       67,784  

Nokia OYJ

    31,428       110,855  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    3,313       41,875  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    3,094       103,559  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    2,797       43,268  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $553,762)

      478,891  
   

 

 

 
France — 13.5%            

Aeroports de Paris SA

    205       27,885  

AXA SA

    10,643       378,690  

BNP Paribas SA

    6,065       363,472  

Bouygues SA

    1,150       45,510  

Carrefour SA

    3,453       58,030  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    3,945       145,960  

Credit Agricole SA

    6,405       86,778  

Danone SA

    3,796       242,445  

Dassault Systemes SE

    3,894       181,977  

Eiffage SA

    402       43,785  

Gecina SA REIT

    265       25,609  

Getlink SE

    2,053       35,080  

Hermes International SCA

    187       468,064  

Kering SA

    433       199,166  

Klepierre SA REIT

    1,291       32,803  

L’Oreal SA

    1,416       676,828  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,626       1,482,971  

Orange SA

    11,056       126,893  

Schneider Electric SE

    3,201       726,740  

Societe Generale SA

    4,242       102,965  

STMicroelectronics NV

    3,996       180,430  

Teleperformance SE

    343       42,518  

TotalEnergies SE

    12,781       815,889  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    1,382       15,890  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $5,646,520)

      6,506,378  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 4.6%            

adidas AG

    948       191,962  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,902       224,802  

Beiersdorf AG

    577       82,764  

Brenntag SE

    784       71,589  

Commerzbank AG

    6,213       71,907  

Covestro AG, 144A*

    1,135       61,781  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,131       236,949  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG*

    3,510       27,303  

Deutsche Post AG

    5,875       272,806  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,448       26,732  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

GEA Group AG

    992     $ 40,009  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    764       74,161  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    605       40,853  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    414       28,977  

LEG Immobilien SE*

    430       31,651  

Merck KGaA

    753       128,585  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    809       376,798  

Puma SE

    621       28,541  

Symrise AG

    775       79,304  

Vonovia SE

    4,285       119,635  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    1,311       27,693  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,024,706)

      2,244,802  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.1%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    66,888       543,388  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    21,542       56,821  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    3,709       21,817  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    4,420       50,473  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    20,672       25,217  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    65,542       50,734  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    9,231       30,657  

Prudential PLC

    16,053       157,901  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    24,034       25,941  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,763       22,905  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    5,685       11,735  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    47,870       28,861  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,321,538)

      1,026,450  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.5%            

CRH PLC

    4,085       339,700  

DCC PLC

    557       39,569  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI*

    2,595       102,651  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    931       81,747  

Kingspan Group PLC

    899       81,214  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,497       63,876  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $510,564)

      708,757  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.2%            

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM
(Cost $71,190)

    8,902       74,574  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.7%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    5,922       140,474  

Enel SpA

    48,103       306,238  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    3,550       49,096  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,175       43,274  

Moncler SpA

    1,225       88,367  

Nexi SpA, 144A*

    3,404       24,953  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    2,639       30,957  

Prysmian SpA

    1,481       73,803  

Terna — Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    8,256       64,719  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $789,563)

      821,881  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 26.2%            

Advantest Corp.

    4,500       207,757  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    3,800       90,766  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    2,700       99,272  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

ANA Holdings, Inc.*

    800     $ 17,446  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    7,200       50,102  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    10,400       114,756  

Azbil Corp.

    600       17,603  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    3,500       67,652  

Bridgestone Corp.

    3,300       142,125  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,500       25,150  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,165       33,992  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    1,848       43,783  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    11,000       365,564  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,571       222,262  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,400       98,363  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    7,900       58,167  

Denso Corp.

    11,100       204,245  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,508       63,012  

FANUC Corp.

    5,625       164,312  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,042       301,175  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    700       42,560  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    2,250       143,160  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    1,051       164,212  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    1,300       37,497  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    221       23,500  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    600       17,334  

Hitachi Ltd.

    5,500       465,407  

Hoya Corp.

    2,099       273,261  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    2,300       22,943  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    700       32,276  

Inpex Corp.

    5,700       76,587  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    3,300       47,007  

ITOCHU Corp.

    7,000       304,750  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    3,400       55,769  

JSR Corp.

    1,100       29,560  

Kao Corp.

    2,784       105,951  

KDDI Corp.

    8,902       270,861  

Kikkoman Corp.

    800       52,387  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,200       15,189  

Komatsu Ltd.

    5,500       159,705  

Kubota Corp.

    6,000       87,954  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,700       33,751  

LY Corp.

    15,800       43,588  

Marubeni Corp.

    8,600       142,041  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    1,900       31,495  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    3,200       37,587  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    500       23,285  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,300       29,332  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    7,700       44,167  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    6,500       99,908  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    900       24,943  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    5,300       143,805  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    14,300       267,617  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    2,500       123,772  

NEC Corp.

    1,500       101,122  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    6,120       343,476  

NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc.

    450       23,809  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,550       41,179  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    15       25,115  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       35,093  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    442     $ 64,911  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    850       78,088  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    17,100       97,205  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    700       17,412  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    2,300       64,603  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    3,500       56,930  

Omron Corp.

    1,013       37,577  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,300       38,233  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    6,425       230,222  

ORIX Corp.

    6,800       142,524  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,300       46,009  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    2,300       54,169  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    12,900       122,432  

Rakuten Group, Inc.*

    8,800       48,213  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,500       343,249  

Renesas Electronics Corp.

    8,600       141,035  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    3,200       26,619  

SCSK Corp.

    800       14,752  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,200       87,553  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,800       29,116  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,200       31,000  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    3,600       80,337  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,500       201,143  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000       25,095  

Sharp Corp.*

    1,600       8,718  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,340       36,555  

Shimizu Corp.

    3,100       17,995  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    10,575       451,276  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,400       70,005  

SoftBank Corp.

    17,100       225,361  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,740       102,096  

Sony Group Corp.

    7,433       642,882  

Subaru Corp.

    3,500       79,602  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    4,100       60,828  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,553       40,509  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    7,453       415,500  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    3,800       77,158  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    700       23,020  

Sysmex Corp.

    1,000       56,257  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    2,900       50,436  

TDK Corp.

    2,325       120,949  

Terumo Corp.

    3,950       154,020  

TIS, Inc.

    1,300       29,315  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,000       25,570  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    10,600       309,919  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2,775       683,599  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,100       46,007  

Tokyu Corp.

    3,200       39,842  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    8,300       38,292  

TOTO Ltd.

    700       18,937  

Unicharm Corp.

    2,400       79,792  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,100       19,149  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,250       52,040  

Yamaha Corp.

    919       20,085  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,400       48,328  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       24,320  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,372       56,092  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,279     $ 27,038  

ZOZO, Inc.

    900       20,409  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $10,883,496)

      12,680,787  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

Tenaris SA
(Cost $34,527)

    2,733       48,562  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.3%            

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,002       73,018  

ASML Holding NV

    2,373       2,235,394  

ING Groep NV

    19,511       267,935  

JDE Peet’s NV

    550       12,582  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    5,705       169,899  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    19,797       72,475  

NN Group NV

    1,642       73,315  

Prosus NV*

    8,697       254,015  

Universal Music Group NV

    4,773       143,951  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,461       230,592  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,341,851)

      3,533,176  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.3%            

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    3,759       15,298  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    7,158       26,079  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    10,726       33,132  

Xero Ltd.*

    824       68,308  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $137,481)

      142,817  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.0%            

Aker BP ASA

    1,828       44,444  

DNB Bank ASA

    5,448       109,122  

Equinor ASA

    5,335       131,698  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,141       18,042  

Mowi ASA

    2,618       50,610  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    7,858       40,435  

Orkla ASA

    4,284       30,742  

Salmar ASA

    430       27,319  

Telenor ASA

    3,709       40,662  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $556,474)

      493,074  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    2,868       45,219  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,691       40,478  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $70,334)

      85,697  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.7%            

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT (b)

    32,865       47,907  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd.

    15,100       31,220  

City Developments Ltd.

    2,900       12,229  

Keppel Ltd.

    8,700       46,845  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    5,100       35,843  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    7,500       155,901  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $331,477)

      329,945  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 1.6%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,300       53,374  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    2,626       154,533  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

Iberdrola SA

    36,138     $ 415,314  

Redeia Corp. SA

    2,333       37,112  

Repsol SA

    7,144       113,837  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $755,889)

      774,170  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.1%            

Alfa Laval AB

    1,681       63,309  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    5,868       167,520  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    15,697       272,679  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    9,015       134,910  

Beijer Ref AB

    2,410       33,911  

Boliden AB

    1,587       40,237  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    3,833       69,548  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    2,267       37,420  

EQT AB

    2,069       60,586  

Essity AB, Class B

    3,568       83,343  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    3,845       52,193  

Holmen AB, Class B

    537       21,579  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    2,369       18,284  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    8,871       49,536  

Sandvik AB

    6,223       140,067  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,989       43,404  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    3,560       50,454  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    8,511       101,828  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    3,151       26,469  

Telia Co. AB

    14,391       34,310  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,379,617)

      1,501,587  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 9.0%            

ABB Ltd.

    9,393       434,368  

Baloise Holding AG

    273       44,211  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

    174       20,926  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    12       147,453  

Clariant AG*

    1,226       15,232  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    1,304       40,660  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    1,107       118,596  

Geberit AG

    201       117,146  

Givaudan SA

    54       227,333  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    1,179       63,305  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    320       108,151  

Logitech International SA

    962       85,193  

Lonza Group AG

    441       231,380  

Novartis AG

    12,072       1,226,873  

SGS SA

    879       84,651  

SIG Group AG*

    1,794       35,654  

Sika AG

    902       261,724  

Sonova Holding AG

    306       94,627  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    174       126,783  

Swiss Re AG

    1,766       213,793  

Swisscom AG

    151       86,668  

Temenos AG

    377       28,386  

VAT Group AG, 144A

    157       78,950  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    861       459,565  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,814,462)

      4,351,628  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 12.5%            

3i Group PLC

    5,804       181,195  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

abrdn PLC

    11,746     $ 23,387  

Admiral Group PLC

    1,552       52,339  

Anglo American PLC

    7,515       161,699  

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,554       183,503  

Associated British Foods PLC

    2,076       59,690  

AstraZeneca PLC

    9,128       1,152,684  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    5,244       49,114  

Barratt Developments PLC

    5,685       33,547  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    636       37,353  

BT Group PLC

    37,863       50,026  

Burberry Group PLC

    2,220       36,085  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    1,197       82,150  

Croda International PLC

    813       49,014  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    1,034       16,677  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    112,776       876,622  

Informa PLC

    8,051       82,512  

Intertek Group PLC

    938       54,841  

J Sainsbury PLC

    9,691       30,598  

Kingfisher PLC

    11,105       32,941  

Legal & General Group PLC

    35,020       107,247  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    375,520       221,214  

Mondi PLC

    2,577       45,914  

National Grid PLC

    21,736       285,260  

Ocado Group PLC*

    3,580       23,159  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    4,387       27,597  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    4,252       268,821  

RELX PLC

    11,086       485,345  

Sage Group PLC

    6,016       94,706  

Schroders PLC

    4,378       21,781  

Segro PLC REIT

    6,864       73,403  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    426       55,638  

St James’s Place PLC

    3,119       19,845  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    21,071       36,742  

Tesco PLC

    41,686       147,013  

Unilever PLC

    14,787       723,222  

Vodafone Group PLC

    133,876       117,052  

WPP PLC

    6,278       56,161  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $6,069,165)

      6,056,097  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $42,098,422)

      48,057,867  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%    
Germany — 0.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    339       37,161  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    987       74,296  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $112,176)

      111,457  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0%            

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (b)
(Cost $687)

    10       773  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.2%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)
(Cost $99,674)

    99,674       99,674  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)
(Cost $15,377)

    15,377     $ 15,377  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $42,326,336)

    $ 48,285,148  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.0%

      16,940  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 48,302,088  
   

 

 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

    Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.2%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)

 

  
           99,674 (e)                          370               99,674        99,674  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)

 

  
    11,252        479,408       (475,283                   763               15,377        15,377  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     11,252         579,082        (475,283      —         —         1,133         —         115,051         115,051  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $96,283, which is 0.2% 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.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

CDI:   Chess Depositary Interests
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.

At February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

EURO STOXX 50 Futures

   EUR    1    $ 49,774      $ 52,960      3/15/2024    $ 3,186  

Micro EURO STOXX 50 Futures

   EUR    5      26,350        26,480      3/15/2024      130  

MINI TOPIX Index Futures

   JPY    2      31,553        35,826      3/07/2024      4,273  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 7,589  
                 

 

 

 

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

Currency Abbreviations

EUR   Euro
JPY   Japanese Yen

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 48,057,867        $  —        $  —        $ 48,057,867  

Preferred Stocks

       111,457                            111,457  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       773                            773  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       115,051                            115,051  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       7,589                            7,589  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 48,292,737        $        $        $ 48,292,737  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4%    
Brazil — 2.8%            

Atacadao SA

    4,126     $ 10,040  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    2,487       14,315  

CCR SA

    7,060       19,580  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    2,297       36,596  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    4,500       15,233  

Cosan SA

    8,349       28,566  

Energisa SA

    1,404       14,366  

Equatorial Energia SA

    7,217       49,647  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA, 144A*

    33,365       24,644  

Klabin SA

    5,133       23,317  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    6,266       66,839  

Localiza Rent a Car SA*

    22       235  

Lojas Renner SA

    6,576       20,911  

Magazine Luiza SA*

    20,440       8,762  

Natura & Co. Holding SA*

    6,237       20,473  

PRIO SA

    5,351       47,074  

Raia Drogasil SA

    9,006       48,287  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA, 144A

    3,812       19,426  

Rumo SA

    9,072       41,483  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    2,834       31,074  

TIM SA

    5,043       18,442  

TOTVS SA

    3,923       24,231  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    4,964       29,333  

WEG SA

    11,310       83,516  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $625,203)

      696,390  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.3%            

Cencosud SA

    8,783       15,758  

Empresas CMPC SA

    7,977       14,147  

Empresas Copec SA

    2,668       17,106  

Enel Americas SA

    145,631       14,834  

Falabella SA*

    5,724       14,502  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $86,272)

      76,347  
   

 

 

 
China — 24.9%            

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       2,704  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    4,879       12,128  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    35,800       20,818  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    186,363       76,651  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       8,743  

Air China Ltd., Class A*

    4,800       4,983  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    13,956       7,487  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    109,161       1,016,482  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       935  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       5,648  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,533       18,660  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    100       1,212  

Baidu, Inc., Class A*

    15,290       194,426  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       3,706  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    777       20,619  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,038       173,774  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       704  

CECEP Solar Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,600       1,208  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    900     $ 1,486  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    643,580       401,169  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.,
Class A*

    7,100       3,754  

China Feihe Ltd., 144A

    24,804       12,356  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,828       2,542  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*

    2,801       8,640  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    21,414       53,830  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,134       36,170  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,168       102,114  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A

    11,070       7,494  

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

    400       3,052  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,674       3,019  

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

    12,810       8,214  

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

    800       9,671  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    764       7,505  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,385       6,110  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,367       11,895  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,100       35,114  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       5,939  

CITIC Ltd.

    39,068       39,473  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    8,624       7,361  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    25,630       15,845  

CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,974  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,795       40,734  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,205       11,634  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    60,443       47,250  

East Buy Holding Ltd., 144A*

    2,796       8,643  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,036  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    5,489       45,118  

ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       3,119  

Fosun International Ltd.

    17,016       9,824  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    664       3,691  

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

    2,798       9,292  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       893  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    7,910       15,984  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       1,803  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,232  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,674  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       9,027  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,422       50,134  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    3,835       9,719  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       1,388  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    200     $ 1,250  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    7,839       13,818  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,642       6,659  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       2,805  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,356       6,772  

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

    9,778       11,566  

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., 144A

    2,198       8,268  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    26,500       19,603  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    433,460       223,684  

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

    2,650       10,427  

Innovent Biologics, Inc., 144A*

    7,822       42,313  

JD Logistics, Inc., 144A*

    13,209       13,110  

JD.com, Inc., Class A

    15,595       177,388  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,600       2,332  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,064       7,264  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       15,978  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       2,725  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       1,341  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    1,513       23,678  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

    18,914       20,439  

Kuaishou Technology, 144A*

    15,828       89,969  

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

    1,100       2,264  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    53,308       59,036  

Li Auto, Inc., Class A*

    7,854       177,871  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class A

    300       1,603  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    13,294       16,777  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    900       1,274  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    2,664       12,403  

NetEase, Inc.

    12,907       290,493  

NIO, Inc., ADR* (a)

    9,477       54,493  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    13,667       77,511  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,800       1,546  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       1,627  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    750       2,430  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd., 144A

    3,220       8,053  

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

    12,284       8,269  

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

    55,065       29,049  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,439       5,001  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,188       11,646  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300     $ 1,850  

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

    17,011       11,060  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A*

    4,200       2,472  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    826       2,818  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,817       6,904  

Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A

    400       1,977  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,278       3,216  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,091       8,194  

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

    1,052       2,739  

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

    1,600       1,468  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    624       5,474  

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

    448       17,980  

Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       2,248  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,868       24,864  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    4,708       12,448  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A*

    196       1,053  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    670       8,109  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       1,579  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A*

    7,900       4,967  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    44,393       1,571,855  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    600       4,466  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.*

    8,100       20,444  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A*

    100       913  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    2,362       45,468  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       6,325  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,000       25,572  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       2,311  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,088       8,226  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    2,489       15,483  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    25,939       63,085  

XPeng, Inc., Class A*

    7,334       33,631  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd., 144A

    8,450       13,254  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       3,142  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    2,709       116,189  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    806       5,574  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    358       2,280  

Zai Lab Ltd.*

    6,241       13,584  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       3,252  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       9,285  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    912       2,605  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,942       9,122  

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

    800       1,749  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

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

    3,800     $ 4,219  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

    2,885       55,363  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,553,344)

      6,249,362  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    1,711       14,353  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    2,679       11,408  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $30,945)

      25,761  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni Banka AS

    454       15,842  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    2,257       9,941  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $22,281)

      25,783  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.2%            

Commercial International Bank — Egypt (CIB) (Cost $26,611)

    17,245       40,796  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.5%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA*

    14,485       27,227  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA*

    17,815       36,851  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,363       20,591  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    446       12,742  

Mytilineos SA

    629       24,504  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $74,352)

      121,915  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 1.4%            

Alibaba Health Information Technology
Ltd.*

    36,842       16,188  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    28,772       6,762  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    26,391       13,316  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    9,149       15,029  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,436       9,223  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    25,691       38,198  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    6,347       19,214  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    21,826       67,189  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.*

    41,857       8,234  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    13,756       20,593  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    10,270       8,251  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    41,613       45,500  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    26,615       22,743  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    836       12,996  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    68,556       27,409  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    1,942       5,767  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    32,681       18,034  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $508,039)

      354,646  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.5%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    2,959       23,534  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    1,479       70,882  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    973       25,893  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $104,626)

      120,309  
   

 

 

 
India — 16.5%            

ABB India Ltd.

    366       24,035  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

    2,144       49,001  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    9,600     $ 19,671  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    2,599       88,452  

Astral Ltd.

    795       19,839  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd., 144A

    1,191       8,185  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    15,442       200,222  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    1,867       146,254  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    1,947       14,246  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    15,158       205,361  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    747       44,732  

Cipla Ltd.

    3,420       61,059  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    919       28,005  

Cummins India Ltd.

    958       31,642  

Dabur India Ltd.

    4,232       27,467  

DLF Ltd.

    4,907       53,333  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    942       43,085  

GAIL India Ltd.

    14,638       32,174  

GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd.*

    14,178       14,363  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    1,710       45,194  

Havells India Ltd.

    1,700       31,397  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    6,300       126,420  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    824       43,989  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    8,530       51,834  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    5,567       161,962  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    2,296       14,749  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.

    5,952       42,115  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    1,998       10,265  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    483       30,686  

Infosys Ltd.

    15,068       304,190  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    7,118       142,075  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., 144A*

    1,015       38,626  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    7,395       150,676  

Lupin Ltd.

    1,463       28,602  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    6,160       143,562  

Marico Ltd.

    3,537       22,293  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    5,022       48,051  

Nestle India Ltd.

    2,221       69,542  

PI Industries Ltd.

    568       25,159  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    1,000       32,997  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    31,262       106,643  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    20,401       718,841  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    63       19,378  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    1,899       55,850  

Siemens Ltd.

    617       34,819  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    429       21,475  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.*

    55,479       30,277  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    6,046       298,602  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    733       23,569  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.*

    1,672       43,137  

UPL Ltd.

    3,029       17,159  

Vedanta Ltd.

    6,423       20,764  

Zomato Ltd.*

    40,661       81,134  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,211,254)

      4,147,158  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.2%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    64,114       5,956  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    366,793       230,486  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Indonesia (Continued)            

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    461,814     $ 179,994  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    202,106       12,539  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    142,363       13,498  

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk*

    66,750       9,599  

PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk

    140,658       8,235  

PT Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk

    333,840       84,974  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    51,759       8,992  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $525,333)

      554,273  
   

 

 

 
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC* (b)
(Cost $40,174)

    2,070       0  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.6%            

Kuwait Finance House KSCP
(Cost $129,010)

    56,593       149,002  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 2.1%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    11,100       10,151  

Axiata Group Bhd

    17,983       10,535  

Celcomdigi Bhd

    23,200       21,266  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    43,073       58,635  

Gamuda Bhd

    12,859       14,334  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    15,200       19,699  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    2,670       12,603  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    36,653       73,607  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    6,328       11,308  

Maxis Bhd

    17,000       13,326  

MISC Bhd

    7,600       12,171  

MR DIY Group M Bhd, 144A

    23,100       7,594  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    500       13,160  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    18,300       26,994  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,900       9,145  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    5,300       20,036  

PPB Group Bhd

    4,700       15,431  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    25,400       25,049  

Public Bank Bhd

    98,175       91,027  

QL Resources Bhd

    7,400       9,060  

RHB Bank Bhd

    11,057       13,048  

Sime Darby Bhd

    20,200       11,536  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    8,500       10,837  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    21,100       11,872  

YTL Power International Bhd

    15,900       13,235  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $531,042)

      535,659  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 3.0%            

America Movil SAB de CV, Series B

    127,765       119,482  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    3,394       36,514  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    103,001       78,640  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    18,492       33,373  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    12,841       160,135  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    1,247       22,178  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    1,277       37,419  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    8,796       36,748  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    17,620       181,935  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV*

    1,366       17,095  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)            

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    5,347     $ 9,875  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV REIT

    4,884       21,924  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $580,704)

      755,318  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.1%            

NEPI Rockcastle NV*
(Cost $24,867)

    3,824       27,279  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.3%            

Credicorp Ltd.
(Cost $62,469)

    454       77,579  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.5%            

Ayala Corp.

    1,710       20,624  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    17,770       12,960  

PLDT, Inc.

    515       12,029  

SM Investments Corp.

    1,632       27,290  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    69,500       39,068  

Universal Robina Corp.

    5,810       12,092  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $139,899)

      124,063  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 1.2%            

Allegro.eu SA, 144A*

    3,390       27,411  

CD Projekt SA

    442       12,159  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    926       25,031  

mBank SA*

    103       17,950  

ORLEN SA

    3,960       61,546  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    6,004       83,649  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    3,894       47,954  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    250       34,448  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $240,944)

      310,148  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.7%            

Qatar Fuel QSC

    3,952       16,238  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    17,822       19,579  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    31,185       130,444  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $196,976)

      166,261  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Gazprom PJSC* (b)

    68,905       0  

LUKOIL PJSC* (b)

    2,409       0  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR* (b)

    2,662       0  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC* (b)

    8,602       0  

Novatek PJSC* (b)

    5,300       0  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC* (b)

    8,462       0  

PhosAgro PJSC* (b)

    267       0  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR* (b)

    300       0  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR* (b)

    4       0  

Polyus PJSC* (b)

    193       0  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $634,818)

      0  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 2.3%            

ACWA Power Co.

    657       46,249  

Alinma Bank

    6,433       75,389  

Bank AlBilad

    3,183       41,927  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    611       53,666  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    2,442       19,958  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Saudi Arabia (Continued)            

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 144A

    18,046     $ 152,537  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    6,101       128,192  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    5,739       30,605  

Savola Group

    1,773       25,056  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $550,678)

      573,579  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.1%            

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A
(Cost $11,623)

    1,457       10,738  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 4.4%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    5,708       48,666  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    454       17,440  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    2,580       26,358  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    2,121       49,609  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    1,999       24,348  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    585       61,531  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    1,595       24,951  

Discovery Ltd.

    3,532       25,021  

FirstRand Ltd.

    32,884       111,043  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    6,199       81,366  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    5,889       19,886  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    440       12,316  

MTN Group Ltd.

    11,506       50,082  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    1,223       201,146  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    3,039       34,723  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    2,332       13,333  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    32,825       20,430  

Sanlam Ltd.

    12,032       46,130  

Sasol Ltd.

    3,929       29,642  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    3,426       46,115  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    19,424       20,119  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    9,108       95,820  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    4,310       21,123  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    6,649       22,241  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,350,812)

      1,103,439  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 6.3%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    202       18,143  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    47       10,571  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    375       15,264  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    381       13,433  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.*

    3,022       36,856  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    1,977       84,033  

Hanon Systems

    1,245       5,769  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.

    772       16,088  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    305       16,194  

HMM Co. Ltd.*

    1,658       22,748  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    524       13,655  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.*

    130       18,598  

Kakao Corp.

    2,113       84,577  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2,600       123,986  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    55       18,483  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    1,048       18,102  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.*

    119       13,217  

LG Chem Ltd.

    335       113,964  

LG Corp.

    651       45,809  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,599     $ 13,665  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    716       51,028  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.*

    302       91,058  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    67       16,051  

LG Uplus Corp.

    1,461       11,323  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    134       12,317  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.*

    1,883       12,755  

NAVER Corp.

    890       130,332  

NCSoft Corp.

    98       14,278  

Netmarble Corp., 144A*

    150       6,950  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.*

    209       49,754  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    992       18,326  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    374       105,886  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    270       32,442  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    429       13,386  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,862       93,602  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.*

    211       15,354  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.*

    184       8,484  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd., 144A*

    164       9,028  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.*

    413       36,319  

SK Square Co. Ltd.*

    688       36,115  

SK, Inc.

    243       35,001  

SKC Co. Ltd.*

    130       8,084  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    4,041       45,217  

Yuhan Corp.

    376       19,032  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,868,076)

      1,575,277  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 22.7%            

Acer, Inc.

    18,941       27,055  

Airtac International Group

    1,106       42,337  

AUO Corp.*

    43,513       24,090  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.*

    64,095       91,348  

China Airlines Ltd.

    21,022       13,301  

China Steel Corp.

    79,930       62,205  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    26,058       99,337  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    119,403       111,057  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    13,377       124,631  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    95,725       76,466  

Eva Airways Corp.

    17,784       17,694  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    6,987       36,582  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    20,050       20,678  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    12,313       30,656  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    72,930       62,526  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    51,438       110,656  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,140       45,428  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    62,065       43,197  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    14,000       48,498  

MediaTek, Inc.

    10,034       361,877  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    79,519       97,356  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    30,034       56,724  

PharmaEssentia Corp.*

    1,000       10,392  

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,406       29,039  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    73,005       46,423  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    77,541       42,684  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    69,274       56,871  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    13,623       13,016  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    12,023     $ 37,656  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    165,722       3,617,526  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    32,748       79,463  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    75,869       117,250  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    425       21,580  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    4,523       7,212  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    11,041       17,412  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,982,992)

      5,700,223  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.1%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    8,200       45,956  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    28,400       50,283  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR

    57,700       6,210  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    75,200       59,757  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL

    51,100       11,470  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    46,900       6,735  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    4,100       25,607  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    12,600       12,208  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    21,200       11,172  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    39,700       63,648  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR*

    21,000       41,719  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    12,200       11,991  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    39,700       12,398  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    12,500       8,121  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    7,300       13,790  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    4,200       14,404  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    21,054       18,638  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    5,200       6,633  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    9,500       39,997  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    15,500       16,423  

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, NVDR

    20,200       10,194  

SCG Packaging PCL, NVDR

    8,900       6,948  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    5,300       39,752  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $649,462)

      534,054  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.5%            

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    7,273       18,520  

KOC Holding AS

    5,324       28,684  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    3,870       34,926  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    57,832       20,562  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    9,393       15,389  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    23,098       17,091  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $75,694)

      135,172  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 2.0%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    19,923       46,486  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    9,395       28,751  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    26,719       40,229  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    43,697       96,605  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    12,390       61,732  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    23,575       116,177  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    29,993       111,385  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $470,582)

      501,365  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $25,309,082)

      24,691,896  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.8%    
Brazil — 1.5%            

Banco Bradesco SA

    36,072     $ 99,824  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    9,478       22,833  

Gerdau SA

    7,809       33,791  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    32,069       219,058  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $344,581)

      375,506  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B
(Cost $60,597)

    969       48,098  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA
(Cost $21,437)

    3,129       25,564  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Chem Ltd.
(Cost $11,393)

    53       11,940  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $438,008)

      461,108  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Brazil — 0.0%            

Magazine Luiza SA* , expires 3/15/24
(Cost $0)

    1,957       71  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd.* , expires 3/14/24
(Cost $0)

    508       500  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      571  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Thailand — 0.0%            

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

    3,050       2  

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

    6,100       15  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)

      17  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.2%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)
(Cost $49,042)

    49,042       49,042  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)
(Cost $32,554)

    32,554       32,554  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%
(Cost $25,828,686)

    $ 25,235,188  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.5%)

      (127,555
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 25,107,633  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

    

Value ($) at
8/31/2023

     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS0.0%

 

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

 

     2,689        34,856       (37,982     468        (31     400                       

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.2%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)

 

            49,042 (f)                         3               49,042        49,042  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)

 

     191,969        921,671       (1,081,086                  1,011               32,554        32,554  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      194,658         1,005,569        (1,119,068      468         (31      1,414         —         81,596         81,596  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $46,312, which is 0.2% 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.

(e)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
KSCP:   Kuwait Shareholding Company Public
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
QPSC:   Qatari Public Shareholders Company
QSC:   Qatari Shareholders Company
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.

At February 29, 2024, 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 Future

   USD    1    $ 49,275      $ 50,840      3/15/2024    $ 1,565  

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

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 24,691,896        $        $ 0        $ 24,691,896  

Preferred Stocks (a)

       461,108                            461,108  

Rights (a)

                571                   571  

Warrants

       17                            17  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       81,596                            81,596  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       1,565                            1,565  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 25,236,182        $ 571        $ 0        $ 25,236,753  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%    
Communication Services — 11.4%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    342,797     $ 47,463,673  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    299,957       41,927,989  

AT&T, Inc.

    444,703       7,528,822  

Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A*

    6,055       1,779,746  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    249,605       10,695,574  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class C*

    12,220       226,681  

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

    12,111       881,196  

Match Group, Inc.*

    17,094       616,068  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    137,998       67,636,960  

Netflix, Inc.*

    27,357       16,494,082  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

    35,855       1,315,879  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

    64,552       711,363  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    10,626       1,561,278  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    32,792       5,354,934  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    260,174       10,412,163  

Walt Disney Co.

    113,994       12,719,451  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $169,354,038)

      227,325,859  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.1%            

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    27,135       4,272,948  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    578,229       102,207,758  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    2,166       7,513,486  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    13,176       572,761  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    1,759       4,729,546  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    7,419       1,266,498  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    1,680       1,504,591  

eBay, Inc.

    33,019       1,561,138  

Etsy, Inc.*

    7,634       547,281  

Ford Motor Co.

    243,222       3,025,682  

Garmin Ltd.

    9,665       1,327,488  

General Motors Co.

    85,053       3,485,472  

Hasbro, Inc.

    8,136       409,159  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    16,018       3,272,798  

Home Depot, Inc.

    62,019       23,605,052  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (a)

    2,942       451,862  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    23,460       1,279,039  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    7,020       3,278,972  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    15,676       3,916,962  

McDonald’s Corp.

    45,057       13,169,260  

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

    2,872       4,581,702  

MGM Resorts International*

    17,313       749,307  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    75,856       7,883,714  

Starbucks Corp.

    70,837       6,722,431  

Tesla, Inc.*

    177,840       35,902,339  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    3,190       1,749,906  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    2,316       533,398  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    6,364       669,493  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    17,273       2,390,929  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $212,552,470)

      242,580,972  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.3%            

Bunge Global SA

    9,467       893,401  

Campbell Soup Co.

    11,840       504,858  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    15,294       1,531,235  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Clorox Co.

    7,718     $ 1,183,247  

Coca-Cola Co.

    255,347       15,325,927  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    48,427       4,189,904  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    10,285       2,556,028  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    14,387       2,137,620  

General Mills, Inc.

    35,847       2,300,660  

Hershey Co.

    9,415       1,769,267  

Kellanova

    16,968       935,785  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    64,734       1,936,194  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    20,818       2,522,517  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    15,688       1,080,276  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    84,616       6,182,891  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    48,461       2,864,045  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    85,455       14,129,130  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    146,525       23,288,683  

Target Corp.

    28,468       4,353,327  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    45,518       967,713  

Walmart, Inc.

    274,732       16,102,042  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $107,100,912)

      106,754,750  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.0%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    62,415       1,846,860  

Chevron Corp.

    111,095       16,887,551  

ConocoPhillips

    74,116       8,341,015  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    10,653       1,944,385  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    36,258       4,150,091  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    248,423       25,965,172  

Halliburton Co.

    56,669       1,987,382  

Hess Corp.

    17,187       2,505,005  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    124,130       2,158,621  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    38,295       928,654  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    40,884       2,477,979  

ONEOK, Inc.

    35,942       2,699,963  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    14,424       3,392,380  

Schlumberger NV

    87,961       4,251,155  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $79,645,413)

      79,536,213  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.6%            

American Express Co.

    36,208       7,944,759  

American International Group, Inc.

    43,637       3,180,701  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    30,717       586,388  

Aon PLC, Class A

    12,447       3,933,128  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    24,516       2,740,889  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    23,397       2,049,343  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    10,406       1,380,148  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    13,167       3,211,826  

Bank of America Corp.

    442,330       15,269,232  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    48,187       2,702,809  

BlackRock, Inc.

    9,371       7,603,067  

Blackstone, Inc.

    44,181       5,647,215  

Block, Inc.*

    34,020       2,703,569  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    6,903       1,325,376  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    93,192       6,223,362  

Chubb Ltd.

    25,514       6,421,108  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    2,319       1,072,723  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    36,727       2,541,141  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    37,724       5,631,061  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Global Payments, Inc.

    16,017     $ 2,077,405  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    20,505       7,977,470  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    18,859       1,807,447  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    35,495       4,913,218  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    4,367       758,854  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    179,881       33,468,659  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    2,272       484,868  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    30,650       6,199,575  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    52,057       24,714,581  

Moody’s Corp.

    10,210       3,873,878  

Morgan Stanley

    77,012       6,626,112  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    21,266       1,195,149  

Northern Trust Corp.

    12,889       1,058,574  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    64,510       3,892,533  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    24,509       3,607,725  

Progressive Corp.

    36,162       6,854,869  

S&P Global, Inc.

    20,145       8,629,715  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    13,904       1,576,018  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    6,908       731,005  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    14,230       3,144,261  

US Bancorp

    96,843       4,063,532  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    98,367       27,802,449  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    13,147       1,099,089  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    226,332       12,581,796  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    6,106       1,664,557  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $206,712,323)

      252,971,184  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 13.6%            

Abbott Laboratories

    107,910       12,802,442  

AbbVie, Inc.

    109,763       19,323,776  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    18,120       2,488,963  

Amgen, Inc.

    33,219       9,096,359  

Biogen, Inc.*

    9,010       1,955,080  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    90,718       6,006,439  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    129,263       6,560,097  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    3,172       806,291  

Cigna Group

    18,166       6,106,319  

CVS Health Corp.

    79,583       5,918,588  

Danaher Corp.

    43,638       11,046,523  

DaVita, Inc.*

    3,451       438,173  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    37,595       3,190,688  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    14,438       7,237,047  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    50,156       37,801,574  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    77,072       5,556,891  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    5,159       2,967,612  

Illumina, Inc.*

    9,717       1,358,728  

Incyte Corp.*

    11,911       695,126  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    11,340       2,802,794  

Johnson & Johnson

    149,664       24,152,776  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    5,586       1,205,626  

McKesson Corp.

    8,215       4,283,383  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    157,546       20,031,974  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    1,382       1,723,658  

Pfizer, Inc.

    349,059       9,271,007  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    6,701       6,473,769  

Repligen Corp.*

    3,144       609,905  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Revvity, Inc.

    7,722     $ 846,254  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    24,023       13,697,434  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    57,503       28,383,481  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    15,865       6,675,040  

Waters Corp.*

    3,625       1,223,148  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    4,599       1,648,098  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    13,038       1,621,406  

Zoetis, Inc.

    28,366       5,625,829  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $247,443,346)

      271,632,298  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 6.8%            

3M Co.

    34,226       3,152,899  

AECOM

    8,202       728,584  

Allegion PLC

    5,582       713,770  

AMETEK, Inc.

    14,426       2,599,277  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    25,603       6,429,681  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    8,288       1,224,220  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    7,061       1,437,478  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    3,075       1,076,250  

Cintas Corp.

    5,655       3,554,790  

Copart, Inc.*

    52,570       2,794,095  

CSX Corp.

    124,102       4,708,430  

Cummins, Inc.

    8,764       2,354,098  

Dayforce, Inc.*

    9,258       645,838  

Deere & Co.

    16,939       6,183,582  

Dover Corp.

    8,636       1,428,222  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    24,561       7,098,129  

Emerson Electric Co.

    35,423       3,784,948  

Equifax, Inc.

    7,613       2,082,841  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    9,263       1,107,855  

FedEx Corp.

    14,691       3,657,618  

Fortive Corp.

    21,910       1,865,198  

Graco, Inc.

    10,598       967,173  

Hubbell, Inc.

    3,334       1,269,154  

IDEX Corp.

    4,581       1,080,658  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    18,604       4,877,039  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    5,148       1,062,084  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    41,935       2,485,487  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    14,117       3,576,965  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    6,028       2,667,269  

Owens Corning

    5,723       857,191  

PACCAR, Inc.

    32,898       3,648,059  

Paychex, Inc.

    20,125       2,467,728  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    3,245       591,856  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    9,049       2,185,424  

Republic Services, Inc.

    13,698       2,514,953  

Robert Half, Inc.

    6,738       541,735  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    6,982       1,990,429  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    9,751       870,667  

Trane Technologies PLC

    14,086       3,971,829  

TransUnion

    11,960       928,455  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

    115,190       9,157,605  

Union Pacific Corp.

    37,716       9,568,172  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    44,617       6,614,916  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    9,269       2,242,171  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    15,830       2,634,745  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Waste Management, Inc.

    25,052     $ 5,151,944  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    11,313       1,598,414  

Xylem, Inc.

    14,860       1,887,963  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $111,567,431)

      136,037,888  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 27.3%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    38,989       14,612,297  

Adobe, Inc.*

    28,092       15,739,386  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    100,480       19,345,414  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    9,495       1,053,185  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    30,677       5,884,462  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    5,476       1,829,915  

Apple, Inc.

    435,360       78,691,320  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    1,943       376,728  

Atlassian Corp., Class A*

    9,636       1,998,699  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    13,235       3,416,880  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

    13,111       673,512  

Broadcom, Inc.

    27,650       35,958,549  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    16,906       5,145,848  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    252,638       12,220,100  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*

    18,412       1,814,318  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    31,901       2,520,817  

Confluent, Inc., Class A*

    11,155       377,820  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

    16,982       2,232,454  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    16,132       1,527,055  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    16,442       393,786  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

    8,332       1,058,247  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    3,533       1,075,445  

First Solar, Inc.*

    6,274       965,506  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    41,264       2,851,755  

Gartner, Inc.*

    4,781       2,225,842  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    36,060       774,929  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    77,007       1,172,817  

HubSpot, Inc.*

    3,068       1,898,509  

International Business Machines Corp.

    56,321       10,421,075  

Intuit, Inc.

    17,268       11,446,785  

Microsoft Corp.

    235,191       97,284,405  

NVIDIA Corp.

    153,564       121,487,552  

Okta, Inc.*

    9,597       1,029,758  

Oracle Corp.

    102,517       11,449,099  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    19,612       6,090,507  

PTC, Inc.*

    7,469       1,366,902  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    69,021       10,890,824  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    6,679       3,638,252  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    60,178       18,584,170  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    12,749       9,833,814  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    17,269       3,251,407  

Splunk, Inc.*

    10,128       1,582,196  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    9,491       5,445,271  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    56,475       9,449,962  

Trimble, Inc.*

    15,458       945,875  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    12,995       3,829,107  

Zscaler, Inc.*

    5,654       1,368,098  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $388,795,174)

      547,230,654  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials — 2.3%            

Albemarle Corp.

    7,171     $ 988,522  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    4,987       1,079,835  

Ball Corp.

    19,512       1,249,158  

Corteva, Inc.

    43,812       2,344,818  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    7,452       570,972  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    28,272       1,956,140  

Ecolab, Inc.

    16,071       3,613,404  

FMC Corp.

    7,773       438,320  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    88,476       3,345,278  

Linde PLC

    30,208       13,557,955  

Newmont Corp.

    71,238       2,226,188  

Nucor Corp.

    15,491       2,978,919  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    14,435       2,043,996  

RPM International, Inc.

    8,141       939,064  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    15,102       5,014,317  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    9,653       1,291,764  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    8,205       2,181,299  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $40,124,543)

      45,819,949  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.3%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    10,212       1,273,743  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    28,835       5,734,128  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    8,792       1,556,448  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    19,283       1,771,915  

Crown Castle, Inc. REIT

    26,915       2,959,035  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    19,111       2,805,686  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    5,836       5,187,153  

Equity Residential REIT

    22,193       1,336,241  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    4,035       933,699  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    43,794       733,549  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    41,916       828,260  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    57,465       7,658,361  

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    51,450       2,681,059  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    10,366       642,174  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    20,296       3,006,649  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT

    62,701       1,876,641  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    34,417       3,171,871  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    44,989       1,546,722  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $42,514,887)

      45,703,334  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.0%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    15,627       746,189  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    32,708       2,786,395  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    11,906       1,411,337  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    21,353       1,862,195  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    19,819       3,338,511  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    51,865       2,480,703  

Duke Energy Corp.

    47,692       4,379,556  

Edison International

    23,703       1,612,278  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    15,449       537,316  

Eversource Energy

    21,676       1,272,381  

Exelon Corp.

    61,616       2,208,318  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    127,571       7,040,644  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    30,759       1,919,362  

Sempra

    38,962       2,750,717  

Southern Co.

    67,401       4,532,717  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    34,190     $ 1,801,471  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $45,658,772)

      40,680,090  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,651,469,309)

      1,996,273,191  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $569,800)

    569,800       569,800  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $3,285,510)

    3,285,510     $ 3,285,510  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $1,655,324,619)

    $ 2,000,128,501  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      2,242,837  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,002,371,338  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

     565,175        4,625 (d)                          4,712               569,800        569,800  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.2%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

     6,190,253        24,946,448       (27,851,191                   92,937               3,285,510        3,285,510  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      6,755,428         24,951,073        (27,851,191      —         —         97,649         —         3,855,310         3,855,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $551,889, which is 0.03% 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.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, 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    22    $ 4,785,796      $ 4,950,880      3/15/2024    $ 165,084  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   USD    1      233,888        255,188      3/15/2024      21,300  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Futures

   USD    2      556,970        578,520      3/15/2024      21,550  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 207,934  
                 

 

 

 

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

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 1,996,273,191        $        $        $ 1,996,273,191  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       3,855,310                            3,855,310  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       207,934                            207,934  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,000,336,435        $  —        $  —        $ 2,000,336,435  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%    
Communication Services — 9.6%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    268,901     $ 37,232,033  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    237,921       33,256,597  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    183,838       7,877,458  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    11,780       1,643,075  

Fox Corp., Class A

    13,263       395,105  

Fox Corp., Class B

    6,374       174,520  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    17,937       563,222  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class C*

    8,438       156,525  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    9,017       797,013  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    35,043       154,890  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

    47,716       525,830  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    7,695       1,130,626  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    191,614       7,668,392  

Walt Disney Co.

    83,946       9,366,695  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $98,269,168)

      100,941,981  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 9.7%            

Aptiv PLC*

    12,980       1,031,780  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    806       2,422,852  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    8,893       719,266  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    1,613       5,595,223  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    10,898       339,255  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

    3,076       630,888  

CarMax, Inc.*

    7,186       567,694  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    1,191       1,066,648  

eBay, Inc.

    24,018       1,135,571  

Genuine Parts Co.

    6,392       954,070  

Hasbro, Inc.

    6,170       310,289  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    12,091       2,470,433  

Home Depot, Inc.

    45,553       17,337,927  

Lear Corp.

    2,807       385,541  

LKQ Corp.

    11,738       613,780  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    26,298       6,329,140  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    5,215       2,435,874  

McDonald’s Corp.

    33,214       9,707,788  

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

    2,084       3,324,605  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    55,607       5,779,236  

NVR, Inc.*

    149       1,136,210  

Pool Corp.

    1,767       703,478  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    9,953       1,078,706  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A* (a)

    29,107       329,491  

Tesla, Inc.*

    130,967       26,439,618  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    51,991       5,154,388  

Tractor Supply Co.

    5,019       1,276,432  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    2,293       1,257,848  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    1,936       445,880  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    12,568       1,739,663  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $108,427,915)

      102,719,574  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.6%            

Bunge Global SA

    6,845       645,963  

Campbell Soup Co.

    8,789       374,763  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    11,338       1,135,160  

Clorox Co.

    5,595       857,769  

Coca-Cola Co.

    188,042       11,286,281  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    35,835       3,100,444  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    21,486     $ 603,327  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    7,174       303,532  

General Mills, Inc.

    26,608       1,707,701  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    13,376       472,440  

J M Smucker Co.

    4,833       580,782  

Kellanova

    12,808       706,361  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    47,627       1,424,524  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    15,672       1,898,976  

Kroger Co.

    30,781       1,527,045  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    6,671       681,843  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    11,281       776,810  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    62,946       10,407,492  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    107,905       17,150,421  

Target Corp.

    21,016       3,213,767  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $60,593,298)

      58,855,401  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.1%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    45,612       1,349,659  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    10,976       1,703,475  

Halliburton Co.

    41,285       1,447,865  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    7,566       419,913  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    91,363       1,588,802  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    17,391       2,943,079  

ONEOK, Inc.

    26,289       1,974,830  

Phillips 66

    20,468       2,916,895  

Schlumberger NV

    64,657       3,124,873  

Targa Resources Corp.

    9,723       955,187  

Valero Energy Corp.

    15,591       2,205,503  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    54,966       1,975,478  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $19,159,826)

      22,605,559  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.1%            

Aflac, Inc.

    26,305       2,123,866  

Allstate Corp.

    11,944       1,905,307  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    11,989       443,473  

American Express Co.

    26,699       5,858,294  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    4,730       1,926,813  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    22,232       424,409  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    16,874       1,477,994  

Assurant, Inc.

    2,465       447,274  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    35,222       1,975,602  

BlackRock, Inc.

    6,846       5,554,434  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    4,997       959,424  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    68,491       4,573,829  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    20,810       653,226  

Discover Financial Services

    11,643       1,405,310  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    16,191       554,380  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    1,718       794,712  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    26,675       1,845,643  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    27,476       4,101,342  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    14,233       390,696  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    14,098       1,351,152  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    66,755       870,485  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    25,799       3,571,098  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    3,566       955,296  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,630       347,858  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    22,567       4,564,627  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    38,475     $ 18,266,391  

Moody’s Corp.

    7,451       2,827,058  

Morgan Stanley

    56,518       4,862,809  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    15,785       887,117  

Northern Trust Corp.

    9,436       774,979  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    18,123       2,667,706  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    10,956       885,902  

Progressive Corp.

    26,675       5,056,513  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    16,523       1,800,842  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    9,030       1,086,490  

Regions Financial Corp.

    43,338       807,387  

S&P Global, Inc.

    14,743       6,315,606  

State Street Corp.

    15,183       1,119,443  

Synchrony Financial

    19,131       790,110  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    10,132       1,148,462  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    10,423       2,303,066  

Truist Financial Corp.

    60,810       2,127,134  

US Bancorp

    70,068       2,940,053  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    72,463       20,480,942  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    4,713       1,284,811  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $111,031,502)

      127,509,365  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 12.3%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    13,402       1,840,899  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    3,275       990,425  

Amgen, Inc.

    24,443       6,693,227  

Avantor, Inc.*

    30,173       743,463  

Biogen, Inc.*

    6,523       1,415,426  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    7,108       522,936  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    93,188       4,729,291  

Cencora, Inc.

    7,718       1,818,361  

Cigna Group

    13,436       4,516,377  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    8,972       839,779  

Danaher Corp.

    32,134       8,134,401  

DaVita, Inc.*

    2,421       307,394  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    17,464       2,009,582  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    27,566       2,339,526  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    10,760       5,393,450  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    36,938       27,839,432  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    56,828       4,097,299  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    9,194       2,865,770  

Hologic, Inc.*

    11,198       826,412  

Humana, Inc.

    5,652       1,980,009  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    3,750       2,157,112  

Illumina, Inc.*

    7,167       1,002,162  

Insulet Corp.*

    3,299       541,036  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    2,843       338,033  

Johnson & Johnson

    110,212       17,786,013  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    4,012       865,910  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    115,856       14,731,090  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    1,054       1,314,570  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    2,646       1,042,286  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    5,085       635,066  

Repligen Corp.*

    2,419       469,262  

STERIS PLC

    4,546       1,058,809  

Teleflex, Inc.

    2,086       464,740  

Waters Corp.*

    2,677       903,273  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    3,390       1,214,840  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    9,445     $ 1,174,580  

Zoetis, Inc.

    20,892       4,143,510  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $113,716,461)

      129,745,751  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 9.1%            

3M Co.

    25,320       2,332,478  

AECOM

    5,938       527,473  

Allegion PLC

    3,785       483,988  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    18,733       4,704,418  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    3,355       1,031,226  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    5,371       1,093,428  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    5,757       1,123,651  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    5,277       390,920  

Carrier Global Corp.

    37,696       2,095,144  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    23,265       7,769,579  

Cintas Corp.

    4,237       2,663,421  

CSX Corp.

    91,734       3,480,388  

Cummins, Inc.

    6,382       1,714,269  

Dayforce, Inc.*

    6,498       453,301  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    6,829       288,662  

Dover Corp.

    6,382       1,055,455  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    18,249       5,273,961  

Emerson Electric Co.

    26,208       2,800,325  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    6,980       834,808  

Fastenal Co.

    25,726       1,878,255  

Ferguson PLC

    9,251       1,956,124  

Fortive Corp.

    16,111       1,371,529  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    5,866       477,140  

Graco, Inc.

    7,499       684,359  

IDEX Corp.

    3,359       792,388  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    13,799       3,617,408  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    18,696       1,707,506  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    3,970       819,051  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    31,097       1,843,119  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    7,272       409,705  

Lennox International, Inc.

    1,535       723,307  

Masco Corp.

    10,208       783,566  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    10,371       2,627,804  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    4,564       2,019,479  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    18,689       1,781,062  

Owens Corning

    4,150       621,587  

Paychex, Inc.

    14,849       1,820,784  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    2,058       346,999  

Pentair PLC

    7,702       599,139  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    6,465       1,561,362  

Robert Half, Inc.

    4,873       391,789  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    5,142       1,465,881  

Toro Co.

    4,619       426,380  

Trane Technologies PLC

    10,327       2,911,904  

TransUnion

    8,584       666,376  

Union Pacific Corp.

    27,924       7,084,040  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    33,114       4,909,482  

United Rentals, Inc.

    3,157       2,188,653  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    2,051       1,996,566  

Waste Management, Inc.

    18,344       3,772,444  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Xylem, Inc.

    10,793     $ 1,371,251  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $79,686,510)

      95,743,334  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 32.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    28,607       10,721,331  

Adobe, Inc.*

    20,805       11,656,625  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    6,941       769,896  

ANSYS, Inc.*

    3,895       1,301,592  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    38,064       7,674,464  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    9,693       2,502,442  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    12,406       3,776,138  

DocuSign, Inc.*

    9,072       483,265  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    1,097       1,393,091  

Gartner, Inc.*

    3,585       1,669,033  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    26,753       574,922  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    60,344       919,039  

HP, Inc.

    43,150       1,222,439  

HubSpot, Inc.*

    2,192       1,356,432  

Intel Corp.

    193,025       8,309,726  

International Business Machines Corp.

    41,827       7,739,250  

Intuit, Inc.

    12,824       8,500,901  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    8,139       1,255,848  

Lam Research Corp.

    6,050       5,676,413  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    39,391       2,822,759  

Microsoft Corp.

    323,209       133,692,171  

NetApp, Inc.

    9,484       845,214  

NVIDIA Corp.

    113,073       89,454,312  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    11,810       2,949,311  

PTC, Inc.*

    5,462       999,601  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    44,270       13,671,461  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    9,028       840,055  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    9,358       7,218,200  

Splunk, Inc.*

    7,339       1,146,499  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    6,952       3,988,571  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    41,599       6,960,761  

Trimble, Inc.*

    11,637       712,068  

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

    7,926       472,310  

Western Digital Corp.*

    14,983       891,039  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    9,452       2,785,126  

Zscaler, Inc.*

    4,110       994,497  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $224,993,856)

      347,946,802  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.8%            

Amcor PLC

    69,812       632,497  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    3,661       792,716  

Ball Corp.

    14,255       912,605  

Ecolab, Inc.

    11,632       2,615,339  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    11,824       892,712  

International Paper Co.

    15,043       531,920  

Linde PLC

    22,232       9,978,166  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    11,689       1,172,173  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    2,866       1,655,717  

Newmont Corp.

    52,143       1,629,469  

Nucor Corp.

    11,404       2,192,989  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    10,663       1,509,881  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    11,180       3,712,095  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    7,040       942,093  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Westrock Co.

    12,089     $ 547,511  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $27,429,699)

      29,717,883  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.4%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    21,329       4,241,485  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    6,772       438,284  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    14,288       1,312,924  

Crown Castle, Inc. REIT

    19,587       2,153,395  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    13,856       2,034,199  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    4,264       3,789,928  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    32,249       540,171  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    13,122       1,031,914  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    42,084       5,608,535  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    4,916       1,028,575  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    25,376       2,338,652  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    33,151       1,139,731  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $27,894,616)

      25,657,793  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    8,788       1,041,730  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    6,714       758,078  

CMS Energy Corp.

    13,308       763,480  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    15,640       1,363,964  

Edison International

    17,306       1,177,154  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    12,092       420,560  

Eversource Energy

    15,683       920,592  

Exelon Corp.

    45,088       1,615,954  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    10,368       573,558  

Sempra

    28,507       2,012,594  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,069,426)

      10,647,664  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $883,272,277)

      1,052,091,107  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%

 

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $307,803)

    307,803       307,803  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $2,185,111)

    2,185,111       2,185,111  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $885,765,191)

    $ 1,054,584,021  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      1,948,729  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,056,532,750  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

Value ($) at
 8/31/2023 

   Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

     307,803 (d)                          24,343               307,803        307,803  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.2%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

 4,273,305       13,368,051       (15,456,245                   88,004               2,185,111        2,185,111  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 4,273,305       13,675,854        (15,456,245      —         —         112,347         —         2,492,914         2,492,914  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $296,015, which is 0.03% 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.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, 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    15    $ 3,261,645      $ 3,375,600      3/15/2024    $ 113,955  

MSCI USA ESG Leaders GTR Index Futures

   USD    2      105,760        116,540      3/15/2024      10,780  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   USD    1      233,888        255,188      3/15/2024      21,300  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Futures

   USD    1      267,450        289,260      3/15/2024      21,810  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 167,845  
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 1,052,091,107        $  —        $  —        $ 1,052,091,107  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       2,492,914                            2,492,914  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       167,845                            167,845  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,054,751,866        $        $        $ 1,054,751,866  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.5%    
Communication Services — 9.7%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    25,047     $ 3,468,008  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    20,939       2,926,853  

AT&T, Inc.

    31,901       540,084  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    508       149,316  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    17,564       752,617  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,466       204,478  

Fox Corp., Class A

    1,839       54,784  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,180       32,308  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*

    668       40,180  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*

    1,141       68,665  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    933       90,482  

Match Group, Inc.*

    2,355       84,874  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    9,289       4,552,818  

Netflix, Inc.*

    1,906       1,149,165  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,094       96,699  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A*

    3,694       135,570  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A*

    3,123       124,608  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (a)

    9,659       42,693  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

    7,105       78,297  

Spotify Technology SA*

    809       207,436  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    1,004       147,518  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    2,191       357,790  

Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*

    2,555       218,274  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    18,420       737,168  

Walt Disney Co.

    7,803       870,659  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

    12,054       105,955  

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

    1,592       55,609  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $12,621,292)

      17,292,908  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.3%            

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    2,146       337,931  

Aptiv PLC*

    2,881       229,011  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    149       447,897  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,511       122,210  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    157       544,606  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    132       354,918  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    2,068       309,042  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    177       79,358  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A*

    3,087       384,548  

eBay, Inc.

    6,707       317,107  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    809       110,687  

Ford Motor Co.

    6,926       86,159  

Garmin Ltd.

    2,083       286,100  

General Motors Co.

    4,267       174,862  

Genuine Parts Co.

    1,804       269,265  

Home Depot, Inc.

    4,333       1,649,183  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    1,952       309,412  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    879       129,538  

LKQ Corp.

    4,865       254,391  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,669       642,348  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    861       402,164  

McDonald’s Corp.

    3,069       897,007  

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

    309       492,948  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    6,813       708,075  

NVR, Inc.*

    32       244,018  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    455       494,776  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

PulteGroup, Inc.

    1,623     $ 175,901  

Tractor Supply Co.

    701       178,278  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    593       325,296  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    2,283       97,918  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    829       114,750  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,919,127)

      11,169,704  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.1%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    12       637  

Campbell Soup Co.

    4,147       176,828  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    2,915       291,850  

Clorox Co.

    1,781       273,045  

Coca-Cola Co.

    19,005       1,140,680  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    4,866       421,006  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    5,768       161,966  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    2,338       347,380  

General Mills, Inc.

    4,904       314,739  

Hershey Co.

    1,574       295,786  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    3,991       140,962  

J M Smucker Co.

    1,575       189,268  

Kellanova

    3,945       217,567  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    9,097       272,091  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    2,737       331,642  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    6,817       240,504  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    3,834       264,009  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    7,835       572,504  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    6,711       1,109,597  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    10,629       1,689,373  

Sysco Corp.

    4,198       339,912  

Target Corp.

    2,558       391,169  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    33       1,790  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $9,420,714)

      9,184,305  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.4%            

Aflac, Inc.

    2,582       208,471  

Allstate Corp.

    791       126,180  

American Express Co.

    2,736       600,333  

American International Group, Inc.

    2,793       203,582  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    424       172,721  

Aon PLC, Class A

    966       305,246  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    2,109       235,786  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    1,705       149,341  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    1,113       147,617  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    1,043       254,419  

Bank of America Corp.

    29,572       1,020,825  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    4,021       225,538  

BlackRock, Inc.

    670       543,598  

Block, Inc.*

    3,039       241,509  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,194       164,306  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    672       129,024  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    6,477       432,534  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,817       457,284  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    865       98,610  

Citigroup, Inc.

    8,649       479,933  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    1,527       47,933  

CME Group, Inc.

    1,739       383,189  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A*

    847       172,415  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Discover Financial Services

    1,384     $ 167,049  

Everest Group Ltd.

    99       36,519  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    688       34,799  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    3,285       227,289  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    2,764       94,916  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    2,900       432,883  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    468       130,698  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2,641       72,496  

Global Payments, Inc.

    1,465       190,011  

Globe Life, Inc.

    604       76,666  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    1,509       587,077  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    1,080       103,507  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    9,447       123,189  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    977       106,219  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    2,725       377,195  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    12,340       2,295,980  

KeyCorp

    3,844       54,854  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    3,396       333,691  

M&T Bank Corp.

    656       91,669  

Markel Group, Inc.*

    58       86,564  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    2,187       442,365  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    3,608       1,712,934  

MetLife, Inc.

    2,222       154,962  

Moody’s Corp.

    798       302,777  

Morgan Stanley

    5,896       507,292  

MSCI, Inc.

    419       235,046  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,336       131,283  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,407       115,557  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    5,316       320,767  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    1,794       264,077  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    906       73,259  

Progressive Corp.

    2,429       460,441  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    1,232       134,276  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,214       146,069  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,623       48,867  

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A*

    4,387       55,101  

S&P Global, Inc.

    1,461       625,863  

State Street Corp.

    1,865       137,506  

Synchrony Financial

    2,681       110,725  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,349       152,909  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    907       200,411  

Truist Financial Corp.

    5,592       195,608  

US Bancorp

    6,210       260,572  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    6,770       1,913,473  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    1,024       85,606  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    15,339       852,695  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    576       157,023  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $17,834,832)

      22,221,129  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 17.6%            

Abbott Laboratories

    8,847       1,049,608  

AbbVie, Inc.

    8,526       1,501,002  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,729       374,856  

Align Technology, Inc.*

    947       286,392  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,522       229,959  

Amgen, Inc.

    2,863       783,975  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Avantor, Inc.*

    9,820     $ 241,965  

Baxter International, Inc.

    6,452       264,016  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,988       468,274  

Biogen, Inc.*

    1,379       299,229  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    2,902       250,385  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    9,325       617,408  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    12,378       628,184  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    373       41,769  

Cencora, Inc.

    1,227       289,081  

Centene Corp.*

    1,880       147,448  

Cigna Group

    1,212       407,402  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    2,792       261,331  

CVS Health Corp.

    7,703       572,872  

Danaher Corp.

    3,618       915,861  

Dexcom, Inc.*

    3,146       362,010  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    5,051       428,678  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    1,001       501,751  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    3,827       2,884,333  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    3,779       344,947  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    7,573       546,013  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    907       282,712  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    2,774       212,128  

Hologic, Inc.*

    3,583       264,425  

Humana, Inc.

    616       215,797  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    693       398,634  

Illumina, Inc.*

    2,073       289,868  

Incyte Corp.*

    3,728       217,566  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    1,969       759,246  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    897       221,703  

Johnson & Johnson

    11,211       1,809,231  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    543       117,196  

McKesson Corp.

    798       416,085  

Medtronic PLC

    7,778       648,374  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    12,201       1,551,357  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    256       319,288  

Moderna, Inc.*

    3,085       284,560  

Pfizer, Inc.

    30,221       802,670  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    649       81,054  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    649       626,993  

ResMed, Inc.

    1,697       294,803  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    8,459       256,646  

STERIS PLC

    1,266       294,864  

Stryker Corp.

    1,935       675,451  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    1,953       1,113,562  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3,912       1,930,963  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

    873       196,870  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,538       647,098  

Viatris, Inc.

    19,779       244,666  

Waters Corp.*

    870       293,555  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    825       295,647  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    2,440       303,438  

Zoetis, Inc.

    2,895       574,165  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $28,496,965)

      31,339,364  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 4.9%            

A O Smith Corp.

    6       497  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    1,940       487,192  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    698     $ 142,099  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    43       3,185  

Carrier Global Corp.

    16       889  

Cintas Corp.

    441       277,217  

Copart, Inc.*

    7,826       415,952  

Deere & Co.

    1,346       491,357  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    4,406       186,242  

Dover Corp.

    1,148       189,856  

Equifax, Inc.

    691       189,051  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,657       198,177  

Fastenal Co.

    5,370       392,064  

FedEx Corp.

    1,482       368,973  

Ferguson PLC

    1,782       376,804  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    1,242       256,237  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    2,854       169,157  

Masco Corp.

    2,014       154,595  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    873       386,285  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,361       320,303  

PACCAR, Inc.

    155       17,188  

Paychex, Inc.

    1,764       216,302  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    462       84,264  

Rollins, Inc.

    2,351       103,609  

Snap-on, Inc.

    707       194,892  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    5,120       175,462  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    1,640       104,566  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,351       120,631  

Trane Technologies PLC

    5       1,410  

TransUnion

    1,466       113,806  

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

    10,383       825,448  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

    2,298       104,536  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    4,057       601,491  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    813       196,665  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    265       257,967  

Waste Management, Inc.

    2,596       533,867  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    838       118,401  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $7,232,493)

      8,776,637  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 36.0%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    2,792       1,046,386  

Adobe, Inc.*

    1,972       1,104,872  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    7,874       1,515,981  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    1,042       115,579  

Amdocs Ltd.

    1,051       95,851  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    3,136       601,548  

Apple, Inc.

    79,474       14,364,925  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    4,602       927,855  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    1,765       489,858  

Atlassian Corp., Class A*

    856       177,552  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    1,107       285,794  

Broadcom, Inc.

    2,101       2,732,330  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    1,319       401,477  

CDW Corp.

    712       175,302  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    20,562       994,584  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*

    1,813       178,653  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    2,757       217,858  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Corning, Inc.

    8,374     $ 269,978  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    1,096       355,268  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

    1,612       211,914  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

    2,226       282,724  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    389       118,412  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    144       182,867  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    3,625       250,524  

Gartner, Inc.*

    421       196,001  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    4,844       104,098  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.* (a)

    3,344       182,816  

HP, Inc.

    6,400       181,312  

HubSpot, Inc.*

    283       175,123  

Intel Corp.

    21,302       917,051  

Intuit, Inc.

    1,212       803,423  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    1,889       291,473  

KLA Corp.

    913       622,940  

Lam Research Corp.

    807       757,168  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    5,454       390,834  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    4,387       369,122  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    6,718       608,718  

Microsoft Corp.

    28,702       11,872,295  

MongoDB, Inc.*

    421       188,431  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,305       431,159  

NetApp, Inc.

    3,119       277,965  

NVIDIA Corp.

    13,318       10,536,136  

Okta, Inc.*

    1,242       133,267  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    3,745       295,555  

Oracle Corp.

    6,981       779,638  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    1,455       451,850  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    6,011       948,476  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    4,073       1,257,824  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    2,593       241,279  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    922       711,175  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    2,343       245,828  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    1,397       263,027  

Splunk, Inc.*

    945       147,628  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    729       418,249  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    2,732       392,206  

Teradyne, Inc.

    2,192       227,069  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    4,854       812,220  

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

    1,433       85,392  

Unity Software, Inc.*

    2,410       70,661  

VeriSign, Inc.*

    623       121,666  

Western Digital Corp.*

    2,560       152,243  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    1,049       309,098  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*

    1,747       123,565  

Zscaler, Inc.*

    596       144,214  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $44,333,213)

      64,336,287  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 1.8%            

Ball Corp.

    3,403       217,860  

Corteva, Inc.

    6,601       353,286  

CRH PLC

    3,492       294,411  

Ecolab, Inc.

    1,984       446,083  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    2,947       222,498  

International Paper Co.

    93       3,288  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    482     $ 278,456  

Mosaic Co.

    3,419       106,536  

Nucor Corp.

    413       79,420  

Packaging Corp. of America

    1,211       219,421  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    1,879       266,066  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    1,511       501,697  

Southern Copper Corp.

    2,346       189,698  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,697,724)

      3,178,720  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 4.7%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    2,157       269,043  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    2,849       566,552  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,672       295,994  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    8       735  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    2,310       201,039  

Crown Castle, Inc. REIT

    3,559       391,276  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    2,645       388,312  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    623       553,735  

Equity Residential REIT

    4,672       281,301  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,066       246,672  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    2,124       299,420  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    11,962       200,364  

Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT

    8,213       279,817  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    4,129       324,705  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    1,918       241,054  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    5,296       705,798  

Public Storage REIT

    1,328       376,979  

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    6,230       324,645  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    1,269       265,513  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    2,681       397,163  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    6,443       228,727  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    5,707       241,349  

VICI Properties, Inc. REIT

    10,576       316,540  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    4,503       414,997  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    7,936     $ 272,840  

WP Carey, Inc. REIT

    3,893       219,293  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $8,440,953)

      8,303,863  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    7,354       871,743  

Edison International

    13,067       888,818  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,908,798)

      1,760,561  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $141,906,111)

      177,563,478  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.3%    

iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF (a)

    4,800       268,512  

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (a)

    300       72,168  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (b)

    3,400       108,621  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $401,470)

      449,301  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.2%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)
(Cost $388,400)

    388,400       388,400  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%        

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)
(Cost $267,018)

    267,018       267,018  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $142,962,999)

    $ 178,668,197  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.1%)

      (199,256
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 178,468,941  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

Value ($) at
 8/31/2023 

   Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS0.1%

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF (b)

 

     101,335                    7,286                      3,400        108,621  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.2%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (c)(d)

 

67,850      320,550 (e)                          3,446               388,400        388,400  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (c)

 

 334,935       2,297,032       (2,364,949                   11,026               267,018        267,018  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 402,785       2,718,917        (2,364,949      —         7,286         14,472         —         658,818         764,039  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $382,806, which is 0.2% of net assets.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

(b)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(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.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, 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    1    $ 211,422      $ 225,040      3/15/2024    $ 13,618  

Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Futures

   USD    7      176,012        178,631      3/15/2024      2,619  
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation

                  $ 16,237  
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 177,563,478        $  —        $  —        $ 177,563,478  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       449,301                            449,301  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       655,418                            655,418  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       16,237                            16,237  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 178,684,434        $        $        $ 178,684,434  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4%    
Australia — 5.7%            

BHP Group Ltd.

    14,400     $ 411,912  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,982       159,748  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $574,453)

      571,660  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 5.1%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

    7,393       122,132  

Suzano SA, ADR

    7,374       83,695  

Vale SA, ADR

    22,912       307,250  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $524,769)

      513,077  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 20.3%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    5,503       264,084  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    16,094       234,822  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    18,240       318,042  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    5,296       50,174  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    1,119       117,225  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    880       55,096  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A*

    10,289       109,463  

Nutrien Ltd.

    8,951       467,496  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    7,185       276,255  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    3,359       138,511  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,038,202)

      2,031,168  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 3.8%            

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    15,771       199,338  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    5,290       177,061  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $369,860)

      376,399  
   

 

 

 
France — 4.8%            

TotalEnergies SE
(Cost $485,494)

    7,525       480,366  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.9%            

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
(Cost $188,069)

    4,540       193,718  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.2%            

ICL Group Ltd.
(Cost $23,051)

    4,525       23,932  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.7%            

Eni SpA
(Cost $69,755)

    4,480       69,075  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 1.4%            

Nippon Steel Corp.
(Cost $142,257)

    5,800       143,963  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.3%            

Norsk Hydro ASA
(Cost $129,794)

    24,335       125,219  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.0%            

Wilmar International Ltd.
(Cost $96,136)

    38,400       94,815  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 5.3%            

Glencore PLC

    71,577       339,666  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

SIG Group AG*

    9,475     $ 188,306  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $528,506)

      527,972  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 9.6%            

Amcor PLC

    21,218       192,235  

Anglo American PLC

    3,261       70,166  

BP PLC

    28,540       166,321  

DS Smith PLC

    34,250       139,549  

Shell PLC

    12,415       385,856  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $960,916)

      954,127  
   

 

 

 
United States — 37.3%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,133       60,174  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    269       58,246  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    1,647       132,946  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    608       50,330  

Chevron Corp.

    2,400       364,824  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    5,119       106,475  

ConocoPhillips

    2,429       273,360  

Corteva, Inc.

    5,814       311,165  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    3,680       155,701  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    323       58,954  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,525       263,913  

FMC Corp.

    1,471       82,950  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    4,465       168,822  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    3,887       100,868  

Hess Corp.

    574       83,660  

Ingredion, Inc.

    333       39,171  

International Paper Co.

    3,197       113,046  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,264       213,907  

Mosaic Co.

    4,575       142,557  

Nucor Corp.

    783       150,571  

Phillips 66

    656       93,486  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    622       146,288  

Reliance, Inc.

    391       125,597  

Schlumberger NV

    3,217       155,478  

Sealed Air Corp.

    1,550       54,048  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    1,133       49,750  

Westrock Co.

    2,608       118,116  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    1,584       54,458  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $3,728,355)

      3,728,861  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $9,859,617)

      9,834,352  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.4%        

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)
(Cost $138,884)

    138,884       138,884  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $9,998,501)

    $ 9,973,236  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      20,236  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 9,993,472  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

Value ($) at
2/27/2024
(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
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS1.4%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)

 

—       2,632,403        (2,493,519                   382               138,884        138,884  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

Securities are listed in country of domicile.

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 9,834,352        $        $        $ 9,834,352  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       138,884                            138,884  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 9,973,236        $  —        $  —        $ 9,973,236  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

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

Assets

       

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 604,094,801     $ 48,170,097     $ 25,153,592     $ 1,996,273,191  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

          15,377       32,554       3,285,510  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

    1,498,996       99,674       49,042       569,800  

Foreign currency at value

    2,567,687       36,776       10,140        

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    78,869       7,338       1,611       251,900  

Receivables:

       

Investment securities sold

    21,755,982       384,732       436,168       30,399,950  

Capital shares

    439,743                   11,168,603  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    464       136       10        

Dividends

    1,262,029       56,073       40,686       2,786,897  

Interest

    5,855       55       130       11,921  

Affiliated securities lending income

    1,941       22       3       2,575  

Foreign tax reclaim

    4,594       60,955             1,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 631,710,961     $ 48,831,235     $ 25,723,936     $ 2,044,752,152  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Due to custodian

  $ 12,871,670     $     $     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    1,498,996       99,674       49,042       569,800  

Payables:

       

Investment securities purchased

    9,340,118       424,201       463,078       17,800,823  

Capital shares

    1,342,142                   23,897,932  

Investment advisory fees

    82,139       5,272       3,993       109,198  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                      3,061  

Deferred foreign tax

    2,400,134             100,190        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    27,535,199       529,147       616,303       42,380,814  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 604,175,762     $ 48,302,088     $ 25,107,633     $ 2,002,371,338  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 722,372,464     $ 44,940,953     $ 29,794,589     $ 1,503,112,875  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (118,196,702     3,361,135       (4,686,956     499,258,463  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 604,175,762     $ 48,302,088     $ 25,107,633     $ 2,002,371,338  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    21,750,001       1,600,001       1,050,001       62,750,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 27.78     $ 30.19     $ 23.91     $ 31.91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 629,778,357     $ 42,211,285     $ 25,747,090     $ 1,651,469,309  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 1,379,004     $ 96,283     $ 46,312     $ 551,889  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

  $     $ 15,377     $ 32,554     $ 3,285,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $ 1,498,996     $ 99,674     $ 49,042     $ 569,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 2,567,622     $ 36,865     $ 14,344     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
USA ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
     Xtrackers Net Zero
Pathway Paris
Aligned US Equity
ETF
     Xtrackers RREEF
Global Natural
Resources ETF
 

Assets

        

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 1,052,091,107      $ 177,904,158      $ 9,834,352  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

            108,621         

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     2,185,111        267,018        138,884  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     307,803        388,400         

Foreign currency at value

                   30,695  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     174,055        18,436         

Receivables:

        

Investment securities sold

     3,716,157               32,814  

Capital shares

                   17,339  

Variation margin on futures contracts

            1,866         

Dividends

     1,373,818        183,920        4,821  

Interest

     8,120        1,166        382  

Affiliated securities lending income

     2,932        1,909         

Foreign tax reclaim

     1,253                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,059,860,356      $ 178,875,494      $ 10,059,287  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $ 307,803      $ 388,400      $  

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

     2,924,303        4,239        65,639  

Investment advisory fees

     73,774        13,914        176  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     21,726                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,327,606        406,553        65,815  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 1,056,532,750      $ 178,468,941      $ 9,993,472  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 889,703,694      $ 140,136,007      $ 10,013,980  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     166,829,056        38,332,934        (20,508
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 1,056,532,750      $ 178,468,941      $ 9,993,472  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     22,150,001        5,400,001        400,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 47.70      $ 33.05      $ 24.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 883,272,277      $ 142,206,246      $ 9,859,617  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

   $      $ 101,335      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 296,015      $ 382,806      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 2,185,111      $ 267,018      $ 138,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 307,803      $ 388,400      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $      $      $ 30,676  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited) 

 

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

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 4,352,167     $ 358,190     $ 188,284     $ 16,176,213  

Affiliated dividend income

                 400        

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     108,404       763       1,011       92,937  

Affiliated securities lending income

     5,670       370       3       4,712  

Affiliated other income (see note 6)

     10,148                    

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

                       6,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     4,476,389       359,323       189,698       16,279,862  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     472,149       31,047       24,329       739,273  

Other expenses

     58       58       58       30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     472,207       31,105       24,387       739,303  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (1,844     (18     (31     (1,842
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     470,363       31,087       24,356       737,461  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     4,006,026       328,236       165,342       15,542,401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments**

     (34,898,085     (138,757     (444,036     (11,783,082

Investments in affiliates

                 468        

In-kind redemptions

     4,755,980                   162,690,143  

Futures contracts

     158,477       10,282       (199     377,697  

Foreign currency transactions

     (415,997     2,546       (26,907      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (30,399,625     (125,929     (470,674     151,284,758  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments***

     60,910,601       3,996,509       894,914       121,448,490  

Investments in affiliates

                 (31      

Futures contracts

     36,368       5,934       1,030       64,746  

Foreign currency translations

     (5,851     (211     24,641        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     60,941,118       4,002,232       920,554       121,513,236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     30,541,493       3,876,303       449,880       272,797,994  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 34,547,519     $ 4,204,539     $ 615,222     $ 288,340,395  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 624,632     $ 32,041     $ 29,409     $  

** Including foreign taxes

   $ 768,779     $     $ 4,549     $  

*** Including change in deferred foreign taxes

   $ 2,017,175     $     $ 75,484     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited) 

 

     Xtrackers MSCI
USA ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers Net Zero
Pathway Paris
Aligned US Equity
ETF
    Xtrackers RREEF
Global Natural
Resources ETF(1)
 

Investment Income

      

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 8,224,664     $ 1,148,555     $ 4,820  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     88,004       11,026       382  

Affiliated securities lending income

     24,343       3,446        

Affiliated other income (see note 6)

     8,669              

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

           1,139        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     8,345,680       1,164,166       5,202  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Investment advisory fees

     568,533       78,003       184  

Other expenses

     58       58        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     568,591       78,061       184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

      

Waiver

     (58,597     (228     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     509,994       77,833       176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     7,835,686       1,086,333       5,026  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments

     (2,498,927     (331,179     (193

In-kind redemptions

     83,683,455       3,212,238        

Futures contracts

     328,101       52,310        

Foreign currency transactions

                 (87
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     81,512,629       2,933,369       (280
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     57,222,483       19,287,076       (25,265

Investments in affiliates

           7,286        

Futures contracts

     55,578       15,007        

Foreign currency translations

                 11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     57,278,061       19,309,369       (25,254
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     138,790,690       22,242,738       (25,534
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 146,626,376     $ 23,329,071     $ (20,508
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 3,119     $     $ 569  

 

(1)

For the period February 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2024.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon
Reduction and Climate Improvers
ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,006,026     $ 11,115,481     $ 328,236     $ 1,044,986  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (30,399,625     (18,487,055     (125,929     (735,306

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     60,941,118       17,309,303       4,002,232       5,026,694  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     34,547,519       9,937,729       4,204,539       5,336,374  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (8,720,560     (12,833,632     (417,296     (957,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     326,530,249       2,359,527       1,331,290       13,833,465  

Value of shares redeemed

     (240,426,282                 (4,135,077
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     86,103,967       2,359,527       1,331,290       9,698,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     111,930,926       (536,376     5,118,533       14,077,363  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     492,244,836       492,781,212       43,183,555       29,106,192  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 604,175,762     $ 492,244,836     $ 48,302,088     $ 43,183,555  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     18,400,001       18,300,001       1,550,001       1,200,001  

Shares sold

     12,100,000       100,000       50,000       500,000  

Shares redeemed

     (8,750,000                 (150,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     21,750,001       18,400,001       1,600,001       1,550,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets
ESG Leaders Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action
Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
April 4, 2023(1) to
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 165,342     $ 539,869     $ 15,542,401     $ 13,732,996  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (470,674     (1,939,343     151,284,758       24,723,533  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     920,554       1,411,821       121,513,236       223,498,580  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     615,222       12,347       288,340,395       261,955,109  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (494,593     (495,191     (20,927,635     (6,700,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

           4,573,005       367,790,930       2,206,770,268  

Value of shares redeemed

           (2,277,610     (907,956,805     (186,900,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

           2,295,395       (540,165,875     2,019,869,359  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     120,629       1,812,551       (272,753,115     2,275,124,428  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     24,987,004       23,174,453       2,275,124,453       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 25,107,633     $ 24,987,004     $ 2,002,371,338     $ 2,275,124,453  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     1,050,001       950,001       81,100,001       1  

Shares sold

           200,000       12,800,000       88,350,000  

Shares redeemed

           (100,000     (31,150,000     (7,250,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     1,050,001       1,050,001       62,750,001       81,100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris
Aligned US Equity ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 7,835,686     $ 36,167,624     $ 1,086,333     $ 1,476,161  

Net realized gain (loss)

     81,512,629       502,735,282       2,933,369       1,416,539  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     57,278,061       (225,613,355     19,309,369       14,860,113  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     146,626,376       313,289,551       23,329,071       17,752,813  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (9,442,729     (41,345,101     (1,135,554     (1,268,208
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     63,685,161       240,179,457       16,494,603       64,054,316  

Value of shares redeemed

     (427,228,149     (2,288,923,620     (8,115,143     (8,280,393
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (363,542,988     (2,048,744,163     8,379,460       55,773,923  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (226,359,341     (1,776,799,713     30,572,977       72,258,528  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     1,282,892,091       3,059,691,804       147,895,964       75,637,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,056,532,750     $ 1,282,892,091     $ 178,468,941     $ 147,895,964  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     30,650,001       85,300,001       5,100,001       3,000,001  

Shares sold

     1,500,000       6,650,000       550,000       2,400,000  

Shares redeemed

     (10,000,000     (61,300,000     (250,000     (300,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     22,150,001       30,650,001       5,400,001       5,100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers RREEF
Global Natural
Resources ETF
 
     For the Period
February 27, 2024(1) to
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,026  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (280

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (25,254
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (20,508
  

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

  

Proceeds from shares sold

     10,013,955  

Value of shares redeemed

      
  

 

 

 

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

     10,013,955  
  

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     9,993,447  

Net Assets

  

Beginning of period

     25  
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 9,993,472  
  

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

  

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     1  

Shares sold

     400,000  

Shares redeemed

      
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     400,001  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and
Climate Improvers ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 26.75     $ 26.93     $ 34.69     $ 27.90     $ 25.42     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.17       0.60       0.70       0.57       0.68       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.15       (0.08     (7.88     6.86       2.53       0.27  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.32       0.52       (7.18     7.43       3.21       0.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.70     (0.58     (0.64     (0.73     (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.29     (0.70     (0.58     (0.64     (0.73     (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 27.78     $ 26.75     $ 26.93     $ 34.69     $ 27.90     $ 25.42  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    4.95 **      2.01       (20.81     26.80       12.74       3.44 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    604       492       493       496       8       8  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15       0.15       0.16       0.16       0.16

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15       0.15       0.16       0.16       0.16

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.27     2.30       2.30       1.97       2.61       3.17

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    37 **      16       33       17       13       10 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2019(e)
 
  2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 27.86     $ 24.26     $ 31.79     $ 25.96     $ 24.10     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.21       0.78       0.85       0.72       0.59       0.78  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.38       3.51       (7.57     5.80       1.83       (1.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    2.59       4.29       (6.72     6.52       2.42       (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.26     (0.69     (0.81     (0.69     (0.56     (0.66

Net realized gains

                                  (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.26     (0.69     (0.81     (0.69     (0.56     (0.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 30.19     $ 27.86     $ 24.26     $ 31.79     $ 25.96     $ 24.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    9.33 **      17.79       (21.40     25.28       10.12       (0.91 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    48       43       29       19       12       7  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.14     0.14       0.14       0.14       0.14       0.14

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.14     0.14       0.14       0.14       0.14       0.14

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.48     2.92       3.04       2.45       2.39       3.25

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    3 **      25       22       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.   66  


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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders
Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 23.80     $ 24.39     $ 33.60     $ 28.57     $ 24.70     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.16       0.53       0.64       0.49       0.86       0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.42       (0.65     (9.14     4.77       4.07       (0.53
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.58       (0.12     (8.50     5.26       4.93       (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.47     (0.47     (0.71     (0.23     (1.06     (0.27

Net realized gains

                            (0.00 )(c)       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.47     (0.47     (0.71     (0.23     (1.06     (0.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 23.91     $ 23.80     $ 24.39     $ 33.60     $ 28.57     $ 24.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(d)

    2.51 **      (0.51     (25.55     18.43       20.32       (0.17 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    25       25       23       25       9       7  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.20     0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.36     2.21       2.22       1.48       3.38       2.68

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

    3 **      23       24       26       17       16 ** 
Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
8/31/2023(f)
                         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 28.05     $ 25.00          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.21       0.17          

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.91       2.96          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total from investment operations

    4.12       3.13          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.08        

Net realized gains

    (0.04              
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total distributions

    (0.26     (0.08        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 31.91     $ 28.05          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total Return (%)(d)

    14.78 **      12.55 **         

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    2,002       2,275          

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.07     0.07        

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.07     0.07        

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.47     1.57        

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

    16 **      7 **         

 

(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 April 4, 2023 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2023.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 41.86     $ 35.87     $ 41.89     $ 31.84     $ 26.69     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.29       0.57       0.53       0.50       0.51       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5.92       6.04       (6.04     10.05       5.10       1.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    6.21       6.61       (5.51     10.55       5.61       1.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.37     (0.62     (0.51     (0.50     (0.46     (0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.37     (0.62     (0.51     (0.50     (0.46     (0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 47.70     $ 41.86     $ 35.87     $ 41.89     $ 31.84     $ 26.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

    14.96 **      18.68       (13.29     33.48       21.42       7.23 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    1,057       1,283       3,060       3,889       2,666       1,341  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.10     0.10       0.10       0.10       0.10       0.10

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.09     0.09       0.09       0.09       0.09       0.10

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.38     1.56       1.32       1.39       1.83       1.89

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    1 **      6       6       12       9       5 ** 
Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned
US Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
8/31/2023
    Period Ended
8/31/2022(e)
                   

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 29.00     $ 25.21     $ 25.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.21       0.39       0.07        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.06       3.74       0.14        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total from investment operations

    4.27       4.13       0.21        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Less distributions from:            

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.34            

Net realized gains

          (0.00 )(f)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total distributions

    (0.22     (0.34            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 33.05     $ 29.00     $ 25.21        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Return (%)(c)

    14.80 **      16.60       0.84 **       

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    178       148       76        

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.10     0.10       0.10      

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.10     0.10       0.10      

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.39     1.49       1.50      

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    5 **      8       11 **       

 

(a)

For the period March 7, 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 June 28, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022.

(f)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Period Ended
2/29/2024(a)
(Unaudited)
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 25.00  
  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.04
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.02
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.98  
  

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(c)

     (0.07 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

  

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     10  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.45

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.43

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     0.10 ** 

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     1 ** 

 

(a)

For the period February 27, 2024 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2024.

(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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   69  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

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

As of February 29, 2024, the Trust consists of forty-six investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

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

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources 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”), except Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF which offers shares that are listed and traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). 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 RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF which lots consists of 25,000 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 of the following Funds is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF   Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF   MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF   MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index
Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF   MSCI USA Climate Action Index
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF   MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index
Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF   Solactive ISS ESG United States Net Zero Pathway Enhanced Index

The Solactive ISS Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction & Climate Improvers Index NTR (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 EMCR Index is then weighted in such a manner seeking to align its constituents 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. Under normal circumstances, 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, as defined by the index provider. The annual review of the Underlying Index takes place in May and it is rebalanced in August, November and February, and thus the Fund updates and rebalances its portfolio in a corresponding fashion.

The MSCI USA Climate Action Index is comprised of large and mid-capitalization companies in the United States that the Underlying Index’s methodology assesses as leading their sector peers in taking action relating to a climate transition. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced on a semi-annual basis, and reviewed and reweighted on an ongoing basis. 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.

The 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. Under normal circumstances, the annual review of the Underlying Index takes place in May and it is rebalanced in August, November and February, and thus the Fund updates and rebalances its portfolio in a corresponding fashion.

The Solactive ISS ESG United States Net Zero Pathway Enhanced Index is comprised of large and mid-capitalization companies in the United States that meet certain ESG criteria. The constituents of the Underlying Index are weighted in such a manner seeking to comply with the European Union Paris-aligned Benchmark standards, while incorporating recommendations of the Net Zero Investment Framework published, from time to time, by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced semi-annually in February and August. 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 its respective index provider and DBX. There is no direct charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Xtrackers RREEF Global Resources ETF “NRES” seeks total return from both capital appreciation and current income. NRES is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specific index. Under normal circumstances, NRES invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in securities of companies in the natural resources sector.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF, Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF and Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF are non-diversified and are not limited by the 1940 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

 

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amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

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

The Funds’ Board has designated the Advisor as the valuation designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Advisor’s Pricing Committee (the “Pricing Committee”) typically values securities using readily available market quotations or prices supplied by independent pricing services (which are considered fair values under Rule 2a-5). The Advisor has adopted fair valuation procedures that provide methodologies for fair valuing securities.

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 Pricing Committee. 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 Pricing Committee 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.

 

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

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

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

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At August 31, 2023, 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

   $ 36,954,462      $ 17,646,907      $ 54,601,369  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     564,063        1,075,552        1,639,615  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     883,141        1,690,761        2,573,902  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     16,442,851        48,838,132        65,280,983  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     327,541        145,797        473,338  

 

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As of August 31, 2023, 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

   $ 585,327,607      $ (94,253,323    $ 30,786,427      $ (125,039,750

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     41,969,941        1,022,418        3,464,406        (2,441,988

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     27,678,329        (2,528,641      1,978,563        (4,507,204

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     2,050,985,369        222,033,739        273,621,602        (51,587,863

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,189,746,928        91,391,193        172,814,725        (81,423,532

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     131,638,257        16,196,671        20,425,088        (4,228,417

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

Foreign Taxes The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of February 29, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations he 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 LendingNational Financial Services LLC (Fidelity Agency Lending) serves as securities lending agent for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF and lends securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreements. Prior to September 27, 2023, the Bank of New York Mellon served as securities lending agent for Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF. Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF and lends securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreements. 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 or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified

 

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amounts, the securities lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds invested the cash collateral, if any, into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds, including DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/ administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of February 29, 2024) 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 securities lending agent. Either the Funds 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 February 29, 2024, the Funds listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of February 29, 2024

 
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

   $ 1,498,996      $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 1,498,996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 1,498,996  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 52,424      $      $      $      $ 52,424  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     47,250                             47,250  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 99,674      $      $      $      $ 99,674  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 99,674  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

 

           

Common Stocks

   $ 49,042      $      $      $      $ 49,042  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 49,042  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 569,800      $      $      $      $ 569,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 569,800  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 307,803      $      $      $      $ 307,803  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 307,803  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 157,366      $      $      $      $ 157,366  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     231,034                             231,034  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 388,400      $      $      $      $ 388,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 388,400  

 

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Derivatives

Futures Contracts Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. For each fund, except, Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF, these futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. For Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF these futures will be used for liquidity purposes. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended February 29, 2024, 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 Climate Action Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Funds’ Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

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

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

A summary of the open futures contracts as of February 29, 2024 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of February 29, 2024 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

 

    
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 6,620  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 7,589      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,565      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 207,934      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 167,845      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $  
Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 16,237      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.

 

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Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended February 29, 2024 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

   $ 158,477  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     10,282  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     (199

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     377,697  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     328,101  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     52,310  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 36,368  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     5,934  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,030  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     64,746  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     55,578  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     15,007  

For the period ended February 29, 2024 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 3,712,913  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     184,658  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     49,089  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     6,554,303  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     3,770,711  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     461,327  

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.

RREEF America L.L.C. (“RREEF”) an affiliate of the Advisor serves as the Sub-Advisor to the Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF. The Sub-Advisor is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund, subject to supervision of the Advisor.

 

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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 Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     0.14

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     0.20

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     0.07

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     0.10

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     0.10

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     0.45

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 nine basis points of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Any voluntary waiver or reimbursement implemented by the Advisor may be eliminated by the Advisor at any time. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $56,853 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 February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 1,844  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     18  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     31  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     1,842  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,744  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     228  

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     8  

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 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).

Affiliated Securities Lending Agent Fees Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for the funds listed below. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds incurred securities lending agent fees to Deutsche Bank AG as follows:

 

     Securities
Lending
Agent Fees
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 480  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

      

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,937  

 

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4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended February 29, 2024, 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

   $ 332,011,150      $ 229,021,880  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,283,833        1,253,302  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     827,670        1,158,524  

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     340,185,858        345,899,411  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     12,699,015        12,357,079  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     8,234,169        8,157,213  

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     2,512,544        32,654  

For the period ended February 29, 2024, 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

   $ 55,195,999      $ 77,243,657  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     1,295,474         

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

             

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

     367,792,421        904,382,344  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     63,616,293        427,114,037  

Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

     16,487,652        8,150,476  

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     7,379,920         

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of February 29, 2024, here 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 or portfolio 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. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor and the securities lending agent, Deutsche Bank AG, agreed to reimburse the Funds and amounts below for securities lending income in connection to an operational delay with the lending agent transition (see Securities Lending note 2.)

The amounts reimbursed were less than 0.01% of the Funds’ average net assets, thus having no impact on the Funds’ total return.

 

DBX Advisors LLC    Amounts  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 6,765  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     5,779  

Deutsche Bank AG

   Amounts  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

   $ 3,383  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

     2,890  

7. Investing in Emerging Markets

Investing in emerging markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in developed markets. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation or deflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and future adverse political, social and economic developments.

 

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Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls or delayed settlements, and may have prices that are more volatile or less easily assessed than those of comparable securities of issuers in developed markets. There is also substantially less publicly available information about emerging market issuers than there is about issuers in developed countries. Therefore, disclosure of certain material information may not be made, and less information may be available to the Funds and other investors than would be the case if the Funds’ investments were restricted to securities of issuers in developed countries. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

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 or regulatory limitations; restrictions on foreign ownership which require U.S. investors to invest in offshore special purpose companies to obtain indirect exposure to Chinese issuers; custody risks associated with investing through Stock Connect, a Qualified Foreign Investor (“QFI”) or other programs to access the Chinese securities markets, both interim and permanent market regulations which may affect the ability of certain stockholders to sell Chinese securities when it would otherwise be advisable; different and less stringent financial reporting standards; and increased political pressure from the U.S. and other countries to restrict the ability of investors outside China to invest in Chinese issuers.

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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus .10%. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the 1940 Act or 25 percent of adjusted total net assets. The Funds had no outstanding loans at February 29, 2024.

9. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At February 29, 2024, there was one affiliated shareholder account for the fund listed below holding a significant percentage of the shares outstanding:

 

     Approximate Percent of
Outstanding Shares Held
 

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

     99

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Regulatory Update — Tailored Shareholder Report

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC amended the rules for mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. The amended rules apply to mutual funds and ETFs that are registered on Form N-1A (i.e., open-end funds) and implement a new streamlined disclosure framework requiring “concise and visually engaging” shareholder reports highlighting key information, including a simplified expense presentation, performance information, portfolio holdings and certain fund statistics. The amended rules seek to simplify shareholder reporting by consolidating investor friendly data in one report and moving other data to Form N-CSR, creating a layered disclosure framework. Certain information from the Funds’ current shareholder reports, including the Funds’ investment portfolio, financial statements and financial highlights, will move to Form N-CSR. This information must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. Notably, the amended rules will require mutual funds and ETFs to prepare separate individual shareholder reports for each fund share class. The amendments also include a revised definition of “appropriate broad-based securities market index” that will affect performance presentations in the new streamlined reports and mutual fund and ETF prospectuses. The amended rules and related form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of the amended rules and form amendments on the content of the Funds’ current shareholder reports.

 

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

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

In February 2024, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within three business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did experience a temporary breach of the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). The breach was caused by the temporary reclassification of Chinese securities as illiquid due to an extended Chinese and Taiwan holiday market closure in January 2023. The temporary reclassification of Chinese securities caused the Fund to exceed the 15% limit on illiquid investments. Because a notification to the Fund’s board of the anticipated extended holiday closure was made before the start of the holiday closure no filing on Form N-RN was required. Also, because the holiday closure was anticipated in advance, no actions were needed to rebalance the Fund’s portfolio. Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

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

In February 2024, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and

 

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has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not approach the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

 

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Contracts (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 14–15, 2024 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF, Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF, and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms, including statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding (a) fee and expense information for each Fund (including the fee and expense components and any amounts waived or reimbursed) as compared to a peer group of other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) selected pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary methodology (each, a “Peer Group”) and (b) each Fund’s tracking error as compared to its underlying index over the previous five years (or since inception, if shorter). The Independent Trustees met with representatives of the Advisor on February 14, 2024 to review financial reports and other information provided by the Advisor and inquire further with regard to the financial information provided, and asked questions of the Advisor during this meeting. The Independent Trustees also took into consideration the discussions they had with management before and during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 14 and February 15, 2024.

The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance, tracking error and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

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

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

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided and the risks incurred by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the

 

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Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

Economies of Scale. The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisors can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on November 14, 2023 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between DBX and RREEF America L.L.C. (“RREEF” or the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF (the “Fund”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

In reaching its decision with respect to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services to be provided by and the anticipated profits to be realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund; (5) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized, and if the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from those economies.

In reaching its decision with respect to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders; (2) the performance of RREEF with respect to its management of other funds, as well as RREEF’s financial resources and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement; (3) the total cost of the services to be provided by RREEF from its relationship with the Fund; and (4) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized, and if the Fund’s’ shareholders would benefit from those economies.

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

 

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services, such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

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

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

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

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee. The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee to those of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that the Fund’s fee is below the average and median fee of the ETFs in the Fund’s peer group. The Board accordingly noted that the Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting the Fund’s peer group and believed that the Fund’s peer group was appropriate. The Board considered that the proposed fee for the Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Fund’s costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that the Fund’s portfolio will be managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor will also provide oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for the Fund is reasonable in light of the services to be provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Board considered the anticipated expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services to be provided to the Fund and the likelihood and level of profits in the early years of the Fund’s operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate the

 

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profitability of the Fund to the Advisor at this time. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationship with the Fund and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Fund. The Board also considered the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Advisor until a new fund achieves scale.

Economies of Scale. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee was set at a competitive level that was designed to reflect scale in assets from the Fund’s commencement of operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate whether the Fund would experience economies of scale beyond those already reflected in the Fund’s advisory fee. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Fund. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisor’s can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the nature, extent and quality of services that RREEF would provide to the Fund, the Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by RREEF under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from the Sub-Advisor. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous target allocation representing RREEF’s recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund, which RREEF continually reviews and adjusts as necessary on an ongoing daily basis.

The Board also considered RREEF’s operational capabilities and resources, and its experience in serving as an investment sub-advisor to funds with similar strategies. The Board considered the professional experience, qualifications and performance of RREEF’s senior management and key professional personnel, as well as RREEF’s depth and breadth of experience in managing investment portfolios with similar strategies and their techniques for implementing such strategies. In addition, the Board considered RREEF’s operational capabilities and resources.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by RREEF under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees to be paid to RREEF.

RREEF’s Financial Resources. The Board considered RREEF’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that RREEF has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Sub-Advisory Fee. The Board considered that the fee to be paid to RREEF in respect of the Fund would be paid by the Advisor and not the Fund. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fees agreed upon with RREEF are reasonable in light of the nature and quality of investment advisory services rendered for the Fund. The Board reached its conclusion based in part on the aggregate fees paid by the Fund, the fact that the sub-advisory fee is paid by the Advisor and not the Fund, and fees paid by comparable funds to advisors.

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Board considered the anticipated expenses of RREEF in developing and rendering services to be provided to the Fund and the likelihood and level of profits in the early years of the Fund’s operations. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate the profitability of the Fund to the Sub-Advisor at this time. The Board considered whether RREEF would benefit in other ways from its

 

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relationship with the Fund and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the RREEF related to the operation of the Fund. The Board also considered the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Sub-Advisor until a new fund achieves scale.

Economies of Scale. The Board noted that because the Fund is new, it is difficult to estimate whether the Fund would experience economies of scale. The Board determined to evaluate economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Fund. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisor’s can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Portfolio Holdings Information

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

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

Discount & Premium Information

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

 

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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. Incorporation of 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. Regulatory changes or interpretations regarding the definitions and/or use of ESG criteria could have a material adverse effect on a fund’s ability to invest in accordance with its investment policies and/or achieve its investment objective, as well as the ability of certain classes of investors to invest in funds following an ESG strategy such as the fund. The Underlying Index’s methodology for identifying companies attempting to reduce their carbon footprint 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 follow a carbon reduction strategy. 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. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. EMSG, USCA, USNZ and NRES are currently non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing its potential risk. There are special risks associated with natural resources investments, this means that the fund is more vulnerable to the price movements that particularly affect one or more of the various industries and sub-industries within the natural resources sector. Performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment at an acceptable price. Any fund that focuses in a particular segment of the market or region of the world will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. An investment in any Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

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

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

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

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. or Nasdaq Stock Market, 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.

 

Copyright © 2024 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

 

Sub-Advisor

RREEF America L.L.C.

222 S. Riverside Plaza

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting 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-094866-2 (4/24) DBX005919 (4/25)


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February 29, 2024

Semi-Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE)

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF (SNPG)

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (SNPV)

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SNPD)

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE)

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Portfolio Summary

  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     1  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     2  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     3  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     4  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     5  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     6  

Fees and Expenses

     7  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     8  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     13  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     15  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     19  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     21  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     25  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     30  

Statements of Operations

     32  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     34  

Financial Highlights

     37  

Notes to Financial Statements

     40  

Other Information

     50  

Liquidity Risk Management

     51  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     52  

Additional Information

     55  


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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (42.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Microsoft Corp.

    9.6%  

Apple, Inc.

    8.3%  

NVIDIA Corp.

    6.1%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    5.0%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    4.8%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1.9%  

Tesla, Inc.

    1.8%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.7%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.4%  

Visa, Inc.

    1.4%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    32.9%  

Health Care

    12.8%  

Financials

    12.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9%  

Communication Services

    8.2%  

Industrials

    6.9%  

Consumer Staples

    5.7%  

Energy

    3.3%  

Real Estate

    2.3%  

Materials

    2.1%  

Utilities

    1.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 8.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P Growth ESG ETF (SNPG)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Growth ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Growth Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (62.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

NVIDIA Corp.

    11.2%  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    9.6%  

Microsoft Corp.

    8.8%  

Alphabet, Inc.

    8.0%  

Apple, Inc.

    7.8%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    4.8%  

Tesla, Inc.

    4.1%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

    2.9%  

Visa, Inc.

    2.7%  

Mastercard, Inc.

    2.6%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Information Technology

    40.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    18.0%  

Health Care

    11.2%  

Communication Services

    8.0%  

Financials

    7.9%  

Consumer Staples

    5.0%  

Industrials

    4.6%  

Energy

    2.8%  

Materials

    1.4%  

Real Estate

    0.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 13.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P Value ESG ETF (SNPV)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Value ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with high environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) performance relative to their sector peers, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Value Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (23.7% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    5.2%  

Walmart, Inc.

    2.4%  

Home Depot, Inc.

    2.3%  

Bank of America Corp.

    2.3%  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    2.2%  

Abbott Laboratories

    2.0%  

Walt Disney Co.

    2.0%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.9%  

Intel Corp.

    1.7%  

Comcast Corp.

    1.7%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Financials

    26.4%  

Health Care

    11.4%  

Consumer Staples

    11.3%  

Industrials

    10.6%  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.5%  

Information Technology

    8.3%  

Communication Services

    7.7%  

Real Estate

    5.8%  

Materials

    4.0%  

Utilities

    3.5%  

Energy

    2.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SNPD)

 

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

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (22.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    2.4%  

Realty Income Corp.

    2.4%  

Amcor PLC

    2.3%  

Eversource Energy

    2.3%  

UGI Corp.

    2.3%  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2.2%  

Edison International

    2.1%  

International Business Machines Corp.

    2.0%  

Chevron Corp.

    2.0%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    2.0%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Consumer Staples

    18.3%  

Industrials

    15.5%  

Materials

    12.6%  

Utilities

    11.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.2%  

Financials

    8.4%  

Health Care

    7.6%  

Information Technology

    6.8%  

Real Estate

    6.1%  

Energy

    4.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

 

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

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 19.

 

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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (MIDE)

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400 ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P MidCap 400 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (10.1% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

    1.4%  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    1.1%  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

    1.0%  

Saia, Inc.

    1.0%  

Lennox International, Inc.

    1.0%  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    1.0%  

RPM International, Inc.

    0.9%  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    0.9%  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    0.9%  

iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    0.9%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Industrials

    23.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    17.8%  

Financials

    16.5%  

Health Care

    9.7%  

Information Technology

    8.0%  

Materials

    6.8%  

Real Estate

    6.2%  

Energy

    4.3%  

Consumer Staples

    4.0%  

Communication Services

    1.5%  

Utilities

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

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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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE)

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P SmallCap 600 ESG Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of February 29, 2024 (9.3% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Fabrinet

    1.1%  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    1.1%  

Cytokinetics, Inc.

    1.0%  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    1.0%  

SPS Commerce, Inc.

    1.0%  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

    0.9%  

Meritage Homes Corp.

    0.8%  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    0.8%  

AAON, Inc.

    0.8%  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF

    0.8%  
Sector Diversification* as of February 29, 2024

 

Industrials

    19.2%  

Financials

    18.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.4%  

Information Technology

    12.3%  

Health Care

    10.1%  

Real Estate

    7.7%  

Materials

    5.4%  

Energy

    4.5%  

Consumer Staples

    3.1%  

Communication Services

    1.6%  

Utilities

    1.5%  
 

 

 

 

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 25.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

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

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024).

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

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

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2023
     Ending
Account Value
February 29, 2024
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000(1)
 
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,130.40        0.10   $ 0.53  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.37        0.10   $ 0.50  
Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,150.10        0.15   $ 0.80  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.15   $ 0.75  
Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,121.10        0.15   $ 0.79  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.15   $ 0.75  
Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,043.10        0.15   $ 0.76  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.15   $ 0.75  
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,081.80        0.15   $ 0.78  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.15   $ 0.75  
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,092.30        0.15   $ 0.78  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.12        0.15   $ 0.75  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 366.

 

7


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%    
Communication Services — 8.2%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    207,241     $ 28,694,589  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    174,367       24,373,019  

AT&T, Inc.

    247,756       4,194,509  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    3,531       1,037,867  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    140,740       6,030,709  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    8,606       1,200,365  

Fox Corp., Class A

    9,980       297,304  

Fox Corp., Class B

    4,659       127,563  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    14,377       451,438  

Match Group, Inc.*

    9,232       332,721  

Netflix, Inc.*

    15,328       9,241,558  

News Corp., Class A

    13,322       358,095  

News Corp., Class B

    4,108       114,983  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    7,081       625,890  

Paramount Global, Class B

    16,749       184,909  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    145,862       5,837,397  

Walt Disney Co.

    63,479       7,082,987  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

    76,787       674,958  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $90,567,972)

      90,860,861  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.8%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    318,018       56,212,862  

Aptiv PLC*

    9,419       748,716  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    6,755       546,344  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    7,984       248,542  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    7,797       338,936  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    4,257       726,713  

eBay, Inc.

    18,848       891,133  

Etsy, Inc.*

    3,790       271,705  

Ford Motor Co.

    135,733       1,688,519  

General Motors Co.

    48,221       1,976,097  

Hasbro, Inc.

    4,772       239,984  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    9,243       1,888,530  

Home Depot, Inc.

    35,114       13,364,740  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    11,467       625,181  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    20,014       4,816,769  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    8,516       2,127,893  

McDonald’s Corp.

    25,488       7,449,633  

MGM Resorts International*

    10,523       455,435  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    2,015       239,019  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    42,775       4,445,606  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

    13,898       269,482  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    7,750       839,945  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,383       257,127  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    8,223       1,014,307  

Starbucks Corp.

    39,996       3,795,620  

Tapestry, Inc.

    8,198       389,651  

Tesla, Inc.*

    96,772       19,536,331  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    40,237       3,989,096  

Tractor Supply Co.

    3,841       976,843  

VF Corp.

    11,747       191,946  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,900       204,041  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    9,747       1,349,180  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $120,176,467)

      132,115,926  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 5.7%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    19,061     $ 1,012,330  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    6,744       406,191  

Campbell Soup Co.

    7,390       315,110  

Coca-Cola Co.

    136,220       8,175,924  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    28,888       2,499,390  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    16,288       457,367  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    5,735       1,425,262  

Dollar General Corp.

    7,747       1,125,717  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    7,216       1,058,443  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    8,075       1,199,784  

General Mills, Inc.

    20,524       1,317,230  

Hershey Co.

    5,144       966,661  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    10,645       375,981  

J M Smucker Co.

    3,719       446,912  

Kellanova

    8,735       481,735  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    35,086       1,049,422  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    27,429       967,695  

Kroger Co.

    22,571       1,119,747  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    8,663       596,534  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    6,893       430,261  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    47,382       3,462,203  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    47,892       7,918,463  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    82,392       13,095,385  

Sysco Corp.

    17,871       1,447,015  

Target Corp.

    15,961       2,440,756  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    9,725       527,484  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    24,580       522,571  

Walmart, Inc.

    149,500       8,762,195  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $65,148,359)

      63,603,768  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 3.3%            

APA Corp.

    11,057       329,388  

Baker Hughes Co.

    34,881       1,032,129  

Chevron Corp.

    61,419       9,336,302  

ConocoPhillips

    41,838       4,708,448  

Devon Energy Corp.

    22,430       988,266  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    20,302       2,323,767  

EQT Corp.

    14,237       528,905  

Halliburton Co.

    31,281       1,097,025  

Hess Corp.

    9,604       1,399,783  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    68,798       1,196,397  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    21,695       526,104  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    13,226       2,238,236  

ONEOK, Inc.

    20,306       1,525,387  

Phillips 66

    15,581       2,220,448  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    8,216       1,932,321  

Schlumberger NV

    49,352       2,385,182  

Valero Energy Corp.

    11,831       1,673,613  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    42,135       1,514,332  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $34,133,290)

      36,956,033  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 12.6%            

Aflac, Inc.

    18,843       1,521,384  

Allstate Corp.

    9,083       1,448,920  

American Express Co.

    20,308       4,455,981  

American International Group, Inc.

    23,836       1,737,406  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    3,527       1,436,759  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    12,884     $ 1,128,509  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    7,329       1,787,763  

Assurant, Inc.

    2,055       372,880  

Bank of America Corp.

    242,108       8,357,568  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    26,336       1,477,186  

BlackRock, Inc.

    4,889       3,966,641  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    13,308       1,831,314  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    3,847       738,624  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    51,847       3,462,343  

Chubb Ltd.

    14,420       3,629,081  

Citigroup, Inc.

    67,312       3,735,143  

CME Group, Inc.

    12,499       2,754,155  

Discover Financial Services

    8,720       1,052,504  

Everest Group Ltd.

    1,480       545,942  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    1,396       645,762  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    20,632       1,427,528  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    23,069       792,189  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    10,147       278,535  

Globe Life, Inc.

    3,299       418,742  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    11,314       4,401,712  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    10,987       1,052,994  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    19,962       2,763,140  

Invesco Ltd.

    16,776       258,518  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    101,100       18,810,666  

M&T Bank Corp.

    5,856       818,317  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,385       295,573  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    29,010       13,772,788  

MetLife, Inc.

    21,371       1,490,413  

Moody’s Corp.

    5,392       2,045,833  

Morgan Stanley

    44,579       3,835,577  

MSCI, Inc.

    2,798       1,569,594  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    11,468       644,502  

Northern Trust Corp.

    7,222       593,143  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    38,376       2,315,608  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    13,933       2,050,938  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    8,260       667,904  

Progressive Corp.

    20,269       3,842,192  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    12,242       1,334,255  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    6,637       798,564  

Regions Financial Corp.

    32,763       610,375  

S&P Global, Inc.

    11,429       4,895,955  

State Street Corp.

    11,128       820,467  

Synchrony Financial

    14,753       609,299  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    7,822       886,624  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    7,986       1,764,586  

Truist Financial Corp.

    45,597       1,594,983  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    55,739       15,754,071  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    7,660       640,376  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    3,705       1,010,020  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $125,576,079)

      140,951,846  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 12.8%            

Abbott Laboratories

    60,676       7,198,601  

AbbVie, Inc.

    61,807       10,881,122  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    10,223       1,404,231  

Amgen, Inc.

    18,592       5,091,047  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Baxter International, Inc.

    17,410     $ 712,417  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    10,106       2,380,468  

Biogen, Inc.*

    4,960       1,076,270  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    668       217,688  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    51,079       3,381,941  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    71,440       3,625,580  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    8,982       1,005,804  

Cencora, Inc.

    5,651       1,331,376  

Centene Corp.*

    19,097       1,497,778  

Cigna Group

    10,196       3,427,283  

CVS Health Corp.

    44,604       3,317,200  

DaVita, Inc.*

    2,276       288,984  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    21,530       1,827,251  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    8,265       4,142,831  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    27,857       20,995,264  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    43,456       3,133,178  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    4,893       374,168  

Hologic, Inc.*

    8,615       635,787  

Humana, Inc.

    4,344       1,521,790  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    2,882       1,657,813  

Illumina, Inc.*

    5,422       758,158  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    3,017       651,159  

Medtronic PLC

    46,698       3,892,745  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    88,683       11,276,044  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    782       975,326  

Moderna, Inc.*

    11,509       1,061,590  

Pfizer, Inc.

    197,102       5,235,029  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,843       479,952  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    3,765       3,637,329  

Teleflex, Inc.

    1,529       340,646  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    13,467       7,678,614  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    32,380       15,982,768  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    8,988       3,781,611  

Viatris, Inc.

    44,259       547,484  

Waters Corp.*

    2,029       684,625  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    7,272       904,346  

Zoetis, Inc.

    16,235       3,219,888  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $131,125,001)

      142,233,186  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 6.9%            

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    23,944       375,442  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    14,388       3,613,258  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    4,129       840,582  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    3,885       287,801  

Carrier Global Corp.

    29,546       1,642,167  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    17,811       5,948,161  

Cintas Corp.

    2,961       1,861,314  

CSX Corp.

    68,879       2,613,269  

Cummins, Inc.

    4,925       1,322,904  

Deere & Co.

    9,441       3,446,437  

Dover Corp.

    4,847       801,597  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    13,848       4,002,072  

Emerson Electric Co.

    19,833       2,119,156  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    5,307       634,717  

Fortive Corp.

    12,290       1,046,248  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    2,317       260,686  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

General Electric Co.

    37,894     $ 5,945,190  

IDEX Corp.

    2,780       655,802  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    9,639       2,526,864  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    13,852       1,265,103  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    2,861       590,253  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    23,619       1,399,898  

Nordson Corp.

    1,881       499,688  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    7,858       1,991,060  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    14,257       1,358,692  

PACCAR, Inc.

    18,167       2,014,539  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    4,480       2,398,816  

Paychex, Inc.

    11,126       1,364,270  

Pentair PLC

    5,934       461,606  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    4,928       1,190,161  

Republic Services, Inc.

    7,110       1,305,396  

Robert Half, Inc.

    3,967       318,947  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    3,912       1,115,233  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    5,851       522,436  

Trane Technologies PLC

    8,061       2,272,960  

Union Pacific Corp.

    21,229       5,385,585  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    25,405       3,766,545  

United Rentals, Inc.

    2,400       1,663,848  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    5,066       1,225,465  

Waste Management, Inc.

    12,905       2,653,913  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    6,303       890,551  

Xylem, Inc.

    8,275       1,051,339  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $62,910,974)

      76,649,971  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 32.8%            

Adobe, Inc.*

    15,917       8,917,977  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    56,546       10,886,801  

Apple, Inc.

    511,389       92,433,562  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    29,334       5,914,321  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    8,607       2,388,787  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    7,552       1,949,700  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    142,510       6,893,209  

Corning, Inc.

    25,970       837,273  

F5, Inc.*

    1,990       372,568  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    22,539       1,557,670  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    21,009       451,483  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    47,907       729,624  

HP, Inc.

    29,740       842,534  

Intel Corp.

    147,581       6,353,362  

Intuit, Inc.

    9,737       6,454,560  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    11,880       439,916  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    6,192       955,425  

KLA Corp.

    4,809       3,281,181  

Lam Research Corp.

    4,645       4,358,171  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    37,931       3,436,928  

Microsoft Corp.

    259,909       107,508,759  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    5,805       1,917,914  

NVIDIA Corp.

    86,405       68,356,724  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    9,033       2,255,811  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    14,986       1,182,695  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    38,800       6,122,252  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    34,156       10,548,056  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    6,624     $ 616,363  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    10,914       1,566,814  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    31,561       5,281,102  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

    1,491       651,776  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    1,813       506,697  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $270,523,070)

      365,970,015  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 2.1%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    7,711       1,804,683  

Albemarle Corp.

    3,971       547,402  

Amcor PLC

    51,340       465,140  

Ball Corp.

    10,904       698,074  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    6,771       546,555  

Corteva, Inc.

    24,626       1,317,984  

Dow, Inc.

    24,866       1,389,512  

Ecolab, Inc.

    8,798       1,978,142  

FMC Corp.

    4,680       263,905  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    49,650       1,877,267  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    9,127       689,089  

International Paper Co.

    12,076       427,007  

Linde PLC

    16,962       7,612,885  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    8,660       868,425  

Mosaic Co.

    11,512       358,714  

Newmont Corp.

    40,805       1,275,156  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    8,149       1,153,898  

Westrock Co.

    8,237       373,054  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $24,391,857)

      23,646,892  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 2.3%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    5,401       673,667  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    16,229       3,227,299  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    4,803       850,275  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    5,172       334,732  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    10,965       1,007,574  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    10,676       1,567,344  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    3,259       2,896,664  

Equity Residential REIT

    12,612       759,368  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    2,372       548,881  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    7,343       1,035,143  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    2,564       258,579  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    24,770       414,897  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    26,044       540,153  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    9,928       780,738  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    22,045       435,609  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    32,137       4,282,898  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    5,168       320,158  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    3,775       789,843  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    11,358       1,682,574  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    11,027       391,458  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    14,447       610,964  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    19,297       1,778,411  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    25,363       871,980  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $27,149,508)

      26,059,209  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.2%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    6,714       795,877  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    21,936       603,240  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Constellation Energy Corp.

    11,349     $ 1,911,739  

Edison International

    13,285       903,646  

Entergy Corp.

    7,359       747,454  

Eversource Energy

    12,033       706,337  

Exelon Corp.

    34,469       1,235,369  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    71,896       3,967,940  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    17,229       1,075,090  

Sempra

    21,833       1,541,410  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $14,912,088)

      13,488,102  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $966,614,665)

      1,112,535,809  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)
(Cost $2,432,826)

    2,432,826       2,432,826  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $969,047,491)

    $ 1,114,968,635  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      1,308,269  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,116,276,904  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.0%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (a)(b)

 

                   (0 )(c)       —         —        40         —                

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.2%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)

 

     1,432,502        9,110,710        (8,110,386                   38,923               2,432,826        2,432,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      1,432,502         9,110,710         (8,110,386                    38,963                2,432,826         2,432,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, 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    15    $ 3,214,621      $ 3,375,600      3/15/2024    $ 160,979  

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

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 1,112,535,809        $  —        $  —        $ 1,112,535,809  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       2,432,826                            2,432,826  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       160,979                            160,979  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,115,129,614        $        $        $ 1,115,129,614  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Communication Services — 8.0%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    2,335     $ 323,304  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    1,965       274,668  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $491,942)

      597,972  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 17.9%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    4,080       721,181  

Etsy, Inc.*

    39       2,796  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    178       36,369  

Home Depot, Inc.

    257       97,817  

McDonald’s Corp.

    221       64,594  

Starbucks Corp.

    468       44,413  

Tesla, Inc.*

    1,514       305,646  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    516       51,156  

Tractor Supply Co.

    32       8,138  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    89       12,320  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,097,357)

      1,344,430  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 5.0%            

Coca-Cola Co.

    1,053       63,201  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    223       19,294  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    129       95,962  

Hershey Co.

    40       7,517  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    397       29,009  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    343       56,711  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    638       101,404  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $351,943)

      373,098  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.8%            

APA Corp.

    200       5,958  

ConocoPhillips

    569       64,035  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    267       30,561  

Hess Corp.

    192       27,984  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    215       5,214  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    145       24,538  

ONEOK, Inc.

    251       18,855  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    81       19,051  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    329       11,824  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $196,046)

      208,020  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 7.9%            

American Express Co.

    280       61,437  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    259       22,686  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    76       18,539  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    44       8,448  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    12       5,551  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    412       195,601  

Moody’s Corp.

    51       19,350  

MSCI, Inc.

    31       17,390  

Progressive Corp.

    203       38,481  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    730       206,327  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $503,333)

      593,810  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 11.2%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    453       79,751  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    475       357,998  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    32       18,407  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    48       11,864  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Merck & Co., Inc.

    703     $ 89,387  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    6       7,483  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    45       43,474  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    102       58,158  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    243       119,945  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    114       47,964  

Waters Corp.*

    15       5,061  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $650,273)

      839,492  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 4.5%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    111       27,875  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    47       9,568  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    205       68,462  

Cintas Corp.

    32       20,116  

CSX Corp.

    686       26,027  

Deere & Co.

    106       38,695  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    88       23,069  

Paychex, Inc.

    89       10,913  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    70       16,906  

Republic Services, Inc.

    80       14,688  

Union Pacific Corp.

    190       48,201  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    55       13,305  

Waste Management, Inc.

    120       24,678  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $287,748)

      342,503  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 40.2%            

Adobe, Inc.*

    315       176,488  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    1,120       215,634  

Apple, Inc.

    3,260       589,245  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    581       117,141  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    175       48,569  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    77       19,879  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    442       30,547  

Lam Research Corp.

    91       85,381  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,593       658,929  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    67       22,136  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,060       838,587  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    132       10,417  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    394       62,169  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

    142       109,530  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    233       38,988  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $2,252,200)

      3,023,640  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 1.4%            

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    72       5,812  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    498       18,829  

Linde PLC

    175       78,544  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $85,883)

      103,185  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.5%            

American Tower Corp. REIT

    133       26,448  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    114       8,965  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    30       6,277  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $40,744)

      41,690  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,957,469)

      7,467,840  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.3%            

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

    150     $ 10,761  

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

    25       7,459  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $16,464)

      18,220  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.3%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)
(Cost $20,847)

    20,847       20,847  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $5,994,780)

    $ 7,506,907  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      4,104  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 7,511,011  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.3%

 

  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)

 

     1,630        94,141        (74,924                   126               20,847        20,847  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 7,467,840        $  —        $  —        $ 7,467,840  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       18,220                            18,220  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       20,847                            20,847  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 7,506,907        $        $        $ 7,506,907  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%    
Communication Services — 7.6%            

AT&T, Inc.

    4,044     $ 68,465  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    31       9,112  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,286       97,955  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    78       10,880  

Fox Corp., Class A

    141       4,201  

Fox Corp., Class B

    93       2,546  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    218       6,845  

Match Group, Inc.*

    155       5,586  

News Corp., Class A

    216       5,806  

News Corp., Class B

    83       2,323  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    113       9,988  

Paramount Global, Class B

    274       3,025  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    2,400       96,048  

Walt Disney Co.

    1,035       115,485  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*

    1,275       11,207  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $430,139)

      449,472  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 8.4%            

Aptiv PLC*

    162       12,877  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    110       8,897  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    134       4,171  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

    53       2,304  

Carnival Corp.*

    190       3,013  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    36       6,146  

eBay, Inc.

    295       13,948  

Etsy, Inc.*

    38       2,724  

General Motors Co.

    779       31,923  

Hasbro, Inc.

    74       3,722  

Home Depot, Inc.

    358       136,258  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    82       4,471  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    328       78,940  

McDonald’s Corp.

    231       67,517  

MGM Resorts International*

    55       2,380  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    30       3,559  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    397       41,260  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    10       1,859  

Starbucks Corp.

    262       24,864  

Tapestry, Inc.

    130       6,179  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    228       22,604  

VF Corp.

    188       3,072  

Whirlpool Corp.

    31       3,329  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    86       11,904  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $457,097)

      497,921  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 11.3%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    303       16,092  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    104       6,264  

Bunge Global SA

    83       7,833  

Campbell Soup Co.

    112       4,776  

Coca-Cola Co.

    1,349       80,967  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    286       24,745  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    272       7,638  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    92       22,864  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    132       19,613  

General Mills, Inc.

    330       21,179  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    165       5,828  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

J M Smucker Co.

    60     $ 7,210  

Kellanova

    150       8,272  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    572       17,109  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    466       16,440  

Kroger Co.

    387       19,199  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    143       9,847  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    105       6,554  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    457       33,393  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    817       129,854  

Target Corp.

    265       40,524  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    162       8,787  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    408       8,674  

Walmart, Inc.

    2,433       142,598  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $650,172)

      666,260  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.5%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    572       16,926  

Halliburton Co.

    509       17,851  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    1,129       19,633  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    97       16,415  

Phillips 66

    253       36,055  

Schlumberger NV

    812       39,244  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $141,194)

      146,124  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 26.2%            

Aflac, Inc.

    302       24,384  

Allstate Corp.

    149       23,768  

American Express Co.

    101       22,161  

American International Group, Inc.

    399       29,083  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    58       14,148  

Assurant, Inc.

    30       5,444  

Bank of America Corp.

    3,914       135,111  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    437       24,511  

BlackRock, Inc.

    79       64,096  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    217       29,861  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    25       4,800  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    846       56,496  

Chubb Ltd.

    232       58,387  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,088       60,373  

CME Group, Inc.

    131       28,866  

Discover Financial Services

    65       7,846  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    11       5,088  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    337       23,317  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    398       13,667  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    164       24,480  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    160       4,392  

Global Payments, Inc.

    152       19,714  

Globe Life, Inc.

    49       6,220  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    184       71,585  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    176       16,868  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    329       45,540  

Invesco Ltd.

    256       3,945  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,650       306,999  

M&T Bank Corp.

    94       13,136  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    22       4,695  

MetLife, Inc.

    353       24,618  

Moody’s Corp.

    47       17,833  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Morgan Stanley

    718     $ 61,777  

MSCI, Inc.

    19       10,658  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    194       10,903  

Northern Trust Corp.

    118       9,691  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    619       37,350  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    226       33,267  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    125       10,108  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    205       22,343  

Regions Financial Corp.

    529       9,855  

S&P Global, Inc.

    104       44,552  

State Street Corp.

    175       12,903  

Synchrony Financial

    235       9,706  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    131       14,849  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    130       28,725  

Truist Financial Corp.

    758       26,515  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    59       16,084  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,420,058)

      1,550,718  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 11.4%            

Abbott Laboratories

    987       117,098  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    166       22,802  

Baxter International, Inc.

    291       11,908  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    167       39,337  

Biogen, Inc.*

    82       17,793  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    12       3,911  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    90       6,621  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    375       24,829  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    144       16,125  

Catalent, Inc.*

    102       5,849  

Cencora, Inc.

    95       22,382  

Centene Corp.*

    304       23,843  

Cigna Group

    166       55,799  

CVS Health Corp.

    730       54,290  

DaVita, Inc.*

    14       1,778  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    219       18,586  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    74       5,659  

Humana, Inc.

    70       24,522  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

    22       12,655  

Illumina, Inc.*

    91       12,724  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

    65       16,065  

Medtronic PLC

    753       62,770  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

    8       9,978  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    64       7,993  

Stryker Corp.

    69       24,086  

Teleflex, Inc.

    27       6,015  

Viatris, Inc.

    682       8,436  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    119       14,799  

Zoetis, Inc.

    117       23,205  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $659,198)

      671,858  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 10.5%            

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

    372       5,833  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    29       5,904  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    66       4,889  

Carrier Global Corp.

    248       13,784  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    122       40,743  

Cintas Corp.

    22       13,829  

CSX Corp.

    562       21,322  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Cummins, Inc.

    81     $ 21,757  

Dover Corp.

    80       13,230  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    86       24,854  

Emerson Electric Co.

    324       34,619  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    14       1,575  

General Electric Co.

    353       55,382  

IDEX Corp.

    43       10,144  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    85       22,283  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    53       4,841  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    387       22,938  

Nordson Corp.

    31       8,235  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    129       32,686  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    142       13,533  

PACCAR, Inc.

    80       8,871  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    16       8,567  

Paychex, Inc.

    110       13,488  

Pentair PLC

    31       2,412  

Republic Services, Inc.

    50       9,180  

Robert Half, Inc.

    60       4,824  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    34       9,693  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    87       7,768  

Trane Technologies PLC

    40       11,279  

Union Pacific Corp.

    191       48,455  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    409       60,638  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    38       9,192  

Waste Management, Inc.

    111       22,827  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    102       14,412  

Xylem, Inc.

    141       17,914  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $552,003)

      621,901  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 8.3%            

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

    50       5,546  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    116       22,251  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    58       14,974  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2,303       111,396  

Corning, Inc.

    448       14,444  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    321       6,898  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    737       11,224  

HP, Inc.

    508       14,392  

Intel Corp.

    2,400       103,320  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    101       15,584  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    126       10,602  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    624       56,541  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    41       13,546  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    37       9,240  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    109       15,648  

Teradyne, Inc.

    87       9,012  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    325       54,382  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $453,499)

      489,000  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 3.9%            

Amcor PLC

    822       7,447  

Ball Corp.

    179       11,460  

Corteva, Inc.

    401       21,462  

Dow, Inc.

    399       22,296  

Ecolab, Inc.

    70       15,739  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    145       10,948  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Linde PLC

    132     $ 59,244  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    147       14,741  

Newmont Corp.

    655       20,469  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    134       18,974  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    67       22,246  

Westrock Co.

    146       6,612  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $213,239)

      231,638  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 5.8%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

    89       11,101  

American Tower Corp. REIT

    156       31,022  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

    83       14,694  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    82       5,307  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

    175       16,081  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    101       14,828  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

    28       24,887  

Equity Residential REIT

    196       11,801  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    36       8,330  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    120       16,916  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    42       4,236  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

    403       6,750  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    178       3,692  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

    81       6,370  

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

    378       7,469  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

    523       69,700  

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

    93       5,761  

SBA Communications Corp. REIT

    37       7,742  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    118       17,481  

UDR, Inc. REIT

    172       6,106  

Ventas, Inc. REIT

    229       9,684  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

    315       29,030  

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    415       14,268  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $333,589)

      343,256  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities — 3.5%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    112     $ 13,277  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    359       9,873  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    100       16,845  

Edison International

    224       15,236  

Entergy Corp.

    120       12,188  

Eversource Energy

    199       11,681  

Exelon Corp.

    566       20,285  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,166       64,352  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    291       18,158  

Sempra

    358       25,275  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $222,754)

      207,170  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,532,942)

      5,875,318  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.4%    

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF
(Cost $22,505)

    525       25,263  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)
(Cost $2,827)

    2,827       2,827  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

   

(Cost $5,558,274)

    $ 5,903,408  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      7,227  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 5,910,635  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)

 

     493        98,886        (96,552      —         —        89         —        2,827        2,827  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

Fair Value Measurements

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 5,875,318        $  —        $  —        $ 5,875,318  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       25,263                            25,263  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       2,827                            2,827  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 5,903,408        $        $        $ 5,903,408  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.1%    
Consumer Discretionary — 9.2%            

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,548     $ 125,202  

Genuine Parts Co.

    463       69,108  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    3,559       72,675  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    218       52,466  

McDonald’s Corp.

    183       53,487  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    328       34,089  

Polaris, Inc.

    696       64,526  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $496,622)

      471,553  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 18.1%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,167       61,979  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    683       41,137  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    286       28,634  

Coca-Cola Co.

    1,269       76,166  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    725       62,727  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,807       99,143  

J M Smucker Co.

    631       75,827  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    769       93,180  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    920       63,351  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    437       72,254  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    420       66,755  

Sysco Corp.

    876       70,930  

Target Corp.

    533       81,506  

Walmart, Inc.

    648       37,979  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $964,062)

      931,568  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.0%            

Chevron Corp.

    688       104,583  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    950       99,294  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $223,463)

      203,877  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 8.3%            

Aflac, Inc.

    694       56,033  

Chubb Ltd.

    154       38,757  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    43       19,891  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    3,557       97,640  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    183       31,800  

S&P Global, Inc.

    45       19,277  

SEI Investments Co.

    544       36,584  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    991       112,330  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    195       16,302  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $386,204)

      428,614  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 7.6%            

Abbott Laboratories

    424       50,303  

AbbVie, Inc.

    586       103,165  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    160       37,688  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    456       51,063  

Medtronic PLC

    938       78,192  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,442       64,127  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    16       5,734  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $364,844)

      390,272  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 15.3%            

ABM Industries, Inc.

    1,146       47,341  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    243       61,025  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    785       58,153  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    85     $ 29,750  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    147       49,092  

Cintas Corp.

    36       22,630  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    572       40,967  

Dover Corp.

    216       35,722  

Emerson Electric Co.

    543       58,019  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    204       24,398  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    201       52,692  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    142       36,437  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    161       29,648  

Nordson Corp.

    98       26,034  

Pentair PLC

    421       32,750  

Republic Services, Inc.

    186       34,150  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    832       74,289  

Toro Co.

    384       35,447  

Waste Management, Inc.

    205       42,158  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $719,860)

      790,702  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 6.7%            

Analog Devices, Inc.

    213       40,858  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    109       17,297  

International Business Machines Corp.

    569       105,282  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    519       43,669  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    350       55,226  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    24       13,074  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    422       70,613  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $309,471)

      346,019  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 12.5%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    239       55,935  

Albemarle Corp.

    222       30,603  

Amcor PLC

    13,259       120,126  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    245       34,413  

Ecolab, Inc.

    139       31,253  

HB Fuller Co.

    314       24,972  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    1,214       91,657  

Linde PLC

    74       33,213  

Nucor Corp.

    176       33,845  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    296       41,914  

RPM International, Inc.

    370       42,679  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    61       20,254  

Sonoco Products Co.

    1,032       58,494  

Stepan Co.

    270       24,084  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $687,943)

      643,442  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 6.0%            

Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    372       86,081  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

    1,016       102,463  

Realty Income Corp. REIT

    2,335       121,677  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $319,210)

      310,221  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 11.4%            

California Water Service Group

    707       32,444  

Edison International

    1,562       106,248  

Eversource Energy

    2,006       117,752  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,311       72,354  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    1,392       82,963  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Spire, Inc.

    982     $ 58,252  

UGI Corp.

    4,746       116,182  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $615,738)

      586,195  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,087,417)

      5,102,463  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.6%            

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
(Cost $29,728)

    315       30,659  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)
(Cost $3,119)

    3,119       3,119  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%

(Cost $5,120,264)

    $ 5,136,241  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.2%

      12,320  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 5,148,561  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.1%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (a)

 

     1,971        124,289        (123,141                   99               3,119        3,119  

 

(a)

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

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

Fair Value Measurements

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 5,102,463        $  —        $  —        $ 5,102,463  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       30,659                            30,659  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       3,119                            3,119  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 5,136,241        $        $        $ 5,136,241  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4%    
Communication Services — 1.5%            

Cable One, Inc.

    20     $ 9,120  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    572       16,559  

New York Times Co., Class A

    733       32,457  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

    144       23,929  

TEGNA, Inc.

    879       12,315  

Ziff Davis, Inc.*

    213       14,646  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $170,401)

      109,026  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 17.6%            

Adient PLC*

    431       14,628  

Aramark

    1,166       35,365  

Autoliv, Inc.

    339       39,334  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    121       18,126  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    308       20,368  

Brunswick Corp.

    305       26,657  

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    520       23,988  

Carter’s, Inc.

    163       13,195  

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (a)

    112       12,537  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    151       12,486  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    115       102,993  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    280       49,809  

Five Below, Inc.*

    255       51,173  

Gap, Inc.

    995       18,845  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

    1,285       15,266  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    129       17,389  

H&R Block, Inc.

    647       31,671  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    588       21,327  

Helen of Troy Ltd.*

    107       13,375  

KB Home

    346       22,985  

Lear Corp.

    262       35,986  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    600       12,252  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    128       38,280  

Macy’s, Inc.

    1,245       21,713  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    144       13,419  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    415       8,702  

Polaris, Inc.

    239       22,158  

PVH Corp.

    273       37,311  

RH*

    72       19,757  

Service Corp. International

    666       48,744  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

    477       27,003  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    788       42,922  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    301       44,960  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    241       30,891  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    485       55,600  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    325       14,524  

Valvoline, Inc.*

    632       26,948  

Visteon Corp.*

    122       13,801  

Wendy’s Co.

    772       13,981  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    288       67,833  

Wingstop, Inc.

    132       46,339  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    374       28,630  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    395       16,211  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,017,879)

      1,249,482  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 3.9%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    609       44,481  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    22       18,498  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Coty, Inc., Class A*

    1,742     $ 21,879  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    715       30,252  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    869       19,483  

Ingredion, Inc.

    295       34,701  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    185       5,890  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

    225       23,436  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

    463       28,910  

US Foods Holding Corp.*

    1,015       51,552  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $235,249)

      279,082  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.2%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    1,503       20,140  

Antero Resources Corp.*

    1,285       33,025  

ChampionX Corp.

    884       27,457  

CNX Resources Corp.*

    696       14,581  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    1,915       20,471  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    712       39,516  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    664       26,341  

NOV, Inc.

    1,768       29,879  

Range Resources Corp.

    1,091       34,498  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    5,061       35,275  

Valaris Ltd.*

    283       17,843  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $257,621)

      299,026  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 16.2%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    150       23,447  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    2,243       42,819  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    694       14,463  

Bank OZK

    470       20,586  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

    279       12,987  

Cadence Bank

    826       22,864  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    492       13,131  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    943       17,068  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    541       28,154  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    635       46,266  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    156       29,184  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

    390       13,740  

First American Financial Corp.

    467       27,277  

First Horizon Corp.

    2,539       35,800  

FNB Corp.

    1,615       21,544  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    502       18,785  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    164       21,561  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    594       18,509  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    765       31,992  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    100       51,618  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    1,235       24,564  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    3,302       15,817  

Old National Bancorp.

    1,325       21,770  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    344       28,456  

Primerica, Inc.

    158       38,751  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    297       52,524  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    234       52,608  

SEI Investments Co.

    449       30,195  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    268       28,001  

SLM Corp.

    1,019       21,226  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    461       34,971  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    660       25,040  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    223       13,079  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

UMB Financial Corp.

    201     $ 16,404  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    623       21,612  

Unum Group

    837       41,390  

Valley National Bancorp

    1,907       15,618  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    473       32,334  

Webster Financial Corp.

    775       36,921  

Western Union Co.

    1,670       22,395  

WEX, Inc.*

    192       42,188  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    279       26,882  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,079,400)

      1,154,541  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.5%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    411       34,298  

Amedisys, Inc.*

    151       14,046  

Azenta, Inc.*

    270       17,590  

Encompass Health Corp.

    450       33,480  

Enovis Corp.*

    219       13,098  

Envista Holdings Corp.*

    783       16,169  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    1,413       30,945  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    225       16,421  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*

    593       23,607  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

    379       31,309  

Inari Medical, Inc.*

    233       10,746  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    297       10,962  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*

    289       34,362  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

    311       20,333  

LivaNova PLC*

    251       13,757  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    445       58,028  

Option Care Health, Inc.*

    807       26,042  

Penumbra, Inc.*

    175       41,111  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    595       15,625  

Progyny, Inc.*

    383       13,987  

QuidelOrtho Corp.*

    226       10,306  

R1 RCM, Inc.*

    910       12,786  

Repligen Corp.*

    233       45,200  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

    168       43,826  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

    463       43,059  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    208       46,933  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $729,094)

      678,026  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 23.3%            

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    141       35,425  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    308       50,278  

AECOM

    624       55,430  

AGCO Corp.

    277       30,387  

ASGN, Inc.*

    210       20,857  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

    81       8,751  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    219       76,650  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    194       27,715  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    229       41,701  

Concentrix Corp.

    210       15,215  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    554       39,677  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    213       66,780  

EnerSys

    187       17,182  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    737       22,935  

Flowserve Corp.

    597       25,265  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    563       45,794  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    162       33,515  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Genpact Ltd.

    751     $ 25,534  

GXO Logistics, Inc.*

    545       28,209  

Insperity, Inc.

    157       15,981  

Kirby Corp.*

    267       23,421  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    736       41,466  

Lennox International, Inc.

    147       69,268  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    260       66,716  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    220       15,875  

MasTec, Inc.*

    270       20,374  

Maximus, Inc.

    276       23,090  

Middleby Corp.*

    244       37,127  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    165       30,385  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    208       20,996  

nVent Electric PLC

    746       50,221  

Owens Corning

    401       60,062  

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

    196       33,048  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    302       51,790  

Ryder System, Inc.

    199       22,706  

Saia, Inc.*

    121       69,623  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    189       39,441  

Stericycle, Inc.*

    419       22,789  

Terex Corp.

    307       17,606  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    239       42,379  

Timken Co.

    299       25,113  

Toro Co.

    465       42,924  

Trex Co., Inc.*

    489       44,871  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    93       19,709  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    125       25,494  

XPO, Inc.*

    522       62,807  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,254,508)

      1,662,582  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 7.9%            

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    450       13,959  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    245       28,788  

Avnet, Inc.

    402       18,729  

Belden, Inc.

    191       16,269  

Blackbaud, Inc.*

    191       13,213  

Calix, Inc.*

    266       9,275  

Ciena Corp.*

    673       38,348  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    246       22,588  

Coherent Corp.*

    604       35,926  

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

    200       19,142  

Crane NXT Co.

    220       12,852  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

    130       11,226  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    111       26,445  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*

    303       14,686  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    277       70,172  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    283       34,741  

Novanta, Inc.*

    159       27,498  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    251       17,936  

Qualys, Inc.*

    167       28,701  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    145       19,943  

Synaptics, Inc.*

    177       17,718  

Teradata Corp.*

    450       16,929  

Universal Display Corp.

    195       34,012  

Wolfspeed, Inc.*

    565       14,701  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $549,289)

      563,797  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials — 6.7%            

Alcoa Corp.

    809     $ 22,013  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    300       42,138  

Ashland, Inc.

    236       22,099  

Avient Corp.

    425       17,204  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

    999       32,697  

Cabot Corp.

    251       21,322  

Chemours Co.

    671       13,199  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    2,255       46,904  

Commercial Metals Co.

    529       28,566  

Greif, Inc., Class A

    110       7,091  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    294       21,747  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    295       30,276  

RPM International, Inc.

    583       67,249  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    184       12,089  

Sonoco Products Co.

    439       24,883  

United States Steel Corp.

    1,004       47,529  

Westlake Corp.

    144       19,974  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $470,587)

      476,980  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 6.1%            

Agree Realty Corp. REIT

    460       25,277  

Apartment Income REIT Corp. REIT

    655       19,860  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT

    1,350       30,523  

COPT Defense Properties REIT

    507       12,285  

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT

    692       15,784  

CubeSmart REIT

    1,013       44,177  

EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT

    210       36,895  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,720       23,702  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    213       40,521  

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    482       18,263  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT (a)

    2,697       11,354  

NNN REIT, Inc. REIT

    814       33,122  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    959       15,919  

PotlatchDeltic Corp. REIT

    361       16,321  

Rayonier, Inc. REIT

    614       21,140  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT

    959     $ 48,794  

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

    726       19,094  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $530,668)

      433,031  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    412       20,081  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    255       15,198  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    237       15,440  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    264       17,992  

Spire, Inc.

    240       14,237  

UGI Corp.

    947       23,183  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $128,932)

      106,131  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $6,423,628)

      7,011,704  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.1%    

iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    1,650       64,532  

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

    25       13,200  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $68,849)

      77,732  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%            

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)
(Cost $33,249)

    33,249       33,249  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.4%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)
(Cost $27,742)

    27,742       27,742  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%

(Cost $6,553,468)

    $ 7,150,427  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.4%)

      (25,739
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 7,124,688  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.5%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (b)(c)

 

     77,625               (44,376 )(d)                    23               33,249        33,249  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.4%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (b)

 

     9,093        288,573        (269,924                   224               27,742        27,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      86,718         288,573         (314,300      —         —         247         —         60,991         60,991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $32,223, which is 0.5% 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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

Micro E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Index Futures

   USD    1    $ 28,632      $ 28,926      3/15/2024    $ 294  

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 7,011,704        $  —        $  —        $ 7,011,704  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       77,732                            77,732  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       60,991                            60,991  

Derivatives (b)

                   

Futures Contracts

       294                            294  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 7,150,721        $        $        $ 7,150,721  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4%            
Communication Services — 1.6%            

Cars.com, Inc.*

    116     $ 2,127  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.*

    211       3,674  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

    158       681  

EW Scripps Co., Class A*

    105       423  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.*

    2,012       3,259  

QuinStreet, Inc.*

    93       1,361  

Scholastic Corp.

    52       2,051  

TechTarget, Inc.*

    55       1,744  

Thryv Holdings, Inc.*

    59       1,235  

Yelp, Inc.*

    127       4,882  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $29,637)

      21,437  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 16.1%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

    95       12,137  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    143       10,685  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

    76       3,762  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

    204       1,412  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    352       8,360  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*

    12       808  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

    40       1,401  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    163       4,430  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

    57       5,272  

Brinker International, Inc.*

    82       3,800  

Caleres, Inc.

    67       2,587  

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

    15       5,589  

Century Communities, Inc.

    54       4,660  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

    94       3,326  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

    37       1,252  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    43       2,844  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

    27       1,310  

Dorman Products, Inc.*

    54       5,088  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    48       1,605  

Frontdoor, Inc.*

    156       4,892  

Gentherm, Inc.*

    63       3,582  

Green Brick Partners, Inc.*

    50       2,925  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    26       7,037  

Guess?, Inc.

    51       1,294  

Hanesbrands, Inc.*

    644       3,478  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    24       823  

Hibbett, Inc.

    27       2,213  

iRobot Corp.*

    47       536  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    39       2,847  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    84       3,191  

LCI Industries

    48       6,047  

Leslie’s, Inc.*

    340       2,686  

LGI Homes, Inc.*

    39       4,449  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    111       6,960  

Meritage Homes Corp.

    70       11,036  

Mister Car Wash, Inc. *(a)

    172       1,426  

Monro, Inc.

    55       1,846  

Movado Group, Inc.

    34       976  

ODP Corp.*

    66       3,728  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    27       2,737  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

    205       2,589  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*

    71     $ 7,549  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    85       8,650  

Sonos, Inc.*

    238       4,512  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    37       1,175  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    133       5,695  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    42       4,653  

Stride, Inc.*

    74       4,421  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

    182       6,439  

Upbound Group, Inc.

    89       3,005  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

    106       4,404  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    57       4,089  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    147       1,495  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $221,353)

      213,713  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 3.1%            

Andersons, Inc.

    60       3,317  

B&G Foods, Inc.

    145       1,675  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    33       952  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    77       4,427  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    96       3,666  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    68       1,627  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

    185       1,850  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    17       1,740  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    29       2,470  

National Beverage Corp.*

    46       2,421  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    49       4,123  

Simply Good Foods Co.*

    176       6,245  

SpartanNash Co.

    66       1,391  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    95       3,400  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    112       1,748  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $50,916)

      41,052  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 4.4%            

Archrock, Inc.

    255       4,659  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

    47       1,267  

Callon Petroleum Co.*

    105       3,272  

Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)

    165       1,411  

Core Laboratories, Inc.

    81       1,213  

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    59       1,333  

Green Plains, Inc.*

    126       2,684  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    285       2,565  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    191       7,332  

Nabors Industries Ltd.*

    18       1,411  

Oil States International, Inc.*

    106       571  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

    104       3,756  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    617       7,139  

SM Energy Co.

    224       9,804  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

    243       3,205  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.*

    141       1,622  

Vital Energy, Inc.*

    49       2,466  

World Kinect Corp.

    115       2,801  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $68,729)

      58,511  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 17.9%            

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*

    78       1,276  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.*

    116       6,443  

Ameris Bancorp

    126       5,838  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    40     $ 2,110  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    103       9,435  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    147       4,889  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

    99       5,160  

Banc of California, Inc.

    258       3,775  

BancFirst Corp.

    26       2,281  

Bancorp, Inc.*

    102       4,553  

BankUnited, Inc.

    147       3,943  

Banner Corp.

    65       2,850  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    84       1,805  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    93       3,560  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    64       1,450  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    52       970  

City Holding Co.

    28       2,814  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    100       4,530  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

    56       3,041  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

    46       2,970  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

    46       2,208  

Enova International, Inc.*

    58       3,669  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    129       4,661  

FB Financial Corp.

    63       2,245  

First BanCorp

    330       5,603  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    192       2,502  

First Financial Bancorp

    187       4,058  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    246       5,156  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    146       1,885  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

    838       5,154  

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

    75       616  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    49       740  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    68       1,248  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    86       2,656  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    225       2,468  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    76       2,750  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    69       3,017  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

    124       8,839  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    69       2,335  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    88       3,026  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    66       667  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    252       2,888  

OFG Bancorp

    86       3,115  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    187       4,275  

Park National Corp.

    26       3,341  

Pathward Financial, Inc.

    50       2,542  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT

    162       2,289  

Piper Sandler Cos.

    29       5,460  

PRA Group, Inc.*

    76       1,943  

ProAssurance Corp.

    92       1,134  

PROG Holdings, Inc.*

    89       2,747  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    142       2,141  

Radian Group, Inc.

    291       8,480  

Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT

    214       1,312  

Renasant Corp.

    108       3,414  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    70       2,183  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    28       2,301  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    158       3,814  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    230       4,416  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    49     $ 1,404  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    52       3,275  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

    52       3,602  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    26       1,252  

Triumph Financial, Inc.*

    42       3,150  

Trupanion, Inc.*

    68       1,819  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    40       1,092  

Trustmark Corp.

    119       3,196  

Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT

    194       2,458  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    38       885  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    102       2,002  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    13       3,020  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    64       6,104  

WisdomTree, Inc.

    209       1,685  

World Acceptance Corp.*

    7       838  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    119       5,044  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $268,246)

      237,817  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.9%            

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

    33       3,045  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

    72       4,051  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    75       3,493  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*

    106       2,028  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    202       3,238  

Certara, Inc.*

    211       3,562  

CONMED Corp.

    59       4,739  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

    63       1,151  

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

    187       13,509  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.*

    265       3,358  

Embecta Corp.

    101       1,442  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    107       13,366  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*

    43       970  

Glaukos Corp.*

    93       8,239  

HealthStream, Inc.

    45       1,228  

Innoviva, Inc.*

    98       1,497  

Integer Holdings Corp.*

    64       7,059  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    264       2,489  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    29       2,301  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

    110       8,382  

ModivCare, Inc.*

    20       561  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

    163       3,412  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

    146       1,050  

Owens & Minor, Inc.*

    153       3,722  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*

    160       1,464  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    35       453  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

    95       6,610  

RadNet, Inc.*

    112       4,240  

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

    72       1,256  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    202       5,500  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

    29       3,082  

Varex Imaging Corp.*

    69       1,187  

Veradigm, Inc.*

    198       1,186  

Vericel Corp.*

    92       4,203  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*

    161       1,810  

Xencor, Inc.*

    112       2,570  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $154,953)

      131,453  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials — 18.9%            

AAON, Inc.

    127     $ 10,665  

ABM Industries, Inc.

    122       5,040  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    19       3,843  

Allegiant Travel Co.

    30       2,183  

American Woodmark Corp.*

    34       3,408  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    74       14,052  

ArcBest Corp.

    46       6,572  

Arcosa, Inc.

    93       7,719  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    44       1,786  

AZZ, Inc.

    49       3,567  

Barnes Group, Inc.

    95       3,319  

Boise Cascade Co.

    75       10,193  

Brady Corp., Class A

    87       5,070  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    56       3,055  

Deluxe Corp.

    77       1,495  

Dnow, Inc.*

    194       2,745  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

    57       7,210  

Encore Wire Corp.

    30       7,230  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    100       3,371  

Enpro, Inc.

    40       6,233  

Enviri Corp.*

    150       1,179  

Federal Signal Corp.

    116       9,502  

Forward Air Corp.

    51       1,894  

GEO Group, Inc.*

    222       2,724  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

    58       4,492  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    81       4,174  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

    61       3,157  

Griffon Corp.

    77       5,498  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    79       1,010  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    38       1,292  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    134       6,372  

HNI Corp.

    90       4,033  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

    116       4,933  

Interface, Inc.

    114       1,792  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    61       6,190  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

    62       1,521  

Kennametal, Inc.

    149       3,761  

Korn Ferry

    100       6,366  

Lindsay Corp.

    21       2,506  

Liquidity Services, Inc.*

    43       771  

Matson, Inc.

    66       7,329  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    61       1,765  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    135       4,124  

MYR Group, Inc.*

    32       5,199  

OPENLANE, Inc.*

    199       3,039  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    335       1,350  

Powell Industries, Inc.

    18       3,334  

Proto Labs, Inc.*

    53       1,931  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    65       2,248  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

    270       6,029  

Resources Connection, Inc.

    53       733  

SkyWest, Inc.*

    79       5,073  

SPX Technologies, Inc.*

    87       10,196  

Standex International Corp.

    22       3,806  

Tennant Co.

    34       3,848  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    160       4,061  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

    53       623  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    34     $ 593  

Viad Corp.*

    38       1,415  

Wabash National Corp.

    87       2,373  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $247,032)

      250,992  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 12.1%            

A10 Networks, Inc.

    129       1,717  

Adeia, Inc.

    195       2,211  

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.

    118       671  

Agilysys, Inc.*

    39       3,034  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*

    93       7,039  

Arlo Technologies, Inc.*

    168       1,749  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

    63       7,098  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    56       8,887  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    67       2,058  

Cohu, Inc.*

    86       2,763  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.*

    31       494  

CTS Corp.

    56       2,495  

Digi International, Inc.*

    64       1,892  

Digital Turbine, Inc.*

    146       463  

Diodes, Inc.*

    90       6,118  

ePlus, Inc.*

    53       4,367  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

    257       3,249  

Fabrinet*

    69       14,874  

FormFactor, Inc.*

    149       6,412  

Harmonic, Inc.*

    208       2,731  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

    53       9,964  

InterDigital, Inc.

    49       5,244  

Itron, Inc.*

    87       8,063  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    109       5,191  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

    129       4,512  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    76       1,619  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

    130       2,815  

OSI Systems, Inc.*

    30       3,935  

Plexus Corp.*

    53       5,003  

Progress Software Corp.

    81       4,322  

Rogers Corp.*

    32       3,586  

ScanSource, Inc.*

    51       2,205  

Semtech Corp.*

    116       2,459  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

    69       12,776  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

    111       4,019  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

    438       4,183  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $178,407)

      160,218  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 5.4%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    56       1,567  

Balchem Corp.

    61       9,588  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    92       5,948  

Century Aluminum Co.*

    103       1,078  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

    35       1,375  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    64       1,459  

Hawkins, Inc.

    36       2,529  

Haynes International, Inc.

    24       1,426  

HB Fuller Co.

    102       8,112  

Innospec, Inc.

    47       5,841  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    31       2,248  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    40       2,265  

Materion Corp.

    40       5,373  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Metallus, Inc.*

    65     $ 1,414  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    63       4,559  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    26       5,213  

Stepan Co.

    42       3,746  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    156       1,671  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    98       5,583  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $72,092)

      70,995  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 7.6%            

Acadia Realty Trust REIT

    177       2,901  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT

    137       2,228  

American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT

    91       1,963  

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.*

    207       1,298  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT

    131       1,334  

Brandywine Realty Trust REIT

    305       1,312  

CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT

    232       5,234  

Centerspace REIT

    31       1,723  

Chatham Lodging Trust REIT

    82       836  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC*

    303       3,027  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT

    387       3,638  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT

    175       2,065  

Elme Communities REIT

    166       2,138  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    167       4,038  

Getty Realty Corp. REIT

    88       2,320  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT

    237       1,503  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. REIT

    54       5,291  

JBG SMITH Properties REIT

    176       2,918  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    220       1,932  

LTC Properties, Inc. REIT

    76       2,391  

LXP Industrial Trust REIT

    565       4,893  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    225       3,564  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT

    238       3,077  

SITE Centers Corp. REIT

    347       4,712  

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT (a)

    120       5,818  

St Joe Co.

    67       3,609  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT

    232       1,489  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT

    403       4,510  

Tanger, Inc. REIT

    205       5,906  

Uniti Group, Inc. REIT

    454       2,660  

Urban Edge Properties REIT

    218       3,708  

Veris Residential, Inc. REIT

    163       2,380  

Whitestone REIT

    79       973  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

    215     $ 3,298  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $123,164)

      100,687  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.4%            

American States Water Co.

    71       5,070  

California Water Service Group

    109       5,002  

Middlesex Water Co.

    35       1,781  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    69       2,535  

SJW Group

    57       3,139  

Unitil Corp.

    28       1,427  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $25,065)

      18,954  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,439,594)

      1,305,829  
   

 

 

 
OTHER INVESTMENTS — 0.0%    
Health Care — 0.0%            

Omniab, Inc. $12.50 Earnout*(b)(c)

    105       0  

Omniab, Inc. $15.00 Earnout*(b)(c)

    105       0  
   

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

      0  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS
(Cost $0)

      0  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.8%            

SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
(Cost $8,840)

    245       10,241  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%        

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (d)(e)
(Cost $6,400)

    6,400       6,400  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.7%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (d)
(Cost $9,018)

    9,018       9,018  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%

(Cost $1,463,852)

    $ 1,331,488  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.4%)

      (4,999
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,326,489  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended February 29, 2024 is as follows:

 

     Value ($) at
8/31/2023
     Purchases
Cost ($)
     Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
     Income ($)      Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
     Number of
Shares at
2/29/2024
     Value ($) at
2/29/2024
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL0.5%

 

  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 5.27% (d)(e)

 

     145,100               (138,700 )(f)                    93               6,400        6,400  

CASH EQUIVALENTS0.7%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 5.28% (d)

 

     4,613        237,807        (233,402                   207               9,018        9,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      149,713         237,807         (372,102      —         —         300         —         15,418         15,418  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (Continued)

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at February 29, 2024 amounted to $6,532, which is 0.5% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

Earnout Shares: Will vest based upon the achievement of certain volume-weighted average trading prices (VWAP) for shares of OmniAb Inc. Earnout Shares are not transferrable until the vesting condition for the applicable tranche of Earnout Shares has been achieved.

(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.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended February 29, 2024.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

At February 29, 2024, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

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

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index Futures

   USD    1    $ 10,337      $ 10,287      3/15/2024    $ (50

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding 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 February 29, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 1,305,829      $  —        $  —        $ 1,305,829  

Other Investments

                       0          0  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       10,241                          10,241  

Short-Term Investments (a)

       15,418                          15,418  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 1,331,488      $        $ 0        $ 1,331,488  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (b)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (50    $        $        $ (50
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (50    $        $        $ (50
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers
S&P 500
ESG ETF
     Xtrackers
S&P 500
Growth
ESG ETF
     Xtrackers
S&P 500
Value
ESG ETF
     Xtrackers
S&P ESG
Dividend
Aristocrats ETF
 

Assets

           

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 1,112,535,809      $ 7,486,060      $ 5,900,581      $ 5,133,122  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     2,432,826        20,847        2,827        3,119  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     140,250                       
Receivables:            

Investment securities sold

     6,920,385                       

Variation margin on futures contracts

     16,050                       

Dividends

     1,312,720        4,961        9,453        12,910  

Interest

     8,747        22        12        18  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,123,366,787      $ 7,511,890      $ 5,912,873      $ 5,149,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           
Payables:            

Investment securities purchased

   $ 87,709      $      $ 1,542      $  

Capital shares

     6,920,367                       

Investment advisory fees

     81,807        879        696        608  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,089,883        879        2,238        608  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 1,116,276,904      $ 7,511,011      $ 5,910,635      $ 5,148,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

           

Paid-in capital

   $ 971,617,898      $ 5,553,595      $ 5,006,583      $ 5,085,669  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     144,659,006        1,957,416        904,052        62,892  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 1,116,276,904      $ 7,511,011      $ 5,910,635      $ 5,148,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     24,050,001        200,001        200,001        200,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 46.41      $ 37.55      $ 29.55      $ 25.74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 966,614,665      $ 5,973,933      $ 5,555,447      $ 5,117,145  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 2,432,826      $ 20,847      $ 2,827      $ 3,119  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

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

Assets

     

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 7,089,436      $ 1,316,070  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     27,742        9,018  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     33,249        6,400  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

     1,661        715  
Receivables:      

Investment securities sold

     12,266         

Variation margin on futures contracts

     220        70  

Dividends

     6,425        3,439  

Interest

     55        21  

Affiliated securities lending income

     14        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 7,171,068      $ 1,335,741  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payable upon return of securities loaned

   $ 33,249      $ 6,400  
Payables:      

Investment securities purchased

     11,871        1,887  

Investment advisory fees

     1,260        965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     46,380        9,252  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 7,124,688      $ 1,326,489  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 6,027,117      $ 846,269  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     1,097,571        480,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 7,124,688      $ 1,326,489  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     250,001        50,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 28.50      $ 26.53  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 6,492,477      $ 1,448,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 32,223      $ 6,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 27,742      $ 9,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 33,249      $ 6,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

     Xtrackers
S&P 500
ESG ETF
    Xtrackers
S&P 500
Growth
ESG ETF
    Xtrackers
S&P 500
Value
ESG ETF
    Xtrackers
S&P ESG
Dividend
Aristocrats ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 7,020,577     $ 38,366     $ 58,905     $ 71,667  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     38,923       126       89       99  

Affiliated securities lending income

     40                    

Affiliated other income (see note 6)

     1,521       104       200       43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     7,061,061       38,596       59,194       71,809  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     509,412       5,005       4,082       3,646  

Other expenses

     58       58       58       58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     509,470       5,063       4,140       3,704  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (47,107     (2     (2     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     462,363       5,061       4,138       3,702  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     6,598,698       33,535       55,056       68,107  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (1,227,261     (89,737     (45,897     (142,400

In-kind redemptions

     15,394,404       588,165       605,373       249,886  

Futures contracts

     128,808                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     14,295,951       498,428       559,476       107,486  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     101,478,760       408,889       24,704       25,972  

Futures contracts

     138,456                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     101,617,216       408,889       24,704       25,972  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     115,913,167       907,317       584,180       133,458  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 122,511,865     $ 940,852     $ 639,236     $ 201,565  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 2,491     $     $ 20     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

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

Investment Income

    

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 94,035     $ 81,574  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     224       207  

Affiliated securities lending income

     23       93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     94,282       81,874  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Investment advisory fees

     8,564       7,829  

Other expenses

     58       58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,622       7,887  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

    

Waiver

     (5     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     8,617       7,882  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     85,665       73,992  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments

     8,766       134,698  

In-kind redemptions

     1,013,440       1,581,823  

Futures contracts

     (2     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,022,204       1,716,519  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

     (195,165     (732,264

Futures contracts

     294       (50
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (194,871     (732,314
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     827,333       984,205  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 912,998     $ 1,058,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $     $ 122  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF     Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF  
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
November 9,
2022(1) to
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 6,598,698     $ 11,849,356     $ 33,535     $ 51,749  

Net realized gain (loss)

     14,295,951       25,225,191       498,428       457,486  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     101,617,216       83,799,483       408,889       1,103,238  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     122,511,865       120,874,030       940,852       1,612,473  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (6,756,367     (11,480,600     (36,858     (37,566
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     177,100,395       315,559,828       1,791,206       7,802,232  

Value of shares redeemed

     (61,732,671     (287,664,724     (1,751,318     (2,810,035
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     115,367,724       27,895,104       39,888       4,992,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     231,123,222       137,288,534       943,882       6,567,104  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     885,153,682       747,865,148       6,567,129       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,116,276,904     $ 885,153,682     $ 7,511,011     $ 6,567,129  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     21,400,001       21,000,001       200,001       1  

Shares sold

     4,100,000       8,450,000       50,000       300,000  

Shares redeemed

     (1,450,000     (8,050,000     (50,000     (100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     24,050,001       21,400,001       200,001       200,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF     Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend
Aristocrats ETF
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
November 9,
2022(1) to
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
November 9,
2022(1) to
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 55,056     $ 93,322     $ 68,107     $ 111,874  

Net realized gain (loss)

     559,476       (23,756     107,486       9,247  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     24,704       320,430       25,972       (9,995
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     639,236       389,996       201,565       111,126  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (52,718     (72,462     (75,043     (87,024
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,852,603       5,000,000       1,270,790       6,282,907  

Value of shares redeemed

     (2,846,045           (1,259,701     (1,296,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     6,558       5,000,000       11,089       4,986,823  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     593,076       5,317,534       137,611       5,010,925  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     5,317,559       25       5,010,950       25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 5,910,635     $ 5,317,559     $ 5,148,561     $ 5,010,950  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     200,001       1       200,001       1  

Shares sold

     100,000       200,000       50,000       250,000  

Shares redeemed

     (100,000           (50,000     (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     200,001       200,001       200,001       200,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF     Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF  
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2024
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31, 2023
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 85,665     $ 164,321     $ 73,992     $ 165,735  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,022,204       (229,076     1,716,519       (666,285

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (194,871     1,170,609       (732,314     1,194,348  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     912,998       1,105,854       1,058,197       693,798  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (99,837     (160,493     (100,436     (153,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

                       2,320,499  

Value of shares redeemed

     (5,641,398           (11,884,754      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (5,641,398           (11,884,754     2,320,499  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (4,828,237     945,361       (10,926,993     2,860,898  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     11,952,925       11,007,564       12,253,482       9,392,584  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 7,124,688     $ 11,952,925     $ 1,326,489     $ 12,253,482  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     450,001       450,001       500,001       400,001  

Shares sold

                       100,000  

Shares redeemed

     (200,000           (450,000      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     250,001       450,001       50,001       500,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended August 31,     Period Ended
8/31/2019(a)
 
  2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 41.36     $ 35.61     $ 39.93     $ 31.08     $ 25.30     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss) (b)

    0.30       0.60       0.53       0.49       0.50       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5.06       5.72       (4.32     8.79       5.85       0.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    5.36       6.32       (3.79     9.28       6.35       0.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.31     (0.57     (0.53     (0.43     (0.57      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.31     (0.57     (0.53     (0.43     (0.57      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 46.41     $ 41.36     $ 35.61     $ 39.93     $ 31.08     $ 25.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

    13.04 **      17.99       (9.59     30.16       25.71       1.20 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    1,116       885       748       745       270       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.11     0.11       0.11       0.11       0.11       0.11

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.10     0.10       0.10       0.10       0.11       0.11

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.42     1.63       1.37       1.41       1.86       2.08

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

    0 (e)**      9       6       13       11       0 (e)** 
Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
8/31/2023(f)
                         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 32.84     $ 25.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss) (b)

    0.17       0.26          

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.72       7.77          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total from investment operations

    4.89       8.03          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.18     (0.19        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total distributions

    (0.18     (0.19        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 37.55     $ 32.84          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total Return (%) (c)

    15.01 **      32.23 **         

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    8       7          

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15        

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15        

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    1.00     1.11        

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

    23 **      57 **         

 

(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)

Amount is less than 0.5%.

(f)

For the period November 9, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2023.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
8/31/2023(a)
                         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 26.59     $ 25.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss) (b)

    0.27       0.47          

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.92       1.48          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total from investment operations

    3.19       1.95          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.23     (0.36        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total distributions

    (0.23     (0.36        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 29.55     $ 26.59          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total Return (%) (c)

    12.11 **      7.91 **         

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    6       5          

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15        

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15        

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    2.02     2.23        

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

    12 **      66 **         
Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Selected Per Share Data
  For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
8/31/2023(a)
                         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 25.05     $ 25.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss) (b)

    0.34       0.56          

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.73       (0.07        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total from investment operations

    1.07       0.49          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.44        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total distributions

    (0.38     (0.44        
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 25.74     $ 25.05          
 

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total Return (%) (c)

    4.31 **      1.99 **         

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    5       5          

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15        

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.15     0.15        

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    2.80     2.74        

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

    27 **      29 **         

 

(a)

For the period November 9, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2023.

(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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2021(a)
 
  2023     2022  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 26.56     $ 24.46     $ 27.39     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.20       0.37       0.32       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.96       2.09       (2.94     2.33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.16       2.46       (2.62     2.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.36     (0.31     (0.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.22     (0.36     (0.31     (0.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 28.50     $ 26.56     $ 24.46     $ 27.39  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

     8.18 **      10.18       (9.64     9.92 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     7       12       11       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.15       0.15       0.15

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.15       0.15       0.15

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.52     1.45       1.24       1.00

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

     8 **      39       41       27 ** 
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   For the
Six Months Ended
2/29/2024
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
8/31/2021(a)
 
  2023     2022  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 24.51     $ 23.48     $ 26.68     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss) (b)

     0.18       0.36       0.31       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.06       1.01       (3.05     1.59  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.24       1.37       (2.74     1.75  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.34     (0.34     (0.07

Net realized gains

                 (0.12      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.22     (0.34     (0.46     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.53     $ 24.51     $ 23.48     $ 26.68  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%) (c)

     9.23 **      5.95       (10.43     7.01 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     1       12       9       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.15       0.15       0.15

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.15     0.15       0.15       0.15

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.45     1.55       1.22       1.19

Portfolio turnover rate (%) (d)

     12 **      31       43       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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

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

As of February 29, 2024, the Trust consists of forty-six investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF
Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF
Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF
Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats 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”).

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF offers shares that are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe”). 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 seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF   S&P 500 ESG Index
Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF   S&P 500 Growth ESG Index
Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF   S&P 500 Value ESG Index
Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF   S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats 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

S&P 500 ESG Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500 Index. 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 500 Growth 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 Growth Index. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced annually, effective after the close of the last business day of April. In addition, the Underlying Index reweights quarterly after the close of business on the last working day of July, October and January. The Fund rebalances/reweights its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index, and therefore, any changes to the Underlying Index’s rebalance/reweighting schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund’s rebalance/reweighting schedule.

 

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S&P 500 Value 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 Value Index. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced annually, effective after the close of the last business day of April. In addition, the Underlying Index reweights quarterly after the close of business on the last working day of July, October and January. The Fund rebalances/reweights its portfolio in accordance with the Underlying Index, and therefore, any changes to the Underlying Index’s rebalance/reweighting schedule will result in corresponding changes to the Fund’s rebalance/reweighting schedule.

S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index is designed to measure the performance of constituents from the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. Under normal circumstances, the Underlying Index is rebalanced annually, effective after the close of the last business day of January. Constituent weights are updated quarterly after the close of the last business day in April, July and October. 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 is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P MidCap 400 Index. 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 is designed to measure the performance of companies meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. 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 its respective index provider and DBX. There is no direct charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF are diversified series of the Trust. Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF are non-diversified and are not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the percentage of their 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.

The Funds’ Board has designated the Advisor as the valuation designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Advisor’s Pricing Committee (the “Pricing Committee”) typically values securities using readily available market quotations or prices supplied by independent pricing services (which are considered fair values under Rule 2a-5). The Advisor has adopted fair valuation procedures that provide methodologies for fair valuing securities.

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.

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 Pricing Committee 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 IncomeInvestment 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.

 

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

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

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At August 31, 2023, 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 S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 4,198,330      $ 1,301,855      $ 5,500,185  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     25,585               25,585  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     23,406               23,406  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     60,249               60,249  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     101,872        208,144        310,016  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     204,598        726,460        931,058  

As of August 31, 2023, 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 S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 852,058,211      $ 31,811,921      $ 91,642,695      $ (59,830,774

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     5,494,772        1,064,824        1,195,207        (130,383

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     4,988,786        320,108        553,331        (233,223

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     5,029,637        (28,231      288,332        (316,563

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     11,460,298        560,154        1,615,342        (1,055,188

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     11,981,703        413,339        1,874,526        (1,461,187

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

 

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Foreign Taxes The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Receivables and payables related to foreign taxes as of February 29, 2024, 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 National Financial Services LLC (Fidelity Agency Lending) serves as securities lending agent for Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF and lends securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreements. Prior to September 27, 2023, the Bank of New York Mellon served as securities lending agent for Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF. Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF and lends securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreements. 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 or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the securities lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended February 29,2024, the Funds invested the cash collateral, if any, into a joint trading account in affiliated money market funds, including DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/ administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of February 29, 2024) 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 securities lending agent. Either the Funds 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 February 29, 2024, the Funds listed below had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end for Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF. Due to the increased market values of securities on loan on February 29, 2024, the value of the related collateral was less

 

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than the value of securities on loan at period end for Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF. On the next business day, additional collateral was received, and the value of collateral exceeded the value of the securities on loan.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of February 29, 2024

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

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

 

           

Common Stocks

   $ 33,249      $      $      $      $ 33,249  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 33,249  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

 

           

Common Stocks

   $ 6,400      $      $      $      $ 6,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 6,400  

As of February 29, 2024, Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF had no securities on loan.

Derivatives

Futures Contracts Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended February 29, 2024, Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Funds’ Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

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

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

A summary of the open futures contracts as of February 29, 2024 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 February 29, 2024 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 160,979      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $   —  
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 294      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $   —  
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF       
        Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $   —      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 50  

 

*

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

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended February 29, 2024 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 S&P 500 ESG ETF

     $ 128,808  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

       (2

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

       (2

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     $ 138,456  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

       294  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

       (50

For the period ended February 29, 2024 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

       Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

     $ 2,100,570  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

       4,132  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

       1,470  

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.

 

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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 S&P 500 ESG ETF

     0.11

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     0.15

The Advisor for the Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF has contractually agreed through December 20, 2024 to waive its fees and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the fund (excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.10% of the fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board (and may not be terminated by the Advisor) prior to that time. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived $46,310 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 February 29, 2024, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 797  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     2  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     2  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     2  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     5  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     5  

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 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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Affiliated Securities Lending Agent Fees. Effective September 27, 2023, Deutsche Bank AG serves as securities lending agent for the funds listed below. For the period ended February 29, 2024, the Funds incurred securities lending agent fees to Deutsche Bank AG as follows:  

 

     Securities
Lending
Agent Fees
 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 4  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

      

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

      

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

      

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended February 29, 2024, 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 S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 4,373,335      $ 5,295,391  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     1,610,078        1,643,256  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     743,880        657,674  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     1,371,360        1,353,011  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

     898,299        926,053  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

     1,150,967        1,179,985  

For the period ended February 29, 2024, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 177,092,585      $ 61,705,066  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     1,791,236        1,737,268  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     2,779,609        2,857,574  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     1,270,787        1,288,457  

Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF

            5,641,436  

Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

            11,885,079  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of February 29, 2024, 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. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended February 29, 2024, the Advisor and the securities lending agent, Deutsche Bank AG, agreed to reimburse the Funds and amounts below for securities lending income in connection to an operational delay with the lending agent transition (see Securities Lending note 2.)

 

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The amounts reimbursed were less than 0.01% of the Funds’ average net assets, thus having no impact on the Funds’ total return.

 

DBX Advisors LLC

   Amounts  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 1,014  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     69  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     133  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     29  

 

Deutsche Bank AG

   Amounts  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

   $ 507  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF

     35  

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     67  

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     14  

7. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At February 29, 2024, 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 500 Growth ESG ETF

     90

Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF

     93

Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF

     70

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Regulatory Update — Tailored Shareholder Report

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC amended the rules for mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) annual and semi-annual shareholder reports. The amended rules apply to mutual funds and ETFs that are registered on Form N-1A (i.e., open-end funds) and implement a new streamlined disclosure framework requiring “concise and visually engaging” shareholder reports highlighting key information, including a simplified expense presentation, performance information, portfolio holdings and certain fund statistics. The amended rules seek to simplify shareholder reporting by consolidating investor friendly data in one report and moving other data to Form N-CSR, creating a layered disclosure framework. Certain information from the Funds’ current shareholder reports, including the Funds’ investment portfolio, financial statements and financial highlights, will move to Form N-CSR. This information must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. Notably, the amended rules will require mutual funds and ETFs to prepare separate individual shareholder reports for each fund share class. The amendments also include a revised definition of “appropriate broad-based securities market index” that will affect performance presentations in the new streamlined reports and mutual fund and ETF prospectuses. The amended rules and related form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of the amended rules and form amendments on the content of the Funds’ current shareholder reports.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management (Unaudited)

 

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

In February 2024, as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule, Advisors provided the Board with an annual written report (the “Report”) addressing the operation of the Program and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation during the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, your Fund was primarily invested in highly liquid investments (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value). As a result, your Fund is not required to adopt, and has not adopted, a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” as defined in the Liquidity Rule. During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not approach the 15% limit imposed by the Liquidity Rule on holdings in illiquid investments (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment). Your Fund did not experience any issues meeting investor redemptions at any time during the Reporting Period. In the Report, Advisors stated that it believes the Program has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk during the Reporting Period. Advisors also reported that there were no material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory

Contracts (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement with DBX Advisors LLC

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 14–15, 2024 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, all of whom are the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P 500 Value ESG ETF, Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF, and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms, including statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding (a) fee and expense information for each Fund (including the fee and expense components and any amounts waived or reimbursed) as compared to a peer group of other exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) selected pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary methodology (each, a “Peer Group”) and (b) each Fund’s tracking error as compared to its underlying index over the previous five years (or since inception, if shorter). The Independent Trustees met with representatives of the Advisor on February 14, 2024 to review financial reports and other information provided by the Advisor and inquire further with regard to the financial information provided, and asked questions of the Advisor during this meeting. The Independent Trustees also took into consideration the discussions they had with management before and during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 14 and February 15, 2024.

The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance, tracking error and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

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

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

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

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

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory

Contracts (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Costs of Services and Profitability. The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s

 

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Contracts (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although only some of the Funds were profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to each profitable Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets. The Board also acknowledged that the concept of economies of scale is a complex subject as to determining with a fair degree of certainty whether economies of scale exist, to what extent they exist, whether scale can result in additional expenses, and alternative ways advisors can share benefits of economies of scale.

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

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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

Portfolio Holdings Information

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

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

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or Cboe 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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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. Incorporation of 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. 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, with the exception of MIDE and SMLE, 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. 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.

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

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

Copyright © 2024 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 & 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-094867-2 (4/24) DBX005920 (4/25)


(b) Not applicable

 

Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

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(a) 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 were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(2)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)(2)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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
  Principal Executive
Date May 3, 2024

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
  Principal Executive

 

Date May 3, 2024

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Diane Kenneally
  Diane Kenneally
  Principal Financial Officer
Date May 3, 2024