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)

 

 

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Alex Depetris

DBX ETF Trust

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 250-4352

Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2012

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2012

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

November 30, 2012

Unaudited

DBX ETF Trust

db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBBR)

db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBCN)

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBEF)

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBEM)

db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBJP)


DBX ETF Trust

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 


TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to present this Annual Report for DBX ETF Trust, which covers the period from June 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012.

During the semi-annual period, global equity markets increased significantly, despite declines from October through early November, due to improving economic conditions and reduced concern over the European Union. While equities rallied, the US dollar declined as measured by the DXY index, an index measuring the value of the dollar against a basket of currencies including the Euro, Great British pound, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and the Swiss franc.

The db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Brazil US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to Brazilian equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Brazilian real. For the period June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012, the db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Shares returned 2.22% (based on net asset value or “NAV”), compared with the Underlying Index return of 2.68%.

The db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to Canadian equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar. For the period June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012, the db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Shares returned 7.47% (based on NAV), compared with the Underlying Index return of 7.65%.

The db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected non-U.S. currencies. As of November 30, 2012, the Index included securities from the following 22 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. For the period June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012, the db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Shares returned 14.59% (based on NAV), compared with the Underlying Index return of 14.67%.

The db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in the global emerging markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected emerging market currencies. As of November 30, 2011, the Index included securities from the following 21 countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. For the period June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012, the db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Shares returned 6.83% (based on NAV), compared with the Underlying Index return of 8.00%.

The db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen. For the period June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012, the db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Shares returned 9.79% (based on NAV), compared with the Underlying Index return of 9.95%.

Deutsche Bank, a leading global banking institution, has managed and operated a successful and growing platform of exchange-traded products since 2006. Our team at Deutsche Bank values the trust

 

 

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that you have placed in us and we look forward to meeting your investment needs by continuing to offer innovative index-driven strategies.

Very truly yours,

 

LOGO

Alex Depetris

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Performance quoted above represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions at net asset value (“NAV”), and does not guarantee future results. A Fund’s NAV return is based on the changes in the Fund’s NAV per share for the period indicated. A Fund’s NAV per share is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. Current Fund performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Fund performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxetf.com .

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index is unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses, or pay any transaction costs. Therefore, index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses. In comparison, a Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on transactions in Fund shares.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Investment in the Funds poses investment risk, including possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the funds of the DBX ETF Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. 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 are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held through the six month period ended November 30, 2012.

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
June 1, 2012
    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
    Annualized
Expense  Ratio (1)
based on the number of
days in the period
    Expenses Paid
During the Period (2)
June 1, 2012 to
November 30, 2012
 
db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.20        0.76   $ 3.85   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.26        0.76   $ 3.85   
db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,074.70        0.66   $ 3.43   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.76        0.66   $ 3.35   
db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,145.90        0.72   $ 3.87   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.46        0.72   $ 3.65   
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,068.80        0.81   $ 4.20   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.01        0.81   $ 4.10   
db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,097.90        0.66   $ 3.47   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.76        0.66   $ 3.35   

(1) DBX Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or pay Fund operating expenses (excluding, among other things, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit each Fund’s net annual operating expenses for shares of each Fund to 0.65% (with respect to db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund), 0.35% (with respect to db-X MSCI EAFE Fund), 0.60% (with respect to db-X MSCI Brazil Fund), 0.50% (with respect to db-X MSCI Canada Fund) and 0.50% (with respect db-X MSCI Japan Fund) of its average net assets (the “Expense Cap”). The Expense Cap will remain in effect until September 30, 2013.

(2) Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the period June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by 183 days and then dividing the result by 365.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 47.9%    
Basic Materials — 7.8%    

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    6,900      $ 33,874   

Fibria Celulose SA*

    2,300        22,614   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    2,900        59,715   

Vale SA

    12,100        212,916   
   

 

 

 
      329,119   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 0.9%    

Oi SA

    2,300        9,709   

Tim Participacoes SA

    8,071        28,404   
   

 

 

 
      38,113   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 2.7%    

Cia Hering

    1,300        29,105   

Lojas Americanas SA

    1,100        9,086   

Lojas Renner SA

    1,100        40,231   

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    2,900        15,350   

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,800        17,690   
   

 

 

 
      111,462   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 13.5%    

Amil Participacoes SA

    1,200        17,314   

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA

    1,200        18,123   

BRF — Brasil Foods SA

    6,000        108,948   

CCR SA

    8,300        71,316   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas

    1,200        43,635   

Cielo SA

    2,740        71,360   

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    1,100        20,226   

Diagnosticos da America SA

    2,200        12,787   

Ecorodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    1,600        12,774   

Hypermarcas SA*

    3,300        23,783   

JBS SA*

    3,900        9,874   

Kroton Educacional SA*

    600        11,636   

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    1,100        18,300   

Multiplus SA

    300        6,950   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    1,600        42,351   

Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA

    1,200        10,670   

Qualicorp SA*

    1,300        12,624   

Souza Cruz SA

    3,600        52,346   
   

 

 

 
      565,017   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 6.4%    

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA*

    12,200        24,779   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    27,300        244,024   
   

 

 

 
      268,803   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 10.5%    

Banco Bradesco SA

    5,300        80,487   

Banco do Brasil SA

    5,400        55,370   

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    7,200        48,858   

BM&FBovespa SA

    16,400        98,547   

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    3,600        46,247   

BR Properties SA

    1,800        21,228   

CETIP SA — Balcao Organizado de Ativos e Derivativos

    1,900        19,518   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    2,800        23,350   

Odontoprev SA

    2,500        12,636   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    10,600      $ 14,932   

Porto Seguro SA

    1,000        10,544   

Sul America SA

    1,017        7,377   
   

 

 

 
      439,094   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 2.6%    

All America Latina Logistica SA

    4,200        15,489   

Duratex SA

    2,300        15,877   

Embraer SA

    5,300        32,517   

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    700        19,328   

WEG SA

    1,900        24,230   
   

 

 

 
      107,441   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 0.4%    

Totvs SA

    1,000        18,715   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.1%    

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    2,500        8,950   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    1,000        40,481   

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa

    400        8,424   

CPFL Energia SA

    2,300        24,595   

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    2,300        13,046   

Light SA

    500        5,546   

MPX Energia SA*

    1,200        6,262   

Tractebel Energia SA

    1,400        22,833   
   

 

 

 
      130,137   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,537,405)

      2,007,901   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 50.4%    
Basic Materials — 11.1%    

Braskem SA

    1,400        9,028   

Gerdau SA

    7,900        65,513   

Klabin SA

    4,200        23,665   

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Class A

    2,600        27,317   

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

    3,600        21,060   

Vale SA

    18,500        317,741   
   

 

 

 
      464,324   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 2.1%    

Oi SA

    7,900        29,762   

Telefonica Brasil SA

    2,700        58,630   
   

 

 

 
      88,392   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 1.1%    

Lojas Americanas SA

    3,823        33,636   

Marcopolo SA

    2,000        11,756   
   

 

 

 
      45,392   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 7.7%    

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar

    900        38,328   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas

    6,900        285,778   
   

 

 

 
      324,106   
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 2.5%    

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    23,190        104,511   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   4  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy — 8.0%    

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    38,500      $ 336,208   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 15.5%    

Banco Bradesco SA

    17,700        293,978   

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

    1,700        12,061   

Bradespar SA

    2,100        28,009   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    20,900        314,361   
   

 

 

 
      648,409   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.4%    

AES Tiete SA

    1,000        10,670   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    2,100        9,484   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    4,325        51,957   

Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo

    1,500        12,250   

Cia Paranaense de Energia

    900        12,004   

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA

    900        5,724   
   

 

 

 
      102,089   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $2,675,051)

      2,113,431   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.3%

(Cost $5,212,456)

    $ 4,121,332   

Other assets less liabilities — 1.7%

      69,769   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,191,101   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

Financial

   $ 1,087,503         26.0

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     889,123         21.2   

Basic Materials

     793,443         18.9   

Energy

     605,011         14.4   

Utilities

     232,226         5.5   

Consumer, Cyclical

     156,854         3.8   

Communications

     126,505         3.0   

Industrial

     107,441         2.6   

Diversified

     104,511         2.5   

Technology

     18,715         0.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     4,121,332         98.3   

Other assets less liabilities

     69,769         1.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 4,191,101         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

HSBC

   12/5/2012    BRL      66,500       USD      32,579       $ 1,481   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    BRL      4,273,000       USD      2,095,892         97,687   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    BRL      4,273,000       USD      2,096,303         98,098   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    BRL      60,000       USD      28,463         405   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      2,058,586       BRL      4,339,500         (29,283

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      2,027,232       BRL      4,273,000         (29,027

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      29,390       BRL      60,000         (1,332

HSBC

   1/4/2013    BRL      4,402,000       USD      2,078,670         29,436   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    BRL      4,402,000       USD      2,078,768         29,534   
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 196,999   
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

BRL – Brazilian Real

USD – U.S. Dollar

* Non-Income producing securities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   5  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 96.9%    
Basic Materials — 18.9%    

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.

    600      $ 33,456   

Agrium, Inc.

    540        55,144   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    3,690        128,121   

Cameco Corp.

    1,500        27,362   

Centerra Gold, Inc.

    600        5,382   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    2,400        34,671   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    1,650        33,885   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    500        28,298   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    2,950        114,959   

IAMGOLD Corp.

    1,400        16,546   

Inmet Mining Corp.

    200        13,641   

Kinross Gold Corp.

    4,200        42,535   

New Gold, Inc.*

    1,600        16,993   

Osisko Mining Corp.*

    1,300        10,600   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    530        10,265   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

    3,150        121,865   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    1,300        47,859   

Sino-Forest Corp.*

    900          

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    2,050        69,403   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.*

    1,500        11,295   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    2,800        52,767   
   

 

 

 
      875,047   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 4.7%    

BCE, Inc.

    900        38,107   

Bell Aliant, Inc.

    300        8,212   

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    1,450        64,037   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    1,400        30,865   

TELUS Corp. — Non Vote, Class A

    600        39,183   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    1,400        38,547   
   

 

 

 
      218,951   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 3.8%    

Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc., Class B

    500        24,699   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    300        19,903   

Dollarama, Inc.

    300        19,162   

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    400        14,005   

Magna International, Inc., Class A

    800        37,328   

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.

    800        33,671   

Tim Hortons, Inc.

    600        27,906   
   

 

 

 
      176,674   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.9%    

Catamaran Corp.*

    700        34,361   

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

    100        5,803   

George Weston Ltd.

    200        12,664   

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    400        13,478   

Metro, Inc., Class A

    400        24,628   

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

    300        6,862   

Saputo, Inc.

    500        23,174   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.*

    1,050        58,496   
   

 

 

 
      179,466   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 25.1%    

ARC Resources Ltd.

    1,100        27,551   

Athabasca Oil Corp.*

    1,200        13,433   

Baytex Energy Corp.

    400        17,758   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Bonavista Energy Corp.

    500      $ 8,295   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    4,060        116,852   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

    1,650        33,487   

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    2,775        93,194   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    1,225        48,107   

Enbridge, Inc.

    2,700        109,321   

EnCana Corp.

    2,750        60,075   

Enerplus Corp.

    700        9,358   

Husky Energy, Inc.

    1,300        36,487   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    1,050        44,765   

MEG Energy Corp.*

    500        18,020   

Nexen, Inc.

    2,000        49,107   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

    1,100        23,997   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    1,100        31,150   

Pengrowth Energy Corp.

    1,800        9,368   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

    1,650        18,438   

Progress Energy Resources Corp.

    700        14,221   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    5,710        186,587   

Talisman Energy, Inc.

    3,800        42,768   

Tourmaline Oil Corp.*

    450        14,958   

TransCanada Corp.

    2,550        118,034   

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

    300        15,264   
   

 

 

 
      1,160,595   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 32.2%    

Bank of Montreal

    2,360        141,764   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    4,280        241,285   

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    2,050        71,364   

Brookfield Office Properties, Inc.

    900        14,859   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    1,450        117,069   

CI Financial Corp.

    600        14,496   

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    1,050        24,861   

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    300        7,022   

IGM Financial, Inc.

    400        16,349   

Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.

    300        8,755   

Intact Financial Corp.

    500        32,265   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    6,600        84,912   

National Bank of Canada

    590        46,079   

Onex Corp.

    300        12,292   

Power Corp. of Canada

    1,200        30,201   

Power Financial Corp.

    900        24,019   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    500        13,575   

Royal Bank of Canada

    5,220        309,515   

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    2,150        58,850   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (a)

    2,640        220,534   
   

 

 

 
      1,490,066   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 6.1%    

Bombardier, Inc., Class B

    5,200        18,374   

CAE, Inc.

    1,000        9,946   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    1,600        143,901   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    600        55,992   

Finning International, Inc.

    600        13,747   

SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.

    550        21,815   

Viterra, Inc.

    1,200        18,785   
   

 

 

 
      282,560   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   6  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology — 1.1%    

CGI Group, Inc., Class A*

    750      $ 17,214   

Open Text Corp.*

    200        11,490   

Research In Motion Ltd.*

    1,800        21,002   
   

 

 

 
      49,706   
   

 

 

 
Utilities —1.1%    

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    200        13,538   

Fortis, Inc.

    700        23,522   

TransAlta Corp.

    800        12,040   
   

 

 

 
      49,100   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,763,661)

      4,482,165   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.9%

(Cost $4,763,661)

    $ 4,482,165   

Other assets less liabilities — 3.1%

      145,147   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,627,312   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

Financial

   $ 1,490,066         32.2

Energy

     1,160,595         25.1   

Basic Materials

     875,047         18.9   

Industrial

     282,560         6.1   

Communications

     218,951         4.7   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     179,466         3.9   

Consumer, Cyclical

     176,674         3.8   

Technology

     49,706         1.1   

Utilities

     49,100         1.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     4,482,165         96.9   

Other assets less liabilities

     145,147         3.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 4,627,312         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following futures contracts open:

 

Contract Description

   Number of
Contracts
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

S&P/TSX 60 IX Futures

     1       $ 141,320         12/20/2012       $ (2,370

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

HSBC

   12/5/2012    CAD      35,000       USD      35,130       $ (100

HSBC

   12/5/2012    CAD      2,246,000       USD      2,245,719         (15,082

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    CAD      2,246,000       USD      2,245,540         (15,261

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    CAD      14,942       USD      15,041         1   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      2,280,850       CAD      2,265,771         (147

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      2,245,540       CAD      2,230,690         (150

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      15,041       CAD      15,000         57   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    CAD      2,213,000       USD      2,226,354         186   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    CAD      2,213,000       USD      2,226,354         186   
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (30,310
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

CAD – Canadian Dollar

USD – U.S. Dollar

* Non-Income producing securities.

(a) Affiliated company. The Sub-Advisor is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Therefore, Toronto-Dominion Bank is considered to be affiliated with the Fund.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   7  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 97.8%    
Australia — 8.8%    

AGL Energy Ltd.

    471      $ 7,063   

ALS Ltd.

    320        3,173   

Alumina Ltd.

    3,854        3,821   

AMP Ltd.

    5,587        26,821   

Asciano Ltd.

    982        4,458   

ASX Ltd.

    228        7,005   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    3,396        86,334   

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    914        7,707   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    4,490        161,144   

Boral Ltd.

    973        4,082   

Brambles Ltd.

    1,339        10,117   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    598        11,408   

Centro Retail Australia REIT

    2,007        4,566   

Cochlear Ltd.

    60        4,721   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,161        134,615   

Computershare Ltd.

    559        5,075   

Crown Ltd.

    892        9,542   

CSL Ltd.

    829        44,728   

Dexus Property Group REIT

    3,880        4,069   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    753        3,073   

Goodman Group REIT

    1,718        8,283   

GPT Group REIT

    1,354        4,932   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    1,315        2,477   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    598        5,136   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    1,525        5,013   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    884        15,895   

Lend Lease Group

    553        4,963   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    850        29,060   

Mirvac Group REIT

    4,242        6,508   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    3,113        78,944   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,144        30,623   

Orica Ltd.

    469        11,786   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    1,743        19,973   

Oz Minerals Ltd.

    340        2,608   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,739        19,854   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    159        4,410   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    745        45,677   

Santos Ltd.

    1,977        22,984   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT*

    356        539   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

    186        1,743   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    435        6,102   

SP AusNet

    8,399        9,291   

Stockland REIT

    2,142        7,578   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    1,209        12,226   

Sydney Airport

    2,088        7,736   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    9,215        41,448   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,435        53,239   

Westfield Group REIT

    3,183        34,612   

Westfield Retail Trust REIT

    1,517        4,734   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    4,892        130,185   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    804        28,360   

Woolworths Ltd.

    1,781        54,421   

Worleyparsons Ltd.

    252        6,459   
   

 

 

 
      1,261,321   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Austria — 0.4%    

Erste Group Bank AG*

    433      $ 12,735   

OMV AG

    138        4,932   

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    300        12,355   

Verbund AG, Class A

    300        6,859   

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    300        14,241   

Voestalpine AG

    300        9,686   
   

 

 

 
      60,808   
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.9%    

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    1,014        88,870   

Colruyt SA

    100        4,601   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    42        3,268   

Solvay SA

    84        11,384   

UCB SA

    300        17,029   

Umicore SA

    171        8,883   
   

 

 

 
      134,035   
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.4%    

AP Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    3        20,292   

AP Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    3        21,421   

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    261        25,412   

Danske Bank A/S*

    1,435        24,603   

DSV A/S

    300        7,081   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    533        84,648   

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    298        8,208   

TDC A/S

    598        4,077   
   

 

 

 
      195,742   
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.6%    

Fortum OYJ

    904        16,283   

Kone OYJ, Class B

    204        15,282   

Metso OYJ

    138        5,189   

Nokia OYJ

    6,217        20,618   

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    904        28,863   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    24        1,012   
   

 

 

 
      87,247   
   

 

 

 
France — 9.9%    

Aeroports de Paris

    300        23,148   

Air Liquide SA

    537        65,586   

Alstom SA

    484        17,616   

AXA SA

    2,181        35,839   

BNP Paribas SA

    1,246        69,592   

Bouygues SA

    255        6,296   

Bureau Veritas SA

    300        33,285   

Carrefour SA

    727        17,950   

Christian Dior SA

    48        7,756   

Cie de St-Gobain

    499        19,910   

Cie Generale de Geophysique — Veritas*

    300        9,149   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    328        30,505   

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International SA

    367        35,439   

CNP Assurances

    1,192        17,363   

Credit Agricole SA*

    1,841        13,956   

Danone SA

    813        51,572   

Dassault Systemes SA

    300        33,944   

EDF SA

    342        6,278   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
France (Continued)    

Eutelsat Communications SA

    300      $ 9,280   

France Telecom SA

    2,449        25,923   

GDF Suez

    1,764        39,678   

Gecina SA REIT

    300        33,160   

Iliad SA

    21        3,736   

JCDecaux SA

    298        6,742   

Klepierre REIT

    300        11,502   

Lafarge SA

    409        23,761   

Lagardere SCA

    300        9,030   

Legrand SA

    225        9,112   

L’Oreal SA

    327        44,378   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    360        63,160   

Natixis

    4,162        13,332   

Pernod-Ricard SA

    300        33,968   

PPR

    177        33,010   

Renault SA

    255        12,753   

Sanofi

    1,664        148,586   

Schneider Electric SA

    669        47,018   

Societe BIC SA

    300        37,495   

Societe Generale SA*

    986        35,655   

Sodexo

    123        9,932   

Suez Environnement Co.

    1,192        12,991   

Technip SA

    129        14,986   

Total SA

    2,745        137,355   

Unibail-Rodamco SE REIT

    135        31,682   

Vallourec SA

    141        7,322   

Vinci SA

    559        24,664   

Vivendi SA

    1,737        37,320   
   

 

 

 
      1,412,715   
   

 

 

 
Germany — 8.7%    

Adidas AG

    403        35,441   

Allianz SE

    610        79,293   

BASF SE

    1,130        101,256   

Bayer AG

    1,177        106,463   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    453        40,174   

Beiersdorf AG

    132        10,352   

Celesio AG

    300        5,096   

Commerzbank AG*

    4,332        7,780   

Continental AG

    117        12,949   

Daimler AG

    1,396        68,954   

Deutsche Bank AG (a)

    1,243        54,867   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    382        21,517   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    1,010        16,761   

Deutsche Post AG

    1,611        33,439   

Deutsche Telekom AG

    3,542        39,017   

E.ON AG

    2,422        43,626   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    300        16,638   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    412        28,291   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    285        32,944   

GEA Group AG

    210        6,862   

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG

    300        22,103   

Heidelbergcement AG

    159        8,641   

Hochtief AG*

    205        10,942   

Infineon Technologies AG

    1,484        11,379   

K+S AG

    376        16,988   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Germany (Continued)    

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

    300      $ 21,693   

Lanxess AG

    127        11,055   

Linde AG

    229        39,596   

MAN SE

    216        22,698   

Merck KGaA

    60        8,026   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

    237        40,455   

RWE AG

    660        27,523   

SAP AG

    1,256        98,074   

Siemens AG

    1,058        109,115   

Suedzucker AG

    300        11,818   

ThyssenKrupp AG

    535        10,833   

Volkswagen AG

    36        7,323   
   

 

 

 
      1,239,982   
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%    

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

    892        20,742   
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.9%    

AIA Group Ltd.

    13,800        53,685   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    10,000        17,574   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        30,528   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    5,000        43,837   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.*

    5,100        19,444   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    2,600        9,528   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,000        15,277   

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,300        20,766   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    2,000        20,567   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    1,600        8,165   

Li & Fung Ltd.

    10,400        17,123   

Link REIT (The)

    3,100        16,820   

MTR Corp.

    9,000        35,941   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    4,000        6,338   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,900        16,720   

Sands China Ltd.

    3,400        14,499   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    4,900        9,484   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    6,740        12,175   

Sun Hung KAI Properties Ltd.

    2,000        29,264   

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    300        3,677   

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    2,200        10,673   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    2,700        7,717   
   

 

 

 
      419,802   
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.0%    

CRH PLC

    1,592        29,090   

Elan Corp. PLC*

    514        5,161   

Experian PLC

    2,539        42,184   

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    118        6,182   

Shire PLC

    961        27,806   

WPP PLC

    2,538        34,807   
   

 

 

 
      145,230   
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.4%    

Bank Hapoalim BM*

    1,375        5,666   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    1,279        51,961   
   

 

 

 
      57,627   
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.9%    

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,465        24,578   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA*

    11,334        2,991   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Italy (Continued)    

Banco Popolare SC*

    2,477      $ 3,650   

Enel SpA

    8,257        31,292   

ENI SpA

    3,211        75,921   

Fiat Industrial SpA

    591        6,318   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    13,791        23,209   

Luxottica Group SpA

    300        12,310   

Mediobanca SpA

    819        4,529   

Pirelli & C SpA

    598        6,937   

Prysmian SpA

    300        5,673   

Saipem SpA

    553        24,618   

Telecom Italia SpA

    21,320        19,423   

Unicredit SpA*

    4,992        23,243   

Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA

    1,286        5,024   
   

 

 

 
      269,716   
   

 

 

 
Japan — 19.0%    

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    300        8,865   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    800        4,561   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    1,000        50,584   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    3,000        14,229   

Bridgestone Corp.

    900        21,715   

Canon, Inc.

    1,500        52,459   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    300        23,764   

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    900        12,162   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300        5,947   

Chugoku Electric Power Co., (The), Inc.

    600        8,654   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    300        6,667   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,000        14,969   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    12        13,596   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    600        9,258   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    300        9,433   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    200        19,385   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    3,000        13,283   

Denso Corp.

    900        29,576   

Dentsu, Inc.

    300        7,337   

East Japan Railway Co.

    700        45,938   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    300        12,592   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    300        7,595   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    200        8,868   

Fanuc Corp.

    400        67,447   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    200        45,418   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    700        12,831   

Hitachi Ltd.

    7,000        40,419   

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

    600        5,932   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    600        6,645   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,200        72,911   

Hoya Corp.

    600        11,522   

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    100        1,368   

Inpex Corp.

    3        16,085   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    900        8,014   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,000        5,859   

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,000        29,987   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    1,200        35,956   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    400        6,196   

JGC Corp.

    700        23,055   

Jupiter Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    3        3,923   

JX Holdings, Inc.

    3,000        16,013   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Japan (Continued)    

Kaneka Corp.

    2,000      $ 10,044   

Kansai Electric Power Co., (The), Inc.

    1,000        9,511   

Kao Corp.

    400        10,981   

KDDI Corp.

    400        29,599   

Keikyu Corp.

    500        4,592   

Keio Corp.

    800        5,862   

Keyence Corp.

    110        30,718   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000        24,528   

Kobe Steel Ltd.*

    16,000        14,945   

Komatsu Ltd.

    1,200        26,887   

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

    300        2,140   

Kubota Corp.

    1,000        10,614   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,500        18,469   

Kyocera Corp.

    300        27,622   

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    600        5,619   

Lawson, Inc.

    100        6,769   

Makita Corp.

    300        12,646   

Mazda Motor Corp.*

    7,000        11,039   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    300        8,552   

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

    100        4,058   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    1,800        7,861   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,800        34,086   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    3,000        23,364   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    2,000        38,552   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    1,000        5,896   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    6,200        28,806   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    10,000        28,507   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    900        12,217   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    16,800        76,831   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    2,400        33,161   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    500        10,426   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    33,100        53,002   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings

    600        10,408   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    300        16,995   

NEC Corp.*

    4,000        6,987   

Nikon Corp.

    300        8,312   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    300        35,956   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    3,000        17,104   

Nippon Steel Corp.

    12,000        27,513   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    900        40,232   

Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The)

    4,000        9,608   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    3,300        31,985   

Nisshin Steel Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100        711   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300        11,828   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50        3,718   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    200        10,420   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    6,300        26,061   

NTT Data Corp.

    3        8,690   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    21        30,289   

OJI Paper Co. Ltd.

    600        1,892   

Olympus Corp.*

    100        1,668   

Omron Corp.

    200        4,433   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    300        38,612   

ORIX Corp.

    150        15,048   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400        11,874   

Panasonic Corp.

    3,000        14,666   

Rakuten, Inc.

    900        7,588   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Japan (Continued)    

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    2,400      $ 10,044   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    2,000        18,560   

Rinnai Corp.

    300        20,890   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    300        12,283   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    300        15,358   

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    300        4,993   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,000        15,673   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    800        7,502   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200        34,965   

Sharp Corp.

    1,000        2,086   

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    300        4,080   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    600        35,300   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    300        4,349   

SMC Corp.

    200        33,772   

Softbank Corp.

    1,200        44,981   

Sony Corp.

    1,800        17,490   

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,400        29,783   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1,900        61,171   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    1,000        3,033   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    2,100        57,140   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    300        7,118   

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    900        9,673   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    34        2,504   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,000        45,733   

Terumo Corp.

    100        4,234   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,000        11,621   

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.*

    600        5,437   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    1,200        30,774   

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)*

    2,700        4,258   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    300        13,374   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,000        4,913   

Tokyu Corp.

    600        3,079   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,000        12,373   

Toray Industries, Inc.

    2,200        13,024   

Toshiba Corp.

    10,000        34,088   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    300        8,978   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    3,700        158,665   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    300        6,907   

Trend Micro, Inc.

    100        2,607   

Unicharm Corp.

    300        15,321   

West Japan Railway Co.

    100        3,997   

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    18        6,044   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    300        13,155   

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    2,000        18,220   

Yamaha Corp.

    400        3,634   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    400        4,197   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400        5,988   
   

 

 

 
      2,714,889   
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.0% (b)    

Millicom International Cellular SA

    39        3,347   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 4.8%    

Aegon NV

    1,433        8,243   

Akzo Nobel NV

    418        23,887   

ASML Holding NV

    436        27,240   

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV

    1,076        36,230   

Fugro NV

    300        18,000   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)    

Heineken Holding NV

    448      $ 24,255   

Heineken NV

    493        32,514   

ING Groep NV*

    5,494        49,373   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    2,097        26,607   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    210        12,095   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    2,037        11,524   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

    1,234        31,873   

Randstad Holding NV

    300        9,756   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    4,756        159,218   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    3,581        123,610   

Tenaris SA

    244        4,839   

TNT Express NV

    598        5,833   

Unilever NV

    2,115        80,250   
   

 

 

 
      685,347   
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.1%    

Contact Energy Ltd.*

    1,507        6,582   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    576        3,745   
   

 

 

 
      10,327   
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.1%    

Arcelormittal

    1,075        16,337   

DNB ASA

    1,998        24,885   

Seadrill Ltd.

    642        24,708   

Statoil ASA

    1,525        37,287   

Telenor ASA

    1,794        36,422   

Yara International ASA

    234        11,736   
   

 

 

 
      151,375   
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%    

Galp Energia SGPS SA, Class B

    892        13,678   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    598        11,156   
   

 

 

 
      24,834   
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.1%    

Capitaland Ltd.

    3,100        8,965   

City Developments Ltd.

    2,000        19,204   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,000        35,515   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    21,000        48,345   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    5,000        2,704   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    53,787        41,685   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    300        11,992   

Olam International Ltd.

    4,000        5,161   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    4,000        30,837   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    2,100        8,912   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.

    2,200        8,219   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,800        8,419   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    6,000        16,271   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    3,000        46,010   
   

 

 

 
      292,239   
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.5%    

Acciona SA

    150        9,725   

Amadeus It Holding SA, Class A

    298        6,957   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,011        17,063   

Banco Popular Espanol SA*

    4,238        3,539   

Banco Santander SA

    14,120        108,602   

Bankia SA*

    4,230        3,944   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)    

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    727      $ 4,512   

Enagas SA

    388        7,940   

Ferrovial SA

    694        10,285   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    418        6,488   

Iberdrola SA

    6,184        30,723   

Inditex SA

    334        45,784   

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    208        9,638   

Repsol YPF SA

    991        21,021   

Telefonica SA

    5,570        73,092   

Zardoya Otis SA

    300        4,108   
   

 

 

 
      363,421   
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 2.9%    

ASSA Abloy AB, Class B

    435        15,737   

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    1,159        29,858   

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    219        5,053   

Boliden AB

    300        5,307   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    1,504        48,805   

Hexagon AB, Class B

    438        10,836   

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    892        5,360   

Investment AB Kinnevik, Class B

    291        5,668   

Investor AB, Class B

    168        3,891   

Lundin Petroleum AB*

    297        7,017   

Nordea Bank AB

    3,293        30,142   

Sandvik AB

    1,727        25,814   

Scania AB, Class B

    225        4,670   

Securitas AB, Class B

    324        2,535   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    3,413        27,470   

Skanska AB, Class B

    334        5,306   

SKF AB, Class B

    526        12,649   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    901        32,027   

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,674        30,922   

Swedish Match AB

    397        13,975   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    4,068        37,908   

Teliasonera AB

    3,910        26,222   

Volvo AB, Class B

    2,199        31,150   
   

 

 

 
      418,322   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 9.7%    

ABB Ltd.

    2,871        55,952   

Adecco SA

    108        5,336   

Aryzta AG

    90        4,550   

Baloise Holding AG

    300        25,170   

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    723        55,745   

Credit Suisse Group AG

    1,698        40,201   

Geberit AG

    48        10,142   

Givaudan SA

    7        7,029   

Glencore International PLC

    4,370        24,190   

Holcim Ltd.

    385        26,381   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    270        9,248   

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    72        8,671   

Lonza Group AG

    66        3,180   

Nestle SA

    4,189        274,159   

Novartis AG

    3,053        188,938   

Pargesa Holding SA

    150        10,076   

Roche Holding AG

    933        183,640   

Schindler Holding AG

    300        41,955   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)    

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    63      $ 8,838   

SGS SA

    6        13,461   

Sika AG

    3        6,588   

Sonova Holding AG

    66        7,208   

Sulzer AG

    22        3,407   

Swatch Group AG (The)

    63        30,429   

Swiss Life Holding AG

    186        24,888   

Swiss Re AG

    526        37,888   

Swisscom AG

    30        12,632   

Syngenta AG

    126        50,511   

Transocean Ltd.

    448        20,517   

UBS AG

    5,152        80,612   

Wolseley PLC

    264        12,253   

Xstrata PLC

    3,478        57,617   

Zurich Financial Services AG

    204        52,062   
   

 

 

 
      1,393,474   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 18.4%    

3i Group PLC

    1,439        4,878   

Aggreko PLC

    168        6,008   

Anglo American PLC

    1,793        49,769   

Antofagasta PLC

    198        4,086   

ARM Holdings PLC

    2,189        27,145   

Associated British Foods PLC

    204        4,831   

AstraZeneca PLC

    2,056        97,717   

Aviva PLC

    4,807        26,994   

Babcock International Group PLC

    223        3,560   

BAE Systems PLC

    5,630        29,523   

Barclays PLC

    18,320        72,205   

BG Group PLC

    4,316        73,989   

BHP Billiton PLC

    2,674        84,055   

BP PLC

    25,138        173,827   

British American Tobacco PLC

    2,505        131,398   

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    1,339        11,799   

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

    2,187        26,595   

BT Group PLC, Class A

    9,732        36,408   

Burberry Group PLC

    267        5,505   

Capita PLC

    474        5,791   

Carnival PLC

    153        6,190   

Centrica PLC

    6,462        33,741   

Cobham PLC

    585        1,987   

Compass Group PLC

    3,099        35,797   

Diageo PLC

    3,167        94,224   

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. PLC

    598        2,589   

Fresnillo PLC

    300        9,555   

G4s PLC

    610        2,416   

GKN PLC

    2,091        7,437   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    6,632        141,797   

Hammerson PLC REIT

    666        5,028   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    24,416        249,458   

IMI PLC

    211        3,563   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    1,352        54,088   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC

    191        5,104   

Intertek Group PLC

    81        4,010   

Invensys PLC

    1,192        6,025   

Investec PLC

    848        5,186   

ITV PLC

    2,358        3,736   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)    

J Sainsbury PLC

    634      $ 3,468   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    286        10,993   

Kazakhmys PLC

    300        3,429   

Kingfisher PLC

    2,403        10,703   

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    1,321        17,101   

Legal & General Group PLC

    4,745        11,076   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC*

    59,824        44,564   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    1,532        9,587   

Meggitt PLC

    373        2,327   

National Grid PLC

    4,966        56,092   

Next PLC

    157        9,209   

Old Mutual PLC

    4,239        11,634   

Pearson PLC

    1,598        30,159   

Prudential PLC

    3,710        53,794   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    90        9,611   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    875        55,024   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    901        9,275   

Rexam PLC

    1,192        8,359   

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,698        84,157   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    3,166        45,170   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

    3,364        15,910   

SABMiller PLC

    1,339        60,658   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,102        5,502   

Segro PLC REIT

    606        2,294   

Serco Group PLC

    243        2,130   

Severn Trent PLC

    300        7,762   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    267        2,813   

Smiths Group PLC

    342        6,000   

SSE PLC

    1,333        30,433   

Standard Chartered PLC

    3,235        75,412   

Standard Life PLC

    1,484        7,608   

Subsea 7 SA

    382        8,733   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    762        9,437   

Tesco PLC

    10,852        56,523   

TUI Travel PLC

    2,088        9,076   

Tullow Oil PLC

    1,223        26,981   

Unilever PLC

    2,088        80,387   

Vedanta Resources PLC

    300        5,148   

Vodafone Group PLC

    63,712        164,496   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    321        9,721   

Whitbread PLC

    300        11,531   

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    1,874        8,071   
   

 

 

 
      2,640,372   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $13,370,015)

      14,002,914   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.7%    
Germany — 0.7%    

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    421      $ 35,179   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    177        13,121   

RWE AG — Non Vote

    300        11,338   

Volkswagen AG

    184        39,831   
   

 

 

 
      99,469   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.0% (b)    

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

      385   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $81,242)

      99,854   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.5%

(Cost $13,451,257)

    $ 14,102,768   

Other assets less liabilities — 1.5%

      209,954   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 14,312,722   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

Financial

   $ 3,408,214         23.8

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     3,208,634         22.4   

Consumer, Cyclical

     1,693,318         11.8   

Industrial

     1,685,305         11.8   

Basic Materials

     1,191,745         8.3   

Energy

     1,070,396         7.5   

Communications

     933,801         6.5   

Utilities

     568,579         4.0   

Technology

     308,401         2.2   

Diversified

     34,375         0.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     14,102,768         98.5   

Other assets less liabilities

     209,954         1.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 14,312,722         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following futures contracts open:

 

Contract Description

   Number of
Contracts
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     2       $ 155,930         12/21/2012       $ 1,280   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

HSBC

   12/5/2012    AUD      613,000       USD      634,050       $ (5,422

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    AUD      613,000       USD      633,976         (5,496

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    AUD      7,000       USD      7,302           

HSBC

   12/5/2012    CHF      580,000       USD      623,120         (2,805

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    CHF      580,000       USD      623,143         (2,782

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    CHF      20,000       USD      21,204         (380

HSBC

   12/5/2012    DKK      565,000       USD      98,194         (314

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    DKK      565,000       USD      98,195         (313

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    DKK      40,000       USD      6,974           

HSBC

   12/5/2012    EUR      1,595,000       USD      2,067,327         (7,155

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    EUR      1,595,000       USD      2,067,382         (7,100

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    EUR      7,000       USD      9,104           

HSBC

   12/5/2012    GBP      963,000       USD      1,551,316         8,451   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    GBP      963,000       USD      1,551,255         8,390   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    GBP      7,000       USD      11,177         (38

HSBC

   12/5/2012    HKD      1,541,000       USD      198,844         9   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    HKD      1,541,000       USD      198,846         12   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    ILS      114,000       USD      29,298         (576

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    ILS      114,000       USD      29,296         (578

HSBC

   12/5/2012    JPY      105,332,000       USD      1,318,116         40,277   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    JPY      105,332,000       USD      1,318,098         40,258   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    JPY      600,000       USD      7,477         199   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    NOK      416,000       USD      72,782         (644

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    NOK      416,000       USD      72,774         (653

HSBC

   12/5/2012    NZD      6,000       USD      4,922         (2

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    NZD      6,000       USD      4,922         (2

HSBC

   12/5/2012    SEK      1,373,000       USD      206,731         400   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    SEK      1,373,000       USD      206,714         382   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    SGD      173,000       USD      141,786         52   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    SGD      173,000       USD      141,793         59   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    SGD      10,000       USD      8,194         1   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      639,461       AUD      613,000         12   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      626,086       CHF      580,000         (160

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      98,506       DKK      565,000         2   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      2,074,473       EUR      1,595,000         9   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      1,543,345       GBP      963,000         (480

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      198,838       HKD      1,541,000         (3

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      29,913       ILS      114,000         (39

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      1,277,224       JPY      105,332,000         616   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      73,451       NOK      416,000         (24

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      4,924       NZD      6,000         1   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      206,190       SEK      1,373,000         141   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      24,505       SGD      30,000         73   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      117,170       SGD      143,000         (15

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      639,462       AUD      613,000         10   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      626,088       CHF      580,000         (162

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      98,507       DKK      565,000         1   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      2,074,471       EUR      1,595,000         11   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      1,543,344       GBP      963,000         (479

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      198,838       HKD      1,541,000         (4

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      29,911       ILS      114,000         (38

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      1,277,227       JPY      105,332,000         613   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      73,451       NOK      416,000         (25

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      4,924       NZD      6,000           

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      206,191       SEK      1,373,000         140   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      141,752       SGD      173,000         (18

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      7,239       AUD      7,000       $ 62   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      21,589       CHF      20,000         (6

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      6,861       DKK      40,000         113   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      8,953       EUR      7,000         151   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      11,219       GBP      7,000         (3

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      7,275       JPY      600,000         4   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      8,167       SGD      10,000         26   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    AUD      5,000       USD      5,201         (3

HSBC

   1/4/2013    AUD      609,000       USD      633,813         39   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    AUD      609,000       USD      633,816         42   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    CHF      611,000       USD      659,834         151   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    CHF      611,000       USD      659,839         155   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    DKK      566,000       USD      98,751         (2

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    DKK      566,000       USD      98,743         (10

HSBC

   1/4/2013    EUR      1,632,000       USD      2,123,289         (20

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    EUR      1,632,000       USD      2,123,292         (17

HSBC

   1/4/2013    GBP      987,000       USD      1,581,751         506   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    GBP      987,000       USD      1,581,750         505   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    HKD      1,660,000       USD      214,198           

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    HKD      1,660,000       USD      214,197         (1

HSBC

   1/4/2013    ILS      111,000       USD      29,089         38   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    ILS      111,000       USD      29,091         40   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    JPY      113,058,000       USD      1,371,414         (649

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    JPY      113,058,000       USD      1,371,409         (654

HSBC

   1/4/2013    NOK      412,000       USD      72,664         26   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    NOK      412,000       USD      72,661         23   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    NZD      6,000       USD      4,914           

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    NZD      6,000       USD      4,914           

HSBC

   1/4/2013    SEK      1,423,000       USD      213,512         (144

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    SEK      1,423,000       USD      213,503         (153

HSBC

   1/4/2013    SGD      175,000       USD      143,388         17   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    SGD      175,000       USD      143,386         16   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      3,901       EUR      3,000         2   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      49,672       GBP      31,000         (8

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      15,097       HKD      117,000           

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      8,923       JPY      736,000         9   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      7,051       SEK      47,000         6   
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 64,673   
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD – Australian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – Euro

GBP – Pound Sterling

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

ILS – Israeli New Sheqel

JPY – Japanese Yen

NOK – Norwegian Krone

NZD – New Zealand Dollar

SEK – Swedish Krona

SGD – Singapore Dollar

USD – U.S. Dollar

* Non-Income producing securities.

(a) Affiliated company. The Sub-Advisor is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Fund.

(b) Less than 0.1%.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 91.9%    
Brazil — 5.3%    

Banco Bradesco SA

    600      $ 9,111   

Banco do Brasil SA

    700        7,178   

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    1,000        6,786   

BM&FBovespa SA

    2,300        13,821   

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    900        11,562   

BRF — Brasil Foods SA

    800        14,526   

CCR SA

    1,600        13,747   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    800        2,864   

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    900        4,418   

Cielo SA

    480        12,501   

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    200        3,677   

CPFL Energia SA

    400        4,277   

Duratex SA

    400        2,761   

Ecorodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    400        3,194   

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    300        1,702   

Embraer SA

    1,300        7,976   

JBS SA*

    900        2,279   

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    200        3,327   

Lojas Renner SA

    200        7,315   

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    100        2,761   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    400        10,588   

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA*

    1,500        3,047   

Oi SA

    39        165   

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    1,700        2,395   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    3,600        32,178   

Souza Cruz SA

    300        4,362   

Tim Participacoes SA

    1,000        3,519   

Totvs SA

    200        3,743   

Tractebel Energia SA

    200        3,262   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    600        12,355   

Vale SA

    1,600        28,155   
   

 

 

 
      239,552   
   

 

 

 
Chile — 1.8%    

AES Gener SA

    5,200        3,364   

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    103        6,805   

Banco Santander Chile

    60,375        4,072   

Capital SA

    100        3,284   

Cencosud SA

    1,355        7,052   

Colbun SA*

    10,500        2,848   

Corpbanca

    190,700        2,513   

E.CL SA

    1,100        2,548   

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

    5,337        7,971   

Empresas CMPC SA

    1,950        7,074   

Empresas COPEC SA

    543        7,500   

Enersis SA

    22,969        7,743   

ENTEL Chile SA

    200        4,106   

Lan Airlines SA

    384        8,468   

SACI Falabella

    460        4,587   
   

 

 

 
      79,935   
   

 

 

 
China — 18.2%    

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

    1,800        2,425   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    20,000        8,774   

Air China Ltd., Class H

    3,100        2,076   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)    

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H*

    2,900      $ 1,826   

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,500        8,321   

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

    6,000        4,382   

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    100,000        42,192   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,000        8,062   

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    900        5,801   

Belle International Holdings Ltd., Class A

    5,000        10,503   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.*

    3,400        4,137   

Byd Co. Ltd., Class H*

    3,500        8,978   

China Citic Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    10,000        5,161   

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,000        8,072   

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,000        5,466   

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    88,000        67,445   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,000        26,534   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Class H

    10,000        6,607   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    2,000        5,600   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,500        8,617   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    8,500        8,335   

China Mobile Ltd.

    6,500        74,308   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,000        7,835   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    6,000        17,767   

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,400        7,866   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    20,000        21,212   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    3,300        2,074   

China Resources Enterprise Ltd.

    2,000        7,135   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,900        6,503   

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.

    10,000        6,826   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,000        16,387   

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    2,900        3,663   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    18,000        9,801   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    8,000        12,469   

CNOOC Ltd.

    19,000        40,647   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.*

    24,129        11,519   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,000        8,438   

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    900        4,053   

Fosun International Ltd.

    12,500        7,403   

GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.

    13,000        1,308   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    6,100        4,959   

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    500        4,516   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Class H

    74,000        49,937   

Intime Department Store Group Co. Ltd.

    1,700        1,943   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    4,000        8,144   

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    17,000        10,221   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    8,000        7,535   

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    3,200        6,136   

Minmetals Resources Ltd.*

    4,000        1,559   

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    11,000        8,062   

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.

    7,000        5,049   

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    30,000        40,180   

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,000        7,719   

Ping An Insurance Group Co., Class H

    2,000        15,135   

Poly Hong Kong Investments Ltd.*

    15,000        10,374   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,000        9,812   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)    

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd

    4,900      $ 1,827   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    900        2,793   

Soho China Ltd.

    12,000        9,058   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,300        42,471   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    4,000        11,690   

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    800        4,501   

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    5,900        7,735   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    11,000        16,066   

Wumart Stores, Inc., Class H

    2,300        4,790   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,000        6,121   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,100        3,820   
   

 

 

 
      818,681   
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 1.3%    

Almacenes Exito SA

    200        3,967   

BanColombia SA, ADR

    200        12,854   

Cementos Argos SA

    500        2,513   

Ecopetrol SA, ADR

    300        17,441   

Grupo Argos SA

    155        1,639   

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    450        8,731   

Interconexion Electrica SA Esp

    800        4,187   

Isagen SA Esp

    3,800        5,359   
   

 

 

 
      56,691   
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.2%    

CEZ AS

    200        6,645   

Telefonica Czech Republic AS

    100        1,783   
   

 

 

 
      8,428   
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.2%    

Orascom Construction Industries

    222        7,869   
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.1%    

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    78        6,627   
   

 

 

 
India — 7.0%    

Axis Bank Ltd. GDR

    1,300        31,967   

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., ADR

    1,100        36,894   

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

    1,400        58,968   

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

    800        32,792   

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    500        22,225   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. GDR

    1,200        36,852   

Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR, 144A

    1,500        44,145   

Sterlite Industries India Ltd., ADR

    2,200        17,358   

Tata Motors Ltd., ADR

    600        15,042   

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    2,400        21,000   
   

 

 

 
      317,243   
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 3.2%    

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    29,500        4,121   

Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT

    1,000        1,876   

Astra International Tbk PT

    25,000        18,893   

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    14,500        13,300   

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

    14,000        7,880   

Bank Mandiri Tbk PT

    12,500        10,749   

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    9,500        3,664   

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    13,500        9,921   

Bumi Resources Tbk PT

    20,000        1,230   

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    17,900        6,391   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Indonesia (Continued)    

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    1,000      $ 5,509   

Indo Tambangraya Megah PT

    2,000        8,182   

Indosat Tbk PT

    16,500        9,546   

Perusahaan Gas Negara PT

    21,500        10,141   

Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT

    4,000        6,171   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT

    12,000        11,258   

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    2,000        5,493   

United Tractors Tbk PT

    4,000        7,109   

XL Axiata Tbk PT

    4,400        2,362   
   

 

 

 
      143,796   
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 3.6%    

AirAsia Bhd

    3,100        2,906   

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    2,200        4,617   

Axiata Group Bhd

    3,300        6,427   

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    200        3,500   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    5,800        14,253   

DiGi.Com Bhd

    4,000        6,356   

Genting Bhd

    6,600        12,566   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    700        3,376   

IOI Corp. Bhd

    5,700        9,301   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    700        4,753   

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd

    1,300        4,093   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    3,900        11,611   

Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd

    1,200        1,741   

Maxis Bhd

    2,900        6,134   

MMC Corp. Bhd

    3,300        2,920   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    4,300        8,417   

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    600        4,564   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    1,000        6,053   

Public Bank Bhd

    2,300        11,758   

RHB Capital Bhd

    900        2,221   

Sime Darby Bhd

    3,300        9,738   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    2,400        4,319   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    4,400        10,046   

UMW Holdings Bhd

    1,300        4,542   

YTL Corp. Bhd

    6,293        3,664   

YTL Power International Bhd

    4,300        2,235   
   

 

 

 
      162,111   
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 4.7%    

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    4,000        8,291   

America Movil SAB de CV

    40,700        48,085   

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    1,000        7,282   

Cemex SAB de CV*

    12,688        11,301   

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    400        5,753   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    2,300        22,525   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

    2,200        5,188   

Grupo Carso SAB de CV

    900        3,673   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    2,200        12,608   

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SA, Class O

    4,200        11,642   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV

    4,611        15,002   

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV

    900        8,063   

Grupo Televisa SAB de CV

    2,800        13,260   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    270        13,489   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)    

Minera Frisco SAB de CV*

    800      $ 3,201   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    7,500        23,526   
   

 

 

 
      212,889   
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.8%    

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA, Class B, ADR

    300        9,831   

Credicorp Ltd.

    100        13,990   

Southern Copper Corp.

    304        11,035   
   

 

 

 
      34,856   
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 1.0%    

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    4,600        3,988   

Ayala Land, Inc.

    8,700        5,106   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    2,300        5,006   

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    2,369        4,140   

Energy Development Corp.

    20,200        3,488   

Manila Electric Co.

    500        3,204   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust

    1,900        4,637   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    100        6,324   

San Miguel Corp.

    1,900        5,064   

SM Investments Corp.

    200        4,290   
   

 

 

 
      45,247   
   

 

 

 
Poland — 1.4%    

Bank Pekao SA

    163        8,157   

Enea SA

    400        1,980   

Grupa Lotos SA*

    200        2,396   

Kernel Holding SA*

    100        2,158   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    167        9,470   

PGE SA

    1,094        6,367   

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA*

    521        7,555   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    746        8,237   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    70        8,767   

Synthos SA

    1,600        2,894   

Tauron Polska Energia SA

    1,300        1,786   

Telekomunikacja Polska SA

    1,489        5,575   
   

 

 

 
      65,342   
   

 

 

 
Russia — 6.2%    

Gazprom OAO, ADR

    2,800        24,892   

LSR Group GDR

    6,424        26,981   

Lukoil OAO, ADR

    700        44,065   

Magnit OJSC GDR

    173        6,103   

Mechel, ADR

    100        610   

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC, ADR

    1,892        29,931   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC, ADR

    400        6,972   

NovaTek OAO GDR

    286        31,374   

Novolipetsk Steel OJSC GDR

    194        3,853   

Rosneft Oil Co. GDR

    5,600        43,680   

Severstal OAO GDR

    300        3,414   

Sistema JSFC GDR

    336        6,357   

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    1,700        14,323   

Tatneft, ADR

    400        15,832   

TMK OAO GDR

    189        2,909   

VTB Bank OJSC GDR

    5,000        16,650   
   

 

 

 
      277,946   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa — 7.1%    

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

    2,100      $ 65,037   

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

    5,400        66,312   

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR

    3,700        28,897   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., ADR

    2,100        34,125   

Sappi Ltd., ADR*

    8,000        26,240   

Sasol Ltd., ADR

    2,300        97,405   
   

 

 

 
      318,016   
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 15.0%    

Amorepacific Corp.

    5        5,661   

Celltrion, Inc.

    289        6,939   

Cheil Industries, Inc.

    81        7,159   

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    300        2,632   

Daewoo International Corp.

    100        3,689   

DGB Financial Group, Inc.

    200        2,493   

Doosan Corp.

    26        3,037   

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    100        3,754   

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.*

    100        1,501   

E-Mart Co. Ltd.

    27        5,436   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    46        2,268   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    280        8,688   

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.*

    81        3,430   

Hanwha Corp.

    100        2,941   

Honam Petrochemical Corp.

    28        5,546   

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.*

    600        13,519   

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    18        2,502   

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    129        8,101   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    50        9,743   

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.*

    100        2,096   

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

    18        1,878   

Hyundai Mobis

    81        21,356   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    195        40,608   

Hyundai Steel Co.

    92        6,822   

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    23        3,866   

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    100        2,858   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    562        18,503   

KIA Motors Corp.

    365        20,865   

Korea Electric Power Corp.*

    380        9,370   

Korea Exchange Bank*

    400        2,693   

Korea Gas Corp.

    100        7,240   

Korea Kumho Petrochemical

    14        1,448   

Korea Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    400        2,778   

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.*

    100        4,151   

KT&G Corp.

    165        13,059   

LG Chem Ltd.

    55        15,847   

LG Corp.

    133        7,984   

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    320        10,225   

LG Electronics, Inc.

    117        8,244   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    13        7,755   

LG Uplus Corp.

    600        4,139   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    22        7,283   

LS Corp.

    100        8,727   

NCSoft Corp.

    20        2,983   

NHN Corp.

    57        13,265   

OCI Co. Ltd.

    26        3,626   

POSCO

    78        23,303   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)    

Samsung C&T Corp.

    149      $ 8,174   

Samsung Card Co.

    100        3,357   

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    117        11,399   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    133        172,690   

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.

    44        6,583   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    49        9,910   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    240        8,079   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    117        10,048   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    66        9,478   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    510        16,319   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    25        2,293   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53        8,786   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    100        15,284   

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    300        2,291   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR

    200        3,054   

S-Oil Corp.

    74        6,690   

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    100        3,685   

Woori Finance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    790        7,405   
   

 

 

 
      677,536   
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 11.4%    

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., ADR

    14,521        59,972   

AU Optronics Corp., ADR*

    10,800        44,496   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR

    2,100        67,515   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. GDR

    22,645        142,664   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., ADR

    8,700        46,980   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

    6,600        113,981   

United Microelectronics Corp., ADR

    19,700        37,627   
   

 

 

 
      513,235   
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 1.6%    

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,700        10,137   

Bank of Ayudhya PCL, NVDR

    3,400        3,434   

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    2,200        1,828   

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    16,900        2,291   

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    2,300        14,014   

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    5,200        3,118   

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    1,800        9,326   

PTT PCL, NVDR

    1,000        10,426   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    2,900        15,355   

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    1,300        2,796   
   

 

 

 
      72,725   
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 1.8%    

Akbank TAS

    2,182        10,233   

Arcelik AS

    600        3,643   

Bim Birlesik Magazalar AS

    198        9,003   

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT

    1,700        2,664   

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

    1,120        2,984   

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    1,725        2,172   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    700        3,612   

Turk Hava Yollari*

    1,320        3,886   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

    600        2,243   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS*

    1,768        10,637   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    2,508        11,902   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Turkey (Continued)    

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    400      $ 3,873   

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    3,168        10,212   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D

    1,300        3,150   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS*

    1,200        3,163   
   

 

 

 
      83,377   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,464,349)

      4,142,102   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.7%    
Brazil — 6.1%    

AES Tiete SA

    200        2,134   

Banco Bradesco SA

    2,300        38,201   

Bradespar SA

    500        6,669   

Braskem SA

    200        1,290   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar

    200        8,517   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas

    900        37,275   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    750        9,010   

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA

    100        636   

Gerdau SA

    1,000        8,293   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    2,700        40,612   

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    3,080        13,881   

Klabin SA

    900        5,071   

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Class A

    500        5,253   

Oi SA

    400        1,507   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    4,900        42,790   

Telefonica Brasil SA

    500        10,857   

Vale SA

    2,400        41,220   
   

 

 

 
      273,216   
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%    

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    165        9,336   
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.4%    

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    25        19,024   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $367,535)

      301,576   
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS 0.0 % (a)    
South Korea — 0.0% (a)    

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.*, expires 12/28/12

    6        14   
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.0% (a)    

PTT Exploration & Production PCL*, expires 12/30/12

    352        195   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS 0.0%
(Cost $0)

    358        209   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6%

(Cost $4,831,884)

    $ 4,443,887   

Other assets less liabilities — 1.4%

      61,075   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,504,962   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

Financial

   $ 1,010,627         22.4

Basic Materials

     655,373         14.5   

Energy

     552,882         12.3   

Technology

     520,591         11.5   

Industrial

     417,530         9.3   

Communications

     407,274         9.0   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     347,153         7.7   

Consumer, Cyclical

     313,623         7.0   

Utilities

     151,762         3.4   

Diversified

     67,072         1.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     4,443,887         98.6   

Other assets less liabilities

     61,075         1.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 4,504,962         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following futures contracts open:

 

Contract Description

   Number of
Contracts
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     1       $ 50,265         12/21/2012       $ (70

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

HSBC

   12/5/2012    BRL      546,000       USD      267,811       $ 12,481   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    BRL      10,000       USD      4,874         198   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    BRL      546,000       USD      267,864         12,535   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    BRL      10,000       USD      4,744         67   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    CLP      44,669,000       USD      92,253         (560

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    COP      104,840,000       USD      56,918         (802

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    CZK      183,000       USD      9,445         16   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    EGP      52,000       USD      8,435         (55

HSBC

   12/5/2012    HKD      6,124,000       USD      790,214         36   

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    HKD      30,000       USD      3,871           

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    HUF      1,508,000       USD      6,869         (100

HSBC

   12/5/2012    IDR      1,467,373,000       USD      152,097         (771

HSBC

   12/5/2012    INR      17,185,000       USD      317,654         2,029   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    KRW      368,796,000       USD      337,756         (2,739

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    KRW      368,796,000       USD      337,772         (2,724

HSBC

   12/5/2012    MXN      50,000       USD      3,822         (42

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    MXN      2,765,000       USD      210,606         (3,080

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    MXN      80,000       USD      6,190         8   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    MYR      514,000       USD      168,434         (597

HSBC

   12/5/2012    PHP      1,796,000       USD      43,624         (305

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    PLN      199,000       USD      62,062         (1,049

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    RUB      7,696,000       USD      244,047         (5,202

HSBC

   12/5/2012    TRY      149,000       USD      82,695         (639

HSBC

   12/5/2012    TWD      13,896,000       USD      476,464         (1,823

HSBC

   12/5/2012    TWD      300,000       USD      10,350         24   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      263,757       BRL      556,000         (3,752

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      790,192       HKD      6,124,000         (14

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      152,931       IDR      1,467,373,000         (63

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      11,000       INR      602,221         61   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      304,943       INR      16,582,779         (379

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      340,346       KRW      368,796,000       $ 149   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      3,869       MXN      50,000         (5

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      169,213       MYR      514,000         (181

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      44,122       PHP      1,796,000         (193

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      83,406       TRY      149,000         (72

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      488,507       TWD      14,196,000         106   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      259,038       BRL      546,000         (3,709

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      92,867       CLP      44,669,000         (54

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      57,827       COP      104,840,000         (106

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      9,420       CZK      183,000         8   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      8,511       EGP      52,000         (21

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      6,974       HUF      1,508,000         (4

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      340,847       KRW      368,796,000         (351

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      213,960       MXN      2,765,000         (274

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      62,935       PLN      199,000         177   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      248,868       RUB      7,696,000         380   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      316,556       ZAR      2,812,000         (509

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      4,898       BRL      10,000         (222

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      3,871       HKD      30,000           

The Bank of New York Mellon

   12/5/2012    USD      6,117       MXN      80,000         66   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    ZAR      2,812,000       USD      321,685         5,638   

HSBC

   12/6/2012    THB      2,232,000       USD      72,680         (21

HSBC

   12/6/2012    USD      72,681       THB      2,232,000         20   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    BRL      555,000       USD      262,077         3,711   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    BRL      555,000       USD      262,089         3,724   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    CLP      43,435,000       USD      89,928         48   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    COP      103,255,000       USD      56,734         92   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    CZK      169,000       USD      8,702         (9

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    EGP      43,000       USD      6,935         6   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    HKD      6,339,000       USD      817,954         1   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    HUF      1,401,000       USD      6,455         5   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    IDR      1,438,000,000       USD      149,792         504   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    INR      17,309,000       USD      316,395         317   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    KRW      383,032,000       USD      352,879         (239

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    KRW      383,032,000       USD      353,514         396   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    MXN      2,808,000       USD      216,674         286   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    MYR      498,000       USD      163,703         293   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    PHP      132,000       USD      3,237         6   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    PHP      1,748,000       USD      42,949         160   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    PLN      208,000       USD      65,573         (180

HSBC

   1/4/2013    THB      2,236,000       USD      72,700         (5

HSBC

   1/4/2013    TRY      150,000       USD      83,654         81   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    TWD      15,040,000       USD      518,013         309   

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      7,029       BRL      15,000         (46

HSBC

   1/4/2013    USD      3,613       HKD      28,000           

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/4/2013    ZAR      2,870,000       USD      321,530         466   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/9/2013    RUB      7,495,000       USD      240,974         (200
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 13,307   
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

BRL – Brazilian Real

CLP – Chilean Peso

COP – Colombian Peso

CZK – Czech Kronua

EGP – Egyptian Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

HUF – Hungarian Forint

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

INR – Indian Rupee

KRW – South Korean Won

MXN – Mexican Peso

MYR – Malaysian Ringgit

PHP – Philippine Peso

PLN – Polish Zloty

RUB – Russian Ruble

THB – Thai Baht

TRY – Turkish New Lira

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – U.S. Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

* Non-Income producing securities.

144A — Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2012 the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $44,145 or 1.0% of net assets.

(a) Less than 0.1%.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt.

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt.

NVDR – Non Voting Depositary Receipt.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.1%    
Basic Materials — 5.7%    

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,000      $ 17,104   

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    1,000        4,319   

Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK

    2,000        6,526   

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    300        4,287   

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    600        4,454   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    1,000        15,491   

JSR Corp.

    600        11,092   

Kobe Steel Ltd.*

    5,000        4,670   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    600        7,388   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    3,000        13,101   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    4,000        11,403   

Nippon Steel Corp.

    16,145        37,015   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    400        20,842   

OJI Paper Co. Ltd.

    3,000        9,462   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,000        58,835   

Showa Denko KK

    6,000        8,661   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,000        8,552   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,000        13,696   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    1,000        5,544   

Ube Industries Ltd.

    4,000        8,297   
   

 

 

 
      270,739   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 5.6%    

Dena Co. Ltd.

    213        7,816   

Dentsu, Inc.

    400        9,783   

Gree, Inc.

    200        3,477   

Jupiter Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    5        6,538   

KDDI Corp.

    600        44,399   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    900        40,232   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    34        49,040   

Rakuten, Inc.

    1,600        13,489   

Softbank Corp.

    2,000        74,968   

Trend Micro, Inc.

    200        5,214   

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    32        10,745   
   

 

 

 
      265,701   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 26.7%    

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    100        4,258   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    1,300        14,540   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    400        11,820   

All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd.

    2,000        4,294   

Asics Corp.

    600        8,836   

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,500        36,192   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,000        15,285   

Denso Corp.

    1,200        39,434   

Don Quijote Co. Ltd.

    100        3,888   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    100        4,434   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    100        22,709   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,000        11,221   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    1,000        8,589   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    300        6,663   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    3,500        115,995   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,200        10,685   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    3,000        17,577   

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,500        34,985   

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    2,000        9,656   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer, Cyclical (Continued)    

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.*

    200      $ 9,195   

JTEKT Corp.

    800        6,463   

Lawson, Inc.

    200        13,538   

Marubeni Corp.

    4,000        26,348   

Mazda Motor Corp.*

    5,000        7,885   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    200        5,701   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    3,000        56,809   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.*

    9,000        8,407   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    3,700        51,123   

Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.

    500        7,018   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,000        10,699   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    1,000        12,094   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    200        23,970   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,600        54,278   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50        3,718   

NOK Corp.

    300        4,589   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    100        12,871   

Panasonic Corp.

    4,500        22,000   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    200        8,188   

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    500        8,322   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,000        7,836   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    2,000        18,754   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,700        49,534   

Sharp Corp.

    2,000        4,173   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    100        10,105   

Shimano, Inc.

    200        13,223   

Sony Corp.

    1,900        18,462   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    300        4,211   

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,600        32,265   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    1,600        17,255   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    700        16,609   

Teijin Ltd.

    3,000        6,878   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    300        5,044   

Toray Industries, Inc.

    3,000        17,759   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    200        4,183   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    400        11,971   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    6,200        265,871   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    700        16,117   

USS Co. Ltd.

    60        6,390   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    180        6,365   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    600        6,296   
   

 

 

 
      1,273,578   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 12.8%    

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    1,000        14,302   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    800        17,983   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    1,100        55,644   

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    200        8,734   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    700        13,875   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,000        7,485   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    1,500        23,146   

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

    600        7,060   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    500        20,986   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    2,200        65,919   

Kao Corp.

    1,200        32,942   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000        24,528   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200        8,892   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

    200      $ 8,116   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    600        8,145   

Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.

    1,000        14,909   

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    500        6,393   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100        3,943   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200        10,954   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800        23,747   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300        12,865   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    500        25,596   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    700        11,854   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    800        11,597   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    200        5,956   

Sysmex Corp.

    300        13,556   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,800        82,319   

Terumo Corp.

    400        16,935   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,000        12,373   

Tsumura & Co.

    200        6,497   

Unicharm Corp.

    300        15,321   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    400        17,540   
   

 

 

 
      610,112   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.6%    

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    100        8,200   

Inpex Corp.

    5        26,809   

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.

    100        3,484   

JX Holdings, Inc.

    5,200        27,756   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK

    1,000        9,280   
   

 

 

 
      75,529   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 18.0%    

Acom Co. Ltd.*

    200        5,459   

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd.

    200        3,909   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    1,000        3,081   

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    1,000        8,528   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    3,000        14,229   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,000        11,937   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    400        8,889   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    20        22,660   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    200        19,385   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    4,000        17,711   

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    3,000        11,828   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,000        4,804   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,000        5,059   

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,100        4,590   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,000        7,764   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp., REIT

    2        5,915   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp., REIT

    1        9,826   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp., REIT

    4        7,278   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,000        9,753   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,000        57,827   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    27,700        126,679   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    80        3,484   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    3,000        62,559   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    50,940        81,568   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings

    1,200        20,816   

Nippon Building Fund, Inc., REIT

    1        10,469   

NKSJ Holdings, Inc.

    750        14,220   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financial (Continued)    

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    8,100      $ 33,506   

ORIX Corp.

    230        23,074   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    4,100        17,159   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    1,800        4,695   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    2,000        3,397   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,000        9,887   

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    500        8,589   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    2,900        93,366   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    7,000        21,229   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,000        27,209   

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    1,300        13,972   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    1,500        38,467   

Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.

    500        4,555   
   

 

 

 
      859,332   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 20.3%    

Advantest Corp.

    500        6,672   

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    2,000        15,236   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    800        7,754   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    300        23,764   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    500        15,722   

East Japan Railway Co.

    800        52,502   

Fanuc Corp.

    400        67,447   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,000        18,330   

GS Yuasa Corp.

    2,000        7,739   

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    200        7,048   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    3,000        15,831   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    100        11,379   

Hitachi Ltd.

    10,000        57,743   

Hoya Corp.

    900        17,283   

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    400        5,473   

IHI Corp.

    3,000        6,660   

JGC Corp.

    1,000        32,935   

Kajima Corp.

    3,000        8,625   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    1,000        7,727   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    3,000        6,951   

Keikyu Corp.

    1,000        9,183   

Keio Corp.

    1,000        7,327   

Keyence Corp.

    110        30,718   

Kintetsu Corp.

    4,000        15,916   

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,100        47,052   

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

    1,000        7,133   

Kubota Corp.

    3,000        31,843   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    400        8,710   

Kyocera Corp.

    300        27,622   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    600        12,708   

Makita Corp.

    300        12,646   

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    200        4,319   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    5,000        38,939   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    6,000        27,877   

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    2,000        5,022   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    400        22,660   

NEC Corp.*

    6,000        10,481   

Nidec Corp.

    200        12,131   

Nikon Corp.

    700        19,394   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    1,000        5,701   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    3,000        10,772   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrial (Continued)    

Nippon Yusen KK

    3,000      $ 6,369   

NSK Ltd.

    1,000        5,944   

Obayashi Corp.

    2,000        9,438   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,000        10,202   

Olympus Corp.*

    500        8,340   

Omron Corp.

    400        8,865   

Rinnai Corp.

    100        6,963   

SMC Corp.

    100        16,886   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    2,000        8,394   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    3,000        6,696   

THK Co. Ltd.

    500        8,595   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    3,000        15,503   

Tokyu Corp.

    3,000        15,394   

Toshiba Corp.

    9,000        30,679   

Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.

    400        4,775   

Ushio, Inc.

    300        3,425   

West Japan Railway Co.

    400        15,988   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900        13,472   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,000        7,982   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    600        6,354   
   

 

 

 
      971,239   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 3.6%    

Canon, Inc.

    2,400        83,935   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    4,000        15,139   

Konami Corp.

    200        4,826   

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    400        4,484   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    300        5,790   

NTT Data Corp.

    4        11,587   

Oracle Corp.

    100        4,197   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,000        9,280   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    200        5,699   

TDK Corp.

    200        7,824   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    400        17,832   
   

 

 

 
      170,593   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.8%    

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,500        20,270   

Chugoku Electric Power Co., (The), Inc.

    800        11,539   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    200        5,063   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)    

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    700      $ 7,753   

Kansai Electric Power Co., (The), Inc.

    1,600        15,216   

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    900        8,428   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    4,000        15,721   

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    200        2,720   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,000        5,811   

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.*

    1,000        9,062   

Tokyo Electric Power Co., (The), Inc.*

    3,100        4,889   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,000        29,478   
   

 

 

 
      135,950   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,966,330)

      4,632,773   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.1%

(Cost $4,966,330)

      4,632,773   

Other assets less liabilities — 2.9%

      140,498   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,773,271   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

Consumer, Cyclical

   $ 1,273,578         26.7

Industrial

     971,239         20.3   

Financial

     859,332         18.0   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     610,112         12.8   

Basic Materials

     270,739         5.7   

Communications

     265,701         5.6   

Technology

     170,593         3.6   

Utilities

     135,950         2.8   

Energy

     75,529         1.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     4,632,773         97.1   

Other assets less liabilities

     140,498         2.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 4,773,271         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following futures contracts open:

 

Contract Description

   Number of
Contracts
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

TOPIX Index Futures

     1       $ 94,741         12/13/2012       $ 6,078   

As of November 30, 2012, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency to
Deliver
     Currency to
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

HSBC

   12/5/2012    JPY      176,067,000       USD      2,203,289       $ 67,323   

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    JPY      176,067,000       USD      2,203,258         67,294   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      2,153,532       JPY      177,600,689         1,039   

HSBC

   12/5/2012    USD      49,757       JPY      4,000,000         (1,230

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   12/5/2012    USD      2,203,258       JPY      181,701,172         1,058   

HSBC

   1/8/2013    JPY      191,552,000       USD      2,323,631         (1,106

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   1/8/2013    JPY      191,552,000       USD      2,323,622         (1,114
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 133,264   
                 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

JPY – Japanese Yen

USD – U.S. Dollar

* Non-income producing security.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


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DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

     db-X MSCI Brazil
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI Canada
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI EAFE
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
 

Assets

      

Investments at fair value

   $ 4,121,332      $ 4,261,631      $ 14,047,901   

Investments in Affiliates at fair value (See Note 5)

            220,534        54,867   

Cash

     7,797        133,065        98,778   

Foreign currency at value

     4,320        22,319        50,489   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

                   1,280   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     256,641        430        102,050   

Receivables:

      

Dividends

     6,541        6,849        48,130   

Investment securities sold

     34,086        49,574        26,636   

Foreign tax reclaim

                   27,109   

Reimbursement due from advisor

     2,183        2,294        12,608   

Prepaid expenses

     1,699        1,691          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 4,434,599      $ 4,698,387      $ 14,469,848   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

   $      $ 2,370      $   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     59,642        30,740        37,377   

Payables:

      

Investment advisory fees

     2,058        1,884        4,013   

Investment securities purchased

     181,798        36,081        107,936   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

                   7,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     243,498        71,075        157,126   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 4,191,101      $ 4,627,312      $ 14,312,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 5,030,749      $ 5,020,806      $ 13,650,318   

Undistributed net investment income

     31,427        37,317        115,226   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     23,742        (116,694     (169,757

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     (894,817     (314,117     716,935   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 4,191,101      $ 4,627,312      $ 14,312,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     200,800        200,800        600,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Value

   $ 20.87      $ 23.04      $ 23.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at cost

   $ 5,212,456      $ 4,550,868      $ 13,398,678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliates at cost

   $      $ 212,793      $ 52,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 4,509      $ 22,276      $ 49,837   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)

 

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

       db-X MSCI
Emerging Markets
Currency-Hedged
Equity  Fund
     db-X MSCI Japan
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
 

Assets

       

Investments at fair value

     $ 4,443,887       $ 4,632,773   

Investments in Affiliates at fair value (See Note 5)

                 

Cash

       34,016         89,400   

Foreign currency at value

       22,383         21,375   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

               6,078   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

       44,404         136,714   

Receivables:

       

Dividends

       2,038         27,235   

Investment securities sold

       9,983         7,226   

Foreign tax reclaim

                 

Reimbursement due from advisor

       2,230         2,312   

Prepaid expenses

       1,719         1,789   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 4,560,660       $ 4,924,902   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     $ 70       $   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

       31,097         3,450   

Payables:

       

Investment advisory fees

       2,373         1,882   

Investment securities purchased

       22,158         146,299   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       55,698         151,631   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 4,504,962       $ 4,773,271   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

     $ 5,040,490       $ 5,022,636   

Undistributed net investment income

       23,296         37,095   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       (184,561      (90,427

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

       (374,263      (196,033
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 4,504,962       $ 4,773,271   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

       200,800         200,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Value

     $ 22.44       $ 23.77   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at cost

     $ 4,831,884       $ 4,966,330   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliates at cost

     $       $   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

     $ 21,808       $ 21,524   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

     db-X MSCI Brazil
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI Canada
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI EAFE
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
 

Investment income

      

Dividend income*

   $ 50,130      $ 55,125      $ 173,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     50,130        55,125        173,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Trustees fees

     5,661        5,931        38,541   

Advisory fees

     12,677        11,265        24,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     18,338        17,196        63,292   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed: (See Note 3)

      

Waiver

     (2,183     (2,294     (12,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     16,155        14,902        50,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     33,975        40,223        123,193   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments

     (75,893     (37,182     (99,255

In-kind redemptions

                   (875,927

Futures contracts

            2,774        (28,865

Foreign currency transactions

     177,828        39,727        739,985   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     101,935        5,319        (264,062

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     31,872        489,018        3,189,555   

Futures contracts

            7,771        52,740   

Foreign currency translations

     (76,594     (219,858     (1,294,343
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (44,722     276,931        1,947,952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     57,213        282,250        1,683,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 91,188      $ 322,473      $ 1,807,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*       Foreign taxes withheld

   $ 3,359      $ 9,767      $ 9,409   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

     db-X MSCI
Emerging Markets
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI Japan
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
 

Investment income

    

Dividend income*

   $ 55,396      $ 49,041   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     55,396        49,041   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Trustees fees

     5,767        5,991   

Advisory fees

     14,214        11,305   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     19,981        17,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed: (See Note 3)

    

Waiver

     (2,230     (2,312
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     17,751        14,984   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     37,645        34,057   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments

     (38,315     (17,477

In-kind redemptions

              

Futures contracts

     (2,895     (10,434

Foreign currency transactions

     18,432        465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (22,778     (27,446

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

     458,660        181,815   

Futures contracts

     8,070        19,541   

Foreign currency translations

     (191,955     218,814   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     274,775        420,170   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     251,997        392,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 289,642      $ 426,781   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

*       Foreign taxes withheld

   $ 8,606      $ 3,694   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     db-X MSCI Brazil
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI Canada
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Period Ended
June 9, 2011 (1)  to
May 31, 2012
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Period Ended
June 9, 2011 (1)  to
May 31, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income

   $ 33,975      $ 128,400      $ 40,223      $ 54,519   

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

     101,935        726        5,319        (72,972

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     (44,722     (850,095     276,931        (591,048
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     91,188        (720,969     322,473        (609,501
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (65,423     (57,834     (26,379     (23,076

Net realized gains on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

            (86,687            (57,011
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (65,423     (144,521     (26,379     (80,087
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

            5,010,826               5,000,806   

Value of shares redeemed

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

            5,010,826               5,000,806   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     25,765        4,145,336        296,094        4,311,218   

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     4,165,336        20,000        4,331,218        20,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 4,191,101      $ 4,165,336      $ 4,627,312      $ 4,331,218   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 31,427      $ 62,875      $ 37,317      $ 23,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     200,800        800        200,800        800   

Shares sold

            200,000               200,000   

Shares redeemed

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     200,800        200,800        200,800        200,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  

Commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

     db-X MSCI EAFE
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
    db-X MSCI Emerging
Markets Currency-Hedged
Equity  Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Period Ended
June 9, 2011 (1)  to
May 31, 2012
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Period Ended
June 9, 2011 (1)  to
May 31, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income

   $ 123,193      $ 644,207      $ 37,645      $ 43,072   

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

     (264,062     (9,838     (22,778     (44,021

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     1,947,952        (1,231,017     274,775        (649,038
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     1,807,083        (596,648     289,642        (649,987
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

        

Net investment income

     (552,932     (133,281     (45,487     (11,326

Net realized gains on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

                          (118,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (552,932     (133,281     (45,487     (129,773
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     4,380,906        36,042,169               5,020,567   

Value of shares redeemed

     (22,301,352     (4,353,223              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (17,920,446     31,688,946               5,020,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (16,666,295     30,959,017        244,155        4,240,807   

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     30,979,017        20,000        4,260,807        20,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 14,312,722      $ 30,979,017      $ 4,504,962      $ 4,260,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 115,226      $ 544,965      $ 23,296      $ 31,138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     1,400,800        800        200,800        800   

Shares sold

     200,000        1,600,000               200,000   

Shares redeemed

     (1,000,000     (200,000              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     600,800        1,400,800        200,800        200,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  

Commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

       db-X MSCI Japan
Currency-Hedged
Equity Fund
 
       For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
     For the
Period Ended
June 9, 2011 (1)  to
May 31, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

       

Net investment income

     $ 34,057       $ 53,253   

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

       (27,446      (49,599

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

       420,170         (616,203
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

       426,781         (612,549
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       (29,251      (34,346

Net realized gains on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (29,251      (34,346
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

               5,002,636   

Value of shares redeemed

                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

               5,002,636   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       397,530         4,355,741   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

       4,375,741         20,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 4,773,271       $ 4,375,741   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

     $ 37,095       $ 32,289   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

       200,800         800   

Shares sold

               200,000   

Shares redeemed

                 
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

       200,800         200,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  

Commencement of operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

For a Share outstanding throughout the period

db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 9, 2011* to
May 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 20.74        $25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

    

Net investment income**

     0.17        0.64   

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

     0.29        (4.18
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

     0.46        (3.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.33     (0.29

Net realized capital gains

            (0.43
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.33     (0.72
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 20.87        $20.74   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     2.22     (14.28 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 4,191        $4,165   

Ratios to average net assets:

    

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.76 %†      1.13 %† 

Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements

     0.87 %†        

Net investment income

     1.61 %†      2.89 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     7     34
db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 9, 2011* to
May 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 21.57        $25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

    

Net investment income**

     0.20        0.27   

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

     1.40        (3.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

     1.60        (3.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.13     (0.12

Net realized capital gains

            (0.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.13     (0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.04        $21.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     7.47     (12.14 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 4,627        $4,331   

Ratios to average net assets:

    

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.66 %†      1.04 %† 

Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements

     0.76 %†        

Net investment income

     1.79 %†      1.20 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     3     17

 

* Commencement of operations.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total Return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Net Asset Value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividend distributions at Net Asset Value during the period, and redemption at Net Asset Value on the last day of the period. Total Return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
Annualized.
†† Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

 

For a Share outstanding throughout the period

db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 9, 2011* to
May 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

     $22.12        $25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

    

Net investment income**

     0.21        0.70   

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

         2.87          (3.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

         3.08          (2.78
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

       (1.38       (0.10

Net realized capital gains

            —               —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (1.38       (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

     $23.82        $22.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     14.59     (11.14 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 14,313      $ 30,979   

Ratios to average net assets:

    

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.72 %†      0.57 %† 

Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements

     0.90 %†        

Net investment income

     1.74 %†      3.04 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     4     14
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 9, 2011* to
May 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

     $21.22        $25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

    

Net investment income**

     0.19        0.21   

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

     1.26        (3.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

     1.45        (3.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.23     (0.06

Net realized capital gains

            (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.23     (0.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

     $22.44        $21.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     6.88     (12.52 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $4,505        $4,261   

Ratios to average net assets:

    

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.81 %†      1.19 %† 

Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements

     0.91 %†        

Net investment income

     1.72 %†      0.97 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     2     19

 

* Commencement of operations.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total Return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Net Asset Value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividend distributions at Net Asset Value during the period, and redemption at Net Asset Value on the last day of the period. Total Return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
Annualized.
†† Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

 

For a Share outstanding throughout the period

db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 9, 2011* to
May 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 21.79        $25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

    

Net investment income**

     0.17        0.27   

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

     1.96        (3.31
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

     2.13        (3.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.15     (0.17

Net realized capital gains

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.15     (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.77        $21.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     9.79     (12.16 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 4,773        $4,376   

Ratios to average net assets:

    

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.66 %†      1.03 %† 

Expenses, prior to expense reimbursements

     0.76 %†        

Net investment income

     1.51 %†      1.15 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     5     16

 

* Commencement of operations.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total Return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Net Asset Value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividend distributions at Net Asset Value during the period, and redemption at Net Asset Value on the last day of the period. Total Return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
Annualized.
†† Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 7, 2010 and commenced operations on June 9, 2011, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”).

As of November 30, 2012, there were five (5) series of exchange-traded funds (“ETF”) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading:

 

db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    “db-X MSCI Brazil Fund”
db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    “db-X MSCI Canada Fund”
db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    “db-X MSCI EAFE Fund”
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    “db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund”
db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    “db-X MSCI Japan Fund”

On January 16, 2013, the Board of Trustees approved a change in the Funds’ names. Effective January 31, 2013, each of these Funds’ names will be changed as follows:

 

Current Fund Name

  

New Fund Name

db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    db X-trackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity Fund
db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund
db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    db X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity Fund
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    db X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity Fund
db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund    db X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity Fund

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) 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.

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, only in large specified lots consisting of 200,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). MSCI is the creator of each Underlying Index. Each Underlying Index is comprised of securities listed in countries in the MSCI Global Index Series. All listed equity securities and listed securities that exhibit characteristics of equity securities, except mutual funds, exchange traded funds, equity derivatives, limited partnerships and most investment trusts, are eligible for inclusion in the equity universe. REITs in some countries and certain income trusts in Canada are also eligible for inclusion. Each company and its securities (i.e., share classes) are classified in only one country, which allows for a distinctive sorting of each company by its respective country.

The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund    MSCI Brazil US Dollar Hedged Index
db-X MSCI Canada Fund    MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index
db-X MSCI EAFE Fund    MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund    MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index
db-X MSCI Japan Fund    MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index

The MSCI Hedged Indices are rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of following month and remain constant intra month. This means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of MSCI Hedged Indices marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Each Fund is non-diversified and will generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers.

Each Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers that may trade in non-U.S. Markets. This may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.

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. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Investment Valuation     The Net Asset Value (“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. Any assets or securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair-value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has delegated to the Advisor the responsibility to exercise oversight in the administration of these procedures.

Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Funds may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Fair Value Measurement     The Funds are subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 — inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumption in determining the fair value of investments)

The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. However, the determination of what constitutes an

“observable” input may require significant judgment by the Funds. The Funds consider observable inputs to be market data that is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Funds’ perceived risk of that instrument.

Level 1 investments consist of active listed equities.

Level 2 investments generally include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information. Forward currency contracts and rights are included in Level 2.

Level 3 investments may include unlisted securities related to corporate actions, securities whose trading have been suspended or which have been de-listed from their primary trading exchange and less liquid corporate debt securities. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques (e.g., the market approach or the income approach) for which sufficient and reliable data is available. Within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the use of the market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions, while the use of the income approach generally consists of the net present value of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of investments classified as Level 3 may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 securities may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. The fair value measurement of Level 3 securities does not include transaction costs that may have been capitalized as part of the security’s cost basis. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations. There are no securities classified as Level 3 at November 30, 2012.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value 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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of each Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of November 30, 2012 (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). For the six-month period ended November 30, 2012, there were no transfers between investment levels.

 

 

     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Fair Value at
11/30/2012
 
db-X MSCI Brazil Fund          

Investments in Securities*

         

Common Stocks

   $ 2,007,901      $      $                 —       $ 2,007,901   

Preferred Stocks

     2,113,431                       2,113,431   

Other Financial Instruments

         

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            256,641                256,641   

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (59,642             (59,642
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,121,332      $ 196,999      $       $ 4,318,331   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X MSCI Canada Fund          

Investments in Securities*

         

Common Stocks

   $ 4,482,165      $      $       $ 4,482,165   

Other Financial Instruments

         

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            430                430   

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (30,740             (30,740

Futures Contracts

     (2,370                    (2,370
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,479,795      $ (30,310   $       $ 4,449,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X MSCI EAFE Fund          

Investments in Securities*

         

Common Stocks

   $ 14,002,914      $      $       $ 14,002,914   

Preferred Stocks

     99,854                       99,854   

Other Financial Instruments

         

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            102,050                102,050   

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (37,377             (37,377

Futures Contracts

     1,280                       1,280   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 14,104,048      $ 64,673      $       $ 14,168,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund          

Investments in Securities*

         

Common Stocks

   $ 4,142,102      $      $       $ 4,142,102   

Preferred Stocks

     301,576                       301,576   

Rights

     14        195                209   

Other Financial Instruments

         

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            44,404                44,404   

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            (31,097             (31,097

Futures Contracts

     (70                    (70
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,443,622      $ 13,502      $       $ 4,457,124   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Fair Value at
11/30/2012
 
db-X MSCI Japan Fund           

Investments in Securities*

          

Common Stocks

   $ 4,632,773       $      $                 —       $ 4,632,773   

Other Financial Instruments

          

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             136,714                136,714   

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             (3,450             (3,450

Futures Contracts

     6,078                        6,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 4,638,851       $ 133,264      $       $ 4,772,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for Industry or Country Classification.

In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 related to Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. The Advisor is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2011-11 will have on the financial statement disclosures.

Forward Currency Contracts     Each Fund may enter into forward currency contracts designed to offset a Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Funds may enter into foreign currency forward and foreign currency futures contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

The db-X MSCI Brazil Fund, db-X MSCI Canada Fund and db-X MSCI Japan Fund each invest in forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Brazilian real, Canadian dollar and the Japanese yen, respectively. Similarly, the db-X MSCI EAFE Fund and db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund invest in forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

Forward contracts are valued daily and the Fund’s net equity therein, represents unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the contracts as measured by the difference between the contracted price or rate and the forward price or rate at the reporting date which is included in the statement of assets and liabilities. Generally, the key inputs for most forward contracts include notional, maturity, forward rate, and spot rate.

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. Each Fund may enter into futures contracts to purchase securities indexes when the Advisor and/or Sub-Advisor anticipate purchasing the underlying securities and believe prices will rise before the purchase will be made. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

Open futures contracts are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used.

 

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At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. 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.

Cash     Cash consists of cash held at banks.

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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

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, if any, to investors semi-annually sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes. 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. Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income to investors semi-annually. Each Fund distributes any net capital gains annually.

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.

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 foreign taxes on other corporate events are reflected in “Other foreign taxes.” Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2012, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Expenses     Expenses that are directly related to a specific Fund are charged to that respective Fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

 

 

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Foreign Currency Translation     The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate deemed appropriate by the investment advisor. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the

effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments in securities. Unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, which result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates have been included in “Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations” on the Statements of Operations. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuations in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in “Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency related transactions” on the Statements of Operations. Certain foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains or losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income in accordance with U.S. Federal income tax regulations.

 

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Derivatives     The fair value of derivative instruments as of November 30, 2012 by risk category:

The fair value of derivative instruments as of November 30, 2012 by risk category:

 

        

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
     

Derivative Type

  

Statement of Asset and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Asset and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  
db-X MSCI Brazil Fund            
 

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $       Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    $   
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      256,641       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      59,642   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
 

Total

      $ 256,641          $ 59,642   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
db-X MSCI Canada Fund            
 

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $       Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    $ 2,370   
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      430       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      30,740   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
 

Total

      $ 430          $ 33,110   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
db-X MSCI EAFE Fund            
 

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $ 1,280       Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    $   
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      102,050       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      37,377   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
 

Total

      $ 103,330          $ 37,377   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund            
 

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $       Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    $ 70   
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      44,404       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      31,097   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
 

Total

      $ 44,404          $ 31,167   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
db-X MSCI Japan Fund            
 

Equity contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts    $ 6,078       Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts    $   
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      136,714       Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      3,450   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 
 

Total

      $ 142,792          $ 3,450   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

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The effects of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the six month period ended November 30, 2012 are as follows:

 

Amount of Net Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 
     Equity
Futures
Contracts
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Total  

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $      $ 180,669      $ 180,669   

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     2,774        38,097        40,871   

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     (28,865     734,011        705,146   

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     (2,895     12,221        9,326   

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     (10,434     (427     (10,861

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 
     Equity
Futures
Contracts
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Total  

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $      $ (71,996   $ (71,996

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     7,771        (219,982     (212,211

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     52,740        (1,299,086     (1,246,346

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     8,070        (192,836     (184,766

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     19,541        223,856        243,397   

For the six month period ended November 30, 2012 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Market Value)
 

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $       $ 4,154,369   

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     137,822         4,360,981   

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     136,348         12,811,354   

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     48,557         4,272,199   

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     94,115         4,423,064   

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 Fund’s 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. The Advisor is also responsible for employing any sampling strategy for the Funds.

TDAM USA Inc. (“TDAM”) acts as investment sub-advisor to the Funds (“Sub-Advisor”). TDAM is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Sub-Advisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Advisor and the Funds’ Board of Trustees. In this regard, the Sub-Advisor is responsible for implementing the replication strategy for each Fund with regard to its underlying index and for general administration, compliance and management services as may be agreed between the Advisor and Sub Advisor from time to time.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund at an annual rate equal to 0.60% (with respect to db-X MSCI Brazil Fund), 0.50% (with respect to db-X MSCI Canada Fund), 0.35% (with respect to db-X MSCI EAFE Fund), 0.65% (with respect to db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund) and 0.50% (with respect db-X MSCI Japan Fund) of its average daily net assets. Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the payments to the Sub-Advisor, the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of, interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, expenses of the Disinterested Trustees and extraordinary expenses.

 

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Effective September 28, 2012, the Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund’s expenses in order to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses to 0.60% (with respect to db-X MSCI Brazil Fund), 0.50% (with respect to db-X MSCI Canada Fund), 0.35% (with respect to db-X MSCI EAFE Fund), 0.65% (with respect to db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund) and 0.50% (with respect db-X MSCI Japan Fund) of its average daily net assets, except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (the “Expense Cap”). In accordance with and as required by the Expense Cap, the Advisor will reimburse the Fund for the Independent Trustee Fees. The Expense Cap will remain in effect until at least September 30, 2013. Prior to September 28, 2012 the Funds did not have an Expense Cap.

The Advisor pays TDAM, out of its own resources, a fee based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund as set forth below:

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

 

   

20 basis points (0.20%) of the first $100 million in daily net assets; and

   

12 basis points (0.12%) of the next $400 million in daily net assets; and

   

6 basis points (0.06%) of the daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

 

   

15 basis points (0.15%) of the first $100 million in daily net assets; and

   

7 basis points (0.07%) of the next $400 million in daily net assets; and

   

4 basis points (0.04%) of the daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

 

   

12 basis points (0.12%) of the first $100 million in daily net assets; and

   

8 basis points (0.08%) of the next $400 million in daily net assets; and

   

4 basis points (0.04%) of the daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

 

   

20 basis points (0.20%) of the first $100 million in daily net assets; and

   

15 basis points (0.15%) of the next $400 million in daily net assets; and

   

6 basis points (0.06%) of the daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

 

   

15 basis points (0.15%) of the first $100 million in daily net assets; and

   

7 basis points (0.07%) of the next $400 million in daily net assets; and

   

4 basis points (0.04%) of the daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

The total aggregate fees paid by the Advisor to the Sub-Advisor will be at least $300,000 per year.

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. 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 four Trustees, of whom three are Independent Trustees. The Trust pays each Independent Trustee an annual fee of $25,000, plus a fee of $2,500 per meeting attended in-person or $1,500 per meeting attended telephonically. Each Independent Trustee also receives $1,500 per Audit Committee meeting. The Audit Committee Chairman receives $2,000 as an annual retainer fee. The Trust reimburses each Trustee for their costs and expenses associated with the performance of their duties hereunder, including the cost and expenses associated with attendance at meetings of the Board. Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among the Funds based on each Fund’s relative average daily net assets.

 

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4. Federal Income Taxes

As of May 31, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Net
Accumulated
Capital and

Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $ 70,463       $ 254,690       $      $ (1,190,566   $ (865,413

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     23,473         85,500         (2,583     (795,978     (689,588

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     936,106         1,053,575                (2,581,428     (591,747

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     31,138         50,049         (44,818     (816,052     (779,683

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     32,289                 (142,863     (536,321     (646,895

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the period June 9, 2011 to May 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary Income      Long-Term  

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $ 93,513       $ 51,008   

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     38,447         41,640   

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     133,281           

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     52,035         77,738   

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     34,346           

At May 31, 2012, 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. 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.

 

     Post-effective-no
expiration ST
     Post-effective-no
expiration LT
     Total
Amount
 

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $       $       $   

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

                       

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

                       

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

                       

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     52,666         80,951         133,617   

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period.

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October losses”) within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

During the period June 9, 2011 to May 31, 2012, the Funds incurred and elected to defer net capital losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on
Capital
 

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $   

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     2,583   

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

       

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     44,818   

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     9,246   

In order to present paid-in capital and accumulated net realized gains or losses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to additional paid-in capital,

 

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undistributed net investment income or loss and accumulated net realized gains or losses on investments. These differences are primarily due to currency gain/(loss) and redemptions-in-kind. For the period June 9, 2011 to May 31, 2012, the adjustments were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Undistributed
Capital Gains
(Accumulated Losses)
    Paid-in
Capital
 

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $ (7,691   $ 7,768      $ (77

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     (7,970     7,970          

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     34,039        104,143        (138,182

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     (608     685        (77

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     13,382        (13,382       

As of November 30, 2012, the cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments was as follows:

 

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

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $ 5,278,865       $ 159,640       $ (1,317,173   $ (1,157,533

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     4,778,919         246,921         (543,675     (296,754

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     13,563,226         1,256,255         (716,713     539,542   

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     4,851,012         342,566         (749,691     (407,125

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     4,977,040         246,726         (590,993     (344,267

5. Investments in Affiliates

The Advisor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Funds. The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in Deutsche Bank AG Securities for the six-month period ended November 30, 2012.

 

     Fair Value
5/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Realized
Gain
     Fair Value
11/30/2012
 

db-X MSCI EAFE

                

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

   $ 104,799       $     —       $     —       $ (49,932   $     —       $ 54,867   

The Sub-Advisor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Therefore, The Toronto-Dominion Bank is considered to be affiliated with the Funds. The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in The Toronto-Dominion Bank Securities for the six-month period ended November 30, 2012.

 

     Fair Value
5/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Realized
Gain
     Fair Value
11/30/2012
     Dividend
Income
 

db-X MSCI Canada

                   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   $ 209,761       $ 11,389       $     —       $ (616   $     —       $ 220,534       $ 3,934   

6. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

db-X MSCI Brazil Fund

   $ 303,234       $ 304,780   

db-X MSCI Canada Fund

     125,821         293,151   

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

     540,979         1,239,140   

db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     104,111         259,922   

db-X MSCI Japan Fund

     410,002         216,093   

 

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For the six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

db-X MSCI EAFE Fund

   $ 4,236,659       $ 22,035,295   

7. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2012, there were unlimited Fund shares of $0.0001 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. 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.

8. Subsequent Events

The Trust evaluated the need for disclosure and/or adjustment resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosure and/or adjustment.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Company uses to determine how to vote proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities, (and information on how the Funds voted proxies during the period ended June 30, 2011 on Form N-PX) is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 855-329-3837; (ii) on the Company’s website at www.dbxetf.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

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-Q. 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 Company at 855-329-3837. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330); (ii) sending your request and a duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfo@sec.gov.

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

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of the DBX ETF Trust. It may not be distributed to prospective Investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

An Investor should consider the fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and more complete information about the fund call 855-329-3837 or visit the website www.dbxetf.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

There are risks involved with investing in exchange-traded funds including possible loss of money. DBX ETF Trust Funds are not actively managed and are subject to risks similar to stocks, including those related to short selling and margin maintenance. Losses from short sales may be unlimited, and losses from purchases on margin may exceed original investment.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Investing in funds that invest in specific countries or geographic regions may be more volatile than investing in broadly diversified funds. Securities focusing on a single country may be subject to higher volatility.

In addition to the normal risks associated with investing, international investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.

Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume.

Investments in currency involve additional special risks, such as credit risk, interest rate fluctuations, derivative investment risk which can be volatile and may be less liquid than other securities and the effect of varied economic conditions.

The prospectus is not an offer to buy or sell the portfolio shares, nor is the fund soliciting an offer to buy its shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, which is neither affiliated with DBX ETF Trust or any other affiliate, nor is it affiliated with The Bank of New York Mellon, or TDAM USA Inc.

MSCI and MSCI Index are servicemarks of MSCI Inc. and have been licensed for use by Deutsche Bank AG. db-X Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc. Nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in db-X Funds. Index data source: MSCI Inc.


DBX ETF Trust

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

DBX Advisors LLC

60 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISOR

TDAM USA Inc.

161 Bay Street, 35th Floor

TD Canada Trust Tower

Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2T2

ADMINISTRATOR, CUSTODIAN, FUND ACCOUNTANT & TRANSFER AGENT

The Bank of New York Mellon

101 Barclay Street

New York, NY 10286

DISTRIBUTOR

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

LEGAL COUNSEL

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Items 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) The schedule is included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 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 have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

a) Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3-(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.

 

b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(2) Certifications of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibit 302CERT.

(b) Certifications of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibit 906CERT.

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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:  

/s/ Alex Depetris

Name:   Alex Depetris
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   January 30, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Alex Depetris

Name:   Alex Depetris
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   January 30, 2013
By:  

/s/ Michael Gilligan

Name:   Michael Gilligan
Title:   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
Date:   January 30, 2013
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