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:
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db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Brazil Fund
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db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Canada Fund
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db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI EAFE Fund
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db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund
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db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Japan Fund
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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:
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Current Fund Name
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New Fund Name
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db-X MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db X-trackers MSCI Brazil Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity Fund
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db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund
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db X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity Fund
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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:
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Fund
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Underlying Index
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db-X MSCI Brazil Fund
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MSCI Brazil US Dollar Hedged Index
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db-X MSCI Canada Fund
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MSCI Canada US Dollar Hedged Index
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db-X MSCI EAFE Fund
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MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index
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db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund
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MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index
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db-X MSCI Japan Fund
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MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index
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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 months 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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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 Trusts organizational
documents, the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Funds 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 Funds 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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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:
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Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
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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
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Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including a Funds own assumption in determining the fair value of investments)
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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 securitys 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 Funds net asset value and the prices used by the Funds underlying index, which in turn could result in a
difference between the Funds performance and the performance of the Funds underlying index.
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(Unaudited) (Continued)
The following table summarizes the valuation of each Funds 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.
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Investments in Securities
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Fair Value at
11/30/2012
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db-X MSCI Brazil Fund
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Investments in Securities*
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Common Stocks
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$
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2,007,901
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$
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$
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|
$
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2,007,901
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Preferred Stocks
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|
2,113,431
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|
|
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|
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2,113,431
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Other Financial Instruments
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|
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Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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256,641
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256,641
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Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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|
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|
(59,642
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)
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|
(59,642
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)
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total Investments
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$
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4,121,332
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|
|
$
|
196,999
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|
|
$
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|
|
|
$
|
4,318,331
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|
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db-X MSCI Canada Fund
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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Investments in Securities*
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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Common Stocks
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$
|
4,482,165
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
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|
|
|
$
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4,482,165
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Other Financial Instruments
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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|
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|
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|
|
430
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
430
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Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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|
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(30,740
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)
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|
|
|
|
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(30,740
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)
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Futures Contracts
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(2,370
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(2,370
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)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total Investments
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$
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4,479,795
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|
$
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(30,310
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)
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|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,449,485
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
db-X MSCI EAFE Fund
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Investments in Securities*
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks
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|
$
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14,002,914
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,002,914
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|
Preferred Stocks
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|
|
99,854
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99,854
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Other Financial Instruments
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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|
|
|
|
|
|
102,050
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,050
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Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,377
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,377
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)
|
Futures Contracts
|
|
|
1,280
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,280
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments
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$
|
14,104,048
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|
|
$
|
64,673
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,168,721
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
db-X MSCI Emerging Markets Fund
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Securities*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks
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|
$
|
4,142,102
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,142,102
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|
Preferred Stocks
|
|
|
301,576
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
301,576
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|
Rights
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209
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|
Other Financial Instruments
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,404
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Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31,097
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31,097
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)
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Futures Contracts
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|
|
(70
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)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(70
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)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments
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|
$
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4,443,622
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|
|
$
|
13,502
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,457,124
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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|
|
|
|
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Investments in Securities
|
|
|
|
Level 1
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|
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Level 2
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|
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Level 3
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|
|
Fair Value at
11/30/2012
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|
db-X MSCI Japan Fund
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Securities*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks
|
|
$
|
4,632,773
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
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
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)
|
Futures Contracts
|
|
|
6,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments
|
|
$
|
4,638,851
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|
|
$
|
133,264
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,772,115
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
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See Schedule of Investments for Industry or Country Classification.
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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 Funds 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 Funds 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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 days 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 Funds 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.
43
DBX ETF Trust
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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.
44
DBX ETF Trust
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45
DBX ETF Trust
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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 Funds Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement
between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the Investment Advisory Agreement), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related
services for the Funds to operate. 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.
46
DBX ETF Trust
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
Effective September 28, 2012, the Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2013 to waive
fees and/or reimburse the Funds expenses in order to limit the Funds 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 Funds relative average daily net assets.
47
DBX ETF Trust
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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 Funds 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:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)
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 Funds 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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DBX ETF Trust
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 Funds 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 Companys website at
www.dbxetf.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commissions (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 SECs 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 SECs 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 SECs Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request
electronically to publicinfo@sec.gov.
Information about each Funds 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 funds 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