Xtrackers High Dividend Yield Equity ETFs

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Xtrackers

Ticker: HDAW HDEF

Xtrackers High Dividend Yield Equity ETFs

Quality international equity income

Dividends can be an important contributor to income & total returns

Historically, investors have looked to the bond markets for income-oriented investments. With interest rates slumping globally, dividend income from high-quality companies can present a potentially attractive source to meet cash flow requirements. Alternatively, reinvested dividends can be a strong driver of overall total equity returns.

Diversified investment opportunity outside of the United States

International high-dividend equity strategies have provided a higher yield than U.S. strategies every year since 1999. Our suite of high-dividend-yield exchange-traded funds (ETFs) aims to give investors a cost-effective approach to income preservation in addition to long-term capital appreciation.1

Xtrackers a leading global ETF provider

Serving a broad client base, Xtrackers uses its global reach to provide distinct, relevant investor solutions within today's marketplace. Our MSCI international high-dividend-yield ETFs seek to include broad international exposure to quality companies with sustainable and persistent dividend payouts.

HIGH-YIELDING INTERNATIONAL EQUITY YIELDS VS. OTHER INCOME SOURCES2

High-yielding international equities

Domestic and international equities

Domestic bonds

Yield

5.5%

5.3%

1.3%

2.4%

2.7%

1.5%

2.7%

4.2%

MSCI ACWI ex-USA

High Dividend Yield Index

MSCI EAFE High

Dividend Yield Index

S&P 500 Index

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

U.S. liquid real estate

10-yr U.S. Treasuries

U.S. investment-

grade corporate bonds

U.S. high-yield corporate

bonds

P/B ratio Dividend yield

1.6 5.5%

1.7 5.3%

4.9 1.3%

1.8 2.4%

2.9 2.7%

-- 1.5%

-- 2.7%

-- 4.2%

1 Dividends are not guaranteed. 2 Source: Bloomberg, MSCI and Bloomberg as of 12/31/21. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Asset class representation as

follows: U.S. liquid real estate, MSCI U.S. REIT Index; 10-yr U.S. treasuries, Bloomberg 10-yr U.S. Treasury Bellwethers Index; U.S. investment grade corporate bonds, Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index; U.S. high yield corporate bonds, Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index.

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Why are dividends important?

While dividends can be an attractive source of equity income, reinvested dividends can also represent a significant portion of annualized returns which, compounded over time, can contribute to better overall returns.

INDEX PERFORMANCE (annualized, 11/01/01?12/31/21 latest available) 10%

8%

2.39%

Annualized return

6%

4% 6.83%

2%

4.27%

0%

?2% Price return

Dividend return

?1.48%

2.43% 7.08%

4.03% ?1.63%

Price return Dividend return Total return

MSCI ACWI ex USA 6.83% 2.39% 9.22%

MSCI ACWI ex USA HDY ?1.48% 4.27% 2.79%

MSCI EAFE 7.08% 2.43% 9.51%

MSCI EAFE HDY ?1.63% 4.03% 2.40%

Source: MSCI as of 12/31/21. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For illustrative purposes only. Percentages noted on graph represent the percent contribution to total return. Due to rounding off, the total return numbers may not be exact.

DISTINCT INDEX SCREENING PROCESS SEEKING HIGH-QUALITY COMPANIES

"Parent" index: MSCI benchmark index Eligible universe: Parent index excluding real

estate investment trusts (REITs) Quantitative screening process

Constituent selection

MSCI High Dividend Yield Index

The starting universe includes all securities included in the MSCI benchmark indices

Excludes REITs to reflect the investable, liquid opportunity set of stocks across each respective region

Observes dividend sustainability and persistency, quality as well as price performance of companies

Targets companies with dividend yield greater than or equal to 1.3 times the dividend yield of the parent index

Results in a set of comprehensive benchmarks for various international securities with high-dividend income & quality characteristics

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Overview

In today's low-yielding interest rate environment, investors searching for additional sources of income may consider a highdividend-yield approach. Xtrackers MSCI High Dividend Yield Equity ETFs seek to give investors exposure to high-dividendyielding, high-quality international companies and provide an alternative, potentially reliable income stream. MSCI's distinct index methodology seeks high-yielding companies while applying a series of screens, including dividend persistency, sustainability and quality with the goal of capital preservation and potential long-term capital appreciation.

HDAW

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex-U.S. High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

HDEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

ETF details Expense ratio* Listing date Distribution

Index details Underlying index Inception date Number of constituents Dividend yield1 Price-to-book ratio

HDAW

0.20% 8/12/15 Quarterly

MSCI ACWI ex-USA High Dividend Yield Index 1/16/12 344 5.16% 1.6

HDEF

0.20% 8/12/15 Quarterly

MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index 10/31/06 111 4.90% 1.8

COUNTRY BREAKDOWNS HDAW

HDEF

UK Switzerland Japan Taiwan China Others

16.07% 13.70% 11.02% 6.71% 6.30%

46.20%

Source: DWS as of 12/31/21. Subject to change. * Expense information in the table reflects current fees as of 12/31/21.

UK Japan Switzerland Australia France Others

8.04% 7.99%

17.19% 16.52%

22.99%

27.28%

1 Dividend yield is a weighted-sum of the annualized dividends of the index components divided by the most recent index value. Annualized dividends are determined using a sum of all dividend announcements during the previous 12 months.

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Xtrackers MSCI All World ex-U.S. High Dividend Yield Equity ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield Index. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield ETF.

Dividend yield is a weighted-sum of the annualized dividends of the index components divided by the most recent index value. Annualized dividends are determined using a sum of all dividend announcements during the previous 12 months. Price-to-book (P/B) ratio compares a stock's market value with its book value. A REIT is a security that sells like a stock on the major exchanges and invests in real estate directly, either through properties or mortgages. The MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield Index includes large and mid cap stocks across developed and emerging markets countries and is designed to reflect the performance of equities in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (excluding REITs) with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent. The MSCI EAFE Index tracks the performance of stocks in select developed markets outside of the United States. The MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index includes large and mid cap stocks across developed market countries outside the U.S. and Canada, and is designed to reflect the performance of equities in the MSCI EAFE Index with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index tracks the performance of stocks in select emerging markets. The S&P 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 leading U.S. stocks and is widely considered representative of the U.S. equity market. The MSCI U.S. REIT Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is comprised of equity REITs. The index is based on MSCI USA Investable Market Index (IMI) its parent index which captures large, mid and small caps securities. The MSCI USA High Dividend Yield Index is based on the MSCI USA Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid cap stocks. The index is designed to reflect the performance of equities in the parent index (excluding REITs) with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent. The Bloomberg 10-Year U.S. Treasury Bellwethers Index is a universe of Treasury bonds, and used as a benchmark against the market for long-term maturity fixed-income securities. The index assumes reinvestment of all distributions and interest payments. The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index tracks the performance of the investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable, corporate bond market. The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a market value-weighted index which covers the U.S. noninvestment grade fixed-rate debt market. The index is composed of U.S. dollar-denominated corporate debt in Industrial, Utility, and Finance sectors with a minimum $150 million par amount outstanding and a maturity greater than 1 year. The index includes reinvestment of income.

War, terrorism, sanctions, economic uncertainty, trade disputes, public health crises and related geopolitical events have led and, in the future, may lead to significant disruptions in U.S. and world economies and markets, which may lead to increased market volatility and may have significant adverse effects on the fund and its investments.

Risk information HDAW: Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Dividends are not guaranteed. If the dividend-paying stocks held by the fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the fund's ability to generate income may be adversely affected. Performance of a fund may diverge from that of an Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in any fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with that fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

HDEF: Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Dividends are not guaranteed. If the dividend-paying stocks held by the fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the fund's ability to generate income may be adversely affected. This fund is non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing its potential risk. Performance of a fund may diverge from that of an Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in any fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with that fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

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Shares are not individually redeemable, and owners of Shares may acquire those Shares from the Fund, or tender such Shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

Xtrackers ETFs ("ETFs") are managed by DBX Advisors LLC (the "Adviser"), and distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. ("ALPS"). The Adviser is a subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, and is not affiliated with ALPS.

Carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risk factors, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the fund's prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-855-329-3837, or by viewing or downloading a prospectus at . Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Investment products: No bank guarantee | Not FDIC insured | May lose value

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX Advisors LLC and any related funds.

The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc., which offers investment products, or DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C., which offer advisory services.

? 2022 DWS Group GmbH & Co. All rights reserved. PASS221121 R-39118-8 (3/22) DBX5116 (2/23) HDY-STRAT-FACT

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