R.C.S. Luxembourg B-104.413 Audited Annual Report as at 31 January 2017 No subscription can be accepted on the basis of the financial reports. Subscriptions are only valid if they are made on the basis of the latest published prospectus accompanied by the latest annual report and the most recent semi-annual report, if published thereafter. DB Platinum Table of contents Page Management and Administration 3 Directors’ Report 6 Independent Auditor’s Report 15 Statement of Net Assets 16 Key Figures as at 31 January 2017 20 Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets 25 Statistics 30 Statement of Investments DB Platinum Commodity Euro 39 DB Platinum CROCI Branchen Stars 40 DB Platinum Commodity USD 42 DB Platinum CROCI World 43 DB Platinum PWM CROCI Multi Fund 47 DB Platinum CROCI Sectors Fund 48 DB Platinum CROCI Global Dividends 50 DB Platinum CROCI US Dividends 53 DB Platinum Chilton Diversified 55 DB Platinum Ivory Optimal 57 DB Platinum CROCI World ESG 59 DB Platinum Chilton European Equities 62 DB Platinum MCP Terra Grove Pan Asia 64 DB Platinum MidOcean Absolute Return Credit 65 Notes to the Financial Statements 69 Information to Shareholders (unaudited) 162 DB Platinum Management and Administration Registered Office DB Platinum 11-13, boulevard de la Foire L-1528 Luxembourg Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Board of Directors - Werner Burg (chairman of the Board of Directors), Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., 2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-1115 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg General Manager of Deutsche Bank AG, Luxembourg Branch, 2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-1115 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Klaus-Michael Vogel, Independent Director, c/o Deutsche Asset Management S.A., 2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-1115 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg - Freddy Brausch, Independent Director, c/o Linklaters LLP, 35, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg - Alexander McKenna, Head of Product Platform Passive Europe & Asia, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom - Ben O’Bryan, Head of Alternative UCITS Global Product Platform, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom - Philippe Ah-Sun, Chief Operating Officer of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and Systematic UCITS, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom Depositary RBC Investor Services Bank S.A. 14, Porte de France L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Administrative Agent, Paying Agent, Domiciliary Agent and Listing Agent RBC Investor Services Bank S.A. 14, Porte de France L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Registrar and Transfer Agent RBC Investor Services Bank S.A. 14, Porte de France L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Management Company Deutsche Asset Management S.A. (previously known as Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Investment S.A.) 2, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L-1115 Luxembourg Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg R.C.S. Luxembourg B-25.754 Distributor Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its London branch Winchester House 1 Great Winchester Street London EC2N 2DB United Kingdom 3 DB Platinum Management and Administration (continued) Investment Managers 1 State Street Global Advisors Limited 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf London E14 5HJ United Kingdom Omega Advisors Inc. 810 Seventh Avenue, 33rd Floor New York, NY 10019 United States of America (until 31 March 2016) TT International 62 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8HP United Kingdom (until 30 September 2016) Chilton Investment Company, LLC 1290 East Main Street 1st Floor Stamford, CT 06902 United States of America Ivory Investment Management, LLC 11755 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1350 Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States of America MCP Asset Management Company Limited Suite 1918 Two Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong MidOcean Credit Fund Management, L.P. 320 Park Avenue Suite 1600 New York United States of America Sub-Investment Manager 2 Chilton Investment Company Limited 5th Floor 6 St Andrew Street London EC4A 3AE United Kingdom 1 In relation to certain Sub-Funds only, as further detailed in this report. 2 In relation to DB Platinum Chilton European Equities Sub-Fund only, as further detailed in this report. 4 DB Platinum Management and Administration (continued) Independent Auditor of the Company Ernst & Young S.A. 35E, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Legal Adviser of the Company Linklaters LLP 35, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the current Prospectus. 5 DB Platinum Directors’ Report The number of sub-funds (“Sub-Funds” and individually a “Sub-Fund”) in DB Platinum diminished during the course of the fiscal year 2016-2017. The Sub-Funds DB Platinum Omega, DB Platinum CROCI UK and DB Platinum TT International have been liquidated. DB Platinum Commodity Euro The Investment Objective of the Sub-Fund is to provide the Shareholders with a return linked to the performance of the Deutsche Bank Commodity Euro IndexTM which is intended to reflect the performance of twelve commodities from four broad commodity sectors, i.e. energy, precious metals, base metals and agriculture. The twelve index commodities are represented by futures contracts employing Deutsche Bank’s proprietary optimum yield methodology to select a new futures contract for all commodities except natural gas. Date 31 January 2017 DB Platinum Commodity Euro Sub-Fund’s Net Assets EUR 70,947,046 Share Class R1C R1C-A R2C-A Number of Shares 831,324.84 19,762.09 3,115.00 NAV per Share EUR 79.47 EUR 65.83 EUR 32.24 Share Class I1C I2C Number of Shares 266.50 26,419.63 NAV per Share EUR 8,418.48 EUR 46.70 DB Platinum CROCI Branchen Stars The aim of the Sub-Fund is to invest in a portfolio of shares issued by large companies in the United States, the Eurozone and Japan, selected using the CROCI Branchen Stars Strategy (Strategy) which selects shares on the basis of an economic valuation using the CROCI (Cash Return On Capital Invested) methodology (CROCI Methodology). The CROCI Methodology and Strategy are developed by the Deutsche Bank CROCI® Investment Strategy and Valuation Group (CROCI Group). The Strategy identifies the three industry sectors (excluding financial) with the lowest median CROCI economic price-earnings ratio (CROCI Ratio). The Strategy may exclude shares with low liquidity and which are not covered by the CROCI Group. The Strategy then selects the ten companies from each such sector with the lowest positive CROCI Ratios. If fewer than ten shares in a selected sector have a positive CROCI Ratio then that sector will include only those shares that do have a positive CROCI Ratio and the Portfolio will have fewer than 30 shares. Date 31 January 2017 DB Platinum CROCI Branchen Stars Sub-Fund’s Net Assets EUR 46,725,989 Share Class R1D R1C R1C-B Number of Shares 130,968.50 48,183.27 639,027.00 NAV per Share EUR 166.82 EUR 230.15 EUR 19.49 Share Class R1C-A I1C Number of Shares 198.85 5.09 NAV per Share EUR 258.41 EUR 251,505.96 6 DB Platinum Directors’ Report (continued) DB Platinum Commodity USD DB Platinum Commodity USD offers investors a return linked to the performance of the Deutsche Bank Commodity USD IndexTM which is intended to reflect the performance of twelve commodities from four broad commodity sectors, i.e. energy, precious metals, base metals and agriculture. The twelve index commodities are represented by futures contracts employing Deutsche Bank’s proprietary optimum yield methodology to select a new futures contract for all commodities except natural gas. Date 31 January 2017 DB Platinum Commodity USD Sub-Fund’s Net Assets USD 32,095,645 Share Class R1C R1C-B R1C-C Number of Shares 122,670.75 978,566.81 851,376.15 NAV per Share USD 95.26 USD 3.93 SGD 3.38 Share Class R1C-S I1C I2C Number of Shares 70,226.40 147.25 255.01 NAV per Share CHF 44.48 USD 10,089.97 GBP 47.40 Share Class I3C I4C Number of Shares 148,420.87 426,549.87 NAV per Share CHF 50.43 USD 5.31 DB Platinum CROCI World The aim of the Sub-Fund is to invest in a portfolio of shares issued by large companies in the developed global market, selected using the CROCI World Strategy (Strategy). The Strategy selects shares on the basis of an economic valuation using the Deutsche Bank CROCI (Cash Return On Capital Invested) methodology (CROCI Methodology).The CROCI Methodology and Strategy are developed by the Deutsche Bank CROCI® Investment Strategy and Valuation Group (CROCI Group). The selection universe contains at least 450 of the largest companies by market capitalisation in the developed global market covered by the CROCI Group, excluding companies from the financial sector. The Strategy selects the 100 companies with the lowest positive CROCI economic price-earnings ratio (CROCI Ratio) from the selection universe. The Strategy may have less than 100 shares due to regional and sector constraints and if, fewer than 100 shares, have a positive CROCI ratio. The Strategy may exclude from selection shares with low liquidity. The Strategy attempts to match specific regional weightings and also limits exposure to a single economic sector to no more than 25%. Date 31 January 2017 DB Platinum CROCI World Sub-Fund’s Net Assets EUR 132,288,707 Share Class R1C-E R1C-U I1C-E Number of Shares 86,571.98 84,274.02 4,239.56 NAV per Share EUR 171.89 USD 133.50 EUR 20,068.87 Share Class I1C-U I1D-E Number of Shares 1,469.69 252.00 NAV per Share USD 13,982.63 EUR 11,503.72 7 DB Platinum Directors’ Report (continued) DB Platinum PWM CROCI Multi Fund The aim of the Sub-Fund is to invest in a dynamic portfolio of CROCI Strategies and, if selected and on a temporary basis only, cash instruments denominated in Euro (together the Portfolio).