ETF comparison
DBEF vs DFAI
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
Holdings overlap
615 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and DFAI would leave roughly 65.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFAI is 17 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for DBEF.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DBEF vs DFAI.
Top shared holdings
615 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In DFAI | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| 2 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| 3 | SHELL PLC | 1.06% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| 4 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
| 5 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| 6 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.90% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| 7 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.81% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 8 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 9 | ALLIANZ SE | 0.76% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 10 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 11 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 0.66% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| 12 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.68% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
Only in DBEF
70 total- SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79%
- SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.33%
- INVESTOR AB 0.32%
- NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.21%
- GOODMAN GROUP 0.20%
- ORIX CORP 0.19%
- JAPAN POST BANK CO LTD 0.15%
- SEA LTD 0.15%
- 3I GROUP PLC 0.14%
- ISHARES TRUST 0.12%
Only in DFAI
3,059 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
- Novartis AG 0.67%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.30%
- UBS Group AG 0.24%
- NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.21%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.19%
- ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC. 0.18%
- Intact Financial Corporation 0.17%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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