ETF comparison
DBEFvsEFA
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
661 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EFA would leave roughly93.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
EFA is 3 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DBEF vs EFA.
Top shared holdings
661 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 2.58% | 2.58% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.45% |
| 3 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.32% | 1.32% |
| 4 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 1.35% | 1.26% |
| 5 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 1.29% | 1.24% |
| 6 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 1.20% | 1.18% |
| 7 | SHELL PLC | 1.06% | 1.19% | 1.06% |
| 8 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
| 9 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| 10 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.90% | 0.93% | 0.90% |
| 11 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.89% | 0.97% | 0.89% |
| 12 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.81% | 0.84% | 0.81% |
Only in DBEF
25 total- DWS GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO DWS GOVERNMENT CASH INSTITUTIONAL SHARES1.18%
- ISHARES TRUST0.12%
- FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD (THE)0.10%
- RESONAC HOLDINGS CORP0.09%
- MITSUI KINZOKU CO LTD0.08%
- ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD0.07%
- PLS GROUP LTD0.07%
- STMICROELECTRONICS NV0.06%
- WISE GROUP PLC0.04%
- MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA0.04%
Only in EFA
32 total- WISE PLC0.04%
- NICE LTD0.03%
- AUTOTRADER GROUP PLC0.03%
- Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.0.03%
- TELECOM ITALIA SPA0.03%
- Sony Financial Group Inc.0.03%
- Shimadzu Corporation0.03%
- WHITBREAD PLC0.02%
- LEG Immobilien SE0.02%
- TOKYU CORPORATION0.02%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
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