ETF comparison
DBEF vs EFA
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
671 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EFA would leave roughly 93.5% 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
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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DBEF vs EFA.
Top shared holdings
671 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 2.90% | 2.82% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 1.66% | 1.45% |
| 3 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.39% | 1.33% |
| 4 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 1.30% | 1.24% |
| 5 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| 6 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| 7 | SHELL PLC | 1.06% | 1.17% | 1.06% |
| 8 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.05% |
| 9 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| 10 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.90% | 1.08% | 0.90% |
| 11 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.89% | 0.95% | 0.89% |
| 12 | SAP SE | 0.85% | 0.87% | 0.85% |
Only in DBEF
14 total- ISHARES TRUST 0.12%
- TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.07%
- STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.06%
- BMW - BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0.02%
- EUREX DEUTSCHLAND 0.01%
- EUREX DEUTSCHLAND 0.01%
- EUREX DEUTSCHLAND 0.00%
- EURONEXT PARIS SA 0.00%
- ITALIAN DERIVATIVES MARKET 0.00%
- ICE FUTURES EUROPE 0.00%
Only in EFA
3 total- TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.07%
- CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD 0.01%
- NMC HEALTH PLC 0.00%
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- DBEF vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 71.8%
- DBEF vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 69.3%
- DBEF vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 67.3%
More comparisons with EFA
- EFA vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 85.6%
- EFA vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 75.3%
- EFA vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 71.5%
- EFA vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 70.3%
- EFA vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 67.3%
- EFA vs DFAI · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 67.1%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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