ETF comparison
DBEFvsEFG
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
Holdings overlap
346 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EFG would leave roughly50.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
EFG is 1 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/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 EFG.
Top shared holdings
346 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EFG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 5.46% | 2.82% |
| 2 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 2.86% | 1.26% |
| 3 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 2.73% | 1.24% |
| 4 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.89% | 1.33% | 0.89% |
| 5 | SAP SE | 0.85% | 1.70% | 0.85% |
| 6 | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 0.79% | 0.80% | 0.79% |
| 7 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 0.78% | 1.70% | 0.78% |
| 8 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| 9 | ABB LTD (CH) | 0.76% | 1.54% | 0.76% |
| 10 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.68% | 1.32% | 0.68% |
| 11 | UBS GROUP AG | 0.68% | 1.37% | 0.68% |
| 12 | SIEMENS ENERGY AG | 0.66% | 1.60% | 0.66% |
Only in DBEF
340 total- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.45%
- ROCHE HOLDING AG1.33%
- DWS GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO DWS GOVERNMENT CASH INSTITUTIONAL SHARES1.18%
- NESTLE' SA/AG1.18%
- SHELL PLC1.06%
- BHP GROUP LTD1.03%
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.90%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP0.81%
- BANCO SANTANDER SA0.81%
- TOTALENERGIES SE0.78%
Only in EFG
25 total- WISE PLC0.09%
- NICE LTD0.06%
- AUTOTRADER GROUP PLC0.05%
- TOKYU CORPORATION0.05%
- Sony Financial Group Inc.0.05%
- WHITBREAD PLC0.05%
- MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.0.05%
- TIS Inc.0.05%
- Entain plc0.04%
- M3, Inc.0.04%
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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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