ETF comparison
DBEF vs EFV
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
Holdings overlap
403 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EFV would leave roughly 53.4% 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
EFV is 4 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/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 EFV.
Top shared holdings
403 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EFV | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 3.22% | 1.45% |
| 2 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.78% | 1.33% |
| 3 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 1.66% | 1.24% |
| 4 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 2.29% | 1.18% |
| 5 | SHELL PLC | 1.06% | 2.28% | 1.06% |
| 6 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 1.41% | 1.05% |
| 7 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 1.24% | 1.03% |
| 8 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.90% | 2.12% | 0.90% |
| 9 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.81% | 1.60% | 0.81% |
| 10 | BANCO SANTANDER SA | 0.81% | 1.18% | 0.81% |
| 11 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.78% | 1.54% | 0.78% |
| 12 | ALLIANZ SE | 0.76% | 1.68% | 0.76% |
Only in DBEF
282 total- ASML HOLDING NV 2.82%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%
- SAP SE 0.85%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78%
- ABB LTD (CH) 0.76%
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.68%
- UBS GROUP AG 0.68%
- SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.66%
- TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.66%
Only in EFV
1 total- TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.07%
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- EFV vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 48.9%
- EFV vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 48.1%
- EFV vs FNDF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF 47.3%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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