ETF comparison
DBEF vs EPP
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
Holdings overlap
92 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EPP would leave roughly 10.0% 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
DBEF is 12 bps cheaper than EPP. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for EPP.
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 EPP.
Top shared holdings
92 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EPP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 9.96% | 1.03% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.89% | 8.73% | 0.89% |
| 3 | AIA GROUP LTD | 0.50% | 4.85% | 0.50% |
| 4 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.46% | 4.63% | 0.46% |
| 5 | WESTPAC BANKING CORP | 0.40% | 3.89% | 0.40% |
| 6 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD | 0.37% | 3.62% | 0.37% |
| 7 | ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.35% | 3.35% | 0.35% |
| 8 | WESFARMERS LTD | 0.29% | 2.88% | 0.29% |
| 9 | MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 0.28% | 2.81% | 0.28% |
| 10 | HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD | 0.28% | 2.53% | 0.28% |
| 11 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP LTD | 0.27% | 2.75% | 0.27% |
| 12 | RIO TINTO LTD | 0.23% | 2.19% | 0.23% |
Only in DBEF
593 total- ASML HOLDING NV 2.82%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
- ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26%
- NOVARTIS AG 1.24%
- NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18%
- SHELL PLC 1.06%
- SIEMENS AG 1.05%
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.90%
- SAP SE 0.85%
Only in EPP
1 total- The Wharf (Holdings) Limited 0.11%
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- DBEF vs EWG · iShares MSCI Germany ETF 8.8%
- DBEF vs EWA · iShares MSCI Australia ETF 6.4%
- DBEF vs FNDC · Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF 5.8%
- DBEF vs EWP · iShares MSCI Spain ETF 3.7%
More comparisons with EPP
- EPP vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 9.9%
- EPP vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 9.0%
- EPP vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 7.9%
- EPP vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 7.2%
- EPP vs DFAI · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 6.8%
- EPP vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 6.7%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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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