ETF comparison
DBEFvsESGD
Both International Developed.
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Holdings overlap
351 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and ESGD would leave roughly69.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ESGD is 15 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/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 ESGD.
Top shared holdings
351 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In ESGD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 3.11% | 2.82% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| 3 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 1.58% | 1.24% |
| 4 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| 5 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| 6 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| 7 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 1.24% | 1.05% |
| 8 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| 9 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.89% | 0.90% | 0.89% |
| 10 | SHELL PLC | 1.06% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| 11 | SAP SE | 0.85% | 1.03% | 0.85% |
| 12 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.90% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
Only in DBEF
335 total- DWS GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO DWS GOVERNMENT CASH INSTITUTIONAL SHARES1.18%
- KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP0.58%
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC0.56%
- L'AIR LIQUIDE SA0.54%
- COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA0.52%
- MITSUI & CO. LTD0.35%
- INVESTOR AB0.32%
- VINCI SA0.31%
- DHL GROUP0.25%
- COMPASS GROUP PLC0.25%
Only in ESGD
8 total- TOKYU CORPORATION0.18%
- AUTOTRADER GROUP PLC0.11%
- ZOZO, Inc.0.11%
- NICE LTD0.09%
- Entain plc0.09%
- LEG Immobilien SE0.08%
- CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD0.02%
- Isracard Ltd.0.00%
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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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