ETF comparison
DBEF vs ESGD
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
351 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and ESGD would leave roughly 69.3% 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
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 the cost 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
334 total- KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 0.58%
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.56%
- L'AIR LIQUIDE SA 0.54%
- COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.52%
- MITSUI & CO. LTD 0.35%
- INVESTOR AB 0.32%
- VINCI SA 0.31%
- DHL GROUP 0.25%
- COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.25%
- BASF SE 0.24%
Only in ESGD
8 total- TOKYU CORPORATION 0.18%
- AUTOTRADER GROUP PLC 0.11%
- ZOZO, Inc. 0.11%
- NICE LTD 0.09%
- Entain plc 0.09%
- LEG Immobilien SE 0.08%
- CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD 0.02%
- Isracard Ltd. 0.00%
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- ESGD vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 68.8%
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- ESGD vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 57.2%
- ESGD vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 54.6%
- ESGD vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 53.9%
- ESGD vs IEUR · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF 53.4%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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