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ETF comparison

DBEF vs EWA

Both International Developed.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Australia ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
6.4 %

46 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EWA would leave roughly 6.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DBEF unmatched 90.7% Shared 6.4% EWA unmatched 93.0%

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.

In DBEF only
639 positions
Shared
46 positions
In EWA only
0 positions

Side by side

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

DWS · International Developed

81 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$9.25B
TTM yield
2.30%
Top-10 conc.
13.3%
EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares · International Developed

54 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$1.21B
TTM yield
2.92%
Top-10 conc.
65.0%

Sub-score comparison

65
Cost
50
78
Tax efficiency
77
99
Liquidity
60
95
Concentration
21
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Tracking quality
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DBEF sub-score EWA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

DBEF is 15 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for EWA.

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 EWA.

Top shared holdings

46 shared in total
# Holding In DBEF In EWA Overlap
1 BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 15.69% 1.03%
2 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89% 13.76% 0.89%
3 WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.40% 6.14% 0.40%
4 NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD 0.37% 5.71% 0.37%
5 ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 0.35% 5.30% 0.35%
6 WESFARMERS LTD 0.29% 4.51% 0.29%
7 MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.28% 4.31% 0.28%
8 RIO TINTO LTD 0.23% 3.45% 0.23%
9 GOODMAN GROUP 0.20% 3.22% 0.20%
10 WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD 0.19% 2.89% 0.19%
11 TRANSURBAN GROUP 0.15% 2.32% 0.15%
12 CSL LTD 0.15% 2.34% 0.15%

Only in DBEF

639 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 EWA

0 total

Every EWA position is also held by DBEF.

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open DBEF or EWA at a brokerage

Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.

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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/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.