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ETF comparison

DBEF vs EWG

Both International Developed.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
8.8 %

53 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EWG would leave roughly 8.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DBEF unmatched 88.3% Shared 8.8% EWG unmatched 90.7%

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
632 positions
Shared
53 positions
In EWG only
1 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%
EWG

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares · International Developed

56 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$1.47B
TTM yield
2.03%
Top-10 conc.
62.4%

Sub-score comparison

65
Cost
51
78
Tax efficiency
79
99
Liquidity
64
95
Concentration
25
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Tracking quality
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DBEF sub-score EWG

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

Cost difference

DBEF is 14 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $140/yr more in fees for EWG.

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 EWG.

Top shared holdings

53 shared in total
# Holding In DBEF In EWG Overlap
1 SIEMENS AG 1.05% 11.97% 1.05%
2 SAP SE 0.85% 9.49% 0.85%
3 ALLIANZ SE 0.76% 8.47% 0.76%
4 SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.66% 7.37% 0.66%
5 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0.56% 6.22% 0.56%
6 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0.52% 6.21% 0.52%
7 RHEINMETALL AG 0.32% 3.48% 0.32%
8 MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.31% 3.45% 0.31%
9 DEUTSCHE BANK AG 0.27% 2.96% 0.27%
10 DHL GROUP 0.25% 2.75% 0.25%
11 BASF SE 0.24% 2.66% 0.24%
12 DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.24% 2.73% 0.24%

Only in DBEF

632 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%
  • BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%
  • MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.90%
  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%

Only in EWG

1 total
  • LEG Immobilien SE 0.25%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open DBEF or EWG at a brokerage

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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.