ETF comparison
DBEF vs EWH
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
Holdings overlap
25 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EWH would leave roughly 1.8% 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 15 bps cheaper than EWH. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for EWH.
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 EWH.
Top shared holdings
25 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EWH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIA GROUP LTD | 0.50% | 22.85% | 0.50% |
| 2 | HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD | 0.28% | 1.49% | 0.28% |
| 3 | CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD | 0.11% | 6.01% | 0.11% |
| 4 | BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LTD | 0.10% | 5.05% | 0.10% |
| 5 | SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD | 0.10% | 4.47% | 0.10% |
| 6 | TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY LTD | 0.09% | 4.34% | 0.09% |
| 7 | CLP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.07% | 4.07% | 0.07% |
| 8 | LINK REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | 0.06% | 3.50% | 0.06% |
| 9 | CK ASSET HOLDINGS LTD | 0.05% | 3.03% | 0.05% |
| 10 | JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LTD | 0.05% | 2.31% | 0.05% |
| 11 | POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS LTD | 0.05% | 2.79% | 0.05% |
| 12 | HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO LTD (TOWNGAS) | 0.04% | 2.68% | 0.04% |
Only in DBEF
660 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%
- BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.90%
Only in EWH
2 total- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 11.19%
- The Wharf (Holdings) Limited 0.92%
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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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