ETF comparison
DBEF vs EWL
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
Holdings overlap
40 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EWL would leave roughly 9.1% 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 EWL. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for EWL.
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 EWL.
Top shared holdings
40 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EWL | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 14.03% | 1.33% |
| 2 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 13.56% | 1.24% |
| 3 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 12.34% | 1.18% |
| 4 | ABB LTD (CH) | 0.76% | 5.41% | 0.76% |
| 5 | UBS GROUP AG | 0.68% | 5.13% | 0.68% |
| 6 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 0.52% | 4.78% | 0.52% |
| 7 | ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG | 0.48% | 4.44% | 0.48% |
| 8 | HOLCIM AG | 0.23% | 2.64% | 0.23% |
| 9 | LONZA GROUP AG | 0.20% | 2.35% | 0.20% |
| 10 | SWISS RE AG | 0.20% | 2.32% | 0.20% |
| 11 | GALDERMA GROUP AG | 0.18% | 2.24% | 0.18% |
| 12 | SANDOZ GROUP AG | 0.16% | 1.93% | 0.16% |
Only in DBEF
645 total- ASML HOLDING NV 2.82%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26%
- SHELL PLC 1.06%
- SIEMENS AG 1.05%
- BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.90%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%
- SAP SE 0.85%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
Only in EWL
0 totalEvery EWL position is also held by DBEF.
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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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