ETF comparison
DBEF vs HEDJ
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
Holdings overlap
70 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and HEDJ would leave roughly 16.8% 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 23 bps cheaper than HEDJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $230/yr more in fees for HEDJ.
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 HEDJ.
Top shared holdings
70 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In HEDJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 7.50% | 2.82% |
| 2 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 4.19% | 1.05% |
| 3 | SAP SE | 0.85% | 1.40% | 0.85% |
| 4 | BANCO SANTANDER SA | 0.81% | 4.84% | 0.81% |
| 5 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 0.78% | 1.88% | 0.78% |
| 6 | LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE | 0.62% | 3.96% | 0.62% |
| 7 | BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA | 0.59% | 6.34% | 0.59% |
| 8 | AIRBUS SE | 0.56% | 0.97% | 0.56% |
| 9 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | 0.56% | 0.88% | 0.56% |
| 10 | SAFRAN SA | 0.55% | 0.80% | 0.55% |
| 11 | L'AIR LIQUIDE SA | 0.54% | 1.46% | 0.54% |
| 12 | DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | 0.52% | 3.17% | 0.52% |
Only in DBEF
615 total- 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%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
Only in HEDJ
60 total- SAIPEM SPA 0.95%
- PIRELLI & C. SPA 0.61%
- ANDRITZ AG 0.55%
- GLANBIA PLC 0.49%
- SBM OFFSHORE NV 0.48%
- KONECRANES OYJ 0.45%
- ACERINOX SA 0.43%
- KONINKLIJKE VOPAK NV 0.40%
- CIE AUTOMOTIVE SA 0.37%
- ELECNOR SA 0.35%
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- DBEF vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 9.1%
- DBEF vs EWG · iShares MSCI Germany ETF 8.8%
- DBEF vs EWA · iShares MSCI Australia ETF 6.4%
More comparisons with HEDJ
- HEDJ vs EWP · iShares MSCI Spain ETF 16.2%
- HEDJ vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 15.4%
- HEDJ vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 13.5%
- HEDJ vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 12.7%
- HEDJ vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 12.3%
- HEDJ vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 12.0%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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