ETF comparison
DBEFvsIEFA
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
669 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and IEFA would leave roughly84.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IEFA is 28 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for DBEF.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with DBEF vs IEFA.
Top shared holdings
669 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In IEFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 2.21% | 2.21% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 1.24% | 1.24% |
| 3 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| 4 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| 5 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| 6 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
| 7 | SHELL PLC | 1.06% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| 8 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 9 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.89% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| 10 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.90% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
| 11 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.03% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| 12 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.78% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
Only in DBEF
17 total- DWS GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO DWS GOVERNMENT CASH INSTITUTIONAL SHARES1.18%
- ISHARES TRUST0.12%
- STMICROELECTRONICS NV0.06%
- WISE GROUP PLC0.04%
- ABIVAX SA0.03%
- VAR ENERGI ASA0.02%
- OCTAVE INTELLIGENCE PLC0.02%
- EUREX DEUTSCHLAND0.01%
- EUREX DEUTSCHLAND0.01%
- EUREX DEUTSCHLAND0.00%
Only in IEFA
1,952 total- DIPLOMA PLC0.05%
- BEAZLEY PLC0.04%
- Accelleron Industries AG0.04%
- IMI PLC0.04%
- WISE PLC0.04%
- WEIR GROUP PLC(THE)0.04%
- BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED0.04%
- PSP Swiss Property AG0.04%
- GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA0.04%
- Games Workshop Group PLC0.03%
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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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