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ETF comparison

DBEF vs IXUS

International Developed vs International Total.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
51.4 %

671 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and IXUS would leave roughly 51.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DBEF unmatched 45.7% Shared 51.4% IXUS unmatched 48.3%

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
14 positions
Shared
671 positions
In IXUS only
3,818 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%
IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

iShares · International Total

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$58.76B
TTM yield
3.03%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%

Sub-score comparison

65
Cost
93
78
Tax efficiency
77
99
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
95
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Tracking quality
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DBEF sub-score IXUS

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

Cost difference

IXUS 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DBEF vs IXUS.

Top shared holdings

671 shared in total
# Holding In DBEF In IXUS Overlap
1 ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 1.51% 1.51%
2 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45% 0.86% 0.86%
3 ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 0.72% 0.72%
4 NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 0.68% 0.68%
5 ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 0.60% 0.60%
6 NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.60% 0.60%
7 SHELL PLC 1.06% 0.60% 0.60%
8 SIEMENS AG 1.05% 0.57% 0.57%
9 MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.90% 0.56% 0.56%
10 BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 0.50% 0.50%
11 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89% 0.49% 0.49%
12 BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.81% 0.48% 0.48%

Only in DBEF

14 total
  • ISHARES TRUST 0.12%
  • TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.07%
  • STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.06%
  • BMW - BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0.02%
  • EUREX DEUTSCHLAND 0.01%
  • EUREX DEUTSCHLAND 0.01%
  • EUREX DEUTSCHLAND 0.00%
  • EURONEXT PARIS SA 0.00%
  • ITALIAN DERIVATIVES MARKET 0.00%
  • ICE FUTURES EUROPE 0.00%

Only in IXUS

3,818 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 4.29%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.92%
  • SK hynix Inc. 1.48%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited 0.88%
  • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.69%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.60%
  • THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.47%
  • MediaTek Inc. 0.36%
  • SHOPIFY INC. 0.34%
  • BANK OF MONTREAL 0.29%

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/.

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.