ETF comparison
DBEFvsVGK
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Holdings overlap
390 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and VGK would leave roughly59.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VGK is 29 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $290/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 VGK.
Top shared holdings
390 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In VGK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.82% | 3.61% | 2.82% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.45% | 2.03% | 1.45% |
| 3 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.33% | 1.84% | 1.33% |
| 4 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.26% | 1.83% | 1.26% |
| 5 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.24% | 1.83% | 1.24% |
| 6 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.18% | 1.68% | 1.18% |
| 7 | SIEMENS AG | 1.05% | 1.40% | 1.05% |
| 8 | SAP SE | 0.85% | 1.11% | 0.85% |
| 9 | BANCO SANTANDER SA | 0.81% | 1.15% | 0.81% |
| 10 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 0.78% | 1.11% | 0.78% |
| 11 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.78% | 1.09% | 0.78% |
| 12 | ALLIANZ SE | 0.76% | 1.12% | 0.76% |
Only in DBEF
296 total- DWS GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO DWS GOVERNMENT CASH INSTITUTIONAL SHARES1.18%
- BHP GROUP LTD1.03%
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.90%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.89%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP0.81%
- SOFTBANK GROUP CORP0.79%
- TOKYO ELECTRON LTD0.66%
- HITACHI LTD0.65%
- SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.60%
- KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP0.58%
Only in VGK
835 total- Air Liquide SA0.48%
- L'Oreal SA0.35%
- Engie SA0.21%
- Amrize Ltd0.18%
- Sampo Oyj0.15%
- Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA0.14%
- ORLEN SA0.14%
- Investor AB0.14%
- L'Oreal SA0.11%
- Air Liquide SA0.09%
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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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