ETF comparison
DBEF vs DFIC
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
Holdings overlap
598 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and DFIC would leave roughly 44.3% 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
DFIC is 13 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $130/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 DFIC.
Top shared holdings
598 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In DFIC | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.35% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 2 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.11% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| 3 | ALLIANZ SE | 0.88% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 4 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.82% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 5 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.76% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| 6 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.06% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| 7 | DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | 0.49% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 8 | UNICREDIT SPA | 0.58% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| 9 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 10 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.08% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 11 | RIO TINTO PLC | 0.49% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| 12 | HITACHI LTD | 0.66% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
Only in DBEF
69 total- SHELL PLC 1.11%
- UNILEVER PLC 0.61%
- SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.53%
- SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.35%
- INVESTOR AB 0.33%
- CSL LTD 0.26%
- DIAGEO PLC 0.23%
- ORIX CORP 0.19%
- SEA LTD 0.19%
- NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.18%
Only in DFIC
3,439 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 0.98%
- Novartis AG 0.76%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
- BP P.L.C. 0.40%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.33%
- NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.28%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.26%
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- DBEF vs FLJP · Franklin FTSE Japan ETF 23.3%
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- DFIC vs VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 44.1%
- DFIC vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 42.6%
- DFIC vs IEUR · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF 40.6%
- DFIC vs VGK · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 40.2%
- DFIC vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 34.5%
- DFIC vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 31.9%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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