ETF comparison
DBEF vs DXJ
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
Holdings overlap
104 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and DXJ would leave roughly 17.5% 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 13 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $130/yr more in fees for DXJ.
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 DXJ.
Top shared holdings
104 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In DXJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.08% | 4.63% | 1.08% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.82% | 3.54% | 0.82% |
| 3 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.70% | 3.62% | 0.70% |
| 4 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 0.69% | 3.18% | 0.69% |
| 5 | HITACHI LTD | 0.66% | 0.91% | 0.66% |
| 6 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.55% | 2.70% | 0.55% |
| 7 | ADVANTEST CORP | 0.68% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| 8 | SONY GROUP CORP | 0.64% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 9 | KEYENCE CORP | 0.43% | 0.50% | 0.43% |
| 10 | MITSUBISHI CORP | 0.40% | 2.27% | 0.40% |
| 11 | RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD | 0.67% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| 12 | TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC | 0.38% | 2.81% | 0.38% |
Only in DBEF
563 total- ASML HOLDING NV 2.88%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.57%
- ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.35%
- NOVARTIS AG 1.23%
- SHELL PLC 1.11%
- NESTLE' SA/AG 1.11%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.08%
- BHP GROUP LTD 1.06%
- SIEMENS AG 1.06%
- SAP SE 0.99%
Only in DXJ
322 total- TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD 0.34%
- NITERRA CO LTD 0.30%
- NGK CORP 0.28%
- THK CO LTD 0.27%
- NISSAN CHEMICAL CORP 0.25%
- ROHM COMPANY LTD 0.23%
- ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD 0.23%
- TOSOH CORP 0.23%
- SOJITZ CORP 0.21%
- JAPAN AIRLINES CO LTD 0.21%
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- DBEF vs HEDJ · WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund 17.0%
- DBEF vs EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 14.1%
- DBEF vs EPP · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF 10.3%
- DBEF vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 9.6%
- DBEF vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 9.1%
- DBEF vs EWG · iShares MSCI Germany ETF 8.7%
More comparisons with DXJ
- DXJ vs EFA · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 17.4%
- DXJ vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 17.2%
- DXJ vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 17.2%
- DXJ vs FNDF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF 16.9%
- DXJ vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 16.7%
- DXJ vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 16.6%
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/.
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