ETF comparison
DBEF vs EFA
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
654 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EFA would leave roughly 95.5% 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
EFA is 3 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/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 EFA.
Top shared holdings
654 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.88% | 2.90% | 2.88% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.57% | 1.66% | 1.57% |
| 3 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.35% | 1.39% | 1.35% |
| 4 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.23% | 1.30% | 1.23% |
| 5 | SHELL PLC | 1.11% | 1.17% | 1.11% |
| 6 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.11% | 1.17% | 1.11% |
| 7 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.08% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
| 8 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.08% | 1.17% | 1.08% |
| 9 | SIEMENS AG | 1.06% | 1.10% | 1.06% |
| 10 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.06% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| 11 | BANCO SANTANDER SA | 0.92% | 0.93% | 0.92% |
| 12 | SAP SE | 0.99% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
Only in DBEF
13 total- BLACKROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT SCHWEIZ AG 0.13%
- ISHARES TRUST 0.11%
- FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAA 0.10%
- DIPLOMA PLC 0.06%
- KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP 0.05%
- STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.04%
- ICE FUTURES EUROPE 0.00%
- EUREX Clearing Aktiengesellschaft 0.00%
- EUREX Clearing Aktiengesellschaft 0.00%
- SINGAPORE EXCHANGE DERIVATIVES CLEARING LIMITED 0.00%
Only in EFA
20 total- SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC. 0.13%
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 0.10%
- STOCKLAND CORPORATION LTD 0.03%
- SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 0.03%
- CAR GROUP LIMITED 0.03%
- JFE Holdings, Inc. 0.03%
- Scout24 SE 0.03%
- COCHLEAR LIMITED 0.02%
- SEIBU HOLDINGS INC. 0.02%
- CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA 0.02%
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More comparisons with DBEF
- DBEF vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 91.0%
- DBEF vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 85.1%
- DBEF vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 74.9%
- DBEF vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 72.9%
- DBEF vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 71.1%
- DBEF vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 67.0%
More comparisons with EFA
- EFA vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 93.6%
- EFA vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 85.6%
- EFA vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 75.3%
- EFA vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 73.1%
- EFA vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 71.8%
- EFA vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 67.3%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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