ETF comparison
DBEF vs EPP
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
Holdings overlap
88 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EPP would leave roughly 10.3% 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
DBEF is 12 bps cheaper than EPP. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for EPP.
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 EPP.
Top shared holdings
88 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EPP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.06% | 10.07% | 1.06% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.84% | 8.06% | 0.84% |
| 3 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.55% | 5.28% | 0.55% |
| 4 | AIA GROUP LTD | 0.44% | 4.29% | 0.44% |
| 5 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD | 0.38% | 3.57% | 0.38% |
| 6 | WESTPAC BANKING CORP | 0.38% | 3.56% | 0.38% |
| 7 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP LTD | 0.36% | 3.41% | 0.36% |
| 8 | ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.36% | 3.38% | 0.36% |
| 9 | HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD | 0.29% | 2.61% | 0.29% |
| 10 | MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 0.29% | 2.77% | 0.29% |
| 11 | WESFARMERS LTD | 0.28% | 2.72% | 0.28% |
| 12 | CSL LTD | 0.26% | 2.50% | 0.26% |
Only in DBEF
579 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%
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.08%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.08%
- SIEMENS AG 1.06%
- SAP SE 0.99%
Only in EPP
5 total- STOCKLAND CORPORATION LTD 0.31%
- CAR GROUP LIMITED 0.30%
- SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 0.27%
- COCHLEAR LIMITED 0.26%
- SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD 0.18%
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- DBEF vs EWA · iShares MSCI Australia ETF 6.5%
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More comparisons with EPP
- EPP vs ESGD · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 10.2%
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- EPP vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 10.1%
- EPP vs BBIN · JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF 9.9%
- EPP vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 9.0%
- EPP vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 7.9%
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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