ETF comparison
DBEF vs ESGD
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
346 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and ESGD would leave roughly 71.1% 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
ESGD is 15 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/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 ESGD.
Top shared holdings
346 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In ESGD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML HOLDING NV | 2.88% | 3.14% | 2.88% |
| 2 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.57% | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| 3 | NOVARTIS AG | 1.23% | 1.47% | 1.23% |
| 4 | ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.35% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| 5 | NESTLE' SA/AG | 1.11% | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| 6 | SIEMENS AG | 1.06% | 1.23% | 1.06% |
| 7 | SHELL PLC | 1.11% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| 8 | SAP SE | 0.99% | 1.21% | 0.99% |
| 9 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 1.08% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| 10 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.06% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| 11 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.08% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 12 | ALLIANZ SE | 0.88% | 1.07% | 0.88% |
Only in DBEF
321 total- COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.56%
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.49%
- RIO TINTO PLC 0.49%
- MITSUI & CO. LTD 0.33%
- VINCI SA 0.27%
- BASF SE 0.24%
- JAPAN TOBACCO INC 0.21%
- RIO TINTO LTD 0.20%
- SUMITOMO CORP 0.20%
- RWE AG 0.19%
Only in ESGD
5 total- COCHLEAR LIMITED 0.13%
- JFE Holdings, Inc. 0.11%
- SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD 0.10%
- CAR GROUP LIMITED 0.07%
- Isracard Ltd. 0.00%
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- ESGD vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 56.2%
- ESGD vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 56.1%
- ESGD vs IEUR · iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF 54.1%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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