ETF comparison
DBEF vs EWA
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Holdings overlap
43 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EWA would leave roughly 6.5% 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 15 bps cheaper than EWA. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for EWA.
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 EWA.
Top shared holdings
43 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EWA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.06% | 15.91% | 1.06% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.84% | 12.74% | 0.84% |
| 3 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD | 0.38% | 5.64% | 0.38% |
| 4 | WESTPAC BANKING CORP | 0.38% | 5.63% | 0.38% |
| 5 | ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.36% | 5.34% | 0.36% |
| 6 | MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 0.29% | 4.32% | 0.29% |
| 7 | WESFARMERS LTD | 0.28% | 4.30% | 0.28% |
| 8 | CSL LTD | 0.26% | 3.96% | 0.26% |
| 9 | RIO TINTO LTD | 0.20% | 3.09% | 0.20% |
| 10 | WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD | 0.20% | 2.95% | 0.20% |
| 11 | GOODMAN GROUP | 0.17% | 2.63% | 0.17% |
| 12 | WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD | 0.16% | 2.35% | 0.16% |
Only in DBEF
624 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 EWA
4 total- CAR GROUP LIMITED 0.48%
- STOCKLAND CORPORATION LTD 0.45%
- SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 0.43%
- COCHLEAR LIMITED 0.42%
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- DBEF vs EWH · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF 1.8%
- DBEF vs DISV · Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF 1.4%
- DBEF vs AVDV · Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF 0.2%
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- EWA vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 6.3%
- EWA vs IEFA · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 5.7%
- EWA vs IDEV · iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 5.0%
- EWA vs SCHF · Schwab International Equity ETF 4.9%
- EWA vs DFAI · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 4.3%
- EWA vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 4.3%
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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