ETF comparison
DBEF vs EWS
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
Holdings overlap
15 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and EWS would leave roughly 1.8% 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 EWS. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for EWS.
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 EWS.
Top shared holdings
15 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In EWS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.55% | 23.81% | 0.55% |
| 2 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP LTD | 0.36% | 22.28% | 0.36% |
| 3 | SEA LTD | 0.19% | 4.92% | 0.19% |
| 4 | UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD | 0.17% | 4.12% | 0.17% |
| 5 | SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD | 0.12% | 3.47% | 0.12% |
| 6 | SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LTD | 0.07% | 0.52% | 0.07% |
| 7 | SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD | 0.06% | 3.73% | 0.06% |
| 8 | KEPPEL LTD | 0.06% | 4.32% | 0.06% |
| 9 | CAPITALAND INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL TRUST | 0.05% | 2.72% | 0.05% |
| 10 | YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD | 0.04% | 4.68% | 0.04% |
| 11 | GRAB HOLDINGS LTD | 0.04% | 3.82% | 0.04% |
| 12 | SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD | 0.04% | 3.86% | 0.04% |
Only in DBEF
652 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%
- BHP GROUP LTD 1.06%
- SIEMENS AG 1.06%
Only in EWS
2 total- SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED 3.30%
- SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD 3.29%
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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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