ETF comparison
DBEF vs IPAC
Both International Developed.
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF · iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF
Holdings overlap
255 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DBEF and IPAC would leave roughly 33.6% 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
IPAC is 26 bps cheaper than DBEF. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/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 IPAC.
Top shared holdings
255 shared in total| # | Holding | In DBEF | In IPAC | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.08% | 2.58% | 1.08% |
| 2 | BHP GROUP LTD | 1.06% | 2.32% | 1.06% |
| 3 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.84% | 2.27% | 0.84% |
| 4 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | 0.82% | 1.94% | 0.82% |
| 5 | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.70% | 1.69% | 0.70% |
| 6 | TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | 0.69% | 1.62% | 0.69% |
| 7 | ADVANTEST CORP | 0.68% | 1.57% | 0.68% |
| 8 | RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD | 0.67% | 1.13% | 0.67% |
| 9 | HITACHI LTD | 0.66% | 1.57% | 0.66% |
| 10 | SONY GROUP CORP | 0.64% | 1.48% | 0.64% |
| 11 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.55% | 1.29% | 0.55% |
| 12 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.55% | 1.33% | 0.55% |
Only in DBEF
412 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%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.08%
- SIEMENS AG 1.06%
- SAP SE 0.99%
- BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.92%
Only in IPAC
1,115 total- BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED 0.11%
- Niterra Co., Ltd. 0.10%
- ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0.09%
- Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. 0.09%
- NGK Corporation 0.08%
- ORICA LIMITED 0.08%
- ALS LIMITED 0.08%
- FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD. 0.08%
- TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 0.08%
- Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. 0.08%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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