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BKIE vs DBEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

BKIE and DBEF hold 81% of their weight in the same names, and DBEF returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BNY Mellon International Equity ETF, and $9.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF.

BKIE costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.

BKIEDBEF
Expense ratio0.04%0.35%
Net assets, BKIE as of Jul 31, 2026 and DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026$1.3bn$9.2bn
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+18.5%
What it tracksSolactive GBS Developed Markets ex United States Large & Mid Cap USD Index NTRMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index
Holdings in common81%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.2%13.3%
Below its high5.0%, high on Aug 25, 20263.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+14.8%
BKIE total return, 1 year
+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
0.04%
BKIE expense ratio
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BKIE and DBEF hold 81% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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81% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BKIE DBEF
ASML HOLDING NV 2.43% 2.82%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.41% 1.45%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.19% 1.33%
NOVARTIS AG 1.10% 1.24%
SHELL PLC 1.00% 1.06%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.00% 1.18%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.99% 1.26%
SIEMENS AG 0.91% 1.05%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.99% 0.91%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.81% 0.89%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.80% 0.81%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.79% 0.81%
Only in BKIE
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.13%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.79%
SHOPIFY INC 0.54%
BANK OF MONTREAL 0.49%
ENBRIDGE INC 0.46%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.43%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (THE) 0.42%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 0.38%
Only in DBEF
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.33%
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD 0.18%
SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC 0.14%
ISHARES TRUST 0.12%
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA 0.11%
BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES NV 0.10%
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV 0.10%
BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LTD 0.10%

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On the same fields

BKIE
BNY Mellon International Equity ETF
DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer BNY Mellon Xtrackers
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +18.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts +1.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.04% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 975 677
Net assets, BKIE as of Jul 31, 2026 and DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.3bn $9.2bn

BKIE and DBEF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BKIE in plain words

BKIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 975 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DBEF in plain words

DBEF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 677 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BKIE or DBEF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BKIE returned +14.8% and DBEF +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, BKIE or DBEF?
BKIE is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BKIE and DBEF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BKIE and 0% of DBEF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
BKIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BKIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BNY Mellon website ↗DBEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DBEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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