CWI vs DBEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
CWI and DBEF hold 57% of their weight in the same names, and DBEF returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF, and $9.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF.
CWI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; DBEF is 3.2 times larger.
| CWI | DBEF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.9bn | $9.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +18.5% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index |
| Holdings in common | 57% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.1% | 13.3% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CWI and DBEF hold 57% 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 Oct 8, 2026.
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57% in common
On the same fields
CWI and DBEF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CWI in plain words
CWI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,110 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 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, CWI or DBEF?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CWI returned +17.8% and DBEF +18.5%.
- Which is cheaper, CWI or DBEF?
- CWI is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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