Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or DFIC?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and DFIC +17.4%.

Which is cheaper, DBEF or DFIC?

DFIC is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DBEF and DFIC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of DFIC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DBEF vs DFIC: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and DFIC hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and DBEF returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets: $9.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF, and $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF.

DFIC costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

	DBEF	DFIC
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.22%
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026	$9.2bn	$14.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.5%	+17.4%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.3%	6.9%
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+18.5%

DBEF total return, 1 year

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

0.35%

DBEF expense ratio

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and DFIC hold 46% 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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46% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DBEF DFIC

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78% 0.72%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 0.63%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.62%

ALLIANZ SE 0.76% 0.48%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81% 0.46%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.68% 0.45%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 0.42%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0.52% 0.41%

UNICREDIT SPA 0.53% 0.40%

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0.56% 0.37%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 0.36%

RIO TINTO PLC 0.51% 0.34%

Only in DBEF

SHELL PLC 1.06%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79%

UNILEVER PLC 0.56%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.33%

INVESTOR AB 0.32%

NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.21%

DIAGEO PLC 0.21%

GOODMAN GROUP 0.20%

Only in DFIC

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%

SHELL PLC 0.98%

Novartis AG 0.76%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%

BP P.L.C. 0.40%

Suncor Energy Inc. 0.35%

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On the same fields

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Xtrackers Dimensional

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.5% +17.4%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts +0.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.22%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%

Holdings 677 4118

Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 $9.2bn $14.8bn

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

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.

DFIC in plain words

DFIC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% 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 4,118 positions, with the top ten at 6.9%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or DFIC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and DFIC +17.4%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or DFIC?: DFIC is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and DFIC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of DFIC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DBEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DBEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗DFIC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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