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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and DFSI +12.2%.

Which is cheaper, DBEF or DFSI?

DFSI is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DBEF vs DFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and DFSI hold 48% 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 $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF.

DFSI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points.

	DBEF	DFSI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.24%
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026	$9.2bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.5%	+12.2%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	48%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.3%	9.7%
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	5.4%, 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

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

0.35%

DBEF expense ratio

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and DFSI hold 48% 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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48% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DBEF DFSI

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 1.29%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78% 0.77%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.68% 0.77%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 0.66%

ALLIANZ SE 0.76% 0.61%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.62% 0.59%

SONY GROUP CORP 0.57% 0.57%

ABB LTD (CH) 0.76% 0.56%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81% 0.56%

SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.66% 0.54%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.54% 0.55%

SIEMENS AG 1.05% 0.54%

Only in DBEF

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18%

SHELL PLC 1.06%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 0.58%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.56%

UNILEVER PLC 0.56%

Only in DFSI

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%

Novartis AG 1.09%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.52%

NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.33%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%

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On the same fields

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 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% +12.2%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −5.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%

Holdings 677 2798

Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 $9.2bn $1.1bn

DBEF and DFSI 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.

DFSI in plain words

DFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 2,798 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or DFSI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and DFSI +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or DFSI?: DFSI is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and DFSI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of DFSI 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 ↗DFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFSI 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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