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DBEF vs DMXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and DMXF hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and DBEF returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $9.2bn for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF and $1.0bn for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF.

DMXF costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; DBEF is 9.0 times larger.

DBEFDMXF
Expense ratio0.35%0.12%
Net assets$9.2bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+15.5%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common45%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%22.8%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20263.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+15.5%
DMXF total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.12%
DMXF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and DMXF hold 45% 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 9, 2026.

half

45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF DMXF
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 6.50%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 2.45%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 2.18%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89% 1.63%
SAP SE 0.85% 2.03%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79% 1.27%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78% 1.53%
ALLIANZ SE 0.76% 1.66%
ABB LTD (CH) 0.76% 1.39%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.66% 1.63%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.60% 1.40%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0.56% 0.80%
Only in DBEF
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18%
SHELL PLC 1.06%
SIEMENS AG 1.05%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
Only in DMXF
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.67%
NORDEA BANK 0.54%
ASSA ABLOY B 0.32%
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN 0.31%
AJINOMOTO 0.27%
SMC (JAPAN) CORP 0.23%
TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY-100 0.22%
NOVOZYMES B 0.21%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DMXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Xtrackers iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.5% +15.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −1.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.12%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 396
Net assets $9.2bn $1.0bn

DBEF and DMXF 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.

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or DMXF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and DMXF +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or DMXF?
DMXF is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and DMXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of DMXF 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 ↗DMXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DMXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DMXF ↗

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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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