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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +17.7% and FEOE +20.2%.

Which is cheaper, DBEF or FEOE?

DBEF is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DBEF vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and FEOE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $9.3bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF.

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DBEF costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; DBEF is far larger, $7.7bn against $18m.

DBEF vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DBEF	FEOE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$7.7bn	$18m
Total return, 1 year	+17.7%	+20.2%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index	not published
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.3%	30.4%
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+17.7%

DBEF total return, 1 year

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

0.35%

DBEF expense ratio

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and FEOE hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DBEF FEOE

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 1.89%

SHELL PLC 1.06% 3.95%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.62% 2.71%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.56% 3.80%

UNILEVER PLC 0.56% 1.59%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.52% 2.32%

AIA GROUP LTD 0.50% 1.00%

KEYENCE CORP 0.43% 1.53%

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 0.36% 1.28%

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP 0.35% 1.38%

INVESTOR AB 0.32% 1.73%

RELX PLC 0.27% 0.91%

Only in DBEF

ASML HOLDING NV 2.82%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26%

NOVARTIS AG 1.24%

SIEMENS AG 1.05%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91%

Only in FEOE

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.52%

Imperial Oil Ltd 2.94%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

TSMC 1.94%

Power Corp of Canada 1.84%

Ambev SA 1.68%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.59%

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 1.55%

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On the same fields

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Xtrackers First Eagle

What it is Tracks an index Equity fund

Total return, 1 year +17.7% +20.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.5% (EFA) +17.5% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark +5.1 pts vs EFA +2.6 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 3.4%

Holdings 677 75

Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 19, 2026 and FEOE as of May 31, 2026 $9.3bn $1.3bn

DBEF and FEOE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DBEF

DBEF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +17.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. 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 20, 2026.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or FEOE?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +17.7% and FEOE +20.2%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or FEOE?: DBEF is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and FEOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 3% of FEOE 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 ↗FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle 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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