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DBEF vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and IDEV hold 71% 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 $33.1bn for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

IDEV costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; IDEV is 3.6 times larger.

DBEFIDEV
Expense ratio0.35%0.04%
Net assets$9.2bn$33.1bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+14.5%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged IndexMSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index
Holdings in common71%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%10.8%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20264.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+14.5%
IDEV total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.04%
IDEV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and IDEV hold 71% 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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71% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF IDEV
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 2.52%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45% 1.11%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 1.05%
SHELL PLC 1.06% 1.02%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 0.92%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 0.84%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 0.84%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.83%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 0.77%
SIEMENS AG 1.05% 0.76%
SAP SE 0.85% 0.75%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.81% 0.67%
Only in DBEF
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.66%
INVESTOR AB 0.32%
MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.31%
VOLVO AB 0.25%
ATLAS COPCO AB 0.22%
ASSA ABLOY AB 0.16%
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0.15%
SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC 0.14%
Only in IDEV
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.93%
SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.71%
TORONTO DOMINION 0.67%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.43%
BANK OF MONTREAL 0.39%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.38%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 0.36%
ENBRIDGE 0.36%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
IDEV
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Xtrackers iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year +18.5% +14.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −2.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 2287
Net assets $9.2bn $33.1bn

DBEF and IDEV 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.

IDEV in plain words

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,287 positions, with the top ten at 10.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or IDEV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and IDEV +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or IDEV?
IDEV is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and IDEV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of IDEV 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 ↗IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IDEV ↗

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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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