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DBEF vs ILOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and ILOW hold 23% 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 $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF.

DBEF costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points; DBEF is 5.1 times larger.

DBEFILOW
Expense ratio0.35%0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$9.1bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+9.0%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%20.7%
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 May 31, 2026.

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+9.0%
ILOW total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.50%
ILOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and ILOW hold 23% 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 May 31, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF ILOW
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 2.87%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 1.78%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 1.67%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 1.95%
SHELL PLC 1.06% 1.33%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 1.51%
SAP SE 0.85% 0.95%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78% 2.10%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78% 1.08%
ABB LTD (CH) 0.76% 1.77%
HITACHI LTD 0.65% 1.34%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.60% 1.45%
Only in DBEF
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18%
SIEMENS AG 1.05%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.81%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79%
Only in ILOW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.50%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.57%
Open House Group Co Ltd 1.35%
BOC Aviation Ltd 1.28%
Lottomatica Group Spa 1.22%
IG Group Holdings PLC 1.18%
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd 1.12%
Weir Group PLC/The 1.06%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
ILOW
AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Xtrackers AllianceBernstein
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +18.5% +9.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −8.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.6%
Holdings 677 84
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and ILOW as of Oct 8, 2026 $9.2bn $1.8bn

DBEF and ILOW 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.

ILOW in plain words

ILOW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +9.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 20.7%. 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 ILOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and ILOW +9.0%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or ILOW?
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 ILOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 1% of ILOW 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 ↗ILOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ILOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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