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DBEF vs INTF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and INTF hold 51% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $9.2bn for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF and $3.7bn for iShares International Equity Factor ETF.

INTF costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; DBEF is 2.5 times larger.

DBEFINTF
Expense ratio0.35%0.16%
Net assets$9.2bn$3.7bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+18.0%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common51%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%12.7%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20264.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+18.0%
INTF total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.16%
INTF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and INTF hold 51% 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.

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51% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF INTF
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 2.62%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 1.99%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45% 1.11%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 1.07%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 0.96%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 1.04%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.88%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 0.82%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78% 0.77%
ABB LTD (CH) 0.76% 1.03%
SAP SE 0.85% 0.75%
SHELL PLC 1.06% 0.74%
Only in DBEF
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.66%
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD 0.37%
NATIONAL GRID PLC 0.36%
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD 0.36%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.33%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV 0.33%
INVESTOR AB 0.32%
RHEINMETALL AG 0.32%
Only in INTF
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.14%
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.73%
MANULIFE FINANCIAL 0.63%
NORDEA BANK 0.53%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.52%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.45%
SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.43%
BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 0.41%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
INTF
iShares International Equity Factor 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% +18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts +0.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.16%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 486
Net assets $9.2bn $3.7bn

DBEF and INTF 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.

INTF in plain words

INTF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 486 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or INTF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and INTF +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or INTF?
INTF is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and INTF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of INTF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
DBEF vs IEFADBEF vs IMTMDBEF vs IDMODBEF vs DIHPINTF vs VIGIHEFA vs INTFFENI vs INTFESGD vs INTF
DBEF on its own →INTF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
DBEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DBEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗INTF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗INTF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for INTF ↗

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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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