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DBEF vs IQDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and IQDF hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and IQDF returned +24.5% over the year. Net assets: $9.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF, and $1.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF.

DBEF costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points.

DBEFIQDF
Expense ratio0.35%0.47%
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and IQDF as of Jul 31, 2026$9.2bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+24.5%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%19.8%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20264.3%, high on Sep 8, 2026

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

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+24.5%
IQDF total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.47%
IQDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and IQDF hold 22% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF IQDF
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 1.27%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 1.22%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 1.44%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 1.02%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78% 0.98%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 0.70%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.66% 2.10%
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.66% 1.63%
HITACHI LTD 0.65% 0.57%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.56% 0.81%
ADVANTEST CORP 0.54% 2.13%
UNICREDIT SPA 0.53% 1.17%
Only in DBEF
SIEMENS AG 1.05%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.81%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78%
ALLIANZ SE 0.76%
ABB LTD (CH) 0.76%
Only in IQDF
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.55%
MediaTek, Inc. 1.99%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 1.92%
SK hynix, Inc. 1.34%
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.05%
Erste Bank Polska SA 0.89%
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA 0.88%
Talabat Holding plc 0.88%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
IQDF
Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Xtrackers Northern Trust
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.5% +24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts +7.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.47%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 182
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and IQDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $9.2bn $1.2bn

DBEF and IQDF 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.

IQDF in plain words

IQDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 182 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Sep 8, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or IQDF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and IQDF +24.5%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or IQDF?
DBEF is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and IQDF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of IQDF 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 ↗IQDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQDF 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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