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DBEF vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and IQLT hold 40% 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 $13.6bn for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

IQLT costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; IQLT is 1.5 times larger.

DBEFIQLT
Expense ratio0.35%0.30%
Net assets$9.2bn$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+14.8%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%23.7%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20264.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+14.8%
IQLT total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.30%
IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and IQLT hold 40% 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.

half

40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF IQLT
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 6.01%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 2.20%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 1.59%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 1.67%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 1.69%
SHELL PLC 1.06% 1.85%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 1.54%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78% 1.30%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78% 1.34%
ALLIANZ SE 0.76% 2.57%
ABB LTD (CH) 0.76% 1.93%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.68% 1.41%
Only in DBEF
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
SIEMENS AG 1.05%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%
SAP SE 0.85%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.81%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.79%
Only in IQLT
MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 1.01%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.92%
MANULIFE FINANCIAL 0.83%
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.80%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC 0.66%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES 0.58%
ATLAS COPCO CLASS A 0.57%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
IQLT
iShares MSCI Intl Quality 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% +14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −2.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.30%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 294
Net assets $9.2bn $13.6bn

DBEF and IQLT 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.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or IQLT?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or IQLT?
IQLT is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of IQLT 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 ↗IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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