Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or IXUS?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and IXUS +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, DBEF or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DBEF and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DBEF vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and IXUS hold 47% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $9.2bn for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF and $58.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

IXUS costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; IXUS is 6.4 times larger.

	DBEF	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.07%
Net assets	$9.2bn	$58.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.5%	+18.0%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Holdings in common	47%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.3%	14.3%
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	3.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+18.5%

DBEF total return, 1 year

+18.0%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.35%

DBEF expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and IXUS hold 47% 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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47% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DBEF IXUS

ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 1.68%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45% 0.75%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 0.71%

SHELL PLC 1.06% 0.69%

NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 0.61%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 0.56%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 0.56%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.56%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.03% 0.52%

SIEMENS AG 1.05% 0.51%

SAP SE 0.85% 0.50%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.54% 0.45%

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 IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.18%

SK HYNIX 1.65%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.76%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.63%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.53%

MEDIATEK 0.51%

SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.47%

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On the same fields

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Xtrackers iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

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 +0.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 677 4586

Net assets $9.2bn $58.6bn

DBEF and IXUS 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.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. 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 0.07% 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 4,586 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and IXUS +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of IXUS 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 ↗IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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