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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and MFSI +11.3%.

Which is cheaper, DBEF or MFSI?

DBEF is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DBEF vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and MFSI hold 21% 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 $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

DBEF costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points.

	DBEF	MFSI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.59%
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026	$9.2bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.5%	+11.3%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.3%	27.9%
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	3.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

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

+18.5%

DBEF total return, 1 year

+11.3%

MFSI total return, 1 year

0.35%

DBEF expense ratio

0.59%

MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and MFSI hold 21% 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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21% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DBEF MFSI

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 1.87%

NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 1.80%

SAP SE 0.85% 1.25%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78% 1.99%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78% 1.69%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.68% 1.78%

UBS GROUP AG 0.68% 1.20%

HITACHI LTD 0.65% 1.99%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.62% 0.89%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.60%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.60% 1.26%

SONY GROUP CORP 0.57% 1.01%

Only in DBEF

ASML HOLDING NV 2.82%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26%

SHELL PLC 1.06%

SIEMENS AG 1.05%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%

Only in MFSI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74%

AIA Group Ltd 1.41%

Ryanair Holdings PLC 1.28%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.17%

British American Tobacco PLC 1.12%

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On the same fields

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

MFSI

MFS Active International ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Xtrackers MFS

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.5% +11.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −6.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.59%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 677 93

Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $9.2bn $1.1bn

DBEF and MFSI 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.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or MFSI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or MFSI?: DBEF is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of MFSI 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 ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗

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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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