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DBEF vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and VIGI hold 17% 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 $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points.

DBEFVIGI
Expense ratio0.35%0.07%
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026$9.2bn$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+7.3%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%35.4%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20264.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+7.3%
VIGI total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.07%
VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and VIGI hold 17% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF VIGI
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 3.40%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 3.35%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 3.52%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 4.63%
SAP SE 0.85% 3.84%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78% 3.18%
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.66% 2.47%
HITACHI LTD 0.65% 2.63%
IBERDROLA SA 0.62% 2.48%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.60% 2.81%
SONY GROUP CORP 0.57% 2.60%
AIA GROUP LTD 0.50% 1.73%
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%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81%
Only in VIGI
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 3.46%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.79%
Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%
Brookfield Corp 1.51%
Canadian National Railway Co 1.16%
National Bank of Canada 1.01%
Franco-Nevada Corp 0.87%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
VIGI
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Xtrackers Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.5% +7.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts −10.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 343
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $8.8bn

DBEF and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% 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 as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or VIGI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or VIGI?
VIGI 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 VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DBEF on its own →VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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