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DBEF vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees

DBEF and VSGX hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and VSGX returned +19.5% over the year. Net assets: $9.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF, and $6.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.

VSGX costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; DBEF is 1.9 times larger.

DBEFVSGX
Expense ratio0.35%0.10%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$7.7bn$4.1bn
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+19.5%
What it tracksMSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged IndexFTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Holdings in common46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.3%17.1%
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 20263.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+18.5%
DBEF total return, 1 year
+19.5%
VSGX total return, 1 year
0.35%
DBEF expense ratio
0.10%
VSGX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DBEF and VSGX hold 46% 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.

half

46% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DBEF VSGX
ASML HOLDING NV 2.82% 1.93%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.33% 0.90%
NOVARTIS AG 1.24% 0.84%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.74%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.91% 0.73%
SIEMENS AG 1.05% 0.72%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.26% 0.71%
SAP SE 0.85% 0.67%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.81% 0.64%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.81% 0.62%
ALLIANZ SE 0.76% 0.59%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.89% 0.56%
Only in DBEF
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45%
SHELL PLC 1.06%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.03%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.78%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.78%
ABB LTD (CH) 0.76%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.68%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.66%
Only in VSGX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.37%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.56%
SK hynix Inc 1.98%
SLCMT1142 1.18%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.80%
MediaTek Inc 0.53%
Shopify Inc 0.53%

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On the same fields

DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
VSGX
Vanguard ESG International Stock 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% +19.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.3 pts +2.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 677 6631
Net assets, DBEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $6.7bn

DBEF and VSGX 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.

VSGX in plain words

VSGX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% 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 6,631 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBEF or VSGX?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBEF returned +18.5% and VSGX +19.5%.
Which is cheaper, DBEF or VSGX?
VSGX is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DBEF and VSGX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DBEF and 0% of VSGX 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 ↗VSGX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSGX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSGX ↗

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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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