Symbols

DBEF

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF·ARCA

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

8.56BUSD

Fund Flows (1Y)

-33.32MUSD

Dividend Yield

5.24%

Discount/Premium to NAV

0.77%

Shares Outstanding

169.35M

Expense Ratio

0.35%

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Issuer

DWS

Brand

Xtrackers

Home Page

https://etf.dws.com/en-us/DBEF-msci-eafe-hedged-equity-etf/

Inception Date

Jun 9, 2011

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index

Management Style

Passive

Dividend Treatment

Distributes

Distribution Tax Treatment

Qualified dividends

Income Tax Type

Capital Gains

Max ST Capital Gains Rate

39.60%

Max LT Capital Gains Rate

20.00%

Primary Advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

DBEF offers the same plain-vanilla exposure to the MSCI EAFE index as EFA and has the typical weak spots of that index: heavy on the large-caps and without any exposure to Canada. In contrast to EFA though, DBEF has a currency hedge that provides access to local equity returns without currency fluctuations for US investors. This currency hedge substantially alters its performance from any unhedged competitors, especially when there are large movements in the USD relative to DBEF's 3 major currencies: JPY, EUR and GBP. Aside from utilizing 1-month forward contracts, the fund may also use non-deliverable forward (NDF) contracts to execute its hedging transactions.

Classification

Asset Class

Equity

	1-Month	3-Month	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year
Price Performance	+3.37%	+5.75%	+4.86%	+16.38%	+46.37%	+45.32%
NAV Total Return	+2.66%	+8.90%	+4.37%	+22.87%	+62.95%	+92.01%

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Holdings Analysis

Sector

Financial Services

24.83%

Industrials

19.63%

Healthcare

11.47%

Technology

9.75%

Consumer Cyclical

8.35%

Consumer Defensive

7.08%

Basic Materials

5.63%

Communication Services

4.48%

Utilities

3.64%

Asset

Region

64.04%

26.81%

6.73%

1.52%

0.86%

0.04%

Investment Style

Mega

Large

Medium

Multi

Small

Value

Blend

Growth

Multi-Cap Blend

Provides exposure to companies of various sizes that exhibit both growth and value characteristics. This category offers a diversified portfolio with a mix of market caps.

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Top 10 Holdings

Symbol

Ratio

Cash & Cash Equivalents

2.75%

ASML Holding NV

2.39%

Roche Holding AG-Genusschein

1.47%

HSBC Holdings PLC

1.35%

AstraZeneca PLC

1.33%

Novartis AG-Reg

1.32%

Nestle SA-Reg

1.18%

Toyota Motor Corp

1.01%

Siemens AG-Reg

0.99%

Shell PLC

0.98%

Top 10 Weight 14.77%

706 Total Holdings

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Dividends

Dividend Payout History

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
2025-12-19	2025-12-19	2025-12-29	1.251
2025-06-20	2025-06-20	2025-06-27	1.419
2024-12-20	2024-12-20	2024-12-30	0.297
2024-06-21	2024-06-21	2024-06-28	0.236
2023-12-15	2023-12-18	2023-12-22	0.034
2023-06-23	2023-06-26	2023-06-30	1.613
2022-12-16	2022-12-19	2022-12-23	0.140

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