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DBEF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

Price: $34.68
Change: $0.01 (-0.0%)
Category: Hedge Fund
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $21.99
  • 52 Week Hi $34.93
  • AUM $3,777.4 M
  • Shares 108.6 M

Analyst Report

This ETF offers exposure to developed equity markets outside of the U.S., making DBEF one of many products offering exposure to an asset class that is often a core component of long-term, buy-and-hold portfolios. This fund is unique from other EAFE ETFs such as EFA and VEA because it hedges out the currency exposure that an investment in international equities entails. In addition to establishing a long position in international stocks, investors using most EAFE ETFs are also going long the currencies of the underlying stocks (including the euro, yen, Aussie dollar, and pound sterling) and short the U.S. dollar. DBEF uses short term forward contracts to neutralize the impact of exchange rate fluctuations, essentially isolating the performance of the developed market stocks as the driver of returns. While this difference may seem minor, the impact of currency movements on equities can be significant sources of return--both positive and negative--to U.S. based investors. Though DBEF's portfolio is nearly identical to those of VEA and EFA, the risk/return profiles of these products can vary significantly.

Investors who expect the U.S. dollar to strengthen relative to its developed market rivals may prefer DBEF as the optimal means of establishing exposure to the EAFE region, as this fund should outperform EFA when the U.S. currency appreciates. Those with a bearish outlook for the greenback may prefer to leave currency exposure unhedged, utilizing a fund such as EFA instead. Those investors without a strong view in either direction might use a mix of both hedged and unhedged EAFE ETFs (eg 50% in DBEF and 50% in EFA).

Given the broad focus of this ETF, DBEF might be very useful to those building a long-term portfolio; the EAFE region generally receives a big weighting in most portfolios. DBEF can also be useful for establishing a currency-neutral tactical tilt towards this corner of the global equity market. Note that WisdomTree's HEDJ also delivers currency hedged exposure to ex-U.S. developed markets; that ETF is linked to a dividend-weighted index, and as such might be appealing to those looking to steer clear of cap-weighted products.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 618,005
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 703,902

Alternative ETFs in the Hedge Fund Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest PHDG 0.39% $139.6 M 49,748 3.42%
Largest (AUM) RPAR 0.50% $1.1 B 264,402 1.47%
Most Liquid (Volume) RPAR 0.50% $1.1 B 264,402 1.47%
Top YTD Performer FVC 0.71% $278.4 M 27,933 5.97%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

881
Number of Holdings
11.99%
% Assets in Top 10
15.97%
% Assets in Top 15
33.44%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
881
Rank
1 of 22
Low
FMF (1)
High
DBEF (881)
% Assets in Top 10
11.99%
Rank
1 of 22
Low
DBEF (11.99%)
High
WTMF (140.59%)
% Assets in Top 15
15.97%
Rank
22 of 22
Low
DBEF (15.97%)
High
WTMF (140.59%)
% Assets in Top 50
33.44%
Rank
22 of 22
Low
DBEF (33.44%)
High
WTMF (140.59%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 95.48%
Preferred Equity 2.22%
Open-ended Fund 0.97%
CASH 0.87%
American Depositary Receipt 0.21%
Depositary Receipts/Certificates 0.16%
Other 0.04%
Unit 0.03%
Right 0.01%
Warrant 0.0%
Sector Percentage
Finance 19.44%
Health Technology 12.08%
Consumer Non-Durables 11.1%
Producer Manufacturing 9.23%
Consumer Durables 6.24%
Electronic Technology 5.2%
Technology Services 4.49%
Process Industries 4.04%
Non-Energy Minerals 3.89%
Utilities 3.67%
Communications 3.48%
Retail Trade 3.22%
Energy Minerals 3.21%
Transportation 2.32%
Commercial Services 2.25%
Consumer Services 1.7%
Distribution Services 1.23%
Miscellaneous 0.97%
CASH 0.87%
Industrial Services 0.84%
Health Services 0.48%
Other 0.04%
Market Cap Percentage
Small 55.45%
Mid 44.54%
Region Percentage
EUR 60.92%
APAC 36.55%
AMER 1.61%
Other 0.91%
Region Percentage
Country Percentage
JP 24.97%
GB 12.64%
FR 9.78%
CH 9.72%
DE 8.98%
AU 6.83%
NL 5.6%
SE 3.21%
HK 3.12%
DK 2.44%
ES 2.33%
IT 1.96%
Other 1.88%
FI 1.22%
SG 1.05%
IE 1.02%
BE 0.86%
IL 0.61%
NO 0.6%
NZ 0.38%
LU 0.26%
PT 0.16%
BM 0.14%
AT 0.14%
MO 0.08%
MX 0.01%
 
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Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 95.48%
Preferred Equity 2.22%
Open-ended Fund 0.97%
CASH 0.87%
American Depositary Receipt 0.21%
Depositary Receipts/Certificates 0.16%
Other 0.04%
Unit 0.03%
Right 0.01%
Warrant 0.0%
 
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DBEF Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
19.98
Rank
3 of 14
Low
GMOM (17.09)
High
RYLD (73.75)

DBEF Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.44
Dividend Date
2020-12-18
Annual Dividend Rate
$0.81

$0.44
Dividend
2020-12-18
Dividend Date
$0.81
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
2.34%
Rank
4 of 17
Low
FMF (0.02%)
High
RYLD (10.72%)

DBEF Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: -27.41 M 3 Month Net Flows: -235.21 M 6 Month Net Flows: -444.86 M 1 Year Net Flows: -1.34 B 3 Year Net Flows: -3.2 B 5 Year Net Flows: -10.39 B 10 Year Net Flows: 3.79 B

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for DBEF on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Hedge Fund with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A n/a
Expenses B+ n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

DBEF Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.528%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.19%
Category Average
0.69%
Expense Ratio
0.36%
Rank
1 of 22
Low
DBEF (0.36%)
High
MRSK (0.96%)
ESG Themes and Scores
7.4/10
ESG Score
88.04%
Global Percentile
63.05%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      7.17%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      132.93
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      7.17%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      11.19%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

DBEF Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

0.55%
1 Week Return
2.73%
4 Week Return
15.60%
13 Week Return
14.24%
26 Week Return
3.18%
Year to Date Return
3.86%
1 Year Return
15.41%
3 Year Return
57.15%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
0.55%
Rank
13 of 21
Low
RLY (-0.41%)
High
FVC (2.66%)
4 Week Return
2.73%
Rank
7 of 21
Low
WBIT (0.09%)
High
FVC (6.20%)
13 Week Return
15.60%
Rank
3 of 21
Low
MNA (0.50%)
High
FVC (21.46%)
26 Week Return
14.24%
Rank
6 of 21
Low
CPI (1.40%)
High
FVC (28.41%)
Year to Date Return
3.18%
Rank
4 of 21
Low
WBIT (-0.17%)
High
FVC (5.97%)
1 Year Return
3.86%
Rank
10 of 18
Low
CPI (-1.46%)
High
GDMA (21.17%)
3 Year Return
15.41%
Rank
4 of 13
Low
FMF (-3.83%)
High
QED (26.32%)
5 Year Return
57.15%
Rank
1 of 10
Low
WTMF (-4.56%)
High
DBEF (57.15%)

 
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DBEF Price and Volume Chart

DBEF Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
50.32%
Rank
9 of 21
Low
MRSK (4.38%)
High
PUTW (185.94%)
20 Day Volatility
8.91%
Rank
9 of 21
Low
CPI (2.34%)
High
DBMF (15.98%)
50 Day Volatility
10.93%
Rank
5 of 21
Low
CPI (1.79%)
High
FVC (13.18%)
200 Day Volatility
14.48%
Rank
4 of 21
Low
CPI (2.48%)
High
FVC (21.11%)
Beta
0.74
Rank
4 of 19
Low
ARB (-0.79)
High
RYLD (1.0)
Standard Deviation
2.53%
Rank
2 of 18
Low
CPI (0.44%)
High
FVC (2.83%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $34.35
  • 60 Day MA $33.04
  • MACD 15 Period 0.11
  • MACD 100 Period 2.68
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 39.84
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 16.18
  • RSI 10 Day 60
  • RSI 20 Day 63
  • RSI 30 Day 62
  • Ultimate Oscillator 67

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $34.43
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $34.89
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $33.46
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $35.22
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $32.81
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $35.20

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $34.43
  • Support Level 2 $34.19
  • Resistance Level 1 $34.80
  • Resistance Level 2 $34.93

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 79.45
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 67.78
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 71.74
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 67.73

Fact Sheet

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