EFA vs. DBEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) to db-X trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity Fund (DBEF)
EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

EFA Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE® Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index has been developed by MSCI Inc. ("MSCI") as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance. The underlying index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East and, as of June 30, 2012, consisted of the following 22 developed market country indexes or regions.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$82.55

Average Daily Volume

11,213,642

Number of Holdings *

2

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
DBEF

db-X trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity Fund

DBEF Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the "underlying index"). The index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected non-U.S. currencies. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers from Europe, Australia and the Far East and in instruments designed to hedge the fund's exposure to non-U.S. currencies. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$42.31

Average Daily Volume

525,306

Number of Holdings *

31

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period EFA DBEF
30 Days 1.53% 2.97%
60 Days 9.60% 10.38%
90 Days 3.07% 0.69%
12 Months 25.49% 23.99%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in EFA Weight in DBEF Overlap
EFA Overweight 2 Positions Relative to DBEF
Symbol Grade Weight
NOK C 0.0%
SGD F 0.0%
EFA Underweight 31 Positions Relative to DBEF
Symbol Grade Weight
NVS D -1.26%
TM D -1.09%
UL D -0.9%
SONY C -0.69%
MUFG D -0.62%
ABBV C -0.51%
SMFG D -0.43%
DEO C -0.43%
HMC D -0.28%
LYG C -0.27%
MFG B -0.26%
BCS B -0.25%
STLA F -0.19%
SE B -0.19%
E C -0.19%
TEVA D -0.11%
AER C -0.1%
CCEP C -0.09%
CHKP A -0.09%
NMR F -0.09%
LOGI D -0.08%
XRX D -0.08%
CYBR C -0.07%
MNDY B -0.06%
QGEN F -0.06%
WIX D -0.05%
GRAB C -0.04%
MBAVU C -0.03%
FUTU A -0.03%
AGCO D -0.03%
GLBE C -0.02%
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