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XEML

This fund is in our universe, but the data needed to grade it was not available when this generation was scored.Chicago Board Options Exchange

Xtrackers Europe Market Leaders ETF

Xtrackers · Inception 2025-12-23

$25.01+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts Dec 24, 2025.History starts Dec 24, 2025.
Intraday session: up, 5 prints from 24.79 to 25.01. Range 24.62 to 25.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$24.60$24.70$24.80$24.90Sep 17Sep 18Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$5M
1Y return
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
41
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$24.79
52W range
low $23.66high $27.38

Our read on XEML

ETF.net Research

Most Europe funds hand you one country or the whole market. XEML holds about 40 companies picked for leading their market segments, no name over 4.5% of the index, at a fee below the typical Europe fund.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the STOXX Europe Total Market Leaders Index. The index is designed to capture European companies regarded as leaders in their respective market segments, and the fund uses an indexing strategy.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A 0.35% expense ratio, under the 0.56% median for its Europe peer group.
  2. 02The screen is specific: market-share leadership, competitive advantage and profitability, applied to the STOXX Europe Total Market universe with REITs excluded.businesswire.cometf.dws.com
  3. 03The 4.5% cap per constituent keeps one champion from swallowing the portfolio, and the index is rebalanced on a set schedule rather than at a manager's discretion.etf.dws.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01About 40 names, and the fund is non-diversified. A single stumble lands harder here than in a broad Europe index fund holding hundreds.etf.dws.com
  2. 02Launched in December 2025 and still small and thinly traded, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the long-established names in its group.
  3. 03Currency exposure is unhedged, so euro and pound swings pass straight through. HEDJ takes the hedged route instead.etf.dws.com

XEML Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 3:58 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
41
Top-10 weight
45%
Largest holding
AZN.L4.7%

Geography

  • France36.22%
  • Switzerland22.61%
  • United Kingdom13.84%
  • Germany7.18%
  • Spain5.38%
  • Netherlands4.55%
  • Denmark4.41%
  • Sweden3.94%
  • Other countries (2)1.88%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC4.74%1,394$233K164
002GSK.LGsk Plc4.72%9,233$232K160
003ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Part4.60%521$226K196
004ABBN.SWABB Ltd-Reg4.57%2,311$224K180
005NOVN.SWNovartis AG-Reg4.57%1,605$224K183
006SAF.PASafran SA4.47%592$219K156
007DG.PAVinci SA4.46%1,725$219K140
008OR.PAL'Oreal SA4.46%508$219K134
009SU.PASchneider Electric SE4.43%664$217K173
010MC.PALVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton4.41%469$217K144
011SAN.PASanofi-Aventis4.41%2,550$216K160
012NOVO-B.CONovo-Nordisk B4.38%4,979$215K132
013NESN.SWNestle SA-Reg4.37%2,315$214K162
014ASML.ASASML Holding NV4.36%129$214K194
015CFR.SWCompagnie Financiere Richemont SA4.35%1,041$213K129

Showing 1–15 of 39 holdings

XEML Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

XEML$10,139
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. XEML $10,139. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,119$10,381$11,642Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for XEML. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodXEML
Year to date+1.4%
1 month−5.9%
3 months−1.6%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for XEML
YearReturn barXEML
2026 YTD+1.4%
2025−0.4%

History from Dec 24, 2025

XEML in the news

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XEML Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.03 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments in 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2026 $0.03; Jun 18, 2026 $0.43; Sep 18, 2026 $0.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Pays Sep 25, 2026$0.03
Jun 18, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.43
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.03

XEML Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.62
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

XEML Cost

Expense Ratio
0.35%