DEEF vs INTF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

DEEFBNYSE Arca

iShares International Equity Factor ETF

INTFANYSE Arca

Overlap

27.1%by weight

Expense ratio

INTF −0.08pt a year

DEEF0.24%INTF0.16%

Avg volume · 30D

INTF 291.5×the volume

DEEF1.06KINTF309K

10Y return · a year

INTF +0.8pt

DEEF+8.5%INTF+9.3%

DEEF vs INTF Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+47.7%DEEF+65.8%INTF

Expense ratio: DEEF 0.24%; INTF 0.16%, better
Fund size: DEEF $55M; INTF $3.7B
1Y total return: DEEF +16.8%; INTF +17.0%, better
Yield (12M): DEEF 2.39%; INTF 3.02%, better
Holdings: DEEF 1190; INTF 501
Avg volume (30D): DEEF 1.06K sh; INTF 309K sh, better
NAV per share: DEEF $39.58; INTF $41.10
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DEEF, INTF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DEEF	INTF
Cost30% weight	A81	A98Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B58Higher	B55
Tradability15% weight	D31	A73Higher
Holdings10% weight	A85Higher	B68
Durability5% weight	C46	A86Higher

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DEEF and INTF are both graded against the same 30 International Multifactor funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Multifactor⁠

Category · 30 funds

See all 30 ›

INTF ranks 1st and DEEF 10th of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 79
Rank 2ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 77
Rank 9BFENIFidelity Enhanced International ETFScore 65
Rank 10BDEEFXtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETFScore 64
Rank 10BQEFAState Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DEEFBXtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF

INTFAiShares International Equity Factor ETF

In short

DEEF One index, four factor tilts, roughly 1,200 developed-market stocks outside the US, for 0.24% a year. Xtrackers has run this multifactor recipe since 2015, and the price tag is the loudest part of the pitch.

INTF Five factors at once (value, quality, momentum, low volatility, low size) aimed at developed markets outside the US, for 0.16% a year. That is well under half what the typical international multifactor fund charges.

Stated mandate

DEEF The Fund passively seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor Index.

INTF The fund seeks to track an index of international developed-market stocks chosen using value, quality, momentum, low-volatility, and low-size factors.

Why people hold it

DEEF Charges 0.24% a year, undercutting well-regarded rivals in the same multifactor lane like GSIE (0.25%) and RODM (0.29%).
Value, quality, momentum and low volatility are blended inside one FTSE index rather than bolted together as separate sleeves, so it is a single ticker instead of four.
Roughly 1,200 holdings across developed markets outside the US, spreading the factor bets over a broad basket rather than a concentrated one.
Live since 2015 on a passive, rules-based mandate: it follows the index, with no manager discretion in the mix.

INTF At 0.16% a year it undercuts the peer median of 0.38%, and also GSIE (0.25%), RODM (0.29%) and FDEV (0.18%).
One basket of roughly 500 developed-market stocks does the work of separate value, quality, momentum, low-volatility and small-size sleeves.
Live since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund, giving it more history than much of the international multifactor shelf.
Rates among the strongest implementations in its international multifactor peer group of 29 funds.

Worth knowing

DEEF Thinly traded and small by category standards, so spreads can add cost the expense ratio does not show. Limit orders matter more here than in the giants.
A four-factor blend is built to look different from a plain cap-weighted developed-markets index, which means stretches of divergence in both directions.
Cheaper doors into the same idea exist: INTF at 0.16% and FDEV at 0.18%.

INTF Factor tilts are the whole point, so returns can wander from a plain cap-weighted international index in either direction, sometimes for long stretches.
Developed markets only. No emerging-market exposure here, and returns move with foreign currencies as well as foreign stocks.
Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so limit orders help. Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly.

Full DEEF profile⁠

Full INTF profile⁠

DEEF vs INTF Holdings

How DEEF and INTF differ

Overlap by weight

27.1%

Shared holdings make up 80.3% of INTF and 38.1% of DEEF.

Level by level

Holdings392 in both27.1%
Countryby domicile77.4%
Sector11 Sectors79.0%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DEEF and INTF, widest gap first
Sector	More in DEEFMore in INTF	DEEF	INTF
Financials	INTF +11.2 points	15.6%	26.8%
Industrials	DEEF +7.3 points	24.2%	16.9%
Technology	INTF +6.2 points	4.5%	10.7%
Consumer Staples	DEEF +3.7 points	9.7%	6.0%
Health Care	INTF +3.5 points	5.2%	8.7%
Utilities	DEEF +3.2 points	7.2%	4.0%
Materials	DEEF +2.1 points	8.8%	6.7%
Real Estate	DEEF +1.9 points	4.2%	2.3%
Communication	DEEF +1.3 points	4.4%	3.1%
Consumer Discretionary	DEEF +0.8 points	10.1%	9.3%
Energy	DEEF +0.7 points	6.2%	5.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DEEF and INTF, widest gap first
Country	More in DEEFMore in INTF	DEEF	INTF
Switzerland	INTF +5.0 points	3.6%	8.6%
Japan	DEEF +3.8 points	30.2%	26.4%
Germany	INTF +3.7 points	3.2%	6.9%
Sweden	DEEF +3.5 points	5.6%	2.1%
Netherlands	INTF +3.2 points	2.0%	5.2%
United Kingdom	INTF +3.2 points	10.6%	13.8%
South Korea	DEEF +2.8 points	2.8%	0.0%
Australia	DEEF +2.5 points	9.0%	6.5%
Other countries (23)	DEEF +2.5 points	33.0%	30.5%

Outside the US: DEEF 93% developed, 7% emerging. INTF 100% developed, 0% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DEEF7.8%
INTF12.8%

Securities held

DEEF1,188
INTF482

Asset class

DEEF: Equity
INTF: Equity

Holdings

Only in DEEF796
In both392
Only in INTF90

Only in DEEF

796 securities, 59.3% of DEEF by weight

Qbe Insurance Group Ltd0.79%
Industrivarden AB-C SHS0.57%
Woodside P Npv0.48%
Osaka Gas Co Ltd0.47%
Brother Industries Ltd0.40%
Sampo OYJ0.40%
Hiscox Ltd0.40%
J Sainsbury PLC0.39%
Obayashi Corp0.39%
Veolia Environnement SA0.38%
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA0.37%
Asahi Kasei Corp0.37%
Bridgestone Corp0.37%
Sompo Holdings Inc0.37%
Dcc PLC0.37%
Chubu Electric Power Co Inc0.36%
Industrivarden AB0.36%
Admiral Group PLC0.35%
Essity AB0.33%
Subsea 7 SA0.32%
Medibank Pvt Ltd0.31%
Ramsay Health Care Ltd0.30%
Bunzl PLC0.30%
Santos Ltd0.29%
Skanska AB-B SHS0.28%
Electric Power Development C0.28%
United Utilities Group PLC0.28%
Bouygues SA0.27%
Secom Co Ltd0.27%
Nippon Express Holdings Inc0.27%
Vicinity Centres0.27%
Inpex Corp0.26%
Deutsche Post AG-REG0.26%
Toromont Industries Ltd0.26%
Canadian Tire Corp-Class A0.26%
Comsys Holdings Corp0.26%
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen0.26%
Bezeq The Israeli Telecom Co0.25%
Securitas AB0.25%
Kansai Electric Power Co Inc0.25%
Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd0.24%
Asahi Glass Co Ltd0.24%
Kyocera Corp0.24%
Medipal Holdings Corp0.24%
Imi PLC0.24%
Intact Financial Corp0.24%
KT&G Corp0.23%
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd0.23%
Kesko OYJ-B SHS0.22%
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd0.21%

Only in INTF

90 securities, 19.1% of INTF by weight

Royal Bank of Canada1.20%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group1.04%
Hsbc Holdings PLC1.02%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group0.86%
Mizuho Financial Group0.83%
Shell0.80%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.64%
Advantest0.63%
Ubs Group AG0.62%
Balfour Beatty PLC0.41%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.39%
Softbank Group Corp0.37%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings0.36%
Al Sydbank0.35%
Kioxia Holdings0.35%
Iss A’s0.35%
Coca Cola Hbc AG0.33%
Saipem0.29%
Japan Post Bank Ltd0.29%
Glencore PLC0.29%
Drax Group PLC0.27%
Aberdeen Group PLC0.26%
Bam Groep Koninklijke NV0.26%
Delonghi0.24%
PLUS5000.23%
Banca Generali0.22%
Konecranes0.21%
Sumitomo Pharma Ltd0.21%
Regis Resources0.21%
Jardine Matheson Holdings0.20%
Xtb0.20%
Investec PLC0.19%
Daiichi Sankyo Ltd0.19%
Flatexdegiro N0.19%
Tui N AG0.18%
Serco Group PLC0.18%
Fujikura0.17%
Dai Dan Ltd0.17%
Adyen0.16%
Celestica0.15%
Hiab Corporation Class B0.15%
Nrw Holdings0.15%
Babcock International Group PLC0.14%
Citizen Watch Ltd0.14%
Fdj United0.14%
Ig Group Holdings PLC0.13%
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refiner0.13%
Sanrio0.13%
Anritsu Corp0.12%
Adecco Group AG0.12%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 392 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DEEF and INTF, widest gap first
Holding	More in DEEFMore in INTF	DEEF	INTF
ASML Holding NV	INTF +2.28 points	0.02%	2.30%
Novartis AG-Reg	INTF +2.19 points	0.06%	2.25%
Roche Holding AG Part	INTF +1.18 points	0.04%	1.22%
Nestle SA-Reg	INTF +0.94 points	0.05%	0.99%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN.L	INTF +0.93 points	0.03%	0.96%
ABB Ltd-Reg	INTF +0.87 points	0.05%	0.92%
BHP Billiton Ltd	INTF +0.83 points	0.08%	0.91%
Sap SE	INTF +0.81 points	<0.01%	0.82%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd	INTF +0.79 points	0.02%	0.81%
UniCredit SpA	INTF +0.75 points	0.02%	0.77%
Loblaw Companies Ltd	INTF +0.71 points	0.11%	0.81%
Siemens AG-Reg	INTF +0.68 points	0.01%	0.69%
Total SA	INTF +0.67 points	0.16%	0.83%
Toyota Motor Corp	INTF +0.66 points	0.02%	0.68%
ABN AMRO Group NV	INTF +0.64 points	0.05%	0.69%
Magna International Inc	DEEF +0.62 points	0.77%	0.15%
Manulife Financial Corp	INTF +0.60 points	0.06%	0.66%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentari	INTF +0.60 points	0.03%	0.63%
L'Oreal SA	INTF +0.55 points	0.01%	0.56%
Novo-Nordisk B	INTF +0.53 points	0.01%	0.54%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	INTF +0.53 points	0.01%	0.54%
Hitachi Ltd	INTF +0.51 points	0.05%	0.56%
Asics Corp	INTF +0.51 points	0.03%	0.54%
AIB Group PLC	INTF +0.50 points	0.13%	0.63%
Siemens Energy AG	INTF +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.47%
Sony Corp	INTF +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.47%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	INTF +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.47%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc	INTF +0.46 points	0.04%	0.50%
Allianz SE-Reg	INTF +0.44 points	0.04%	0.48%
Nordea Bank Abp	INTF +0.43 points	0.06%	0.49%
Astellas Pharma Inc	DEEF +0.43 points	0.48%	0.05%
Bp PLCBP.L	INTF +0.42 points	0.18%	0.60%
Woolworths Ltd	DEEF +0.41 points	0.66%	0.25%
Credit Agricole SA	INTF +0.39 points	0.01%	0.40%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd	INTF +0.39 points	0.02%	0.41%
Toronto-Dominion Bank	INTF +0.38 points	0.01%	0.39%
Deutsche Bank AG-Registered	INTF +0.37 points	<0.01%	0.38%
Engie SA	INTF +0.36 points	0.11%	0.47%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	INTF +0.37 points	0.08%	0.45%
Schneider Electric SE	INTF +0.37 points	0.03%	0.40%
Banco Santander SA	INTF +0.36 points	0.02%	0.38%
Deutsche Boerse AG	INTF +0.35 points	0.03%	0.38%
Safran SA	INTF +0.36 points	0.04%	0.40%
Rio Tinto Ltd	INTF +0.35 points	0.29%	0.64%
Jb Hi-Fi Ltd	INTF +0.35 points	0.03%	0.38%
BAE Systems PLCBA.L	INTF +0.35 points	0.07%	0.42%
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc	INTF +0.33 points	<0.01%	0.34%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA	INTF +0.33 points	0.03%	0.36%
BlueScope Steel Ltd	DEEF +0.32 points	0.52%	0.20%
Gsk PlcGSK.L	INTF +0.31 points	0.20%	0.51%
Societe Generale SA	INTF +0.31 points	<0.01%	0.32%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd	INTF +0.32 points	0.03%	0.35%
Sage Group PLCSGE.L	INTF +0.31 points	0.17%	0.48%
Daiwa Securities Group Inc	INTF +0.30 points	0.05%	0.35%
AIA Group Ltd	INTF +0.30 points	0.05%	0.35%
Industria de Diseno Textil SA	INTF +0.30 points	0.02%	0.32%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd	INTF +0.29 points	0.02%	0.31%
Suncor Energy Inc	INTF +0.29 points	0.33%	0.62%
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd	DEEF +0.28 points	0.43%	0.15%
Sanofi-Aventis	INTF +0.28 points	0.15%	0.43%
Iberdrola SA	INTF +0.28 points	0.07%	0.35%
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings	INTF +0.27 points	0.11%	0.38%
Deutsche Telekom AG-Reg	INTF +0.27 points	0.06%	0.33%
USS Co Ltd	INTF +0.27 points	0.07%	0.34%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA	INTF +0.27 points	0.02%	0.29%
Acs Actividades Cons Y Serv	DEEF +0.26 points	0.37%	0.11%
Equinor ASA	INTF +0.26 points	0.13%	0.39%
Galderma Group N AG	INTF +0.26 points	0.04%	0.30%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Reg	INTF +0.25 points	0.09%	0.34%
Publicis Groupe SA	DEEF +0.25 points	0.42%	0.17%
ING Groep NV	INTF +0.25 points	0.06%	0.31%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	INTF +0.26 points	0.03%	0.29%
Unibail Rodamco We Stapled Units	INTF +0.25 points	0.06%	0.31%
Subaru Corp	INTF +0.24 points	0.06%	0.30%
Carrefour SA	DEEF +0.24 points	0.32%	0.08%
AP Moller - Maersk A/S-B	INTF +0.24 points	0.04%	0.28%
Nordex SE	INTF +0.23 points	0.02%	0.25%
JXTG Holdings Inc	DEEF +0.24 points	0.33%	0.09%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton	INTF +0.23 points	<0.01%	0.24%
Yara International ASA	DEEF +0.23 points	0.36%	0.13%
Banco de Sabadell SA	INTF +0.23 points	0.03%	0.26%
Kingfisher PLCKGF.L	DEEF +0.22 points	0.44%	0.22%
Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd	INTF +0.22 points	0.06%	0.28%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp	INTF +0.22 points	0.06%	0.28%
Konami Holdings Corp	INTF +0.22 points	0.03%	0.25%
Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag	INTF +0.22 points	0.01%	0.23%
Telstra Corp Ltd	INTF +0.22 points	0.07%	0.29%
VZ Holdings AG CHF 0.25	INTF +0.21 points	0.02%	0.23%
Banca Mediolanum SpA	INTF +0.21 points	0.03%	0.24%
Kirin Holdings Co Ltd	DEEF +0.21 points	0.22%	0.01%
Power Corp of Canada	INTF +0.20 points	0.04%	0.24%
Kinross Gold Corp	INTF +0.21 points	0.07%	0.28%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	DEEF +0.20 points	0.27%	0.07%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson-B SHS	DEEF +0.20 points	0.44%	0.24%
Prosus NV	INTF +0.20 points	0.01%	0.21%
Nutrien Ltd	INTF +0.20 points	0.10%	0.30%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd	INTF +0.20 points	0.12%	0.32%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp	INTF +0.20 points	0.04%	0.24%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd	INTF +0.20 points	0.01%	0.21%
Daimler AG	INTF +0.20 points	0.05%	0.25%

All 1,201 DEEF holdings⁠All 483 INTF holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DEEF vs INTF Cost

Overpaying DEEF vs INTF

$1,617

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

DEEF 0.24%
$4,959
INTF 0.16%
$3,342

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DEEF 0.24%
INTF 0.16%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DEEF	INTF	Overpaying
10	$437	$292	$145
20	$1,699	$1,141	$558
30	$4,959	$3,342	$1,617

Expense ratio

0.24%DEEF
0.16%INTF, cheaper

INTF0.16%DEEF0.24%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

INTF 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

DEEF 6th cheapest of 30 funds

DEEF vs INTF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DEEF 2.39%; INTF 3.02%, better
Payout (12M): DEEF $0.94; INTF $1.24
Last payment: DEEF $0.07; INTF $0.72
Ex-dividend: DEEF Sep 18, 2026; INTF Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: DEEF Sep 25, 2026; INTF Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: DEEF Quarterly; INTF Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DEEFQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll DEEF payments⁠

INTFTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll INTF payments⁠

DEEF vs INTF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DEEF
INTF

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DEEF 12.5%INTF 11.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DEEF 1.18INTF 1.45, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DEEF −29.2%INTF −27.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DEEF 0.91INTF 0.74; Market = 1

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