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Xtrackers Msci Europe Small Cap Esg UCITS ETF 1cIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: IE000ER61U30Ticker: XZSE (Xetra)Issuer: Xtrackers
Issuer-declared data
Declared index
MSCI Europe Small Cap Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index (EUR)
TER
0.25%
Transaction costs
0.00% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking) (from the KID)
Replication
Income policy
SFDR
Article 8 — promotes environmental or social characteristics what does it mean?
Fund assets
7.2 mln EUR
Domicile
Ireland
Inception date
5 August 2025
Data as declared by Xtrackers in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

Xtrackers Msci Europe Small Cap Esg UCITS ETF 1c tracks the issuer-declared index: MSCI Europe Small Cap Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index (EUR). The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.25%, plus 0.00% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is physical replication (the KID declares buying all or a substantial number of the index constituents); income is accumulated and reinvested in the fund. The fund has assets of about 7 million euro, was launched on 5 August 2025 and is domiciled in Ireland.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

The fund is passively managed.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:The aim is for your investment to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Europe Small Cap Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index (index). DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEX: The index is based on the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index (Parent Index) and is designed to reflect the performance of small capitalisation companies across European developed markets, which meet certain minimum environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

Keep reading the KID section ▾

ESG CRITERIA: Securities from the Parent Index which pass the ESG screening criteria, as disclosed in the prospectus and/or supplement, will constitute the eligible universe (Eligible Universe). The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Intensity Reduction Criteria is then applied to the Eligible Universe to exclude additional securities until the relevant GHG intensity reduction is achieved relative to the Parent Index. The ESG Criteria comprise the requirements as laid out in Article 12(1)(a) to (g) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 (“PAB Exclusions”). After the ESG Exclusion and GHG Intensity Reduction Criteria are applied, the remaining securities are weighted in proportion of their free float-adjusted market capitalization.

INDEX REBALANCING, CALCULATION AND ADMINISTRATION:The index is administered by MSCI Limited. The index is calculated on a total return net basis, which means that all dividends and distributions by the companies are reinvested in the shares after tax. The index is reviewed and rebalanced at least quarterly and may also be rebalanced at other times in order to reflect corporate activity such as mergers and acquisitions or based on certain changes to issuers' ESG metrics. The index is calculated in EUR on a daily basis.

INVESTMENT POLICY:To achieve the aim, the fund will attempt to replicate the index, before fees and expenses, by buying all or a substantial number of the securities in the index. The fund may employ techniques and instruments in order to manage risk, reduce costs and improve results. These techniques and instruments may include the use of financial contracts (derivatives). FURTHER INFORMATION: Certain information (including the latest share prices of the fund, indicative net asset values, full disclosure on the composition of the fund's portfolio and information on the index constituents) are available on your local DWS website or at www.Xtrackers.com. Transaction costs and taxes, unexpected fund costs and market conditions such as volatility or liquidity issues may affect the ability of the fund to track the index. The anticipated level of tracking error in normal market conditions is 1 per cent. The currency of the fund is EUR. Returns and gains are not distributed but are reinvested in the fund. You may request the redemption of shares generally on a daily basis.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 4 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.25%: above the median of equity ETFs we track (0.22%).
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · EUR · from Aug 2025 to Sept 2026
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Return
+13.9%
Annualised
+12.7%
Volatility (ann.)
13.0%
Max drawdown
-9.94%
-6%+0%+7%+13%+19%Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Sept 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+14%Aug 2025Sept 2026
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-2%-4%-6%-8%-10%20252026−9.94% · 27 Mar 2026
Max drawdown
-9.94%
peak → trough
Trough
27 Mar 2026
from the 10 Feb 2026 peak
Recovery time
21 days
recovery only: trough to break-even
Underwater
66 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · ≈ 2 months · → recovered on 17 Apr 2026

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
10 Feb 202627 Mar 2026-9.94%17 Apr 202666
24 Oct 202518 Nov 2025-5.59%23 Dec 202560
22 Aug 202502 Sept 2025-4.57%23 Oct 202562
17 Apr 202629 Apr 2026-4.15%22 May 202635
29 May 202611 Jun 2026-3.44%03 Jul 202635

Calendar-year returns

2025
4.0%
2026
9.6%

Month-by-month returns

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecYear
20262.72.1-8.87.74.5-2.52.92.6-1.09.6
20250.01.20.32.64.0
From month-end NAVs, over the fund’s full history, on the series shown in the chart (dividends reinvested where declared). Deeper colour = larger move.
Source: Xtrackers. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Tracking difference — issuer-declared

How much the fund returned above (+) or below (−) its index, year by year. It measures the actual deviation: the combined effect of costs (TER and transaction), securities-lending revenue and replication optimisations — which is why it can beat the TER.
Declared TER
0.25%
YearFundIndexDifference
2025+3.96%+4.02%-0.06%
Figures declared by the issuer in the SICAV’s audited annual report (net fund and index returns per calendar year, as of 31 December 2025), not computed by us. Partial years excluded. What is tracking difference? →

Risk indicators· EUR

Last year
Volatility (ann.)13.10%
Max drawdown-9.94%
Sharpe0.89
Sortino1.33
Windows longer than the available price history cannot be computed and are not shown: they will appear on their own as time passes. Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.21%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR, the fund's currency; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
642
Top-10 weight
6.6%

Top 10 holdings

BEAZLEY PLC
0.77%
WEIR PLC
0.75%
STOREBRAND
0.67%
ACCELLERON N AG
0.66%
PSP SWISS PROPERTY AG
0.65%
ST.JAMES PLACE PLC
0.64%
HISCOX LTD
0.64%
SPIE SA
0.62%
NKT
0.61%
EDENRED
0.60%

Sectors

Industrials
25.3%
Financials
19.3%
Real Estate
10.5%
Consumer Discretionary
10.1%
Materials
8.4%
Information Technology
7.8%
Health Care
7.5%

Countries

AfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustria: 2.4%AzerbaijanBurundiBelgium: 3.9%BeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanadaSwitzerland: 10.6%ChileChinaIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprus: 0.2%Czech RepublicGermany: 8.5%DjiboutiDenmark: 5.2%Dominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpain: 2.9%EstoniaEthiopiaFinland: 3%FijiFalkland IslandsFrance: 7.5%GabonUnited KingdomGeorgia: 0.2%GhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea BissauEquatorial GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaFrench GuianaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIreland: 1.2%IranIraqIcelandIsrael: 0.3%Italy: 3.5%JamaicaJordan: 0.3%JapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuania: 0.1%Luxembourg: 0.5%LatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlands: 3.3%Norway: 4.5%NepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugal: 0.4%ParaguayQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaWestern SaharaSaudi ArabiaSudanSouth SudanSenegalSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaRepublic of SerbiaSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSweden: 11.9%SwazilandSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanUnited Republic of TanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuWest BankYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
up to 1%1–5%5–15%15–30%over 30%
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Top 7 countries
United Kingdom28.2%
Sweden11.9%
Switzerland10.6%
Germany8.5%
France7.5%
Denmark5.2%
Norway4.5%
Download the full portfolio — Excel, 642 rows
Full portfolio declared by Xtrackers, as of 2 September 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

Italian taxation

Effective rate on capital gains
26.00%
White-list share
0.00%
From the government-bond («white list») share certified by the issuer every semester: 12.5% on that portion, 26% on the rest.
Deep-dive into this fund’s taxation →

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTickerTrading since
Börse DüsseldorfXZSE3 Sept 2025
Börse FrankfurtXZSE1 Sept 2025
Börse HamburgXZSE2 Dec 2025
Börse HannoverXZSE20 Jan 2026
Börse München / gettexXZSE1 Sept 2025
Börse StuttgartXZSE3 Sept 2025
Tradegate ExchangeXZSE4 Sept 2025
Xetra (Deutsche Börse)XZSE1 Sept 2025
+ 4 more trading venues (MTFs and professional platforms).
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does Xtrackers Msci Europe Small Cap Esg UCITS ETF 1c track?
The issuer Xtrackers declares the benchmark: MSCI Europe Small Cap Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index (EUR).
How much does XZSE cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.25% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.00%.
How is XZSE taxed in Italy?
On sale, the capital gain is taxed at an effective 26.00% rate (white-list share 0.00%): 12.5% on the government-bond “white list” portion, 26% on the rest.
What is the fund size of XZSE?
The fund size declared by Xtrackers is about 7 million euro.
When was XZSE launched?
The fund was launched on 5 August 2025: it has 1 year of history.
How does XZSE replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Physical (issuer wording: “Fisica (dal KID)”).
Does XZSE pay dividends?
No: it is an accumulating share class — income stays in the fund and is reinvested automatically (issuer wording: “Accumulating”).
Where does XZSE trade?
Per the official ESMA register it trades on 8 main exchanges, including Börse Düsseldorf (XZSE), Börse Frankfurt (XZSE), Börse Hamburg (XZSE), Börse Hannover (XZSE), Börse München / gettex (XZSE), Börse Stuttgart (XZSE).
What was XZSE's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2025), the maximum drawdown was -9.94%, reached in March 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
How many securities does XZSE hold?
The declared portfolio holds 642 securities; the top 10 positions weigh 6.6%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by Xtrackers in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.