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Deka MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (EL42.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 16, 2026

EL42.DE is a passive ETF by Deka tracking the investment results of the MSCI Europe. EL42.DE launched on Jun 9, 2009 and has a 0.30% expense ratio.

Deka MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (EL42.DE) belongs to the Europe Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with EL42.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE charges 0.30% annually. There are 174 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.04%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
LCUK.DE
Lyxor Core UK Equity All Cap (DR) UCITS ETF - Dist0.04%—Feb 2018EL42.DE vs LCUK.DE
PRAZ.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020EL42.DE vs PRAZ.DE
H4ZZ.DE
HSBC Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)0.05%—Jun 2022EL42.DE vs H4ZZ.DE
PR1Z.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019EL42.DE vs PR1Z.DE
H4ZA.DE
HSBC EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR0.05%—Oct 2009EL42.DE vs H4ZA.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 58. There are 76 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 96.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
ROX.DE
Expat Romania BET UCITS ETF
96
—Dec 2017EL42.DE vs ROX.DE
SELD.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF Di...
93
—Oct 2006EL42.DE vs SELD.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
92
—May 2005EL42.DE vs EXSH.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
92
—Dec 2014EL42.DE vs EUPE.DE
EXXX.DE
iShares ATX UCITS ETF (DE)
91
—Aug 2005EL42.DE vs EXXX.DE

Top Performing EL42.DE Alternatives (YTD)

EL42.DE is at 10.70% YTD. There are 113 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 36.66%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
ROX.DE
Expat Romania BET UCITS ETF
36.66%
—Dec 2017EL42.DE vs ROX.DE
SLQX.DE
Expat Slovenia SBI TOP UCITS ETF
26.18%
—Feb 2018EL42.DE vs SLQX.DE
EXXX.DE
iShares ATX UCITS ETF (DE)
24.87%
—Aug 2005EL42.DE vs EXXX.DE
XB4A.DE
Xtrackers ATX UCITS ETF (Acc)
24.81%
—Nov 2011EL42.DE vs XB4A.DE
HUBE.DE
Expat Hungary BUX UCITS ETF
22.87%
—Feb 2018EL42.DE vs HUBE.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE has 12.92% 1-year volatility. There are 51 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.90%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF8.90%—Sep 2017EL42.DE vs FLXD.DE
MIVA.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Factor UCITS...8.96%—Feb 2009EL42.DE vs MIVA.DE
EUN0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility UCITS ...9.04%—Nov 2012EL42.DE vs EUN0.DE
ESNB.DE
Expat Serbia BELEX15 UCITS ETF9.76%—Jan 2018EL42.DE vs ESNB.DE
ZPRL.DE
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF9.84%—Mar 2014EL42.DE vs ZPRL.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.58%. There are 81 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -4.01%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF
-4.01%
—Sep 2017EL42.DE vs FLXD.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
-5.08%
—Dec 2014EL42.DE vs EUPE.DE
18M2.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI EMU High Dividend UCITS ETF EUR
-6.19%
—Mar 2009EL42.DE vs 18M2.DE
EHF1.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe High Dividend Factor UCITS ETF ...
-6.24%
—Jan 2018EL42.DE vs EHF1.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
-6.65%
—May 2005EL42.DE vs EXSH.DE

Other ETFs from Deka

The 10 most viewed Deka ETFs shown here include ELFC.DE, EL4G.DE, ELFB.DE and span 4 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
ELFC.DE
Deka Euro iSTOXX ex Fin Dividend Plus UCITS ETFEurope Equities
60
13.10%
—Sep 2015EL42.DE vs ELFC.DE
EL4G.DE
Deka EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
75
12.22%
—Jun 2008EL42.DE vs EL4G.DE
ELFB.DE
Deka Oekom Euro Nachhaltigkeit UCITS ETFEurope Equities
57
13.16%
—Aug 2015EL42.DE vs ELFB.DE
ELFW.DE
Deka MSCI World UCITS ETF DistGlobal Equities
82
12.73%
—Sep 2018EL42.DE vs ELFW.DE
EL4F.DE
Deka DAX (ausschüttend) UCITS ETFEurope Equities
13
1.60%
—Jun 2008EL42.DE vs EL4F.DE
EL4A.DE
Deka DAX UCITS ETFEurope Equities
13
1.58%
—Mar 2008EL42.DE vs EL4A.DE
D6RP.DE
Deka MSCI World Climate Change ESG UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
66
12.57%
—Jun 2020EL42.DE vs D6RP.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
19
0.25%
—Mar 2009EL42.DE vs EL4S.DE
EL4X.DE
Deka DAXplus Maximum Dividend UCITS ETFEurope Equities
16
6.39%
—Apr 2009EL42.DE vs EL4X.DE
D6RD.DE
Deka Future Energy ESG UCITS ETFEnergy Equities
79
26.22%
—Jul 2022EL42.DE vs D6RD.DE

Often Compared With EL42.DE

Investors most often compare EL42.DE with QQQ, VTI, EL43.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
QQQ
Invesco QQQ ETFNasdaq-100
59
17.11%
481.14BMar 1999EL42.DE vs QQQ
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
70
11.75%
2.30TMay 2001EL42.DE vs VTI
EL43.DE
Deka MSCI Europe MC UCITS ETFEurope Equities
61
11.74%
—Jun 2009EL42.DE vs EL43.DE
IS3H.DE
iShares MSCI EMU Mid Cap UCITS ETFEurope Equities
65
13.88%
—Sep 2013EL42.DE vs IS3H.DE
ELFF.DE
Deka Euro Corporates 0-3 Liquid UCITS ETF European Corporate Bonds
26
0.67%
—Aug 2019EL42.DE vs ELFF.DE
CEMQ.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Quality Factor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
39
8.44%
—Jan 2015EL42.DE vs CEMQ.DE
D6RQ.DE
Deka MSCI USA Climate Change ESG UCITS ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
63
14.77%
—Jun 2020EL42.DE vs D6RQ.DE
IBC0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Multifactor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
78
13.51%
—Sep 2015EL42.DE vs IBC0.DE
ELF1.DE
Deka MDAX UCITS ETFEurope Equities
11
4.34%
—Apr 2014EL42.DE vs ELF1.DE
EL4N.DE
Deka iBoxx EUR Liquid Sovereign Diversified 5-7 UC...European Government Bonds
11
-0.15%
—Mar 2009EL42.DE vs EL4N.DE
ZPRD.DE
SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETFEurope Equities
63
7.67%
—Apr 2018EL42.DE vs ZPRD.DE
EL49.DE
Deka iBoxx EUR Liquid Corporates Diversified UCITS...European Corporate Bonds
14
0.47%
—Feb 2010EL42.DE vs EL49.DE
EL4C.DE
Deka STOXX Europe Strong Growth 20 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
12
9.84%
—Mar 2008EL42.DE vs EL4C.DE
AMES.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI Spain UCITS ETF EUREurope Equities
90
13.77%
—Mar 2018EL42.DE vs AMES.DE
EUPA.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Global Sector Value...Europe Equities
60
9.50%
—Dec 2022EL42.DE vs EUPA.DE
WTEE.DE
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETFEurope Equities
91
17.18%
—Oct 2014EL42.DE vs WTEE.DE
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
46
12.19%
—Jan 2015EL42.DE vs CEMT.DE
ELFA.DE
Deka EURO STOXX 50 (thesaurierend) UCITS ETFEurope Equities
38
8.04%
—May 2015EL42.DE vs ELFA.DE
PRAE.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
62
11.19%
—Jan 2020EL42.DE vs PRAE.DE
PR1E.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF DR (D)Europe Equities
62
11.13%
—Jan 2019EL42.DE vs PR1E.DE

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