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Deka MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (EL42.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 5, 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 163 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
PRAE.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020EL42.DE vs PRAE.DE
H4ZA.DE
HSBC EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR0.05%—Oct 2009EL42.DE vs H4ZA.DE
PRAZ.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020EL42.DE vs PRAZ.DE
PR1E.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019EL42.DE vs PR1E.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 36. There are 77 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 84.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
SELD.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF Di...
84
—Oct 2006EL42.DE vs SELD.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
83
—May 2005EL42.DE vs EXSH.DE
WTEE.DE
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF
74
—Oct 2014EL42.DE vs WTEE.DE
CEMS.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor UCITS ETF
71
—Jan 2015EL42.DE vs CEMS.DE
D5BL.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Value UCITS ETF
70
—Mar 2010EL42.DE vs D5BL.DE

Top Performing EL42.DE Alternatives (YTD)

EL42.DE is at 7.59% YTD. There are 76 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 16.87%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
AMED.DE
Amundi MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Select UCITS ETF DR EU...
16.87%
—Feb 2018EL42.DE vs AMED.DE
IBCJ.DE
iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
16.30%
—Jan 2011EL42.DE vs IBCJ.DE
EXS2.DE
iShares TecDAX UCITS ETF (DE)
15.70%
—Apr 2001EL42.DE vs EXS2.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
15.44%
—Dec 2014EL42.DE vs EUPE.DE
DBXI.DE
Xtrackers FTSE MIB UCITS ETF
14.49%
—Jan 2007EL42.DE vs DBXI.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE has 12.74% 1-year volatility. There are 45 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 6.11%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETF6.11%—Jan 2015EL42.DE vs CEMT.DE
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF8.70%—Sep 2017EL42.DE vs FLXD.DE
MIVA.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Factor UCITS...8.76%—Apr 2018EL42.DE vs MIVA.DE
EUN0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility UCITS ...8.77%—Nov 2012EL42.DE vs EUN0.DE
ZPRL.DE
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF9.22%—Mar 2014EL42.DE vs ZPRL.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to EL42.DE

EL42.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.57%. There are 70 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -4.02%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF
-4.02%
—Sep 2017EL42.DE vs FLXD.DE
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETF
-4.26%
—Jan 2015EL42.DE vs CEMT.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
-5.82%
—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

Other ETFs from Deka

The 10 most viewed Deka ETFs shown here include ELFC.DE, EL4G.DE, ELFB.DE and span 5 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
ELFC.DE
Deka Euro iSTOXX ex Fin Dividend Plus UCITS ETFEurope Equities
55
12.62%
—Sep 2015EL42.DE vs ELFC.DE
EL4G.DE
Deka EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
53
7.82%
—Jun 2008EL42.DE vs EL4G.DE
ELFB.DE
Deka Oekom Euro Nachhaltigkeit UCITS ETFEurope Equities
39
9.36%
—Aug 2015EL42.DE vs ELFB.DE
ELFW.DE
Deka MSCI World UCITS ETF DistGlobal Equities
68
10.68%
—Sep 2018EL42.DE vs ELFW.DE
EL4F.DE
Deka DAX (ausschüttend) UCITS ETFEurope Equities
11
1.34%
—Jun 2008EL42.DE vs EL4F.DE
EL4A.DE
Deka DAX UCITS ETFEurope Equities
11
1.28%
—Mar 2008EL42.DE vs EL4A.DE
D6RP.DE
Deka MSCI World Climate Change ESG UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
58
11.26%
—Jun 2020EL42.DE vs D6RP.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
17
0.11%
—Mar 2009EL42.DE vs EL4S.DE
D6RD.DE
Deka Future Energy ESG UCITS ETFEnergy Equities
94
48.10%
—Jul 2022EL42.DE vs D6RD.DE
ELFF.DE
Deka Euro Corporates 0-3 Liquid UCITS ETF European Corporate Bonds
23
0.40%
—Aug 2019EL42.DE vs ELFF.DE

Often Compared With EL42.DE

Investors most often compare EL42.DE with QQQ, VTI, EL4X.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
QQQ
Invesco QQQ ETFNasdaq-100
62
14.92%
493.99BMar 1999EL42.DE vs QQQ
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
64
8.72%
2.20TMay 2001EL42.DE vs VTI
EL4X.DE
Deka DAXplus Maximum Dividend UCITS ETFEurope Equities
16
6.17%
—Apr 2009EL42.DE vs EL4X.DE
EL43.DE
Deka MSCI Europe MC UCITS ETFEurope Equities
38
7.83%
—Jun 2009EL42.DE vs EL43.DE
IS3H.DE
iShares MSCI EMU Mid Cap UCITS ETFEurope Equities
43
9.28%
—Sep 2013EL42.DE vs IS3H.DE
CEMQ.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Quality Factor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
19
4.17%
—Jan 2015EL42.DE vs CEMQ.DE
D6RQ.DE
Deka MSCI USA Climate Change ESG UCITS ETFLarge Cap Blend Equities
61
14.41%
—Jun 2020EL42.DE vs D6RQ.DE
ELF1.DE
Deka MDAX UCITS ETFEurope Equities
13
6.68%
—Apr 2014EL42.DE vs ELF1.DE
IBC0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Multifactor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
50
9.99%
—Sep 2015EL42.DE vs IBC0.DE
EL49.DE
Deka iBoxx EUR Liquid Corporates Diversified UCITS...European Corporate Bonds
15
0.49%
—Feb 2010EL42.DE vs EL49.DE
ZPRD.DE
SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETFEurope Equities
53
5.97%
—Apr 2018EL42.DE vs ZPRD.DE
AMES.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI Spain UCITS ETF EUREurope Equities
64
7.00%
—Mar 2018EL42.DE vs AMES.DE
ASWA.DE
HANetf European Green Deal UCITS ETF AccEurope Equities
10
-10.58%
—Jul 2023EL42.DE vs ASWA.DE
H4ZZ.DE
HSBC Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)Europe Equities
29
7.20%
—Jun 2022EL42.DE vs H4ZZ.DE
5HEU.DE
Ossiam ESG Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector UC...Europe Equities———Dec 2021EL42.DE vs 5HEU.DE
EL4C.DE
Deka STOXX Europe Strong Growth 20 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
13
12.27%
—Mar 2008EL42.DE vs EL4C.DE
EL4N.DE
Deka iBoxx EUR Liquid Sovereign Diversified 5-7 UC...European Government Bonds
10
0.04%
—Mar 2009EL42.DE vs EL4N.DE
EUPA.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Global Sector Value...Europe Equities
45
8.36%
—Dec 2022EL42.DE vs EUPA.DE
XESD.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETFEurope Equities
65
7.26%
—Dec 2013EL42.DE vs XESD.DE
PR1Z.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF DR (D)Europe Equities
39
9.20%
—Jan 2019EL42.DE vs PR1Z.DE

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