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iShares MDAX UCITS ETF (DE) (EXS3.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 18, 2026

EXS3.DE is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the MDAX®. EXS3.DE launched on Apr 19, 2001 and has a 0.51% expense ratio.

iShares MDAX UCITS ETF (DE) (EXS3.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 EXS3.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to EXS3.DE

EXS3.DE charges 0.51% annually. There are 239 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 2018EXS3.DE vs LCUK.DE
H4ZA.DE
HSBC EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR0.05%—Oct 2009EXS3.DE vs H4ZA.DE
PR1Z.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019EXS3.DE vs PR1Z.DE
PRAZ.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020EXS3.DE vs PRAZ.DE
PRAE.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020EXS3.DE vs PRAE.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to EXS3.DE

EXS3.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 12. There are 248 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 97.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
ROX.DE
Expat Romania BET UCITS ETF
97
—Dec 2017EXS3.DE vs ROX.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
93
—Dec 2014EXS3.DE vs EUPE.DE
SELD.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF Di...
93
—Oct 2006EXS3.DE vs SELD.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
93
—May 2005EXS3.DE vs EXSH.DE
WTEE.DE
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF
92
—Oct 2014EXS3.DE vs WTEE.DE

Top Performing EXS3.DE Alternatives (YTD)

EXS3.DE is at 3.35% YTD. There are 241 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 39.19%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
ROX.DE
Expat Romania BET UCITS ETF
39.19%
—Dec 2017EXS3.DE vs ROX.DE
SLQX.DE
Expat Slovenia SBI TOP UCITS ETF
26.72%
—Feb 2018EXS3.DE vs SLQX.DE
XB4A.DE
Xtrackers ATX UCITS ETF (Acc)
22.80%
—Nov 2011EXS3.DE vs XB4A.DE
EXXX.DE
iShares ATX UCITS ETF (DE)
22.53%
—Aug 2005EXS3.DE vs EXXX.DE
HUBE.DE
Expat Hungary BUX UCITS ETF
21.71%
—Feb 2018EXS3.DE vs HUBE.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to EXS3.DE

EXS3.DE has 18.81% 1-year volatility. There are 248 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.93%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF8.93%—Sep 2017EXS3.DE vs FLXD.DE
MIVA.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Factor UCITS...8.95%—Feb 2009EXS3.DE vs MIVA.DE
EUN0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility UCITS ...9.03%—Nov 2012EXS3.DE vs EUN0.DE
ESNB.DE
Expat Serbia BELEX15 UCITS ETF9.72%—Jan 2018EXS3.DE vs ESNB.DE
ZPRL.DE
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF9.87%—Mar 2014EXS3.DE vs ZPRL.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to EXS3.DE

EXS3.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -14.62%. There are 255 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 2017EXS3.DE vs FLXD.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
-5.08%
—Dec 2014EXS3.DE vs EUPE.DE
18M2.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI EMU High Dividend UCITS ETF EUR
-6.19%
—Mar 2009EXS3.DE vs 18M2.DE
EHF1.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe High Dividend Factor UCITS ETF ...
-6.24%
—Jan 2018EXS3.DE vs EHF1.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
-6.65%
—May 2005EXS3.DE vs EXSH.DE

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include SXR8.DE, QDVE.DE, SXRV.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SXR8.DE
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
73
11.80%
—May 2010EXS3.DE vs SXR8.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
43
17.05%
—Nov 2015EXS3.DE vs QDVE.DE
SXRV.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Nasdaq-100
57
15.23%
—Jan 2010EXS3.DE vs SXRV.DE
EUNL.DE
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
79
11.72%
—Sep 2009EXS3.DE vs EUNL.DE
SEC0.DE
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF USD (...Semiconductors, Technology Equities
95
84.13%
—Aug 2021EXS3.DE vs SEC0.DE
IUSQ.DE
iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)Global Equities
80
12.59%
—Oct 2011EXS3.DE vs IUSQ.DE
NQSE.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
42
10.53%
—Jan 2010EXS3.DE vs NQSE.DE
IS3N.DE
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI UCITS ETF (...Emerging Markets Equities
62
18.17%
—May 2014EXS3.DE vs IS3N.DE
EUNA.DE
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedge...Global Bonds
13
-0.81%
—Nov 2017EXS3.DE vs EUNA.DE
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...Global Equities, Dividend
97
18.46%
—Sep 2009EXS3.DE vs ISPA.DE

Often Compared With EXS3.DE

Investors most often compare EXS3.DE with DAX, ^GSPC, FWIA.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
DAX
Global X DAX Germany ETFEurope Equities
9
-2.05%
239.74MOct 2014EXS3.DE vs DAX
^GSPC
S&P 500 Index
58
8.94%
——EXS3.DE vs ^GSPC
FWIA.DE
Invesco FTSE All-World UCITS ETF AccGlobal Equities
85
13.70%
—Jun 2023EXS3.DE vs FWIA.DE
XLKQ.L
Invesco Technology S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETF ...Technology Equities
41
14.80%
1.67BDec 2009EXS3.DE vs XLKQ.L
CSSX5E.MI
iShares Core EURO STOXX 50 ETF EUR AccEurope Equities
44
9.45%
—Jan 2010EXS3.DE vs CSSX5E.MI
SC0E.DE
Invesco MSCI Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
62
10.48%
—Mar 2009EXS3.DE vs SC0E.DE
SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
29
5.02%
60.56BDec 2009EXS3.DE vs SCHG
FEQD.L
Fidelity Europe Quality Income UCITS ETFEurope Equities
55
9.21%
54.12MOct 2017EXS3.DE vs FEQD.L
ELFC.DE
Deka Euro iSTOXX ex Fin Dividend Plus UCITS ETFEurope Equities
71
13.62%
—Sep 2015EXS3.DE vs ELFC.DE
EQQQ.DE
Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
56
15.17%
—Dec 2002EXS3.DE vs EQQQ.DE
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A
95
10.93%
——EXS3.DE vs GOOGL
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
48
12.49%
—Jan 2015EXS3.DE vs CEMT.DE
SPYU.DE
SPDR MSCI Europe Utilities UCITS ETFUtilities Equities
84
19.73%
—Dec 2014EXS3.DE vs SPYU.DE
EL4C.DE
Deka STOXX Europe Strong Growth 20 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
12
8.35%
—Mar 2008EXS3.DE vs EL4C.DE
VEUR.AS
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
59
10.36%
—May 2013EXS3.DE vs VEUR.AS
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
59
9.60%
1.70TSep 2010EXS3.DE vs VOO
GOOG
Alphabet Inc
95
10.44%
——EXS3.DE vs GOOG
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETFNasdaq-100
47
13.49%
100.59BOct 2020EXS3.DE vs QQQM
SXRT.DE
iShares Core EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)Europe Equities
43
9.67%
—Jan 2010EXS3.DE vs SXRT.DE
CEBP.DE
iShares MSCI EMU USD Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc)Europe Equities
71
14.84%
—Jun 2015EXS3.DE vs CEBP.DE

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