Broad real estate ETFs in the refinancing cycle
Real estate investment trusts across every kind of property. Driven by interest rates, and rents and occupancy.
34ETFs in this category
$86.2bnmoney in them
91.9%of the refinancing cycle’s money
VNQlargest unleveraged ETF, 43.7%
How they did, to Nov 2, 2026
| 1 month | YTD | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category median | +4.9% | +10.5% | +10.6% |
| Its story | +6.0% | +10.3% | +10.5% |
| Broad US ETFs | −2.5% | +11.5% | +11.8% |
Every ETF here, largest first
| # | ETF | Name | Assets | Share | 12 months | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | $37.6bn | 43.7% | +10.6% | 0.13% |
| 2 | SCHH | Schwab US REIT ETF | $11.0bn | 12.8% | +13.9% | 0.07% |
| 3 | XLRE | Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF | $8.2bn | 9.5% | +10.4% | 0.08% |
| 4 | REET | iShares Global REIT ETF | $4.8bn | 5.5% | +9.7% | 0.14% |
| 5 | USRT | iShares Core US REIT ETF | $4.3bn | 5.0% | +15.1% | 0.08% |
| 6 | IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | $4.0bn | 4.7% | +9.2% | 0.37% |
| 7 | DFGR | Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF | $3.9bn | 4.5% | +9.6% | 0.22% |
| 8 | ICF | iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF | $2.0bn | 2.3% | +13.9% | 0.32% |
| 9 | RWR | SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF | $1.8bn | 2.1% | +15.3% | 0.25% |
| 10 | DFAR | DFA Real Estate Securities Portfolio – ETF Class Shares | $1.8bn | 2.0% | +14.2% | 0.18% |
| 11 | FREL | Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF | $1.4bn | 1.6% | +10.4% | 0.08% |
| 12 | BBRE | JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF | $1.3bn | 1.5% | +14.7% | 0.11% |
| 13 | RWO | State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF | $1.2bn | 1.4% | +10.5% | 0.50% |
| 14 | AVRE | Avantis Real Estate ETF | $882m | 1.0% | +8.9% | 0.17% |
| 15 | CSRE | Cohen & Steers Real Estate Active ETF | $670m | 0.8% | +13.3% | 0.70% |
| 16 | GQRE | Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate ETF | $427m | 0.5% | +8.5% | 0.45% |
| 17 | FRI | First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund | $201m | 0.2% | +14.5% | 0.50% |
| 18 | LPRE | Long Pond Real Estate Select ETF | $182m | 0.2% | +15.3% | 1.00% |
| 19 | RSPR | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | $84m | 0.1% | +8.1% | 0.40% |
| 20 | PSR | Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate Fund | $58m | 0.1% | +15.0% | 0.35% |
| 21 | REIT | ALPS Active REIT ETF | $56m | 0.1% | +13.9% | 0.68% |
| 22 | CRIB | Russell Investments Global Real Estate ETF | $54m | 0.1% | – | 0.49% |
| 23 | BLDG | Cambria Global Real Estate ETF | $51m | 0.1% | +7.0% | 0.59% |
| 24 | NETL | Colterpoint Net Lease Real Estate ETF | $47m | 0.1% | +6.8% | 0.60% |
| 25 | NURE | Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF | $32m | 0.0% | +23.3% | 0.36% |
| 26 | BYRE | Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF | $27m | 0.0% | +10.6% | 0.60% |
| 27 | PPTY | Vident U.S. Diversified Real Estate ETF | $23m | 0.0% | +11.2% | 0.53% |
| 28 | FPRO | Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF | $14m | 0.0% | +11.9% | 0.57% |
| 29 | ERET | Ishares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF | $13m | 0.0% | +7.2% | 0.30% |
| 30 | RDOG | ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | $11m | 0.0% | +15.8% | 0.35% |
| 31 | DESK | Vaneck Office And Commercial REIT ETF | $6m | 0.0% | +4.2% | 0.51% |
| 32 | DPRE | Virtus Duff Phelps Real Estate Income ETF | $4m | 0.0% | – | 0.59% |
| 33 | REAI | Intelligent Real Estate ETF | under $1m | 0.0% | +4.7% | 0.59% |
| 34 | TRUR | VanEck Real Estate TruSector ETF | under $1m | 0.0% | – | 0.17% |
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Common questions
Which ETFs are broad real estate ETFs?34 US ETFs sit in this category of the refinancing cycle. Real estate investment trusts across every kind of property. Driven by interest rates, and rents and occupancy.
What is the largest broad real estate ETF?VNQ, Vanguard Real Estate ETF, with $37.6bn, 43.7% of the category's money.
How have broad real estate ETFs performed?The median unleveraged ETF here returned +10.6% over the last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, against +11.8% for broad US ETFs. Past performance, not a forecast.