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The iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF is designed to mirror the investment performance of an index comprising real estate companies in developed economies. It actively aims for a higher allocation towards firms that exhibit robust green certifications and superior energy efficiency, differentiating itself from its broader underlying benchmark.
Is ERET's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
REITs extended their winning streak into August with a +2.11% average total return and are now +6.97% thus far in 2024. Large cap (+5.27%), mid-cap (+3.51%) and small cap REITs (+0.84%) averaged gains in August. Micro caps (-3.03%), however, finished August in the red. 68.39% of REIT securities had a positive total return in August.
The REIT sector soared in July with an +8.33% average total return and is now in the black year to date with +3.83% thus far in 2024. Small cap (+9.91%) and mid-cap REITs (+9.77%) averaged the highest total returns in July. Micro-caps (+5.85%) and large-caps (+5.53%) were also in the black in July, albeit. 86.84% of REIT securities had a positive total return in July.
The REIT sector continued to recover in June with a +1.12% average total return, but closed out the first half of the year in the red (-3.86%). Micro cap REITs (-3.79%) averaged a negative total return in June, but small caps (+1.01%), mid-caps (+2.29%) and large caps (+2.88%) finished in the black. 65.58% of REIT securities had a positive total return in June.
With a -4.27% average total return in April, REITs have now seen declines in 3 of the first 4 months of 2024. Micro caps (-2.71%) and small caps (-2.87%) averaged low single digit declines in April, while mid-caps (-5.36%) and large caps (-5.99%) performed even worse. 78.71% of REIT securities had a negative total return in April.
REITs bounced back from a rough start to the year with a strong +3.26% average total return in March. Mid cap (+5.04%), small cap (+3.90%) and large cap REITs (+2.32%) averaged gains in March, while micro caps (-0.32%) saw yet another month in the red. 78.06% of REIT securities had a positive total return in March.