
Designed for investors looking for the potential to diversify their portfolio and income streams through global real estate, the FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund strives to generally match the gross price and yield performance of its underlying benchmark, the Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate Index.
Is GQRE'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.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio of 0.13% compared to 0.46% for FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund provides a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield of 4.10% Both funds maintain similar risk profiles with 5-year maximum drawdowns exceeding 34.00%

Vanguard Real Estate ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio and higher liquidity than FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund. FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund provides global diversification and a higher trailing dividend yield compared to the domestic focus of the Vanguard fund.

The State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR) carries a lower expense ratio and has posted higher one-year returns than the FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE). GQRE offers a higher trailing dividend yield and a broader portfolio spanning more than 200 global holdings.

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iShares Global REIT ETF (REET) offers a significantly lower expense ratio than FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE). GQRE provides a higher trailing-12-month distribution yield but has experienced a deeper maximum drawdown over the last five years.