
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.

iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF has a lower expense ratio of 0.32% compared to 0.46% for Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate ETF. Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate ETF provides exposure to 201 holdings, while iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF maintains a concentrated portfolio of 30 assets.

GQRE includes exposure to domestic and international stocks and offers a higher dividend yield than HAUZ. HAUZ features a significantly lower expense ratio of 0.10% and a larger portfolio with more than 400 holdings.

iShares Global REIT ETF manages $5 billion in assets, offering significantly higher liquidity than FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund. FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund provides a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield of 4.3% compared to 3.4% for the iShares fund.

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio than FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund. FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund includes domestic property exposure, whereas Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF focuses entirely on international markets.

RWR carries a lower expense ratio than GQRE. GQRE offers a higher dividend yield and broader international exposure than RWR.