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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.
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF offers a more concentrated portfolio of domestic real estate at half the annual cost of the global version. State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF provides international exposure across 224 holdings compared to just 98 for the domestic fund.
The State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR) focuses exclusively on U.S. markets, while the iShares Global REIT ETF (REET) provides exposure to both developed and emerging international real estate. REET carries a lower expense ratio of 0.14% compared to RWR's 0.25%.
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF focuses on U.S. markets, while iShares Global REIT ETF provides global exposure across developed and emerging regions. iShares' ETF offers a lower expense ratio of 0.14% compared to the 0.25% cost of State Street's fund.
These two real estate ETFs focus on opposite geographies.
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF offers a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield and a more diversified portfolio than State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF maintains a lower expense ratio of 0.08% compared to 0.25% for the fund tracking the Dow Jones index While both funds share identical five-year beta profiles of 0.98, State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF has delivered higher total returns over the past year
Let me take you back to April 2001 for a second. Because that year brought a key turning point for income investors.
The REIT sector roared back into positive territory after a very brutal March. REITs averaged a remarkable 8.9% April gain and now have a +6.31% year-to-date total return. Small-cap REITs (+11.35%) soared in April as large caps (+9.05%) and mid caps (+8.13%) also saw strong gains. Micro caps (+4.49%) were also in the black but badly lagged. 91.33% of REIT securities had a positive total return in April.