

RWR delivered higher returns over the past one- and five-year periods, while HAUZ offers lower fees and broader diversification.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF offers a lower expense ratio and significantly larger assets under management than State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF. State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF has delivered a higher one-year total return and stronger growth of a $1,000 investment over the last five years.

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

The State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR) focuses exclusively on U.S. real estate investment trusts, while Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (VNQI) provides exposure to property markets in more than 30 countries outside the United States. VNQI offers a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield than the State Street fund.

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF offers a lower expense ratio of 0.07% compared to 0.25% for State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF has delivered a higher 22.20% total return over the last 12 months and provides a higher trailing dividend yield Both funds concentrate 100% of assets in the real estate sector and share similar top holdings like Welltower and Prologis

Let me take you back a little over six months, to December 2025.

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.