ETF comparison

FRELvsUSRT

Both Real Estate.

Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF · iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
81.1%

106 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FREL and USRT would leave roughly81.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FREL only 18.9%Shared 81.1%USRT only 18.7%
In FREL only
22 positions
Shared
106 positions
In USRT only
21 positions

Side by side

FREL

Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF

Fidelity · Real Estate

71composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.084%
Net assets
$1.48B
TTM yield
3.38%
Top-10 conc.
47.5%
USRT

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

iShares · Real Estate

76composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$4.57B
TTM yield
2.66%
Top-10 conc.
48.7%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
92
56
Tax efficiency
58
64
Liquidity
85
46
Concentration
45
Tracking quality
FRELsub-scoreUSRT

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.084% vs 0.080%).

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FREL vs USRT.

Top shared holdings

106 shared in total
#HoldingIn FRELIn USRTOverlap
1Welltower Inc8.60%8.31%8.31%
2Prologis Inc8.19%7.52%7.52%
3Equinix Inc4.72%6.44%4.72%
4Digital Realty Trust Inc4.32%4.46%4.32%
5Simon Property Group Inc4.28%4.40%4.28%
6Realty Income Corp3.70%4.18%3.70%
7Public Storage3.09%3.96%3.09%
8Ventas Inc2.58%3.55%2.58%
9Iron Mountain Inc2.42%3.19%2.42%
10VICI Properties Inc2.04%2.73%2.04%
11Extra Space Storage Inc1.99%2.60%1.99%
12AvalonBay Communities Inc1.71%2.24%1.71%

Only in FREL

22 total
  • American Tower Corp5.29%
  • CBRE Group Inc2.75%
  • Crown Castle Inc2.50%
  • SBA Communications Corp1.57%
  • Weyerhaeuser Co1.18%
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Inc1.00%
  • CoStar Group Inc0.95%
  • Zillow Group Inc0.47%
  • Rayonier Inc0.42%
  • Opendoor Technologies Inc0.31%

Only in USRT

21 total
  • INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC0.13%
  • SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST0.07%
  • PEAKSTONE REALTY TRUST0.07%
  • CTO REALTY GROWTH INC0.05%
  • POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC0.05%
  • UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST0.05%
  • SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC0.05%
  • COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC0.04%
  • CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC0.04%
  • FARMLAND PARTNERS INC0.04%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.