ETF comparison
FRELvsXLRE
Both Real Estate.
Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF · State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Holdings overlap
31 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FREL and XLRE would leave roughly73.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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 XLRE.
Top shared holdings
31 shared in total| # | Holding | In FREL | In XLRE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 8.60% | 11.01% | 8.60% |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 8.19% | 8.68% | 8.19% |
| 3 | American Tower Corp | 5.29% | 5.23% | 5.23% |
| 4 | Equinix Inc | 4.72% | 7.06% | 4.72% |
| 5 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 4.32% | 4.53% | 4.32% |
| 6 | Simon Property Group Inc | 4.28% | 4.98% | 4.28% |
| 7 | Realty Income Corp | 3.70% | 4.55% | 3.70% |
| 8 | Public Storage | 3.09% | 4.48% | 3.09% |
| 9 | CBRE Group Inc | 2.75% | 4.08% | 2.75% |
| 10 | Ventas Inc | 2.58% | 4.47% | 2.58% |
| 11 | Crown Castle Inc | 2.50% | 3.42% | 2.50% |
| 12 | Iron Mountain Inc | 2.42% | 3.89% | 2.42% |
Only in FREL
97 total- Sun Communities Inc1.06%
- WP Carey Inc1.05%
- Jones Lang LaSalle Inc1.00%
- Omega Healthcare Investors Inc0.87%
- Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc0.87%
- Lamar Advertising Co0.80%
- Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc0.75%
- American Homes 4 Rent0.69%
- EastGroup Properties Inc0.67%
- CubeSmart0.60%
Only in XLRE
1 total- State Street Global Advisors0.04%
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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.