ETF comparison

IYRvsUSRT

Both Real Estate.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF · iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
77.9%

48 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IYR and USRT would leave roughly77.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IYR only 21.6%Shared 77.9%USRT only 21.9%
In IYR only
13 positions
Shared
48 positions
In USRT only
79 positions

Side by side

IYR

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

iShares · Real Estate

64composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.37%
Net assets
$4.39B
TTM yield
2.26%
Top-10 conc.
51.2%
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

63
Cost
92
58
Tax efficiency
58
84
Liquidity
85
41
Concentration
45
Tracking quality
IYRsub-scoreUSRT

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

Cost difference

USRT is 29 bps cheaper than IYR. On a $100,000 position that's about $290/yr more in fees for IYR.

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 IYR vs USRT.

Top shared holdings

48 shared in total
#HoldingIn IYRIn USRTOverlap
1WELLTOWER INC.10.82%8.31%8.31%
2PROLOGIS, INC.8.72%7.52%7.52%
3EQUINIX, INC.4.55%6.44%4.55%
4SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.4.77%4.40%4.40%
5DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.4.38%4.46%4.38%
6REALTY INCOME CORPORATION4.27%4.18%4.18%
7PUBLIC STORAGE.3.72%3.96%3.72%
8VENTAS, INC.3.19%3.55%3.19%
9IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED2.78%3.19%2.78%
10EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.2.27%2.60%2.27%
11VICI PROPERTIES INC.2.14%2.73%2.14%
12AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.1.94%2.24%1.94%

Only in IYR

13 total
  • AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION3.85%
  • CBRE GROUP, INC.2.91%
  • CROWN CASTLE INC.2.44%
  • SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION1.38%
  • WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY1.28%
  • ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.1.21%
  • JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED1.06%
  • AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.0.92%
  • COSTAR GROUP, INC.0.85%
  • STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.0.42%

Only in USRT

79 total
  • AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC0.77%
  • CARETRUST REIT INC0.76%
  • TERRENO REALTY CORP0.57%
  • RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC0.55%
  • ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC0.53%
  • KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST0.49%
  • MACERICH COMPANY (THE)0.48%
  • PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC0.43%
  • OUTFRONT MEDIA INC0.39%
  • TANGER INC0.36%

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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.