ETF comparison
IYRvsXLRE
Both Real Estate.
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF · State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Holdings overlap
31 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IYR and XLRE would leave roughly80.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
XLRE 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 XLRE.
Top shared holdings
31 shared in total| # | Holding | In IYR | In XLRE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELLTOWER INC. | 10.82% | 11.01% | 10.82% |
| 2 | PROLOGIS, INC. | 8.72% | 8.68% | 8.68% |
| 3 | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. | 4.77% | 4.98% | 4.77% |
| 4 | EQUINIX, INC. | 4.55% | 7.06% | 4.55% |
| 5 | DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. | 4.38% | 4.53% | 4.38% |
| 6 | REALTY INCOME CORPORATION | 4.27% | 4.55% | 4.27% |
| 7 | AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | 3.85% | 5.23% | 3.85% |
| 8 | PUBLIC STORAGE. | 3.72% | 4.48% | 3.72% |
| 9 | VENTAS, INC. | 3.19% | 4.47% | 3.19% |
| 10 | CBRE GROUP, INC. | 2.91% | 4.08% | 2.91% |
| 11 | IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED | 2.78% | 3.89% | 2.78% |
| 12 | CROWN CASTLE INC. | 2.44% | 3.42% | 2.44% |
Only in IYR
30 total- ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.1.21%
- W.P. CAREY INC.1.18%
- JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED1.06%
- OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC.1.05%
- SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.1.03%
- LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY1.00%
- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.0.93%
- AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.0.92%
- EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.0.92%
- EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.0.80%
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/.
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