ETF comparison

IYRvsXLRE

Both Real Estate.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF · State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
80.0%

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.

IYR only 19.5%Shared 80.0%XLRE only 19.5%
In IYR only
30 positions
Shared
31 positions
In XLRE only
1 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%
XLRE

State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF

State Street · Real Estate

77composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$8.31B
TTM yield
3.26%
Top-10 conc.
59.1%

Sub-score comparison

63
Cost
92
58
Tax efficiency
56
84
Liquidity
97
41
Concentration
30
Tracking quality
IYRsub-scoreXLRE

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

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
#HoldingIn IYRIn XLREOverlap
1WELLTOWER INC.10.82%11.01%10.82%
2PROLOGIS, INC.8.72%8.68%8.68%
3SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.4.77%4.98%4.77%
4EQUINIX, INC.4.55%7.06%4.55%
5DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.4.38%4.53%4.38%
6REALTY INCOME CORPORATION4.27%4.55%4.27%
7AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION3.85%5.23%3.85%
8PUBLIC STORAGE.3.72%4.48%3.72%
9VENTAS, INC.3.19%4.47%3.19%
10CBRE GROUP, INC.2.91%4.08%2.91%
11IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED2.78%3.89%2.78%
12CROWN 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/.

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.