ETF comparison
REET vs VNQI
Both International Real Estate.
iShares Global REIT ETF · Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
212 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of REET and VNQI would leave roughly 26.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VNQI is 2 bps cheaper than REET. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for REET.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with REET vs VNQI.
Top shared holdings
212 shared in total| # | Holding | In REET | In VNQI | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOODMAN GROUP | 2.22% | 4.02% | 2.22% |
| 2 | SEGRO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.94% | 1.67% | 0.94% |
| 3 | UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD SE | 0.79% | 1.40% | 0.79% |
| 4 | SCENTRE GROUP | 0.76% | 1.35% | 0.76% |
| 5 | Link Real Estate Investment Trust | 0.69% | 1.22% | 0.69% |
| 6 | CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | 0.66% | 1.11% | 0.66% |
| 7 | KLEPIERRE SA | 0.54% | 0.95% | 0.54% |
| 8 | CapitaLand Ascendas REIT | 0.44% | 0.79% | 0.44% |
| 9 | CHARTER HALL GROUP | 0.41% | 0.73% | 0.41% |
| 10 | MERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S.A. | 0.40% | 0.71% | 0.40% |
| 11 | AEDIFICA NV | 0.40% | 0.71% | 0.40% |
| 12 | Vicinity Centres | 0.39% | 0.70% | 0.39% |
Only in REET
112 total- WELLTOWER INC. 8.85%
- PROLOGIS, INC. 7.20%
- EQUINIX, INC. 5.36%
- SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 3.91%
- DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 3.64%
- REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 3.18%
- PUBLIC STORAGE. 2.91%
- VENTAS, INC. 2.42%
- IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED 1.93%
- EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC. 1.66%
Only in VNQI
494 total- Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd 2.79%
- Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd 2.54%
- Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd 2.28%
- Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd 1.98%
- Vonovia SE 1.94%
- Emaar Properties PJSC 1.74%
- Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd 1.68%
- Swiss Prime Site AG 1.23%
- China Resources Land Ltd 1.14%
- CK Asset Holdings Ltd 1.13%
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