ETF comparison
USRTvsXLRE
Both Real Estate.
iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF · State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Holdings overlap
25 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of USRT and XLRE would leave roughly69.0%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 (0.080% 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 USRT vs XLRE.
Top shared holdings
25 shared in total| # | Holding | In USRT | In XLRE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELLTOWER INC | 8.31% | 11.01% | 8.31% |
| 2 | PROLOGIS INC | 7.52% | 8.68% | 7.52% |
| 3 | EQUINIX INC | 6.44% | 7.06% | 6.44% |
| 4 | DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC | 4.46% | 4.53% | 4.46% |
| 5 | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC | 4.40% | 4.98% | 4.40% |
| 6 | REALTY INCOME CORP | 4.18% | 4.55% | 4.18% |
| 7 | PUBLIC STORAGE | 3.96% | 4.48% | 3.96% |
| 8 | VENTAS INC | 3.55% | 4.47% | 3.55% |
| 9 | IRON MOUNTAIN INC (REIT) | 3.19% | 3.89% | 3.19% |
| 10 | VICI PROPERTIES INC | 2.73% | 3.01% | 2.73% |
| 11 | EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC | 2.60% | 3.18% | 2.60% |
| 12 | AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC | 2.24% | 2.71% | 2.24% |
Only in USRT
102 total- WP CAREY INC1.36%
- SUN COMMUNITIES INC1.35%
- OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC1.19%
- GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES INC1.13%
- EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC1.05%
- LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY1.03%
- AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT0.94%
- EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC0.92%
- CUBESMART0.79%
- BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC0.79%
Only in XLRE
7 total- American Tower Corp5.23%
- CBRE Group Inc4.08%
- Crown Castle Inc3.42%
- SBA Communications Corp1.94%
- Weyerhaeuser Co1.79%
- CoStar Group Inc1.20%
- State Street Global Advisors0.04%
Open USRT or XLRE at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
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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.