ETF comparison

USRTvsXLRE

Both Real Estate.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
69.0%

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.

USRT only 30.9%Shared 69.0%XLRE only 30.5%
In USRT only
102 positions
Shared
25 positions
In XLRE only
7 positions

Side by side

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%
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

92
Cost
92
58
Tax efficiency
56
85
Liquidity
97
45
Concentration
30
Tracking quality
USRTsub-scoreXLRE

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
#HoldingIn USRTIn XLREOverlap
1WELLTOWER INC8.31%11.01%8.31%
2PROLOGIS INC7.52%8.68%7.52%
3EQUINIX INC6.44%7.06%6.44%
4DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC4.46%4.53%4.46%
5SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC4.40%4.98%4.40%
6REALTY INCOME CORP4.18%4.55%4.18%
7PUBLIC STORAGE3.96%4.48%3.96%
8VENTAS INC3.55%4.47%3.55%
9IRON MOUNTAIN INC (REIT)3.19%3.89%3.19%
10VICI PROPERTIES INC2.73%3.01%2.73%
11EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC2.60%3.18%2.60%
12AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC2.24%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.