iShares Global REIT ETF REET
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.14% · Excellent — keeps more returns in your pocket
- AUM (Fund Size) 4.89B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 3.36% · Strong income distribution
- Diversification 10 holdings · Top-10 = 41.1% — moderate concentration
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +9.2%/yr · 5Y avg +2.7%/yr
- Annual Volatility 12.5% · Moderate
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -9.0% · Resilient — contained loss periods
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 1.31 · Good — earns well per unit of risk
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
The index is designed to track the performance of publicly-listed real estate investment trusts ("REITs") (or their local equivalents) in both developed and emerging markets. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks Global REITs.
- Category: Global Real Estate · managed by iShares.
- Diversification: 10 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 41.1% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: Welltower Inc (WELL) at 8.74%.
- Top sector: Realestate at 99.8% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: United States (38.8%), Australia (2.3%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.14% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 3.36%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +9.20% · 5Y avg +2.74% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Geographic Allocation
| Country / Region | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 38.79% |
| Australia | 2.35% |
Inferred from the listing exchange of each top holding; the underlying fund may invest beyond the holdings shown here.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Bullish (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Very low expense ratio (0.14%) — cost-efficient core holding.
- Attractive risk-adjusted return (Sharpe~1.31).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (10)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELL | Welltower Inc | +8.74% |
| 2 | PLD | Prologis Inc | +6.88% |
| 3 | EQIX | Equinix Inc | +5.59% |
| 4 | SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | +3.89% |
| 5 | DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc | +3.42% |
| 6 | O | Realty Income Corp | +3.15% |
| 7 | PSA | Public Storage | +2.74% |
| 8 | GMG.AX | Goodman Group | +2.35% |
| 9 | VTR | Ventas Inc | +2.34% |
| 10 | IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | +2.03% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
Sector Allocation
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