iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF

ICF

Market cap $1.91B

Overview Fund Activity

60.90 USD

-0.69

1.12%

At close Updated Sep 16, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-1.12%

5 days

-0.31%

1 month

2.16%

3 months

-0.8%

6 months

-1.49%

Year to date

2.1%

1 year

-9.55%

5 years

12.88%

10 years

32.82%

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

0.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.26% [Q1] → 60.48% (-0.78%) [Q2]

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.23B [Q1] → $1.17B (-$57.9M) [Q2]

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 110

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 355 [Q1] → 345 (-10) [Q2]

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 26

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q1] → 2 (-2) [Q2]

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 7 articles about ICF published over the past 30 days

The State Of REITs: September 2025 Edition

REITs performed very well in August (+5.48%), almost pulling the REIT sector's year-to-date total return back into the black (-1.11%). Small cap (+7.52%) and mid cap REITs (+7.13%) averaged strong gains in August while large caps (+3.16%) and micro caps (+0.87%) averaged more modest returns. 83.87% of REIT securities had a positive total return in August.

The State Of REITs: September 2025 Edition

The Rate-Cut REIT Revival

Three years of persistent rate-driven pressure on the residential and commercial real estate market appears to finally be abating - and not a moment too soon. REITs were hit by a "triple whammy" of rate-related headwinds: higher borrowing costs directly squeezed profitability, eroded the relative appeal of REIT dividends, and made it near-impossible to grow accretively. Since the Fed's initial rate hike in March 2022, REITs have lagged the S&P 500 by a whopping 55 percentage points, nearly 3x the magnitude of underperformance seen in the GFC.

The Rate-Cut REIT Revival

Cool Enough For Cuts

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs this past week after relatively benign inflation data and weak employment data cleared the path for the Fed to resume rate cuts. While CPI and PPI readings continued to show a modest reacceleration in price pressures from their post-pandemic lows earlier this year, both remained "cool enough" to permit a policy pivot. The Fed is widely expected to cut reference rates by 25 basis points to a 4.25% upper bound, which follows a nine-month "pause" since the last reduction last December.

Cool Enough For Cuts

Slacking Into A Rate Cut

U.S. equity markets pushed higher this past week - while short-term benchmark interest rates plunged to three-year lows - after employment data provided decisive evidence of cooling labor markets. Viewed by markets as a "Goldilocks" set of reports, the reports showed slowing - but still positive - job growth in August alongside consistent evidence of cooling wage pressures and emerging slack. A notable milestone after several years of ultra-tight labor markets, the number of job seekers surpassed the number of available job openings for the first time since April 2021.

Slacking Into A Rate Cut

The Calm Before The Cut

U.S. equity markets were little-changed this past week as a tranquil end-of-summer week with status-quo inflation and economic indicators concluded with a jolting post-close tariff headline with highly uncertain implications. An appeals court ruled that the White House exceeded its authority under the Emergency Powers Act - the mechanism used for broad “reciprocal” tariffs - setting up a final Supreme Court showdown. The fresh injection of tariff uncertainty precedes a critical stretch of employment and inflation data and a mid-September Federal Reserve meeting that is increasingly likely to be highly contentious.

The Calm Before The Cut

Powell Pivot Sparks REIT Rebound

U.S. equity markets notched another series of record highs this week, surging into the weekend after surprisingly dovish commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Powell, who hinted at imminent rate cuts. Powell used his final Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chair to deliver a clear policy pivot, an unexpected reversal after months of insistence that tariff-related inflation warranted a hawkish framework. Markets were equally relieved by the policy-focused nature of Powell's speech amid speculation that the address may be used instead as a potential defiant sermon on central bank independence.

Powell Pivot Sparks REIT Rebound

The State Of REITs: August 2025 Edition

After a strong June (+2.56%), the REIT sector recovery stalled in July (-1.17%) as REITs fell to a -6.42% year-to-date return. Micro cap REITs (-0.20%) outperformed in July while mid caps (-1.18%), small caps (-1.33%) and large caps (-1.55%) averaged slightly deeper negative returns. 60.65% of REIT securities had a negative total return in July.

The State Of REITs: August 2025 Edition

ICF: Quality Real Estate Exposure, But Peers Look Better

ICF offers passive exposure to top U.S. REITs but is quite similar to other REIT ETFs, even with CNS's index as its benchmark. Recent performance has lagged those real estate ETF peers, with expense ratios playing a role in long-term returns. In the passive REIT ETF space, cost efficiency is key—lower expense ratios like XLRE's have driven superior performance versus ICF.

ICF: Quality Real Estate Exposure, But Peers Look Better

Disinflation Dividend: REIT Earnings Scorecard

A surprising solid REIT earnings season wrapped up this week. Of the 100 equity REITs that provide full-year FFO guidance, 62% raised their outlook - above the historical 55% average. Disinflation was a surprisingly common thread across second-quarter results, with the majority of the upside revisions being driven by improved expense expectations - the highest quantity of expense reductions ever. Healthcare REITs were notable upside standouts as senior housing fundamentals remained stellar, while skilled nursing REITs received some good news on the policy front via healthy CMS Medicare rate increases.

Disinflation Dividend: REIT Earnings Scorecard

Behind The (Revised) Curve

U.S. equity markets fell sharply this week, while benchmark interest rates retreated to three-month lows, after revised employment data showed that job growth was far weaker than initially reported. The BLS payrolls report showed softer-than-expected hiring in July and the steepest two-month downward revisions to jobs growth since 2020, raising concern that the Fed may be "behind the curve." The downward revisions came days after Fed Chair Powell used it as the primary evidence for "solid" labor markets, which justified the FOMC's decision to keep rates in "restrictive" territory.

Behind The (Revised) Curve

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