iShares Global REIT ETF

REET

Market cap $4.77B

Surging oil prices and hotter inflation reports reignited rate-hike concerns, sending Treasury yields to one-year highs as the Iran conflict remained stalemated despite the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit.

iShares Global REIT ETF (REET) offers a significantly lower expense ratio than FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE). GQRE provides a higher trailing-12-month distribution yield but has experienced a deeper maximum drawdown over the last five years.

U.S. equity markets advanced for a fifth straight week - their longest winning streak since 2024 - as strong earnings, resilient data, and hopes for lasting Iran peace fueled optimism. Investors looked through another oil-price surge and inflationary pressure, focusing instead on corporate resilience and economic strength despite a complex macro backdrop shaped by geopolitical and policy uncertainty. The Fed held rates steady in an unusually fractured 8-4 vote, while Powell's plan to remain on the Board broke precedent and raised politically charged succession questions.

VNQI offers a higher dividend yield compared to REET, but has a higher five-year risk profile as measured by maximum drawdown. REET allocates more heavily to U.S.-listed real estate names and shows higher recent volatility.

REET carries a much lower expense ratio and greater assets under management than RWX. RWX delivered a stronger one-year return but lagged REET over five years on a total return basis.

GQRE charges a notably higher expense ratio but sports a higher dividend yield than REET. Both funds delivered nearly identical 1-year returns, yet GQRE saw a deeper five-year drawdown and holds fewer positions.

ICF charges a higher expense ratio and yields less than REET ICF is more concentrated, holding just 30 U.S. REITs versus REET's 325 global holdings Over five years, ICF showed stronger growth but experienced a deeper drawdown than REET

REET charges a lower expense ratio and has over twice the assets under management compared to RWR. Both funds deliver similar dividend yields and risk profiles, but REET offers broader global diversification.

HAUZ charges a lower expense ratio and currently offers a higher dividend yield than REET. HAUZ focuses exclusively on international real estate, while REET blends U.S. and global holdings.

REET offers broader global exposure with more holdings, while VNQ is U.S.-focused and much larger by assets under management VNQ and REET have nearly identical expense ratios, but VNQ delivers a slightly higher dividend yield Both funds have experienced similar five-year drawdowns and risk profiles, despite their different geographic focuses