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Real Estate ETFs (REITs)
Real estate ETFs invest in REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) that own and manage properties: offices, shopping centers, warehouses, residential buildings.
Why invest
High dividends (REITs must distribute 90% of their income). Real estate diversification without direct purchase.
How to choose
Choose based on property type (commercial, residential, industrial) and geography.
Tax considerations
REIT distributions are often taxed as ordinary income, not eligible dividends. Prioritize registered accounts.
Best account
TFSA — REIT distributions are taxed as ordinary income - TFSA fully protects.
How are REIT distributions taxed?
Unlike stock dividends, REIT distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income (at marginal rate). TFSA or RRSP is therefore strongly recommended for real estate ETFs.
XRE vs ZRE: what is the difference?
XRE is cap-weighted (largest REITs dominate), while ZRE is equal-weighted (each REIT has same weight). ZRE offers more diversification but may underperform if large REITs do better.
Real Estate ETFs (REITs)
Real estate ETFs invest in REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) that own and manage properties: offices, shopping centers, warehouses, residential buildings.
Why invest
High dividends (REITs must distribute 90% of their income). Real estate diversification without direct purchase.
How to choose
Choose based on property type (commercial, residential, industrial) and geography.
Tax considerations
REIT distributions are often taxed as ordinary income, not eligible dividends. Prioritize registered accounts.
Best account
TFSA — REIT distributions are taxed as ordinary income - TFSA fully protects.
How are REIT distributions taxed?
Unlike stock dividends, REIT distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income (at marginal rate). TFSA or RRSP is therefore strongly recommended for real estate ETFs.
XRE vs ZRE: what is the difference?
XRE is cap-weighted (largest REITs dominate), while ZRE is equal-weighted (each REIT has same weight). ZRE offers more diversification but may underperform if large REITs do better.
Holdings | Strategy | Dist. Freq. | Market | ||||||||||
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IS IDGT U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF | +13.65% | 0.39% | +17 | 1.13% | 2001 | 140M$ | 1.05 | Index | Qtr. | 77K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN KBWP KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF | +9.82% | 0.35% | +83 | 1.97% | 2010 | 259M$ | 0.44 | Index | Qtr. | 12K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
MI MREL Middlefield Real Estate Dividend ETF | +5.06% | 0.99% | 6.78% | 2011 | 162M$ | 0.46 | Active | Mo. | 11K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS USRT Core U.S. REIT ETF | +4.66% | 0.08% | 2.98% | 2007 | 3.3G$ | 1.12 | Index | Qtr. | 436K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
AL REIT Active REIT ETF | +4.25% | 0.68% | +20 | 3.01% | 2021 | 46M$ | 1.04 | Active | Qtr. | 10K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
MA QRET Developed Markets Real Estate Index ETF | +4.20% | 0.40% | 2.78% | 2020 | 24M$ | 0.71 | Index | Qtr. | 358 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
GL HCRE Equal Weight Canadian REITs Index Corporate Class ETF | +4.03% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 2019 | 50M$ | 0.60 | Index | — | 1K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
ST RWR State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF | +3.85% | 0.25% | +95 | 3.40% | 2001 | 1.8G$ | 1.04 | Index | Qtr. | 295K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
JA JRE U.S. Real Estate ETF | +3.79% | 0.65% | +16 | 5.35% | 2021 | 4M$ | 0.98 | Active | Qtr. | 793 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
CI CGRE Global REIT Private Pool | +3.55% | 0.70% | 4.71% | 2020 | 44M$ | 0.72 | Active | Mo. | 2K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS CGR Global Real Estate Index ETF | +3.51% | 0.72% | 2.30% | 2008 | 277M$ | 0.72 | Index | Qtr. | 4K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
CI RIT Canadian REIT ETF | +3.36% | 0.75% | 4.57% | 2004 | 424M$ | 0.60 | Active | Mo. | 8K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
BM ZRE Equal Weight REITs Index ETF | +3.18% | 0.55% | 4.09% | 2010 | 627M$ | 0.61 | Index | Mo. | 18K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
PU PHR Real Estate Income Fund | +3.07% | 0.65% | 4.17% | 2014 | 6M$ | 0.59 | Active | Mo. | 190 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
TD TGRE TD Active Global Real Estate Equity ETF | +2.99% | 0.65% | 4.85% | 2019 | 95M$ | 0.72 | Active | Mo. | 2K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
SC SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | +2.87% | 0.07% | 2.96% | 2011 | 9.1G$ | 1.13 | Index | Qtr. | 4.5M | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IS REET Global REIT ETF | +2.17% | 0.14% | +107 | 3.65% | 2014 | 4.4G$ | 1.06 | Index | Qtr. | 2.0M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
AL RDOG REIT Dividend Dogs ETF | +2.15% | 0.35% | +36 | 6.92% | 2008 | 10M$ | 1.08 | Index | Qtr. | 1K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
CA BLDG Cambria Global Real Estate ETF | +2.15% | 0.59% | +71 | 6.11% | 2020 | 47M$ | 0.90 | Index | Qtr. | 34K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN RSPR S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | +2.04% | 0.40% | 2.90% | 2015 | 92M$ | 1.05 | Index | Qtr. | 18K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
FL GQRE FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund | +2.01% | 0.45% | +57 | 4.29% | 2013 | 401M$ | 1.01 | Factor | Qtr. | 24K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA VNQ Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares | +1.97% | 0.13% | +150 | 3.93% | 2004 | 64.7G$ | 1.10 | Index | Qtr. | 3.0M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IYR U.S. Real Estate ETF | +1.97% | 0.38% | +1267 | 2.38% | 2000 | 4.0G$ | 1.10 | Index | Qtr. | 5.3M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
WI WTRE New Economy Real Estate ETF | +1.90% | 0.58% | +22 | 2.10% | 2007 | 15M$ | 1.42 | Index | Semi-ann. | 4K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN PSR Active U.S. Real Estate Fund | +1.88% | 0.35% | +24 | 2.62% | 2008 | 47M$ | 1.04 | Active | Qtr. | 4K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST RWO State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF | +1.86% | 0.50% | 3.28% | 2008 | 1.2G$ | 1.03 | Index | Qtr. | 44K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IS XRE S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF | +1.63% | 0.61% | 4.12% | 2002 | 1.1G$ | 0.63 | Index | Mo. | 249K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IN KBWY KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF | +1.47% | 0.35% | +83 | 9.86% | 2010 | 253M$ | 1.10 | Covered Call | Mo. | 104K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA VRE FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF | +1.36% | 0.35% | 2.82% | 2012 | 281M$ | 0.63 | Index | Mo. | 10K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
NU NURE Short-Term REIT ETF | +1.29% | 0.35% | +3068 | 5.07% | 2016 | 30M$ | 0.98 | Index | Qtr. | 5K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
SP SPRE S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF | +1.27% | 0.50% | 3.82% | 2020 | 209M$ | 1.27 | Index | Mo. | 92K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
VI PFFR InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF | +0.61% | 0.45% | +99 | 8.50% | 2017 | 111M$ | 1.04 | Index | Mo. | 35K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
XT HAUZ International Real Estate ETF | -1.35% | 0.10% | +87 | 4.66% | 2013 | 966M$ | 1.10 | Index | Semi-ann. | 94K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA VNQI Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares | -1.53% | 0.12% | +43 | 4.87% | 2010 | 3.7G$ | 1.05 | Index | Ann. | 244K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS REM Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF | -2.53% | 0.48% | +884 | 9.22% | 2007 | 545M$ | 1.17 | Index | Qtr. | 456K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IFGL International Developed Real Estate ETF | -2.60% | 0.48% | +278 | 3.54% | 2007 | 90M$ | 1.00 | Index | Semi-ann. | 10K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST RWX State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF | -2.69% | 0.59% | - | 3.60% | 2006 | 274M$ | 1.00 | Index | Qtr. | 22K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
HA HGR REIT Leaders Income ETF | -3.16% | 0.85% | 10.20% | 2017 | 33M$ | 0.70 | Active | Mo. | 16K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
DY DXRE Active Real Estate ETF | — | 0.65% | +2 | 2.61% | 2024 | 38M$ | 0.66 | Active | Qtr. | 188 | 🇨🇦 Canada | ||
GL REIT Equal Weight Canadian REITs Index ETF | — | 0.00% | 4.06% | 2025 | 4M$ | 0.69 | Index | Mo. | 786 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
HA RMAX REITs YIELD MAXIMIZER TM ETF | — | 0.65% | 10.43% | 2024 | 144M$ | 0.00 | Active | Mo. | 9K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
CO CRED Columbia Research Enhanced Real Estate ETF | — | 0.33% | +58 | 3.07% | 2023 | 3M$ | 0.00 | Index | Qtr. | 353 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
DI DFGR Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF | — | 0.22% | +440 | 4.23% | 2022 | 3.2G$ | 1.07 | Index | Qtr. | 452K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
DI DFAR Dimensional US Real Estate ETF | — | 0.19% | +440 | 2.98% | 2022 | 1.6G$ | 1.06 | Index | Qtr. | 2.6M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA DESK Vaneck Office And Commercial REIT ETF | — | 0.52% | +15 | 5.73% | 2023 | 2M$ | 0.00 | Index | Qtr. | 1K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
NE IYRI NEOS Real Estate High Income ET | — | 0.68% | +469 | 11.68% | 2025 | 236M$ | 0.00 | Active | Mo. | 75K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
LO LPRE Long Pond Real Estate Select ETF | — | 1.00% | — | 2025 | 132M$ | 0.00 | Active | Qtr. | 14K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
RI RITA ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF | — | 0.50% | +38 | 2.86% | 2021 | 8M$ | 1.00 | Index | Qtr. | 2K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
YI RNTY YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF | — | 0.99% | — | 2025 | 5M$ | 0.00 | Covered Call | Mo. | 1K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
VE VGSR Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF | — | 0.45% | +1 | 3.76% | 2017 | 459M$ | 1.11 | Thematic | Qtr. | 70K | 🇺🇸 United States |