REIT ETF Overview

REIT ETFs hold exclusively real estate investments trusts (REITs). These trusts own or finance income-producing real estate. They provide investors with regular distributions, diversifications, high liquidity and the potential of real estate capital appreciation.

With 20 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, REIT ETFs have total assets under management of $15.60B. The average expense ratio is 0.41%. REIT ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Equity
  • Fixed Income

The largest REIT ETF is the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF SCHH with $5.52B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing REIT ETF was XHYF at -4.62%. The most recent ETF launched in the REIT space was the Residential REIT Income ETF HAUS on 02/28/22.

Top ETF Performers

XHYF BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Financial & REIT Sector ETF -0.26%
VPN Global X Data Center REITs and Digital Infrastructure ETF -2.48%
SPRE SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF -7.63%
RITA ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF -8.21%
REET iShares Global REIT ETF -9.03%

Bottom ETF Performers

MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN -25.44%
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF -17.97%
MORT VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF -16.72%
RDOG ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF -14.66%
HAUS Residential REIT Income ETF -12.63%

Top Creations

USRT iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF 43.78
MORT VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF 7.23
SPRE SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF 5.76
PFFR InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF 4.67
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF 0.04

Top Redemptions

BBRE JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI U.S. REIT ETF -142.29
SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF -31.21
RWR SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF -29.81
VPN Global X Data Center REITs and Digital Infrastructure ETF -14.46
ICF iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF -8.66

AUM Winners

HAUS Residential REIT Income ETF 5.33%
SPRE SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF 1.22%
XHYF BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Financial & REIT Sector ETF -1.75%
REIT ALPS Active REIT ETF -5.84%
SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF -7.54%

AUM Losers

VPN Global X Data Center REITs and Digital Infrastructure ETF -34.58%
MVRL ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN -26.33%
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF -19.56%
USRT iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF -19.06%
MORT VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF -16.88%

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