Best Real Estate & REIT ETFs
Which real estate & REIT ETFs does ETF Copilot list today? As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot's Best Real Estate & REIT ETFs list holds five funds, largest first by assets: VNQ, PAVE, SCHH, IGF and XLRE. Expense ratios across the five run from 0.07% to 0.47% a year.
Updated October 28, 2026
What stands out across Real Estate & REIT ETFs
Expense ratios across the 5 real estate & REIT ETFs listed run from 0.07% to 0.47% a year, a median of 0.13%. SCHH is the cheapest of the 5.
Dividend yields range from 0.81% to 3.71%, with a median of 2.98% across the 5 funds that pay one. VNQ yields the most.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 2.9 to 4.9 out of 10, with a median of 3.2.
Concentration varies widely among the 5 real estate & REIT ETFs listed: the ten largest holdings account for 34% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 59% in the most, a median of 51% across the list.
2 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical fund among the 5 real estate & REIT ETFs listed behaves like 28 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 28, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best Real Estate & REIT ETFs list by assets is Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ).
What are the Best Real Estate & REIT ETFs? The 5 on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Yield | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) | 2.9/10 | 0.13% | 3.71% | $66.8B | 52% | Tech 0% |
| 2 | Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE) | 4.5/10 | 0.47% | 0.81% | $13.7B | 34% | Tech 4% |
| 3 | Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) | 3.1/10 | 0.07% | 2.98% | $10.9B | 51% | |
| 4 | iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (IGF) | 4.9/10 | 0.37% | 2.97% | $10.8B | 39% | |
| 5 | State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) | 3.2/10 | 0.08% | 3.41% | $8.0B | 59% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Which Real Estate & REIT ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between two Real Estate & REIT ETFs, the most searched first.
- PAVE vs VNQ
- PAVE vs SCHH
- SCHH vs VNQ
- IGF vs PAVE
- IGF vs SCHH
- IGF vs VNQ
- IGF vs XLRE
- PAVE vs XLRE
- SCHH vs XLRE
- XLRE vs VNQ
- IGF vs REET
- PAVE vs REET
- REET vs SCHH
- REET vs VNQ
- REET vs XLRE
- IGF vs USRT
- PAVE vs USRT
- REET vs USRT
- SCHH vs USRT
- USRT vs VNQ
- USRT vs XLRE
- IFRA vs IGF
- IFRA vs PAVE
- IFRA vs REET
- IFRA vs SCHH
- IFRA vs USRT
- IFRA vs VNQ
- IFRA vs XLRE
- IFRA vs IYR
- IGF vs IYR
- IYR vs PAVE
- IYR vs REET
- IYR vs SCHH
- IYR vs USRT
- IYR vs XLRE
- VNQ vs IYR
- DFGR vs IFRA
- DFGR vs IGF
- DFGR vs IYR
- DFGR vs PAVE
- DFGR vs REET
- DFGR vs SCHH
- DFGR vs USRT
- DFGR vs VNQ
- DFGR vs XLRE
Where is money going in Real Estate & Infra?
In the week to October 28, 2026, Real Estate & Infra moved +0.4% and saw -$187M of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as price only — price moving without money following.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | +0.4% |
| Net flow, 1 week | -$187M |
| Price, 1 month | +1.3% |
| Net flow, 1 month | +$187M |
Net fund flow is money into or out of the ETFs in this category, computed by ETF Copilot from daily fund assets. All 33 sectors side by side →
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Best Real Estate & REIT ETFs”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/real-estate-etfs
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