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Category
Best Real Estate ETFs
Listed real-estate exposure, highly sensitive to financing conditions. Ranked by TradeAlpha Score with costs, performance and risk measured from observed prices.
Category
Real Estate
Listed real-estate exposure, highly sensitive to financing conditions.
VNQ · Vanguard
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares
US REIT exposure with high sensitivity to financing conditions and yields
Score 48.91Y +15.3%
XLRE · SPDR
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Real estate sector wrapper with high sensitivity to rates and financing conditions
Score 47.11Y +12.6%
How to compare
What separates funds in this category
Concentration
Narrower mandates hold fewer positions, which raises both the dispersion of outcomes and the depth of drawdowns.
Observed volatility and drawdown
Every fund page reports both, measured from verified daily prices rather than described in words.
Coverage in this category is currently 2 funds. The Center covers 39 in total, and this category grows as more are added. The comparison criteria above apply whatever the count.
Side by side
All funds in this category
| Ticker | Fund | Score | 1Y return |
|---|---|---|---|
| VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares | 48.9 | +15.3% |
| XLRE | State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF | 47.1 | +12.6% |
Ordered by TradeAlpha Score. Blank cells mean the value is not published for that fund. Ordering describes structural quality, not expected return.
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