ETF comparison
REET vs VNQI
Both International Real Estate.
iShares Global REIT ETF · Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
213 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of REET and VNQI would leave roughly 26.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VNQI is 2 bps cheaper than REET. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for REET.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with REET vs VNQI.
Top shared holdings
213 shared in total| # | Holding | In REET | In VNQI | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOODMAN GROUP | 2.39% | 4.01% | 2.39% |
| 2 | UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD SE | 0.82% | 1.34% | 0.82% |
| 3 | SCENTRE GROUP | 0.78% | 1.27% | 0.78% |
| 4 | Link Real Estate Investment Trust | 0.72% | 1.19% | 0.72% |
| 5 | SEGRO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.71% | 1.16% | 0.71% |
| 6 | CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | 0.61% | 0.98% | 0.61% |
| 7 | KLEPIERRE SA | 0.47% | 0.81% | 0.47% |
| 8 | CapitaLand Ascendas REIT | 0.44% | 0.75% | 0.44% |
| 9 | MERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S.A. | 0.40% | 0.69% | 0.40% |
| 10 | STOCKLAND CORPORATION LTD | 0.39% | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| 11 | AEDIFICA NV | 0.39% | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| 12 | Vicinity Centres | 0.39% | 0.64% | 0.39% |
Only in REET
116 total- WELLTOWER INC. 8.32%
- PROLOGIS, INC. 7.33%
- EQUINIX, INC. 5.89%
- DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 3.85%
- SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 3.67%
- REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 3.27%
- PUBLIC STORAGE. 2.66%
- VENTAS, INC. 2.29%
- IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED 2.06%
- VICI PROPERTIES INC. 1.76%
Only in VNQI
496 total- Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd 3.14%
- Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd 2.76%
- Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd 2.63%
- Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd 2.44%
- Vonovia SE 2.05%
- Emaar Properties PJSC 1.81%
- Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd 1.68%
- Swiss Prime Site AG 1.26%
- CK Asset Holdings Ltd 1.12%
- China Resources Land Ltd 1.09%
Open REET or VNQI at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.