REIT exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a low-cost investment option for investors seeking exposure to REITs. REIT ETFs own baskets of REIT stocks, and like other ETFs, REIT ETFs are designed to mirror an underlying REIT index.
Investors can choose from both U.S. REIT ETFs and international REIT ETFs.
The iShares Dow Jones Real Estate Index Fund was launched in 2000, making it the first REIT ETF. There are now more than 20 REIT ETFs available on the market.
| Name | Ticker: | |
| Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF | GRI | |
| First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets RE Index Fund | FFR | |
| First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund | FRI | |
| FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund | GQRE | |
| Guggenheim Investments China Real Estate ETF | TAO | |
| Guggenheim Investments Wilshire U.S. REIT ETF | WREI | |
| IQ U.S. Real Estate Small Cap ETF | ROOF | |
| iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Asia Index Fund | IFAS | |
| iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF | ICF | |
| iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Index Fund | IFEU | |
| iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office Capped Index Fund | FNIO | |
| iShares S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property Index Fund | WPS | |
| iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed RE ex-U.S. Index Fund | IFGL | |
| iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage PLUS Capped Index Fund | REM | |
| iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America Index Fund | IFNA | |
| iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Index Fund | FTY | |
| iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential PLUS Capped Index Fund | REZ | |
| iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index Fund | RTL | |
| iShares Global REIT | REET | |
| iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | IYR | |
| Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF | MORT | |
| PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund | PSR | |
| PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio | KBWY | |
| Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | SCHH | |
| SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF | RWO | |
| SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF | RWX | |
| SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF | RWR | |
| Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund | VNQI | |
| Vanguard REIT ETF | VNQ | |
| Wisdom Tree Global Real Estate Sector Fund | DRW | |