REITs are the subset of companies that invest solely in physical real estate. They’re a good way to gain exposure to the real estate market without having to buy individual properties.

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United States Real Estate Investment Trusts

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	Ticker	Provider	Index	Expense Ratio
	SCHH	Charles Schwab	DJ Equity All REIT Capped	0.07
	VNQ	Vanguard	MSCI US Inv. Mkt RE 25/50	0.13
	RWR	State Street	DJ U.S. Select REIT Capped	0.25
	IYR	iShares	DJ U.S. RE Capped	0.38

Assume there are errors and always do your own research. No listings or links are sponsored. Because they track similar indices, all funds should have similar returns before fees.

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• Global REITs — The Portfolio Charts data only tracks REITs in the US, and the fund list reflects the US market. However, because the US makes up a large percentage of the global REIT market, a global REIT fund is also a good choice.

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The Portfolio Charts REIT data tracks the full Real Estate Investment Trust index for REITs in the United States.

While I don’t have data for REITs in other countries or regions, the US has historically made up a large percentage of the global REIT market. So the data should be reasonably close to global REIT funds as well.

One common misconception about REITs is that they’re closely related to housing prices that normal people see from day to day. In reality, the largest holdings are often commercial properties like cellular towers and data centers.

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