Best Fit Real Estate Funds

Real estate funds invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs), which invest in and own commercial real estate properties. Generally, a REIT offers a high yield because it's required to distribute a large amount of its taxable income to its shareholders in the form of a dividend.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

#1 Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 18.46% Avg. Volume: 174,035
Fees: 0.07% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index

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#2 SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 18.30% Avg. Volume: 160,232
Fees: 0.25% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Wilshire REIT Index

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#3 PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio (KBWY)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 30.72% Avg. Volume: 65,800
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Index

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#4 Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 19.58% Avg. Volume: 2,567,380
Fees: 0.10% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: MSCI U.S. REIT Index

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#5 iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Index Fund (FTY)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 17.23% Avg. Volume: 12,897
Fees: 0.48% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Index

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#6 First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 19.58% Avg. Volume: 96,319
Fees: 0.50% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: S&P REIT Composite Index

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#7 iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index Fund (REZ)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 19.52% Avg. Volume: 50,666
Fees: 0.48% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: FTSE NAREIT All Residential Capped Index

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#8 iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund (ICF)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 16.96% Avg. Volume: 312,385
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index

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#9 iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund (IYR)

Asset Class: Equity

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Performance (YTD): 17.71% Avg. Volume: 8,334,484
Fees: 0.48% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Total Return Index

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#10 SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (RWO)

Asset Class: Global Equity

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Performance (YTD): 14.49% Avg. Volume: 155,755
Fees: 0.50% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Dow Jones Wilshire Global Real Estate Securities Index

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Top Performing REAL ESTATE FUNDS as of 05.03.2013

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares (DRN)

Total Return: 20.67%

ProShares Ultra Real Estate (URE)

Total Return: 11.46%

iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index Fund (RTL)

Total Return: 8.82%

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares (DRN)

Total Return: 57.71%

IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (ROOF)

Total Return: 39.85%

PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio (KBWY)

Total Return: 39.64%

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares (DRN)

Total Return: 32.09%

ProShares Ultra Real Estate (URE)

Total Return: 26.73%

iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index Fund (RTL)

Total Return: 21.49%

* annualized