List of Low Cost REIT Funds, ETFs, Indexes

A select list of low cost REIT funds, ETFs, and indexes.

REIT Index Funds

VNQ - (ETF) Vanguard REIT Index. Emulates MSCI US REIT Index. 0.10% expense ratio.
RWR - (ETF) Emulates Dow Jones Wilshire REIT index. 0.25% expense ratio.
IYR - (ETF) Emulates Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index. 0.48% expense ratio.
ICF - (ETF) Emulates Cohen & Steers Realty Majors index. 0.35% expense ratio.

REIT Indexes

Common REIT indexes used to measure fund performance against.

MSCI US REIT Index

The MSCI US REIT Index broadly and fairly represents the equity REIT opportunity set with proper investability screens to ensure that the index is investable and replicable. The index represents approximately 85% of the US REIT universe.

Wilshire REIT index

Measures U.S. publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index

Cohen & Steers Realty Majors index

Resources

REIT Due Diligence - Learn what questions to ask about a REIT before you invest.

NAREIT - National Association of REITs.

REIT link - Wilshire REIT Index website.