BLV vs IYR

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF vs iShares US Real Estate ETF

Quick take
  • BLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.38% for IYR.
  • BLV pays a higher dividend yield (4.76%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBLVIYR
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.38%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.76%2.21%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.67B$4.67B
YTD return
-0.60%10.33%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
2.100.99
P/E ratio
28.34
Last price
$67.54$103.00
Inception
Issuer
VanguardiShares

BLV top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for BLV.

IYR top holdings

Top holdings · IYR
WELLWelltower Inc10.83%
PLDPrologis Inc8.73%
SPGSimon Property Group Inc4.77%
EQIXEquinix Inc4.55%
DLRDigital Realty Trust Inc4.38%
ORealty Income Corp4.27%
AMTAmerican Tower Corp3.85%
PSAPublic Storage3.72%
VTRVentas Inc3.19%
CBRECBRE Group Inc Class A2.92%
Sector breakdown · IYR
Real Estate99.5%
Communication Services0.5%

About BLV

BLV (Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF) is Long-term investment-grade bonds. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 4.76%.

About IYR

IYR (iShares US Real Estate ETF) is US real estate companies and REITs. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $4.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.38%, a dividend yield of 2.21%. Its largest holding is Welltower Inc (WELL), which represents 10.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.5%.