IYR vs LQD

iShares US Real Estate ETF vs iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Quick take
  • • LQD has the lower expense ratio at 0.14% vs 0.37% for IYR.
  • • LQD pays a higher dividend yield (4.85%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricIYRLQD
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.37%0.14%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.39%4.85%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.03B$32.00B
YTD return
11.57%-1.22%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.921.32
P/E ratio
26.29—
Last price
$102.52$103.94
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesiShares

IYR top holdings

Top holdings · IYR
WELLWelltower Inc10.05%
PLDPrologis Inc8.75%
AMTAmerican Tower Corp4.99%
SPGSimon Property Group Inc4.76%
EQIXEquinix Inc4.57%
DLRDigital Realty Trust Inc4.52%
PSAPublic Storage4.20%
ORealty Income Corp4.14%
VMRKVivmark Residential3.43%
VTRVentas Inc3.34%
Sector breakdown · IYR
Real Estate99.5%
Communication Services0.5%

LQD top holdings

Top holdings · LQD
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency0.45%

About IYR

IYR (iShares US Real Estate ETF) is US real estate companies and REITs. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $4.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.37%, a dividend yield of 2.39%. Its largest holding is Welltower Inc (WELL), which represents 10.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.5%.

About LQD

LQD (iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF) is US investment-grade corporate bonds. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $32.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.14%, a dividend yield of 4.85%. Its largest holding is BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA), which represents 0.5% of the portfolio.