IYR vs SPY

iShares US Real Estate ETF vs SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Quick take
  • SPY has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.38% for IYR.
  • IYR pays a higher dividend yield (2.21%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricIYRSPY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.38%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.21%1.01%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.67B$781.19B
YTD return
10.33%9.89%
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.
0.991.00
P/E ratio
28.3427.04
Last price
$103.00$751.71
Inception
Issuer
iSharesState Street

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%

SPY top holdings

Top holdings · SPY
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.50%
AAPLApple Inc6.58%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.29%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.61%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.24%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.77%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.58%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.01%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.91%
TSLATesla Inc1.83%
Sector breakdown · SPY
Real Estate1.8%
Consumer Cyclical9.5%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.5%
Technology38.5%
Communication Services9.9%
Financial Services11.6%
Utilities2.2%
Industrials8.5%
Energy3.0%
Healthcare8.9%

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%.

About SPY

SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust) is The original S&P 500 ETF, most heavily traded. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $781.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.01%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.8%.