IYR vs VGSH

iShares US Real Estate ETF vs Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Quick take
  • • VGSH has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.37% for IYR.
  • • VGSH pays a higher dividend yield (3.76%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricIYRVGSH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.37%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.39%3.76%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.03B$41.38B
YTD return
11.57%1.57%
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.
0.920.25
P/E ratio
26.29—
Last price
$102.52$57.61
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesVanguard

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%

VGSH top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for VGSH.

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 VGSH

VGSH (Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF) is Short-term US Treasuries (1–3 years). Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $41.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 3.76%.