IYR vs VHT

iShares US Real Estate ETF vs Vanguard Health Care ETF

Quick take
  • VHT 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

MetricIYRVHT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.38%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.21%1.58%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.67B$20.39B
YTD return
10.33%7.21%
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.
0.990.57
P/E ratio
28.4526.41
Last price
$103.42$305.90
Inception
Issuer
iSharesVanguard

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%

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co13.99%
JNJJohnson & Johnson8.44%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.07%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc5.44%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.63%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.88%
AMGNAmgen Inc2.86%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.63%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.38%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.35%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

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 VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $20.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.58%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 14.0% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.