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US REITs and Real Estate

Invest in US-listed real estate investment trusts and property companies covering residential, commercial, industrial, and speciality real estate. US REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of taxable income as dividends, making them a popular choice for investors seeking regular income distributions.
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3.0%* 5Y annualised returns
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RETURNS DATA

Invest in the US real estate market: 3.0%* 5Y annualised returns

If you had invested in the US REITs and Real Estate from July 2021 to June 2026, your money could have grown by around 16%.

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Asset Class Overview

US REITs and Real Estate Snapshot

Key information across returns, asset class profile, and investment details.

Returns

Annualised since inception
+7.50%
Since 30 September 2004
5-year annualised
+2.95%
Since 31 May 2021
1-year annualised
+10.72%
Since 31 May 2025
Year-to-date
+10.33%
Since 2026
Positive years since inception
76.19%
of calendar years

Fund Profile

Asset type
Other
Fund inception
2004

Fundamentals

Expense ratio
0.13%
Annual ETF expense ratio
1-year dividend yield
3.61%
Trailing 12-month yield
Currency denomination
USD
US Dollar
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RETURNS DATA

Annual returns since 2004

Growth driven by America's leading real estate companies

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US REITs must distribute at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends under the IRS code, making them structurally one of the highest-yielding equity sectors available to investors. The US REIT market encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of property types — including data centres, cell towers, self-storage facilities, healthcare campuses, logistics warehouses, and single-family rental homes — many of which don't exist as investable asset classes in other countries' REIT markets. REITs were first authorised by US Congress in 1960 with the explicit goal of giving ordinary investors access to large-scale, income-producing real estate — a mandate they have fulfilled, with the US REIT market now exceeding $1.4 trillion in market capitalisation.

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