There are nine other funds in this Global Real Estate category, with the largest ones following the aforementioned ETFs in terms of assets being IFGL (iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-U.S., Expense Ratio 0.48%), WPS (iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property, Expense Ratio 0.48%), DRW (WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate, Expense Ratio 0.58%), and GRI (ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors, Expense Ratio 0.55%).
Other funds we have our eyes on include FFR (First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate, Expense Ratio 0.60%) as well as TAO (Guggenheim China Real Estate, Expense Ratio 0.65%), and the lesser known IFEU (iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe, Expense Ratio 0.48%), IFAS (iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia, Expense Ratio 0.48%), and GQRE (FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate, Expense Ratio 0.45%).
While significantly lacking the YTD impressive performance that U.S. listed REITs have generated, likely due to the fact that some still have reservations regarding international equities at this point, as is evident from fund flows in say the Emerging Markets space for the past several weeks or months, most of these Global REIT plays have bounced back nicely from recent mid-week lows, and U.S. REIT (IYR) equity strength in the background certainly does not hurt.
SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
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