There’s no doubt that real estate has always been a choice asset for investors. But what if there was a way to invest in real estate without scouting land, driving to different lots, or even going to an open house. In fact, instead of calling a real estate agent, you can just call your broker and invest in a real estate ETF.
There are quite a few different real estate funds available on the market. There are global real estate ETFs, country-specific funds, REIT’s, and leveraged and inverse ETFs, too. There are even ETFs related to real estate such as home builder ETFs and mortgage-backed funds.
So if you are a real estate investor or want to be one, consider these real estate ETFs for your portfolio…
DRN - Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares ETF
DRV - Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares
DRW - WisdomTree Global ex-US Real Estate Fund
FFR - First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ETF
FIO - iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office Cap Index ETF
FRI - First Trust S&P REIT ETF
FRL - Focus Morningstar Real Estate Index ETF
FTY - iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 ETF
GRI - Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF
ICF - iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors ETF
IFAS - iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Asia Index ETF
IFEU - iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Index ETF
IFGL - iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate ex-US Index ETF
IFNA - iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America Index ETF
IYR - iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate ETF
KBWY - PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio
MORT - Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF
PSR - PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate ETF
REK - ProShares Short Real Estate ETF
REM - iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index ETF
REZ - iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index ETF
ROOF - IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF
RTL - iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Capped Index ETF
RWO - SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWR - SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF
RWX - SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWXL - ETRACS Monthly Pay 2X Leveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN
SCHH - Schwab US REIT ETF
SRS - UltraShort Real Estate ProShares ETF
TAO - Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF
URE - Ultra Real Estate ProShares ETF
VNQ- Vanguard REIT ETF
VNQI - Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund
WREI - Wilshire US REIT ETF
ETFs Related to Real Estate
KME - SPDR KBW Mortgage Finance ETF
MBG - SPDR Barclays Cap Mortgage Backed Bond ETF
VMBS - Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund
XHB - SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
ITB - iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction ETF
