Which Is the Better U.S. REIT ETF: Schwab's Broad SCHH or iShares' Concentrated ICF?
SCHH casts a wide net across U.S. real estate while ICF puts all its chips on the industry's dominant players.
Overview
The Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHH) provides broad-market real estate exposure at a lower cost, while the iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEMKT:ICF) targets the industry's most dominant leaders through a concentrated 30-stock portfolio.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) provide a liquid avenue for investors to access property markets without direct ownership of physical buildings. While both funds capture the U.S. equity REIT landscape, they differ significantly in their strategy, with one fund focusing on market-wide diversification and the other narrowing its scope to the largest blue-chip players in the industry.
Details
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from monthly returns over the available fund history (up to five years). The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.
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