List of Real Estate ETFs Listed on U.S. Exchanges

The majority of companies within these ETFs are real estate investment trusts (REITs). In fact, many of the ETFs are comprised entirely of real estate investment trusts. REITS enjoy certain tax advantages and in return for these tax advantages the company must return at least 90% of its profits to investors, which can be attractive to dividend-focused investors.

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Real Estate ETFs

Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF (FREL)

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI)

Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF (EWRE)

Guggenheim Wilshire U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust ETF (WREI)

iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF (ICF) (The largest U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) in their respective property sectors)

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT)

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (REM)

iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF (REZ) (Weighted towards residential, health care and storage REITs)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR)

Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) (Mortgage REITs)

PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund (PSR)

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE)

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH)

SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR)

Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ)

Real Estate ETFs: Small Cap

IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (ROOF)

PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio (KBWP) (Weighted towards small-cap REITs)

Real Estate ETFs and ETNs: Leveraged

ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged MSCI US REIT Index ETN (LRET)

ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (MRRL)

ProShares Ultra Real Estate (URE) (Daily Target: 2x)

UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (MORL) (Daily Target: 2x; mortgage REITs)

DirexionShares Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares ETF (DRN ) (Daily Target: 3x)

Real Estate ETFs: Short

ProShares Short Real Estate (REK) (Daily Target: -1x)

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (SRS) (Daily Target: -2x)

DirexionShares Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares ETF (DRV) (Daily Target: -3x)