USRT vs. ICF vs. RWR: Which Real Estate ETF Has Delivered the Biggest Five-Year Gain?

U.S. pending home sales rose in February as multi-year-low mortgage rates continued to support real estate as an attractive investment.

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To help investors navigate the market and seek returns, the article uses the TipRanks Best Real Estate ETFs tool to spotlight three real estate ETFs with leading five-year returns. They are the iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF USRT -3.46% ▼ , the iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF ICF -3.04% ▼ , and the SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF RWR -3.17% ▼ .

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF USRT -3.46% ▼

USRT invests in real estate investment trusts (REITs) with the goal of providing shareholders with exposure to income-generating U.S. real estate assets.

The fund currently manages about $3.58 billion in assets at an annual expense ratio of 0.08%. USRT has gained 6% since the start of the year and about 16% over the last five years.

USRT is currently rated a Moderate Buy by analysts, with its average price target of $67.18 suggesting about 14% upside.

**iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF **ICF -3.04% ▼

ICF also targets REITs and chases the same goal of providing shareholders with exposure to U.S. real estate. With $2.04 billion in assets under management, the fund is much smaller compared to the USRT but is bigger than the fund highlighted next, the RWR.

Yet, of the trio, ICF charges the highest annual expense ratio of 0.32%.

In terms of performance, the fund has risen a little over 6% year-to-date and has climbed by approximately 11% over the last five years. ICF is also currently rated a Moderate Buy by analysts, with its average price target of $70.74 implying about 15% upside.

**SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF **RWR -3.17% ▼

RWR also shares the same goal as the other ETFs spotlighted in this article, as it also focuses on REITs. The ETF achieves this by tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index. This benchmark tracks the performance of publicly traded REITs used as a proxy for direct investment into the U.S. real estate market.

However, RWR is the smallest of the three funds profiled in this article. It currently oversees about $1.75 billion in assets at a relatively less expensive expense ratio of 0.25%.

RWR’s price has jumped about 6% YTD and by 10.48% over the last five years. The ETF is also currently rated a Moderate Buy and offers about 14% upside based on an average price target of $114.44.

Conclusion

The iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF USRT -3.46% ▼ has delivered the strongest five-year return while offering upside that is broadly in line with its peers. USRT also carries the lowest annual expense ratio of the three funds.

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