IYR vs VNQ — stock comparison tool

IYR currently yields 2.43% TTM versus VNQ at 3.69%. Use the calculator below to compare DRIP total returns and fundamentals side by side.

IYRVNQ
Performance Comparison
Total return with dividends reinvested (DRIP) from a $10,000 start — price + income.
IYR
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*Total Return = DRIP (price + reinvested dividends). Range: 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-21. Legend ordered low → high.

Chart metrics: Total Return (%) · Price Return (%) · Portfolio Value ($) · Stock Price · Dividends (Annual) · Dividend Growth (%). Market Cap history is not available yet.

Calendar-year total returns

Side-by-side yearly performance for each ticker (adjusted close ≈ total return)

IYR Total Returns by Year
Calendar-year total returns, including reinvested dividends
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VNQ Total Returns by Year
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DRIP Simulation Summary
$10,000 initial investment with DRIP (live)
TickerPeriodStart $End $DividendsStart PriceEnd PriceSharesReturn %
Current Data Comparison
Live fundamental metrics and analyst data
Metric
IYR$98.00
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iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

VNQ$92.28
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Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield
2.43%
3.69%
Annual Dividend
$2.39
$3.41
Dividend Growth (5yr)
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Years of Growth
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ETF holdings & allocation
Side-by-side composition for each ETF in this comparison.

IYR

58 holdings
Real Estate99.45%
Health Care REITs18.13%
Retail Reits13.52%
Industrial REITs11.55%
Telecom Tower REITs9.31%
Data Center REITs9.02%
Multi-Family Residential REITs7.47%
Self Storage REITs6.92%
Other Specialized REITs6.60%
Real Estate Services5.58%
Single-Family Residential REITs3.99%
Other10.36%

Top 10 holdings

NameWeight
WELLWELLTOWER10.33%
PLDPROLOGIS REIT8.76%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER REIT5.03%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC4.57%
EQIXEQUINIX REIT4.55%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT4.47%
OREALTY INCOME REIT4.17%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE REIT3.95%
EQRVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL3.52%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL3.48%
Top 1052.82%

VNQ

158 holdings
Real Estate99.41%
Basic Materials1.07%
Cash & Others0.69%
Communication Services0.42%
Technology0.38%
Energy0.15%
Financial Services0.09%
Industrials0.02%
Consumer Cyclical0.01%

Top 10 holdings

NameWeight
WELLWelltower Inc9.12%
PLDPrologis Inc6.86%
EQIXEquinix Inc5.65%
AMTAmerican Tower Corp4.32%
SPGSimon Property Group Inc3.69%
DLRDigital Realty Trust Inc3.68%
ORealty Income Corp2.85%
PSAPublic Storage2.69%
VMRKVivmark Residential2.46%
VTRVentas Inc2.34%
Top 1043.67%

Overlap & differences

Ticker overlap by weight, sector tilts, and where one fund is overweight. Open full tool

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IYRSharedVNQ

Overlap by weight

76%

Share of portfolio weight that appears in both funds.

# overlapping holdings

58

IYR: 92% also in VNQVNQ: 58% also in IYR

VNQ: showing top 100 holdings by weight (of 158). Overlap counts use this top slice, not the full fund book.

Sector drift (IYR vs VNQ)

Left = heavier in IYR. Right = heavier in VNQ.

IYR overweight (left)VNQ overweight (right)
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Overlapping tickers

WELL		10.3%9.1%9.1%
PLD		8.8%6.9%6.9%
EQIX		4.5%5.7%4.5%
AMT		5.0%4.3%4.3%
SPG		4.6%3.7%3.7%
DLR		4.5%3.7%3.7%
O		4.2%2.8%2.8%
PSA		3.9%2.7%2.7%
VMRK		3.5%2.5%2.5%
VTR		3.4%2.3%2.3%

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