iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT)


Market Price (8/14/2026): $67.19

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT)


Market Price (8/14/2026): $67.19

Key Takeaways

  • USRT has returned +18.4% YTD vs +14.4% for SPY; +21.4% over the past 12 months (SPY +21.6%). details →
  • Priced in gold, USRT has returned -39.2% over the past 3 years, vs +42.6% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, USRT has seen net inflows of +$122M (+2.6% of assets). details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns trail SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.5 vs 0.9. details →
  • USRT's +18.4% YTD is ahead of its typical pace — it averaged +6.1% at this point (August 13) over the past 5 years. details →
Last updated: 8/13/2026.

Price Chart

Asset Allocation with USRT

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+12.0%
Volatility
10.9%
Sharpe
0.84
YTD
+9.7%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for USRT

Total Weights
Top 5: 32.1% | Top 10: 49.6% | Top 20: 65.4%

HoldingETF Weight
95040Q104WELLTOWER9.18%
74340W103PROLOGIS REIT7.42%
29444U700EQUINIX REIT6.19%
253868103DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT4.71%
828806109SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC4.54%
74460D109PUBLIC STORAGE REIT4.29%
756109104REALTY INCOME REIT4.17%
92276F100VENTAS REIT3.66%
46284V101IRON MOUNTAIN INC2.90%
30225T102EXTRA SPACE STORAGE REIT INC2.54%
925652109VICI PPTYS INC2.35%
053484101AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES REIT2.11%
29476L107EQUITY RESIDENTIAL REIT2.02%
297178105ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST REIT1.49%
46187W107INVITATION HOMES1.46%
49446R109KIMCO REALTY REIT CORP1.31%
92936U109W. P. CAREY REIT INC1.28%
44107P104HOST HOTELS & RESORTS REIT1.28%
59522J103MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES1.26%
42250P103HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES1.20%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
USRT Return43%-24%14%9%2%17%60%
Peers Return40%-25%12%4%4%12%41%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
USRT Win Rate83%33%50%67%50%75% 
Peers Win Rate78%33%50%67%62%65% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
USRT Max Drawdown-7%-31%-20%-10%-16%-8% 
Peers Max Drawdown-8%-32%-21%-11%-14%-9% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: VNQ, XLRE, SCHH, IYR, REET.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/13/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
USRT1.190.490.16
Real Estate Top Results (3Y)   
USRT1.190.490.16
REET1.030.400.03
SCHH0.890.400.06
VNQ0.690.360.03
XLRE0.420.350.04

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventUSRTS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-14.2%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven16.6%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven143 days79 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss-16.6%-9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven19.8%10.5%
  Time to Breakeven47 days24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss-14.6%-6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven17.1%7.1%
  Time to Breakeven265 days31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-30.7%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven44.2%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven700 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-43.3%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven76.5%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven388 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-10.7%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.0%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven109 days6 days

Compare to VNQ, XLRE, SCHH, IYR, REET

In The Past

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF's stock fell -14.2% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 16.6% gain to breakeven.

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EventUSRTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-30.7%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven44.2%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven700 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-43.3%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven76.5%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven388 days140 days
2011 US Debt Ceiling Crisis & European Contagion
  % Loss-21.6%-17.9%
  % Gain to Breakeven27.5%21.8%
  Time to Breakeven123 days123 days
2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
  % Loss-63.8%-53.4%
  % Gain to Breakeven176.3%114.4%
  Time to Breakeven690 days1085 days

Compare to VNQ, XLRE, SCHH, IYR, REET

In The Past

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF's stock fell -14.2% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 16.6% gain to breakeven.

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USRT Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-5.5%81.29813202686.00622202652
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-6.4%66.68813202671.21622202652
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-6.8%34.78813202637.30622202652
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-18.5%178.628132026219.20621202653
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-19.1%33.77813202641.734142026121
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-10.2%34.86813202638.812222026172
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-12.3%33.42813202638.104142026121
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-18.4%26.85813202632.892182026176
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-8.5%316.038132026345.22622202652
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-5.5%152.728132026161.66622202652
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-22.3%45.25813202658.26506202699
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-9.2%37.82813202641.63513202692
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-5.9%85.01813202690.34602202672
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-18.5%74.66813202691.62511202694
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-22.7%18.36813202623.75602202672
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-9.5%130.108132026143.82528202677
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-7.7%34.85813202637.74528202677
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-37.1%26.36813202641.89527202678
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-5.7%46.56813202649.40601202673
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.5%112.558132026119.104192026116
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.1%44.04813202647.403012026165
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-11.9%589.128132026668.91622202652
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-15.9%550.748132026655.01622202652
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.0%47.64813202650.663022026164
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-22.9%76.64813202699.423012026165
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-14.8%98.108132026115.11622202652
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-7.4%82.59813202689.153012026165
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-6.2%53.05813202656.533012026165
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-6.5%25.24813202626.993012026165
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-5.8%97.148132026103.083012026165
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-11.0%60.02813202667.423012026165
PDBCInvesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF-6.0%17.77813202618.91512202693
DBCInvesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund-6.0%29.78813202631.69512202693
COMTiShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF-8.7%33.35813202636.53519202686
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01813202631.853182026148
BCIabrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF-5.9%24.37813202625.91512202693
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-18.6%398.968132026490.003022026164
IAUiShares Gold Trust-18.5%81.788132026100.383022026164
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-18.5%86.058132026105.543022026164
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-12.1%44.66813202650.813022026164
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-15.6%44.34813202652.533022026164
SLViShares Silver Trust-31.6%58.16813202684.993012026165
SIVRETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF-6.6%83.39813202689.263012026165
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-27.6%15.54813202621.473012026165
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-9.6%33.33813202636.883012026165
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-26.7%23.84813202632.542242026170
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-18.3%125.038132026152.96519202686
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-23.5%9.97813202613.043122026154
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85813202660.135042026101
IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF-22.8%35.88813202646.47511202694
FBTCFidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund-22.8%55.09813202671.35511202694
ETHAiShares Ethereum Trust ETF-22.6%14.23813202618.384192026116

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-13

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$57.8B), followed by Bond (+$18.4B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$16.5B) and out of Intermediate Treasury (−$2.3B).
  • Relative to fund size, BFLX drew the largest inflow (+55.7% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−64.7%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$13.82B+1.4%
2SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$8.48B+1.1%
3QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth+$7.39B+1.6%
4SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$6.8B+4.2%
5EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets+$5.58B+23.4%
6SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$4.67B+4.7%
7TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$4.21B+9.9%
8QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFEquity US Nasdaq Growth+$4.17B+4.2%
9VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$4.07B+0.6%
10SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.91B+3.7%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$12.51B-1.4%
2IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$3.8B-8.1%
3IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETFEquity US Small Cap Core-$2.24B-2.8%
4SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$2.06B-4.6%
5IQMMProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETFOther-$1.84B-10.3%
6LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.56B-4.7%
7IWRiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFEquity US Mid Cap Core-$1.14B-2.0%
8VOVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFEquity US Mid Cap Core-$1.03B-1.0%
9IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$1.0B-7.3%
10IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$957M-0.8%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2615 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About USRT

0Holdings Count: 124
Expense Ratio: 0.08%
Inception Date: 2007-05-01
iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF
The iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF is designed to mirror the financial performance of an underlying index, an index consisting exclusively of American real estate stocks.
Asset Class: Real Estate (Listed/REITs) | ETF Website

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Profile

USRTVNQXLRESCHHIYRREETMedian
NameiShares Co.Vanguard R.State Stre.Schwab U.S.iShares U..iShares Gl. 
Asset ClassReal EstateReal EstateReal EstateReal EstateReal EstateReal Estate-
AUM ($ Bil)4.671.48.611.44.65.16.9
Expense Ratio0.08%0.13%0.08%0.07%0.37%0.14%0.10%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)0.483.325.776.085.642.574.48
Latest Day Volume (Mil)0.492.794.725.344.132.413.46
Holdings Count1241583112161318122
Inception Date5/1/20079/23/200410/7/20151/13/20116/12/20007/8/2014-

Fundamentals

USRTVNQXLRESCHHIYRREETMedian
NameiShares Co.Vanguard R.State Stre.Schwab U.S.iShares U..iShares Gl. 
Net Asset Value67.3698.4444.7924.11104.7128.22-
Premium/Discount-0.2%0.1%0.7%-0.2%0.2%-0.5%-0.0%
Distribution Yield2.5%3.5%3.1%2.7%2.2%3.3%2.9%
Sales Yield--16.2%14.1%--15.1%
Earnings Yield--2.8%2.9%--2.9%

Valuation

USRTVNQXLRESCHHIYRREETMedian
NameiShares Co.Vanguard R.State Stre.Schwab U.S.iShares U..iShares Gl. 
P/S (TTM)--6.2x7.1x--6.7x
P/E (TTM)--35.5x34.5x--35.0x
P/FCF (TTM)--26.4x22.3x--24.4x
Forward P/E--36.0x37.5x--36.8x
Forward P/S--5.8x6.8x--6.3x

Risk

USRTVNQXLRESCHHIYRREETMedian
NameiShares Co.Vanguard R.State Stre.Schwab U.S.iShares U..iShares Gl. 
Volatility (1Y)13.9%13.9%14.2%14.0%14.1%12.5%13.9%
Volatility (3Y)17.0%16.9%16.9%16.7%16.8%15.3%16.9%
Volatility (5Y)18.9%18.9%19.2%18.8%18.8%16.9%18.8%
Beta (1Y)0.270.310.280.250.300.360.29
Beta (3Y)0.600.580.550.540.570.570.57
Beta (5Y)0.720.730.710.700.720.670.71
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.541.080.911.250.941.311.16
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)0.760.640.640.670.610.700.66
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.340.210.220.240.200.220.22
Max Drawdown (1Y)-8.0%-8.3%-8.3%-8.3%-8.5%-9.0%-8.3%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-18.7%-17.5%-16.6%-17.8%-16.9%-18.0%-17.6%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-31.0%-34.5%-34.1%-33.3%-33.7%-32.1%-33.5%

Returns

USRTVNQXLRESCHHIYRREETMedian
NameiShares Co.Vanguard R.State Stre.Schwab U.S.iShares U..iShares Gl. 
1M Return0.2%0.7%1.3%0.2%1.0%0.5%0.6%
3M Return3.7%3.7%2.1%2.7%2.8%3.0%2.9%
6M Return9.7%7.7%6.1%7.7%6.3%5.4%7.0%
YTD Return18.4%13.6%12.6%15.8%12.0%13.1%13.4%
1Y Return22.7%15.1%12.6%17.9%13.0%16.9%16.0%
2Y Return23.3%17.3%15.0%17.6%15.2%21.3%17.4%
3Y Return41.2%32.9%32.7%34.7%30.8%33.5%33.2%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.2 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7152026-17.2%
Average Daily Volume0.4 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1