DFAR vs REET overlap - what they share and where they differ

DFAR and REET share 70.2% of their weight across 94 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

DFAR and REET

70.2%

94 shared positions

DFAR

Dimensional US Real Estate ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 124 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 47.8%·Holdings of DFAR

REET

iShares Global REIT ETF

Reported positions cover 86% of the fund, 223 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 41.4%·Holdings of REET

Reported positions cover DFAR 100%, REET 86% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

REET vs DFAR side by side

DFARDimensional US Real Estate ETF

124

stock positions reported to the SEC

11.2% of its weight is in 30 names REET does not hold

REETiShares Global REIT ETF

223

stock positions reported to the SEC

13.4% of its weight is in 129 names DFAR does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

DFAR
REET
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Real Estate
94.9%
68.9%
Utilities
2.0%
1.5%
Financial Services
0.0%
0.7%
Consumer Cyclical
0.4%
0.4%
Technology
0.0%
0.4%

The widest gap is Real Estate: DFAR has 26.1 points more of it.

The figures side by side

DFARREET
Filing dateApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported124223
Weight of the ten largest47.8%41.4%
Largest positionWELL 7.5%WELL 8.3%
Held alone30 positions, 11.2%129 positions, 13.4%
Covered by stock positions100%86%

Holdings they share

StockIn DFARIn REETCounted
WELLWELLTOWER INC.7.50%8.32%7.50%
PLDPROLOGIS, INC.6.84%7.61%6.84%
EQIXEQUINIX, INC.5.41%5.89%5.41%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.4.64%3.85%3.85%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.4.59%3.67%3.67%
OREALTY INCOME CORPORATION4.47%3.27%3.27%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE.3.73%2.66%2.66%
VTRVENTAS, INC.3.25%2.29%2.29%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED2.92%2.06%2.06%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC.2.43%1.76%1.76%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in DFAR

AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION4.38%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC.3.02%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION1.80%
LAMRLAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY0.93%
OUTOUTFRONT MEDIA INC.0.38%
WHITESTONE REIT0.07%
CBLCBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.0.05%
CTOCTO REALTY GROWTH, INC.0.05%
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORPORATION0.05%
ALXALEXANDER'S, INC.0.04%

Only in REET

SEGRO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.71%
NODKNIPPON REIT Investment Corporation0.66%
KLEPIERRE SA0.47%
MRLNMERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S.A.0.40%
AEDIFICA NV0.39%
LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC0.33%
LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC0.32%
BRITISH LAND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)0.29%
JAPAN METROPOLITAN FUND INVESTMENT CORPORATION0.28%
JAPAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION0.28%

Questions people ask

Is DFAR the same as REET?

70.2% of their weight sits in the same 94 holdings. DFAR also reports AMT, CCI, SBAC, which the other does not. REET also reports SEGRO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, NODK, KLEPIERRE SA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between DFAR and REET measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of DFAR and 86% of REET, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, REET or DFAR?

DFAR reports 124 stock positions and REET reports 223. 11.2% of DFAR's weight sits in names REET does not hold, and 13.4% of REET's weight in names DFAR does not hold. The ten largest positions are 47.8% of DFAR and 41.4% of REET.

How do DFAR and REET differ by sector?

The widest gap is Real Estate: DFAR has 26.1 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

Other pairs with these funds

DFAR against other funds in the table

Add a third fund in the tool·All fund pairs

Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.