IYR vs VNQ overlap - what they share and where they differ

IYR and VNQ share 72.3% of their weight across 55 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.

IYR and VNQ

72.3%

55 shared positions

IYR

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 60 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 51.2%·Holdings of IYR

VNQ

VANGUARD REAL ESTATE INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 144 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 54.7%·Holdings of VNQ

Reported positions cover IYR 99%, VNQ 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VNQ vs IYR side by side

IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

60

stock positions reported to the SEC

4.1% of its weight is in 5 names VNQ does not hold

VNQVANGUARD REAL ESTATE INDEX FUND

144

stock positions reported to the SEC

25.6% of its weight is in 89 names IYR does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

IYR
VNQ
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Real Estate
94.4%
79.0%
Utilities
1.9%
1.4%
Technology
1.3%
1.3%
Consumer Cyclical
0.0%
0.3%
Industrials
0.0%
0.0%

The widest gap is Real Estate: IYR has 15.4 points more of it.

The figures side by side

IYRVNQ
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported60144
Weight of the ten largest51.2%54.7%
Largest positionWELL 10.8%VANGUARD REAL ESTATE II INDEX FUND 14.6%
Held alone5 positions, 4.1%89 positions, 25.6%
Covered by stock positions99%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn IYRIn VNQCounted
WELLWELLTOWER INC.10.82%7.84%7.84%
PLDPROLOGIS, INC.8.72%7.00%7.00%
EQIXEQUINIX, INC.4.55%5.64%4.55%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION3.85%4.54%3.85%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.4.38%3.66%3.66%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.4.77%3.53%3.53%
OREALTY INCOME CORPORATION4.27%3.11%3.11%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE.3.72%2.54%2.54%
CBRECBRE GROUP, INC.2.91%2.25%2.25%
VTRVENTAS, INC.3.19%2.19%2.19%

What each holds alone

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

Only in IYR

NLYANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.1.21%
WPCW.P. CAREY INC.1.18%
AGNCAGNC INVESTMENT CORP.0.92%
STWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.0.42%
RITMRITHM CAPITAL CORP.0.39%

Only in VNQ

VANGUARD REAL ESTATE II INDEX FUND14.63%
WP CAREY INC0.85%
AHRAmerican Healthcare REIT Inc0.48%
CTRECareTrust REIT Inc0.47%
TRNOTerreno Realty Corp0.36%
EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust Inc0.33%
RHPRyman Hospitality Properties Inc0.33%
RAYONIER INC0.32%
KRGKite Realty Group Trust0.30%
MACMacerich Co/The0.30%

Questions people ask

Is IYR the same as VNQ?

72.3% of their weight sits in the same 55 holdings. IYR also reports NLY, WPC, AGNC, which the other does not. VNQ also reports VANGUARD REAL ESTATE II INDEX FUND, WP CAREY INC, AHR, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between IYR and VNQ measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of IYR and 100% of VNQ, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VNQ or IYR?

IYR reports 60 stock positions and VNQ reports 144. 4.1% of IYR's weight sits in names VNQ does not hold, and 25.6% of VNQ's weight in names IYR does not hold. The ten largest positions are 51.2% of IYR and 54.7% of VNQ.

How do IYR and VNQ differ by sector?

The widest gap is Real Estate: IYR has 15.4 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.

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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.