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

IYR and XLRE share 80.0% of their weight across 31 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 XLRE

80.0%

31 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

XLRE

State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 31 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 59.1%·Holdings of XLRE

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

XLRE vs IYR side by side

IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

60

stock positions reported to the SEC

19.4% of its weight is in 29 names XLRE does not hold

XLREState Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

31

stock positions reported to the SEC

0.0% of its weight is in 0 names IYR does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Real Estate
94.4%
93.1%
Utilities
1.9%
2.7%
Technology
1.3%
1.2%

The widest gap is Real Estate: IYR has 1.3 points more of it.

The figures side by side

IYRXLRE
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported6031
Weight of the ten largest51.2%59.1%
Largest positionWELL 10.8%WELL 11.0%
Held alone29 positions, 19.4%0 positions, 0.0%
Covered by stock positions99%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn IYRIn XLRECounted
WELLWELLTOWER INC.10.82%11.01%10.82%
PLDPROLOGIS, INC.8.72%8.68%8.68%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.4.77%4.98%4.77%
EQIXEQUINIX, INC.4.55%7.06%4.55%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.4.38%4.53%4.38%
OREALTY INCOME CORPORATION4.27%4.55%4.27%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION3.85%5.23%3.85%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE.3.72%4.48%3.72%
VTRVENTAS, INC.3.19%4.47%3.19%
CBRECBRE GROUP, INC.2.91%4.08%2.91%

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%
JLLJONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED1.06%
OHIOMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC.1.05%
SUISUN COMMUNITIES, INC.1.03%
LAMRLAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY1.00%
GLPIGaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.0.93%
AGNCAGNC INVESTMENT CORP.0.92%
ELSEQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.0.92%
EGPEASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.0.80%

Only in XLRE

Nothing among its reported positions that the others do not also hold.

Questions people ask

Is IYR the same as XLRE?

80.0% of their weight sits in the same 31 holdings. IYR also reports NLY, WPC, JLL, which the other does not. Among its reported positions, XLRE holds nothing the other does not also hold.

How is the overlap between IYR and XLRE 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 99% of XLRE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLRE or IYR?

IYR reports 60 stock positions and XLRE reports 31. 19.4% of IYR's weight sits in names XLRE does not hold, and 0.0% of XLRE's weight in names IYR does not hold. The ten largest positions are 51.2% of IYR and 59.1% of XLRE.

How do IYR and XLRE differ by sector?

The widest gap is Real Estate: IYR has 1.3 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.