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IYR vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYR returned +3.4% to SPYD's +15.3%; 22% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, and $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

IYR on its own →SPYD on its own →
At a glance
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
+15.3%
SPYD total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYR expense ratio
0.07%
SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points; SPYD is 1.9 times larger.

IYR vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYRSPYD
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+15.3%
Drawdown
Below its high8.6%, high on Jul 28, 20264.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped IndexS&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$4.0bn$7.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.5%16.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, IYR and SPYD hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYR SPYD
CROWN CASTLE INC 2.92% 1.47%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96% 1.44%
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS REIT 1.35% 1.34%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10% 1.30%
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE REIT 2.38% 1.29%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71% 1.22%
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST REIT 1.38% 1.22%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 3.51% 1.19%
KIMCO REALTY REIT CORP 1.24% 1.17%
VICI PPTYS INC 2.04% 1.16%
INVITATION HOMES 1.14% 1.20%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19% 1.13%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
VENTAS REIT 3.34%
CBRE GROUP CLASS A 2.71%
IRON MOUNTAIN INC 2.68%
SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORP CLASS 1.53%
Only in SPYD
ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%
HP INC 1.74%
HASBRO INC 1.73%
PFIZER INC 1.56%
CHEVRON CORP 1.54%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%
BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%
EOG RESOURCES INC 1.45%
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Side by side

IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +15.3%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 80.0% 99.3%
Holdings 59 79
Net assets, IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $7.5bn

IYR and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYR or SPYD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, IYR or SPYD?
SPYD is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYR and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IYR on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IYR dividend history →IYR holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗
SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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