The U.S. real estate sector ETFs that took in the most
IYR took in the most over twelve months to May 2026: $1.2bn.
Coverage
Twelve-month list: 24 funds with SEC filings for every month to May 2026, 54.6% of the group’s net assets. 1 funds’ filings report flows for the whole fund, all share classes, so they are not ranked here: VNQ
Rank change
Against the last edition of this list: the previous trading day for 1W and 1M, the previous month for 12M. "new" means not in the top 25 last time
How these lists are built
Measure
Net flow: money in less money out, in dollars, over the window, leaving any round trip aside
12 months · Jun 2025 to May 2026
From SEC filings · 14 funds · the last month every filer has reportedFilings run about 60 days behind, so this list ends at the latest month every fund in the group has filed, printed in the heading and the title. Rank change is against last month’s edition.
| # | Fund | Name | Net flow | Share of assets | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | +$1.2bn | · | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | SCHH | Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | +$1.1bn | · | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | DFGR | Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF | +$890m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | REET | iShares Global REIT ETF | +$437m | · | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | USRT | iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF | +$433m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | FREL | Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF | +$295m | · | same |
| 7 | IYRI | NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF | +$226m | · | same |
| 8 | BBRE | JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF | +$225m | · | same |
| 9 | XLRE | State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF | +$157m | · | new |
| 10 | KBWY | Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF | +$40.7m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | JPRE | JPMorgan Realty Income ETF | +$32.1m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | BYRE | Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF | +$9.0m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | REIT | ALPS Active REIT ETF | +$3.7m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | DESK | VanEck Office and Commercial REIT ETF | +$656k | · | ▼ 1 |
SEC Form N-PORT, item B.6, monthly, every fund with a filing for every month of the window.CSV
Other flow rankings
ETFIQ, The U.S. real estate sector ETFs that took in the most, data as of Oct 8, 2026. https://etfiq.com/flows/rankings/segment/real-estate/inflows/
ETFIQ is an independent publisher and makes no recommendations; a rank is a sort of one published figure, not an opinion.