REET Performance — iShares Global REIT ETF

Data updated: 2026-09-23

REET returned +15.06% year to date and +20.00% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +9.98% over 3 years and +2.88% over 5 years. The fund beat its Global Real Estate category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $133, against $131 for the category, and to $120 over one year, against $117. Volatility over the past three years was 15.87% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $601.9M, and assets reached $5.13B.

REET Growth of $100

What $100 invested in iShares Global REIT ETF grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Real Estate category average over the same months.

PeriodREETCategory average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$120$117
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$133$131
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$115$113
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$134$139

REET Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jul 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+15.06%
1 year+20.00%
3 years (annualised)+9.98%
5 years (annualised)+2.88%

REET Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of iShares Global REIT ETF, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+15.06%
2025+8.18%
2024+2.39%
2023+10.41%
2022−23.92%
2021+32.23%
2020−10.58%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+6.19%

REET Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.9%+6.2%−7.2%+8.6%−0.3%+2.1%+2.7%—————
2025+1.5%+2.8%−2.4%−0.2%+2.7%+0.5%−1.0%+4.3%+0.9%−1.3%+1.7%−1.2%
2024−4.3%+0.1%+2.7%−6.5%+4.4%+0.9%+6.1%+6.0%+3.2%−4.4%+2.9%−7.4%
2023+9.4%−4.5%−2.7%+1.5%−3.8%+3.2%+3.2%−3.4%−6.5%−4.6%+10.5%+9.6%
2022−6.3%−2.6%+5.4%−5.0%−4.7%−8.2%+8.4%−6.4%−12.3%+4.0%+6.8%−3.7%
2021−0.3%+4.1%+3.5%+7.1%+1.2%+1.3%+4.2%+1.6%−5.8%+6.5%−1.5%+7.3%
2020+0.8%−8.5%−24.3%+7.5%+0.3%+2.6%+3.4%+1.6%−3.2%−3.1%+13.1%+3.9%
2019———————+2.5%+2.6%+2.5%−1.1%−0.3%

REET Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2023 – Jul 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 15.87%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.35 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.47% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −7.39% (Dec 2024)

REET Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of iShares Global REIT ETF, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $601.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $960.8M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.68×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$114.3M$0$114.3M
Jun 2026$191.9M$136.1M$55.8M
May 2026$0$11.0M−$11.0M
Apr 2026$0$20.3M−$20.3M
Mar 2026$40.9M$25.7M$15.2M
Feb 2026$54.8M$10.3M$44.5M
Jan 2026$56.9M$0$56.9M
Dec 2025$354.6M$0$354.6M
Nov 2025$6$0$6
Oct 2025$112.0M$0$112.0M
Sep 2025$35.5M$0$35.5M
Aug 2025$0$155.5M−$155.5M

REET Assets Under Management

Net assets of iShares Global REIT ETF by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$5.13B
2026-04-30$4.79B
2026-01-31$4.46B
2025-10-31$3.97B
2025-07-31$3.87B
2025-04-30$3.83B
2025-01-31$3.75B
2024-10-31$3.85B
2024-07-31$3.73B
2024-04-30$3.38B
2024-01-31$3.34B
2023-10-31$2.87B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.