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RWR carries a lower expense ratio than GQRE. GQRE offers a higher dividend yield and broader international exposure than RWR.

The State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR) focuses exclusively on U.S. real estate investment trusts, while Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (VNQI) provides exposure to property markets in more than 30 countries outside the United States. VNQI offers a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield than the State Street fund.

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF offers a lower expense ratio of 0.07% compared to 0.25% for State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF has delivered a higher 22.20% total return over the last 12 months and provides a higher trailing dividend yield Both funds concentrate 100% of assets in the real estate sector and share similar top holdings like Welltower and Prologis

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The State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR) carries a lower expense ratio and has posted higher one-year returns than the FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE). GQRE offers a higher trailing dividend yield and a broader portfolio spanning more than 200 global holdings.