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Landlords field midnight maintenance calls, wrestle with vacancies, and hand a cut to property managers before pocketing a dime. Three ETFs flip that arrangement entirely, turning real estate income into something closer to a direct deposit.

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF offers a more concentrated domestic portfolio with a lower expense ratio than its international Vanguard counterpart. Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF provides exposure to over 30 countries and a higher dividend yield but has lagged in total returns over the last five years.

While the Federal Reserve has held rates steady since its December 2025 meeting, investor expectations for future interest rate decisions have shifted drastically over the course of the year. Early expectations for 2026 rate cuts quickly faded as stubborn inflation fueled interest rate volatility, heavily impacting real estate ETFs.

The choice between Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) and Schwab U.S.

The Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) offers a higher dividend yield than the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH). SCHH has a lower expense ratio than VNQ.