VNQI Outpaces GQRE, Sharpening the Choice in Global Real Estate ETFs

Overview

• Latest figures show VNQI returned 15.9% over the past year versus 3.6% for GQRE as of Dec. 18, 2025, with dividend yields of 4.27% and 4.06% respectively.
• VNQI charges a 0.12% expense ratio and oversees about $3.9 billion, compared with GQRE’s 0.45% fee and roughly $359.7 million in assets.
• Risk metrics favor VNQI, which shows a five‑year beta of 0.88 and max drawdown of 6.71%, versus GQRE’s 1.02 beta and 16.24% drawdown.
• VNQI holds 700+ non‑U.S. real estate stocks across 30+ countries led by Goodman Group, Mitsui Fudosan, and Mitsubishi Estate, while GQRE’s ~170 quality‑tilted REITs are led by American Tower, Digital Realty, and Public Storage.
• A separate comparison reports GQRE’s 7.08% one‑year return and 4.66% yield as of Jan. 8, 2026, slightly ahead of iShares REET’s 6.65% return and 3.62% yield, though at a higher 0.45% fee versus 0.14%.