ICF vs VNQI: U.S. REITs Beat Global Peers on Returns
Vanguard's international fund offers lower costs and higher yield, but iShares' concentrated U.S. strategy delivered stronger performance over five years.
The iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF (ICF) and Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (VNQI) are two prominent U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) that have recently outperformed their global counterparts. ICF offers concentrated exposure to dominant domestic real estate trusts, while VNQI provides a diversified, low-cost entry into international property markets.
Investors must decide between focusing on the mature, highly regulated U.S. market or the diverse international landscape. The comparison highlights the trade-offs in yield, risk, and regional concentration between a concentrated domestic strategy and a broad-based global approach that excludes U.S. assets. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500 and is calculated from monthly returns over the fund's history, up to five years.
The 1-year return represents the total return over the trailing 12 months, and the dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.
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