{
  "id": 16761146,
  "title": "Which Real Estate ETF Is the Better Buy: State Street’s XLRE or Northern Trust’s Global GQRE?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/which-real-estate-etf-is-the-better-buy-state-streets-xlre-or",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:36:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/etfs/2026/10/27/which-real-estate-etf-is-the-better-buy-state-street-s-xlre-or-northern-trust-s-global-gqre/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "State Street’s XLRE and Northern Trust’s GQRE are two real estate ETFs with distinct approaches. XLRE is more affordable, with a lower expense ratio of 0.08%, and focuses on the largest U.S. real estate companies, holding 30 positions. Its top holdings include Welltower, Prologis, and Equinix. The fund provides a yield of 3.4% on its $42.6 share price. On the other hand, GQRE offers broader global diversification and a higher yield of 4.4%, but at a higher expense ratio of 0.46%. It allocates 99% to real estate and 1% to consumer cyclicals, with top holdings like Prologis, Welltower, and Equinix. GQRE’s quality-screening process selects real estate companies based on value, momentum, and profitability, incorporating international exposure not found in XLRE. Given these differences, investors seeking low-cost U.S. REIT exposure may prefer XLRE, while those favoring income and global diversification might opt for GQRE.",
  "summary": "XLRE holds 30 S&P 500 real estate stocks with a 0.08% expense ratio, while GQRE spreads across 201 global holdings and yields 4.4% annually.",
  "key_points": [
    "XLRE has lower expense ratio of 0.08% compared to GQRE's 0.46%",
    "XLRE focuses on largest U.S. real estate companies with 30 positions",
    "GQRE offers global diversification and higher yield of 4.4%"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}