Personal Investments • Best ETF for International REITs? HAUZ, IFGL, RWX, VNQI

I'd like to apportion my REITs as 55% US / 45 % International. I'm wondering if the Bogleheads have any opinions on

• 1. The best international REIT ETF? VNQI is mentioned often, RWX somewhat, and very little has been said about HAUZ. HAUZ also does not get listed in Bernstein's Four Pillars, which gives me pause — this, despite having a much lower expense ratio (ER) than RWX, and double the volume.

• 2. Which would be the best in tax-sheltered vs. taxable account if one wished to hold in both? I notice that, relative to VNQI, IFGL has a highly negative potential capital gains exposure (-139% vs. -73%) and a much larger qualified dividend income (50.98% vs. 5.48%).

Given the above I'm leaning toward IFGL in taxable and VNQI in tax-sheltered. Very grateful for any thoughts!

Fund information:

• 1. HAUZ | Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF | ER = 0.12%, volume = 93k, spread = 0.37% | https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digit ... ymbol=HAUZ

• 2. IFGL | iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF | ER = 0.48%, volume = 16k, spread = 0.34% | https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digit ... ymbol=IFGL

• 3. RWX | SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF | ER = 0.59%, volume = 41k, spread = 0.17% | https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digit ... symbol=RWX

• 4. VNQI | Vanguard Global Ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF | ER = 0.12%, volume = 175k, spread = 0.02% | https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digit ... ymbol=VNQI

Statistics: Posted by AssetClassJunkie — Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:26 pm — Replies 1 — Views 137

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