

Fidelity Real Estate Income ETF
$23.85−0.01 (−0.04%)
- 0.76%
- $47M
- 0M sh
- $23.84
- low $23.65high $27.81
The ETF.net FREI Grade
Score 37 out of 100
- 16 of 18
Score 37 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F0 out of 100Rank 18 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 2 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C44 out of 100Rank 12 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D28 out of 100Rank 16 of 18
Our read on FREI
DOne of Fidelity's first ETF share classes, attached to its long-running Real Estate Income mutual fund. Not a REIT index tracker: an active income hunt across REIT preferreds, real estate debt and mortgage bonds.
The fund seeks higher-than-average income and secondarily capital growth. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in debt and income-producing equity securities of companies principally engaged in real estate and related investments.
Why people hold it
- Rare mandate in a category stuffed with equity-REIT index trackers: income first, with at least 80% in real estate debt and income-producing equity securities.
- Same portfolio, policies, managers and track record as Fidelity's existing Real Estate Income mutual fund, launched in 2026 as one of Fidelity's first ETF share classes.fidelity.comsec.gov
- Active and global: bottom-up picks across REIT common and preferred stock, real estate debt and commercial mortgage bonds, US and foreign issuers.sec.gov
Worth knowing
- Costs 0.59% a year versus a 0.50% peer median, and index rivals run cheaper still (HAUZ 0.10%, VNQI 0.12%, REET 0.14%).
- The debt sleeve leans on lower-quality real estate bonds, adding credit and rate sensitivity that pure equity REIT funds do not carry.sec.gov
- New in ETF form and thinly traded next to the category's index giants, which can mean wider spreads when you trade.
FREI Holdings
- Stocks
- 608
- 14%
- Cash Cf
Geography
- United States99.73%
- Canada0.25%
- Bermuda0.02%
FREI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FREI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FREI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.7% |
FREI in the news
FREI Dividends
- $0.29 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
FREI Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FREI Cost
- The middle half of Global & International Real Estate funds
- Median 0.50%
Every other Global & International Real Estate fund charges less.
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- CBLDGCambria Global Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +6.0%
- CCRIBRussell Investments Global Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return —
- DDTREFirst Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +9.3%
- FWTREWisdomTree New Economy Real Estate FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +0.2%


