Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate ETF
The ETF.net GQRE Grade
B
Score 67 out of 100
- 5 of 18
Score 67 of 100 falls in the B 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.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A70 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 4 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B65 out of 100Rank 6 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B68 out of 100Rank 4 of 18
Our read on GQRE
In short
BMost global real estate funds just buy the sector by size. GQRE screens it first: a Northern Trust index built to maximize quality, value and momentum across US and overseas REITs, at 0.45% net of a waiver through March 1, 2027.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Global Quality Real Estate Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
GQRE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
GQRE$10,861
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 | GQRE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.6% |
| 1 month | +4.6% |
| 3 months | −5.2% |
| 1 year | +8.6% |
| 3 years | +12.1% |
| 5 years | +0.5% |
| 10 years | +4.2% |
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 | GQRE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.6% | |
| 2025 | +8.3% | |
| 2024 | +6.0% | |
| 2023 | +9.2% | |
| 2022 | −27.2% | |
| 2021 | +32.0% | |
| 2020 | −9.1% |
GQRE in the news
GQRE Dividends
- 4.30%
- $2.65
- $0.42 per share
- Quarterly
GQRE Risk
- 14.8%
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.
- 0.60
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.
- −35.1%
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.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
GQRE Cost
Overpaying vs HAUZ, cheapest in Global & International Real Estate
$6,935
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GQRE 0.45%
$9,041
HAUZ 0.10% Cheapest
$2,106
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GQRE | HAUZ | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $812 | $183 | $629 |
| 20 | $3,128 | $717 | $2,411 |
| 30 | $9,041 | $2,106 | $6,935 |
You pay 0.45%Waived by FlexShares 0.01%
Full fee 0.46% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.45%
Other funds in Global & International Real Estate
- AHAUZXtrackers International Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −3.7%
- AVNQIVanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −4.5%
- BVGSRVert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +8.8%
- BRWOState Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +10.5%
- BERETiShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +7.2%
