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iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

IFGLNasdaqiSharesC

$21.15+0.18 (+0.87%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 20.96 to 21.15. Range 20.33 to 21.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.4020.6020.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$80M
1Y total return
−3.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.55%
Holdings
276
Avg volume · 30D
18K sh
52W range
low $20.12high $25.59
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IFGL Grade

C

Score 42 out of 100

Rank
11 of 18
Six-pillar profile for IFGL. Scores out of 100: Cost 44, Risk 40, Mission 83, Tradability 22, Holdings 65, Durability 64. Strongest: Mission (83). Weakest: Tradability (22). Leans toward Mission.

Score 42 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 8
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 18
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 18
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 18
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18

Our read on IFGL

ETF.net Research

In short

CThe 2007 original in overseas property: one index, developed markets outside the US, no emerging-market detour, no US REITs. About 300 names, cash paid quarterly, 0.50% a year with no waiver trimming it.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of real estate equities in developed non-U.S. markets.

Why people hold it

  • Launched November 2007, it predates the ex-US property funds that followed (VNQI in 2010, REET in 2014) and carries nearly two decades of live history.vanguard.comsec.gov
  • Developed markets only. Its FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed ex US benchmark leaves out emerging-market property, which the indexes behind VNQI and REET both include.vanguard.comsec.gov
  • Roughly 300 landlords and property names spread across developed markets outside the US, with distributions on a quarterly schedule.blackrock.com

Worth knowing

  • Fee is 0.50% with no waiver, near the category norm, while HAUZ (0.10%) and VNQI (0.12%) reach similar overseas property for a fraction of that.
  • One of the lighter-traded names in its category, on a modest asset base, which tends to show up as wider bid-ask spreads than the category giants.
  • No US real estate at all by design, so it covers one side of the global property market rather than the whole map.

IFGL Performance

Launched Nov 12, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IFGL$9,619
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. IFGL $9,619. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for IFGL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIFGL
Year to date−6.6%
1 month+1.2%
3 months−8.4%
1 year−3.8%
3 yearsper year+8.9%
5 yearsper year−3.3%
10 yearsper year+1.3%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IFGL
YearReturn barIFGL
2026 YTD−6.6%
2025+24.3%
2024−7.2%
2023+5.4%
2022−24.2%
2021+8.3%
2020−7.7%

IFGL in the news

IFGL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.55%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 35 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.19; Jun 20, 2017 $0.30; Sep 26, 2017 $0.18; Dec 21, 2017 $0.80; Mar 22, 2018 $0.20; Jun 19, 2018 $0.41; Sep 26, 2018 $0.18; Dec 18, 2018 $0.32; Mar 20, 2019 $0.22; Jun 17, 2019 $0.35; Sep 24, 2019 $0.58; Dec 16, 2019 $1.15; Mar 25, 2020 $0.22; Jun 15, 2020 $0.17; Sep 23, 2020 $0.21; Mar 25, 2021 $0.20; Jun 10, 2021 $0.24; Sep 24, 2021 $0.32; Dec 13, 2021 $0.18; Mar 24, 2022 $0.17; Jun 9, 2022 $0.22; Sep 26, 2022 $0.20; Jun 7, 2023 $0.19; Sep 26, 2023 $0.20; Mar 21, 2024 $0.11; Jun 11, 2024 $0.40; Sep 25, 2024 $0.21; Dec 17, 2024 $0.21; Mar 18, 2025 $0.10; Jun 16, 2025 $0.26; Sep 16, 2025 $0.18; Dec 15, 2025 $0.31; Mar 17, 2026 $0.12; Jun 15, 2026 $0.32; Sep 15, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.20
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.32
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.12
Dec 15, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.31
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.18
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.26
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.10
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.21
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.21
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.40
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.11
Sep 26, 2023Oct 2, 2023$0.20

See all 70 payments⁠

$10,000 in IFGL 10 years ago paid $3,936 in dividends.⁠

IFGL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.32
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−36.8%
Trough Oct 2023
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.02
vs its asset-class index
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.

IFGL Cost

Overpaying vs HAUZ, cheapest in Global & International Real Estate

$7,873

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • IFGL 0.50%

    $9,979

  • HAUZ 0.10% Cheapest

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IFGL 0.50%
  • HAUZ 0.10%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530IFGL $9,979HAUZ $2,106

Year by year

YearIFGLHAUZOverpaying
10$900$183$717
20$3,460$717$2,743
30$9,979$2,106$7,873

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