
iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF
$21.15+0.18 (+0.87%)
- 0.50%
- $80M
- −3.8%
- 4.55%
- 18K sh
- low $20.12high $25.59
The ETF.net IFGL Grade
Score 42 out of 100
- 11 of 18
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 100Rank 8 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 12 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F22 out of 100Rank 15 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.B64 out of 100Rank 8 of 18
Our read on IFGL
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
Worth knowing
IFGL 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 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.
| Period | IFGL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −6.6% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | −8.4% |
| 1 year | −3.8% |
| 3 years | +8.9% |
| 5 years | −3.3% |
| 10 years | +1.3% |
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 | IFGL |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 4.55%
- $0.95
- $0.20 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IFGL Risk
- 17.7%
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.
- 0.32
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.
- −36.8%
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.
- 1.02
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
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IFGL | HAUZ | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $900 | $183 | $717 |
| 20 | $3,460 | $717 | $2,743 |
| 30 | $9,979 | $2,106 | $7,873 |
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