State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
$46.580.00 (0.00%)
- 0.50%
- $1.2B
- +9.2%
- 3.50%
- 0.1M sh
- $46.19
- low $44.31high $52.26
The ETF.net RWO Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 6 of 18
Score 60 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.C50 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A80 out of 100Rank 3 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 11 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 3 of 18
Our read on RWO
BGlobal real estate without the assembly work: about 220 property companies across the US, developed markets and emerging markets, wrapped in one Dow Jones index fund that has been running since 2008.
The fund seeks to track the total return performance of the Dow Jones Global Select Real Estate Securities Index and provide global exposure to publicly traded real estate securities.
Why people hold it
- One ticker covers the whole map. US landlords, developed international operators and emerging market names sit in the same portfolio, roughly 220 holdings deep.ssga.com
- Launched in 2008 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund: a long-running, established vehicle rather than a recent product launch.
- Hugs its Dow Jones benchmark tightly, and its overall build sits in the upper half of the global real estate group we track.
- Income arrives on a quarterly schedule, the usual rhythm for a portfolio of rent-collecting property companies.
Worth knowing
- The 0.50% fee is the middle of this peer group, but index rivals run far cheaper: HAUZ at 0.10%, VNQI at 0.12%, REET at 0.14%. The first two leave out US property.
- One sector, spread worldwide: results follow the property cycle, and the non-US half brings currency swings along with it.
- Volume is moderate rather than category-leading, so the bid-ask spread matters more here than in the busiest global real estate funds.
RWO Holdings
- Stocks
- 243
- 46%
- WELL
Sectors
- Real Estate96.7%
- Consumer Discretionary0.9%
- Technology0.8%
- Financials0.8%
- Health Care0.4%
- Energy0.4%
- Industrials0.1%
Geography
- United States73.58%
- Japan6.98%
- United Kingdom3.55%
- Singapore2.60%
- Australia2.20%
- France1.70%
- Hong Kong1.66%
- Switzerland1.31%
- 6.41%
Developed 89% · Emerging 11%
RWO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
RWO$10,925
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 | RWO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.0% |
| 1 month | −3.6% |
| 3 months | −6.4% |
| 1 year | +9.2% |
| 3 years | +10.9% |
| 5 years | +1.3% |
| 10 years | +3.6% |
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 | RWO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.0% | |
| 2025 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | +1.7% | |
| 2023 | +10.9% | |
| 2022 | −25.1% | |
| 2021 | +31.0% | |
| 2020 | −10.4% |
RWO in the news
RWO Dividends
- 3.50%
- $1.63
- $0.43 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
RWO Risk
- 15.8%
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.
- 0.43
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.
- −32.8%
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.
- 0.91
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RWO Cost
0.50%
RWO0.50%
- The middle half of Global & International Real Estate funds
- Median 0.50%
8 of the 18 Global & International Real Estate funds charge less.
Other funds in Global & International Real Estate
- AVNQIVanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −5.8%
- BGQRENorthern Trust Global Quality Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +5.2%
- BERETiShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +4.5%
- CIFGLiShares International Developed Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −6.0%
- CRITAETFB Green SRI REITs ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +8.6%