Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF
$10.680.00 (+0.05%)
- 0.51%
- $478M
- +6.6%
- 2.96%
- 0.1M sh
- $10.61
- low $9.96high $12.26
The ETF.net VGSR Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 10 of 18
Score 45 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.D29 out of 100Rank 13 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.B63 out of 100Rank 5 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 12 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 9 of 18
Our read on VGSR
CVert is a one-fund shop: this screened global real estate portfolio is the firm's whole business, and Dimensional Fund Advisors sits in the sub-adviser seat. It started life as a mutual fund in 2017 and converted to ETF shares in 2023.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of sustainable real estate companies.
Why people hold it
- 0.51% a year for an actively managed global property portfolio, under the 0.65% median for active US equity ETFs.
- A boutique sustainability shop writes the rules and Dimensional Fund Advisors sub-advises, bringing a large-firm trading and portfolio management desk to a small fund.vertfunds.comsec.gov
- The record predates the ticker: launched as a mutual fund in 2017, reorganized into an ETF in December 2023 with the same adviser, sub-adviser and strategy.vertfunds.com
- US and non-US property companies in one wrapper, with cash paid out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- This is one sector, globally. Landlord stocks answer to interest rates and credit conditions, so the ride differs from a broad equity fund.
- Sustainability screens leave out part of the global REIT universe, so results can drift from plain real estate benchmarks in either direction.sec.gov
- Volume is moderate rather than heavy, which makes limit orders and a glance at the spread worth the extra click.
VGSR Holdings
- Stocks
- 161
- 46%
- AMT
Geography
- United States69.97%
- Australia8.46%
- Japan5.55%
- United Kingdom5.40%
- Singapore3.01%
- France2.84%
- Belgium1.40%
- Canada0.98%
- 2.39%
Developed 97% · Emerging 3%
VGSR Performance
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VGSR$10,658
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 | VGSR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.0% |
| 1 month | −3.2% |
| 3 months | −6.0% |
| 1 year | +6.6% |
| 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 | VGSR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.0% | |
| 2025 | +6.3% | |
| 2024 | +5.5% | |
| 2023 | +7.1% |
VGSR in the news
VGSR Dividends
- 2.96%
- $0.32
- $0.06 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VGSR Risk
- 13.9%
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.
- 0.17
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.
- −18.3%
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.
- 1.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VGSR Cost
0.51%
VGSR0.51%
- The middle half of Global & International Real Estate funds
- Median 0.50%
12 of the 18 Global & International Real Estate funds charge less.
Other funds in Global & International Real Estate
- 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%
- CINDSPacer Industrial Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +7.1%
- CSPRESP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +1.8%
- DRWXState Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −3.7%