iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (XRE.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (XRE.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$1.18B. The fund is issued by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. The inception date on file is October 17, 2002.

The largest positions on file are Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI-UN.TO), Granite Real Estate Investment Trust Unit (GRT-UN.TO), and Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Unit (CAR-UN.TO). Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust alone accounts for 12.8% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 85.16% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XRE.TO last closed at CA$16.02 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +3.45%. Measured over 5 years, that is −0.39% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 4.31%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +32.49%; the weakest is 2022 at −17.35%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +6.80% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 19.29%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.92. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$14.90 to CA$17.54. The latest close sits 7.52% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.