Global property (REITs)
This fund owns property companies and real estate investment trusts from around the world, led by the US, Japan and the UK. It tracks a broad global real estate index. Rental income is reinvested rather than paid out to you.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Worldwide property in one trade
- Accumulating, income reinvests automatically
- Different index from IWDP, not a duplicate
- Small fund, so wider spreads possible
- Still concentrated in US property
- Rate-sensitive like all REITs
About this fund
The fund tracks the Dow Jones Global Select Real Estate Securities index, holding equity REITs and real estate operating companies traded across developed markets. It is the accumulating, USD-traded way to hold global property in a single line. It uses a different index family from the iShares Developed Markets Property fund, so it is genuinely distinct rather than a duplicate.
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Frequently asked questions
Is GLRA.L accumulating or distributing?
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (GLRA.L) is an accumulating ETF, so its dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund instead of paid out as cash. The value compounds in the share price, which keeps things simple since the dividends are reinvested for you instead of arriving as cash you would otherwise have to reinvest yourself.
What is the annual fee (TER) for GLRA.L?
GLRA.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.40% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $40 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy GLRA.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. GLRA.L trades on LSE, USD and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does GLRA.L invest in?
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (GLRA.L) tracks the Dow Jones Global Select Real Estate Securities. This fund owns property companies and real estate investment trusts from around the world, led by the US, Japan and the UK. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is GLRA.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, GLRA.L is a UCITS ETF domiciled in Ireland. For non-US investors, Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs are usually preferred over US-domiciled ones: US dividend withholding tax is 15% under the tax treaty (versus 30% on US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors), and the holdings sit outside US estate tax.
How risky is GLRA.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, GLRA.L is rated higher risk (4/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.