US property (REITs)
This fund owns shares in US property companies and real estate investment trusts, the businesses behind American malls, offices, warehouses and apartments. It focuses on ones that pay higher rents back as dividends. It pays you cash four times a year.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Pure US property in one trade
- Large, liquid and well established
- Pays regular dividend income
- Distributing, so less tax-tidy than accumulating
- Single-country, single-sector concentration
- Sensitive to US interest rates
About this fund
The fund tracks the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT United States Dividend+ index, holding listed US real estate companies and REITs with a forecast dividend yield of at least 2 percent. Holdings span data centres, warehouses, apartments, retail and offices. It is the large, long-established and liquid way to get pure US property exposure on the London market.
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Frequently asked questions
Is IUSP.L accumulating or distributing?
iShares US Property Yield UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IUSP.L) is a distributing ETF, so it pays its dividends out to you as cash, usually a few times a year. If you would rather have dividends reinvested automatically, look for an accumulating share class of the same index.
What is the annual fee (TER) for IUSP.L?
IUSP.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 IUSP.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. IUSP.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 IUSP.L invest in?
iShares US Property Yield UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IUSP.L) tracks the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT United States Dividend+. This fund owns shares in US property companies and real estate investment trusts, the businesses behind American malls, offices, warehouses and apartments. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is IUSP.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, IUSP.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 IUSP.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, IUSP.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.