Global real estate (REITs)
Buy a tiny piece of shopping malls, office buildings, warehouses, data centres and apartment buildings worldwide. These companies (called REITs) collect rent and pay most of it out to you as dividends: usually 3-4% per year in cash.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Regular dividend income from rental cash flow
- Diversifies away from pure stock-market risk
- Real assets: bricks, land, data centres
- Falls hard when interest rates rise (2022: -25%)
- Tax on dividends in some accounts (less efficient)
- Office / mall segments under structural pressure
About this fund
Tracks FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Dividend+ - global listed property companies and REITs. Heavy in US (~60%) and Japan. Sensitive to interest rates - rising rates usually hurt REIT prices.
Available on Interactive Brokers
Low-cost access to Global real estate (REITs) and 10,000+ funds worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
Is IWDP.L accumulating or distributing?
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield UCITS ETF (IWDP.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 IWDP.L?
IWDP.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.59% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $59 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 IWDP.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. IWDP.L trades on LSE, GBp 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 IWDP.L invest in?
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield UCITS ETF (IWDP.L) tracks the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Dividend+. Buy a tiny piece of shopping malls, office buildings, warehouses, data centres and apartment buildings worldwide. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is IWDP.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, IWDP.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 IWDP.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, IWDP.L is rated medium risk (3/5), 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.