USRT ETF — iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT)

USRT is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 3.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.79%, its expense ratio is 0.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 165.0% over the past 19.4 years, 455.6 points behind SPY at 620.6%.

At the current 3.01% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $301 per year, or about $75.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF is a fund that tracks the performance of U.S.-listed equity real estate investment trusts, excluding infrastructure, mortgage, and timber REITs, by investing at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and carries a low expense ratio of 0.08%. It appeals to income investors seeking real estate exposure through a diversified, low-cost vehicle.

USRT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 165.0% over the past 19.4 years, 455.6 points behind SPY at 620.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

USRT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.56%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/01/2007

Expense ratio

0.08%

Distribution rate

3.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.79%

Last close

$62.80 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$63.12

Premium / discount

0.51% discount

AUM

$4,355,492,669

Average volume

510600.0

Next dividend

$0.473

Last ex-dividend date

09/15/2026 (as of 2026-09-15)

Next payment date

09/18/2026 (as of 2026-09-18)

Beta

0.96

P/E ratio

28.7471

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.01%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.79%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

USRT risks and drawbacks

USRT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider USRT — and who may not

USRT may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (USRT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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