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FYI: The $2.27 billion Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) is not unique.
Several other bigger, better-known ETFs cover the U.S. real estate space, such as the $34 billion Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) or the $4.5 billion iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR). These funds have more assets than XLRE. Higher daily volumes. Longer track records. At a glance, it's hard to see how XLRE can compete. Regards, Ted http://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/xlre-quality-not-quantity-real-estate?nopaging=1
