Real Estate Stocks and REITs
GNG Research tracks 310 real estate stocks, 194 of them real estate investment trusts (REITs). 192 pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 5.30% among payers. The largest by market cap are Welltower (WELL), Prologis (PLD) and Equinix (EQIX). State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE), the sector proxy used here, has a total return of +5.3% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026, against +13.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Prices and yields use the latest available records. Returns through Oct 14, 2026.
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High Dividend REITs
REITs worth at least $1B with a forward yield up to 25%, one listing per company.
Largest Real Estate Stocks
Companies ranked by reported market capitalization, one listing per company.
- $167.30B
- $126.82B
- $100.59B
- $83.59B
- $75.43B
- $64.99B
- $53.96B
- $52.20B
- $43.25B
- $36.96B
Real Estate Sector Performance
Calendar-year total returns of State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) and the S&P 500 (SPY), with dividends reinvested.
Total returns from daily closes with dividends reinvested and splits applied, using State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) as the sector proxy and SPY for the S&P 500. 2026 is year to date through Oct 14, 2026.
Growth of $10,000 in XLRE
A $10,000 investment in State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) at the start of 2016, with dividends reinvested, against the same amount in the S&P 500 (SPY).
$10,000 invested in XLRE at the start of 2016 grew to $19,215 by Oct 14, 2026 with dividends reinvested, against $44,923 in SPY.
Real Estate Stocks by Industry
One listing per company; preferred shares, notes and funds are left out.
Real Estate ETFs
Funds that hold real estate stocks. XLRE is the sector proxy for the returns on this page; yields and expense ratios are the figures each fund's page shows.
Real Estate Stocks List
All 310 real estate stocks GNG Research tracks, largest first. Yield is the trailing 12-month dividend yield each stock page shows.
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About Real Estate
Real estate stocks are mostly real estate investment trusts (REITs) that own or finance property such as offices, shopping centers, apartments, warehouses, hotels and healthcare buildings, plus real estate service and development companies.
REITs must pay out at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders, which is why yields in this sector are usually higher than in most others.
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Other Stock Sectors
Median forward dividend yield among each sector's dividend payers, and each sector ETF's total return this year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are REITs?
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are companies that own or finance income-producing property, such as offices, apartments, warehouses and shopping centers, and must pay out at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders. 194 of the real estate companies on this page are REITs.
Which REITs pay the highest dividends?
Among REITs worth at least $1 billion with forward yields up to 25%, the highest forward dividend yields are Orchid Island Capital (ORC) at 23.12%, Dynex Capital (DX) at 18.35% and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) at 17.46%. 192 real estate stocks on this page pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 5.30%.
What are the largest real estate stocks?
Welltower (WELL), Prologis (PLD) and Equinix (EQIX) are the largest real estate stocks by market cap, at $167.30B, $126.82B and $100.59B.
How has the real estate sector performed?
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE), used here as the sector proxy, returned +5.3% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 and +2.6% in 2025, with dividends reinvested. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.8% and +17.7% over the same periods.
Which ETFs hold real estate stocks?
GNG Research covers 3 ETFs that hold real estate stocks: VNQ (Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares, 0.13% expense ratio), XLRE (State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF, 0.08% expense ratio) and IYR (iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, 0.38% expense ratio). XLRE is the sector proxy for the returns on this page.
All Real Estate stocks covered by GNG
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