Great way to own top REITs

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ISHARES CDN REIT SECTOR INDEX FUND $15.52 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds the 15 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index. The weight of each REIT is limited to 25% of the ETF’s value.zxc iShares CDN REIT’s expenses are 0.60% of its assets. The fund yields 5.4%.zxc The ETF’s largest holding is RioCan REIT at 19.1%, followed by H&R REIT (14.6%), Dundee REIT (8.0%), Canadian REIT (7.4%), Calloway REIT (6.5%), Canadian Apartment REIT (6.0%), Boardwalk REIT (5.8%), Allied Properties REIT (5.7%), Cominar REIT (5.5%), Artis REIT (4.9%), Chartwell REIT (4.6%), Granite REIT (4.6%), Crombie REIT (2.4%), Northern Property REIT (2.4%) and Dundee International REIT (2.2%).zxc iShares CDN REIT is a buy. buy…