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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Top performing ASX-listed Property & Infrastructure Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Property & Infrastructure ETFs could offer investors the chance to gain exposure to real estate and infrastructure sectors. These ETFs may provide income through dividends and potential capital appreciation from physical assets such as commercial properties and infrastructure projects. They could be suitable for those seeking less volatile investments that also offer protection against inflation.

Below are some of the potential pros & cons of investing in Property & Infrastructure Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

Pros of Property & Infrastructure ETFs:

  • Focus on real estate and infrastructure investments.
  • Offer stable income through dividends and long-term capital appreciation.
  • Gain exposure to the real estate market and essential infrastructure developments.
  • Provide a diversified approach to investing in tangible assets.
  • Suitable for investors seeking income and growth from property and infrastructure.

Cons of Property & Infrastructure ETFs:

  • Higher volatility and sector-specific risks.
  • Performance can be influenced by interest rate changes and economic conditions.
  • Limited liquidity compared to traditional equities.
  • Regulatory and environmental risks in the property and infrastructure sectors.
  • Requires specialized knowledge of real estate and infrastructure markets.

Top Property & Infrastructure by 3yr returns (as at 26 April 2025)

Code Security Name Geographic
Focus		 Asset
Class		 Category MER Market Cap
($m)		 Management
Type		 InvestSMART
Rating 		Yield
1Yr
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF Global Property & Infrastructure Equity - Infrastructure 0.47% 451 ETF starstarstarstar 2.6%
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF Australia Property & Infrastructure Property - Australia 0.23% 2,866 ETF starstarstarstar 4.8%
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund Australia Property & Infrastructure Property - Australia 0.16% 523 ETF starstarstarstar 2.8%
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF Global Property & Infrastructure Property - Global 0.20% 479 ETF starstarstar 4.6%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF USA Property & Infrastructure Equity - Infrastructure n/a 14 ETF starstar n/a
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF Australia Property & Infrastructure Property - Australia 0.35% 570 ETF starstarstarstar 4.8%
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF Global Property & Infrastructure Equity - Infrastructure 0.20% 1,311 ETF starstarstarstar 3.2%
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF Global Property & Infrastructure Property - Global 0.15% 314 ETF starstarstarstar 4.2%
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF Global Property & Infrastructure Equity - Infrastructure 0.15% 974 ETF starstarstarstar 3.1%
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund Global Property & Infrastructure Property - Global 0.20% 437 ETF starstarstarstar 2.9%
Code Security Name Issuer Inception Type Objective
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd 19 Oct 2018 ETF The Fund seeks to track the return of the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars, before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd 11 Oct 2010 ETF The fund seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index before taking into account fees, expenses, and tax.
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund State Street Global Advisors (Aus) Ltd 15 Feb 2002 ETF The investment seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Trust Index.
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF VanEck Investments Limited 21 Mar 2019 ETF The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of its Reference Index in Australian dollars.
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF ANZ ETFS Management (AUS) Ltd 3 Jun 2024 ETF
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF VanEck Investments Limited 14 Oct 2013 ETF The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of ASX-listed securities with the aim of providing investment returns (before management costs) that closely track the returns of the Market Vectors Australia A-REITs Index (MVMVATRG).
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF VanEck Investments Limited 29 Apr 2016 ETF The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of its Reference Index in Australian dollars.
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd 16 May 2023 ETF The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index; before fees and expenses (including the cost of hedging). The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of global developed market real estate securities.
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF BlackRock Investment Mgmt (AUS) Ltd 16 May 2023 ETF The Fund aims to provide investors with the performance of an index, before fees and expenses (including the cost of hedging). The index is designed to measure the AUD hedged performance of global developed market infrastructure securities.
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund State Street Global Advisors (Aus) Ltd 1 Nov 2013 ETF The investment objective is to provide investment returns (before fees and other costs), that closely correspond to the performance of the Index.
Code Security Name 1 Mnth % 3 Mnth % 6 Mnth % 1 Yr % p.a. 2 Yr % p.a. 3 Yr % p.a. 5 Yr % p.a.
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF 1.3% 5.3% 11.7% 19.6% 12.4% 8.0% 8.5%
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF -4.9% -6.7% -12.4% -5.7% 12.9% 3.0% 13.5%
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund -4.9% -6.8% -12.5% -5.7% 13.3% 3.3% 13.3%
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF -3.1% 0.9% -7.0% 5.1% 5.5% -5.1% 5.4%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF -4.7% -7.6% 11.6% n/a n/a n/a n/a
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF -2.6% 1.5% -6.1% -0.3% 10.4% 2.1% 12.2%
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF 1.3% 5.1% 2.6% 15.5% 8.2% 2.9% 8.7%
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF -3.1% 0.8% -7.1% 5.0% n/a n/a n/a
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF 1.3% 5.1% 2.6% 15.5% n/a n/a n/a
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund -2.8% 1.5% 3.8% 9.8% 10.7% 2.0% 6.5%
Code Security Name Australian Equities International Equities Property Cash Fixed Interest Alternatives
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF 1.6% 97.9% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF 1.8% 0.0% 97.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund 0.0% 0.0% 98.8% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0%
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF 0.0% 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF 6.3% 93.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF 0.0% 36.9% 63.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF 6.3% 93.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund 0.0% 0.0% 99.1% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Code Security Name Yield Expected Distribution Frequency Last Payment Date Cents Per Unit
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF 2.6% Quarterly 16 Apr 2025 $0.68
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF 4.8% Quarterly 16 Apr 2025 $0.83
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund 2.8% Quarterly 30 May 2025 $0.04
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF 4.6% Quarterly 16 Apr 2025 $0.17
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF n/a n/a n/a n/a
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF 4.8% Semi-Annual 17 Jan 2025 $0.57
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF 3.2% Quarterly 16 Apr 2025 $0.17
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF 4.2% Quarterly 17 Apr 2025 $0.26
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF 3.1% Quarterly 17 Apr 2025 $0.23
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund 2.9% Semi-Annual 13 Jan 2025 $0.25
Code Name Mar-25 ($m) Feb-25 ($m) Jan-25 ($m) Dec-24 ($m) Nov-24 ($m) Oct-24 ($m) Sep-24 ($m) Aug-24 ($m) Jul-24 ($m) Jun-24 ($m) May-24 ($m)
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF $4.7 $5.7 $8.0 $8.9 $0 $3.4 $4.4 $5.4 $5.0 $4.4 $3.2
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF $41.6 $15.5 $21.4 -$134.8 $0 -$9.2 $11.9 -$40.2 -$33.0 -$0.1 $14.7
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund $41.4 $25.9 -$1.4 $0.1 $0 -$3.5 -$3.4 $0.0 $1.3 $3.2 -$13.2
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF $7.5 $5.7 $9.3 $74.7 $0 $10.1 $6.2 $19.6 $7.5 $9.0 $8.9
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF $1.1 $1.2 $3.6 $1.8 $0 $0 $0.8 $0.5 $2.6 $1.5 $0
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF -$41.9 $21.3 -$5.9 -$13.1 $0 -$10.2 $5.6 $12.6 $3.3 $1.5 $0.0
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF $13.4 $21.0 $18.4 $135.3 $0 $8.2 $40.8 $46.3 $13.7 $21.8 $17.0
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF -$15.0 $10.7 $12.9 $40.9 $0 $41.4 $5.7 $21.8 $15.9 -$17.6 $24.8
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF $49.0 $18.9 $42.3 $29.7 $0 $57.6 $24.6 $7.7 $61.7 $19.8 $7.5
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund $0.0 $5.5 $3.5 -$5.6 $0 -$2.2 $3.2 -$4.2 -$1.6 -$3.9 $1.0
Code Security Name Volatility - 20 days Volatility - 50 days Volatility - 100 days Volatility - 200 days Volatility - All
VBLD Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF 18.3% 17.0% 15.0% 14.2% 14.8%
VAP Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF 31.5% 25.5% 21.7% 21.1% 19.1%
SLF SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund 34.1% 24.6% 23.9% 21.6% 23.8%
REIT VanEck FTSE International Property (Hedged) ETF 40.0% 27.2% 23.0% 18.9% 20.8%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF 47.1% 32.5% 26.8% 27.1% 26.0%
MVA VanEck Australian Property ETF 34.9% 29.2% 26.8% 24.3% 22.3%
IFRA VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF 33.2% 23.6% 21.5% 17.1% 15.4%
GLPR iShares Core FTSE Global Property Ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF 44.3% 29.4% 23.5% 19.0% 17.8%
GLIN iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF 34.0% 23.1% 18.8% 15.0% 310.1%
DJRE SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund 23.0% 17.4% 15.2% 15.0% 16.1%