Housing represents the largest slice of the average American’s annual spending, at 33%. Yet the few housing-related exchange-traded funds available to investors overlook huge chunks of the market. Some invest in builders of single-family homes and home-improvement stores but forgo multifamily investments such as apartment real estate investment trusts. ETFs that do hold these REITs, meanwhile, often leave out the homebuilders and DIY shops. With the Hoya Capital Housing ETF (symbol HOMZ), you can invest in all three categories, and more.
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