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The Hoya Capital Housing ETF ()
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Best Performing in Mid-Cap Value Over the Last Year
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The Hoya Capital Housing ETF Overview
The Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ) is a passively managed U.S. Equity Mid-Cap Value exchange-traded fund (ETF). Hoya Capital Real Estate launched the ETF in 2019.
The investment seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Hoya Capital Housing 100 TM Index.
The index is a rules-based index composed of 100 companies that collectively represent the performance of the U.S. residential housing industry. Normally at least 80% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in real estate and housing-related companies. It will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it generally will invest in all of the component securities of the index in approximately the same proportion as in the index.
About The Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ)
There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 5.57 years: Dustin Lewellyn (2019), Ernesto Tong (2019) and Christine Johanson (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.
The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and Hoya Capital Housing 100 GR USD index with a weighting of 100%. The Hoya Capital Housing ETF has 101 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 18.7% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.
The Hoya Capital Housing ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity ETF group. The Hoya Capital Housing ETF has 0.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 99.6% There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). The Hoya Capital Housing ETF has 0.4% of the portfolio in cash.
Assets Under Management
The fund has $35 million in total assets, which is below the $2 billion average for the Mid-Cap Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.
HOMZ Performance and Fees
The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The The Hoya Capital Housing ETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Mid-Cap Value category. The Hoya Capital Housing ETF has an expense ratio of 0.30%, which is 36% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.
High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. The Hoya Capital Housing ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 12%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 72% for the Mid-Cap Value category.
Recently, in the month of July 2026, The Hoya Capital Housing ETF returned -4.8%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Mid-Cap Value category had an average return of 3.5%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.
The Hoya Capital Housing ETF has a trailing yield of 2.66%, which is above the 2.05% category average.
The fund normally distributes its income monthly.
It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.
The Hoya Capital Housing ETF Grades
Year to date, the ETF has returned 1.5%, 13.9 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 6.1% over the past year (grade of F), 6.6% over the past three years (grade of F) and 4.2% per year over the past five years (grade of F).
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HOMZ Trailing NAV Total Returns Data as of 7/31/26
| Last Month |
Last Quarter |
Ann'l. 1Yr |
Ann'l. 3Yr |
Ann'l. 5Yr |
Ann'l. 10Yr |
|
| HOMZ Return (NAV) | -4.8% | 1.5% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 4.2% | na |
| HOMZ Return (Price) | -4.8% | 1.6% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 4.3% | na |
| NAV +/- Price Return | -0.081% | -0.143% | -0.221% | -0.207% | -0.037% | na |
| Mid-Cap Value Avg | 3.5% | 6.1% | 23.5% | 13.9% | 10.2% | 10.8% |
| HOMZ Grade (NAV) | F | F | F | F | F | na |
| +/- Category (NAV) | -8.4% | -4.7% | -17.4% | -7.3% | -6.0% | na |
| HOMZ Tax-Cost Ratio | na | na | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | na |
HOMZ Annual NAV Total ReturnsData as of 7/31/26
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| HOMZ Return (NAV) | 1.5% | 2.5% | 9.7% | 36.4% | -28.1% | 41.1% | 15.9% | na | na | na | na |
| HOMZ Return (Price) | 1.6% | 2.7% | 9.5% | 36.5% | -28.2% | 41.0% | 15.8% | na | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Ret | 0.064% | 0.103% | -0.019% | 0.002% | 0.001% | -0.001% | -0.007% | na | na | na | na |
| Mid-Cap Value Avg | 15.4% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 12.9% | -5.7% | 31.6% | 0.6% | 25.6% | -10.0% | 15.5% | 20.3% |
| HOMZ Grade (NAV) | F | F | D | A | F | A | A | na | na | na | na |
| +/- Category | -13.9% | -7.9% | -2.6% | 23.5% | -22.5% | 9.5% | 15.3% | na | na | na | na |
| Risk Measures | |
| Beta: | 1.07 |
| R-Squared: | 40% |
| Standard Deviation: | 22.2% |
| Category Risk Index: | 1.55 |
| Category Risk Rating: | High |
| Total Risk Index: | 1.81 |
| Total Risk Rating: | High |
| Portfolio Characteristics | |
| Yield: | 2.7% |
| Total Assets: | $ 35 Mil |
| Share Class Assets: | $ 35 Mil |
| Turnover: | 12.0% |
| Expense Ratio: | 0.30% |
| Index Fund: | Yes |
| Index Tracked: | S&P 500 (TR) (1970) |
| Index Weighting: | 100% |
| Leveraged: | No |
| Socially Responsible Fund: | No |
| Capital Gains Distribution Frequency: | |
| Income Distribution Frequency: | Monthly |
Management Team
| Number of Managers: 3 | |||
| Longest Tenure: 7.4 years | |||
| Average Tenure: 5.6 years | |||
| Managers (Year): Lewellyn Dustin (2019), Tong Ernesto (2019), Johanson Christine (2024) | |||
Portfolio Composition (as of 7/31/26)
| # of Holdings: | 101 |
| % in Top 10 Holdings: | 18.7% |
| Fund is Non-Diversified: | No |
| % in Foreign Issues: | 0.0% |
Portfolio Allocation |
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| Domestic Stock: | 99.6% |
| Foreign Stock: | 0.0% |
| Preferred Stock: | 0.0% |
| Domestic Bond: | 0.0% |
| Foreign Bond: | 0.0% |
| Convertible Bond: | 0.0% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Cash: | 0.4% |
Purchase Information
| Legal Structure: | Open Ended Investment Company |
| Fund Family: | Hoya Capital Real Estate |
| Phone Number: | 833-469-2227 |
| Website: | |
| Inception Date: | March 19, 2019 |
Expenses and Fees
| Expense Ratio (%): | 0.30% (Rating: Below Avg) |
| Category Average Expense Ratio (%): | 0.47% |
