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Real Estate Pension Funds

Real estate funds provide pension investors with exposure to commercial and residential property markets without the need to directly own buildings. They can offer diversification and some inflation protection but may experience periods of illiquidity and valuation uncertainty.

Suitable for: Investors seeking real asset exposure and potential inflation protection.

32 funds
Last updated: 21 May 2026

Real Estate pension fund performance

Top and worst-performing real estate funds across all providers, ranked by 1-year return.

Top 5 performers

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1

Standard Life Global REIT

Standard Life

+12.35%

+1.08%

2

Royal London RL Blackrock Developed Real Estate Index Fund

Royal London

+9.02%

+14.98%

3

Irish Life Multi Asset Fund N

Irish Life

+8.78%

+25.24%

4

Zurich Life Indexed Australasian Property

Zurich Life

+8.34%

-0.88%

5

Acorn Life Property 2 G

Acorn Life

+5.60%

+9.94%

Worst 5 performers

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1

BOI Life - Unit Funds Property S3

BOI Life

-1.66%

-17.33%

2

Standard Life Prosperity Property 6 G

Standard Life

-1.21%

-13.98%

3

BOI Life - Unit Funds Property S2

BOI Life

-1.17%

-15.25%

4

Zurich Life Property Fund

Zurich Life

-1.10%

-9.23%

5

Standard Life Property

Standard Life

-0.95%

-12.68%

Funds in this category by provider

Number of funds each provider offers in this category. Click a row to view that provider's full fund range.

Aviva

10 funds

Irish Life

7 funds

Standard Life

5 funds

Zurich Life

5 funds

BOI Life

2 funds

Royal London

1 fund

New Ireland

1 fund

Acorn Life

1 fund

All funds in this category

32 funds across all providers. Filter by provider using the chips below.

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Aviva (10)
Irish Life (7)
Standard Life (5)
Zurich Life (5)
BOI Life (2)
Royal London (1)
New Ireland (1)
Acorn Life (1)

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