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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

ETF
VNQ
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$96.44 -0.58 -0.6%
primary theme
Real Estate Sector Equity
VNQ (ETF)

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$96.44 -0.58 -0.6%
primary theme
Real Estate Sector Equity
VNQ (ETF)

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$96.44 -0.58 -0.6%
primary theme
Real Estate Sector Equity

Name

As of 11/12/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

VNQ | ETF

$96.44

$69.5 B

3.34%

$3.22

0.13%

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Vitals

YTD Return

12.1%

1 yr return

12.0%

3 Yr Avg Return

13.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.3%

Net Assets

$69.5 B

Holdings in Top 10

54.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$97.0
$87.00
$100.95

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.13%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 7.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

As of 11/12/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

VNQ | ETF

$96.44

$69.5 B

3.34%

$3.22

0.13%

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VNQ - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 12.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.90%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 3.3%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  • Inception Date
    Sep 29, 2004
  • Shares Outstanding
    430758642
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Gerard O’Reilly

Fund Description

The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index (the “Target Index”), which is made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the real estate sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®). The GICS real estate sector is composed of equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs), which include specialized REITs, and real estate management and development companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index.The Fund attempts to replicate the Target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index, either directly or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Underlying Real Estate Fund”). The Fund seeks to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Target Index. The Underlying Real Estate Fund is a registered investment company. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in the Underlying Real Estate Fund.The Fund is considered nondiversified, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of particular issuers as compared with diversified funds.As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund concentrates its investments (i.e., invests more than 25% of its assets) in the securities of issuers whose principal business activities are in the real estate industry.
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VNQ - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VNQ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 12.1% -23.3% 18.6% 67.98%
1 Yr 12.0% -20.3% 21.2% 46.93%
3 Yr 13.1%* -5.1% 16.8% 31.14%
5 Yr 1.3%* -7.4% 5.4% 53.98%
10 Yr 6.2%* -1.8% 11.3% 42.70%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VNQ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 -0.7% -32.0% 8.8% 28.51%
2024 0.8% -33.3% 15.6% 57.89%
2023 7.1% -16.2% 39.0% 56.39%
2022 -28.9% -48.7% 2.5% 30.53%
2021 36.6% -7.7% 52.3% 21.78%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VNQ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 12.1% -23.3% 18.6% 67.98%
1 Yr 12.0% -20.3% 21.2% 46.93%
3 Yr 13.1%* -5.1% 16.8% 31.14%
5 Yr 1.3%* -7.4% 5.4% 53.98%
10 Yr 6.2%* -1.8% 11.3% 42.70%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VNQ Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 3.3% -9.4% 18.5% 25.88%
2024 4.8% -29.6% 17.7% 67.98%
2023 11.8% -12.7% 43.3% 53.74%
2022 -26.2% -40.1% 7.8% 57.08%
2021 40.5% 8.9% 54.6% 56.44%

VNQ - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VNQ Category Low Category High VNQ % Rank
Net Assets 69.5 B 2.27 M 69.5 B 0.45%
Number of Holdings 153 23 669 9.21%
Net Assets in Top 10 40.2 B 669 K 40.2 B 1.32%
Weighting of Top 10 54.93% 15.9% 82.2% 52.19%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. VANG-RL ES2-INS+ 14.50%
  2. WELLTOWER INC 8.51%
  3. PROLOGIS INC 7.01%
  4. EQUINIX INC 5.23%
  5. AMERICAN TOWER C 4.20%
  6. SIMON PROPERTY 3.88%
  7. DIGITAL REALTY 3.37%
  8. REALTY INCOME 3.08%
  9. PUBLIC STORAGE 2.83%
  10. VENTAS INC 2.31%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VNQ % Rank
Stocks 		99.69% 0.00% 101.70% 11.40%
Cash 		0.57% -42.50% 12.22% 73.25%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 31.13% 39.47%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 10.95% 31.72%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 140.44% 39.91%
Other 		-0.01% -71.19% 95.54% 90.35%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VNQ % Rank
Real Estate 		99.32% 34.46% 100.00% 50.69%
Communication Services 		0.61% 0.00% 11.61% 9.22%
Technology 		0.08% 0.00% 12.02% 16.59%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 3.55% 23.04%
Industrials 		0.00% 0.00% 7.39% 28.57%
Healthcare 		0.00% 0.00% 0.53% 22.12%
Financial Services 		0.00% 0.00% 37.05% 35.02%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 33.11% 23.04%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 0.93% 21.20%
Consumer Cyclical 		0.00% 0.00% 45.29% 52.07%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 13.69% 30.41%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VNQ % Rank
US 		99.69% 0.00% 101.70% 9.65%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 36.95% 39.47%

VNQ - Expenses

Operational Fees

VNQ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.13% 0.07% 8.91% 96.44%
Management Fee 0.11% 0.00% 1.50% 4.39%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% N/A

Sales Fees

VNQ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VNQ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VNQ Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 7.00% 0.11% 380.00% 8.45%

VNQ - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VNQ Category Low Category High VNQ % Rank
Dividend Yield 3.34% 0.00% 13.03% 13.16%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VNQ Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Monthly Quarterly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VNQ Category Low Category High VNQ % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.90% -1.07% 6.05% 23.56%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VNQ Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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VNQ - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Gerard O’Reilly

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 13, 1996

26.07

26.1%

Gerard C. O’Reilly, Principal of Vanguard Group, Inc. Gerard has been with Vanguard since 1992, has managed investment portfolios since 1994, O'Reilly has managed stock index portfolios since 1994. Education: B.S., Villanova University.

Walter Nejman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 25, 2016

6.02

6.0%

Walter Nejman, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2005; has worked in investment management since 2008; and has co-managed the Communication Services Index, Health Care Index, Industrials Index, and Information Technology Index Funds since 2015. Education: B.A., Arcadia University; M.B.A., Villanova University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.01 28.42 8.34 2.68

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