Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares VNQ
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.13% · Excellent — keeps more returns in your pocket
- AUM (Fund Size) 71.35B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 3.60% · Strong income distribution
- Diversification 10 holdings · Top-10 = 54.3% — concentrated, higher single-stock risk
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +8.5%/yr · 5Y avg +2.4%/yr
- Annual Volatility 13.9% · Moderate
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -8.3% · Resilient — contained loss periods
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 0.97 · Fair
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
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 advisor attempts to track the index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets-either directly or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary. The fund is non-diversified.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks US REITs.
- Category: Real Estate · managed by Vanguard.
- Diversification: 10 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 54.3% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: Vanguard Real Estate II Index (VRTPX) at 14.49%.
- Top sector: Realestate at 99.4% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: United States (54.3%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.13% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 3.60%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +8.46% · 5Y avg +2.36% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Bullish (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Very low expense ratio (0.13%) — cost-efficient core holding.
- Large AUM (~$71.3B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (10)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VRTPX | Vanguard Real Estate II Index | +14.49% |
| 2 | WELL | Welltower Inc | +7.65% |
| 3 | PLD | Prologis Inc | +7.14% |
| 4 | EQIX | Equinix Inc | +5.63% |
| 5 | AMT | American Tower Corp | +4.66% |
| 6 | SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | +3.56% |
| 7 | DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc | +3.49% |
| 8 | O | Realty Income Corp | +3.03% |
| 9 | PSA | Public Storage | +2.56% |
| 10 | VTR | Ventas Inc | +2.14% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
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