Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares VNQ
About this Fund
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, which is itself a registered investment company-in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. 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 54.5% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: Vanguard Real Estate II Index (VRTPX) at 14.58%.
- Top sector: Realestate at 99.3% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: United States (54.5%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.13% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 3.62%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +10.53% · 5Y avg +2.99% 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 (~$69.9B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
Price Chart
Top Holdings (10)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VRTPX | Vanguard Real Estate II Index | +14.58% |
| 2 | WELL | Welltower Inc | +7.80% |
| 3 | PLD | Prologis Inc | +6.97% |
| 4 | EQIX | Equinix Inc | +5.62% |
| 5 | AMT | American Tower Corp | +4.52% |
| 6 | DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc | +3.65% |
| 7 | SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | +3.52% |
| 8 | O | Realty Income Corp | +3.10% |
| 9 | PSA | Public Storage | +2.52% |
| 10 | CBRE | CBRE Group Inc Class A | +2.25% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
Sector Allocation
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