Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares VNQI
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.12% · Excellent — keeps more returns in your pocket
- AUM (Fund Size) 3.71B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 4.81% · Strong income distribution
- Diversification 10 holdings · Top-10 = 21.8% — well-diversified
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +7.6%/yr · 5Y avg -1.3%/yr
- Annual Volatility 13.9% · Moderate
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -14.8% · Moderate drawdown
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 0.41 · Weak
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 employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the equity market performance of international real estate stocks in both developed and emerging markets. The index is composed of stocks of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs) and certain real estate management and development companies (REMDs).
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks International REITs.
- Category: Global Real Estate · managed by Vanguard.
- Diversification: 10 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 21.8% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: Goodman Group (GMG.AX) at 4.28%.
- Top sector: Realestate at 98.5% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: Japan (8.8%), Australia (5.6%), Hong Kong (2.4%), Germany (1.9%), UAE (1.8%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.12% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 4.81%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +7.60% · 5Y avg -1.28% per year.
- Trading: Listed on NGM, denominated in USD.
Geographic Allocation
| Country / Region | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Japan | 8.81% |
| Australia | 5.59% |
| Hong Kong | 2.37% |
| Germany | 1.93% |
| UAE | 1.84% |
| France | 1.30% |
Inferred from the listing exchange of each top holding; the underlying fund may invest beyond the holdings shown here.
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: Mildly bearish (50/200 in downtrend)
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 (0.12%) — cost-efficient core holding.
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 | GMG.AX | Goodman Group | +4.28% |
| 2 | 8802.T | Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd | +2.83% |
| 3 | 8801.T | Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd | +2.45% |
| 4 | 0016.HK | Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd | +2.37% |
| 5 | 8830.T | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd | +2.01% |
| 6 | VNA.DE | Vonovia SE | +1.93% |
| 7 | EMAAR.AE | Emaar Properties PJSC | +1.84% |
| 8 | 1925.T | Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd | +1.52% |
| 9 | SCG.AX | Scentre Group | +1.32% |
| 10 | URW.PA | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Act. SIIC ET STES FONC.EUROP. | +1.30% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
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