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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ) ETF Analysis

VNQ
Expense ratio 0.13% Yield 3.8% Assets $66.42B Since September 23, 2004 Family Vanguard

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$91.49
−$0.79 (−0.86%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Price History

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VNQ Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+3.40%$103.40
3 years+12.44%$142.16
5 years+0.48%$102.41
10 years+5.02%$163.23

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VNQ Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+6.33%
2025+3.25%
2024+4.81%
2023+11.85%
2022−26.25%
2021+40.54%
2020−4.61%
2019+28.91%
2018−6.03%
2017+4.90%
2016 (partial year)−6.24%

VNQ Monthly Returns

−20%+13%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.6+5.4−6.3+8.6−0.7+1.7+2.6−2.5−6.3+2.1——
2025+1.7+3.7−2.6−2.4+1.1+0.7+0.1+3.5+0.1−2.5+2.4−2.2
2024−5.1+2.0+2.0−7.9+4.6+1.9+7.9+5.2+3.3−3.4+4.3−8.4
2023+10.4−5.9−2.2+0.3−4.0+5.6+2.0−3.4−7.3−3.6+12.1+9.4
2022−8.4−3.5+6.3−4.1−4.7−7.4+8.6−6.0−12.9+3.5+6.1−5.0
2021+0.0+3.4+5.2+7.9+0.8+2.6+4.4+2.2−5.7+7.1−2.1+9.7
2020+1.2−7.0−19.4+9.0+1.7+2.4+3.6+0.4−2.7−3.0+9.7+2.7
2019+11.9+0.7+4.2−0.2+0.1+1.6+1.7+3.7+1.9+1.1−1.3+0.8
2018−4.3−7.7+3.9+0.8+3.7+4.2+0.6+2.6−2.7−2.9+4.7−8.0
2017−0.2+3.5−2.4+0.2−0.7+2.2+1.2−0.3−0.1−1.1+2.7−0.1

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

VNQ Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
20.70%
Beta (3y)
0.98
Best year
+40.54%

2021

Worst year
−26.25%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 VRTPX Vanguard Real Estate II Index 14.51%
2 WELL Welltower Inc 9.12%
3 PLD Prologis Inc 6.86%
4 EQIX Equinix Inc 5.65%
5 AMT American Tower Corp 4.32%
6 SPG Simon Property Group Inc 3.69%
7 DLR Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.68%
8 O Realty Income Corp 2.85%
9 PSA Public Storage 2.69%
10 VMRK Vivmark Residential 2.46%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares trades as VNQ and is categorised as Real Estate. Vanguard is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is September 23, 2004. Total net assets stand at $66.42B. The expense ratio is 0.13%. On a $10,000 position that is $13.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Vanguard Real Estate II Index (VRTPX), Welltower Inc (WELL), and Prologis Inc (PLD). Vanguard Real Estate II Index alone accounts for 14.51% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 55.84% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VNQ is $91.49, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +3.40%. Measured over 10 years, that is +5.02% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 3.8%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +40.54%; the weakest is 2022 at −26.25%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +6.33% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $86.84 to $101.80. The latest close sits 5.35% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 20.7%. The reported beta is 0.98. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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