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

VNQ
Expense ratio 0.13% Yield 3.6% Assets $71.97B Since December 2, 2003 Family Vanguard
$96.02
−$0.64 (−0.66%)

September 4, 2026 · Market close

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 VRTPX Vanguard Real Estate II Index 14.45%
2 WELL Welltower Inc 7.1%
3 PLD Prologis Inc 6.85%
4 AMT American Tower Corp 4.75%
5 EQIX Equinix Inc 4.33%
6 SPG Simon Property Group Inc 3.49%
7 DLR Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.05%
8 O Realty Income Corp 2.96%
9 CBRE CBRE Group Inc Class A 2.77%
10 PSA Public Storage 2.37%

Analysis

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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 December 2, 2003. Total net assets stand at $71.97B. 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 14.45% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 52.12% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VNQ is $96.02, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +6.98%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +8.91%. The trailing distribution yield is 3.6%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +9.67%.

2026 is still running; the price is +8.51% 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 10.57% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 1 year annualize to a volatility of 13.81%. 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 nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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