Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund (VNQ)

Key Metrics

TER 0.13% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 73,107 M

Inception date September 23, 2004

Holdings 153

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

1 Year -0.6% +3.8% Div

3 Years (avg.) +5.8% +3.8% Div

5 Years (avg.) -3.2% +3.8% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Volatility

13.07% 1 Year

16.20% 3 Years

18.55% 5 Years

20.53% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-12.14% 1 Year

-19.38% 3 Years

-38.76% 5 Years

-42.84% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

-0.31 1 Year

0.14 3 Years

-0.31 5 Years

-0.07 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	2.8%	7.6%	3.9%	8.9%	6.4%	6.1%	5.3%	3.3%	5.7%	4.3%	7.2%	3.7%	3.9%	3.6%	3.4%
2012		12.5%	4.4%	11.0%	7.3%	6.8%	5.7%	3.3%	6.0%	4.5%	7.6%	3.7%	4.0%	3.7%	3.4%
2013			-3.1%	10.3%	5.6%	5.4%	4.4%	1.9%	5.1%	3.5%	7.1%	2.9%	3.3%	3.0%	2.8%
2014				25.4%	10.3%	8.4%	6.3%	2.9%	6.6%	4.5%	8.5%	3.6%	3.9%	3.6%	3.3%
2015					-3.0%	0.8%	0.6%	-2.1%	3.2%	1.3%	6.2%	1.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.5%
2016						4.8%	2.5%	-1.8%	4.8%	2.2%	7.9%	1.7%	2.4%	2.1%	1.9%
2017							0.2%	-4.9%	4.8%	1.6%	8.5%	1.3%	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%
2018								-9.8%	7.1%	2.0%	10.7%	1.5%	2.4%	2.0%	1.8%
2019									27.2%	8.5%	18.5%	4.5%	5.0%	4.1%	3.6%
2020										-7.4%	14.4%	-2.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
2021											41.2%	0.6%	2.7%	2.0%	1.6%
2022												-28.3%	-12.4%	-8.5%	-6.4%
2023													7.0%	3.4%	2.4%
2024														0.0%	0.1%
2025															0.2%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

23%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

35%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

31%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

2.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

17.8%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

80.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Oct 11, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$57.4B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	3.06%	1.22%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.98	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	47.97	37.37
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-23.51	-
Profitable Companies	95%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	25.72	9.23
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	9.09	6.04
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	2.67	6.05

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	30.96	12.34
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	11.18	4.76
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.22	0.06
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	1.39	-0.58
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	22.90%	25.03%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+4.8%	+61.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	14.84%	34.98%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	3.72%	14.50%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	5.97%	23.15%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Welltower Inc.

WELL - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $163.86B

P/E Ratio 116.8

Dividends 1.4%

Total Investment $6.22B

Weight 8.51%

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Prologis Inc

PLD - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $120.82B

P/E Ratio 28.8

Dividends 3.3%

Total Investment $5.13B

Weight 7.01%

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Equinix Inc

EQIX - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $101.24B

P/E Ratio 65.8

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $3.82B

Weight 5.23%

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American Tower Corp.

AMT - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $84.92B

P/E Ratio 25.0

Dividends 3.9%

Total Investment $3.07B

Weight 4.20%

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Simon Property Group, Inc.

SPG - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $64.94B

P/E Ratio 14.1

Dividends 4.5%

Total Investment $2.83B

Weight 3.88%

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Digital Realty Trust Inc

DLR - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $66.14B

P/E Ratio 82.4

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $2.46B

Weight 3.37%

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Realty Income Corp.

O - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $50.56B

P/E Ratio 39.5

Dividends 6.0%

Total Investment $2.25B

Weight 3.08%

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Public Storage.

PSA - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $55.57B

P/E Ratio 27.6

Dividends 4.1%

Total Investment $2.07B

Weight 2.83%

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Ventas Inc

VTR - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $39.89B

P/E Ratio 149.2

Dividends 2.5%

Total Investment $1.69B

Weight 2.31%

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CBRE Group Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

CBRE - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Market Cap $38.28B

P/E Ratio 29.8

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $1.65B

Weight 2.25%

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Iron Mountain Inc.

IRM - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Market Cap $34.07B

P/E Ratio 81.8

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $1.38B

Weight 1.89%

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Crown Castle Inc

CCI - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $34.8B

P/E Ratio 32.2

Dividends 5.3%

Total Investment $1.27B

Weight 1.73%

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Extra Space Storage Inc.

EXR - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $28.45B

P/E Ratio 29.7

Dividends 4.8%

Total Investment $1.19B

Weight 1.63%

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VICI Properties Inc

VICI - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Market Cap $25.19B

P/E Ratio 8.9

Dividends 7.9%

Total Investment $1B

Weight 1.37%

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Avalonbay Communities Inc.

AVB - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $26.28B

P/E Ratio 25.2

Dividends 3.8%

Total Investment $982.23M

Weight 1.34%

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Equity Residential Properties Trust

EQR - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $23.87B

P/E Ratio 26.5

Dividends 4.6%

Total Investment $852.39M

Weight 1.17%

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SBA Communications Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A

SBAC - Information

Market Cap $20.57B

P/E Ratio 19.6

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $728.31M

Weight 1.00%

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Essex Property Trust, Inc.

ESS - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $17.95B

P/E Ratio 42.2

Dividends 3.8%

Total Investment $696.92M

Weight 0.95%

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Weyerhaeuser Co.

WY - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $14.22B

P/E Ratio 28.9

Dividends 4.4%

Total Investment $686.55M

Weight 0.94%

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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc

HST - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $15.58B

P/E Ratio 15.4

Dividends 7.4%

Total Investment $657.51M

Weight 0.90%

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Finance and Insurance	70.3%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	7.8%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	2.3%
Information	1.3%
Accommodation and Food Services	0.6%
Real Estate	0.3%
Construction	0.1%
Financial Services	0.1%
Finance	0.0%
Manufacturing	0.0%
Other	17.0%

Key Metrics

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

Max Drawdown

Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Sectors

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Welltower Inc.

Welltower Inc.

Prologis Inc

Prologis Inc

Equinix Inc

Equinix Inc

American Tower Corp.

American Tower Corp.

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Digital Realty Trust Inc

Digital Realty Trust Inc

Realty Income Corp.

Realty Income Corp.

Public Storage.

Public Storage.

Ventas Inc

Ventas Inc

CBRE Group Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

CBRE Group Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Iron Mountain Inc.

Iron Mountain Inc.

Crown Castle Inc

Crown Castle Inc

Extra Space Storage Inc.

Extra Space Storage Inc.

VICI Properties Inc

VICI Properties Inc

Avalonbay Communities Inc.

Avalonbay Communities Inc.

Equity Residential Properties Trust

Equity Residential Properties Trust

SBA Communications Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A

SBA Communications Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Weyerhaeuser Co.

Weyerhaeuser Co.

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc

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