VNQ
etf50Vanguard Real Estate ETF
US Real Estate (REITs)
Snapshot
Tracks US real-estate investment trusts across property types. Adds an income-oriented, inflation-linked diversifier.
Long-Term Total Return
iDecade-scale view, dividends reinvested, vs. the S&P 500.
Growth of $10,000 invested at the start of the period, total return (price + reinvested dividends). Illustrative.
Fund Facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.13%Lower compounds to more wealth over decades
- 30-day yield
- 3.8%
- Holdings
- 160
- Turnover
- 7%Proxy for tax efficiency
- Tracking error
- 0.10%
- Structure
- Passive indexFund age 21y
Sector Exposure
- Specialized REITs38%
- Residential14%
- Industrial12%
- Retail11%
- Health Care9%
- Other16%
Geographic Exposure
- United States100%
Moat Analysis
iDiversification and income from real assets that historically track inflation over long periods; a complement to stocks and bonds.
Risk Factors
What could impair the long-term thesis.
- Interest-rate sensitivity
- Property-cycle and sector shifts (e.g. office)
- Lower long-run growth than equities
Hypothetical Growth
What a past investment would be worth today.
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Forward Scenario Modeler
Project a starting investment across multi-decade horizons.
Forward scenario modeler
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Data as of 2025-12-31. Illustrative sample data for research & education — not live market data, and not a recommendation to buy or sell VNQ.