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VNQVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

$89.17-0.51% vs prior close
8710152-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Oct 31. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The advisor attempts to track the index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets-either directly or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary, which is itself a registered investment company-in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
98.094.090.089.17DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +0.8% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLRE has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$36.5Bassets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
4.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
158holdings · US-domiciled
2004listed September 23, 2004 · beta 0.31
The book at a glance
WELL-1.4%PLD-1.3%EQIX+0.1%AMT-1.6%DLR+0.5%SPG+0.0%O-1.4%PSA+0.4%VMRK-1.0%VTR-1.5%CBRE+1.6%IRM+0.2%CCI-0.8%EXR+1.2%VICI-1.0%ESS+0.0%SBAC-1.3%HST+0.5%KIM+0.0%JLL+0.8%WPC-1.2%INVH+0.3%SUI-0.7%MAA-1.2%OHIWY-2.4%DOCLAMR-0.5%REG-0.1%CSGP+1.2%ELS-1.2%EGPGLPI-1.0%UDRAHRCPTCTREFRT

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1WELLWELLTOWER8.74%$226.94-1.4%
2PLDPROLOGIS6.90%$128.18-1.3%
3EQIXEQUINIX5.46%$1012.33+0.1%
4AMTAMERICAN TOWER4.33%$161.06-1.6%
5DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST3.63%$176.49+0.5%
6SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP3.64%$200.81+0.0%
7OREALTY INCOME3.00%$53.53-1.4%
8PSAPUBLIC STORAGE2.72%$284.00+0.4%
9VMRKVivmark Residential2.47%$60.17-1.0%
10VTRVENTAS2.35%$83.73-1.5%
11CBRECBRE GROUP2.26%$130.53+1.6%
12IRMIRON MOUNTAIN1.82%$111.13+0.2%
13CCICROWN CASTLE1.76%$66.12-0.8%
14EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE1.58%$133.08+1.2%
15VICIVICI PROPERTIES1.48%$22.73-1.0%

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Sector weights
Real Estate99.22%
Finance83.08%
Mutual fund13.85%
Other13.49%
Technology Services3.08%
Communication Services0.76%
Cash0.72%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.98%
Other13.46%
United Kingdom0.15%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.0%
1 month-7.4%
3 months-7.9%
6 months+2.1%
YTD+0.8%
1 year-2.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-11.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 14.6% of the book; the top ten carry 55%. Spread across 139+ names, it behaves like roughly 21 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
441calls · latest snapshot
283puts · latest snapshot
0.64put/call ratio
6Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
O REALTY INCOME$542,665$873,914
WY WEYERHAEUSER$863,269$515,111
OPEN OPENDOOR$509,589$514,305
EQIX EQUINIX$639,906$351,614
PLD PROLOGIS$551,144$398,817

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The case against VNQ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VNQ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-9bp on fee · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-9bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-8bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-8bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-8bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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