Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ)

NYSEARCA: VNQ · Real-Time Price · USD
91.99
-0.06 (-0.07%)
Sep 18, 2025, 11:16 AM EDT - Market open
-0.07%
Assets$34.79B
Expense Ratio0.13%
PE Ratio35.45
Shares Out1.06B
Dividend (ttm)$3.47
Dividend Yield3.77%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio133.55%
Volume992,762
Open92.16
Previous Close92.05
Day's Range91.94 - 92.53
52-Week Low76.92
52-Week High99.58
Beta1.04
Holdings159
Inception DateSep 23, 2004

About VNQ

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI US IMI/Real Estate 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of companies involved in the ownership and operation of real estate in the United States. VNQ was launched on Sep 23, 2004 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Equity
Category Real Estate
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol VNQ
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked MSCI US IMI/Real Estate 25-50

Top 10 Holdings

51.25% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Vanguard Real Estate II IndexVRTPX14.40%
Welltower Inc.WELL6.10%
Prologis, Inc.PLD5.76%
American Tower CorporationAMT5.67%
Equinix, Inc.EQIX4.47%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.DLR3.46%
Simon Property Group, Inc.SPG3.11%
Realty Income CorporationO2.91%
CBRE Group, Inc.CBRE2.72%
Crown Castle Inc.CCI2.66%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.8678Jun 30, 2025
Mar 25, 2025$0.9319Mar 27, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.8555Dec 26, 2024
Sep 27, 2024$0.8128Oct 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024$1.0328Jul 2, 2024
Mar 22, 2024$0.7324Mar 27, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

VNQ had a total return of -2.62% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.48%.

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