Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Investor Shares (VGSIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
29.63
-0.41 (-1.36%)
Jul 31, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
-1.36%
Fund Assets63.79B
Expense Ratio0.27%
Min. Investment$0.00
Turnover7.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.11
Dividend Yield3.69%
Dividend Growth-2.92%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Previous Close30.04
YTD Return0.98%
1-Year Return0.09%
5-Year Return29.07%
52-Week Low26.52
52-Week High32.89
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings162
Inception DateMay 13, 1996

About VGSIX

The Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Investor Shares is an open-end mutual fund focused on providing investors with diversified exposure to the U.S. real estate market. Its principal objective is to deliver a high level of income alongside moderate long-term capital appreciation by closely tracking the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index. This index comprises publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) and select real estate-related companies, offering broad participation across commercial, residential, retail, and specialized property sectors. The fund employs a market-cap weighted, indexing approach to replicate the underlying benchmark, which enhances diversification and helps minimize costs associated with active management. With a low expense ratio and a portfolio balanced across property types and size segments, the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Investor Shares enables investors to efficiently access the collective wisdom of the U.S. real estate market. Its structure and transparency make it a preferred tool for those seeking exposure to real estate as an asset class within a diversified investment strategy.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Real Estate
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VGSIX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index MSCI US Investable Market Real Est 25/50 TR USD

Performance

VGSIX had a total return of 0.09% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.69%.

Equivalent ETF

VGSIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VNQ, the Vanguard Real Estate ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.13% compared to 0.27% for VGSIX.

SymbolNameExpense Ratio
VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF0.13%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VGSNXInstitutional Shares0.11%
VGSLXAdmiral Shares0.13%

Top 10 Holdings

51.57% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Vanguard Real Estate II Index FundVRTPX14.34%
Prologis, Inc.PLD5.86%
American Tower CorporationAMT5.85%
Welltower Inc.WELL5.71%
Equinix, Inc.EQIX5.06%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.DLR3.36%
Simon Property Group, Inc.SPG3.10%
Realty Income CorporationO2.94%
Public StoragePSA2.84%
Crown Castle Inc.CCI2.51%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.2776Jun 27, 2025
Mar 25, 2025$0.2987Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.2739Dec 24, 2024
Sep 27, 2024$0.2593Sep 30, 2024
Jun 28, 2024$0.3324Jul 1, 2024
Mar 22, 2024$0.2324Mar 25, 2024
Full Dividend History