Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares (VGSLX)

Fund Assets	69.61B
Expense Ratio	0.13%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	7.00%
Dividend (ttm)	4.94
Dividend Yield	3.97%
Dividend Growth	-4.06%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 24, 2026

Previous Close	124.53
YTD Return	0.30%
1-Year Return	-0.39%
5-Year Return	16.87%
52-Week Low	113.10
52-Week High	135.97
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	159
Inception Date	Nov 12, 2001

About VGSLX

This fund invests in real estate investment trusts—companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real estate property. REITs have often performed differently than stocks and bonds, so this fund may offer some diversification to a portfolio already made up of stocks and bonds. The fund may distribute dividend income higher than other funds, but it is not without risk. One of the fund’s primary risks is its narrow scope, since it invests solely within the real estate industry and may be more volatile than more broadly diversified stock funds.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Real Estate
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VGSLX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: MSCI US Investable Market Real Est 25/50 TR USD

Performance

VGSLX had a total return of -0.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.48%.

Equivalent ETF

VGSLX 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 0.13% for VGSLX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VNQ	Vanguard Real Estate ETF	0.13%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VGSNX	Institutional Shares	0.11%
VGSIX	Investor Shares	0.27%

Top 10 Holdings

53.91% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Vanguard Real Estate II Index	n/a	14.38%
Welltower Inc.	WELL	7.52%
Prologis, Inc.	PLD	7.08%
Equinix, Inc.	EQIX	5.11%
American Tower Corporation	AMT	4.80%
Simon Property Group, Inc.	SPG	3.56%
Realty Income Corporation	O	3.27%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	DLR	3.25%
Public Storage	PSA	2.59%
CBRE Group, Inc.	CBRE	2.35%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 24, 2026	$1.3401	Mar 25, 2026
Dec 22, 2025	$1.1345	Dec 23, 2025
Sep 24, 2025	$1.2351	Sep 25, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$1.2299	Jun 27, 2025
Mar 25, 2025	$1.3206	Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024	$1.2126	Dec 24, 2024