Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Shares (VGSNX)

Fund Assets	21.66B
Expense Ratio	0.11%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.80
Dividend Yield	4.07%
Dividend Growth	5.16%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 25, 2025

Previous Close	19.71
YTD Return	0.72%
1-Year Return	6.94%
5-Year Return	53.60%
52-Week Low	17.24
52-Week High	21.71
Beta (5Y)	1.16
Holdings	162
Inception Date	Dec 3, 2003

About VGSNX

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.

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

Performance

VGSNX had a total return of 6.94% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.87%, including dividends.

Equivalent ETF

VGSNX 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 0.11% for VGSNX.

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
VGSLX	Admiral Shares	0.13%
VGSIX	Investor Shares	0.27%

Top 10 Holdings

50.16% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund	VRTPX	13.97%
Prologis, Inc.	PLD	6.46%
American Tower Corporation	AMT	5.41%
Welltower Inc.	WELL	5.27%
Equinix, Inc.	EQIX	4.78%
Simon Property Group, Inc.	SPG	3.42%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	DLR	2.92%
Realty Income Corporation	O	2.81%
Public Storage	PSA	2.69%
CBRE Group, Inc.	CBRE	2.44%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 25, 2025	$0.2055	Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024	$0.1887	Dec 24, 2024
Sep 27, 2024	$0.1791	Sep 30, 2024
Jun 28, 2024	$0.2274	Jul 1, 2024
Mar 22, 2024	$0.1616	Mar 25, 2024
Dec 20, 2023	$0.2351	Dec 21, 2023