Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs VNQ: how they differ
NOBL and VNQ hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and NOBL returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and VNQ hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NOBL | VNQ |
|---|---|---|
| Realty Income Corp. | 1.41% | 3.12% |
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 1.58% | 0.90% |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | 1.58% | 0.48% |
| Only in NOBL | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corp. 1.77% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| International Business Machines Corp. 1.71% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61% | Public Storage 2.54% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 69 | 146 |
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or VNQ?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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