Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VNQ vs VPL: how they differ
VNQ and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VNQ | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| Welltower Inc 7.86% | SK hynix Inc 4.12% |
| Prologis Inc 7.02% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% |
| Equinix Inc 5.66% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% |
| American Tower Corp 4.55% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| Realty Income Corp 3.12% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
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.
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US real estate | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −11.9 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 63.3% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 146 | 2335 |
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.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VNQ or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or VPL?
- VNQ charges 0.13% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VNQ and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 63% of VNQ and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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