Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VNQ vs VT: how they differ
VNQ and VT hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and VT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VNQ | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 7.86% | 0.13% |
| Prologis Inc | 7.02% | 0.12% |
| Equinix Inc | 5.66% | 0.10% |
| American Tower Corp | 4.55% | 0.08% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 3.67% | 0.06% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 3.54% | 0.06% |
| Realty Income Corp | 3.12% | 0.05% |
| Public Storage | 2.54% | 0.04% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 2.26% | 0.04% |
| Ventas Inc | 2.20% | 0.04% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 2.06% | 0.04% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 1.98% | 0.03% |
| Only in VNQ | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| Opendoor Technologies Inc 0.26% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| InvenTrust Properties Corp 0.13% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| Landbridge Co LLC 0.10% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc 0.09% | Alphabet Inc 2.04% |
| NETSTREIT Corp 0.09% | Broadcom Inc 1.74% |
| Sila Realty Trust Inc 0.09% | Alphabet Inc 1.61% |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust 0.07% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US real estate | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −11.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 63.3% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 146 | 10042 |
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.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VNQ or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or VT?
- VNQ charges 0.13% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VNQ and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 63% of VNQ and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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