Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VNQ vs VOO: how they differ
VNQ and VOO hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned more over the year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and VOO hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VNQ | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 7.86% | 0.25% |
| Prologis Inc | 7.02% | 0.20% |
| Equinix Inc | 5.66% | 0.16% |
| American Tower Corp | 4.55% | 0.12% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 3.54% | 0.11% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 3.67% | 0.09% |
| Realty Income Corp | 3.12% | 0.09% |
| Public Storage | 2.54% | 0.08% |
| Ventas Inc | 2.20% | 0.07% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 2.26% | 0.06% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 1.98% | 0.06% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 2.06% | 0.05% |
| Only in VNQ | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% | NVIDIA Corp 7.53% |
| WP Carey Inc 0.85% | Apple Inc 6.61% |
| Sun Communities Inc 0.84% | Microsoft Corp 4.31% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Inc 0.80% | Amazon.com Inc 3.63% |
| Omega Healthcare Investors Inc 0.74% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc 0.73% | Broadcom Inc 2.78% |
| Lamar Advertising Co 0.63% | Alphabet Inc 2.60% |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 0.62% | Micron Technology Inc 2.02% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US real estate | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −11.9 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 63.3% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 146 | 506 |
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.
VOO in plain words
VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VNQ or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or VOO?
- VNQ charges 0.13% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VNQ and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 63% of VNQ and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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