Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
VNQ vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VNQ returned +4.8% to VTV's +23.5%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $35.9bn for Vanguard Real Estate ETF and $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.
Pair scorecard
VTV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.7 points; VTV is 5.1 times larger.
| Measure | VNQ | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.8% | +23.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index | Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $35.9bn | $184.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.8% | 23.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and VTV hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.
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3% in common
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Side by side
VNQ and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VNQ
VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
VTV
VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VNQ or VTV?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +4.8% and VTV +23.5%.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or VTV?
- VTV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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