# VNQ (Vanguard Real Estate ETF) Vanguard · Stock ETFs · U.S. real estate · data as of Oct 28, 2026 VNQ paid $0.8046 a share, ex-date Sep 23, 2026, and 3.7% of its price in cash over the year to Oct 28, 2026. Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ VNQ tracks an index of US real estate and returned +4.8% over the past year. ## Key facts - VNQ, total return, 1 year: +4.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VNQ, expense ratio: 0.13%, as of May 28, 2026. - VNQ, holdings: 141, as of Sep 30, 2026. - VNQ, below its high: −8.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VNQ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 3.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VNQ, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026: $0.8046, as of Sep 23, 2026. - VNQ, net assets: $35.9bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026). ## VNQ over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | +1.3% | +0.9% | | 3 months | −8.0% | +6.1% | | 6 months | −1.6% | +9.1% | | Year to date | +6.7% | +14.1% | | 1 year | +4.8% | +13.6% | | 3 years | +45.0% | +95.0% | | 5 years | +2.2% | +79.8% | | 10 years | +69.7% | +325.8% | | Since launch | +373.9% | +934.5% | | Since launch, annualised | +7.3% | – | ## VNQ key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $100.95 on Jul 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $87.00 on Mar 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $91.79, 34% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 141 - Top ten weight: 55.8% - P/E ratio: 29.0 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026) ## VNQ trading - Not scored. - $1,000: about $0.05, 0.005%, one way. - $10,000: about $0.55, 0.005%, one way. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.02%; 95% of days within ±0.03%. - Limit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $92.39, that’s $92.40 to buy and $92.38 to sell. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vnq/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · U.S. real estate | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.13% | 485BPOS XBRL, May 28, 2026 | | Price | $91.79 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Sep 29, 2004 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $35.9bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 | | Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings | | Below its high | −8.3% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 141 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 55.8% | ETFIQ | | Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 62.8% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98.2% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Jul 31, 2026 Monthly data only. Jul 2026: −$58.9m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone. Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### How has VNQ performed? Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VNQ returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +45.0%. ### What does VNQ cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. ### What does VNQ hold? 141 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 55.8% of the fund. 63% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds. ### How far is VNQ below its high? 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026. ### What dividend does VNQ pay? VNQ pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.8046 a share, which went ex on Sep 23, 2026. ### What is the dividend yield of VNQ? Over the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, VNQ paid cash distributions equal to 3.7% of its price at the start of the period. Its latest payment was $0.8046 a share, ex-date Sep 23, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, VNQ, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vnq Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/vnq · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/vnq.json