Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ)
Real Estate ETF
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ) is a Real Estate ETF from Vanguard. As of October 23, 2026, VNQ closed at $92.69. It charges a 0.13% expense ratio, or $13 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +4.4% over the past year and +0.6% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $66.4 billion
- Dividend yield: 3.68%
- Annualized return since 2004: 7.4%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -73%
VNQ price chart
1Y price change: +0.6% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNQ | +1.4% | +7.7% | +4.4% | +13.3% | +0.6% | +5.2% | +7.4% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2004.
VNQ key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.13%
- $13/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $66.4B
- Dividend yield
- 3.68%
- Annualized return
- 7.4%
- since 2004
- Volatility
- 28%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -73%
- 52-week range
- $86.84 – $101.80
- Fund family
- Vanguard
VNQ dividend
- Dividend yield
- 3.68%
- Annual dividend
- $3.41
- Years of increases
- 1
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 11.7%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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|---|---|---|---|
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VNQ ETF FAQ
What is VNQ's expense ratio?
VNQ has an expense ratio of 0.13%: $13 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is VNQ's dividend yield?
VNQ yields 3.68% based on its trailing distributions of $3.41 per share.
What is VNQ's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, VNQ returned +4.4% over one year, +0.6% a year over five years, +5.2% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can VNQ fall?
VNQ's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2004 was -73%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.