Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares

Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund

Welltower Inc

Prologis Inc

Equinix Inc

American Tower Corp.

Welltower Inc.

Prologis Inc.

The article compares two real estate ETFs: Vanguard's VNQ, which focuses on domestic U.S. real estate with a low 0.13% expense ratio and $64.6B in AUM, and State Street's RWX, which provides international real estate exposure but charges a higher 0.59% expense ratio with only $276.9M in AUM. Both offer identical 3.6% dividend yields, but VNQ has outperformed RWX over the past year (13.44% vs 12.40%). The choice depends on whether investors prefer domestic focus with lower costs or international diversification.

Which Is the Better Real Estate ETF, Vanguard's Domestic-Focused VNQ or State Street's International RWX?

Invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. Goal is to closely track the return of the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index. Offers high potential for investment income and some growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. Appropriate for helping diversify the risks of stocks and bonds in a portfolio.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

VNQ (VNQ) Stock Price, Analysis & Trade Signals