Vanguard Real Estate Index Institutional (VGSNX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
19.74
-0.04 (-0.20%)
At close: Dec 4, 2025
-6.27%
Fund Assets 65.68B
Expense Ratio 0.11%
Min. Investment $5,000,000
Turnover 7.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.78
Dividend Yield 3.93%
Dividend Growth -3.19%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 24, 2025
Previous Close 19.78
YTD Return 4.01%
1-Year Return -2.51%
5-Year Return 26.36%
52-Week Low 17.17
52-Week High 20.33
Beta (5Y) 1.17
Holdings 157
Inception Date Dec 3, 2003

About VGSNX

The advisor attempts to track the index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets-either directly or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary, which is itself a registered investment company-in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Real Estate
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VGSNX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index MSCI US Investable Market Real Est 25/50 TR USD

Performance

VGSNX had a total return of -2.51% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.55%, including dividends.

Equivalent ETF

VGSNX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VNQ, the Vanguard Real Estate ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.13% compared to 0.11% for VGSNX.

Symbol Name Expense Ratio
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 0.13%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VGSLX Admiral Shares 0.13%
VGSIX Investor Shares 0.27%

Top 10 Holdings

52.38% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Vanguard Real Estate II Index VRTPX 14.44%
Welltower Inc. WELL 6.84%
Prologis, Inc. PLD 6.65%
American Tower Corporation AMT 4.84%
Equinix, Inc. EQIX 4.78%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 3.32%
Simon Property Group, Inc. SPG 3.31%
Realty Income Corporation O 3.03%
CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE 2.63%
Public Storage PSA 2.54%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 24, 2025 $0.1921 Sep 25, 2025
Jun 26, 2025 $0.1913 Jun 27, 2025
Mar 25, 2025 $0.2055 Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 $0.1887 Dec 24, 2024
Sep 27, 2024 $0.1791 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 28, 2024 $0.2274 Jul 1, 2024
Full Dividend History