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VNQVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

$98.61+1.01% today
8710152-WK

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.

Price & daily flows
98.094.090.098.61DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$714M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +11.4% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — USRT runs the same ground at 0.08%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$36.5Bassets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
2.9Mavg daily volume, 30 days
158holdings · US-domiciled
2004listed September 22, 2004 · beta 0.30
The book at a glance
WELL-0.0%PLD-0.2%EQIX-0.8%AMT+0.2%SPG-0.3%DLR-1.3%O-0.4%PSA-0.3%CBRE-0.4%VTR-0.0%IRM-2.4%CCI-0.5%EXR+0.2%VICI-0.1%SBAC+0.4%ESS+0.6%JLL+0.2%WY-1.9%KIM-0.4%INVH+0.1%HST+0.5%WPC-0.6%MAA-0.8%SUI-1.0%LAMR+0.0%REG+0.2%ELS-0.6%GLPI-0.2%UDREGPAMHAHRCUBEFRTADC

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1WELLWELLTOWER8.49%$235.35-0.0%
2PLDPROLOGIS7.00%$140.05-0.2%
3EQIXEQUINIX5.22%$1088.35-0.8%
4AMTAMERICAN TOWER4.19%$172.38+0.2%
5SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP3.87%$220.74-0.3%
6DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST3.36%$195.44-1.3%
7OREALTY INCOME3.07%$62.23-0.4%
8PSAPUBLIC STORAGE2.82%$323.50-0.3%
9CBRECBRE GROUP2.25%$147.36-0.4%
10VTRVENTAS2.31%$91.17-0.0%
11IRMIRON MOUNTAIN1.89%$126.81-2.4%
12CCICROWN CASTLE1.73%$74.11-0.5%
13EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE1.62%$147.22+0.2%
14VICIVICI PROPERTIES1.37%$25.91-0.1%
15SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS0.99%$182.78+0.4%

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Sector weights
Real Estate99.22%
Finance83.08%
Mutual fund13.85%
Other13.49%
Technology Services3.08%
Communication Services0.76%
Cash0.72%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.98%
Other13.46%
United Kingdom0.15%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.3%
1 month-1.4%
3 months+3.8%
6 months+4.2%
YTD+11.4%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 14.5% of the book; the top ten carry 55%. Spread across 140+ names, it behaves like roughly 21 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
290calls today
245puts today
0.84put/call ratio
2.5Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CBRE CBRE GROUP$2M$960,016
OPEN OPENDOOR$799,762$762,395
EQIX EQUINIX$402,103$863,225
MPT Medical Properties Trust$298,454$915,837
PLD PROLOGIS$556,227$218,865

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against VNQ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VNQ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-7bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-8bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-8bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-8bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-5bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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