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VNQIVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

$45.50+0.99% today
435152-WK

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P Global ex-U.S. Property Index, a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the equity market performance of international real estate stocks in both developed and emerging markets. The index is composed of stocks of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs) and certain real estate management and development companies (REMDs).

Price & daily flows
49.147.044.945.50DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$195M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -1.1% 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

$3.6Bassets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
236Kavg daily volume, 30 days
652holdings · US-domiciled
2010listed October 31, 2010 · beta 0.65
The book at a glance
NXSTVCX-2.9%HMN+0.9%SRE+1.6%LI-2.4%RESBLND-0.7%CAICAST+161.3%LEG-1.9%GPT0.6%11131.1%EMBASSY0.4%SGP0.7%11091.1%EMAAR1.7%32810.4%30030.7%8231.2%89510.7%AED0.7%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1OSKOSHKOSH0.06%$148.28-3.5%
2NXSTNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP0.17%$182.54-1.6%
3VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.69%$39.52-2.9%
4HMNHORACE MANN EDUCATORS0.18%$51.68+0.9%
5SRESEMPRA0.20%$87.26+1.6%
6CNICANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY0.09%$126.60-0.0%
7CLMTCALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP0.03%$50.64+4.7%
8COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL0.02%$221.49-0.1%
9ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP0.03%$204.03
10KRESPDR(R) S&P REGIONAL BANKING(SM) ETF0.09%$76.81-0.7%
11NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP0.54%$102.99-0.8%
12KRTKARAT PACKAGING0.11%$47.99+0.8%
13SRESEMPRA0.05%$87.26+1.6%
14SHCSOTERA HEALTH0.36%$18.48-2.1%
15UTGREAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND0.33%$39.74-2.3%

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Sector weights
Real Estate99.43%
Other91.06%
Finance89.79%
Mutual fund4.05%
Consumer Durables3.32%
UNIT1.22%
Industrial Services0.59%
Industrials0.38%
Transportation0.23%
Consumer Discretionary0.19%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan23.2%
Australia12.29%
United Kingdom6.9%
Hong Kong6.63%
Singapore6.44%
India4.57%
Germany4.57%
China4.17%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.6%
1 month-0.5%
3 months-0.8%
6 months-9.8%
YTD-1.1%
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
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 2.5% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 109 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
1puts today
put/call ratio
197Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
KRE SPDR(R) S&P REGIONAL BANKING(SM) ETF$2M$2M
CLMT CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP$2M$1M
VCX Fundrise Innovation Fund$1M$2M
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL$1M$1M
GCT GIGACLOUD TECHNOLOGY$58,739$244,255

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

The case against VNQI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VNQI 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 · 35× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-8bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-8bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-8bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-5bp on fee · 54× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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