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VNQIVanguardINDEX

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

$42.35-0.98% vs prior close
425152-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

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).

VNQI price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVNQI close
Sep 28, 2026$42.93
Sep 29, 2026$42.66
Sep 30, 2026$42.52
Oct 1, 2026$42.06
Oct 2, 2026$41.96
Oct 5, 2026$41.94
Oct 6, 2026$42.06
Oct 7, 2026$41.81
Oct 8, 2026$41.82
Oct 9, 2026$42.15
Oct 12, 2026$41.98
Oct 13, 2026$42.04
Oct 14, 2026$41.95
Oct 15, 2026$42.39
Oct 16, 2026$42.40
Oct 19, 2026$42.08
Oct 20, 2026$42.74
Oct 21, 2026$42.67
Oct 22, 2026$42.71
Oct 23, 2026$42.71
Oct 26, 2026$42.90
Oct 27, 2026$42.77
Oct 28, 2026$42.35

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -7.6% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLRE has a reported fee of 0.09%.

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
357Kavg daily volume, 30 days
652holdings · US-domiciled
2010listed November 1, 2010 · beta 0.66
The book at a glance
OSKNXST-1.1%CNI-1.0%HMN-1.0%VCX-3.2%KRT-2.0%DGTSGP+6.3%NRP-0.1%MGR-0.8%KREGPT+1.3%BRES+0.3%SHC+0.9%UTG+0.3%HYP+1.9%DLN+0.2%CLW-3.9%LAND-5.2%LI+1.2%SAFE-3.5%RES+2.0%BLND+0.0%GRI+2.8%AURA+1.6%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1OSKOSHKOSH0.06%$137.93+2.8%
2NXSTNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP0.18%$164.50-1.1%
3CNICANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY0.09%$124.31-1.0%
4HMNHORACE MANN EDUCATORS0.18%$45.80-1.0%
5CLMTCALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP0.03%$49.89+0.0%
6VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.65%$24.03-3.2%
7KRTKARAT PACKAGING0.19%$53.40-2.0%
8ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP0.03%$193.53-0.7%
9DGTSPDR(R) GLOBAL DOW ETF0.08%$189.90+0.2%
10SGPSPYGLASS PHARMA INC0.73%$32.86+6.3%
11COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL0.02%$204.88+0.7%
12NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP0.55%$117.53-0.1%
13MGRAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP0.50%$18.46-0.8%
14KRESPDR(R) S&P REGIONAL BANKING(SM) ETF0.11%$72.11-0.6%
15GPTIntelligent Alpha Atlas ETF0.61%$34.30+1.3%

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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%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
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%

Country weights

  • Japan23.2%
  • Australia12.29%
  • United Kingdom6.9%
  • Hong Kong6.63%
  • Singapore6.44%
  • India4.57%
  • Germany4.57%
  • China4.17%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Japan23.2%
Australia12.29%
United Kingdom6.9%
Hong Kong6.63%
Singapore6.44%
India4.57%
Germany4.57%
China4.17%
Performance
1 week-0.8%
1 month-1.4%
3 months-8.2%
6 months-9.8%
YTD-7.6%
1 year-12.1%
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

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul−$173.4MSep−$22MOct$0Jul−$173.4MSep−$22MOct$0Jul−$173.4MSep−$22MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep−$173.4M
Oct−$22M
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-16.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 2.8% of the book; the top ten carry 15%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 51 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
1puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
371Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
IREN IRIS ENERGY$21M$18M
KRE SPDR(R) S&P REGIONAL BANKING(SM) ETF$2M$2M
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL$1M$1M
CLMT CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP$648,988$571,600
ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP$782,425$373,688

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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
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$609M-9bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-9bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-8bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$4M-8bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$4M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-8bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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