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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ)

Real Estate | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
97.24 USD -0.41 (-0.420%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 97.10 -0.14 (-0.140%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT

The Vanguard Real Estate ETF presents a classic defensive trade where the dividend yield acts as a floor, but the underlying asset class is under pressure. The long-term rating sits at a solid 3.0 because while the business quality of US real estate is generally sound, the price trajectory shows a distinct lack of momentum; the asset is currently trading flat-to-down over the trailing twelve months, which dampens the 'exceptional buy' status despite the healthy yield. The short-term outlook remains neutral (2.5) as the statistical forecast indicates a negligible drift, and the options market confirms this hesitation by placing massive bets on downside protection rather than aggressive upside plays. Investors here are buying insurance against a potential correction in property valuations, betting that the high yield will eventually force a re-rating, but there is no immediate catalyst driving a breakout.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.012593
AutoARIMA0.014168
AutoETS0.014225
AutoTheta0.014246

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.93
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.679
Excess Kurtosis -0.39
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 30.68

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume and open interest, creating a significant 'floor' around the $94-$98 range. Call activity is concentrated near the money ($98-$100) with notable new flow at strikes above $100, suggesting a belief in a modest rebound rather than a crash, though the imbalance in open interest favors downside protection.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 3.83% 3.98% 3.86%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-24 0.855 0.881352
2026-03-24 0.946 1.076101
2025-12-22 0.801 0.907752
2025-09-24 0.872 0.964602
2025-06-26 0.868 0.983347
2025-03-25 0.932 1.038903
2024-12-23 0.856 0.963747
2024-09-27 0.813 0.841092
2024-06-28 1.033 1.233286
2024-03-22 0.732 0.865555
2023-12-21 1.068 1.222388
2023-09-28 0.727 0.963680
2023-06-29 0.928 1.116727
2023-03-24 0.770 0.977281
2022-12-22 1.164 1.419339
2022-09-23 0.916 1.097795
2022-06-23 0.570 0.625137
2022-03-23 0.577 0.553424
2021-12-27 1.053 0.923684
2021-09-24 0.657 0.626729
2021-06-24 0.729 0.713168
2021-03-25 0.526 0.578785
2020-12-24 1.338 1.595136
2020-09-25 0.590 0.759331
2020-06-25 0.759 0.977715
2020-03-10 0.648 0.748787
2019-12-18 0.957 1.060153
2019-09-24 0.744 0.803022
2019-06-27 0.827 0.949483
2019-03-28 0.616 0.708127
2018-12-13 0.949 1.188032
2018-09-24 1.144 1.426968
2018-06-18 0.732 0.926817
2018-03-26 0.706 0.961460
2017-12-21 1.264 1.555310
2017-09-22 0.854 1.035277
2017-06-23 0.801 0.951872
2017-03-22 0.595 0.731228
2016-12-22 1.695 2.102717
2016-09-13 0.598 0.709035
2016-06-21 0.764 0.895452
2016-03-21 0.919 1.129548
2015-12-23 1.098 1.382523
2015-09-23 0.752 0.993395
2015-06-26 0.762 1.003953
2015-03-25 0.512 0.608148
2014-12-22 1.103 1.340545
2014-09-24 0.668 0.932050
2014-06-24 0.695 0.930762
2014-03-25 0.453 0.647513
2013-12-24 1.008 1.557960
2013-09-23 0.618 0.922250
2013-06-24 0.631 0.960719
2013-03-22 0.534 0.767793
2012-12-24 0.797 1.214754
2012-09-24 0.525 0.798236
2012-06-25 0.519 0.828412
2012-03-26 0.502 0.794430
2011-12-23 0.642 1.103472
2011-09-23 0.497 0.963925
2011-06-24 0.499 0.851827
2011-03-25 0.412 0.722680
2010-12-27 0.595 1.081818
2010-09-24 0.462 0.875332
2010-06-24 0.463 0.965589
2010-03-25 0.371 0.748739
2009-12-24 0.584 1.271777
2009-09-24 0.417 1.024067
2009-06-24 0.485 1.606492
2009-03-25 0.478 1.944670
2008-12-24 0.935 2.686782
2008-09-24 0.772 1.314490
2008-06-24 0.798 1.333333
2008-03-25 0.495 0.765661
2007-12-20 1.014 1.657946
2007-09-24 0.738 1.018634
2007-06-25 0.892 1.273013
2007-03-26 0.467 0.587791
2006-12-22 1.494 1.986438
2006-09-25 0.678 0.944816
2006-06-26 0.678 1.055253
2006-03-20 0.404 0.593158
2005-12-27 1.627 2.706704
2005-09-26 0.676 1.143244
2005-06-27 0.644 1.106339
2005-03-24 0.614 1.192233
2004-12-22 1.270 2.237885
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.334
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034142345
dividendYield 3.51

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 116.71
All Time Low 19.95
Ask 97.52
Ask Size 3,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,306,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,129,933
Average Volume 3,129,933
Average Volume10Days 2,306,710
Beta3 Year 0.99
Bid 97.26
Bid Size 1,500
Book Value 58.158
Category Real Estate
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 98.18
Day Low 97.16
Dividend Yield 3.51
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.1697724
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 98.2746
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0345993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010527637
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.650757
Fifty Two Week High 101.8
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.560005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.044793762
Fifty Two Week Low 86.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.400002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1197605
Fifty Two Week Range 86.84 - 101.8
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,096,464,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.020280099
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.410004
Fullday Change Percent -0.419871
Fullday Price 97.1
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,095,897,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. 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. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_22939711
Nav Price 98.6
Net Assets 73,106,571,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.13
Open 98.1
Phone 6,106,696,295
Post Market Change -0.13999939
Post Market Change Percent -0.14397305
Post Market Price 97.1
Post Market Time 1,787,961,211
Previous Close 97.65
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.671997
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.410004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.419871
Regular Market Day High 98.18
Regular Market Day Low 97.16
Regular Market Day Range 97.16 - 98.18
Regular Market Open 98.1
Regular Market Previous Close 97.65
Regular Market Price 97.24
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 2,031,338
Shares Outstanding 370,180,992
Short Name Vanguard Real Estate ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VNQ
Three Year Average Return 0.1075619
Total Assets 73,106,571,264
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.334
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034142345
Trailing P E 30.67728
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.59593
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.59593
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 93.90165
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3383484
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03555154
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,031,338
Yield 0.035099998
Ytd Return 13.9546