Key facts, as of
As of October 8, 2026, Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) trades at $88.69, down 1.7% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $86.84 to $101.80; the price is 12.9% below that high. It is 24.0% below its all-time high of $116.71, reached in December 2021. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +53.9%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 6.0% below its 200-day average of $94.37, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 12.1% annualized, which we rate low risk. It has a trailing P/E of 27.8.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) stock analysis", 2026-10-08. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/vnq
Where it trades today
trading 12% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) is 24.0% below its all-time high of $116.71, reached in December 2021. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +53.9%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- The real question is what role this fund should play in allocation construction, not whether one short-term move looks attractive.
- VNQ trades at 27.8x earnings, well above the etf average of 20.0x, so the market is already pricing in above-consensus execution.
- Recent realized volatility sits near 12.1%, below the sector norm of 18.0%, which supports a steadier role inside a diversified portfolio.
- VNQ remains in a bearish short-term trend and sits 12.9% below its high, which raises the bar for any thesis that depends on fast multiple expansion.
Portfolio Use Case
- VNQ fits best as a benchmark or core allocation building block rather than as a thesis that depends on single-company execution.
- The risk profile looks balanced enough for a diversified core-plus portfolio, provided the position size reflects sector concentration.
- This page is most useful for deciding whether the stock deserves a permanent slot in the portfolio or just a place on the watchlist.
What Would Change the View
- A reset in earnings expectations or a faster peer catch-up could compress the premium valuation currently embedded in VNQ.
- A recovery in price alone would not be enough to improve the view; the thesis needs confirmation from improving business or valuation signals.
- There is little income cushion here, so total return depends mainly on price appreciation and execution staying on track.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for VNQ come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for ETF so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as SPY, QQQ, IWM.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for VNQ. Last refresh: Oct 8, 2026, 10:10 AM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as SPY, QQQ, IWM.
What this fund is
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.
At 0.13% a year, $10,000 left for 30 years at 7% before fees would end $2,913 lower than with no fee, counting what the fee would have earned. Compare it with other funds
What the fund owns
Top 10 Holdings
Sector Allocation
How it sits in etf
Exchange-traded funds offering diversified exposure to various markets and strategies.
The companies it competes with
VNQ beside the etf names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 7.1% below its 50-day average and 6.0% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 27 is oversold: selling has been one-sided.
- The nearest ceiling is $92.03 (+3.8%), the nearest floor $88.00 (-0.8%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
Is VNQ a good investment in 2026?
Vanguard Real Estate ETF trades at a P/E ratio of 27.8, with low volatility (12.1% annualized). Recent trend shows weakness.
What is the risk level of VNQ?
Based on 30-day volatility of 12.1%, VNQ has LOW risk.
Does VNQ pay dividends?
Vanguard Real Estate ETF currently does not pay a regular dividend.
How far is VNQ from its all-time high?
Vanguard Real Estate ETF is 24.0% below its all-time high of $116.71, reached in December 2021. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +53.9%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Compare VNQ with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.