Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF vs Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF trades at $99.41, while Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF trades at $86.1. The key difference: Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VNQ | VUG | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $100.07 | $90.29 |
52-Week Low | $87.00 | $70.00 |
Sector | — | Sector/Thematic |
Trailing returns across standard periods
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small US companies within the real estate sector. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. It is non-diversified.
Read more on VNQ →VUG is an index-based ETF that tracks the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index, providing concentrated exposure to the largest and fastest-growing companies in the United States. It focuses on stocks with high growth potential across tech, communication, and consumer sectors, serving as a low-cost, high-conviction core holding for long-term capital appreciation.
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