VNQ vs XLRE — stock comparison tool

VNQ currently yields 3.69% TTM versus XLRE at 3.40%. Use the calculator below to compare DRIP total returns and fundamentals side by side.

VNQXLRE
Performance Comparison
Total return with dividends reinvested (DRIP) from a $10,000 start — price + income.
VNQ
XLRE

*Total Return = DRIP (price + reinvested dividends). Range: 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-21. Legend ordered low → high.

Chart metrics: Total Return (%) · Price Return (%) · Portfolio Value ($) · Stock Price · Dividends (Annual) · Dividend Growth (%). Market Cap history is not available yet.

Calendar-year total returns

Side-by-side yearly performance for each ticker (adjusted close ≈ total return)

VNQ Total Returns by Year
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XLRE Total Returns by Year
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DRIP Simulation Summary
$10,000 initial investment with DRIP (live)
TickerPeriodStart $End $DividendsStart PriceEnd PriceSharesReturn %
Current Data Comparison
Live fundamental metrics and analyst data
Metric
VNQ$92.28
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Vanguard Real Estate ETF

XLRE$42.38
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State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield
3.69%
3.40%
Annual Dividend
$3.41
$1.44
Dividend Growth (5yr)
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Years of Growth
1
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ETF holdings & allocation
Side-by-side composition for each ETF in this comparison.

VNQ

158 holdings
Real Estate99.41%
Basic Materials1.07%
Cash & Others0.69%
Communication Services0.42%
Technology0.38%
Energy0.15%
Financial Services0.09%
Industrials0.02%
Consumer Cyclical0.01%

Top 10 holdings

NameWeight
WELLWelltower Inc9.12%
PLDPrologis Inc6.86%
EQIXEquinix Inc5.65%
AMTAmerican Tower Corp4.32%
SPGSimon Property Group Inc3.69%
DLRDigital Realty Trust Inc3.68%
ORealty Income Corp2.85%
PSAPublic Storage2.69%
VMRKVivmark Residential2.46%
VTRVentas Inc2.34%
Top 1043.67%

XLRE

30 holdings
Real Estate100.00%
Basic Materials1.76%
Cash & Others0.33%

Top 10 holdings

NameWeight
WELLWELLTOWER INC11.64%
PLDPROLOGIS INC8.16%
EQIXEQUINIX INC6.66%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP5.90%
EQREQUITY RESIDENTIAL4.75%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE4.67%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC4.61%
VTRVENTAS INC4.40%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL4.36%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A4.31%
Top 1059.46%

Overlap & differences

Ticker overlap by weight, sector tilts, and where one fund is overweight. Open full tool

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VNQSharedXLRE

Overlap by weight

65%

Share of portfolio weight that appears in both funds.

# overlapping holdings

32

VNQ: 32% also in XLREXLRE: 94% also in VNQ

VNQ: showing top 100 holdings by weight (of 158). Overlap counts use this top slice, not the full fund book.

Sector drift (VNQ vs XLRE)

Left = heavier in VNQ. Right = heavier in XLRE.

VNQ overweight (left)XLRE overweight (right)
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Overlapping tickers

WELL		9.1%11.6%9.1%
PLD		6.9%8.2%6.9%
EQIX		5.7%6.7%5.7%
AMT		4.3%5.9%4.3%
SPG		3.7%4.6%3.7%
DLR		3.7%4.3%3.7%
O		2.8%4.3%2.8%
PSA		2.7%4.7%2.7%
VMRK		2.5%4.4%2.5%
VTR		2.3%4.4%2.3%

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