Vanguard Real Estate Index accurately represents the broad U.S. real estate market. Its market-cap-weighted portfolio and ultralow cost should make it difficult to beat over the long term. The admiral, institutional, and exchange-traded fund share classes earn a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, while the pricier investor shares receive a Silver rating.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Institutional VGSNX
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Morningstar’s Analysis
The Morningstar Analysis section contains a thorough evaluation of an investment’s merits and drawbacks and often discusses the most important or decisive factors leading to the fund’s overall rating.
The Morningstar Analysis section contains a thorough evaluation of an investment’s merits and drawbacks and often discusses the most important or decisive factors leading to the fund’s overall rating.
Will VGSNX outperform in future?
Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.
Process Pillar
The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable VGSNX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the VGSNX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.
Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of VGSNX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
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