VNQ Dividend Yield

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares · Real Estate · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$95.73

As of Nov 9, 2026, VNQ (Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 3.56%, paying $3.33 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $95.73 price. It costs 0.13% a year and manages $69.5B. Over the last 5 years it returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.56%

Paid a Year

$3.33

Expense Ratio

0.13%

Assets

$69.5B

5-Yr Return

0.9%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VNQ

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 9, 2026, VNQ yields 3.56% and pays about $3.33 a share a year, quarterly.
VNQ paid $3.4070 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, in 4 payments.
VNQ's expense ratio is 0.13% a year, or $13.00 on $10,000.
VNQ is an ETF from Vanguard with $69.5B in assets, started Sep 23, 2004.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VNQ returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-2.9% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VNQ returned 5.5% a year with distributions reinvested (1.4% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VNQ's share price is up 53%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 232%.
VNQ's three largest holdings are Vanguard Real Estate II Index (14.5%), Welltower Inc (9.1%), Prologis Inc (6.9%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VNQ Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VNQ

What $10,000 in VNQ became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$33,159

Payouts taken as cash

$24,669

$9,385 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VNQ's share price is up 53%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 232%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VNQ total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+9.3%	+5.3%	+12.0%
3 years	+13.2%	+8.8%	+23.3%
5 years	+0.9%	−2.9%	+12.0%
10 years	+5.5%	+1.4%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+6.6%	+2.3%	+11.1%

VNQ distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 23, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.8050	−7.7%
Jun 24, 2026	Jun 26, 2026	$0.8550	−1.5%
Mar 24, 2026	Mar 26, 2026	$0.9460	+1.5%
Dec 22, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	$0.8010	−6.4%
Sep 24, 2025	Sep 26, 2025	$0.8720	+7.3%
Jun 26, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	$0.8680	−16.0%
Mar 25, 2025	Mar 27, 2025	$0.9320	+27.3%
Dec 23, 2024	Dec 26, 2024	$0.8560	−19.9%
Sep 27, 2024	Oct 1, 2024	$0.8130	+11.8%
Jun 28, 2024	Jul 2, 2024	$1.0330	+11.3%
Mar 22, 2024	Mar 27, 2024	$0.7320	−4.9%
Dec 21, 2023	Dec 27, 2023	$1.0680	−8.2%

What VNQ holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

VRTPX Vanguard Real Estate II Index14.5%
WELL Welltower Inc9.1%
PLD Prologis Inc6.9%
EQIX Equinix Inc5.7%
AMT American Tower Corp4.3%
SPG Simon Property Group Inc3.7%
DLR Digital Realty Trust Inc3.7%
O Realty Income Corp2.8%
PSA Public Storage2.7%
VMRK Vivmark Residential2.5%

Real estate99.5%

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VNQ questions

What is VNQ's dividend yield?

As of Nov 9, 2026, VNQ yields 3.56%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.4070 a share in 4 payments, against a $95.73 share price.

How often does VNQ pay dividends?

VNQ pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VNQ pay?

At about $3.3340 a share a year, 100 shares of VNQ pay about $333.40 a year, $83.35 each quarter, before tax.

What is VNQ's expense ratio?

VNQ's expense ratio is 0.13% a year: $13.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VNQ's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VNQ returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -2.9% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VNQ have NAV erosion?

What does VNQ hold?

VNQ's largest holdings are Vanguard Real Estate II Index (14.5%), Welltower Inc (9.1%), Prologis Inc (6.9%). Its top ten make up 56% of the fund.

Is VNQ or SCHH better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our VNQ vs SCHH comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Real Estate
Started: Sep 23, 2004
Expense ratio: 0.13%
Assets: $69.5B
Dividend yield: 3.56%
Paid in the last year: $3.4070 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.8050 · ex Sep 23, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.92

Income Calculator

At $3.33 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$83.35

Annual$333.40

Monthly avg$27.78

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VNQ total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting VNQ dividend calculator100 shares pay $333.40 a year, $83.35 each quarter

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.