Vanguard Real Estate ETF VNQ

Vanguard Real Estate ETF is an ETF (exchange-traded fund) managed by Vanguard, classified by Morningstar as Real Estate and domiciled in United States. It was launched on 23 September 2004. It is listed on NYSE Arca in USD under the ticker VNQ, ISIN US9229085538.

It belongs to the sector and thematic family. Sector products focus on one industry (technology, healthcare, energy, banking) and thematic ones on a trend (robotics, water, semiconductors). They're far more concentrated bets than a global index.

Stated objective, as published by Financial Times:

The investment seeks to provide a high level of income and moderate long-term capital appreciation by tracking the performance of the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index that measures the performance of publicly traded equity REITs and other real estate-related investments. 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.

Financial Times

By concentrating on one sector, these products overlap with what you already hold in a global fund and amplify that weight without it being obvious. Seeing what they are worth next to your total net worth is exactly what saves you the surprise.

These are the other products of the same family in the catalogue. Not all of them track exactly the same index: compare the full name, the TER, the currency, whether they accumulate or distribute and where they are listed.

Product	ISIN / Ticker	Type	Market	Currency	Dividends	Ongoing charge (TER)
VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETF (Acc)	VVSM.DE	ETF	Xetra	EUR	Accumulating	0.35%
iShares Global Clean Energy Transition UCITS ETF USD (Dist)	INRG.L	ETF	London SE	GBP	Distributing	0.65%
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	QDVE.DE	ETF	Xetra	EUR	Accumulating	0.15%
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A (Acc)	DFEN.DE	ETF	Xetra	EUR	Accumulating	0.55%
Vanguard Information Technology ETF	VGT	ETF	NYSE Arca	USD	n/a	n/a
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund	XLK	ETF	NYSE Arca	USD	n/a	n/a
iShares Semiconductor ETF	SOXX	ETF	NASDAQ	USD	n/a	n/a
VanEck Semiconductor ETF	SMH	ETF	NASDAQ	USD	n/a	n/a
DNB Nuclear Energy S EUR	NO0013670588	Investment fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	n/a
Wellington Global Health Care Equity Fund EUR D Ac	IE00BF2ZVB54	Investment fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	1.74%

Sector and thematic ETFs

• Open Neto and go to Investments (a Neto PRO feature).
• Search for the product by ISIN (funds) or by ticker (ETFs).
• Enter your units and your average purchase price.
• The app updates the price and recalculates your net worth on its own.

Everything you add feeds the same number you see on the main screen, so you don't keep one app for spending and another for investments: it's the same picture.

What ongoing charge (TER) does Vanguard Real Estate ETF have?

The Financial Times does not publish an ongoing charge for this product on its factsheet. You will find it in the manager's key information document (KID).

Does Vanguard Real Estate ETF accumulate or distribute dividends?

Neither the name nor the Financial Times factsheet makes the income treatment clear; check the product document.

Where is Vanguard Real Estate ETF listed and in which currency?

On NYSE Arca, in USD, under the ticker VNQ (ISIN US9229085538). The same ETF can be listed on several exchanges with different tickers and the same ISIN; in Neto you search for the ticker listed in the catalogue.

Can I track Vanguard Real Estate ETF in Neto?

Yes. Add it by its ticker, enter your units and average price, and the app keeps the value up to date and adds it to your net worth, next to your accounts, savings and debts. No broker connection.