VHT vs VNQ

Vanguard Health Care ETF vs Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Quick take
  • • VHT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.13% for VNQ.
  • • VNQ pays a higher dividend yield (3.63%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTVNQ
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.13%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.35%3.63%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$23.73B$69.46B
YTD return
22.17%13.11%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.460.92
P/E ratio
32.4130.62
Last price
$347.68$96.76
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardVanguard

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co12.93%
JNJJohnson & Johnson8.78%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.45%
MRKMerck & Co Inc5.01%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc4.65%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.50%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.18%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.58%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.40%
PFEPfizer Inc2.27%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

VNQ top holdings

Top holdings · VNQ
VRTPXVanguard Real Estate II Index14.51%
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%
Sector breakdown · VNQ
Real Estate99.5%
Communication Services0.3%
Industrials0.0%
Energy0.1%

About VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $23.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.35%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.

About VNQ

VNQ (Vanguard Real Estate ETF) is US REITs and real-estate operating companies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $69.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.13%, a dividend yield of 3.63%. Its largest holding is Vanguard Real Estate II Index (VRTPX), which represents 14.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.5%.