Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year VNQ paid 3.6% and returned +11.6% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.
| Earned % (3 months) | -71% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 289% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 18% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 68.4 / 100 · rank #70 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 0.76 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 0.51 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 95% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.32 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.30 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -11.4% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -34.5% |
| Trend | Mixed |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 20 shown). Pays Quarterly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $0.8050 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.8550 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.9460 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.8010 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.8720 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.8680 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.9320 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.8560 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.8130 |
| 2024-06-28 | $1.0330 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.7320 |
| 2023-12-21 | $1.0680 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF | REIT ETF | 9.4% | 8.9% | +20.0% | 201% | 104% | 93% | – | 77 | 40 | Downtrend |
| EPR EPR Properties | Equity REIT | 6.2% | 6.2% | +28.0% | 370% | 117% | 99% | – | 69 | 69 | Mixed |
| SPG Simon Property Group | Equity REIT | 3.9% | 3.9% | +31.3% | 628% | 102% | 83% | – | 69 | 89 | Uptrend |
| OHI Omega Healthcare Investors | Equity REIT | 5.6% | 5.6% | +19.4% | 291% | 76% | 65% | – | 68 | 79 | Mixed |
| O Realty Income | Equity REIT | 5.5% | 5.5% | +10.6% | 190% | 93% | 92% | – | 67 | 55 | Mixed |
| XLRE Real Estate Select Sector SPDR | REIT ETF | 3.2% | 3.3% | +11.6% | 313% | 102% | 103% | – | 67 | 72 | Mixed |
| NNN NNN REIT | Equity REIT | 6.0% | 5.9% | +9.9% | 153% | 94% | 96% | – | 66 | 25 | Downtrend |
| RNTY YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 13.1% | 12.5% | +8.6% | 69% | 74% | 73% | Closely | 64 | 68 | Mixed |
| IYRI NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF | REIT ETF | 11.3% | 11.3% | +6.5% | 58% | 73% | 75% | – | 60 | 62 | Mixed |
| AMT American Tower | Equity REIT | 3.8% | 3.7% | +10.0% | 232% | 121% | 118% | – | 60 | 83 | Mixed |
About VNQ
| Issuer | Vanguard |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | REIT ETF |
| Strategy | ETF holding US equity REITs (MSCI US IMI Real Estate 25/50) |
| Underlying | US equity REITs (MSCI US IMI Real Estate 25/50) |
| Exposure | Equity REITs |
| Index linkage | Yes - tracks index |
| Pays | Quarterly |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% |
| Launched | 2004 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | High |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
| Tax notes | Mostly ordinary income; Section 199A eligible portion; some ROC/cap gain. |
Research notes: ~$36.5B AUM Apr 2026 (convert to aum later). Expense ratio from memory.
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