Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard Real Estate Index Admiral (VGSLX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

52
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

B
60.5
percentile

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Group: Sector Equity Funds

Ranking: 346 out of 873 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
27/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
7/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Welltower Inc
    4.5% of assets
    $3.11B invested
  • 2. VICI Properties Inc Ordinary Shares
    1.73% of assets
    $1.2B invested
  • 3. Ventas Inc
    1.51% of assets
    $1.04B invested
  • 4. Zillow Group Inc Class C
    0.54% of assets
    $371.92M invested
  • 5. Zillow Group Inc Class A
    0.18% of assets
    $126.32M invested
  • 6. Omega Healthcare Investors Inc
    0.6% of assets
    $413.15M invested
  • 7. American Tower Corp
    5.69% of assets
    $3.93B invested
  • 8. Essex Property Trust Inc
    1.04% of assets
    $717.56M invested
  • 9. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc
    0.74% of assets
    $507.35M invested
  • 10. AvalonBay Communities Inc
    1.8% of assets
    $1.24B invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Opendoor Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
    0.06% of assets
    $40.46M invested
  • 2. Net Lease Office Properties
    0.03% of assets
    $17.48M invested
  • 3. eXp World Holdings Inc
    0.06% of assets
    $39.84M invested
  • 4. Stag Industrial Inc
    0.39% of assets
    $267.22M invested
  • 5. Compass Inc Class A
    0.15% of assets
    $100.96M invested
  • 6. Lamar Advertising Co Class A
    0.66% of assets
    $456.22M invested
  • 7. The St. Joe Co
    0.1% of assets
    $71.29M invested
  • 8. Highwoods Properties Inc
    0.2% of assets
    $139.91M invested
  • 9. Americold Realty Trust Inc
    0.4% of assets
    $272.79M invested
  • 10. CubeSmart
    0.61% of assets
    $423.72M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
VGSLX
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Real Estate
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
3.25% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
3 / 100 points lower
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
VGSLX
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Real Estate
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
3.25% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
3 / 100 points lower
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
VGSLX
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Real Estate
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
3.25% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
3 / 100 points lower
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
VGSLX - Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
25%
1.15%
4.95%
6.17%
52  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
26%
7.75%
11%
9.42%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-1.22%
-6.6%
-6.47%
-3.25%
3  / 100 points lower
Find more financial data on VGSLX at Morningstar.com
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