Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund

Last Trade: $93.89 on 12/9/2013, Change: +0.36 (0.38%)

 

Fund Manager - Gerard O'Reilly

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 17.6 years
Similar Funds: VGSIX  VGSNX 
Fund Family: Vanguard
Fund Category: Real Estate
Fund Performance: Sep 29, 2013
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.67)     (What does this score mean?)

 

Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund seeks to provide a high level of income and moderate long-term capital appreciation. Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund employs a “passive management”—or indexing—investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI® US REIT Index. The index is composed of stocks of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs). Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund attempts to replicate the index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

 

 What we like about Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund

Data for Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) as of Sep 29, 2013

• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) management has been with Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund for 17.6 years
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 5.71% vs 4.14% Real Estate category median performance)
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 12.31% vs 11.21% Real Estate category median performance)
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 6.34% vs 5.52% Real Estate category median performance)
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 9.00% vs Real Estate average of 49.16%. It is good that Vanguard REIT Index Adm management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has a lower expense ratio than its Real Estate average: 0.10% vs 1.35%
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

 What we are cautious about Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund

Data for Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) as of Sep 29, 2013

• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 16.56 that is higher than category average of 15.98
• As a Real Estate focused fund, Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) is less diversified and has inherited sector risks associated with the fund

See Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) performance details as of Sep 29, 2013

 

Compare with other top Real Estate category mutual funds

Aadditional top Real Estate mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Vanguard REIT Index Adm	3.14	5.71	12.31	6.34
Fidelity Advisor Real Estate Income Inst (FRIRX)	3.05	5.78	10.28	11.44	Compare
Forward Select Income M (FSIMX)	4.33	7.85	10.26	17.21	Compare
Fidelity Real Estate Income (FRIFX)	3.00	5.79	10.23	11.42	Compare

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Compare with Real Estate category ETFs

Some Real Estate ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/ (FNIO)	5.95%	6.60%	9.62%
Vanguard REIT Index ETF (VNQ)	3.20%	5.79%	12.32%
iShares FTSE NAREIT Resid Plus Cp Idx (REZ)	1.51%	5.33%	12.28%
Wilshire US REIT ETF (WREI)	3.06%	5.12%	12.29%
First Trust S&P REIT Idx (FRI)	2.62%	5.03%	11.70%

 

Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
09/2013	$33.43B
08/2013	$32.62B
06/2013	$34.50B

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Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
07/2013	1.08%	98.92%	0%	0%
03/2013	0.86%	99.14%	0%	0%
09/2012	0.55%	99.45%	0%	0%

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Top 10 Holdings in Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund

Discover what Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) manager is buying

Jul 30, 2013 Simon Property Group, Inc. Comm [9.6%] Public Storage Common Stock [4.49%] HCP, Inc. Common Stock [3.85%] Ventas, Inc. Common Stock [3.71%] Equity Residential Common Share [3.71%] ProLogis, Inc. Common Stock [3.66%] Health Care REIT, Inc. Common S [3.51%] AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Com [3.22%] Boston Properties, Inc. Common [3.14%] Vornado Realty Trust Common Sto [2.76%]

Mar 30, 2013 Simon Property Group, Inc. Comm [9.8%] HCP, Inc. Common Stock [4.5%] Public Storage Common Stock [4.44%] Ventas, Inc. Common Stock [4.32%] ProLogis, Inc. Common Stock [3.68%] Equity Residential Common Share [3.54%] Health Care REIT, Inc. Common S [3.52%] Boston Properties, Inc. Common [3.05%] AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Com [2.84%] Vornado Realty Trust Common Sto [2.8%]

Sep 29, 2012 Simon Property Group, Inc. Comm [10.78%] Public Storage Common Stock [4.75%] HCP, Inc. Common Stock [4.37%] Ventas, Inc. Common Stock [4.29%] Equity Residential Common Share [4.05%] Boston Properties, Inc. Common [3.88%] ProLogis, Inc. Common Stock [3.78%] Health Care REIT, Inc. Common S [3.45%] Vornado Realty Trust Common Sto [3.17%] AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Com [3.04%]

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