Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund Ranking and Research

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

Last Trade: $118.63 on 3/3/2015, Change: -0.27 (-0.23%)

 

Fund Manager - Gerard C. OReilly

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 18.8 years
Similar Funds: VGSIX  VGSNX 
Fund Family: Vanguard
Fund Category: Real Estate
Fund Performance: Jan 30, 2015
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.69)     (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 Jan 30, 2015

• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) management has been with Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund for 18.8 years
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 33.46% vs 33.16% Real Estate category median performance)
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 16.34% vs 15.27% Real Estate category median performance)
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 19.84% vs 18.94% 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 a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• Asset base in Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 11.00% vs Real Estate average of 40.80%. 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 1.33%
• 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 Jan 30, 2015

• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) is less safe compared to its Real Estate peers
• Vanguard REIT Index Adm Fund (VGSLX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 13.32 that is higher than category average of 12.45
• 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 Jan 30, 2015

 

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Compare with other top Real Estate category mutual funds

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Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Vanguard REIT Index Adm	6.75	33.46	16.34	19.84
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities I (CSDIX)	5.60	35.25	17.43	19.71	Compare
E.I.I. Realty Securities Instl (EIIRX)	6.02	32.62	16.27	20.36	Compare
Nuveen Real Estate Securities I (FARCX)	6.14	33.90	16.22	19.92	Compare

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Some Real Estate ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
iShares FTSE NAREIT Mort Plus Cp Idx (REM)	-0.34%	9.98%	8.69%
iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors (ICF)	7.22%	37.24%	15.36%
iShares FTSE NAREIT Resid Plus Cp Idx (REZ)	8.19%	37.08%	15.30%
Wilshire US REIT ETF (WREI)	4.90%	36.93%	16.32%
iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America (IFNA)	5.98%	36.46%	14.97%

 

Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of Vanguard REIT Index Adm fund (VGSLX)

Date	Net Asset
01/2015	$55.23B
12/2014	$50.66B
11/2014	$49.56B

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Vanguard REIT Index Adm (VGSLX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Vanguard REIT Index Adm fund (VGSLX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
12/2014	0.05%	99.95%	0%	0%
11/2014	0.09%	99.76%	0%	0.15%
10/2014	0.09%	99.91%	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

Dec 30, 2014 Simon Property Group, Inc. Comm [8.3%] Public Storage Common Stock [3.98%] Equity Residential Common Share [3.62%] Health Care REIT, Inc. Common S [3.59%] ProLogis, Inc. Common Stock [3.15%] AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. [3.14%] Ventas, Inc. Common Stock [3.09%] HCP, Inc. Common Stock [2.96%] Vornado Realty Trust Common Sto [2.91%] Boston Properties, Inc. Common [2.89%]

Nov 29, 2014 Simon Property Group, Inc. Comm [8.35%] Public Storage Common Stock [4.09%] Equity Residential Common Share [3.62%] Health Care REIT, Inc. Common S [3.54%] ProLogis, Inc. Common Stock [3.14%] Ventas, Inc. Common Stock [3.13%] AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Com [3.13%] HCP, Inc. Common Stock [3.05%] Boston Properties, Inc. Common [2.95%] Vornado Realty Trust Common Sto [2.8%]

Oct 30, 2014 Simon Property Group, Inc. Comm [8.61%] Public Storage Common Stock [4.18%] Equity Residential Common Share [3.69%] Health Care REIT, Inc. Common S [3.56%] ProLogis, Inc. Common Stock [3.22%] Ventas, Inc. Common Stock [3.12%] AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Com [3.12%] HCP, Inc. Common Stock [3.11%] Boston Properties, Inc. Common [3%] Vornado Realty Trust Common Sto [2.85%]

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