If You'd Invested $1,000 in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
The Motley Foolยท2025-08-26 09:48
The real estate sector has underperformed the S&P 500 in recent years, and by a wide margin.I won't keep you in suspense. If you had invested $1,000 in the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ -0.51%) a decade ago, you would have about $1,770 today, assuming you reinvested your dividends along the way.This isn't a terrible outcome. After all, you wouldn't have lost money. But when you consider that $1,000 invested in an S&P 500 index fund such as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO -0.37%) 10 years ago would be worth $3 ...