Percentages of REITs present in Vanguard index funds

The Excel 2007 file used to create this table is available for download below.

Fund	Symbol	Prior (9/30/2008)	Date	REIT %
Large Cap
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	VTSMX	2.31%	9/30/2009	1.72%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Idx Inv	VDAIX	0.00%	10/31/2009	0.00%
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Inv	VFTSX	3.49%	11/30/2009	1.81%
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Inv	VHDYX	0.00%	1/31/2010	0.00%
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Gr Index Instl	VMGAX	0.94%	11/30/2009	0.25%
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Instl	VMCTX	0.90%	11/30/2009	0.65%
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Value Index Instl	VMVLX	0.87%	11/30/2009	1.07%
Vanguard 500 Index Fund	VFINX	1.30%	9/30/2009	1.09%
Vanguard Value Index Fund	VIVAX	2.69%	9/30/2009	2.28%
Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund	VLACX	1.74%	9/30/2009	1.32%
Vanguard Growth Index Fund	VIGRX	0.80%	9/30/2009	0.32%
Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund	VMCAX	1.35%	9/30/2009	1.04%
Mid Cap
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund	VEXMX	6.27%	9/30/2009	4.98%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund	VMVIX	11.32%	9/30/2009	8.35%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund	VIMSX	6.06%	9/30/2009	4.68%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund	VMGIX	0.00%	9/30/2009	0.82%
Small Cap
Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund	VISVX	12.70%	9/30/2009	9.46%
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund	NAESX	6.91%	9/30/2009	5.32%
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund	VISGX	0.82%	9/30/2009	0.94%
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund	VTMSX	5.64%	9/30/2009	3.27%
Others
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Idx Adm	VCDAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Adm	VCSAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Energy Index Adm	VENAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Financials Index Adm	VFAIX	13.81%	11/30/2009	11.43%
Vanguard Health Care Index Adm	VHCIX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Industrials Index Adm	VINAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Information Technology Idx Adm	VITAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Materials Index Adm	VMIAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard REIT Index Fund	VGSIX	99.79%	10/31/2009	99.31%
Vanguard Telecom Services Index Adm	VTCAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%
Vanguard Utilities Index Adm	VUIAX	0.00%	11/30/2009	0.00%

The Vanguard REIT Index Fund was used as the master list for REIT company names in the Vanguard fund universe. If a company is listed here, it should be listed in other Vanguard funds. This is a more accurate approach, as some company names do not contain identifying words such as REIT, Property, or Realty in their title.

The 2009 data was obtained directly from the SEC's EDGAR database. Vanguard does not file holding information every quarter with the SEC. In some cases, Vanguard's reports will have newer information. However, the EDGAR website data is easily copied into Excel via a web browser. Holdings are submitted on Form N-Q.

• Enter the ticker symbol in the EDGAR Search for Mutual Funds, such as VGSIX
• Select the link from the search result fund, such as S000002924 (the fund ticker is to the right of this link).
• Enter "N-Q" in the filter box, Filing Type.
• Pick the most recent Format Documents (2009-12-29)
• Pick the top HTML file, Seq 1, Type N-Q, specializedfundsfinal.htm
• Search the page for the fund. Copy and paste into Excel. Additional formatting is necessary, but the data is there. See the Excel file for the formulas used to extract the data.

See also

• Real estate investment trust
• Vanguard REIT Index tax distributions

External links

• Determining the appropriate benchmark: A review of major market indexes Christopher B. Philips, C. William Cole and Francis M. Kinniry Jr.,Vanguard Research (April 10, 2010).
• The Case For Indexing, Christopher B. Philips and Frank J. Ambrosio, Vanguard Investment Counseling & Research (February, 2011).
• Researching Public Companies Through EDGAR: A Guide for Investors, from the SEC
• File used for this article (download from Google Docs): Percentage of REITS in Vanguard REIT Index Fund.xlsm
  • No account required. Contains MS Excel 2007 file.

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