| |
Sales
Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
|
|
Purchase
Fee
|
|
Sales
Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
|
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Redemption
Fee
|
|
| |
Management
Fees
|
|
12b-1
Distribution Fee
|
|
Other
Expenses
|
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Return |
Quarter |
|
|
|
|
%- |
|
|
1
Year
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Vanguard
Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Shares
|
|
|
|
Return Before
Taxes
|
%4.67– |
%5.67 |
%8.71 |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions
|
5.59– |
4.39 |
7.48 |
Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
2.79– |
3.82 |
6.46 |
Comparative
Indexes
(reflect no
deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
|
|
|
|
Real Estate
Spliced Index |
4.55%– |
5.75% |
8.77% |
MSCI US
Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index |
4.55– |
— |
— |
Dow Jones
U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index |
20.79 |
15.36 |
13.74 |
Plain
Talk About Fund Expenses
|
All
mutual funds have operating expenses. These expenses, which are
deducted
from a fund’s gross income, are expressed as a percentage of the
net
assets of the fund. Assuming that operating expenses remain as stated
in the
Fees and Expenses section, Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Institutional
Shares’ expense ratio would be 0.10%, or $1.00 per $1,000 of
average
net assets. The average expense ratio for real estate funds in
2020
was
1.17%, or
$11.70 per $1,000 of average net assets (derived from data
provided
by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, which reports on the
mutual
fund industry).
|
Plain
Talk About Costs of Investing
|
Costs
are an important consideration in choosing a mutual fund. That is
because
you, as a shareholder, pay a proportionate share of the costs of
operating
a fund and any transaction costs incurred when the fund buys or
sells
securities. These costs can erode a substantial portion of the gross
income
or the capital appreciation a fund achieves. Even seemingly small
differences
in expenses can, over time, have a dramatic effect on a
fund’s
performance.
|
Plain
Talk About REITs
|
Rather
than directly owning properties—which can be costly and difficult to
convert
into cash when needed—some investors buy shares in a company
that
owns and manages real estate. Such a company is known as a real
estate
investment trust, or REIT. Unlike corporations, REITs do not have to
pay
income taxes if they meet certain Internal Revenue Code requirements.
To
qualify, a REIT must distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its
shareholders
and receive at least 75% of that income from rents,
mortgages,
and sales of property. REITs offer investors greater liquidity and
diversification
than direct ownership of a handful of properties. REITs also
offer
the potential for higher income than an investment in common stocks
would
provide. As with any investment in real estate, however, a REIT’s
performance
depends on specific
factors, such as the company’s ability to
find
tenants for its properties, to renew leases, and to finance property
purchases
and renovations. That said, returns from REITs may not
correspond
to returns from direct property ownership.
|
Plain
Talk About Types of REITs
|
An
equity
REIT
generally owns properties directly. Equity REITs typically
generate
income from rental and lease payments, and they offer the
potential
for growth from property appreciation as well as occasional capital
gains
from the sale of property. A mortgage
REIT
makes loans to commercial
real
estate developers. Mortgage REITs earn interest income and are subject
to
credit risk (i.e., the chance that a developer will fail to repay a loan).
A
hybrid
REIT
holds both properties and mortgages. The Fund invests in equity
REITs
and other real estate-related investments.
|
Fund
Allocation by
REIT
Type |
Percentage
of Fund |
Specialized
|
%38.9 |
Residential
|
13.6 |
Retail
|
9.3 |
Health Care
|
8.8 |
Office
|
7.5 |
Industrial
|
11.0 |
Diversified
|
3.6 |
Hotel &
Resort |
3.1 |
Real Estate
Services |
3.5 |
Real Estate
Development |
0.3 |
Real Estate
Operating Companies |
0.2 |
Diversified
Real Estate Activities |
0.2 |
Plain
Talk About Derivatives
|
Derivatives
can take many forms. Some forms of derivatives—such as
exchange-traded
futures and options on securities, commodities, or
indexes—have
been trading on regulated exchanges for decades. These
types
of derivatives are standardized contracts that can easily be bought and
sold
and whose market values are determined and published daily. On the
other
hand, non-exchange-traded derivatives—such as certain swap
agreements—tend
to be more specialized or complex and may be more
difficult
to accurately value.
|
Plain
Talk About Vanguard’s Unique Corporate Structure
|
The
Vanguard Group is owned jointly by the funds it oversees and thus
indirectly
by the shareholders in those funds. Most other mutual funds are
operated
by management companies that are owned by third parties—either
public
or private stockholders—and not by the funds they serve.
|
Plain
Talk About Distributions
|
As
a shareholder, you are entitled to your portion of a fund’s income from
interest
and dividends as well as capital gains from the fund’s sale of
investments.
Income consists of both the dividends that the fund earns from
any
stock holdings and the interest it receives from any money market and
bond
investments. Capital gains are realized whenever the fund sells
securities
for higher prices than it paid for them.
|
Plain
Talk About Return of Capital
|
The
Internal Revenue Code requires a REIT to distribute at least 90% of its
taxable
income to investors. In many cases, however, because of “noncash”
expenses
such as property depreciation, an equity REIT’s cash flow will
exceed
its taxable income. The REIT may distribute this excess cash to
investors.
Such a distribution is classified as a return
of capital.
|
Plain
Talk About Buying a Dividend |
Unless
you are a tax-exempt investor or investing through a tax-advantaged
account
(such as an IRA or an employer-sponsored retirement or savings
plan),
you should consider avoiding a purchase of fund shares shortly before
the
fund makes a distribution, because doing so can cost you money in
taxes.
This is known as “buying a dividend.” For example: On December 15,
you
invest $5,000, buying 250 shares for $20 each. If the fund pays a
distribution
of $1 per share on December 16, its share price will drop to $19
(not
counting market change). You still have only $5,000 (250 shares x $19 =
$4,750
in share value, plus 250 shares x $1 = $250 in distributions), but you
owe
tax
on the $250 distribution you received—even if you reinvest it in
more
shares. To avoid buying a dividend, check a fund’s distribution schedule
before
you invest. |
|
Year Ended January 31,
| ||||
For a Share
Outstanding Throughout Each Period |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017
|
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period
|
$20.60 |
$18.28 |
$17.43 |
$18.08 |
$16.90 |
Investment
Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
0.4211 |
0.5181 |
0.5431 |
0.5681 |
0.515
|
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments |
(1.646) |
2.496 |
1.085 |
(0.444) |
1.540
|
Total from
Investment Operations |
(1.225) |
3.014 |
1.628 |
0.124 |
2.055
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
from Net Investment Income |
(0.429) |
(0.522) |
(0.583) |
(0.542) |
(0.519)
|
Distributions
from Realized Capital Gains |
— |
— |
— |
(0.007) |
(0.123)
|
Return of
Capital |
(0.306) |
(0.172) |
(0.195) |
(0.225) |
(0.233)
|
Total
Distributions |
(0.735) |
(0.694) |
(0.778) |
(0.774) |
(0.875)
|
Net
Asset Value, End of Period
|
$18.64 |
$20.60 |
$18.28 |
$17.43 |
$18.08 |
Total
Return
|
–5.68% |
16.77% |
9.70% |
0.60% |
12.23% |
Ratios/Supplemental
Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets,
End of Period (Millions) |
$9,478 |
$10,027 |
$8,206 |
$8,176 |
$7,799
|
Ratio of
Total Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.10% |
0.10% |
0.09% |
0.10% |
0.10%
|
Ratio of
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
2.37% |
2.63% |
3.18% |
3.03% |
2.76%
|
Portfolio
Turnover Rate2
|
8% |
6% |
24% |
6% |
7%
|
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Inception
Date
|
Newspaper
Abbreviation
|
Vanguard
Fund Number
|
CUSIP
Number
|
Real
Estate Index Fund
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares |
12/2/2003
(Investor
Shares
5/13/1996)
|
RealEIxIns
|
3123
|
921908869
|