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VNQI vs WTRE

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

VNQIANasdaq

WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund

WTREFNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

VNQI −0.46pt a year

VNQI0.12%WTRE0.58%

Avg volume · 30D

VNQI 129.1×the volume

VNQI289KWTRE2.24K

10Y return · a year

VNQI +0.2pt

VNQI+2.3%WTRE+2.1%

VNQI vs WTRE Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

−7.2%VNQI−3.1%WTRE

Nov 9, 2021 to Nov 9, 2026. VNQI −7.2%. WTRE −3.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%−30%−20%10%20%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
VNQI 0.12%, better
WTRE 0.58%
Fund size
VNQI $3.3B
WTRE $14M
1Y total return
VNQI −2.6%
WTRE −1.1%, better
Yield (12M)
VNQI 4.89%, better
WTRE 2.66%
Holdings
VNQI 799
WTRE 65
Avg volume (30D)
VNQI 289K sh, better
WTRE 2.24K sh
NAV per share
VNQI $43.54
WTRE $21.55
52W range

ETF.net Grade

VNQI: Cost 94, Risk 39, Mission 85, Tradability 58, Holdings 84, Durability 89. WTRE: Cost 12, Risk 26, Mission not scored, Tradability 5, Holdings 44, Durability 40.
Pillar letters and Scores for VNQI, WTRE, with each pillar’s weight
PillarVNQIWTRE
Cost30% weightA94HigherF12
Mission25% weightA85Not scored
Risk15% weightD39HigherD26
Tradability15% weightB58HigherF5
Holdings10% weightA84HigherC44
Durability5% weightA89HigherC40

Rank among Global & International Real Estate funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. VNQI and WTRE are both graded against the same 18 Global & International Real Estate funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Global & International Real Estate⁠

Category · 18 funds
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VNQI ranks 4th and WTRE 18th of 18 funds in the Global & International Real Estate Category.

  1. Rank 1ADFGRDimensional Global Real Estate ETFScore 78
  2. Rank 1AREETiShares Global REIT ETFScore 78
  3. Rank 3AHAUZXtrackers International Real Estate ETFScore 75
  4. Rank 4AVNQIVanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETFScore 74
  5. Rank 5BGQRENorthern Trust Global Quality Real Estate ETFScore 68
  6. Rank 17FDTREFirst Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFScore 23
  7. Rank 18FWTREWisdomTree New Economy Real Estate FundScore 19

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

VNQIAVanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

WTREFWisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund

In short

VNQI Everything outside the US property market in one ticker: roughly 700 REITs, landlords and developers across 30-plus countries, developed and emerging, for 0.12% a year.

WTRE Forget malls and office towers. WTRE owns the property the digital economy runs on: data centers, cell towers, life sciences labs, last-mile warehouses and cold storage, drawn from developed markets worldwide.

Stated mandate

VNQI The Fund seeks to track the S&P Global ex-U.S. Property Index, an index of international real estate stocks in developed and emerging markets. It generally uses full replication and invests at least 80% of assets in index securities.

WTRE The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Index.

Why people hold it

  • VNQI At 0.12% a year, it costs about a quarter of the typical global real estate fund and lands within two basis points of the cheapest in its peer group (HAUZ, 0.10%).
  • Full replication across roughly 700 names in more than 30 countries, so no single Tokyo landlord or Sydney mall owner carries the portfolio.vanguard.com
  • The benchmark reaches past pure REITs into companies that own, manage and develop property, which is how it covers markets where the REIT structure barely exists.spindices.com
  • Trading since 2010 and one of the tighter index trackers in its cohort, which is the whole job for a fund like this.
  • WTRE A real theme, not a relabeled REIT index: the index screens for landlords tied to technology, science and e-commerce rather than sweeping up the whole property market.wisdomtree.com
  • Focused by design, roughly 60 names, so towers and data centers drive the fund instead of being a rounding error in a broad global REIT basket.wisdomtree.com
  • Income arrives on a quarterly distribution schedule.

Worth knowing

  • VNQI Currency exposure is unhedged, so moves in the dollar against the yen, euro and other local currencies feed straight into results.vanguard.com
  • Emerging markets and China-linked property companies are in the mix, a risk set the prospectus calls out separately from developed-market investing.vanguard.com
  • Distributions land annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so the income arrives in lumps.
  • WTRE The theme carries a premium: 0.58% a year, above the cohort median, and several times what broad global options like HAUZ (0.10%) or REET (0.14%) charge.
  • A small, thinly traded fund, which typically means wider bid-ask spreads and more price impact on bigger orders.
  • Rewired mandate: launched in 2007 as a global ex-US real estate fund, it moved to WisdomTree's current index in April 2025, so the long record predates today's portfolio.wisdomtree.com

Full VNQI profile⁠

Full WTRE profile⁠

VNQI vs WTRE Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

VNQI vs WTRE Cost

Overpaying WTRE vs VNQI

$8,933

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VNQI 0.12%

    $2,520

  • WTRE 0.58%

    $11,453

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VNQI 0.12%
  • WTRE 0.58%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530WTRE $11,453VNQI $2,520

Year by year

YearVNQIWTREOverpaying
10$220$1,041$821
20$859$3,986$3,127
30$2,520$11,453$8,933

Expense ratio

  • 0.12%VNQI, cheaper
  • 0.58%WTRE
  • Middle half of Global & International Real Estate funds
  • Median 0.49%

VNQI 2nd cheapest of 18 funds

WTRE 15th cheapest of 18 funds

VNQI vs WTRE Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
VNQI 4.89%, better
WTRE 2.66%
Payout (12M)
VNQI $2.16
WTRE $0.58
Last payment
VNQI $2.16
WTRE $0.11
Ex-dividend
VNQI Dec 19, 2025
WTRE Sep 25, 2026
Paid on
VNQI Dec 23, 2025
WTRE Sep 29, 2026
Frequency
VNQI Annual
WTRE Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

VNQIAnnual · 17 paymentsAll VNQI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 28, 2017 $0.28; Sep 27, 2017 $0.18; Dec 19, 2017 $1.88; Mar 26, 2018 $0.08; Jun 28, 2018 $0.73; Sep 26, 2018 $0.25; Dec 24, 2018 $1.37; Jun 17, 2019 $0.41; Sep 24, 2019 $0.42; Dec 18, 2019 $3.65; Dec 21, 2020 $0.51; Sep 24, 2021 $0.60; Dec 21, 2021 $2.89; Dec 19, 2022 $0.24; Dec 18, 2023 $1.59; Dec 20, 2024 $2.04; Dec 19, 2025 $2.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD
WTREQuarterly · 31 paymentsAll WTRE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 31 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 26, 2017 $0.94; Sep 26, 2017 $0.26; Dec 26, 2017 $0.87; Mar 20, 2018 $0.08; Jun 25, 2018 $0.92; Sep 25, 2018 $0.24; Mar 26, 2019 $0.09; Jun 24, 2019 $1.46; Sep 24, 2019 $0.35; Dec 23, 2019 $0.57; Dec 21, 2020 $0.76; Mar 25, 2021 $0.04; Jun 24, 2021 $0.75; Sep 24, 2021 $0.47; Dec 27, 2021 $0.32; Mar 25, 2022 $0.07; Jun 24, 2022 $0.11; Sep 26, 2022 $0.10; Jun 26, 2023 $0.21; Sep 25, 2023 $0.11; Dec 22, 2023 $0.06; Mar 22, 2024 $0.06; Jun 25, 2024 $0.13; Sep 25, 2024 $0.14; Dec 26, 2024 $0.14; Jun 25, 2025 $0.12; Sep 25, 2025 $0.09; Dec 26, 2025 $0.29; Mar 26, 2026 $0.02; Jun 25, 2026 $0.17; Sep 25, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD

VNQI vs WTRE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • VNQI
  • WTRE
Nov 9, 2021 to Nov 9, 2026. Worst fall: WTRE −40.5% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%−30%−20%−10%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
VNQI 15.9%, betterWTRE 20.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
VNQI 0.36WTRE 0.59, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
VNQI −33.0%, betterWTRE −40.5%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
VNQI 0.95WTRE 1.44

VNQI and WTRE in the news

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