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In the tables below, ETFdb.com presents recommended exchange traded fund (ETF) alternatives to the mutual fund VGSIX. These recommendations are powered by ETFdb's Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool.
How ETFdb.com has selected ETF alternatives to VGSIX: The mutual fund VGSIX has been benchmarked by Vanguard against an index, MSCI US REIT Index, in its fund prospectus. The ETF alternatives to VGSIX listed below consist of (1) ETFs which track MSCI US REIT Index, and (2) ETFs which track other indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as MSCI US REIT Index.
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to MSCI US REIT Index.
Symbol | ETF Name | Assets | YTD | Expense Ratio |
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VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | $32,644,665.08 | 14.08% | 0.12% |
BBRE | JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI US REIT ETF | $137,560.69 | 14.24% | 0.11% |
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as MSCI US REIT Index.
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