Compare and contrast key facts about Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) and Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE).
VNQ and XLRE are both exchange-traded funds (ETFs), meaning they are traded on stock exchanges and can be bought and sold throughout the day. VNQ is a passively managed fund by Vanguard that tracks the performance of the MSCI US REIT Index. It was launched on Sep 23, 2004. XLRE is a passively managed fund by State Street that tracks the performance of the Real Estate Select Sector Index. It was launched on Oct 7, 2015. Both VNQ and XLRE are passive ETFs, meaning that they are not actively managed but aim to replicate the performance of the underlying index as closely as possible.
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