Real Estate vs Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VFEM)

Buying a home is the biggest investment most households ever make. How did EU house prices develop compared to a global ETF like Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VFEM)? Both series are rebased to 100 at the common start date, so the chart shows relative growth directly.

Since November 2014, Real Estate returned +70.0% while Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VFEM) returned +41.4%.

Returns at a glance

Series 1Y 5Y 10Y Since November 2014
Real Estate EU House Price Index (Eurostat, 2015 = 100) +5.2% +26.1% +63.3% +70.0%
VFEM Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing +15.3% +15.7% +61.4% +41.4%

Sources: House Price Index from Eurostat (EU27 aggregate, 2015 = 100 base). Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VFEM, IE00B3VVMM84) NAV from the fund provider.

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