Real Estate vs Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA)

Buying a home is the biggest investment most households ever make. How did EU house prices develop compared to a global ETF like Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VUSA)? 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 S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VUSA) returned +258.4%.

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%
VUSA Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing +17.6% +69.5% +241.9% +258.4%

Sources: House Price Index from Eurostat (EU27 aggregate, 2015 = 100 base). Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VUSA, IE00B3XXRP09) NAV from the fund provider.

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