Alcon AG vs iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.61 (market cap $36.44B), while iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF trades at $93.05. The key difference: Alcon AG pays a 0.48% dividend while iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF pays none, and Alcon AG is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | IEF | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $97.99 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $92.76 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Alcon, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the global eyecare leader with a diverse portfolio in ophthalmology including contact lenses, eye drops, surgical equipment, and related surgical products. Novartis purchased Alcon from Nestle in 2010 and, following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, the company was spun off as a public company in April 2019. The company reports five distinct segments: implantables (16% of revenue), consumables (31%), equipment (9%), contact lenses (27%), and ocular health (17%). The company is geographically diversified, with only about 40% of revenue from the U.S. market, and the firm has a strong presence in the European Union and Japan.
Read more on ALC →The underlying index measures the performance of public obligations of the US Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to seven years and less than ten years. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in US Treasury securities that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
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