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Alcon AG vs Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $66.64 (market cap $32.69B), while Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF trades at $45.07. The key difference: Alcon AG pays a 0.54% dividend while Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | VNQI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $32.69B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $92.22 | $50.76 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $43.26 |
Enterprise Value | $36.28B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.54% | — |
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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 fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P Global ex-US Property Index, a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the equity market performance of international real estate stocks in both developed and emerging markets. The index is composed of stocks of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs) and certain real estate management and development companies (REMDs).
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