American Tower Corp vs Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? American Tower Corp trades at $169 (market cap $79.00B), while Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF trades at $72.3. The key difference: American Tower Corp pays a 4.12% dividend while Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AMT | BND | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $79.00B | — |
Sector | Real Estate | — |
52-Week High | $211.88 | $75.17 |
52-Week Low | $162.11 | $72.15 |
Enterprise Value | $122.53B | — |
Dividend Yield | 4.12% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
American Tower owns and operates more than 220,000 cell towers throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 25 data centers in eight U.S. markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for more than half of its total revenue in 2021. Outside the U.S., American Tower's greatest presence is in India and Brazil, where it operates roughly 75,000 and 19,000 towers, respectively. American Tower operates as a real estate investment trust.
Read more on AMT →This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the US, including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
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