Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA trades at $79.59 (market cap $159.01B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $53.3. The key difference: Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA pays a 1.67% dividend while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BUD | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $159.01B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $86.48 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $57.93 | $42.23 |
Enterprise Value | $223.42B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.67% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the world's top five consumer product companies, as measured by EBITDA. After the SABMiller acquisition, the company's portfolio now contains five of the top 10 beer brands by sales and 18 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev and in 2016 acquired SABMiller.
Read more on BUD →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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