Ecolab Inc. vs Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Ecolab Inc. trades at $286.29 (market cap $79.79B), while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $60.33. The key difference: Ecolab Inc. pays a 1.03% dividend while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Ecolab Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ECL | VWO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $79.79B | — |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | — |
52-Week High | $308.35 | $61.24 |
52-Week Low | $245.73 | $51.20 |
Enterprise Value | $88.57B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.03% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the hospitality, healthcare, and industrial markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. The company has a strong hold on the U.S. market and is looking to increase its profitability abroad. Additionally, Ecolab serves customers in water, manufacturing, and life sciences end markets, selling customized solutions.
Read more on ECL →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the index in terms of key characteristics.
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