Monster Beverage Corp vs Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $94.47 (market cap $93.35B), while Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF trades at $45.69. The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate Index Fd ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | VNQI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $93.35B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $99.94 | $50.76 |
52-Week Low | $58.75 | $43.26 |
Enterprise Value | $91.65B | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink subsegment of the beverage industry. The Monster trademark anchors the portfolio, and notable offerings include Monster Energy and Monster Ultra. The firm has also started to incubate new trademarks for emerging enclaves of the energy space, like Reign in performance energy. It is primarily a brand owner, outsourcing most of its manufacturing processes to third-party copackers. It primarily uses the Coca-Cola bottling system for distribution after a strategic agreement in which Coke became Monster's largest shareholder (nearly 20%) and that also included the exchange of certain businesses between the two firms. Most of Monster's revenue is generated in the United States, though international geographies are increasing in the mix.
Read more on MNST →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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