Altria Group Inc vs Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Altria Group Inc trades at $73.25 (market cap $124.67B), while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $58.85. The key difference: Altria Group Inc pays a 5.68% dividend while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF pays none, and Altria Group Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MO | VWO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $124.67B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $74.66 | $61.24 |
52-Week Low | $54.72 | $49.54 |
Enterprise Value | $145.75B | — |
Dividend Yield | 5.68% | — |
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Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Helix Innovations, and Philip Morris Capital, although the company plans to wind down Philip Morris Capital by the end of 2022. It holds a 10% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria holds the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the U.S. with a 43% share in 2020. Altria holds strategic investments in JUUL Labs (35% economic interest) and Cronos (42%).
Read more on MO →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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