Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF vs Waste Management, Inc. — how do they compare? Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF trades at $99.69, while Waste Management, Inc. trades at $233.4 (market cap $96.00B). The key difference: Waste Management, Inc. pays a 1.48% dividend while Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Waste Management, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VNQ | WM | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $100.07 | $246.51 |
52-Week Low | $87.00 | $196.77 |
Market Cap | — | $96.00B |
Sector | — | Industrials |
Enterprise Value | — | $118.73B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.48% |
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The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small US companies within the real estate sector. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. It is non-diversified.
Read more on VNQ →Waste Management ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating approximately 260 active landfills and about 340 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.
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