Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF vs Xylem, Inc. — how do they compare? Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF trades at $99.41, while Xylem, Inc. trades at $117.66 (market cap $28.67B). The key difference: Xylem, Inc. pays a 1.43% dividend while Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Xylem, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VNQ | XYL | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $100.07 | $152.95 |
52-Week Low | $87.00 | $106.34 |
Market Cap | — | $28.67B |
Sector | — | Industrials |
Enterprise Value | — | $29.92B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.43% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Xylem is a global leader in water technology and offers a wide range of solutions, including the transport, treatment, testing, and efficient use of water for customers in the utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. Xylem was spun off from ITT in 2011. Based in Rye Brook, New York, Xylem has a presence in over 150 countries and employs 16,200. The company generated $6.2 billion in revenue and $611 million in adjusted operating income in 2021.
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