ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd trades at $39.01 (market cap $85.75B), while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $43.65. The key difference: ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd pays a 1.08% dividend while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd is trading nearer its 52-week high, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ASX | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $85.75B | — |
Sector | Technology | — |
52-Week High | $45.12 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $9.63 | $41.31 |
Enterprise Value | $90.15B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.08% | — |
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ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd is a semiconductor assembly and testing firm. The company operates in segments: Packaging, Testing, and Electronic Manufacturing Services. Of these, packaging services contribute the most revenue. It involves packaging bare semiconductors into completed semiconductors with improved electrical and thermal characteristics. The Testing Segment includes front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing services. In the EMS segment, the company designs manufacture and sells electronic components and telecommunication equipment motherboards. The company is based in Taiwan but garners over half its sales from firms in the United States.
Read more on ASX →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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