Colgate-Palmolive Company vs Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Colgate-Palmolive Company trades at $92.3 (market cap $73.59B), while Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF trades at $121.17. The key difference: Colgate-Palmolive Company pays a 2.3% dividend while Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Colgate-Palmolive Company nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CL | VGT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $73.59B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $99.14 | $125.77 |
52-Week Low | $74.98 | $83.59 |
Enterprise Value | $80.07B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.3% | — |
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Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown to become a leading global consumer product company. In addition to its namesake oral care line, the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and home care products that are sold in over 200 countries (international sales account for about 70% of its consolidated total, including approximately 45% from emerging regions). It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's, which sells its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.
Read more on CL →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Information Technology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small US companies within the information technology sector, as classified under the GICS. 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.
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