Colgate-Palmolive Company vs Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Colgate-Palmolive Company trades at $92.31 (market cap $73.59B), while Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF trades at $381.95. The key difference: Colgate-Palmolive Company pays a 2.3% dividend while Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Total Stock Market 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 | VTI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $73.59B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $99.14 | $381.78 |
52-Week Low | $74.98 | $311.68 |
Enterprise Value | $80.07B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.3% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable US stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics.
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