Comcast Corporation vs Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? Comcast Corporation trades at $25.63 (market cap $91.02B), while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.52. The key difference: Comcast Corporation pays a 5.15% dividend while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Comcast Corporation is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CMCSA | VCSH | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $91.02B | — |
Sector | Media | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $32.50 | $80.20 |
52-Week Low | $21.92 | $78.41 |
Enterprise Value | $173.74B | — |
Dividend Yield | 5.15% | — |
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Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 61 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 56% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in exclusive and proprietary content to build this position. The firm is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Read more on CMCSA →VCSH tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, focusing on high-quality, investment-grade debt with short maturities. It is designed to offer higher income than Treasury bills with significantly lower interest rate sensitivity than intermediate or long-term bond funds.
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