Crispr Therapeutics AG vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Crispr Therapeutics AG trades at $54.31 (market cap $5.23B), while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $43.74. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CRSP | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $5.23B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $76.78 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $44.34 | $41.31 |
Enterprise Value | $3.65B | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
CRISPR Therapeutics is a gene editing company focused on the development of CRISPR/Cas9-based therapeutics. CRISPR/Cas9 stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9), which is a revolutionary technology for precisely altering specific sequences of genomic DNA. The company is focused on using this technology to treat genetically defined diseases. CRISPR's most advanced pipeline candidate, CTX001, is in collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals and targets sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, which have high unmet medical needs. The company is progressing additional gene editing programs for immuno-oncology, as well as a stem cell-derived therapy for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Read more on CRSP →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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