Dollar General Corp. vs iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF — how do they compare? Dollar General Corp. trades at $120 (market cap $26.49B), while iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF trades at $82.39. The key difference: Dollar General Corp. pays a 1.97% dividend while iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF pays none, and Dollar General Corp. is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DG | TLT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.49B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $156.26 | $92.06 |
52-Week Low | $95.94 | $82.05 |
Enterprise Value | $40.93B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.97% | — |
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Latest headlines on both assets
A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 18,000 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2021, 77% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 4% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with most of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.
Read more on DG →The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in US Treasury securities that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of public obligations of the US Treasury that have a remaining maturity greater than or equal to twenty years.
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