General Dynamics Corporation vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $106.03B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $53.25. The key difference: General Dynamics Corporation pays a 1.62% dividend while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GD | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $106.03B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $395.97 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $312.53 | $42.23 |
Enterprise Value | $111.17B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.62% | — |
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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. The company's aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
Read more on GD →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: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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