Gilead Sciences, Inc. vs Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Gilead Sciences, Inc. trades at $135.5 (market cap $168.35B), while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $84.69. The key difference: Gilead Sciences, Inc. pays a 2.42% dividend while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GILD | XLP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $168.35B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $155.80 | $90.00 |
52-Week Low | $110.56 | $75.61 |
Enterprise Value | $191.42B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.42% | — |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Gilead Sciences develops and markets therapies to treat life-threatening infectious diseases, with the core of its portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B and C. The acquisitions of Corus Pharma, Myogen, CV Therapeutics, Arresto Biosciences, and Calistoga have broadened this focus to include pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset brought rights to hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, which is also part of combination drug Harvoni, and the Kite, Forty Seven, and Immunomedics acquisitions boost Gilead's exposure to cell therapy and noncell therapy in oncology.
Read more on GILD →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 companies that have been identified as Consumer Staples companies by the GICS®. It is non-diversified.
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