Genuine Parts Company vs Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Genuine Parts Company trades at $135.1 (market cap $18.62B), while Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF trades at $381.64. The key difference: Genuine Parts Company pays a 3.15% dividend while Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Genuine Parts Company nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GPC | VTI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.62B | — |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | — |
52-Week High | $149.26 | $381.78 |
52-Week Low | $92.47 | $311.68 |
Enterprise Value | $24.72B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.15% | — |
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Genuine Parts sells automotive parts (about two thirds of net sales) and industrial components. The company sells vehicle parts to commercial and retail customers through roughly 9,700 stores worldwide, most of which are independently owned. Its industrial unit, primarily operating under the Motion Industries banner in the United States, supplies bearings, power transmission, industrial automation, hydraulic, and pneumatic components to maintenance, repair, and OEM clients.
Read more on GPC →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable US stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics.
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