iShares Core High Dividend ETF vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? iShares Core High Dividend ETF trades at $28.19, while Wendys Co trades at $7.62 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: Wendys Co pays a 7.13% dividend while iShares Core High Dividend ETF pays none, and iShares Core High Dividend ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Wendys Co nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| HDV | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $28.36 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $23.64 | $6.17 |
Market Cap | — | $1.50B |
Sector | — | Consumer Cyclical |
Enterprise Value | — | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | — | 7.13% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is comprised of qualified income paying securities that are screened for superior company quality and financial health as determined by Morningstar, Inc.'s proprietary index methodology. The fund is non-diversified.
Read more on HDV →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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