Illinois Tool Works Inc. vs iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF — how do they compare? Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.28 (market cap $83.49B), while iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF trades at $82.43. The key difference: Illinois Tool Works Inc. pays a 2.35% dividend while iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF pays none, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. 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.
| ITW | TLT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $83.49B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $299.60 | $92.06 |
52-Week Low | $241.07 | $82.05 |
Enterprise Value | $92.34B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.35% | — |
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Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.
Read more on ITW →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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