KB Financial Group, Inc. vs Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B), while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $81.18. The key difference: KB Financial Group, Inc. pays a 2.67% dividend while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and KB Financial Group, Inc. is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KB | VCIT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.21B | — |
Sector | Financials | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $124.01 | $84.82 |
52-Week Low | $77.50 | $81.07 |
Dividend Yield | 2.67% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
Read more on KB →VCIT tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, providing exposure to investment-grade debt from industrial, utility, and financial companies. It acts as a middle-ground bond fund, offering higher yields than short-term bonds with less price volatility than long-term corporate debt.
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