KB Financial Group, Inc. vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $53.29. The key difference: KB Financial Group, Inc. pays a 2.67% dividend while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, KB Financial Group, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KB | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.21B | — |
Sector | Financials | — |
52-Week High | $124.01 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $77.50 | $42.23 |
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 →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 securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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