KB Financial Group, Inc. vs Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B), while Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $60.78. The key difference: KB Financial Group, Inc. pays a 2.67% dividend while Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KB | XLE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.21B | — |
Sector | Financials | — |
52-Week High | $124.01 | $62.57 |
52-Week Low | $77.50 | $42.33 |
Dividend Yield | 2.67% | — |
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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 companies that have been identified as energy companies by the GICS®, including securities of companies from the following industries: oil, gas and consumable fuels; and energy equipment and services. It is non-diversified.
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