Kroger Co vs Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Kroger Co trades at $57.74 (market cap $35.75B), while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF trades at $236.97. The key difference: Kroger Co pays a 2.47% dividend while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Kroger Co nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KR | VIG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $35.75B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $75.60 | $239.13 |
52-Week Low | $55.53 | $204.09 |
Enterprise Value | $55.85B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.47% | — |
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Kroger is the leading American grocer, with 2,726 supermarkets operating under several banners throughout the country as of the end of fiscal 2021. Around 83% of stores have pharmacies, while nearly 60% also sell fuel. The company also operates roughly 120 fine jewelry stores. Kroger features a leading private-label offering and manufactures around 30% of its own-brand units (and more than 40% of its grocery own-label assortment) itself, in 33 food production plants nationwide. Kroger is a top-two grocer in most of its major markets (as of early 2021, according to company data). Virtually all of Kroger's sales come from the United States.
Read more on KR →The advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which consists of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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