Main Street Capital Corporation vs Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? Main Street Capital Corporation trades at $54.6 (market cap $5.08B), while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.58. The key difference: Main Street Capital Corporation pays a 8.02% dividend while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Main Street Capital Corporation is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MAIN | VCSH | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $5.08B | — |
Sector | Financials | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $67.54 | $80.20 |
52-Week Low | $49.63 | $78.45 |
Dividend Yield | 8.02% | — |
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Main Street Capital Corp is an investment firm engaged in providing customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. The investment portfolio of the company is typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. The group invests in secured debt investments, equity investments, warrants and other securities of the lower middle market and middle market companies based in the US. Business is functioned through the U.S region and it derives the majority of the income from the source of fee, commission, and interest.
Read more on MAIN →VCSH tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, focusing on high-quality, investment-grade debt with short maturities. It is designed to offer higher income than Treasury bills with significantly lower interest rate sensitivity than intermediate or long-term bond funds.
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