Moody's Corporation vs Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $476.73 (market cap $82.52B), while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $81.18. The key difference: Moody's Corporation pays a 0.86% dividend while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Moody's Corporation 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.
| MCO | VCIT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $82.52B | — |
Sector | Financials | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $84.82 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $81.07 |
Enterprise Value | $88.54B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | — |
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Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
Read more on MCO →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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