Medtronic PLC vs Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Medtronic PLC trades at $90.5 (market cap $116.07B), while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF trades at $246.54. The key difference: Medtronic PLC pays a 3.18% dividend while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Medtronic PLC nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MDT | VIG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $116.07B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $105.35 | $245.79 |
52-Week Low | $73.75 | $208.67 |
Enterprise Value | $134.82B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.18% | — |
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One of the largest medical device companies, Medtronic develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, heart valves, stents, insulin pumps, spinal fixation devices, neurovascular products, advanced energy, and surgical tools. The company markets its products to healthcare institutions and physicians in the United States and overseas. Foreign sales account for almost 50% of the company's total sales.
Read more on MDT →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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