Nasdaq Inc vs Oxford Lane Capital Corp — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Oxford Lane Capital Corp trades at $8.82 (market cap $866.15M). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc is far larger — about 60× Oxford Lane Capital Corp's market cap, and Oxford Lane Capital Corp pays the higher dividend (27.06%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | OXLC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $866.15M |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $19.90 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $8.15 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 27.06% |
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Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →Oxford Lane Capital Corp. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to achieve high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The company primarily invests in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are pools of corporate loans. OXLC is known for its high-yield distribution policy and provides investors with leveraged exposure to the CLO market.
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