Nasdaq Inc vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $50.01. The key difference: Nasdaq Inc pays a 1.22% dividend while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Nasdaq Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | — |
Sector | Financials | — |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $42.23 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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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 →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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