Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $510.06 (market cap $74.42B), while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.58. The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.79% dividend while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | VCSH | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | — |
Sector | Industrials | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $80.20 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $78.45 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | — |
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Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
Read more on NOC →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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