Novo Nordisk A/S vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $49.35 (market cap $220.53B), while Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $160.2. The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S pays a 3.63% dividend while Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Novo Nordisk A/S nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NVO | XLV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $220.53B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $71.70 | $164.48 |
52-Week Low | $35.29 | $129.01 |
Enterprise Value | $239.49B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.63% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
With almost 50% market share by volume of the global insulin market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments, and oral antidiabetic agents. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 15% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
Read more on NVO →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 companies from the following industries: pharmaceuticals; health care equipment & supplies; health care providers & services; biotechnology; life sciences tools & services; and health care technology. The fund is non-diversified.
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