J M Smucker Co vs Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? J M Smucker Co trades at $112.69 (market cap $11.97B), while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF trades at $236.97. The key difference: J M Smucker Co pays a 3.93% dividend while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SJM | VIG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $11.97B | — |
Sector | Consumer Staples | — |
52-Week High | $117.05 | $239.13 |
52-Week Low | $89.53 | $204.09 |
Enterprise Value | $19.00B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.93% | — |
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VIG trades at $235.95, down 0.7% on the day, with a neutral technical signal and bullish moving averages. The ETF focuses on dividend growth from financially healthy U.S. large-caps, offering a low 0.04% expense ratio. Recent news highlights its role in diversifying Magnificent Seven exposure and building passive income, with a dividend scheduled for June 2026.
Outlook remains stable for long-term investors seeking quality dividend growth, though competition from higher-yield ETFs presents a risk. The neutral technical stance suggests near-term consolidation, while fundamental strength in holdings supports steady appreciation. Market sentiment is positive amid focus on reliable income strategies.
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J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
Read more on SJM →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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