iShares Silver Trust vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? iShares Silver Trust trades at $53.17, while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp pays a 2.03% dividend while iShares Silver Trust pays none, and United Microelectronics Corp is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares Silver Trust nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SLV | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $105.57 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $33.32 | $6.58 |
Market Cap | — | $51.00B |
Sector | — | Technology |
Enterprise Value | — | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.03% |
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The ETF seeks to reflect such performance before payment of the ETF's expenses and liabilities. It is not actively managed. The ETF does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of silver.
Read more on SLV →Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2021, according to Gartner, after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.
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