SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF trades at $57.02, while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: Verisign, Inc. pays a 1.17% dividend while SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF pays none, and SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Verisign, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SPUS | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | Technology |
52-Week High | $59.51 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $45.32 | $211.49 |
Market Cap | — | $25.26B |
Enterprise Value | — | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.17% |
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SPUS tracks a market-cap weighted index of S&P 500 stocks that adhere to Sharia law. It screens out companies involved in non-compliant business activities such as alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and conventional finance, as well as excluding sectors like Aerospace & Defense, and Data Processing. By focusing on low-leverage stocks, SPUS provides investors with a value-conscious, ethically-aligned exposure to a diversified portfolio of large-cap U.S. equities.
Read more on SPUS →Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical Internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
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