Sempra Energy vs Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF — how do they compare? Sempra Energy trades at $81.34 (market cap $52.36B), while Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF trades at $158.75 (market cap $100.80B). The key difference: Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is the larger of the two by market cap, and Sempra Energy pays a 3.28% dividend while Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals — on Pluang, investors hold Sempra Energy for 9 Days and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF for 139 Days on average.
| SRE | VYM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $52.36B | $100.80B |
Volume | 3,338,383 | 908,176 |
Sector | Utilities | — |
52-Week High | $99.75 | $167.03 |
52-Week Low | $76.90 | $137.47 |
Typical Hold Time | 9 Days | 139 Days |
Enterprise Value | $89.00B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.28% | — |
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VYM trades at $158.25, up 0.51% with a bearish technical signal. The ETF shows neutral momentum oscillators but bearish moving averages, with key support at $156 and resistance at $159. Recent news highlights VYM's consistent dividend yield of 2.42% but notes competitive pressure from alternatives like SCHD and IDV, which have outperformed recently. The fund's index methodology has faced criticism for holding stocks like Intel and Walgreens through dividend cuts.
Outlook remains cautious due to technical bearishness and competitive headwinds. While VYM offers broad diversification and low costs, investors face risks from its yield-focused strategy potentially including dividend-cut vulnerable stocks. The fund serves income investors but may underperform more dynamic dividend strategies in current market conditions.
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Sempra is an energy infrastructure company with regulated utility and energy network businesses. Its operations include electric and gas utilities as well as energy infrastructure in North America.
Read more on SRE →The advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which consists of common stocks of companies that pay dividends that generally are higher than average. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of the fund's 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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