Smurfit WestRock plc Ordinary Shares vs Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Smurfit WestRock plc Ordinary Shares trades at $41.12 (market cap $21.74B), while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF trades at $239.12 (market cap $132.40B). The key difference: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF is far larger — about 6.1× Smurfit WestRock plc Ordinary Shares's market cap, and Smurfit WestRock plc Ordinary Shares pays a 4.36% dividend while Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals — on Pluang, investors hold Smurfit WestRock plc Ordinary Shares for 0 Days and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF for 134 Days on average.
| SW | VIG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $21.74B | $132.40B |
Volume | 5,178,763 | 1,287,188 |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | — |
52-Week High | $51.84 | $246.61 |
52-Week Low | $32.79 | $210.70 |
Typical Hold Time | 0 Days | 134 Days |
Enterprise Value | $35.23B | — |
Dividend Yield | 4.36% | — |
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VIG trades at $239.00, up 0.85% with a bullish technical signal from moving averages. The ETF focuses on dividend growth companies with 10+ years of consecutive dividend increases, offering a lower yield but stronger growth profile compared to peers. Recent news highlights its role in retirement portfolios and a 7.5% quarterly dividend increase, though year-to-date growth remains modest at 3.3%.
Outlook remains positive given VIG's quality focus and historical 10% annual returns, but risks include slow dividend growth and exclusion of high-yield stocks. The ETF suits investors seeking steady income with growth potential, though competition from SCHD and market volatility pose challenges to outperformance.
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Smurfit WestRock plc is an Ireland-headquartered packaging company that manufactures corrugated containers and consumer packaging from containerboard and paperboard, operating mills, converting plants, and recycling facilities across more than 40 countries.
Read more on SW →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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