T-Mobile Us Inc vs Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF — how do they compare? T-Mobile Us Inc trades at $190.56 (market cap $211.72B), while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.65. The key difference: T-Mobile Us Inc pays a 2.09% dividend while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TMUS | VTIP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $211.72B | — |
Sector | Media | — |
52-Week High | $259.01 | $50.75 |
52-Week Low | $167.65 | $49.39 |
Enterprise Value | $329.42B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.09% | — |
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Deutsche Telekom merged its T-Mobile USA unit with prepaid specialist MetroPCS in 2013, creating T-Mobile Us. Following the merger, the firm provided nationwide service in major markets but spottier coverage elsewhere. T-Mobile spent aggressively on low-frequency spectrum, well suited to broad coverage, and has substantially expanded its geographic footprint. This expansion, coupled with aggressive marketing and innovative offerings, produced rapid customer growth. With the Sprint acquisition, the firm's scale now roughly matches its larger rivals: T-Mobile now serves 71 million postpaid and 21 million prepaid phone customers, equal to around 30% of the U.S. retail wireless market. In addition, the firm provides wholesale service to resellers.
Read more on TMUS →The index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that includes all inflation-protected public obligations issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of less than 5 years. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities that make up the index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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