Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. vs Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $425.05 (market cap $1.88T), while Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF trades at $81.99. The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays a 0.94% dividend while Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TSM | VOOG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.88T | — |
Sector | Technology | Broad Market / Factor |
52-Week High | $477.57 | $85.11 |
52-Week Low | $227.33 | $65.32 |
Enterprise Value | $1.81T | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.94% | — |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
Read more on TSM →VOOG is an index-based ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index, composed of the growth-oriented companies within the S&P 500. It selects constituents based on three key metrics—sales growth, the ratio of earnings change to price, and momentum—offering a highly liquid and low-cost way to capture the high-performing 'growth slice' of the broader U.S. large-cap market.
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