United Microelectronics Corp vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.12 (market cap $51.00B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $50.01. The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp pays a 2.03% dividend while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UMC | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.00B | — |
Sector | Technology | — |
52-Week High | $28.02 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $6.58 | $42.23 |
Enterprise Value | $48.57B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.03% | — |
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Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2021, according to Gartner, after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.
Read more on UMC →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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