Union Pacific Corporation vs Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Union Pacific Corporation trades at $295.68 (market cap $175.89B), while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $83.97. The key difference: Union Pacific Corporation pays a 1.86% dividend while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Union Pacific Corporation is trading nearer its 52-week high, Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UNP | XLP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $175.89B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $301.75 | $90.00 |
52-Week Low | $214.91 | $75.61 |
Enterprise Value | $206.36B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.86% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated roughly $22 billion of revenue in 2021 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives about 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.
Read more on UNP →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 companies that have been identified as Consumer Staples companies by the GICS®. It is non-diversified.
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