Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $81.18, while Wendys Co trades at $7.54 (market cap $1.44B). The key difference: Wendys Co pays a 3.71% dividend while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Wendys Co is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VCIT | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $84.82 | $10.68 |
52-Week Low | $81.07 | $6.17 |
Market Cap | — | $1.44B |
Enterprise Value | — | $5.17B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.71% |
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VCIT tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, providing exposure to investment-grade debt from industrial, utility, and financial companies. It acts as a middle-ground bond fund, offering higher yields than short-term bonds with less price volatility than long-term corporate debt.
Read more on VCIT →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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