Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.68, while Wendys Co trades at $7.52 (market cap $1.44B). The key difference: Wendys Co pays a 3.71% dividend while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VTIP | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $50.75 | $10.68 |
52-Week Low | $49.39 | $6.17 |
Market Cap | — | $1.44B |
Sector | — | Consumer Cyclical |
Enterprise Value | — | $5.17B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.71% |
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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.
Read more on VTIP →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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