Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.65, while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. pays a 2.04% dividend while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF pays none, and Yum! Brands, Inc. is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VTIP | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $50.75 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $49.39 | $138.21 |
Market Cap | — | $40.62B |
Sector | — | Consumer Cyclical |
Enterprise Value | — | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.04% |
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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 →Yum Brands is a U.S.-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (26,930 global units), Pizza Hut (18,380 units), Taco Bell (7,790 units), and The Habit Burger (310 units) at year-end 2021. With $58 billion in 2021 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world, behind McDonald's ($112.5 billion) but ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($36 billion) and Starbucks ($25 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, created via a 2016 spinoff transaction (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon Brands, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.
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