SPTM vs VTV: Balancing Diversification and Yield
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 2d ago
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
- Broad Market Coverage: SPTM holds 1,510 stocks across large, mid, and small caps, providing extensive market exposure, particularly with 34% of assets in technology, making it suitable for investors seeking diversification.
- Yield and Stability: VTV focuses on 312 large-cap value stocks, offering a higher dividend yield that appeals to income-focused investors, with financial services and healthcare sectors accounting for 25% and 16% of its portfolio, respectively.
- Cost and Performance Comparison: SPTM has a slightly lower expense ratio than VTV, and while VTV shows lower volatility and max drawdown over the past five years, SPTM outperforms in one- and five-year total returns, indicating its growth potential.
- Investment Strategy Choice: For investors seeking stability and consistent dividend income, VTV's value stock strategy is more attractive, whereas SPTM offers a better option for those wanting broader market exposure.
Analyst Views on NVDA
Wall Street analysts forecast NVDA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NVDA is 264.97 USD with a low forecast of 200.00 USD and a high forecast of 352.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
41 Analyst Rating
39 Buy
1 Hold
1 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 186.470
Low
200.00
Averages
264.97
High
352.00
Current: 186.470
Low
200.00
Averages
264.97
High
352.00
About NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation is a full-stack computing infrastructure company. The Company is engaged in accelerated computing to help solve the challenging computational problems. The Company’s segments include Compute & Networking and Graphics. The Compute & Networking segment includes its Data Center accelerated computing platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and software; networking; automotive platforms and autonomous and electric vehicle solutions; Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms, and DGX Cloud computing services. The Graphics segment includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems, and Omniverse Enterprise software for building and operating industrial AI and digital twin applications.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








