ASIA yields 1.05% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, ASIA + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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ASIA aims to invest in common and preferred stocks of Asian companies capable of sustainable growth. It taps into the Asia Pacific ex-Japan markets, covering developed, emerging, and frontier markets. The portfolio typically consists of mid- or large-cap companies, though it may consider companies of varying sizes based on book value, revenues, profits, cash flow, dividends, and employee count. The fund manager places a strong emphasis on fundamentals, selecting companies with strong balance sheets, cash flow stability, adaptability, integrity, product lines, marketing strategies, corporate governance, financial health, and effective management. ESG characteristics are also taken into consideration in the investment process. However, not all investments may exhibit strong ESG characteristics, and there could be instances when a company's ESG profile cannot be evaluated. The fund may also invest in depositary receipts, such as American, European, and Global Depositary Receipts.
Full ASIA Calculator →Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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