AUSM yields 1.94% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, AUSM + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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AUSM is actively managed and seeks current income and capital preservation by investing in municipal securities exempt from federal income tax, though not necessarily federal AMT. It primarily holds investment grade securities but may allocate up to 10% of the portfolio to junk bonds. The fund focuses on ultra-short term muni bonds, expecting a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of one year or less. The strategy incorporates macroeconomic analysis and credit research to optimize duration management, yield curve positioning, sector and credit allocation, as well as security selection. Futures may also be utilized to support duration and yield curve management. In maintaining the portfolio, securities may be sold based on relative value, changes in credit characteristics, shifts in portfolio strategy, or cash flow needs.
Full AUSM 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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