BKCG yields 0.48% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, BKCG + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. To pursue its goal, the fund invests in stocks of large-capitalization companies. "Large capitalization" companies are those that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations of $5 billion or more. The fund normally invests in companies considered to be "growth" companies, defined by the fund managers as companies whose revenue is likely to grow faster than U.S. economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product, and that have the potential for growth in long-term earnings and/or cash flow per share. The fund employs a 'buy-and-hold' investment strategy, which is expected to result in a low annual portfolio turnover. The fund portfolio typically will consist of 25-35 companies. Liquid ETF structure allows investors to buy or sell any time the market is open.
Full BKCG 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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