BNDP yields 0.95% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, BNDP + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Float Adjusted Index, which measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment-grade or high-yield as determined by the index provider. The target index includes U.S. government and agency obligations, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and emerging market bonds, all denominated in the U.S. dollar and with maturities of at least one year.The Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Index ETF is a stand alone product and is separate and distinct from the Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) and the Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund (VCPIX and VCPAX). Differences in scale, certain investment processes, and underlying holdings are expected to produce different investment returns by the funds.
Full BNDP 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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