HTAX yields 4.38% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, HTAX + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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HTAX is an actively managed fund that seeks high current interest income exempt from federal tax by investing primarily in US high-yield municipal bonds. The fund includes debt obligations issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes. The portfolio holds municipal bonds of various maturities, with a dollar-weighted average effective maturity between 5 and 30 years. The manager adjusts bond maturity to balance the aim of providing high tax-exempt income with capital preservation. The fund's income may vary depending on interest rates and portfolio holdings. It may include various types of municipal bonds, including advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market as deemed necessary. Effective Dec. 1, 2025, Macquarie in the funds name was replaced with Nomura.
Full HTAX 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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