HYSD yields 5.66% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 3
Combined, HYSD + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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HYSD is an actively managed fund that aims to provide a high level of current income by investing in high yield debt. The underlying portfolio is managed based on in-house credit research and proprietary rating system, combined with a tactical approach. The investment process focuses on managing downside risk. The fund primarily holds corporate debt securities and floating rate loans rated below investment grade. They may also invest in investment grade debt instruments and in debt instruments of foreign issuers. The corporate debt securities of the fund are typically unsecured with a fixed-rate of interest. HYSD aims for a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of five years or less, and a duration of three years or less.
Full HYSD 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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