IBND yields 2.65% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, IBND + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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The SPDRBloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD > $1B: Corporate Bond IndexSeeks to provide a broad exposure to the global investment grade, fixed rate, fixed income corporate markets outside the United StatesThe securities in the Index must have a $1 billion USD equivalent market capitalization outstanding, have at least 1 year remaining, must be fixed rate (although zero coupon bonds and step-ups are permitted) and must be rated investment gradeMarket cap weighted and reconstituted on the last business day of the month
Full IBND 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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