IVSG yields 19.67% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 IVSG pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, IVSG + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in exchange-traded common stocks of U.S. companies that the Sub-Adviser believes have potential for earnings or revenue growth. It may invest in securities of issuers of all capitalization sizes; however, it will primarily hold securities of large and mid-capitalization issuers. The fund usually will hold a relatively small number of stocks (approximately 25-30) and may invest more than 25% of its assets in a given sector. It is non-diversified.
Full IVSG 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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