LCO yields 7.91% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 5
Combined, LCO + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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LCO is actively managed and seeks total return through capital appreciation and income. It invests in US and foreign equity securities, preferred stocks, fixed income instruments, US Treasurys, and shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. The fund uses a contrarian investment approach, betting that the market is wrong. It buys companies others do not want based on valuation. Equity selection considers valuation, earnings growth, cash flow, balance sheet strength, industry outlook, competitive positioning, management quality, and macroeconomic trends. Fixed-income selection factors include credit quality, yield relative to duration, issuer fundamentals, liquidity, interest rate sensitivity, and diversification. The portfolio typically holds 30 to 75 positions, with equity as the majority. Option strategies are also used to generate income, hedge risks, and reduce volatility. The portfolio is reviewed regularly for reallocation.
Full LCO 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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