LOTI yields 0.96% · MRK yields 2.81%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, LOTI + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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LOTI blends US large-cap dividend-paying equities with tactical allocations to fixed income. Equity holdings center on companies the Adviser deems recession resistant, meaning businesses with stable demand, recurring revenue models, and lower sensitivity to economic cycles. They are typically characterized by consistent dividend growth, visibility in earnings, and strong cash flow stability, reinforced by low demand elasticity and high switching costs. Equities are often equally weighted, though allocations may shift with market conditions. The fund complements this equity base with fixed income exposure primarily through ETFs and bond funds invested in corporate and government securities. Credit quality and duration are actively adjusted, with up to 20% of assets available for high yield bonds. This dual structure provides flexibility to navigate different market environments, seeking to generate income while managing risks across both equity and bond allocations.
Full LOTI 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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