LSBRX yields 4.54% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, LSBRX + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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The investment seeks high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities. It will normally invest at least 55% of its net assets in investment-grade fixed-income securities. The fund may also invest up to 35% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") and up to 20% of its assets in equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks.
Full LSBRX 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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