OEI yields 3.81% · MRK yields 2.76%● Live data
📍 MRK pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, OEI + MRK cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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OEI targets roughly 90% allocation to large-cap US equities while utilizing an options overlay strategy. Stock selection combines top-down market analysis, evaluating value, quality, and volatility, with bottom-up research on company fundamentals and earnings potential. To enhance income beyond dividends, the fund writes OTM call options on individual stocks, equity indexes, or ETFs. These options are written on 25-75% of the funds equity holdings, with each contract generally covering a specified portion of the underlying assets, and typically expire within one to six months. Additionally, the fund may also purchase OTM put and call options. The calls help retain upside participation, while puts provide downside protection. The strategy seeks to provide a consistent income stream and reduced volatility compared to traditional equity ETFs, though upside potential is capped in strong bull markets due to call-writing. The fund may have a high portfolio turnover rate.
Full OEI 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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